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Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 12:53:31 PM

Starting on Combat Theater Friday 14th March:

FINLAND - RUSSIA (WINTER)
JATKOSOTA 1941-1944
(CONTINUATION WAR 1941-1944)

Winter FinRus is a historical Eastern Front map between Finland and Russia.  The current time is February 1944.

The bombing of Helsinki in February 1944 was an attempt by the Soviet Union to get Finland ask for peace quickly and with harsh terms so it could concentrate on the southern fronts alone. The attempt failed however and Helsinki survived the allied terror bombing with minimal losses compared other axis cities in Italy and Germany.

This February bombing campaign consisted of three big raids in 10 day intervals on 6th, 16th and 26th of February. The bomber force attacking Helsinki was part of the so called "Soviet long range airforces", ADD (Aviatsiya Dalnego Deistviya). It had a strength of 25 air regiments, 500-600 bombers.

During those three February nights this force made 2000 sorties dropping 20000 bombs. About 5% of the bombs hit the city itself. Casualties were 149 civillians killed and 356 wounded. 109 buildings were destroyed and 325 damaged. Soviet losses were about 28 bombers shot down.

Helsinki suffered relatively small losses thanks to fairly modern anti aircraft artillery equipped with fire control radars. Radio intelligence also played an important role. Twelve Bf109G-6/R6 night fighters from I/JG 302 also participated the defence of Helsinki during the last two nights of the offensive.

Source: "ILMATORJUNTAVOITTO 1944, HELSINKI PELASTUI"

And here's images, first Dux's clipboard map:

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 12:57:27 PM

Heres P40B Tomahawk, skin by Kweassa.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 12:58:38 PM

Boston III, skin by Kweassa.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 01:03:02 PM

P40E Warhawk, skin by Ramzey.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 01:06:01 PM

Brewster Model 239 (here FM2), skin by myself.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 01:07:24 PM

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G6, skin by myself.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 01:10:10 PM

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G2, skin by myself. Finns "Mersu's" didn't had winter camouflage.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 01:11:32 PM

La5 FN Lavochka, skin by myself.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 14, 2003, 01:12:49 PM

Yak 9T "Tankoviy", skin by myself.

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: SELECTOR on March 14, 2003, 01:42:50 PM

nice

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: vorticon on March 15, 2003, 10:43:49 AM

wow

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 15, 2003, 10:59:23 AM

Winter FinRus plane setup:

ROOKS/FINLAND AIRPLANES SETUP:
* Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 ("Mersu")
* FM2 Wildcat (actually Brewster Model 239 "Bylly Waltteri")
* Hurricane Mk I
* Junkers Ju88A-4 ("Junnu")
* Douglas C-47A (actually Douglas DC-2 "Hanssin Jukka")

ROOKS/GERMANY AIRPLANES SETUP:
* Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 ("Friedrich")
* Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 ("Gustav")  
* Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4b
* Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-2
* Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5
* Junkers Ju87D-3 ("Stuka")
* Junkers Ju88A-4
* Douglas C-47A (actually Junkers Ju-52 "Tante-Ju")

BISHOPS/RUSSIA AIRPLANES SETUP:
* Lavochin La-5FN ("Lavochka")
* Yak-9T ("Tankoviy")
* Hurricane  Mk II C (actually Mk II B)
* Curtiss P-40B ("Tomahawk", skin by Kweassa)
* Curtiss P-40E ("Warhawk", skin by Ramzey)
* Ilyushin Il-2 Type 3 (skin by Kweassa)
* Boston III (skin by Kweassa)
* Douglas C-47A (actually Li-2 under licence)

WINTER SKINS AND TEXTURES:
* All airplane's and GV's skins by Kanttori except four Russian planes (mentioned above) by Kweassa and Ramzey. Winter textures by Dux and Kanttori. Clipboard map by Dux. Historical backgrounds, old photos and airplane profile pictures catching by WMaker. Thank you very much brothers! :o)

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: frank3 on March 16, 2003, 07:07:58 AM

Good job!

Title: Winter FinRus Images
Post by: kanttori on March 16, 2003, 01:55:09 PM

The Winter FinRus is coming on Monday 17th of March, because Skuzzy did have not time to built the terrain before weekend. He was busy because of new AH upgrate. Try CT on monday evening!;)