HouseHobbit's MAW Tuskegee Missions Modified for MAW 1943

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Daiwilletti

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I've prepared the 10 mission-set for compatibility with MAW 1943. It took six hours to switch over to more recent/period appropriate aircraft. It gave me much more appreciation of the time it takes mission builders like HouseHobbit and Led Zep to produce their prolific mission sets.

HouseHobbit has very kindly given permission to modify any of his MAW missions to the 1943 install. I have not uploaded yet - will do so shortly.

 
Daiwilletti said:
I've prepared the 10 mission-set for compatibility with MAW 1943. It took six hours to switch over to more recent/period appropriate aircraft. It gave me much more appreciation of the time it takes mission builders like HouseHobbit and Led Zep to produce their prolific mission sets.

HouseHobbit has very kindly given permission to modify any of his MAW missions to the 1943 install. I have not uploaded yet - will do so shortly.

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Excellent work pilot!

But if i may, speaking of more recent/period appropriate aircraft for the Tuskegee air group, you might consider downgrading the 1943 P-47 to the P40E and the P39. They didn't convert to P-47's and P-51's until mid '44 when their squadron missions were expanded to include bomber escort and troop interdiction in the ETO. The P-39 and P-40 were all they had in the MAW.

Here's a clip from a fact sheet on the website of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force:

"On June 2, 1943, the 99th saw its first (air to air) combat as the Allies secured the Italian island of Pantellaria. On July 2, the unit scored its first aerial victory against the Luftwaffe when 1st Lt. Charles B. Hall shot down a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 on his eighth mission. Their first losses occurred that same day as Lts. Sherman White and James McCullin were killed.

Just three months into its combat tour, the 99th was accused of lacking discipline and aggressiveness. Davis saved the squadron by explaining that, unlike white units, the 99th had no experienced veterans to guide them. Also, they flew against the best of the Luftwaffe while outnumbered and flying less capable P-40s. In fact, the 99th flew more missions per pilot than other units and never ran from a fight.

Given more time and experience, the 99th Fighter Squadron proved itself in combat. One of the Tuskegee Airmen's best days came on Jan. 27, 1944. On that day, 16 99th fighters attacked 15 German Focke-Wulf Fw 190s dive-bombing Allied shipping near the beachhead at Anzio, Italy. During the ensuing engagement, the 99th shot down 10 enemy airplanes."

Just to be clear, that's 10 out of 16 Fw190 Dora's - one of the Nazi's hottest next-gen piston fighters of that day - shot down by an equally sized flight of P-40E's!!!

These cats were fearless, even when outclassed by the best the enemy could throw at them! :devilish: One might even imagine that this might have contributed to their "equipment upgrade" in '44.
 
bearcat241 said:
Excellent work pilot!

But if i may, speaking of more recent/period appropriate aircraft for the Tuskegee air group, you might consider downgrading the 1943 P-47 to the P40E and the P39. They didn't convert to P-47's and P-51's until mid '44 when their squadron missions were expanded to include bomber escort and troop interdiction in the ETO. The P-39 and P-40 were all they had in the MAW.
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Thank you for the information bearcat241! I enjoy reading accounts of these engagements. I must admit that when I wrote "period appropriate" I did think to myself that the fuller story would have been better. In reality the aircraft used for the MAW 1943 version of these excellent missions, are only those already available in the 1943 version.

I just flew a mission with P-47Ds flying against 1943 verions of the FW190, fantastic new models far superior to the stock. The fw190s were well up to my limited flying skills, I managed to pick off a few that had been damaged in the large furball, but an intact example forced me down to the deck and in a desperate turning battle (not the tactics for a P-47D). But luckily, I was saved by my wife calling me for dinner!!

In CFS3, there are some newer models for early Tomahawks, and some Kittyhawks. I dont't know if there are good skins of a P-40e for CFS3 (that is, using the newer models). I will have a rattle around and see. Some time ago I wrote a Warhawks campaign for Europe, but some of the models I found were in the Pacific versions of CFS3. I bodged up a couple of skins.

As for the P39, again I suspect period appropriate MAW skins are thin on the ground.

Thanks again for you input :medals:
 
Great SJ Fw190 flight model

Inspired by bearcat241's information about Tuskegee airmen flying p-40s, I had a look at what is available in MAW 1943. I selected a Kittyhawk III, and flew against the earliest of the new Fw190s (a late 1942 version).

I set up a QC dogfight against two of the 190s. Boy, what a workout! The Kittyhawk seems nice to fly, and is agile. However the 190s use their additional power and literally fly in rings around the Kittyhawk.

I think that the flight model of the new SJ Fw190s must be excellent, because CFS3's AI are not usually that fearsome. Hats off to the team who brought us this deadly German bird.

Those Tuskegee airmen must have had balls of steel to take on a flight of 190s in the P-40e.
 
You are correct ! Those new Fw-190's are fearsome.Must have a altitude advantage in the P-40 to take on the 190's. P-40's are known to dive very well.Must be what they did but i'm not sure. Those men sure had guts !(finally a post !)
 
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LOL, yes I must admit the silence over the past few days has been dispiriting/deafening. Maybe its summer in the northern hemisphere?
 
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