Announcing the launch of "Close Escort - A Tour of World War II"
An AHII SEA regularly scheduled event for Sunday afternoons (3 pm est)
Tired of the constant land grab of the MA, the loner suicide porker and the constant lack of teamwork?
Do you long for a historical match up to pit your skills against those your enemy knowing that both of you will be part of something larger in scale?
Do you think you can become an ace in the harsh environment of the air war over Europe?
Have you felt the white-knuckled panic of seeing the tracers fly by your canopy knowing you cannot just click on a button and launch a shiny new ride?
In "Close Escort - A Tour of World War II" you can live the life of a WWII fighter jock or bomber pilot, trying desperately to destroy your enemy, to win the battle and to survive to do it all again. Each month a new tour will run, each of 3 frames, and each with a historical, but fair, match up from the Blitz across Belgium in Tour One to the Battle for the Rhine in Tour Twelve. Thats right, a tour of the airwar in Europe lasting a full year and covering many of the most notable events and timeframes of WWII.
Blitzkrieg
- May 1940: Heavy dive bomber attacks by LW support crossing of Muese
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, F4F-4; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
- May 1940: Alllied attacks against German bridgeheads on the Muese
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b
- May 1940: LW attacks on evac shipping, hvy air battles at Dunkirk
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, F4F-4, Spit I; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
Battle of Britain
- August 1940: Eagle Day, beginning of BoB
Allies = Hurri I, Spit I; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
- September 1940: London raids continue, Buckingham Palace hit
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, F4F-4; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
- September 1940: RAF attacks invasion flotilla in France
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b
RAF on the Offensive
- December 1940: RAF bombs port at Naples
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b
- December 1940: RAF bombing raid over Brittany
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b
- December 1940: RAF raid over Cologne
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III; Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b
Malta Begins
- January 1941: LW 10th air corps attacks British convoy in Med
Allies = Hurri IIC, Seafire, F4F-4; Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
- January 1941: LW raids Malta, damages Illustrious
Allies = Hurri IIC, Seafire, F4F-4; Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
- January 1941: LW hits Malta and CV Illustrious again
Allies = Hurri IIC, Seafire, F4F-4; Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
North Africa
- April 1941: Heavy Stuka attacks on Tobruk
Allies = Hurri IIC, Spit V, Seafire, F4F-4; Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88
- October 1942: 2nd battle of El-Alamein
Allies = Hurri IIC and D, Spit V and VIII, Seafire, F4F-4; Axis = C202, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2, JU87, JU88
- November 1942: Operation Torch (Americans enter battle for N. Africa)
Allies = Hurri IIC and D, Spit V, VIII and IX, Seafire, F4F-4, Boston III, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G; Axis = C202 and 205, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2
Sicily
- July 1943: Allied Landings
Allies = Hurri IIC and D, Spit V, VIII and IX, Seafire, FM2, Boston III, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G; Axis = C202 and 205, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2
- July 1943: Push to Palermo
Allies = Hurri IIC and D, Spit V, VIII and IX, Seafire, FM2, Boston III, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G; Axis = C202 and 205, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2
- August 1943: Sicily Secure
Allies = Mosquito, Spit VIII and IX, Seafire, FM2, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G; Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2
Italy
- September 1943: Salerno
Allies = Mosquito, Typhoon, Spit IX, Lancaster, P40E, P38G and J, P47D-11, B17G; Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2
- November 1943: Halt at the Gustav Line
Allies = Typhoon, Spit IX, P40E, P38G and J, P47D-11; Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2, JU87, JU88
- January 1944: Anzio
Allies = Mosquito, Typhoon, Spit IX, Lancaster, P40E, P38G and J, P47D-11, B17G; Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2
The 8th Air Force
- February 1944: Big Week
Allies = P51B, P38J, P47D-11, B17G, B24J; Axis = 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2
- March 1944: To Berlin and Back
Allies = P51B, P38J, P47D-11, B17G, B24J; Axis = 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5 and A8, 110G-2
- May 1944: Paving the Way
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, B17G, B24J; Axis = 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5 and A8, 110G-2
Normandy
- June 1944: Operation Overlord
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, A20, B26B, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Boston III ; Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2
- June 1944: Follow up to D-Day
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, A20, B26B, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Boston III ; Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2
- June 1944: Breakout
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, A20, B26B, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Boston III ; Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2
The Liberation of France
- July 1944: Operation Cobra
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-25 and 40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster ; Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2
- August 1944: Free Paris
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-25 and 40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster ; Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2
- August 1944: Race for Amiens
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-25 and 40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster ; Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2
The Lorraine Campaign
- September 1944: Assault on Metz
Allies = P51B and D, P38J and L, P47D-25 and 40, A20G, B26B, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Mosquito; Axis = 109G-14, 190A-5 A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2
- September 1944: Crossing the Mosselle
Allies = P51B and D, P38J and L, P47D-25 and 40, A20G, B26B, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Mosquito; Axis = 109G-14, 190A-5 A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2
- September 1944: Into the Saar
Allies = P51B and D, P38J and L, P47D-25 and 40, A20G, B26B, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Mosquito; Axis = 109G-14, 190A-5 A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2
Crossing the Rhine
- December 1944: Bulge Counter-attack
Allies = P51D, P38J and L, P47D-40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster; Axis = 109G-14 and K4, 190A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2, 262
- March 1945: Cologne
Allies = P51D, P38J and L, P47D-40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster; Axis = 109G-14 and K4, 190A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2, 262
- April 1945: Rhine-Main
Allies = P51D, P38J and L, P47D-40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster; Axis = 109G-14 and K4, 190A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2, 262
