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03-04-2016, 06:51 AM
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Coral Sea - This map is just a big square of virtual ocean. There are no actual islands. Presumably the map portrays the area where the Yorktown was sunk. The area where the Shoho was sunk near the Deboyne Islands aren't modeled. Perhaps this is just as well because they were a backwater area for most of the war. A generic ocean map is more useful.
For once, the IJN has a reasonable selection of ships which were actually present during the battle, although there could be more Cruiser, Destroyer and Auxiliary types. The US ship selection is also "not bad" although thanks to Northrop Grumman there are no US Battleships and some other ship types are missing. Again, there are plenty of smaller ships which aren't in the game. My biases with regard to ship types are probably showing, though. It's fun to bomb big targets like BB or CVs, but most anti-shipping strikes (and sub ops) were attacks against smaller, more numerous ship types like DD, FF, minesweepers, gunboats, MTB/PT boats, and merchant ships. With recent patches, there are (finally!) no important planes missing from the order of battle, and all but the TBD are flyable. A flyable TBD would finally give the Americans a flyable torpedo bomber type, since the NG agreement makes a flyable TBF impossible. It would also open up a variety of other early war US torpedo bombing missions, not just suicide missions at Midway. "Nice to have" planes which were unimportant during the Battle of the Coral Sea but widely used elsewhere would be the E7K "Alf," the G3M "Nell" (notice the trend here - if I could choose just one early Pacific War plane to add to the game, it would be the G3M), the H6K "Mavis", one USN Seaplane type (choose the Curtiss SOC Seagull, the Vought O2SU Kingfisher, or the Grumman J2F Duck), a flyable B-17E, and a flyable PBY. Midway - This map actually does a decent job of depicting the area where there was intensive aerial action. While there were just one strike on Midway, it was critically important to the overall Midway campaign. Midway island is missing a few period ground objects - like barracks, and the Pan Am Clipper dock and hotel (could also be used for Wake Island). By the time of the battle the island was a fortress, but placing guns, etc. is up to mission builders. Most of the comments about the Coral Sea map apply to the Midway map. A "nice to have" plane which was only peripherally involved in the Midway campaign, but which were extensively used elsewhere is the Martin B-26A Marauder. The obsolete Japanese types like the B4Y would only be useful additions if the game were to move into modeling the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. 
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03-04-2016, 09:49 AM
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I stared with those maps because of exactly that reason, only one or two major battles in a small time frame. Also this is only aircraft list, not other objects. But yes there are some ships/artillery types/vehicles/tanks that are missing as well.
Lets go to Stalingrad: Major Battle: Battle of Stalingrad VVS from what I can find (any help here would be appreciated) Planes we have: Yak-1, Yak-7B, Lagg-3, I-16, I-153, La-5, P-40, Hurricane, Mig-3(This one there seems to be a lot of disagreement on), Il-2, Pe-2, SB, Su-2, R-5, U-2 missing: It is my understanding that the DB-3 (A-20) used by VVS had a different turret? Luftwaffe planes we have: Ju-87B/D3, Hs-123(AI only), BF-109E/F/G, Ju-88A-4, He-111H6, Hs-129(AI Only), FW-189(AI Only) planes missing: Ju-87R, BF-110(early types) Regia Aeronautica: Planes available: MC 200, MC 202 missing: Ca311, Ca312, Ca164, Br-20 Romanian Royal Aeronautics Planes we have: BF-109E7, IAR 80, IAR 81a Blenheim Mk I Planes missing: JRS-79, BF-109E3, He-111H3, Do17, Potez 633A/B, IAR-37 I need to do some more research on the subject. If I missed anything let me know. Hopefully will be getting some books on this soon. Last edited by Marabekm; 03-04-2016 at 09:55 AM.
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03-04-2016, 03:59 PM
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Would be helpful to have flyable Ju-52, Bf-110C, Hs-123. Perhaps flyable FW-189 and Fi-156. Perhaps add German second-line types (at least as static objects) like the Bf-108 and FW-58. Stalingrad map could use any distinctive ground objects - notably the grain elevators and the tractor factory complex. Quote:
Ca-311 would be a handy addition. BR-20 would be very handy for both RA and for Chinese scenarios (Japanese used it briefly in the 30s). While not relevant to Stalingrad, many of the late war Italian fighters aren't flyable. Grrr. Quote:
Flyable Blenheim would be incredibly useful. If we are very good and say our prayers every night, we might be getting the He-112 as a flyable.
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03-04-2016, 09:20 PM
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Ar-2, Pe-2 (or Pe-3) with Gneiss radar. Ju-86, FW-200, FW-58, He-177, Ju-90, Ju-290 (OK, there was only one probably), Go-145, He-46, Do-215, Hs-126. Probably: Cant 1007, Ca 133 IAR 38/39, RWD-13. There were Hungarians as well, but info is scarce. Seaplanes are mentioned there: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtop...?f=49&t=114464 I wonder where they were based. 
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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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03-05-2016, 12:59 AM
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03-06-2016, 05:35 PM
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Well it looks like Constanza and Varna/Sevastapol. Not sure how they came into play in Stalingrad. As far as the Regia Aeronautica, I looked here: http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/940IXAL.pdf 61st Gruppo appears to have operated Ca-311. 21st Gruppo had MC200/MC202 71st Gruppo with BR-20M, Ca-311, Ca-312, Ca-164. Can't find any mention of a Cant Z in Russia.
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03-06-2016, 09:39 PM
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Cant Z was mentioned in some "second hand" sources without reference to documents. (I've done quick search, but didn't bookmark or copy). So might be a mistake and can be ignored.
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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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03-07-2016, 02:17 PM
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Rockets for p47 are triple launcher m8 not zero length hvar. Rockets need updating for fm 2, p47,p51, 60lb rockets and mixed bomb loads needed for beaufighter and mosquito as well. Since the triple launcher exists it needs to be added to a20g and p40m as well. Beaufighter with straight tail is also needed.
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