Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik mission pack for Il-2 Sturmovik 1946

[Juri_JS]

For all those who are eagerly awaiting the release of BoS and as a small inspiration for the developers, I have released a 'Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik' mission pack for Il-2 Sturmovik 1946:
http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/download.php?view.699

The Platzschutzstaffel (airfield defence squadron), commanded by Hauptmann Rudolf Germeroth, was a detachment of volunteers from Jagdgeschwader 3, based at Pitomnik airfield inside the Stalingrad pocket between 12 December 1942 and 16 January 1943. The units main task was to protect the airfield and the transport planes bringing supplies and evacuating the wound, but also free hunt and reconnaissance escort missions were flown. Due to the lack of spare parts and the harsh conditions at Stalingrad often not more than three Bf-109 were serviceable at the same time and many missions were flown by just two planes. Nonetheless the units pilots claimed more than 100 Soviet aircraft shot down during this time. On 16 January 1943 Pitomnik was captured by the Red Army and the men of the Platzschutzstaffel escaped to Gumrak airfield. Over the following days the pilots were evacuated by plane, but most of the ground crews were left behind and became prisoners when the 6th Army surrendered on 2 February 1943.

I have tried to make the missions as historically accurate as possible. For example I used the Gradnetz-coordinates from the official Luftwaffe victory reports to determine the locations of air battles shown in the missions and some of them are based on the personal records of Kurt Ebener, who scored more than 30 victories during his time at Pitomnik.

If the games editor allows it, I might later redo the missions for BoS.

 

 

 

[4./JG53_Wotan]

Cool - looks like fun...

[Juri_JS]

By the way - today on 16 January, exactly 70 years ago, Oberleutnant Werner Lucas flew the last combat mission of Platzschutzstaffel Pitomnik, before the airfield was overrun by the Red Army and the men of the Platzschutzstaffel had to evacuate to Gumrak airfield. This missions is also part of my mission pack.

[Juri_JS]

I have uploaded version 1.1 of the mission pack. The missions were updated with some of the new features and objects from patch 4.12.1, which means they are no longer compatible with older versions of the game. Three new missions were added and in two of the old missions I have added the new taxi to take off option.

 

 

[AX2]

Thanks !!  

 

I have uploaded version 1.1 of the mission pack. The missions were updated with some of the new features and objects from patch 4.12.1, which means they are no longer compatible with older versions of the game. Three new missions were added and in two of the old missions I have added the new taxi to take off option.
 

[leitmotiv]

good job      love taxi to take off so cool for campaigns and coops

[LAL_Wolf]

I have tried to make the missions as historically accurate as possible. For example I used the Gradnetz-coordinates from the official Luftwaffe victory reports to determine the locations of air battles shown in the missions and some of them are based on the personal records of Kurt Ebener, who scored more than 30 victories during his time at Pitomnik.

 

If the games editor allows it, I might later redo the missions for BoS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Good job Juri !!

Edited September 20, 2013 by LAL_Wolf

[Juri_JS]

Unfortunatly only some of the missions could be redone with the limited plane set of BoS.

To redo all missions in BoS we would need the FW-189, DB-3/Il-4, Li-2, Po-2 and especially the Ju52.

[Trooper117]

Cheers!

Still flying IL2 here!

[Cybermat47]

I'll have to check this out.

 

I didn't bother to update IL2 when the patch came out. That'll probably bite me now.