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jabo
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:39 pm |
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Key getting guys back into the fray as quick as possible is to make sure they know where the airstart fields are so they can run to them to rearm. Allies will try and stay as far away as possible from them but they are along the edge of the battlefield so not much they can do.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:56 pm |
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Joined: Sat Nov 09, 2013 7:44 pm Posts: 272 Location: KRNH
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Reading the actual events that transpired in February of 1944, it is interesting to note that both Allies and Axis got some good "take aways" from this week.
After "Big Week", the Allies under Jimmy Doolittle's leadership began using a forward sweep ahead of the buff group and then, after the bombers dropped their payload, the fighters went hunting to clean up any remaining Luftwaffe aircraft.
The Luftwaffe, for its part, realized that Bf-110's were completely unable to defend themselves against Allied fighters. So they loaded them up with cannon rounds--along with FW-190's--and escorted them to and from the area of the bombers.
Those that fly in the S3's know these lessons, so I would anticipate a forward sweep and fighters chasing us around after the buffs drop their bombs. Also, the 110 loaded with cannon pods is a great bomber destroyer, but it is no match for any Allied fighter in the series. An escort would be helpful.
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Nick
"Tod von Oben"
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