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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Joc on September 15, 2003, 04:15:44 AM
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Today is Battle of Britain day in the UK,a big salute and thank you to the surviving pilots,and an bigger salute and thank you to those who didnt survive.
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The Few
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a Big
.....these are the guys that turned the tide on Germany......
wait a minute...can't be true...they don't look huh!!!! American....
Lies....all lies.....
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So much owed to so few...
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RAF
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Great job guys ;)
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/
Roll of Honour (http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/roll.html)
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good article: http://www.flightjournal.com/articles/britain/bob_1.asp
(To assure proper respect is given to those who gave their lives, a few americans were there even then):
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Hurricane Mk Is of No. 71 Eagle Squadron. Seven Americans flew in the Battle of Britain and, despite U.S. "neutrality," a full squadron of American fliers was established in September 1940 and became operational in January 1941. Two other Eagle squadrons followed: No.121 in May 1941 and No.131 in August 1941 (photo courtesy of Warren Bodie).
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to those brave hurricane and spitfire pilots...
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It's also my anniversary. And when I mentioned to my wife before the wedding: "I'll never forget our anniversary -- it's Battle of Britain Day -- she didn't seem to find it amusing (not that she'd let me forget anyway). :)
Charon
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On this day in 1940 (http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/september15.html)
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shameless plug :)
Map: Britain
Date: May 1942
Axis
Bf 109F-4
Bf 110G-2
C.202 *
Ju-87
Ju-88
Ju-52 (C-47)
Panzer
Tiger [France only]
M-series
LVT's (ships)
PT boats (where available)
Allies
A-20
B-26
P-40E
Boston Mk III
Hurricane IIC/D
Spitfire V
Panzer
M-Series
LVT's (ships)
PT boats (where available)
* - Italian exchange squadron. Limited to France at selected fields.
Arena settings:
Dar (historical): Tower 15 miles, Sector 20 miles
AAA: .7
Fuel: 1.5
Downtimes: AAA 30 mins, hangars 20 mins
Base capture: 15 soldiers
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It'd be nice to have a BoB scenario again.
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Originally posted by Seeker
It'd be nice to have a BoB scenario again.
im with you brother!!
in place of postwar , jet, kadesh
btw
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Oh, I think there's place for post war; there's the football war in south America which is playable with our plane set; I've flown in a Korea scenario in AW which was a lot of fun; and I'd love to have a go at the Falklands.
Additionaly; I'm really pleased to see Artik's idea come to fruition; this is AH's first player lead Scenario; and if it comes off as well as hoped it'll open the doors for people to group together and get thier idears across; no bad thing; you must agree?
One thing I'd like to try in AH is some thing else AW did with great sucess (and for all I know, WB too?); and that's to run a scenario with a side switch; and may the best team win! Balances out lot of rules discussions and makes possible which would be otherwise far too one sided to be a viable scenario of it's self (the invasion of Poland, perhaps?)
Nonetheless; anything that involves the "scenario" mind set is probably going to be loads fo fun while waiting for the MAIN EVENT: The Battle of Britain!
That's I fly these things for, to take part in that.
Everything else is just practise. ;)
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Thanks to The Few for kicking Hitler's arse for the first of many times. They got the ball rolling back towards Germany's net.
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TIDE TURNS IN BATTLE OF BRITAIN:
The Battle of Britain reaches its climax when the Royal Air Force (RAF) downs 56 invading German aircraft in two dogfights lasting less than an hour. The costly raid convinced the German high command that the Luftwaffe could not achieve air supremacy over Britain, and the next day daylight attacks were replaced with nighttime sorties as a concession of defeat. On September 19, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler postponed indefinitely "Operation Sea Lion"--the amphibious invasion of Britain. Although heavy German aid raids on London and other British cities would continue through spring 1941, the Battle of Britain was effectively won.
...On September 7, the Blitz against London began, and after a week of almost ceaseless attacks several areas of London were in flames and the royal palace, churches, and hospitals had all been hit. However, the concentration on London allowed the RAF to recuperate elsewhere, and on September 15 the RAF launched a vigorous counterattack.
Prime Minister Churchill was at the underground headquarters of the RAF at Uxbridge that day and watched as the English radar picked up swarms of German aircraft crossing over British soil. The British Spitfires and Hurricanes were sent up to intercept the German warplanes and met them in a crescendo of daring and death. When it appeared that the RAF's resources were exhausted, Churchill turned to Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park and asked, "What other reserves have we?" Park replied, "There are none," but then, fortunately, the German planes turned and went home.
Fifty-six German planes were shot down that day, though the number was inflated to 185 in British newspapers. Britain had lost 40 planes but denied the Luftwaffe air supremacy. There would be no German invasion of Britain. The Battle of Britain, however, continued. In October, Hitler ordered a massive bombing campaign against London and other cities to crush British morale and force an armistice. Despite significant loss of life and tremendous material damage to Britain's cities, the country's resolve remained unbroken. In May 1941, the air raids essentially ceased as German forces massed near the border of the USSR.
By denying the Germans a quick victory, depriving them of forces to be used in their invasion of the USSR, and proving to America that increased arms support for Britain was not in vain, the outcome of the Battle of Britain greatly changed the course of World War II. As Churchill said of the RAF fliers during the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
Source: historychannel.com