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Channel Battles, July, 1940
The Channel Battles10 July to 11 August 1940: Kanalkampf, ("the Channel Battle").
The Kanalkampf comprised a series of running fights over convoys in the English Channel and occasional attacks on the convoys by Stuka dive-bombers. It was launched partly because Kesselring and Sperrle were not sure about what else to do, and partly because it gave German aircrews some training and a chance to probe the British defenses. In general, these battles off the coast tended to favor the Germans, whose bomber escorts massively outnumbered the convoy patrols. The need for constant patrols over the convoys put a severe strain on RAF pilots and machines, wasting fuel, engine hours and exhausting the pilots, but eventually the number of ship sinkings became so great the British Admiralty cancelled all further convoys through the Channel. However, these early combat encounters provided both sides with experience. They also gave the first indications some of the aircraft, such as the Defiant and Bf 110, were not up to the intense dog-fighting that would characterize the battle.
Arena: Beta Events - AvA Arena
Terrain: avaeto
Axis Fields
A91
A80
A95
Axis Plane set
Bf 109E-4
Bf 110C-4b
He 111H
Ju 87D-3
Allied Fields
A15
A18
P16
Allied Plane set
Hurricane Mk I
Spitfire Mk I
Boston III
Designer: Slash27
Arena Settings:
Allies - Bish
Axis - Knit
Country switch enabled
Killshooter On
Outside views for bombers
Formations Enabled
Icon range - 3K
Radar - Everywhere
Fuel burn 1.0
AAA at default
ExitWhileMoving for Chute
Visibility 10 miles
