Early Somme?

[Wayfarer 5]

I reached June 1916 in my British two seater campaign and the update announced that the Battle of the Somme had started. I wasn't expecting this until July, but I thought this might have been to take into account increased reconnaissance activity prior to the attack. On 1st of July the newssheet came up announcing the start of the Battle of the Somme.

Now I am wondering if the campaign timing can have got mucked up a little, or whether OFF actually does start things ahead of the historical commencement.

[Hasse Wind 46]

I've noticed the dates of various battles and operations are not always that exact in the campaign manager. Of course it's not always so easy to accurately determine when some of those battles, often lasting for months, exactly ended, but maybe the dates for the biggest and most important ones could be adjusted in P4, at least the start dates, like July 1st 1916 for the Somme?

[+Winder 32]

I've noticed the dates of various battles and operations are not always that exact in the campaign manager. Of course it's not always so easy to accurately determine when some of those battles, often lasting for months, exactly ended, but maybe the dates for the biggest and most important ones could be adjusted in P4, at least the start dates, like July 1st 1916 for the Somme?

 

Hi Guys thanks thats wrong if its starting that early - I will look.

 

Probably a typo somewhere...

 

WM

[+Winder 32]

Looking at the OOB its clear that many battles are depicted as starting when the gun barrages started as opposed to the first infantry attacks...

 

HTH

 

WM

[Wayfarer 5]

Looking at the OOB its clear that many battles are depicted as starting when the gun barrages started as opposed to the first infantry attacks...

 

HTH

 

WM

 

Well that certainly fits. There is a lot more ordnance going off since the start of the battle was announced.

[Hasse Wind 46]

Makes sense, especially for two-seaters doing artillery fire direction.