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Sunderland at War, Part I: the Bay of Biscay

Hello LZ,

Fantastic job, waiting for this missions set.

About pb with posting pictures, may be you have exceed the maximum size
for total attachements, have a look at your settings (link in the right part of the heading SOH web page) and next click on attachments in the left and lower part,
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Dicing mission means Dicing With Death, this is one of the most dangerous task in the RAF: low level recce!

This time, you are in charge of taking pictures of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest... even a hornets nest is a more peaceful place!

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...am enjoying this thread and its screenies. :applause: Great stuff, LZ.
I also enjoy the mark 1 Blenhiem as a fighter. I imagine a 'pre-Beaufighter' type of scenario... I've also experimented with the gondola guns: 2x20mm Hispanos plus 2x.303's as well as 2x.303's paired with 2 Vickers 40mm canons for some interesting anti-shipping... :mixedsmi::mixedsmi:
 
This Dicing mission with the Pink Spitfire is followed by a daylight RAF raid on Brest on july 24th 1941.

There are 3 missions for it:
RAF, Hurrocane MkIIb, escort, N°316 Polish squadron

RAF, Wellington, strike, N°101 squadron

Luftwaffe, Emil, intercept, I./JG 2


No screen shot for this one.
 
March 27th 1942. Operation Chariot, a commando raid on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at Saint-Nazaire will begin tonight. This drydock is the largest in western europe (it was the biggest one in the world when it was completed in 1932), the only one that can be used by Kriegsmarine biggest warships such as the Tirpiz. The objective is to damage it in order to prevent any use by larger German warships. In case of success, they will not have any other choice than going back to Germany if they need repairs, this could be a decisive point for the allies in the terrific Battle of the Atlantic.

RAF Bomber Command mission is to perform a diversion prior to the commando attack, the bombing should keep German troops in their air raid shelters and not immediately ready for action. The bombing run must last 1 hour, it will start at 23:30 and the commando assault should begin at around 01:30. 5 squadrons (35 Whitleys and 27 Wellingtons) are engaged tonight. This is a very special mission with very strict orders, this is not a carpet bombing, all crews will be on their own: 1) do not drop your bombs on civilian areas, engage only clearly identified military targets (refer to briefing map for details) _ 2) Each bomber must stay several minutes over Saint-Nazaire, drop your bombs one by one against various targets. 3) Do not fly below 6000ft. As you can see, very accurate bombing is requiered, come back to base with your bombs if you can't acquire any target. Wheather is far from being perfect, expect low clouds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nazaire_Raid

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This looks GREAT!!
Can't wait to wreck a few of the aircraft in this set of missions..:gameoff:
Thanks very Much..
:salute: :salute: :salute:
 
The pack is nearly complete, I still have to do:

-> strike against the cargo Pietro Orseolo in tha Bay of Biscay: Mosquito MkVI (anti-ship) & Typhoon MkI (escort + anti-flak).

-> maybe, for USAAF Mustangs lovers, a P51B escort in june 1944 against a target in Brittany.

-> He177: I can do 3 missions where this aircraft type was involved if it is released soon. Otherwise, it will be after, this is absolutely not a problem.
 
...love this thread -love the screenies -keep it up -take your time AND... thanks :applause:
 
...the only magnetic mine sweeper I ever saw was one of the Ground Crew He-111's dolled up with the degauss ring ...prolly available over at Reg's :salute:
 
No. 487 RNZAF squadron, Sculthorpe, december 1st 1943. The Pietro Orseolo is one of the most successfull blockade runners used by the Kriegsmarine, she has already achieved two travells from Bordeaux to Kobe (Japan). This vessel has been reported heading to Lorient, a Roadstead operation is planned to intercept her and our squadron is in charge of the strike.

The Pietro Orseolo will be engaged near the isle of Groix. Typhoons of 266 squadron will provide escort (8 aircrafts) and Typhoons of 193 squadron will be the anti-flak section (4 aircrafts). Expect heavy flak from the cargo and it's escort.


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The same mission will be flyable from the anti-flak section... a dangerous task!
 
Hi Loic,
do you have recommendations for what setting to make the flak in this mission? Is the hardest level for AA a suicide mission, or is it possible to survive? Something I've tweaked has made my ETO flak deadly accurate and the AI flies straight and slow, turning them into sitting ducks...:isadizzy:
 
...Hey LZ, I'm really enjoying this thread... and you've gone from a 1 and a half mission dabbling to a massive multi-national extravaganza...:medals::icon29::icon_lol:
 
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