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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Hening on August 06, 2004, 10:25:46 AM
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The Battle of Britain was also fought in the dark night skies over England.
*****Snapshot 11, August 2004 *****
22:00 SEA, Walk Ons are cherished
"Night Raid"
The LW is launched in JU88s and BF110s to hit British assets. The night war takes skill and cunning and the RAF is up to the job of intercepting and destroying the invading bombers and their escorts.
Get a taste of night fighting and possibly change the outcome of the battle.
Using the new BoB map.
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Ju88A-4s and Bf110s vs ????
What are the British flying?
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Mossies ?
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65 Squadron will be flying Spitfires.
This is 24 September. No Mossies yet.
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What are the icon and radar settings if I may ask?
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Spitfire Mk ???
If it is the Spitfire Mk I then the scenario will be a farce. The Bf110C-4b and Ju88A-4 are both markedly superior to the Spitfire Mk Ia. The Spitfire is better at running away though.
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If you make it 19 Squadron I got a spit1 sittin in the bag. :D
But, dont the Ju88 and 110 outrun the Spit1 easily? If you were LW, all that you would need to do would be run at full power over the target and then gun it home, wont even need to worry about fighters. Unless theres a maximum manifold you can run at so that it makes it even.
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24 Sept, 1940 that is:)
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The icon setting will be short and the RAF will have a radar controller with a three minute delay.
Good Spit pilots working together can cause some damage to the LW.
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hey.... would give the new Defiant something to do... :D
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Looks good. I'll be there. :aok
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Defiant? Where, where???
I love the Defiant. Coastal defense with a hot cup of tea and a bridey spotting for subs.
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Spitfire Mk Is lack enough firepower to hurt the Ju88 in anything less than a sustained, multi-second burst whereas the Ju88s can easily amputate the Spitfire's wing with a brief series of hits. In a shallow dive the Ju88 can nearly match the Spitfire's speed, forceing the Spitfire to attack from behind.
The over accurate bomber guns coupled with the excessively fragile Spitfire wings makes any meeting between the two lopsided in favor of the Ju88s.
The Hurricane Mk I fairs a little better due to durability.
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Karnak,
I have to tell you that when I designed an event with Hurri I against the JU87 and BF110, folks were complaining about the Hurri not having enough pizzaz. This design includes the Spit and it is too early for a Spit V.
If there was an HE111 in the mix, it would be there rather than the JU88.
I will offer both the Spit and Hurri to RAF pilots for the event. The only issues will be that they need to keep their flights seperate from each other.
Speaking for myself, I would prefer the Spit (with a rear view mirror and landing lights) :cool:
One of the targets is the Supermarine Works near Southampton, so we have to have some Spits up there, eh.
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"The icon setting will be short and the RAF will have a radar controller with a three minute delay."
Excellent! Sounds nice and if I can get my hotas working I'll try and join in.
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Originally posted by Karnak
Spitfire Mk Is lack enough firepower to hurt the Ju88 in anything less than a sustained, multi-second burst whereas the Ju88s can easily amputate the Spitfire's wing with a brief series of hits. In a shallow dive the Ju88 can nearly match the Spitfire's speed, forceing the Spitfire to attack from behind.
The over accurate bomber guns coupled with the excessively fragile Spitfire wings makes any meeting between the two lopsided in favor of the Ju88s.
The Hurricane Mk I fairs a little better due to durability.
have you tried?
the RAF utterly destroyed the Ju88s and 109E's in the daylight bob raids last week, so im 100% sure with night cover it will be even easier