= SOW ( Bob ) vs other scenarios. << Poll >>

[Blackdog_kt]

I won't get bored simply because of the new mechanics and systems we will have in SoW, regardless of theater.

Now, what i would want to see as follow-ups? I'm interested to see the Korean expansion. Spanish civil war will be cool too for the reasons mentioned.

As i'm from Greece, the mediterranean seems interesting to me as well. The air war during the original Italian invasion in 1940 was not that widespread (the Greek air force suffered a lot of trouble with maintenance, muddy airfields, etc, so they didn't fly as much as they would want to), there were a lot of insane stunts being pulled (e.g., a guy ran out of ammo shooting at an Italian bomber, so he went close and chewed up its elevators with his propeller, crash landed next to it and took the crew prisoners), but the most interesting part would be the planeset.

The Greeks mostly flew PZL 24 F/G models, various French designs (like the twin engined Potez 63) and a few Hs 123s. There were RAF squadrons flying Gladiators (some high scoring RAF aces made their mark in this theater of operations as well), there was also a swordfish squadron and maybe a some Hurricanes (not entirely sure about Hurris though, as the timeframe was similar to the Battle of Britain and most of the modern fighters were kept back home for defence). Finally, the Italian air force used CR 32, C 42 and all those interesting bombers.

I seriously doubt we'll see the initial battle in Greece and the Balkans make an appearance due to the one-sided nature of affairs (the axis forces had a huge advantage), maybe the map will only involve Crete, but the planesets sure are interesting with a mix of everything, from SCW era fighters and biplanes to cutting edge designs for the time, like 109s, often serving in opposing sides. The Yugoslavian air force for example had BF109s, imagine the confusion if flying online and you see Yugoslav 109s intercepting German Stukas, the Greeks had some Henschels and even some WWI Breguet 19 biplanes were around

I don't expect to see it but i don't really mind either to be honest since i mostly fly German aircraft. Just making sure the early war fans know about it, in case they are interested

However, my dream scenario would be a 1:1 scaled map that covers most of Europe, because it will be able to see use for every operation from 1940 until the end of the war. I know this is a far stretch for the combination of SoW's quality and our current PCs, but maybe in 3-5 years it will be possible to run it at acceptable frame rates. I'm just thinking about flying in a 24/7 dynamic online campaign, with night and day bomber raids, radar intercepts, blind navigation and bombing, nightfighters, day fighters under ground radar control, etc....from the 1942 channel front to the end of the strategic bomber campaign and from raiding targets in Norway with Mosquitos to hunting shipping in the Bay of Biscay with Ju88s. Maybe maps could be "joined" online so that when one reaches the boundary of the map, a bit of hard disk loading later you spawn in the next one, this way you could start from the mediterranean map and fly bombing sorties against targets in Austria, souther Germany or even recreate the Ploesti raids.

I know, my imagination is running wild here, but it's not like i'm demanding anything...just tossing ideas around in case something sticks

[Fafnir_6]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

I won't get bored simply because of the new mechanics and systems we will have in SoW, regardless of theater.

Now, what i would want to see as follow-ups? I'm interested to see the Korean expansion. Spanish civil war will be cool too for the reasons mentioned.

As i'm from Greece, the mediterranean seems interesting to me as well. The air war during the original Italian invasion in 1940 was not that widespread (the Greek air force suffered a lot of trouble with maintenance, muddy airfields, etc, so they didn't fly as much as they would want to), there were a lot of insane stunts being pulled (e.g., a guy ran out of ammo shooting at an Italian bomber, so he went close and chewed up its elevators with his propeller, crash landed next to it and took the crew prisoners), but the most interesting part would be the planeset.

The Greeks mostly flew PZL 24 F/G models, various French designs (like the twin engined Potez 63) and a few Hs 123s. There were RAF squadrons flying Gladiators (some high scoring RAF aces made their mark in this theater of operations as well), there was also a swordfish squadron and maybe a some Hurricanes (not entirely sure about Hurris though, as the timeframe was similar to the Battle of Britain and most of the modern fighters were kept back home for defence). Finally, the Italian air force used CR 32, C 42 and all those interesting bombers.

I seriously doubt we'll see the initial battle in Greece and the Balkans make an appearance due to the one-sided nature of affairs (the axis forces had a huge advantage), maybe the map will only involve Crete, but the planesets sure are interesting with a mix of everything, from SCW era fighters and biplanes to cutting edge designs for the time, like 109s, often serving in opposing sides. The Yugoslavian air force for example had BF109s, imagine the confusion if flying online and you see Yugoslav 109s intercepting German Stukas, the Greeks had some Henschels and even some WWI Breguet 19 biplanes were around

I don't expect to see it but i don't really mind either to be honest since i mostly fly German aircraft. Just making sure the early war fans know about it, in case they are interested

However, my dream scenario would be a 1:1 scaled map that covers most of Europe, because it will be able to see use for every operation from 1940 until the end of the war. I know this is a far stretch for the combination of SoW's quality and our current PCs, but maybe in 3-5 years it will be possible to run it at acceptable frame rates. I'm just thinking about flying in a 24/7 dynamic online campaign, with night and day bomber raids, radar intercepts, blind navigation and bombing, nightfighters, day fighters under ground radar control, etc....from the 1942 channel front to the end of the strategic bomber campaign and from raiding targets in Norway with Mosquitos to hunting shipping in the Bay of Biscay with Ju88s. Maybe maps could be "joined" online so that when one reaches the boundary of the map, a bit of hard disk loading later you spawn in the next one, this way you could start from the mediterranean map and fly bombing sorties against targets in Austria, souther Germany or even recreate the Ploesti raids.

I know, my imagination is running wild here, but it's not like i'm demanding anything...just tossing ideas around in case something sticks

Hello,

Have you tried the old "Fights in the Balkans" static campaign?? It covers the Albanian campaign of the Regia Aeronautica vs. the PZLs of the Greek air force on one of the old dogfight maps. It's not entirely historical but it IS a riot. I looked for a link on M4T but couldn't find anything. PM me if you are interested.

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

[Blackdog_kt]

Interesting, didn't know there was such a thing. I will check it out if you PM me a link or some info. Thanks in advance