Coastal Command Flares

O-1Driver said:
I am having to set it up that way because the AI bombers will not drop a bomb on another aircraft.:d It also works well with AI aircraft, they will fire the flares everytime they come within range of the enemy aircraft.

Steve
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That's a shame, I've just read an account of Ju88A-4's fighting a Sunderland, and thinking that the flying boat was so big, they tried to drop bombs on it, but missed!

Beau
 
Buoy Flare has been sent to testing and evaluation. Lets see how the test team likes it. Beau if you want a copy of it it is on our Groundhog internal FTP or drop me your email and I will get it to you.

O-1
 
Hi, O-1,

Sorry, I haven't had chance to post chunks of the memoir yet - will do so in a few days if the details would be helpful. Basically in May/June 1944 sub-hunting Sunderlands *were* using white aerial drop flares and also buoy flares but the memoir doesn't mention or suggest the colour of the buoy flares, I'm afraid.

Regards,

Remlinger55.

O-1Driver said:
Thanks for the response. From what little I have been able to find out about Coastal Command night surface actions, they abandoned the traditional aerial drop flares early on and used the more effective Buoy flares and the Leigh Light. Do you have any reference to a white color on buoy flares that would help a lot. There already existed a quantity of red, green and yellow buoy flares at the time they began using them.

Regards

O-1
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Remco, thanks for your help. Currently the buoy flare is yelow/white in color that we tested but we will also be doing a red version. the sodium saltwater flares will come in red, green and blue as documented in my research. We will also have daytime water dye markers with tinted foam.

O-1
 
Yep, they work real well.....pretty amazing stuff and the immersion level just keeps getting better and better
 
Here is a WIP shot of one of the models of the new saltwater activated sodium flare near completion.

O-1
 
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