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Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Sabre on May 08, 2002, 07:36:52 AM
The Battle of Britain Returns!

BoB returns to the CT this weekend and you've got to check out this new BoB terrain! The radar sites are awesome, and the field placement will make for some intense action. Sundog's really done a fantastic job creating this 128x128 terrain with the CT in mind. to you, Sundog. I’ll once again ask Pyro to reset tour stats to coincide with the start of BoB this Friday afternoon. That way, we'll not only see the capture of terrain as an indicator of who’s winning, but also see a straight up tally of who’s winning the battle of attrition.

Terrain: Battle of Britain, by Sundog (yeah!)
Radar (dot/bar/alt): 25mi/35mi/500ft
FuelBurnRate: 1.5
Ack Lethality: 0.7
Fleet Respawn Time: 3 HOURS!!!

Order of Battle –

Great Britain (in England): Spit-I, Hurr-I, Blenheim (TBM), C-47, M-8, M-16, M-3, LVT (both marks, to represent early tanks, and from DE fleets in channel), and PT's from CA fleets and ports.

Germany (on Continent): Bf109E-4, Bf110C-4, Ju88, C-47, M-8, M-16, M-3, LVT (both marks, to represent early tanks, and from DE fleets in channel), and PT's from CA fleets and ports.

NOTES: Fighters will be enabled at captured bases, but not bombers or C-47's. The idea here is to require both sides to support any cross-channel assaults logistically, while making the defender's job easier. Fleet respawn time will be three hours, so careful with them. Radar range will be 25 for dots and 35 for bar. The idea here is to promote the importance of taking out the coastal radar sites, i.e. to make them a priority target (they're to cool looking to let languish in obscurity). Neither side has CV fleets (which didn't operate in the Channel in any event). Instead, each side has three cruiser squadrons (2xCA/4xDE) and three destroyer flotillas (8xDE). I'm going to use the same trick that Sicily used, i.e. the destroyer flotillas will have LVT's, while the cruiser squadrons will have PT's. With a 3-hour respawn time, sinking them has a signficant affect on the tactical situation. Neither side's fleets will have enemy guns or spawning enabled, so capturing a fleet denies it to your enemy but doesn't provide your own side with anything more than a big, mobile flak trap. I'm going with ground leathality of 0.7, making it reasonable to survive one or two hits from ack instead of 1-ping-death-at-15-miles. Finally, a couple of the bases in England and France have special spawn points for aircraft. By selecting “H” your aircraft is placed at a satellite field rather than at the “mother field.” This represents the use of small outlying satellite, or dispersal fields to improve response time to incoming raids. You’ll figure them out quick enough.

Sabre
CT Staff

P.S. See the CT Forum for a strat map of this new terrain.  It's totally cool:cool:.
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Revvin on May 08, 2002, 10:04:15 AM
Sounds great! I enjoyed the last BoB setup.
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Wanker on May 08, 2002, 10:26:30 AM
Yea Sundog, the hardest working player/volunteer in all of Aces High! :)

Wtg Ken, yet another fantastic terrain.  

How about a round of applause and thank you's for his efforts, folks?!
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Eagler on May 08, 2002, 10:47:10 AM
looking forward to it -
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: JimBear on May 08, 2002, 11:52:47 AM
Sundog!   Now if he can pull his head out of the TE for awhile after this release, maybe I can get my wingman back in the air where he belongs :D
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: ergRTC on May 08, 2002, 12:16:04 PM
looks great!
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: SirLoin on May 08, 2002, 08:37:07 PM
I'm defecting to the CT this week!!!..:)


TY Sabre!:)
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: ergRTC on May 08, 2002, 10:29:33 PM
Was up playing god in the sea.  Wow.  I just cant say enough about the clipboard map.  Why dont they all look like that!  clear, easy to read.  Man that is nice.
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Seeker on May 12, 2002, 07:18:19 AM
A truely beautiful terrain, and I just luurrve thos clouds.

However, there seems to be something wrong with the fleet icons. Fleets identified with a green icon on the map shoot at you!

Shurly shome mistake?
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Duedel on May 12, 2002, 10:58:29 AM
Thx for the great time i had in the CT.
Great figths
Great terrain
Great people

to the CT-Team
to the pilots
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Maniac on May 12, 2002, 12:04:19 PM
Been away anwhile, is this still on in the CT?
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: MuadDib of Dune on May 12, 2002, 01:18:32 PM
Two of the three times I went to this setup (BoB) it was inky black. At least a 2 to 3 ratio in the CT before that.

Someone said theres a bug with nightime not going away once its
reached full inky blackness.

Not to bust anyones bubble but if its inky black Im not interested.
Get rid of the stupid inky blackness.  Its not a good thing.
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Replicant on May 12, 2002, 04:56:04 PM
I was flying the BoB terrain offline and I ventured off the clipboard map.... just how BIG is this terrain?  You can fly up to Scotland!!!  ;)
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: SirLoin on May 12, 2002, 08:17:07 PM
Just got in from weekend trip...OTW CT!!!!...:D
Title: The Battle of Britain returns to CT!
Post by: Beav on May 13, 2002, 11:27:43 AM
Fantastic map fellas. Love the radar sites too!