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Offline Oldman731

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We remember: The Battle of Britain
« on: September 02, 2009, 10:53:51 PM »
We are now at the 69th anniversary of the most critical phase of the air campaign that arguably saved the world.

In the humble estimation of some (one?), this is also the very best and most balanced historical match that AH2 offers.

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THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT

What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. 
I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. 
Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. 
Upon it depends our own British life, and the long
continuity of our institutions and our Empire.  The
whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be
turned on us.  Hitler knows that he will have to break
us in this island or lose the war.  If we can stand
up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the
world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands.  But
if we fail, then the whole world, including the United
States, including all that we have known and cared for,
will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more
sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights
of perverted science.  Let us therefore brace ourselves
to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British
Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years,
men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour.’”

Winston Churchill to the House of Commons, June 18, 1940.


ALLIES (Bishops)

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Hurricane I
Spitfire I
Jeep
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AXIS (Knights)

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Bf-110C4
C-47
Ju-87
Ju-88
Jeep
M8
Sdkfz 251

Fog is set at 12.5 miles.
Traditional AvA bombsight (must be calibrated).
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   Tower 079,200 (feet)
   Sector 105,600
Fuel is 1.0 burn rate.
Ack is .25 (that is, considerably less effective than MA)
Friendly mid-airs are off.
Killshooter is on.
Strat is disabled.
Ten troops required for base capture (map room setting
 is .0015)
There is no radio channel one.  By convention,
 people use channel 200 for cross-country
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Offline RTR

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2009, 06:24:55 PM »
This is always a fun set up.

I'll be camping tonight and tomorrow night at Calais with mein trusty Emil.

Wo ist der RAF?

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2009, 10:39:51 PM »
Dammmit!  My fav plane is starring in the AvA and I'm on vacation all week with only a laptop and crappy wi-fi in the cabin.   :cry

Maybe next time.

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 11:30:38 AM »
When is this kicking off?
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Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 08:35:04 PM »
When is this kicking off?

It kicked off very early Thursday morning.  It will run through Wednesday night.

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2009, 11:53:13 AM »
...that arguably saved the world.

Well, that truly is arguable.
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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2009, 12:53:35 PM »
if hitler had taken britain, how much would that have changed the war?

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2009, 02:56:06 PM »
if hitler had taken britain, how much would that have changed the war?
acually it would of change the war a bunch if hitler took britian the USA would really be the only stong air force to defend so yes it would have changed the war  :aok

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2009, 03:24:42 PM »
acually it would of change the war a bunch if hitler took britian the USA would really be the only stong air force to defend so yes it would have changed the war  :aok

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Would USA even joined the war? Think about it
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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2009, 06:57:53 PM »
that is true  :noid

 you always have to prove me wrong Fudg!  :rofl

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Offline Oldman731

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2009, 11:37:02 PM »
Would USA even joined the war? Think about it

The B-36 project was initiated on the assumption that the US might have to bomb Europe from US bases.

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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2009, 07:43:32 AM »
that is true  :noid

 you always have to prove me wrong Fudg!  :rofl

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It was kinda a trick question :D. Im just saying if Britain was invaded and taken, hitler would more likely have all is power in East for Barbarossa. Would Japan still attack Pearl Harbor or would they invade eastern russia?  :D President Roosevelt intentions were to not go to war. Would Roosevelt's intentions change? But at the time, what and where would the USA attack with and where from? Iceland?, and if we declared war on Japan after Britain was taken. We would have to use full force navy to stop Japan in the Pacific. The significants of the Battle of Britain probably saved Britain and Europe.
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Im sure someone disagrees with me on this though.
 

 
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Re: We remember: The Battle of Britain
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2009, 09:28:09 AM »
It was kinda a trick question :D. Im just saying if Britain was invaded and taken, hitler would more likely have all is power in East for Barbarossa. Would Japan still attack Pearl Harbor or would they invade eastern russia?  :D President Roosevelt intentions were to not go to war. Would Roosevelt's intentions change? But at the time, what and where would the USA attack with and where from? Iceland?, and if we declared war on Japan after Britain was taken. We would have to use full force navy to stop Japan in the Pacific. The significants of the Battle of Britain probably saved Britain and Europe.
 :)

Im sure someone disagrees with me on this though.
 

Japan would probably been even more emboldened to strike exactly where they did... Pearl Harbor, the Phillippines, Singapore, and SE Asia with Britain occupied by German troops and her forces in the Far East weakend or in disarray. It would have made sense with one enemy weakend because of German occupation of it's homeland. Once Japan attacked the US and Roosevelt declared war with Japan, Hitler would be obligated to declare war on the US just as he was historically because of Germany's pact with Japan. Remember the United States didn't declare war on Germany. Hitler declared war on the US honoring the pact with Japan. This would have brought America into a war with Germany cooperating with Russia and surviving Allies. Even with a German occupation of the UK, the Commonwealth still had two large countries unoccupied Canada, and Australia. The Japanese were never enthusiastic at the thought of war with Russia and bigger gains of natural resources could be made faster going exactly where they did historically in the Pacific and SE Asia. Sooner or later the US and Commonwealth countries would have to liberate the UK or find a way to cut off forces there to liberate the mainland first. No doubt the nature and length of the war would have changed however Hitler would still be forced to guard his Western Front as well as fight in the East. Not to mention the British are spunky, stuborn, and tough, by nature. German occupation of the UK would have cost Hitler dearly in troops fighting resistance groups. Requiring a large amount of troops to keep control of the population.
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