WW2 Pivotal Era balanced opposition

[Lynchsl62]

The year of late 1942 through in 1943 were the pivotal years when the Allies were finally able to contest air supremacy from the Luftwaffe, though the Schweinfurt raids demonstrated that was localised due to range, in the Channel, North Africa/Mediterranean and the Far East in China and New Guinea. The Allies developed competent planes but superior training and resources to ultimately take on the supremacy of the Luftwaffe, IJAF and IJN. 

 

The planes that would best represent these pivotal battles in this era are for me:

F4U for Guadalcanal (Blacksheep squadron)

F4F for Guadalcanal / North Africa in Operation Torch

P-40 for New Guinea / China (Flying Tigers)  / North Africa / Russia

A6M Zero for Guadalcanal/ China

Bf-109 G2/G6 for North Africa / Russia / Channel 

 

This would cover so much of the peak years when the Allies were able to contest the supremacy of the Luftwaffe and IJN across multiple scenarios and as such be surely this would be the most intereresing and pivotal period of WW2 The other pivotal period was the destruction of the Luftwaffe in early 1944 by the 8th Air Force over Germany with P-47 early variants and P-51 B/C, none of which we have but would also be useful as the early P-47 operated in New Guinea battling Ki-43 and the P-51 B/C operated in China

[TheLongShanks]

+1

[rkk01]

Good choice of period, well balanced…

I’d go with the 109 F4, rather than the early model Gustav…

Anton A4, 110

Spitfire Vb, Hurricane II, Beaufighter

P-38F, P-51B

Libya - Malta - Sicily - Southern Italy would make a fantastic map

[Lynchsl62]

2 hours ago, rkk01 said:

I’d go with the 109 F4, rather than the early model Gustav…

The F4 is the best angles Bf-109 I agree, “power” and light weight. I have always had a soft spot for the early G series (and the G10) though

The A4 would be in context as would the P-38F and the Spitfire Vb along with the P-40

Flights from Catania or Trapani in Sicily would be amazing during Operation Husky, AI B25 and 110/210 adding to the target environment - Catch22 anyone

[Mogster]

4 hours ago, rkk01 said:

Good choice of period, well balanced…

I’d go with the 109 F4, rather than the early model Gustav…

Anton A4, 110

Spitfire Vb, Hurricane II, Beaufighter

P-38F, P-51B

Libya - Malta - Sicily - Southern Italy would make a fantastic map

Operation Pedestal 

[TheLongShanks]

Having module cohesion within specific years is the single most important thing for ww2 multiplayer right now. Especially since we only need versions of the planes we already have that are earlier or later.

 

I would recommend the period of time around the invasion of Normandy since it is topically the map chosen for ww2 servers and is very close in relation to the modules we already have.