AI Bf110 G-4, Ju88 G, Avro Lancaster

[rkk01]

With the arrival of the Mosquito, some night time warriors will be useful to flesh out the mission options…

 

The Lancaster had been a long time “lurker” on the WW2 Assets Pack list - it can be used for the daylight raids on Caen as well as night time raids on rail yards and Crossbow targets

 

The Bf110 and Ju88 would be primary targets for Mosquito FB.VI intruder patrols, especially as the Mossies were tasked with patrolling the nightfighter bases and hitting them in the ground / returning from missions

 

(and of course, the AI models can also form the basis for future flyable modules…)

[DD_Fenrir]

At night are you really going to be able to tell a Ju-88G from the Ju-88C we have in game? And given intruders operated in the locale of night fighter bases at low level and bomber streams flew at >10,000 ft and tended to take routes to avoid known Nachtjaeger airfields what would the point of the Lancaster be?

[rkk01]

Good point re the Ju 88…

 

I was thinking of the wider environment / battle space. Nachtjagd versions of the 110 and 88 would keep Mossie pilots on their toes… although “all seeing” AI probably doesn’t require actual NF versions

 

Lancaster has long been on the list for the Assets Pack, although the Typhoon and Dakota would both be much more usable…

[Mogster]

An AI Typhoon would be very useful. Especially as they seem to crop up as low level Mosquito escort.

[DD_Fenrir]

I didn't mean to urinate on anyone's campfire by the way - I think DCS is uniquely suited to simulate the WW2 night air war better than anyone has ever done before (if ever!).

 

I'd love to see our imminent FB.VI Mossie converted to an NF.XII or XVIII with ED leveraging DCS's inherent A2A and GCI radar functionalities, with night fighter Ju-88C-6 (a G variant would be nice but perhaps too much work) and a Lancaster B.I and maybe even a Ju 188 or Do 217 to represent defensive night-fighting on the Allied side.

 

The question is commercially whether it is a viable; would enough people pay for WW2 Night Air War additions? Alas (as much as I would like too see it) I suspect not...