Cannot complete Il-2 mission

Hello there.
I finally upgraded my PC to the point that I can play Il-2 Sturmovik...
at low resolution... but that's another story.

I've got a mission that I cannot complete. It's the 16th or 17th
mission in the Russian fighter career; there are 5 Ju.88's and 6
He.111's coming to bomb Stalingrad and the mission objective is 'don't
let them get through your sector'. Trouble is, I don't have enough ammo
to bring down 'em all and my AI friendlies are not that good. When I'm
lucky, I get three of them down, and If I'm vEEEEEEry lucky I can ram a
fourth and still have my a'c in one piece. But even when all of them
are down in flames or fleeing for their lives, having dropped their
bombs at random, I always get a 'MISSION FAILED' screenshot. And it's
not even one of those missions when you can go on anyway. I'm stuck,
and getting bored of this.
Is this a bug? Should I start a new career? I have a rank of Polkovnik.

TIA,
Bonehammer

Bonehammer wrote:

> let them get through your sector'. Trouble is, I don't have enough ammo
> to bring down 'em all and my AI friendlies are not that good. When I'm
> lucky, I get three of them down, and If I'm vEEEEEEry lucky I can ram a
> fourth and still have my a'c in one piece. But even when all of them


shoot in ENGINES, nowhere else but engines!! pick one engine and fill it
until it catches fire OR VERY black smoke.. that means that that plane
is VERY soon going down.

attack from above. so gain alt and zoom on them from angle of at least
50 degrees and shoot at the engine..

repeat

that should do.. DO NOT waste your ammo! shoot ONLY when you are VERY
close (do not star fireing at more then 250 meters!)

be very patient and you will make it