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#281
10-24-2016, 12:32 PM
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Operational Aircraft of RAF Coastal Command
This is an extremely simplified list of operational RAF Coastal Command aircraft from 1939-42.
Coastal Command was charged with protecting Great Britain's coasts and shipping. Its primary task was to destroy U-Boats and to provide convoy protection, but Coastal Command aircraft were also used to attack German shipping and patrol aircraft. Additionally, Coastal Command provided an unsung but vital service with its meteorological flights, which gave the Allies advanced knowledge of likely weather conditions over Occupied Europe. This research was typically used to plan bombing raids, but most famously was used to determine that there would be a break in bad weather on June 5-6 1944. There was a constant tension between Bomber Command and Coastal Command for priority in getting medium and heavy bomber types, and between Coastal Command and Fighter Command in obtaining heavy fighter types. Coastal Command variants of common aircraft types were typically fitted with Air-to-Surface Radar, extra navigation aids, and weapons systems which were specific to hunting submarines. Coastal command also operated a few lighter aircraft, such as fighters, but these were primarily used for recon and meteorological work. Coastal Command Aircraft 3 September 1939 Light Patrol Bomber: Anson Medium Patrol Bomber: Hudson Heavy Patrol Bomber Seaplane: London, Stranraer, Sunderland Light Torpedo Bomber: Vildebeest Coastal Command Aircraft 1 November 1940 Carrier Torpedo Bomber: Swordfish Heavy Patrol Bomber Flying Boat: Lerwick, London, Stranraer, Sunderland Heavy Patrol Bomber: Whitley Heavy Strike Fighter/Torpedo Bomber: Beaufighter Heavy Torpedo Bomber/Light Patrol Bomber: Beaufort Liaison/Light Bomber: Battle Light Patrol Bomber: Anson Medium Patrol Bomber: Blenheim, Hudson Transport/Medium Bomber: Botha Coastal Command Aircraft 12 February 1942 Fighter/Light Recon: Gladiator, Spitfire Heavy Patrol Bomber Seaplane: Catalina, Sunderland Heavy Patrol Bomber: Fortress, Liberator, Whitley Heavy Strike Fighter/Torpedo Bomber: Beaufighter Light Bomber/Torpedo Bomber: Beaufort Light Patrol Bomber: Anson Medium Patrol Bomber: Blenheim, Hampden, Hudson, Wellington Last edited by Pursuivant; 10-24-2016 at 12:45 PM. 
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#282
10-24-2016, 12:52 PM
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Operational Aircraft of RAF Coastal Command 1943-45
This is a very simplified list of common RAF Coastal Command Aircraft from 1943-45.
1943 saw the Allies beginning to win the Battle of the Atlantic, in part due to more and better patrol bomber types, as well as improved ASR and other submarine detection aids. This period also saw the first airborne Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) equipment, which was fitted to certain specially modified aircraft. If properly used MAD allowed aircraft to detect even deeply submerged submarines. Additionally, improved Air-to-Surface radar made detecting surfaced submarines even easier. By 1944 the U-boat menace was almost defeated, and Coastal Command turned its attention more to providing convoy protection and air superiority over the English Channel, both before and after D-Day. By late 1944, with the capture of the majority of the Kriegsmarine's U-boat pens in France, and with strategic bombing seriously damaging German industry, Coastal Command saw reduced action, although it still staged anti-shipping strikes against targets along the Norwegian and Dutch coasts. Coastal Command Aircraft 15 February 1943 Carrier Torpedo Bomber: Swordfish Fighter/Light Recon: Gladiator, Spitfire Heavy Patrol Bomber Seaplane: Catalina, Sunderland Heavy Patrol Bomber: Fortress, Halifax, Liberator, Whitley Heavy Strike Fighter/Torpedo Bomber: Beaufighter Heavy Strike Fighter: Mosquito Liaison/Light Patrol Bomber: Anson Light Bomber/Torpedo Bomber: Beaufort Light Patrol Bomber Seaplane: Northrop N-3PB (Norwegian) Medium Patrol Bomber: Blenheim, Hampden, Hudson, Ventura, Wellington Coastal Command Aircraft 6 June 1944 Carrier Torpedo Bomber: Avenger, Swordfish Fighter/Light Recon: Spitfire Heavy ASW Patrol Bomber: Whitley (ASW) Heavy Patrol Bomber Seaplane: Canso, Catalina, PBY Catalina, Sunderland Heavy Patrol Bomber: B-17 Flying Fortress, Halifax, B-24 Liberator, Liberator, PB4Y-1 Privateer Heavy Strike Fighter/Torpedo Bomber: Beaufighter Heavy Strike Fighter: Mosquito Liaison/Light Patrol Bomber: Anson Light Flying Boat ASR: Walrus Light Recon/Liaison/Fighter: Gladiator Medium ASW Patrol Bomber: Hudson (ASW) Medium Patrol Bomber: Hampden, Hudson, Ventura Wellington Last edited by Pursuivant; 10-24-2016 at 01:07 PM.
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#283
10-24-2016, 01:40 PM
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#284
10-25-2016, 10:17 PM
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The B-25H would be nice to have in the stock game as a flyable!
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#286
11-03-2016, 09:29 PM
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Wonderful that we'll be getting flyable Gladiators! It will fill a huge hole in the early war RAF Order of Battle, especially for the Mediterranean Theater. It will also also give the Belgian, Chinese, Greek, Iraqi, and Norwegian air forces more of a presence in the game. Admittedly, they'll mostly serve as targets for Bf-109 and A5M2, but I'm looking forward to biplane vs. biplane match-ups against the CR-42. Last edited by Pursuivant; 11-03-2016 at 09:36 PM.
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#287
11-05-2016, 11:40 AM
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Lovely. We'll read gauges without Swedish dictionary.
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Q: Mr. Rall, what was the best tactic against the P-47? A: Against the P-47? Shoot him down! (Gunther Rall's lecture. June 2003, Finland)
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#290
11-07-2016, 01:21 PM
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Looks really good, Sita! Well done TD!
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