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Robert
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:21 am |
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Joined: Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:09 pm Posts: 620
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<S> With the P-39Q available to the Russians we probably need to keep a high altitude approach doctrine even more compared to previous frames. I believe we really need to reduce their numbers of La-5FN's and P-39Q's before we take the fight at lower altitudes later in the frame. The Yak-9D and La-5F we can easily handle even at their altitude regime, but their two best fighters are a hard nut to crack below 15 000 ft.
For first sortie I'm thinking a 25 000+ ft (7600+ m) bomber mission. The goal here would be to allow our fighters to fight the enemy at our altitude. The bombers are as such hard decked at 25 000 ft, even if the cloud cover over target disables them to aim their bombs. If they can't see their target, then try to find another target on egress, or drop blind. The most important thing is to not go below 25 000 ft. If we can sucker the Russian planes to these altitudes, then our fighters should be able to dispatch several of their first line fighters. Our fighters would escort with a very aggressive approach, coming in at 32 000+ ft (9750+ m). Jump on the enemy at high altitude at every opportunity, boom n zoom. We should however avoid to go below 20 000 ft if the enemy dives out. Let them try come back up to our prefered altitude instead and finish them off if they do.
We should probably have a 4-ship of Bf 109G-6/RVI's or Fw 190A-4's tasked with defending our assets at high altitude, ready to dive on any bombers the Russians send on us. These planes can also boom n zoom fighters coming for them, as long as this 4-ship keep above 25 000 ft against enemy fighters at all times. Any squad that would volunteer to be defensive CAP during the frame?
For second sortie I'm thinking of doing either another high altitude bomber raid, or a high altitude fighter sweep to engage their fighters and kill their bombers so they can't hit our assets.
I do not want us to drive a lot of GV's during the first two hours of the frame. We need to finish off their best fighters first below we can take control of the low altitude airspace over the Kursk front area. Once we can contend with the Russians at low altitude, then we can combine GV's with fighters/bombers without the Russians having free reign to take out our tanks.
I'm also thinking of sending bombers or Stukas to close a field to the north or south, but need to see the new MAP first to know if F74 is in Russian hands etc.
<S> and full orders should be up later tonight. /Robert
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:13 pm |
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Joined: Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:54 am Posts: 648
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Map is up by muzz. 74 is Allied. If there is radar at 74 I would think it prudent to take it out early on somehow. <S>
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:08 pm |
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Joined: Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:53 am Posts: 362
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hmmnnn Well, buffs cannot reach 25 k. Managed to get to 23 k but it took 30 min, and once boost ran out...well, kinda downhill from there. 10/10th cloud cover over targets, dropping blind? really?....not an option. Predict VVS hits outposts neaest 55 first, close em in first 15 min of frame. Its a 3 1/2 min drive time for gv's. No'gv's for first 2 hours of frame?.......um....we only have a short time for striking ro capturing anything before strike time is over, say another 40 min tops. We punched a big hole in their front just short of 55 last frame, needed to get 55 badly. They will want to close it up. As a buff pilot/gv driver for this series......I feel like a red wriggler on the hook with these orders. Apoligies, I mean no offense.
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:15 am |
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Joined: Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:54 am Posts: 648
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Didn't see this posted anywhere else but.... From my email with kaceyj it is my understanding that F55 will be open with AAA and Gvs for defense, nothing else is going to be rebuilt it seems. Will it rebuild as the frame goes on? I don't know, but wouldn't think so. No airframes available at F55.
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