Early eastern front "lend-lease" FSO?

[Krusty]

As far as terrain goes, you localize any part of a map and it could look like rhine in AH does. Getting any map that has a similar shape of Russia and Germany and the Baltic area would be a 1/1000th replica, instead of a 1:1 (like say BOB04 is).

As long as the distances each mission flies are well laid out, the start fields, etc, the action will flow from there. As long as it has the right look (i.e. not sahara desert for Eastern Front) and the action will take care of it.

It's very easy to accept a different map as long as you view it as only a very localized battle map (NOT the entire continent).

IMO the micro-view look of the terrain goes better toward immersion and illusion than the vague out-of-scale outlines of the shorelines AROUND the map.

[Fencer51]

The LA-5FN was introduced in the summer of 1943, as was the Yak-9T. The 1943 plane set is actually very good for an East Front setup, now that we also have the P-39, which was a big hole previously in the VVS planeset, being it was the most prolific lend-lease fighter they flew. 

As well as the VVS B-25C:

http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/ratkin/index.htm

I submitted a Russian B-25C and it is under review now.

[Sled]

I submitted a Russian B-25C and it is under review now.

I am liking Humbles Idea more and more now.

[Jester]

If they do a Eastern Front scenario - they need to dial up the weather to the thick Fog/Rain/Snow settings they had in the AVA the other day. Really looked like Winter Time weather.   

[Shifty]

I think it's a good idea. I also believe both the P-39, and P-40E can hold up quite well in the scenario.

[humble]

I'd love to see any "mid-war" eastern front set up at somepoint. IMO we actually have the entire functional planeset for a brief period of the war. In May 1942 the soviets had few truely competative airframes, the lend-lease birds formed the bridge that carried the soviets thru a crucial period. Yes they had tons of other planes, but the cream of the soviet airforce was flying lend lease bombers and fighters for about 9 months maybe more...and many elite soviet fighter units flew the P-39 till well into 1944. Realistically the stuka should be involved somehow as well. Playing on the recent "fleet actions" I wonder if we could have a ground action that mirrored logistics issues on the front. In addition to trains and convoys it might be possible to have a "supply convoy" on each side were points are for Base supplies that reach a set destination or similiar. The fight was low in the east do to the nature of the air to ground war...

[Squire]

Actually they flew the P-39N/Qs untill wars end (May 1945), thats why they are such an integral part of the VVS a/c inventory for SEA stuff.

"In addition to trains and convoys it might be possible to have a "supply convoy" on each side were points are for Base supplies that reach a set destination or similiar."

Possible...

One of the East Front FSOs I designed was "Summer Storm" which had a mid 1944 set, and wished the B-25C and P-39Q were available, so I see a few of these in the future at some point.