Author Topic: So what Tours would you like to see? (Read 1631 times)

daddog · « **on:** July 27, 2001, 12:07:00 PM »

The floor is open. Give us a year, terrain and list some planes you would like to see given our current plane set.

Remember each Tour is about 3 or 4 weeks.

I have one planned for the Philippines.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2001, 12:13:00 PM »

Russian Front tour.

AN · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2001, 02:43:00 PM »

I think Dieppe would be great.

It's probably one of the earliest war battles we could do with our current planeset (Aug '42), but we do already have almost everything we'd need.

Spits V and IX, 109s F or G2, 190A5s, JU88s, Tiffies, and B17s. Mainly lots and lots of spits and 190s!

Add to that landing craft, many ships off the coast, mannable gun emplacements on the shore, and maybe even a few 'E-Boats'.

All that's left are Do217s, Bostons, Hurribombers, and Mustang Is. None of which are absolutely vital, but would be great to have.

Even though the Raid on Dieppe was only one day, it could make a good 3 week Tour.

The first night of the tour could represent the landings, and increasing battle intensity until the order for the withdrawal at 11 am. The second night of the tour could cover most of the withdrawal. The third would cover the end of the day when the weather started getting cloudy -- although the withdrawl wouldn't end until after dark, the Luftwaffe mounted raids on British airfields and shipping in the deteriorating weather.

Another night could even be added in the middle. The air battle around Dieppe lasted from just after dawn until after dark. Four 2-hour 'frames' wouldn't even cover the whole day.

Anyway, I find the air battle around Dieppe a very interesting subject, and I'd love to get the chance to fly in it.

anRky

daddog · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2001, 03:38:00 PM »

It will happen rip.

AN have any good links for that Tour idea?

AN · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2001, 04:55:00 PM »

daddog:
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AN have any good links for that Tour idea?
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I used to have a bunch, here are some that work. I stumbled on one that I hadn't seen before earlier today, so I'm gonna have to search around again sometime just to see what I can find.

The Raid on Dieppe - Veterans Affairs Canada

This page, Battle Histories Of The World, has four links with some very detailed stuff, some about the air battle.

Dieppe and Canada

Here's the one (not much) I found earlier, when I was trying to remember if 'e-boat' was actually the right name... http://www.thedropzone.org/europe/raids/mercuriali.htm

The very best source for info about the air battle during the Raid on Dieppe is the book The Greatest Air Battle : Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Norman L.R. Franks.

There are also a few books that have small sections on the raid--Wing Leader by Group Captain J. E. Johnson, American Pilots in the RAF by Philip D. Caine, and JG 26 Top Guns of the Luftwaffe by Donald L Caldwell all have nice little sections.

And if you happen to know +Tiff from AW, he's an excellent source for any WWII info, and the Raid on Dieppe is an area he studied or researched or something (can't remember exactly what) in college.

Also, here are a few pages I put up on my site temporarily. Some of it is stuff I shouldn't have up there, so I'm not gonna leave it long...

Axis Squadrons that took part in the Dieppe Raid

Allied Squadrons that took part in the Dieppe Raid

excerpt from American Pilots in the RAF by Philip D. Caine...

Map of the beaches and gun emplacements from The Greatest Air Battle

Map of British airfields form The Greates Air Battle

Excerpt from JG26 by Donald L. Caldwell...

Excerpt from Wing Leader by Group Captain J. E. Johnson...

Like I say, these excerpts and pictures from these books shouldn't be on my site, so if you want to read them (and it's all excellent reading) then do it in a day or two before I take it off.

A couple years ago I played with the idea of an AW Dieppe event. Although I did a full preliminary write-up, it was just a diversion for me to keep occupied while bad things were going on around me. The only thing I ever did with it was post it for my friends to see. Anyway, that's where most of this stuff comes from, and if you want to see it... http://www.eurekaspringsart.com/anrky/events/dieppe/

anRky

pugg666 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2001, 07:30:00 PM »

how about the Mariannas turkey shoot?
i think the a6m5 might be a little too recent for this event, i don't think it would be a problem
we'd need what?
ki-43's/84's maybe??
f4f's

just an idea...i don't know much about the battle so i can't really tell you what hardware was involved
would be interesting to see if the japanese could turn the tide in that battle.

Sancho · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2001, 03:55:00 AM »

We definitely need plenty of 8th Air Force bomber raids on Nazi Europe, escorted by P-47s, P-38s, and P-51s. Oh yeah, aluminum overcast baby!

CAVE TONITRUM!

Steven · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2001, 11:52:00 AM »

SOUTH PACIFIC!

Coral Sea
Midway
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal

P40, Wildcat, Dauntless, Val, Kate, A6M2 & A6M3, Betty, and later the B-25 with the big gun for use against ships.

-Puke
332nd Flying Mongrels

Heh heh, oops. Just noticed you said "given our current plane set." Oh well. Chalk this up to a wish-list.

[ 07-28-2001: Message edited by: Steven ]

Wotan · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2001, 12:14:00 PM »

REGENSBURG AND SCHWEINFURT

Should be doable with current planeset

skernsk · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2001, 02:16:00 PM »

Dolittle raid.

Midway

Battle of Brittain

Seeker · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2001, 03:15:00 PM »

1)1940 Battle of Britain

2) Dieppe

3) Carthage

Kingonads · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2001, 03:19:00 PM »

I agree with Sancho, we could plenty of Northern late War germany campaigns, we have a great deal of the late war plane set. Maybe able even to do the Battle of Britton, just we would have NO Hurricains, or HE111 or Do177s, but we could do without them. But I would like to see a good late war set up between the US, UK and Germany, most defintly the 8th AF raids on Germany or maybe the raids on Southern Germany and northern Italy...... But thats just my oppinion.

Hodo

daddog · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2001, 06:16:00 PM »

AN I have copied much of your material. Not sure how it would work in one TOD, but certainly a frame of a TOD is doable.

Pug that sounds good, esp when we aquire more of a "Pacific" plane set.
You be Sancho! With the plane set we have no we can't get around what you are looking for.

Yup Steven! Some of my favorite tour ideas are Pacific! Love those CV hunt and seek wars.

Again we will have to wait for more of a Pacific plane set to do several of those.
Yes Wotan!

Skernsk Battle of Brittain for sure! Doolittle Raid is more of a single event, like a Snapshot. Midway would work great with the terrain and more of an early war plane set.

Thanks guys! I am reading your posts!
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Hening · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2001, 10:10:00 AM »

Norway shipping strikes-

We need Mosquitos to attack German shipping in the fjords of Norway. The existing Norway terrain is well suited.

Mosquitos coming in fast and under 100' with Spitfires to cover them and protect against FW 190s and BF109s. Targets would include ships and possible land based hard targets. Rockets, bombs and heavy canon slamming into naval targets. Naval gunners trying to shoot down the Mossies and PTs serving as German E Boats joining in the fray. Meanwhile, 190s and 109s scramble to respond to the attacks.

Nefarious · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2001, 07:18:00 PM »

Defend Japan:

N1K2
A6MB
KI61

vs

F6F
P51D
F4UD
P47D?
TBM
and if we get lucky a B29!!

Heavy Raids with lots of Ponies and Buffs in the sky! Defend the Empire!

I like it.