the_battle_of_the_somme_off_phase2_mission.zip (156.63 Kb) (downloaded 370 times)
The Battle of the Somme - an OFF Phase2 mission By mid-1916 the Fokker Scourge was over, and the Royal Flying Corps had achieved air supremacy over the Somme battlefield. On the Somme front, the RFC fielded ten squadrons and 185 aircraft against 129 German aircraft. The British pursued a vigorous offensive policy that enabled them to spot for the artillery, via aircraft or tethered balloons, while denying the Germans the same. It was not until September that the introduction of new aircraft would swing the balance back in favour of the German Air Service once again. This mission bears no resemblance to the real one, except for the time and date and the approximate location and, of course, pales in comparison with the real battle. Therefore, I didn't dare to suggest placing the.xml-file into the Historical folder.So the right destination should be the Training-folder. You are flying the RAF SE5a and have bombs at your disposal, although this being a combat flight simulator, fending off the aerial threat is of primary importance.And unfortunately, the bombs wreak very minimal damage. But like in a real battle, not all of the goals can be reached. For those interested, I have included a short history (Somme_1916) of what happened in this horrible battle in reality, plus some pictures and two maps. To ensure the playability, I had to remove a number of objects from the original,because I was having micro pauses, when flying near the ground during explosions. It should be OK now. Unzip and copy and paste into your ...CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields/Missions/Training-folder April 14, 2007 Eurofinn aarnekalevi@hotmail.com
by Eurofinn (2007-04-14 11:47:32)
Submitted by NMG
The Battle of the Somme - an OFF Phase2 mission By mid-1916 the Fokker Scourge was over, and the Royal Flying Corps had achieved air supremacy over the Somme battlefield. On the Somme front, the RFC fielded ten squadrons and 185 aircraft against 129 German aircraft. The British pursued a vigorous offensive policy that enabled them to spot for the artillery, via aircraft or tethered balloons, while denying the Germans the same. It was not until September that the introduction of new aircraft would swing the balance back in favour of the German Air Service once again. This mission bears no resemblance to the real one, except for the time and date and the approximate location and, of course, pales in comparison with the real battle. Therefore, I didn't dare to suggest placing the.xml-file into the Historical folder.So the right destination should be the Training-folder. You are flying the RAF SE5a and have bombs at your disposal, although this being a combat flight simulator, fending off the aerial threat is of primary importance.And unfortunately, the bombs wreak very minimal damage. But like in a real battle, not all of the goals can be reached. For those interested, I have included a short history (Somme_1916) of what happened in this horrible battle in reality, plus some pictures and two maps. To ensure the playability, I had to remove a number of objects from the original,because I was having micro pauses, when flying near the ground during explosions. It should be OK now. Unzip and copy and paste into your ...CFSWW1 Over Flanders Fields/Missions/Training-folder April 14, 2007 Eurofinn aarnekalevi@hotmail.com
by Eurofinn (2007-04-14 11:47:32)
Submitted by NMG
