Desert Sharks and Eagles The Time: 1943The Place: North Africa
Aircraft are enabled at all VH bases This week we have the option of dog
fighting from most any base, also the added
objective option of a
"zone war"The objectives will be to attack strat targets ie
factory's
The side that inflicts the highest % of strat
damage to the other side wins..
Bomber pilots, fighter pilots, as well as GV guys
should have their hands full this week. Tell your
friends and distinguish yourself in the
virtual battle..
These are your targets
The side who inflicts the highest % of strat damage to the other side wins..
ALLIED-KINGHTAircraft are enabled at all VH bases ******************
A-20G
B-24J
B-25C/D
F4F-4
P-38G
P-39D
P-40E
Boston Mk III
Hurricane Mk IID
Seafire MK IIC
Spitfire V
Spitfire IX
Sherman
M-3
AXIS-ROOKAircraft are enabled at all VH bases *************
Bf 109F-4
Bf 109G-2
Bf 109G-6
C.202
Bf 110C-4b
Bf 110G-2
Fw 190A-5
Ju 87D-3
Ju 88A-4
Panzer IV
SdKfz 251
Arena Settings
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Terrains: Twin River
Icons: Icon range : Short
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Radar:variable
Weather Variable
Auto Ack strength: 0.25
Design By
Nr_RaVen
Inspired by Jimson
The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it. JG-27, having cut its teeth in the battles of France and Britain, was the first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa. Commanded by the mercurial Eduard Neumann, its Me109s were superior to the Hurricanes and P-40 Kittyhawks flown by the RAF pilots and, without the restriction of close escort duties dictated on the Western Front, the JG-27 pilots roamed the desert skies, closing in combat with the British fighters at every opportunity. The North African air campaign spawned many fighter aces, including Hans-Joachim Marseille who claimed more than 150 victories in his short career - more than any other Luftwaffe ace flying against RAF pilots. The scale of the desert air war is highlighted by raw statistics: 1400 British aircraft lost; over 1200 Luftwaffe destroyed. A dog-fight between Me109s from JG-27 and P-40 Kittyhawks of the RAFs 12 Squadron, led by Killer Caldwell, and later Billy Drake, 112 Squadron were in constant combat with Edu Neumanns fighters as they jousted for air supremacy above Rommels advancing Afrika Korps tanks. Below them, the desolate beauty of the Libyan desert stretches as far as the eye can see.
