This Week in the AvA - Operation Dragoon: Southern France Aug. 1944

[Cheese]

Arena Settings

Killshooter:     Off

What does the 'Killshooter' setting affect??

Thanks,

Cheese

[gyrene81]

What does the 'Killshooter' setting affect??

Thanks,

Cheese

Killshooter is friendly fire setting and I think Jaeger mistyped that. Probably going to be turned on. With it on, fire into a friendly and you get damaged...turn it off and he will suffer damage. I personally prefer it off but...some people would get hot headed especially if people are doing what they do in the main arenas.

[Dawger]

I'm sorry you feel the need to try and make things so personal, obviously you have some serious issues of some type to resolve. You handle the BBS like you fly all chicken@#$^ and bluster. My comment was simply my understanding of what the major combatants that flew operational sorties and repeatedly engaged the enemy were in. Now obviously I'm sure a few folks like you would prefer to fly the best plane you can get (with the most #'s and altitude) at all times. Since I always fly the low side from the closest field to the action this stuff rarely concerns me....back at you

I think you might find (if you actually wanted to know) that I pretty much fly P38's unless of course there ain't any or, like today, the sides are unbalanced in the extreme when I was flying Japanese.

You were wrong, you can't admit it. You never can. End of story.

The original question was if P51D's were involved in the operation. Yes, 31st fighter group and 325th fighter group were assigned cover for the airborne operation. Not a major role, according to you. They encountered no enemy aircraft. It was August 1944. Wasn't much left of the Luftwaffe in France.

The 332nd Fighter Group, a rather famous group, flying a mix of P51D's and C's in August 1944 flew strafing missions on August 14 in support of Operation Dragoon.

2nd Lt. Alexander Jefferson was shot down that day on one of those strafing missions.

Here is a little write up regarding his shoot down.

Jefferson returns to the spot

The funniest part of this little episode is I am the last person that wants to see P51D's in any setup but the history is the history. You are the one that insisted the mere presence wasn't enough after you realized you were incorrect about them not being involved.

It would have been simpler to just.................

 

[DktrEvil]

Base capture does not work.  Put in 20 troops twice at 102 and nothing.

[gyrene81]

Base capture does not work.  Put in 20 troops twice at 102 and nothing.

Yeah, sorry man, some things are messed with the setup. It's getting worked on.

[TequilaChaser]

Yeah, sorry man, some things are messed with the setup. It's getting worked on.

does that possibly include letting the allied side have at least another plane to use?

heck, axis get 4 planes from all their fields to either allied P38 only out of A114  or allied F6F, Fm2 or seafire off the only 2 cv's.....

whoever designed this was Pro-Axis for sure... ROFL


very historical for sure, except it is the opposite of what the History says

The only opposing force was the German 19th Army with limited support from the Luftwaffe, neither of which could offer much resistance to the Allied invasion. The bulk of available German forces had been diverted to counter the Normandy invasion forces.

combined (6) nations max effort for the invasion but limited here to (2) cv's and 3 fighters all of the slower ones at that...

very well planned verses all them axis CANNON monsters.....

did have a great fight with Dawger though, and then a 2 vs 1 with Chilli & strike.... <S> ya'll was some nice flying all of you

btw..... numbers are piling in at this moment, I just left that arena was like 5 to 6..........

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I did however have "some" fun ....... could have been better, but heck I can't tell what type of plane i am fighting when flying allied , but is easy when flying axis and fighting allied  

will try and get in there some more.......  

[gyrene81]

LOL TC, you nitpicker. Keeerist, always one in the bunch.   
Yes, obviously resources were read. Did you happen to notice the invasion was pretty much unopposed and the planes you're wanting active came from several hundred miles away as bomber escorts for a short time?

This is far from axis-centric...what is available on the carriers was what was available during the invasion to the extent of what is available in AH. Perhaps it would make you feel better if the Axis was only allowed 109E-4s and Stukas? Perhaps make it even more real and put the active Allied bases down in the south east corner of the map a few hundred miles away from the invasion site so the "good planes" have to fly somewhat realistic distances to get to the battle.

If the allies want Ponies and Jugs bad enough, go capture A7.

[TequilaChaser]

lol, just messing gyrene.... I did not ask for any specific plane though.......

I did fly a seafire from one of the CV's but it took a lilwhile to get south to where the action was.. some nice axis flyers were kind enough to come bout 1/2 a sector N after I flew almost 2 to get to them. ( they had to get all that alt you know   )

hope toget back in there after the great grand babies parents comes and picks emup.. is cartoon time at the moment.....

oh..... if I had a choice, I would ask for one of them F4U's..... 

[Oldman731]

whoever designed this was Pro-Axis for sure... ROFL

Last night Batfink and I were feeling guilty because the Allied planes were so much better than what the Axis has.  Worst plane from the carrier is a Hellcat.

Someone can try the base capture again, should work with 15 as advertised but you never know until you try.

- oldman

"Hey oldman, put your head in that cement mixer!  You never know until you try, right?"

[USRanger]

Great night tonight!  Numbers in the 20's.