North African Front

[Nachtschwärmer]

Hello there,

the North African Front has piqued my interest lately and now I'm wondering which models (Ares only) to use to fly some sorties over the desert sands? As I realized quickly there aren't much: the Bf.110 C-7 (Radusch), Beaufighter Mk.IF (Herrick), and maybe the B-25C Mitchell (Bauer). Do I miss any?

Thanks!

[Dan-Sam]

So, start our discussion here :)




Mediterranean theater
(both Spitfires are hypothetical - there are Vc (trop) Spitfires mostly on Malta)

Spitfire Mk.II - J. Falkowski (BoB camouflage)
Spitfire Mk.II - T. Vybiral (late war camouflage)
Spitfire Mk.IX trop - Stanisław Skalski (desert camouflage)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I - D. Bader (BoB camouflage, Mk.I was outdated)
Grummann F4F-3 Martlet III - A. Black
Curtiss P-40F Warhawk - J. Gisclon (Free France)
Curtiss P-40F Warhawk - W. Lott (American)
Douglas SBD–5 Dauntless - Christian C. Lee (Pacific camouflage)
Douglas SBD–5 Dauntless - JG Kirkendahl
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I - M. Pattle
Gloster Sea Gladiator - G. Burges
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF - M. J. Herrick
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIF - P. Y. Davoud
Mitchell B-25C - G. Bauer (American)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 - A. Galland (European 41'-44' camouflage)
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4 - F. Schupp
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4 - G. Radusch (night camouflage)
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-7 - G. Christl (desert camouflage)
Junkers Ju.87B-2 Stuka - IV./LG 1
Junkers Ju.87B-2 Stuka - 1./StG.3 (desert camouflage)
Junkers Ju.87R-2 Stuka - G. Sugaroni (Italian)
Heinkel He.111 H-3 - Stab./KG53
Dewoitine D.520 - P. Le Gloan (Vichy French)
Dewoitine D.520 - V. Stella (Italian)
Fiat CR.42 Falco - L. Gorrini (Italian)
Fiat CR.42 Falco - V. Rinaldi (Italian)
Reggiane R.2001 Falco II - R. Vaccari (Italian)
Reggiane R.2001 Falco II - G. Metellini (Italian)

[Dan-Sam]

Great thing about this theatre of war is that there are plenty of minis still available. Almost nobody wanted Italian planes and if I remember well, there are only two minis with desert camo (Me.110 and Spitfire Mk.IX). If you count with Gladiators and Bf.109E (almost necessary) you have good numbers :)

[Nachtschwärmer]

Wow, perfect! Got to order some new minis, I'm afraid. :clap:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Wrong section gentlemen, this is the post WW2 area of the forum.

[Dan-Sam]

About two years ago, we were surprised how well this could work. Here in Prague, we usually play BoB, Pacific or Eastern Front (Kubajs) but nobody was interested in Mediterranean Campaign. One player from another part of the Czech Republic started later than us (may be Cartas?) and bought planes from this era and suddenly this idea started to make sense! We were almost blind - Mediterranean Campaign was very well supported from Nexus and even from Area.
Go for it! :)

[Nachtschwärmer]

Argh, I'm sorry. Is it possible to relocate the thread?

[Dan-Sam]

Wrong section gentlemen, this is the post WW2 area of the forum.


Argh, I'm sorry. Is it possible to relocate the thread?

I can do anything with section. May be Eric or Keith...

[Nachtschwärmer]

Is it possible to emulate a FW 190 A-4/5/6 with Ares' FW 190 D-9 statswise? I'm not an expert on this topic, but they seem similar enough to me on a game mat.

[Jager]

Is it possible to emulate a FW 190 A-4/5/6 with Ares' FW 190 D-9 statswise? I'm not an expert on this topic, but they seem similar enough to me on a game mat.

You can check my opinions here:
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=2136
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=2137

Karl

[Nachtschwärmer]

Thanks, Karl!

[Jager]

If you are into modeling, Clipper has a how-to for converting Dorsa into Alphas/Fredrichs.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?17366-FW-190D-s-de-evolving-to-FW190A-s

Karl

[Nachtschwärmer]

Oh no, modeling is not quite my forte. :)