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Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar
Can you deliver any trustable sources for.... fountains?
I mean, not those post war reports. Even still existing fountains are mostly made by new spare parts. Is there any original left? We need such sources to do it correctly or none at all. You know...  |
Hello Casper and thank you for your interest.
First I must make clear that water fountains are a secondary idea of mine.
You should not tackle them until you have the mid-air repairs finished.
That said....
Water fountains where undoubtedly a feature of the Second War. There are
three reasons I can say this so assuredly:
1) The invention of water fountains predates the Second War by over 1000
years and the erection of fountains was wide spread across Europe for a
period of several hundred years leading up to the Second War.
2) At archeological dig sites, fountains have been buried next to confirmed
war items such as war guns, war planes, war documents and war veterans.
3)
"The Chronicle of the 20th CenturyKey Events in Nuneaton and district
in the last one hundred years compiled by Peter Lee 1940-49"
Chronicle Four (
LINK) of this historical document contains a rare, first hand
account of the role fountains played in the Second War. The Entry for 1940
reads thus:
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1940
The water fountain in the Market Place was taken down and the water supply used for a static water tank in connection with air raid precautions. The old stone water fountain was stored for many years in the council yard in Queens Road at the back of the library.
10th January - Nuneaton Citizens Advice Bureau opened.
4th June - RAF Bramcote commissioned.
July - The 1st Polish Squadron came to be stationed at RAF Bramcote. No.300 Masovian, followed by Nos. 301, 304, 305.
20th August - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth paid a secret visit to RAF Bramcote to inspect a squadron of Polish aviators.
28th August - First air raid on Nuneaton. The Luftwaffe bombed Weddington - 1 dead.
14th November - The great blitz on Coventry, a few bombs were dropped around the Nuneaton area.
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This not only shows that fountains existed in the war, but it also shows
that they where "in connection with air raid precautions". No doubt, there
would have been many more deaths on the 28th August, had it not been
for the fountain. However, I don't think that should be modeled in IL2 for
reasons of balance.
I have made a 3d model of what I think the fountain should look like in IL2.
edit: but not white.