Important place of ww2

[JVM]

The CAI G50 were based in Ursel and Maldeghem, the BR20 bombers in Brussels/Melsbroek and Chièvres.

The Cr-42 were based in Ursel.

I have the feeling none of the airfields above belong to the map, but we may be able to replace them by either Oostende, Koksjide or Ieper.

Besides the G50 were also using Desvres and Merville as forward airfields at the end of their stay in Belgium so we could be covered there.

JVM

[Necrobaron]

I'm thinking we have a language barrier issue here.
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[julian265]

Before I use the ignore feature, how do you write comments next to the thread name? (such as nonsense, etc)

[bf-110]

Attacking England from Norway???You just take out the "r" from Norway...
That is possible today,but not in 1940.

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by bf-110

Attacking England from Norway???You just take out the "r" from Norway...
That is possible today,but not in 1940.

at first glance it might sound odd because it is a long way away (compared to france or belgium's coast), but it is a historical fact the germans used planes from norway during the BoB period

... Luftflotte 5, led by Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff from his headquarters in Norway, targeted the north of England and Scotland...

german losses in those attacks were very high, and their pilots dreaded the journey (isnt this the period/location they started refering to themselves as "tomato" ?). they often met high english resistance and be outnumbered, and damaged aircraft on the return journey often had to ditch in the sea which was an almost certain death sentence (area was vast and wide, with little chance of rescue)

the reverse problem also existed during the British "norway campaign" when they sent large numbers of ground troops there (which turned into a disaster). english fighters tried to provide air cover (sent from Britain) but were short on fuel and could only stay over their troops for brief periods of time. german pilots had the luxury of nearby ground bases and so would dominate the skies (the opposite of BoB in southern england)

[swiss]

what kind of stratigic targets were in North England or Scotland?

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by swiss

what kind of stratigic targets were in North England or Scotland?

Scapa Flow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapa_Flow

[zapatista]

Originally Posted by swiss

what kind of stratigic targets were in North England or Scotland?

iirc mainly industrial targets (possibly involved with aircraft production ?). a more significant strategic reason was probably to try and split the english aerial defenses, and prevent the British from assigning all of their forces to the south

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by swiss

what kind of stratigic targets were in North England or Scotland?

Simple answer: the english coastal shipping and convoys. When talking about the BoB, one has to keep always in mind that cutting off England from supplies was a major part of the strategy. The BoB started with air raids against shipping as early as May 40, and although industrial targets and aerodromes were targetted later on, the raids against shipping never stopped during the BoB, and even after.

Concerning Bombers from Norway, the Luftwaffe also attacked industrial targets in Northern England.

[bf-110]

Originally Posted by swiss

what kind of stratigic targets were in North England or Scotland?

Distilleries

Nah,IDK.Any aircraft/tank/handweapons/ship/guns factory located there?
Or maybe the northern part of GB was easier for an invasion.