Mission: We were to attack field A29 with vehicles from V47, while 109's would cover us from attacks from the sky.
Pilots:I was given specific order not to assign more than 8 players in the fighter group and so the rest went with the panzer and I myself took a M16. Later more people dropped in asking if they could join, and I told them to take a M16 and try to catch up with us.
Flight 1 109G10:
Chain(lead)
Swavek
Staga
Sr2053
timbers
VISCONTI
Snafu
Janjan
Ground Forces 1 (PzIVH's)
Duma(lead)
FunkedUp
Azrael
Ardy
Dins
Cars
Steed
Reaper
Dogftr
Wmutt
Ground Forces 2 (M16's)
Snefens
tk421 (caught up after a few minutes)
Wilbus (caught up minutes before the typhoons attacked)
MadDog (likewise)
Mission Events: While we waited for the start signal the panzers used the time posing for Duma's camera.
Then the signal was given and we started rolling. At first I was only M16 but 3 more players joined and caught up before the action. Some minutes after our departure our escort took off, and they reached us before we saw anything to the enemies.
Then incoming enemies were spotted and our 109's engaged. Aparently we were in a slight disadvantage (read Chain's report below) and casulties were heavy on both sides. As I don't have a film
I can only try to remember how we thought the action was going (the battle for us was purely dots dancing around, but we followed the score statistics) 0-1...1-1...1-2...2-2... 2-3...2-4...(2-5?). Well basically the rest of the 109's had to withdraw and now the Tiffies entered the scene. They first cruised around in the distance (fail to spot at first or just planning attack run?).
I pinged one of them as he passed me at about d800 (attacking some of the others?) and then started shooting at the next that came right at me from hi angle. He dropped his bombs on me and I was out.
Soon after the rest of the M16's got bombed and then they moved on to the panzers. Some of the 109's that managed to escape earlier got back now and visconti shot down one Tiffie. Ardy in his tank shot down a plane too (unknown type).
I am not sure about how many of our tanks made it to the enemy airfield, but I did check its damage at a time and all plane hangars were down along with some of the ack, fuel and ammo bunkers.
I had to leave before the scenario was all complete tho, so I didn't get to check the end result. I changed side to go to the 29 field tower just before I left and saw some 3? of our tanks shelling it and it fighting with pzrs coming out from the base.
Pilot results: I only got a few reports and this is what I have been able to come up with. A "?" or MIA means i don't know for sure what happend to them.
Chain: Bailed and rescued
Swavek: (bailed?)
Staga: (bailed?)
Sr2053:Killed
timbers: 1 kill (p51), Killed
Visconti: 1kill (typhoon), bailed and rescued
Snafu: 1kill (p51), ditched/bailed
janjan: (bailed?)
Duma: Killed
FunkedUp: MIA
Azrael: MIA
Ardy: 1 kill, MIA
Dins: MIA
Cars: MIA
Steed: Killed
Reaper: MIA
Dogftr: Killed
Wmutt: Killed
Snefens: Killed
tk421: Killed
Wilbus: Killed
MadDog: Killed
Summary: Planes
3 kills
8 planes lost
3 pilots rescued
2 pilots killed
3 pilots MIA
Conclusion:The actual ground attack reached its goal, but for a massive cost in both air and ground vehicles and pilots too.
Sorry for delay
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Ltn. Snefens
RO,
Lentolaivue 34[This message has been edited by LLv34_Snefens (edited 04-18-2000).]
