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Defiant Days

You're teasing me LZ! Great pics. :)

John - 264 Sqdn codes - these are all I can find at the moment plus a few notes.

Regards the A & B series camouflage, a general and rough rule of thumb is that odd numbers were B scheme.

PS A N1535 B Scheme lost 24.8.40
PS R N1536 A scheme
PS T L6957 B scheme (see also L6969)
PS T L6969 B scheme crashed 13.5.40
PS X L7005 B Scheme crashed 26.8.40
PS U L7013 B scheme pre-war roundels
PS V L7026 A scheme lost 28.8.40 (see also L7028)
PS V L7028 A scheme crashed 10.11.40
PS Z L7029 B scheme pre-war roundels

source: The Defiant File Alec Brew ISBN 0 85130 226 2
 
this is looking very tastey ... seemsd like will be trip down history on behalf of the courage and fight that was and is
 
Battle of Britain, August 28th 1940, 264 squadron engaged He111's that were heading to Rochford near Dover.

Once again, losses were high, this was the last major daylight mission for the Defiant.

Each mission starts in the air in the middle of a dogfight, aircraft is in good position to fire at a bandits.

How to play:
1: engage auto pilot

2 (optional, only for real men): press shift+B to be in a realistic configuration, it down the back of the aircraft for the turret.

3: jump into the turret and fire at the bandits.

4: once mission goal is achieved, come back in the pilot position and do what you have to do such as try a second pass, try to survive to the escort or whatever...


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The defiant had a 'bridge' between the main cockpit and the gunner turret which improved aerodynamics so it could go faster; however, it restricted the maneuverability of the turret and so was lowered in combat. Shift+B dose this, only so far as I know it has no actual effect in the game on aerodynamics or turret mobility.


Missions look amazing!:jump:
 
cjcz7 said:
The defiant had a 'bridge' between the main cockpit and the gunner turret which improved aerodynamics so it could go faster; however, it restricted the maneuverability of the turret and so was lowered in combat. Shift+B dose this, only so far as I know it has no actual effect in the game on aerodynamics or turret mobility.


Found this on WikipediA :"The gunner could rotate the turret directly forward and transfer firing control of the guns to the pilot, with the guns firing along each side of the cockpit canopy. However, in practice this was rarely done as the turret's minimum forward elevation was 19° and the pilot did not have a gunsight."

So in a way the xdp file could be modified so the gunner could fire forward.
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''So in a way the xdp file could be modified so the gunner could fire forward.''

That would be cool! Does anyone know of any reports of this? -and also was the fuselage to the rear of the turret raised and lowered as well? :mixedsmi:
 
I didn't knew that Defiants were able to fire forward.

cjcz7 said:
Shift+B dose this, only so far as I know it has no actual effect in the game on aerodynamics or turret mobility.
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Yes, absolutely.

Shift+B is the key to open bomb doors.

So, it is not necessary to do it with the Defiant but I find it more immersive to engage a dogfight in a realistic configuration. Problem is that you lose about 1 second, which can do the difference between landing sefely and being under a parachute...
 
Pat Pattle said:
You're teasing me LZ! Great pics. :)

John - 264 Sqdn codes - these are all I can find at the moment plus a few notes.

Regards the A & B series camouflage, a general and rough rule of thumb is that odd numbers were B scheme.

PS A N1535 B Scheme lost 24.8.40
PS R N1536 A scheme
PS T L6957 B scheme (see also L6969)
PS T L6969 B scheme crashed 13.5.40
PS X L7005 B Scheme crashed 26.8.40
PS U L7013 B scheme pre-war roundels
PS V L7026 A scheme lost 28.8.40 (see also L7028)
PS V L7028 A scheme crashed 10.11.40
PS Z L7029 B scheme pre-war roundels

source: The Defiant File Alec Brew ISBN 0 85130 226 2
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Thanks Clive, that's great!
 
And the Defiant came back at night!

May 7th-8th 1941, a strong enemy force is heading to Liverpool/Birkenhead area and Hull.

2 missions for this date:
- interception near Liverpool, pictures below (96 squadron).
- intruder mission near Lille (264 squadron) in order to engage bombers while they come back home.

These are the two final missions, pack should be released this week.

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The pack is uploaded, it will be available very soon for download!

Hope you will like it, any comments are welcome.

Post here pictures and missions reports!
 
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