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What aircraft were used in the invasion of Sicily in 43?
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2001, 10:49:00 AM »
Grunherz, go away.  



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« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2001, 11:02:00 AM »
This information was just for the Check 6 this Sunday, not for a large multi frame event.

Gatt thanks for answering my question.  

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What aircraft were used in the invasion of Sicily in 43?
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2001, 12:01:00 PM »
Daddog, just a slight correction.
LW at this time had  completely transformed to the G6 in this arena.

Furthermore (from my memory - can find documentation if needed) there were FW Jabo Geschwader's in the area - AFAIR stationed on the mainland.

Again from memory main opponents were p38's and spit's.

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« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2001, 12:41:00 PM »
Thanks Guys, I appreciate the support  

I'd normally not respond like that, but I guess I just had a bad morning.

Now, if I could just get my new computer parts in, I could start working on my next creation.  

PS: Grunherz you squeak about the Tiffie constantly in Afrika, but you tend to forget that the Fw190A8 (which didn't serve in the North Afrika campaign either) was used as a sub for the early 190F models we didn't have then. Oh but that was for the Axis, so it was ok, right? Hypocrit.

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« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2001, 04:53:00 PM »
I honestly did not intend this as a bashing of all the screnario folks hard work. I suppose I cannot change that as the perception of something by the reciver is ultimately more important than the senders original intent for the message.
So Im sorry I offended anyone and especially sorry that I worded my message in a way that was, in retrosepect, very easy to mistake for something that it was not.

Although I honestly dislike the tiffie decision and tried in good faith to argue against it when Afrika was being put together initially, my constant dwelling on it and bringing it up again is not in any way useful or producive. As it only leads to negative and hurtful threads like this, and a general negativity that I too dislike in AH. I hope to make it understood that im not trying to be diruptive or an ass, just that sometimes im a bit to emotional and honest and too fast to write down my inital reaction to things. Anyway if I kept my personal background more clear as to knowing why not to dwell on past diagreements and percieved wrong I should not have responded as I did. Nearly 250,000 people died in my country because we couldnt let go of the past and some individuals kept bringing it up over and over again, so I really should know better to let certain issues pass on into the past and not bring them up constantly.

So Im sorry for all this mess I caused.

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« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2001, 06:36:00 PM »
Grunherz: Nice post.

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What aircraft were used in the invasion of Sicily in 43?
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2001, 05:27:00 AM »
 
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Originally posted by Vermillion:
PS: Grunherz you squeak about the Tiffie constantly in Afrika, but you tend to forget that the Fw190A8 (which didn't serve in the North Afrika campaign either) was used as a sub for the early 190F models we didn't have then. Oh but that was for the Axis, so it was ok, right? Hypocrit.

AFAIK A-8 is structurally VERY close to F-8 and its overall performance is near too.
Can't say same about Tiffie / Beaufighter.
Guess it was your time to be "hypocrit"?.

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« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2001, 09:14:00 AM »
Hi

I know that the RAF used these aircraft in the Med Sea area, but I cannot confirm whether they were used in the Invasion of Sicily.

Spitfire Vb
Spitfire IX (some were in use with the more popular Mk.VIII (in Med))
B26B (RAF)

I don't think the P47-25 was used until late 1943/44 when they replaced P40/Hurricane equipped RAF Squadron's within the area.

Hope this is of use.

Regards

Nexx  

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« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2001, 12:25:00 PM »
I remember having fun in a BoB scenario where we had Spit IX's as Spit I's, 109F's as 109E's, Hellcats as Hurricanes, and A-26s as 110's.  



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« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2001, 01:55:00 PM »
Thanks for the help gents. I have a set up that should work well and keep "most" happy.   Should be an active event.  http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/Forum56/HTML/000065.html

I will post the details in the Special Events Announcement later today. Hope to see you all in the Check 6 tomorrow, 3-6 PM EST. Bring your squad and fly a mission or two.  
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