=Mac= Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Calais? Dunkirk? Cap Gris Nez? In September 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division's operation took the fortified French port of Calais. A subsidiary operation was executed to silence and capture the heavy batteries at Cap Gris Nez, which threatened the sea approaches to Boulogne. The operation was part of the Allied effort to capture the Channel ports, following the breakout from Normandy. The 7th and 8th Canadian Infantry Brigades started the main attack from the south west of Calais and cleared the outer defences on the city's southern and western sides. The 8th Brigade were then transferred to the eastern side and the inner defensive lines were attacked from both sides. In the meantime, the 9th Brigade took the heavy batteries on Cap Gris Nez. I'm not complaining, mind you. But, come on! I'm Canadian!:smilewink: The Hornet is best at killing things on the ground. Now, if we could just get a GAU-8 in the nose next to the AN/APG-65, a titanium tub around the pilot, and a couple of J-58 engines in the tail...
ED Team NineLine Posted February 23, 2017 ED Team Posted February 23, 2017 Calais? Dunkirk? Cap Gris Nez? In September 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division's operation took the fortified French port of Calais. A subsidiary operation was executed to silence and capture the heavy batteries at Cap Gris Nez, which threatened the sea approaches to Boulogne. The operation was part of the Allied effort to capture the Channel ports, following the breakout from Normandy. The 7th and 8th Canadian Infantry Brigades started the main attack from the south west of Calais and cleared the outer defences on the city's southern and western sides. The 8th Brigade were then transferred to the eastern side and the inner defensive lines were attacked from both sides. In the meantime, the 9th Brigade took the heavy batteries on Cap Gris Nez. I'm not complaining, mind you. But, come on! I'm Canadian!:smilewink: I'm Canadian as well, but some things are just out of scope. Time to get them map out, not add anymore development time to it :) Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug**
Charly_Owl Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Fellow canuck here. I'd just love to see the whole London-to-Berlin area modelled... but let's be real for a second. If we want this area size to the level of detail we want... it'll take years before we can get our hands on it. From a business standpoint, the area ED is doing at the moment makes sense and leaves enough room for interesting gameplay. Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Chuck's Guides on Mudspike Chuck's Youtube Channel Chuck's Patreon
=Mac= Posted February 23, 2017 Author Posted February 23, 2017 No, guys. I am serious when I say I am not complaining. You both are right: the level of detail I saw is going to be awesome.... especially in a Huey! I was just reading the Wikipedia the other day about the Grey Nose and quickly jumped back to see if it was going to be modeled in the Normandy map. I suppose I had just put my foot in my mouth (like I always do.) (Well, if you do it enough, soon the taste doesn't seem that bad unless you walk somewhere amongst cows and horses...:) The Hornet is best at killing things on the ground. Now, if we could just get a GAU-8 in the nose next to the AN/APG-65, a titanium tub around the pilot, and a couple of J-58 engines in the tail...
NeilWillis Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Don't overlook the Canadian contributions on Juno beach (16th Division i believe?) on the big day itself. And never forget that there were numerous Canadian pilots flying in RAF Squadrons on the day too. But yeah, who wouldn't want the theatre widening as far as it is possible to widen it. After it's released though, because I'm very impatient for Normandy. Hopefully there may be scope to expand it later?
ED Team NineLine Posted February 23, 2017 ED Team Posted February 23, 2017 There will be more WWII action to come I am sure, I dont know of any expansion to the Normandy map though. Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug**
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted February 23, 2017 ED Team Posted February 23, 2017 Don't overlook the Canadian contributions on Juno beach (16th Division i believe?) on the big day itself. And never forget that there were numerous Canadian pilots flying in RAF Squadrons on the day too. But yeah, who wouldn't want the theatre widening as far as it is possible to widen it. After it's released though, because I'm very impatient for Normandy. Hopefully there may be scope to expand it later? My grandfather was on Juno with the Canadians, he was British reconnaissance regiment, made it two days in before getting shot and sent home. It has been great flying over the virtual world of Normandy and imagining what it must of been like, I am sure you guys will love it. Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
NeilWillis Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck just thinking about that Bignewy! My dad missed out on becoming a fighter pilot during the later war years. He did the training, completing it in 1945, but was demobbed before getting a posting to a squadron. I had an uncle who dropped with the paras at Arnhem, he couldn't release the pin to drop his equipment pack, landed with it still strapped to his leg, wrecked his knees, and carried a PIAT around until they went to use it and found it was screwed. He managed to escape back across a river to the allied held side of the lines, and spent the rest of the war in traction. Another uncle was with the 8th army all through the North Africa campaign, and Italy. He would never talk about what he experienced though.
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