Possible FSO event

[oakranger]

I have found two FSO events that may be possible to do.

The Battle of Hamburg, codenamed Operation Gomorrah
This can be a neat event do to a day and night bombing not just on the city, but a vast other targets that was part of the operation:
Blohm & Voss U-boat pens/yards, Oil refineries and Hamburg larger Nazi companies in steel, mining, RR, Chemical, AC production and vehicle production
As far as what i found, B-17s and Lancasers are the only two AC that we have that took part in the operation.  Not sure what escorts, attackers/ fighters where used or what Axis defensive AC involved.  This can be a event that can have 2 day and one night framed or something in that mixed.

Battle of Normandy (what if scenario)

The greats air battle that allies expected never took place in the summer of 44.  But What If it did. At the eve of the invasion, Germany launches a vast air defensive attack in the air and ground to try to push allies back.  This event can be set up similar to  "Long December" event where allies can capture bases and axis try to stop them. 

Ground action: we can used a combination if LTVs and C-47 to capture bases on the coastal with air support of attack AC. The bases that where capture, will be in allies hands in the second framed where we can used M-4, M-16, Jeeps as part as the allies effort in establishing a beach head.  Axis will have Panzer, Tiger, WW, Ost and 256 to recapture bases and fight off the allies advancement. 

Air action: A mixed of bombers, attackers and fighters will weaken the ground defensive of the axis along the cost.  Meanwhile, Axis will surprising the allies with a mass air force by preventing the allies air/ground offensive.  They will also attack cruses, destroyers and LTVs. 
 


   

[curry1]

Last time LVTs were in FSO everyone died which makes it really not much fun for the people driving the LVTs.

[oakranger]

Last time LVTs were in FSO everyone died which makes it really not much fun for the people driving the LVTs.

Not unless you have a mass number of LVTs that are being cover by CV guns and air support. 

[Saxman]

Last time LVTs were in FSO everyone died which makes it really not much fun for the people driving the LVTs.

Part of that problem was because the LVTs spawned within firing range of tanks on land.

[Squire]

There is a big difference between the Normandy Campaign (land and air), and the June 6th 'Overlord' landings. Many seem to equate 'Normandy' with just the June 6th landings, perhaps from the movie 'The Longest Day' is my guess. An ok film but hardly the definitive account of the campaign. In any case Normandy is already an FSO design titled 'Normandy Breakout', and its not "what if", there was plently of air action in the 2 months after the landings. But it focuses on the action post D-Day itself, when the Tactical Air Forces were on the continent.  I may rerun an updated version of it in January, nothing in stone though. Stay tuned.

May I suggest "Angels 8" by David Clark. 

...If your looking at an FSO that does the landings themselves?, personally, I think it runs into serious playability issues. LVTs are oft mentioned (the AMTRACS used by the USMC in the Pacific really), but im not sure there would be wide interest in puttering ashore in them trying to recreate a naval landing that was so huge, against a largely infantry/artillery defense. LVTs are easy meat for Tanks, which is the only real ground defense to give the Axis, so it kind of runs into problems. Aces High is primarily an air combat game, and its GV and grnd forces at this point are pretty limited. I would like to see the Sherman 75 in the lineup as well first. Somebody else might tackle this one, but I think its a case of reach exceeding grasp.

Night Bombing is being looked at, its been bandied about for a time now. There are issues of gamma settings and all that. I would like to see it done at some point.

Just a few personal comments, and represent my views only, some others on the FSO team have differing ones im sure.

[oakranger]

I didn't know we had/have a FSO event called, 'Normandy Breakout'.  When was the last time you guys had this event?  In any case, there may
be something of "what if" event that you can set up, but i will leave it as it is.

As far as night bombing, i am for that.  I can understand on the gamma setting but would it be any different then what the Brits where challenge with?

[Strip]

We don't have night in AH2....

Every night event I have ever done is so bright it really detracts from the whole idea of night.

If you do night, do it right.....

[Shifty]

I didn't know we had/have a FSO event called, 'Normandy Breakout'.  When was the last time you guys had this event?  In any case, there may
be something of "what if" event that you can set up, but i will leave it as it is.

As far as night bombing, i am for that.  I can understand on the gamma setting but would it be any different then what the Brits where challenge with?

You can find the FSO setups here.

http://ahevents.org/squad-ops-setups/index.php

Some of the newer setups may be missing from the lists.

[oakranger]

You can find the FSO setups here.

http://ahevents.org/squad-ops-setups/index.php

Some of the newer setups may be missing from the lists.

Thx,

I notice that BoB is missing.

[ghostdancer]

We have done a night frame before. It was part of a bomber FSO that simulated 2 daylight 8th Airforce assaults and 1 Lancaster night assault. Believe me it was dark as hell. While you could tweak your monitor to make it a bit brighter it was like moonlight. A very different feel and if your bomber on fire .. woah you attracted tons of attention since you were holding up a neon sign to the LW.

On the other hand was easy to lose the LW on egress by going low in the dark.

I think it was about 4 - 5 years ago we did.

[ghostdancer]

Of course back then we could actually set the time past dusk. Now I think we could still do it but would have to change the arena sky color to simulate night.