A new "Regia" baby

[Bomber_12th]

Manuele, add me to the list of admirers! The thing is gorgeous - at least as far as a war-machine can go - and the modeling and texturing work is very well executed! I see the 'art deco' appeal as well, and I just love the 'look' of this aircraft. I wonder how nice a stripped-down example would be, painted overall silver or gloss red?

 

[mvg3d]

Hi Huub,
I think I'll restart the work on CR.42 after the Breda's release......

Hi John,
Thank You for Your comments.....
Unfortunately there was ONLY a Breda Ba.65 A.80 in polished metal finish and it NEVER flown (it appeared only during an exposition, I think it was only a "mock-up")....
The Iraq Air Force twin seater (with Breda turret) were in painte alu finish, but I don't know when and If I'll make this version.....

 

[huub vink]

I think I'll restart the work on CR.42 after the Breda's release......

Thanks Manuele, that's great news as well! Italian aircrafts definitely have the "Italian touch" and the way you model them is really exeptional!

Huub

 

[Volker Böhme]

Hi,

this is looking great and I am looking forward to reading the background information as well. I heard hardly anything about this plane before, this is going to be interesting.

By the way, Zmike, you say: "In a properly designed Sturmkampf we can ignore Jaeger CAP at lower level with impunity." You probably talk about dive bombing, which would be "Sturzkampf".

Bet regards,
Volker

 

[txnetcop]

Hello Manuele, I forgot to post over here on this. It's a masterpiece! You and your team are touched by absolute genius. Thank you for your hard for the enjoyment of many
Ted

 

[zmike]

Hi Volker,

You said,

<<I am looking forward to reading the background information as well. I heard hardly anything about this plane before, this is going to be interesting........... You probably talk about dive bombing, which would be "Sturzkampf". >>

Thank you. I hope it will match or exceed your expectations. It may challenge some widely held prior assumtions. The issue you sought to clarify has served as a timely reminder of the need to explain the difference between 'sturzkampf' and 'sturmkampf' doctrine carefully within the product documentation. However despite assertions in many histories, based on inaccurate contemporary journalism, the Ba 65 could not 'dive bomb' and was therefore not a 'Sturzkampf' (Stuka). In the Regia Aeronautica 'Sturzkampf' = 'Tuffatori'.

The Ba 65 lacked dive brakes and had neither the necessary structural integrity, nor the necessary elevator control authority to sustain a prolonged dive. It was therefore as stated a 'Sturmkampf' = 'Assalto' employing a quite different tactical doctrine to achieve the same mission objective. The relevant combat doctrine will be explained in full within the product documemtation so that we can practice the relevant skills.

The Regia Aeronautica did not believe in dive bombing and the only Italian designed 'sturzkampf' = 'tuffatori' that actually flew combat missions for the RA in the relevant timeframe was the truly awful Savoia Marchetti S.M.85;

http://www.warbirdphotographs.com/Regia2/SM85-401f.jpg

The historical importance of the Ba 65 is that it was the aeroplane which resolved all the competing theories about superiority of individual ground attack doctrines, that had never been fully tested in combat, by demonstrating during combat in Spain that 'sturzkampf' was unnecessary to achieve precision bombing of immobile tactical land targets. Unfortunately it also demonstrated the overall inferiority of Italian single engined 'assalto' doctrine to Soviet multi engined 'Skorostnoi Bombardirovshcick' = 'Schnell Bomber' doctrine. Those who continued to procure and deploy both the Fairey Battle and Junkers Ju 87 failed to learn the relevant lessons.

The product documentation will explain why 'sturmkampf' doctrine was a more widely adopted doctrine than 'sturzkampf' for attacks on immobile tactical land targets and why the locally over valued ideology of 'sturzkampf' did not survive WW2.

--
FSAviator

 

[Volker Böhme]

Hi FsAviator,

as I said, it is going to be interesting. In fact, it already started. Thanks a lot!

I can't recall reading the expression "Sturmkampf" in any german language sources myself, but who am I to judge. I merely assumed it's just another typo. After all, even Churchill had towns misspelled on his map in the Imperial War Room.

Best regards,
Volker