Welcome to the Operation Pedestal and Mezzagosto campaign package 2.0! Its overhaul and re-release is a gesture of gratitude and an homage to Stuart277, whose shipbuilding work has allowed for much more naval realism in CFS2, in terms of correctly representing naval forces of numerous nations. The missions themselves have also been modified to correct wayward AI behavior, and a new mission has been included, along with dynamic elements to the campaign file on both the British and Italian sides.
This package chronicles the effort by the British to get badly needed supplies loaded on merchant ships in the "Pedestal" convoy through the Western Mediterranean to relieve the besieged strategic island of Malta, whose citizens and defenses were on the brink of starvation. Also chronicled are the equally determined German and Italian efforts to prevent the convoy from reaching Malta intact. This dramatic battle took place between August 11th and 15th, 1942.
In the end, five merchant vessels were able to reach Malta, including the oiler Ohio, whose fuel allowed Malta to continue resisting the Axis forces in the Mediterranean. Nine of the merchant vessels were crippled and sunk, along with one destroyer, two light cruisers, and the carrier HMS Eagle. The result was a tactical victory for the Axis, whose bombers, fighters, torpedo boats, and U-boats inflicted horrific losses on the British. However, the result was also a strategic victory for the Royal Navy, who were able to keep Malta supplied enough to prevent its surrender to Axis forces, and continue its operations that severely affected the progress of the Afrika Korps during 1941 and 1942, especially in the crucial period during the battles of El Alamein.
This campaign is not designed to be immersive, or have you fly the same type of aircraft throughout. Instead, this campaign has you fly multiple types of aircraft to help give you a taste of the different types of attacks the Pedestal convoy withstood, and the valiant defense that her defenders put up in an effort to push through to Malta despite often overwhelming resistance. This campaign features the efforts that the German and Italian fighters and bombers undertook to try and prevent the Pedestal convoy from ever reaching Malta.
To preserve the legacy of those brave sailors involved in this effort, all the ship names have been researched and used accordingly. Stuart277’s magnificent work, as well as others such as Collin, Usio, and UncleTgt, have also allowed for the ship types to be matched as closely as possible.
In this package, you'll find the GSL scenery objects, anti-aircraft guns, buildings, and scenery packages, as well as nearly all the other equipment required, together with the campaigns & missions themselves.
Those whose work has been used for this project include Jean Bomber, UncleTgt, Baldy, Brunosk, Achim27619, Xavierb, Wolfi, Stiz, Usio, The Virtual Navy, Pen32Win, MaskRider, Gary Burns, Nanni, Nibbio, Bismarck13, Rockster, Simonu, the IS4G team, Paul Rebuffat, The Groundcrew Team, and the AF Team. Due to this, it is imperative that you gain permission from all parties before uploading this file package to a location other than www.sim-outhouse.com. Please be respectful of the rights of all those whose work is found here.
This campaign overhaul package and all contents within are exclusively released as freeware. This must not be used for any commercial gain or purpose, nor be uploaded to any site that requires payment for download access.
Any modifications or partial uploads must have the permission of Andrew Talbot, ("Rami"), Jean Bomber, Brunosk, and Achim27619, as well as all other parties whose work is being used. Make sure to check the "permissions and readme" folder for further details on author work.
This installation package has been scanned by BitDefender 2021, and is virus, payware. adware, and malware-free. However, I take no responsibility for and am not liable for any harm done to your computer as a result of this installation.
"Rami"
Submitted by Rami
This package chronicles the effort by the British to get badly needed supplies loaded on merchant ships in the "Pedestal" convoy through the Western Mediterranean to relieve the besieged strategic island of Malta, whose citizens and defenses were on the brink of starvation. Also chronicled are the equally determined German and Italian efforts to prevent the convoy from reaching Malta intact. This dramatic battle took place between August 11th and 15th, 1942.
In the end, five merchant vessels were able to reach Malta, including the oiler Ohio, whose fuel allowed Malta to continue resisting the Axis forces in the Mediterranean. Nine of the merchant vessels were crippled and sunk, along with one destroyer, two light cruisers, and the carrier HMS Eagle. The result was a tactical victory for the Axis, whose bombers, fighters, torpedo boats, and U-boats inflicted horrific losses on the British. However, the result was also a strategic victory for the Royal Navy, who were able to keep Malta supplied enough to prevent its surrender to Axis forces, and continue its operations that severely affected the progress of the Afrika Korps during 1941 and 1942, especially in the crucial period during the battles of El Alamein.
This campaign is not designed to be immersive, or have you fly the same type of aircraft throughout. Instead, this campaign has you fly multiple types of aircraft to help give you a taste of the different types of attacks the Pedestal convoy withstood, and the valiant defense that her defenders put up in an effort to push through to Malta despite often overwhelming resistance. This campaign features the efforts that the German and Italian fighters and bombers undertook to try and prevent the Pedestal convoy from ever reaching Malta.
To preserve the legacy of those brave sailors involved in this effort, all the ship names have been researched and used accordingly. Stuart277’s magnificent work, as well as others such as Collin, Usio, and UncleTgt, have also allowed for the ship types to be matched as closely as possible.
In this package, you'll find the GSL scenery objects, anti-aircraft guns, buildings, and scenery packages, as well as nearly all the other equipment required, together with the campaigns & missions themselves.
Those whose work has been used for this project include Jean Bomber, UncleTgt, Baldy, Brunosk, Achim27619, Xavierb, Wolfi, Stiz, Usio, The Virtual Navy, Pen32Win, MaskRider, Gary Burns, Nanni, Nibbio, Bismarck13, Rockster, Simonu, the IS4G team, Paul Rebuffat, The Groundcrew Team, and the AF Team. Due to this, it is imperative that you gain permission from all parties before uploading this file package to a location other than www.sim-outhouse.com. Please be respectful of the rights of all those whose work is found here.
This campaign overhaul package and all contents within are exclusively released as freeware. This must not be used for any commercial gain or purpose, nor be uploaded to any site that requires payment for download access.
Any modifications or partial uploads must have the permission of Andrew Talbot, ("Rami"), Jean Bomber, Brunosk, and Achim27619, as well as all other parties whose work is being used. Make sure to check the "permissions and readme" folder for further details on author work.
This installation package has been scanned by BitDefender 2021, and is virus, payware. adware, and malware-free. However, I take no responsibility for and am not liable for any harm done to your computer as a result of this installation.
"Rami"
Submitted by Rami
