Battle of Malta or Mediterranean - why not?

[mazex]

Originally Posted by kestrel79

Yeah I think us in the west forget how HUGE this sim is over in Russia. Remember the lines of hundreds of people waiting to get the sim and Oleg signing copies? He's a rockstar over there.

I think my favorite would be North Afrika, then Med. But I'm fine with Russia as well as long as it means this sim does well and we can get more add ons.

+1

Mazex

[Verhängnis]

Still though, for the ships and subs needed, some of these could even be taken from the original IL-2, re-worked 3d wise and then outfitted for those certain theatres. Because some of the modellers do pretty good jobs and their mods look great, so if it could be re-worked by proffesionals, even better.
And Oleg did say he preffered the Med theatre next but I guess they need the cash and with most of Moscow happy to fly in Moscow, well it answers itself.

[Ploughman]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

...and it would take hundreds of models of destroyers, cruisers, battleships and submarines for the navy of France, Britain, Italy and Germany

...and aircraft carriers, to model Operation Pedestal. And if you haven't got Pedestal you haven't got a Battle for Malta. It'd be like simming the Battle of Britain without any naval dimension.

[JG53Frankyboy]

indeed, its a pitty that the marvelous shipdamage model is left out in the BoM.
i would have also prefered some NorthAfrica scenario.

Malta alone, im not very interested in actually, its "the same" as the BoB - and axis bombing campaign with allied defenders........

MTO is nevertheless interesting:
Ship attacks
possible carrier operations by the RN
ground suporrt.


But yes, i also belive they choose a easternfront scenario so fast again because of their homemarket. And perhaps 1C have better sources about soviet aircraft and stuff than about western allied one?!
i was just surprised that they choose such an early one, as at least the soviet fighters had not an easy standing against the Luftwaffe 109Fs. I would have expected something about Kursk 1943. But a lot of BoB Luftwaffe aircraft (with more or less modifications) can be used in a Moskau 1941/42 scenario -at least less work for the 3D developers

[Allons!]

Originally Posted by Ploughman

It'd be like simming the Battle of Britain without any naval dimension.

Wouldnt it ?

[Feathered_IV]

Originally Posted by Ploughman

...and aircraft carriers, to model Operation Pedestal. And if you haven't got Pedestal you haven't got a Battle for Malta. It'd be like simming the Battle of Britain without any naval dimension.

I see what you did there.

[nearmiss]

Originally Posted by BlackSix

...and it would take hundreds of models of destroyers, cruisers, battleships and submarines for the navy of France, Britain, Italy and Germany

Yes, use the Il2 ships. We used axis and tagged them as allied in the mission builder. Ships were for attacking and building battlefield.

No one seemed to care what country made a ship, train or other ground object in missions.

Yes it is best to have all objects by country and used with that country in missions, but it only really seemed to matter with aircraft.

[JG5_emil]

Originally Posted by Allons!

Wouldnt it ?

I see what you both did there ;D

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by Ploughman

...and aircraft carriers, to model Operation Pedestal. And if you haven't got Pedestal you haven't got a Battle for Malta. It'd be like simming the Battle of Britain without any naval dimension.

lol

[ATAG_Doc]

I think I remember them saying tbey know its out of order but there were compelling techical reasons to do it this way first.