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IL2 Series Sturmovik Forgotten Battles Pacific Fighters Campaigns & Missions
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Espagne
By GastonGaston
Here it is!!! The much talked about (OK, somewhat talked about) Spanish campaign.
It consists of:
-the campaign missions, edited as well for single mission play
-12 missions adapted for multi-player co-ops
-all neccessary skins!!!
To install, simply do the following:
-unzip everything into a temporary folder (TEMP, for example), open the folder "Espagne" then cut and paste the folders named "Missions", "Samples" and "Paintschemes" into the Il-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles main folder.
And...voila! That's all there is to it!!
After taking off it will not be easy to survive all the different missions in this campaign.
To fly it, go to Campaign and, under France, select "Spain 1938".
Do not forget to activate the "play music" option, so you will have some ambiance sounds during the briefings.
In the skin of a Republican pilot you will take on your Nationalist adversaries (Fascist or Franquistes).
You will have the chance to try many different things: ground attack, reconnaissance, fly a captured enemy plane, escort bombers or secret agents, intercept bombers or enemy reconnaisance planes...
You will also encounter different types of planes...you will even find the enemy flying the same type of plane as yours on occasion so be sure about what you are firing at!!!
The multiplayer missions are playable from one side for those which take place on small maps, and from two sides for those on large maps.
Of course, the game does not provide a map of Spain (sniffff....) so I had to improvise a bit, but if you use your imagination for the names on the map it'll all be fine!!!
So, welcome to Spain, and fly well, compañero!!!
Oops..almost forgot...the first mission of the Campaign (All or Nothing) is an adaptation from a mission created by Mad_Cat.
Have fun!!!
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Special dedication:
This work is affectionately dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Paul (nicknamed Popol), who died 5 years ago, and who, in his youth and as a militant syndicalist and avowed Communist, volunteered to go and fight fascism in Spain in the ranks of the International Brigades. I miss you Papy...but
the struggle goes on!!!
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Credits
My special thanks to all the skinners of our community:
-Tchaika
-Kamikuza
-UF_Josse
-Hoarmurath
-Billis851
-AngelOfMons
-Jutocsa
-Tuckie
-UF_Zargos
-Col. Douglas King
and to the others whose names escape me at the moment...
Without the marvellous talent and hardwork of all these skinners this campaign would never have seen the light of day!!!
Thanks in particular to the Spanish Civil War site webcindario (hello Tuckie!!!), in Spain. It had the brilliant idea of reuniting in one place, the skins of all the aircraft that fought in the war in Spain,
a la www.il2skins.com
Finally, a big thank you to Jude Simmonds, aka FlatSpinMan, a New Zealander who washed ashore in Japan, and who did what needed to be done to translate this campaign into English for our Anglo-Saxon friends!!!
He also created the bases from which you will take off. Yes, I know... I am quite lazy on this aspect of things... THANKS, man !!! You're the BEST !!!
Also special thanks to Jeanba with which I had so many mails about this campaign. Hope his PC is still OK... ;-)
Do not forget : switch off the "no instant success" option !!!
And... Viva España !!!
Campagne Spain by Thierry Duruz
gaston.fb.maniak@bluewin.ch
Lausanne, 25 november 2005.
8,122 downloads
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The Battle of Malta 1940-42(GB) 1.6
THE BATTLE OF MALTA 1940-1942 (GB) 1.5
for Il2/AEP/Pf 4.03m+
A 51 mission Scripted fighter Campaign for an RAF pilot.
This campaign is based on a a lot of historical research, no real pilot would have had the opportunity to experience
all that is contained although I have constructed what I hope is a believable 'fiction'.
Most missions represent Radar guided interceptions above the Island of Malta, against the numerically vastly superior
Regia Aeronautica and Luftwaffe.
Convoys are central to this whole campaign so ships of all types and their attack and defence feature very heavily
throughout (several missions are carrier based).
Player fly's the Gladiator, Hurricanes, Spitfire and Beaufighter
(and very briefly a Martlet (lend lease F4F-4) and A20.)
This campaign was constructed using the excellent il2 MATmanager and it is recommended that people install this excellant free utility in order to see accurate plane markings.
(the campaign should still work without it but will not look as good as intended.)
Thanks to all the skinners that created the skins contained within, I have tried my best to agnowledge their excellent
work.
Unzip to your desktop and look at the enclosed Read Me(GB)
1.5- As a result of The_Battle_of_Malta (IT) the convoy actions of this campaign have been recreated in far greater
detail. As a result this version has 3 extra missions (all (historical) long range defences of convoys by Malta based
fighters) and 5 of the pre 1.5 missions have been extensively revised (specificaly the convoy 'Pedestal' missions).
(8 more 'historical'and 'semi historical' missions in total).
1.6- Updates the 41st mission in the campaign
(thanks to Beaufort for research and advice.)
Four missions that were air-starts have been changed so that all missions now begin on runways.
Tropical A20 skin included plus MBR-2-AM-34 skin replaced with a new skin by Skioppo.
(1.6 is a very minor change. With updates if you already have a campaign in progress, overwrite the existing Battle_of_Malta_1940-42 folder in your campaign GB folder and you can continue the campaign but will have the updated version.)
THE BATTLE OF MALTA (IT) is now available. It took far longer to produce than this one and required more research, almost all missions are based on real mission reports and had to be created from scratch, the atmosphere and focus is very differant and so are the mission types and problems faced, try it and see.
Charlielamb2002@yahoo.co.uk
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DGEN Latest Updates! 3/10/06
By Skycat
This is an anthology of various "Battle Over Europe" and PF DGen updates put into one zip file. It is intended for BoE owners who are patched to pf_403m.
Contents:
1. Files from BOEupdate_AEP, PF-BOE and BoE4.0 updates by Starshoy;
2. BOE night Hurricane skin update;
3. NW Europe DGen campaign by Ian Boys for pf_v402m;
4. DGen.exe 4.0.4.5 by Starshoy;
5. DGen_4043_Upgrade by Ian Boys;
6. "Italian_Pack" w/speech files, medals, background and skins;
7. "Italian_pilots" pack by Elephant;
8. Ju-88 campaigns (beta) by Amagi.
9. Updated with Final_Fix_1 for DGen_4043_Upgrade by Ian Boys.
10. Updated Feb. 20, 2006 with the Italian pilots name fix by Ian Boys, Amagi's Belgorod Ju-88 campaign fix, Chameleon[red]'s Russian translations of Italian campaign briefings, and the latest DGen.exe by Starshoy.
[DGen_4043 current as of 2-27-2006]
3-3-06: Updated zip file with Amagi's most recent version of Belgorod campaign and with two files common to Nimit's TruePacific v0.06 to avoid installation order conflict. NGen.exe v3.1.1.4 included as a compressed file.
3-6-06: Added an Mc.202 "Tunisia" campaign submitted by Lil' Pup which uses the Online MT map.
3-7-06: Seven DGen files updated to make this compilation cross compatible with TruePacific and Amagi's "Disaster on the Frontiers" campaigns.
3-9-06: Added Ian Boys' Osfront_patch01.
3-10-06: Added Li'l Pup's updated files for his "Tunisia" campaign.
Compilation is now at v.10.
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True Pacific for DGen
By NimitsTexan
OVERVIEW
Thanks for downloading (and for taking the time to read this file). The main features of this campaign mod:
1) Adds 13 new DGen operations and 4 new DGen careers for the Pacific Theater
2) Order of Battle extensively researched to put the right planes and squadrons in the campaign.
3) Ops file is based, as much as possible, on the mission reports and pilot accounts of actual air engagements that
occurred during the various campaigns.
4) Planes, ships, AAA, artillery, and everything else is placed in as accurate position as possible based on my research
and map/game limitations [Note, ships setups have been designed to provide most realistic experience with reload time at
5.0; I higher reload time could help if you are experiencing low fps around ships; a lower reload time would be good if
you just really, really, want to relive Torpedo 8's mission every time you fly an anti-shipping strike].
5) New campaign briefings
6) Use skins so aircraft are painted and marked as they were historically
0.08
Bug Fixes
1. 318th FG campaign crashing when going from Pearl Harbor to Marinanas
2. No USN escort missions in carrier campaigns
3. Coral Sea Escort mission crash
4. No USN non-CV anti-shipping strikes in Midway
5. N1K2 not showing up in Defense of Japan
Enhancements
1. Changed Rufe Tulagi campaign to pre-Guadalcanal bomber intercept campaign (as is historical)
2. Guadalcanal Invasion campaign improved (Japanese template, correct OB, correct skins)
3. Edited most carrier campaigns to reduce as much as possible the "30 mile final" (because of how DGen does carrier and antishipping missions, this is problem cannot be eliminated completely).
4. Added USMC campaign covering the defense of Wake Island before the Hiryu/Soryu carrier strike
5. Added Eastern Solomons campaign (correct air OB, task forces forces semi-historical, based on default Santa Cruz template)
6. D3A1s and sBD-3s have correct skins in Santa Cruz
7. A6M2-21s and D3A1s have green skins in Marianas
8. Reduced air OB numbers in .dat files 50% across the board (allows the player to have slightly more influence on the campaigns, and brings air OBs in line with ground and ship unit density)
9. Ar-196A3 (as a stand in for the E13A2) added to campaigns featuring IJN cruisers/battleships as appropriate
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Battle of Britain - Hurricane Season
By Cobra427so
The Battle of Britain - Hurricane Season campaign missions are pulled from actual daily events and reports from July 10th through August 31st. While the missions follow a fictional character (you), some of the names and people are real. The locations, aircraft and Squadrons, (British and German) are as accurate as possible.
1,991 downloads
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Aces of the Italian Empire
By Billy Pryce
Sorry, had to repost this today due to a corrupted file.
This 47 mission set provides an Italian fighter career during the period from June 1940 to April 1945. Includes skins. Any problems or questions relating to the campaign please feel free to e-mail me at EAF602WHIZZ@aol.com
Hope you enjoy it.
Billy Pryce
1,642 downloads
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The Battle of Malta 1940-42 (IT) 1.1
THE BATTLE OF MALTA 1940-1942 (IT) 1.0
for Il2/AEP/Pf 4.03m+
A 62 mission Scripted fighter Campaign for an Italian fighter pilot based in Sicily.
This campaign is based on a lot of historical research, no real pilot would have had the opportunity to experience
all that is contained although I have constructed what I hope is a believable fiction.
Almost all the missions within this campaign are directly based upon real missions.
The variety and type of missions are varied but the focus is upon escort type missions and their evolution throughout
the period covered. There are also patrols, fighter sweeps, ground attacks, interceptions and a variety of 'specials' as the Regia Aeronautica struggle to win air superiority and prevent convoys and supplies from getting to Malta.
Convoys are central to this whole campaign so ships of all types and their attack and defence feature very heavily
throughout.
Player fly's the Fiat Cr42 'Falco', MC200 'Saetta', Fiat G50 and MC202 'Folgore'.
(and very briefly a bf109, He111 and an MC205 'Veltro' in a final 'epilogue' mission in 43.)
i) This campaign requires the Italian campaign folder and Italian speech pack. (included in the 'DGEN latest updates !' underneath this in the campaigns section of CombatAce website:-
http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...p;showfile=2032
OR
in 'the Italian campaign pack' available at Ubi Pacific fighters under user campaigns,
many thanks to Gaston and everyone else involved.
ii) This campaign was constructed using the excellent il2 MATmanager and it is recommended that people install this
utility in order to be able to choose accurate plane markings.
(the campaign should still work without it but will not look as good as intended.)
Thanks to all the skinners that created the skins contained within, I have tried my best to agnowledge their excellent
work. (see read me).
Unzip to your desktop and look at the enclosed Read Me(IT)
Hopefully there should be an Italian language version of this campaign to follow soon.
1.1 corrects some spelling and typos in the briefs.
Charlielamb2002@yahoo.co.uk stanislao.penniello@tin.it
1,395 downloads
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New_Campaigns_for_PF
By MK2
The file will contain the following below. Some of it fixes historical inaccuracies and others contain more flexibility (even if not particularly historical, as an example, you may now fly the P-38J in new Guinea, a bit earlier
than history dictated but still with in flexible limits of reality
Added P-38J USAAF land based career to the New Guinea campaign (semi historical, a bit early, not by much)
Added F-4U Corsair Marines land based career to the Guadacanal campaign (a bit ealier but most same planes in the air)
Added Ki-61 Tony Career to the New Guinea campaign (semi historical, a bit early, not by much)
Added F65F Navy Career to the Marianas (historical)
Added ki-61 Tony career to the JAAF in Tarawa (not historical)
Enjoy!
MK2
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French Wings 1940-1945: Like No Other Pilot
By vtrelut
LIKE NO OTHER PILOT: Fly to defend and then to liberate France. Your enemies will be the Luftwaffe, the Regia Aeronautica, the Royal Navy, the RAF, the US Navy... Your allies will be Dutch, Belgian, British, American, Russian... with many Czech comrades.
Please follow strictly and carefully the instructions in the read-me.
More than 2,000 missions, making up to 120 campaigns, all combined in 15 pilot careers.
For fighters, fighter-bombers, bombers and reconaissance aircraft.
The only time during World War II when American planes were engaged in combat against other American aircraft. Find out why and how!
1,220 downloads
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Tempest Wing
By Billy Pryce
This is a 22 sortie linear campaign for the Hawker Tempest. It runs from June 1944 until May 1945. Think you can survive your last tour of ops on this beast? Think flak trap and think again!
1,207 downloads
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Allied channelfront campaign Vers. 1.0
By Boelcke
It´s a campaign for the time frame from 1941 till the invasion in june 1944. There are three separate campaigns in your career menu,
fighters,
fighter bombers and
bombers,
each for RAF and USSAF pilots.
You need IL2 1946 4.08m and battle over europe to get the campaign working.
IMPORTANT: Unzip the zip file into a temp folder and R E A D the READmE!
Have fun
1,160 downloads
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German Channelfront 1941-44
By Boelcke
The german channelfront campaign, is a highly immersive dynamic campaign for german fighter pilots. It is a set from five subcampaigns from 1941 till the invasion in 1944.
To run the campaign you need IL2 Sturmovik 1946 (version 4.08) and the addon "battle over europe". Without battle over europe, you can´t start the campaign.
The package contains the campaign files and a skinpack. Please unzip the files into a temp-folder and read the README bevor you start to install the campaign.
1,072 downloads
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Pacific Fighters DGEN campaigns
By MK2
NEW 4.02M patch compatible!
These files will contain the following below. Some of it fixes historical inaccuracies and others contain more flexibility (even if not particularly historical, as an example, you may now fly the P-38J in new Guinea, a bit earlier
than history dictated but still with in flexible limits of reality?we?re talking 5 months earlier people?same planes opposed it).
Added P-38J USAAF land based career to the New Guinea campaign (semi historical, a bit early, not by much)
Added F-4U Corsair Marines land based career to the Guadacanal campaign (a bit ealier but most same planes in the air)
Added Ki-61 Tony Career to the New Guinea campaign (semi historical, a bit early, not by much)
Added F65F Navy Career to the Marianas (historical)
Added ki-61 Tony career to the JAAF in Tarawa (not historical)
Enjoy!
MK2
1,070 downloads
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Spanish campaign re-vamped
By GastonGaston
Hello !!!
As you know it, it is now possible to mod our favourite sim.
I also did my small personnal mod, which is available here :
http://www.allaircraftarcade.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4110
To install it, just follow the indications you will find in its own "readme" file.
This mod gives me the idea to "remix" this good old SCW campaign, and here is the final result.
Be careful !!! You will need the precedent version to make it work properly, because to maintain this file small, I did NOT enclose the skins !!!
So, go and take it there, for example :
http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=1797
and once its file in unzipped, just throw away the Missions folder.
To install this new version, nothing is easier :
-unzip in a temporary folder,
-copy-paste the new folders you have in the root of your FB, et voilà !!!
Let's go !!! and most of all, do not forget to activate the musical function, because you will have some surprises when reading the briefings...
I wish you a good flight !!!
For credits and thankyous, see the readme of the precedent version of the campaign.
Gaston, Perroy, april 2008
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America's Ace of Aces
By Hairog
Richard Ira Bong
Just over the Wisconsin border from Illinois is the most stolen sign in America. It reads Bong Recreation Area. 99% of the people you ask will have no idea who or what the area is named after. It's a shame that the greatest fighter pilot America has ever produced is all but forgotten and his name has become a joke.
This is just my attempt to educate a small number of you as to the life and times of Richard Ira Bong, America's Ace of Aces. His record 40 kills in the Pacific Theater will never be surpassed. This unlikely farm boy from Poplar Wisconsin became a super star and then faded into the history books. He deserves more than 15 min of fame.
I have recreated all of Bong's successful missions. If you equal or surpass Bong's record with all the realism options turned on without do overs and without using the auto pilot you have accomplished a major feat and should be proud of your simulated flying skill.
The folder BongCampaign goes in the US folder that is in the Campaign folder that is in the mission folder.
The folder BongSingle goes in the US folder that is in the Single folder that is in the mission folder.
The P38J, P38L and P38L_Late folders go in the skins folder that is in the PaintSchemes folder.
This campaign is complex and requires a powerfull computer and video card. It was done with IL2FB+PF Combined Install version 4.02.
I have tried to recreate as accurately as possible the circumstances faced by Dick Bong in his 2 year onslaught of the Japanese armed forces. I have had to use different maps because many of the areas that Bong fought in are not represented in the game yet. Areas such as Northern New Guinea, Rabal, Borneo, the Philippine Islands of Negros, Mindoro and Leyte have not been modeled yet. I have found very similar areas on other maps that fit the bill however. By using the southern part of New Guinea I was able to recreate the Lae area farther to the north; by using the Singapore map I could recreate similar conditions to the Philippine islands etc. I think you will get the feel of the historical area and conditions.
Three books were instrumental in providing the historical facts for this endeavor...
Ace of Aces, The Dick Bong Story - Written by Carl Bong and Mike O'connor
Dear Mom So We Have A War by Carl Bong
Dick Bong Ace of Aces by Gen. George Kenney
Carl Bong is Dick Bong's brother and Gen. Kenney was Dick's commanding officer. I have copied major parts of the "descriptions" from these books. I am not a writer but I do know how to copy well. The first mission is from the Kokoda Campaign for Pacific Fighters by VBF_80 and the skins are all modifications of other people's painstaking work the most notable being "Marge" by Richard Mutt or RMutt. I couldn't have done this project without the jump start these artists provided.
I wish to apologize for the racial epithets used to describe the Japanese race. This was the language of the times and the quotes are verbatim. I'm sorry if they cause any discomfort. I do not mean to offend, just to be historically accurate with my quotes.
There are a few fun missions. One where you take off at night and try and get Washing Machine Charlie as Bong tried to do a few times... Another where you get into a dogfight in a SBD against a float plane... One where you have a mock dog fight with a P47 as Bong did while on leave... and the last one where you try and complete the only mission that Dick Bong could not.
Add all you want but please dont change the basic facts of the missions. The research is pretty good. If you do put the plane on autopilot, you will encounter all the bogies that Dick Bong shot down.
Oh yeah, by the way, did you know who Bong was before you read this?
964 downloads
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Battle of Britian Coop
By Cobain
In the early years of the war, the Luftwaffe unleashed a huge air campaign to take out the RAF.
This mission includes one of those raids on industrial targets.
RAF Flyable: 9 Spitfires, 4 Hurricanes
LW Flyable: 12 He-111s, 4 Me-109s.
Nonflyable:8 Ju-87s
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French Wings campaigns modded
By vtrelut
This pack contains the modded dynamic campaigns French Wings 1940-1945. It includes many new slot planes in action, over several modded maps. You don't need earlier versions of French Wings.
With these upgraded campaigns, you will have a more realistic and complete experience of flying from the Battle of France to the last air battles on the Eastern and Western fronts, involving the French squadrons equipped with American, British, French or Russian planes.
Having a unique destiny you will face various enemies such as the Luftwaffe, the Regia Aeronautica, the Royal Navy, the US Navy; you will also fly together with the Royal Air Force, the Dutch air force, the USAAF or the VVS, in modded planes such as the Curtiss H-75A-2, the Hurricane Mk I Trop, the Douglas DB-7, the Spitfire Mk Vc fighter bomber, or in former AIs made flyable, such as the Morane 406 and the Blenheim Mk IV. New friendly and enemy modded AIs are also featured, as well as 6 modded maps for the MTO and ETO.
These campaigns require the mods listed in the specific instructions which are included in this download. No mods pack is needed. Download links to required mods are provided, as well as precise indications concerning missing mods for each mods pack (AAA, C6, HSFX, UP).
A completely new bomber campaign for Abyssinia and Lybia is included.
Enjoy your flying... Like no other pilot!
Other mods recommended: Default map upgrade pack and Improved Building Textures by vpmedia, Improved Vehicle Textures by vpmedia, Ultimate Sound Mod v2 by Tiger_33: a must for immersion!
Cheers,
Vtrelut
Contact me at: vtrelut@yahoo.fr
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german channelfront campaign update V. 1.1 to 1.2
By Boelcke
Update from Vers. 1.1 to 1.2
I added a new subcampaign DDay, the invasion.
Unzip the file into a temp directory, copy the files into your IL2\DGEN folder, overwirte the old ones.
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The wild huntsman - Willi Reschke Ta 152 campaign
By Boelcke
To run the campaign you need IL2 Sturmovik 1946 (version 4.08).
The package contains the campaign files and a exclusive skinpack from RDDR for the JG 300/301/302 skins; only available with this campaign.
Please unzip the files into a temp-folder and read the README bevor you start to install the campaign.
If you have installed "the last days" (TLD) plese read the install.pdf!!!
Reading the book from Willi Rreschke „Jagdgeschwader 303/302 wilde sau“ animated me to do a dynamic campaign about it.
The JG 300/ 301 and 302 were named „wilde sau“, cause they were build in 1943, to stop the british night bombing of german cities, with Bf109 and Fw190. They flew without eletronics or radar equipment over the burning cities, to fight the bombers in range of vision. A job like suicide.
These units were build by former bomber pilots. Step by step, they were used from the early year of 1944 on, as day fighters, till the end of the war. Their only duty was the defenese of the homeland.
Willi Reschke served as fighterpliot in the JG 302 from summer 1944 in the defense of the reich. He first flew against the alliied bombers over ungary in summer 1944.
In autum of 1944 the JG 302 was renamed or reorganizd into JG 301 an reequipped with Fw190 A8 and A9. With this plane he flew at the end of 1944 till 1945 over germany.
In the beginning of 1945 his Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing) was used in the attempt, to stop the russian troops heading for Berlin.
The JG 301 was the only german unit, which was equipped with a small number of the new Ta 152H fighters. Willi Reschke was one of the few, who flew with this plane.
In my campaign, the Ta 152H will also be flyable in the second subcampaign, Reichsverteidigung 1944.
The campaign
• Ungary summer 1944: baptism of fire (Bf109G6)
• Defense of the reich, end of 1944
• The last stand, Berlin 1945
You also could fly with JG 300, which used the Fw190A8 in the ungary campaign. The Ta 152H is playable even in the second subcampaign, as bonus or what-if.
Have fun
650 downloads
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IL2FB Balaton Campaign
By pcpilot
From the readme...
This is a totally fictitious campaign involving the Balaton region map and the Player as a German pilot. You'll be flying first the B-239 Buffalo being used as a trainer, then the Bf-109E-4B Jabo fighter bomber. As you will quickly learn, this campaign came solely from my fertile imagination so if you are looking for history, you might try another campaign. Accurate history aside, if you are looking for a 37 mission campaign with varied missions and quick action, you've came to the right place. Ive tried to make each mission different and challenging without making the pilot fly 2 hours to get somewhere, or making the missions so tough you want to quit trying after doing the same mission 12 times.
This is a BETA release of this campaign. I would very much appreciate ANY feedback at all, positive, negative, contructive, destructive, or otherwise. Please let me know what you think. Thanks...
639 downloads
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D-Day T.O.O. v2
By jrjacobs
"D-Day Targets of Opportunity"
Three historical missions of D-Day,
1) P-38 CAP of the beaches,
2) P-47's stopping 22nd SS Panzer and Panzer Lehr Divisions trains South of Caen
3) A-20 attacking the Rail marshalling yards at Le Havre
1944 June 6 D-DAY - on a foggy overcast day the Allies land at Normandy. Field Marshal Rommel was of the firm belief that the only way to defeat an invasion was to counterattack the beaches as early as possible with armour.
Two hours before the seaborne landings began, Field Marshal von Rundstedt ordered the two reserve panzer divisions available for counterattack in Normandy, the 12th SS Panzer and Panzer Lehr, to move immediately toward Caen. He did so on the basis of an intuitive judgment that the airborne landings were on such a large scale that they could not be a mere deception maneuver and would have to be reinforced from the sea. The only place such landings could come in lower Normandy were on the Calvados and Cotentin coasts. He wanted armor there to meet the attack.
von Rundstedt's reasoning was sound, his action decisive, his orders clear.
But the panzer divisions were not under his command. They were in OKW reserve. To save precious time, von Rundstedt first ordered them to move out, then requested OKW approval. OKW did not approve. At 0730 Jodi informed von Rundstedt that the two divisions could not be committed until Hitler gave the order, and Hitler was still sleeping. von Rundstedt had to countermand the move-out order. Hitler slept until noon
Hitler's mistrust of his generals and the generals' mistrust of Hitler greatly assisted the Allies. So were Hitler's sleeping habits, as well as his Wolkenkuckucksheim ideas.
The two panzer divisions spent the morning waiting. There was a heavy overcast; they could have moved out free from serious interference from Allied aircraft. It was 1600 when Hitler at last gave his approval. By then the clouds had broken up and Allied fighters and bombers ranged the skies over Normandy, smashing anything that moved.
MISSION DATE: Sunday, TUESDAY, 6 JUNE 1944
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 12 players
MISSION TYPE: Air Intercept
FLYABLE PLANES: P38L, P-47D-27,A-20, Fw-190A8
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 10 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission by JR "Big Daddy" Jacobs
638 downloads
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December_7th_1941_small
By fabianfred
a mini campaign of Pearl harbor... with the frst mission as a look at the fleet just before take-off... just to look at... you don't fly in this one
the second is the take-off phase... more scene seting eye-candy
the third attack phase has a choice of four different complexities depending how good your machine is, and how much stutter you are prepared to put up with....
(this is called the small version because it is missing some sound files I included with the full version... just briefing screen music... which bumbed it up to over 6 mb.
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New Campaign Short Bong
By Hairog
Short Bong
Short Bong is a much shorter version of the America's Ace of Aces campaign. It is made for all of you who cannot spend the time that the real Dick Bong spent flying on his successful missions. This campaign is the same as America's Ace of Aces except you start out near the action. In the realism options choose instant success if you don't have the time to fly back to base.
Some time when you have the time try and play the full version of America's Ace of Aces. It's a real challenge and has some surprises I couldn't add in this short version.
Just over the Wisconsin border from Illinois is the most stolen sign in America. It reads "Bong Recreation Area".
99% of the people you ask will have no idea who or what the area is named after. It's a shame that the greatest fighter pilot America has ever produced is all but forgotten and his name has become a joke.
This is just my attempt to educate a small number of you as to the life and times of Richard Ira Bong, America's Ace of Aces. His record 40 kills in the Pacific Theater will never be surpassed. This unlikely farm boy from Poplar Wisconsin became a super star and then faded into the history books. He deserves more than just his 15 minutes of fame.
I have recreated all of Bong's successful missions. I have tried to recreate as accurately as possible the circumstances faced by Dick Bong in his 2 year onslaught of the Japanese armed forces. I have had to use different maps because many of the areas that Bong fought in are not represented in the game yet. Areas such as Northern New Guinea, Rabal, Borneo, the Philippine Islands of Negros, Mindoro and Leyte have not been modeled yet. I have found very similar areas on other maps that fit the bill however. By using the southern part of New Guinea I was able to recreate the Lae area farther to the north; by using the Singapore map I could recreate similar conditions to the Philippine islands etc. I think you will get the feel of the historical area and conditions.
There are a few fun missions. One where you take off at night and try and get Washing Machine Charlie as Bong tried to do a few times... Another where you get into a dogfight in a SBD against a float plane... One where you have a mock dog fight with a P47 as Bong did while on leave... and the last one where you try and complete the only mission that Dick Bong could not.
I wish to apologize for the racial epithets used to describe the Japanese race. This was the language of the times and the quotes are verbatim. I'm sorry if they cause any discomfort. I do not mean to offend, just to be historically accurate with my quotes.
If Put the plane on autopilot and you will encounter all the bogies that Dick Bong shot down.
The skins mentioned are not included in this version. If you want to use them they are included in America's Ace of Aces campaign only and you can download them there.
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german channelfront campaign update to Vers. 1.1
By Boelcke
In Version 1.1 i put in an additional subcampaign:
Channelfront end of 1942: Fortresses ahead
In this subcampaign, there is shown the first encounter of the B17 fortresses of france, since they flew their first missions over france from august of 1942 on. The fighter escort is done by Spitfires cause the first P47 fighters appeard at the beginning of the year 1943 (as far as I know).
I fixed some bugs and made some changes:
In the 1941 subcampaign i assigned the Hurricane IIb as Jabo only.
Changed some skin assignments in the 1943 subcampaign for JG2.
Changed the campaignsDe&.dat to show even the 41 subcampaign in the campaign menu (thx to vtrelut)
Made some changes in the opsnormandy44h.dat, to avoid possible crashes (thx to vtrelut)
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