Niobe

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Hi all!
My new IL-2 movie.
Sorry if the translation is not exact.
Best regards!

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During the great Soviet offensive of 1944 the Soviets tried to finish the war against the Finns, once and for all. The Germans came to aid the Finns and among the material brought with them was the AA-cruiser Niobe, which was ordered to strengthen the air defences of Kotka, then one of the most bombed cities of Finland. The Soviet Union put much emphasis on finding and sinking the Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen. Soviet aerial reconnaissance spotted a large ship in the Kotka harbour and decided to attack it with great strength. 132 bombers and fighters took off on July 16, 1944. The ship was however the Niobe and the aircraft were met with fierce resistance. The ship was hit by 13 bombs and two bouncing bombs from two Soviet A-20 Havoc bombers.

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