Author Topic: Setup for this week: Operation Sealion (Read 735 times)

Mister Fork · « **on:** June 07, 2007, 11:12:58 PM »

What if Germany invaded the UK back in 1942 instead of invading the Soviet Union? What if the German navy managed to get their carrier built, and bombed the Royal Navy into oblivion, forcing Canada and the US to retreat their navies back to the mid-Atlantic? What if Germany landed several beach-heads? Allies? Your job is to drive off Germany!

USA/Britain/Canada
P-40E (USA)
Spitfire V (Canada)
Spitfire IX (Britain)
HurriIIC/D (Britain/Canada)
Lancaster (Britain/Canada)
B-26 (USA)
M Series

Germany
C202 (Italy assist)
Bf109F-4
Bf109G-2
Bf110G-2
Ju-52 (sub C-47)
Ju-87
Ju-88
M Series
LVT's
CV's with 109G-2's

Larry · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2007, 11:19:36 PM »

Looks good. One of the best "what if" setups Iv seen

Platano · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2007, 01:40:10 AM »

I like

Eagler · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2007, 05:28:48 AM »

I think the german cv would have a 109f or two

Guppy35 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2007, 11:58:53 AM »

Pssst! P38G for the USAAF contingent please

Early 38s were the first US fighters to England after all:aok

Krusty · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2007, 12:09:55 PM »

Didn't England thoroughly reject them, because their versions had same-handed props?

EDIT: Or do you mean after that?

Eagler · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2007, 12:11:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Pssst! P38G for the USAAF contingent please

Early 38s were the first US fighters to England after all:aok

yes replace the spitV for the 38g ..

edited for brain fart - thanks soda

Guppy35 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2007, 12:38:31 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Didn't England thoroughly reject them, because their versions had same-handed props?

EDIT: Or do you mean after that?

The set up is 1942.

1st and 14th FGs were initially sent to England in the summer of 42. They were later sent to North Africa to support Operation Torch, but they were the first USAAF fighters to arrive in England with their P38Fs and were initially part of the 8th AF.

Glacier Girl, the P38F dug out of the Greenland Ice and now restored to flight was one of those 38s that was headed to England. She went down lost and low on fuel. Operation Bolero was the name of the ferry operation that the 38s flew with B17s navigating for them on the flight to England.

Glacier Girl in fact is recreating that flight this month in a deal called Operation Bolero II so that she'll finally make England to complet the mission she started in 1942.

Here's a photo of a 14th FG P38F after it's arrival in England.

Soulyss · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2007, 12:47:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Didn't England thoroughly reject them, because their versions had same-handed props?

EDIT: Or do you mean after that?

At the office so I don't have the info in front of me but if memory serves the RAF got a batch with out the counter rotating props and w/out the supercharger engines so high alt performance was poor.

Eagler · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2007, 01:00:16 PM »

given the scenario is a hypothetical, game play should factor in higher than historic accuracy anyways

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2007, 01:02:35 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
given the scenario is a hypothetical, game play should factor in higher than historic accuracy anyways

So add the 109F and 38G?

Eagler · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2007, 01:05:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
So add the 109F and 38G?

I second that .. do we have a 3rd?

soda72 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2007, 01:10:42 PM »

Looks like the 109f is already on the list...

38G would be nice,....

soda72 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2007, 01:18:44 PM »

p38g vs 109f vs spit5

p40E vs 109f vs 109g2

Mister Fork · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2007, 11:48:39 PM »

P-38G added... though she'd be a bit of a squirlly one against the F-4