It's 1943, and one of the largest battles of WWII is underway. The Germans and the Soviets are slugging it out on a continent-wide front along the Dnieper River.
Gone are the Wehrmacht's quick early gains on the Eastern Front. The Red Army has grown gigantic and is taking back vast regions of land. Now, it is the Germans' turn for desperation. They are back across the Dnieper river but making the Soviets pay dearly for every crossing. In September, '43, men, tanks, and aircraft fight over the mud and in the skies.
In the air, it is the Bf 109's, FW 190's, and Ju 88's of the mighty Luftwaffe vs. the La-5's, Yak-9's, Yak-7's, P-39's, Il-2's, and Tu-2's of the surging VVS -- in air-to-air combat, bombing, ground attack, escort, and intercept. On the ground, Panzer IV H's slug it out with T-34's.
Please join us for this monumental battle between the Germans and the Soviets.
Eastern Front battles were gritty tactical affairs, with lots of tactical bombing, ground attack, and fights at low altitude. Air fields were close to the front, and it was not unusual for pilots to fly many missions in a single day, quickly going from takeoff into battle. The weather was notoriously bad, adding to the reason why fights often took place below 15,000 ft.
Expect such an authentic feel from this scenario.
The battle runs on the following dates:
May 28: practice frame -- please all attend
June 4: frame 1
June 11: frame 2
June 18: frame 3
June 25: frame 4
Show-Up Time for this scenario is 3 pm Eastern Time (19:00 GMT) in the Special Events II arena.
