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Offline captain1ma

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This week-- Operation Bodenplatte
« on: January 13, 2011, 08:42:46 AM »


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Unternehmen Bodenplatte (English: Operation Baseplate or Operation Ground Plate), launched on January 1, 1945, was an attempt by the Luftwaffe to cripple Allied air forces in the Low Countries of Europe during Second World War. The Germans husbanded their resources in the preceding months at the expense of the Defense of the Reich units in what was a last-ditch effort to keep up the momentum of the German Army (German: Heer) during the stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge (German: Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein). The operation was a Pyrrhic success for the Luftwaffe as the losses suffered by the German air arm were irreplaceable. The losses of the Allied Air Forces were replaced within weeks. The operation failed to achieve air superiority, even temporarily, and the German Army continued to be exposed to air attack. Bodenplatte was the final major Luftwaffe offensive during World War II.

Map: twin Rivers

Allies:
Aircraft:
typhoon
P47D-25
P47D-40
P51b
P51D
spitfire mk9
C-47

GV's
Jeep
all the M's
firefly

Axis
Aircraft:

190D-9
190A-8
109K-4
109G-14
110g-2
C-47(sub for JU-52)

GV's
Jeep
Panzer
tiger
Sdkfz-251
wirble
ostwind

Killshooter is on.
Visibility is 12.0 miles
Fuel burn rate is 1.0
Ack settings are .50
Base capture: 10 troops Town down 50%
Radar (1943)
Sector 316,800
Tower 132,000
Icons Enemy Off Friendly 2.5K
Radar alt--200

Allied Vox --123
Axis Vox -- 126

Offline M0nkey_Man

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Re: This week-- Operation Bodenplatte
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2011, 04:33:59 PM »
looks fun :cheers:
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Re: This week-- Operation Bodenplatte
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2011, 05:42:45 AM »
The infamous Y-29 all over again :noid
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Re: This week-- Operation Bodenplatte
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2011, 05:58:03 PM »
Hey jaeger, just a suggestion. You might get more on vox if maybe you put the frequency at the top of each sides list of planes in the MOTD.  I don't think people scroll down far enough to read the "small print"

Maybe something like this:


Allies:
VOX=123
Aircraft:
Typhoon
P47D-40
P47blah
blah
blah

~S~

ps. Loved the announcement about planes being at the V-bases :aok
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Re: This week-- Operation Bodenplatte
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2011, 09:31:45 PM »
thanks notch, good idea,its fixed (the MOTD).
« Last Edit: January 16, 2011, 10:53:37 PM by captain1ma »

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Re: This week-- Operation Bodenplatte
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2011, 08:06:17 AM »
thanks notch, good idea,its fixed (the MOTD).
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