'Remagen Reconnaissance' - a single mission by DFLion

[DFLion]

This is a semi-historic mission leading up to the bombing of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen by the Luftwaffe.

The US 9^th Army have just captured the bridge intact and you are ordered to fly a photo reconnaissance mission in your Me262 prior to the bombing of the bridge (which will be the second mission, that will be posted later).

The flak will be heavy around the bridge along with the Allied fighters. You must get the photos back to Hopsten using your flying skill and speed advantage!

Good Luck,

DFLion

DF_1945_Remagen_Mission_01.zip

Edited March 19, 2020 by DFLion
I revised the mission to work better - see new zip below on this post DFLion

[Zeev]

I wanted to try out the Me262 for a long time and this will be a good oppurtunity for this
Thanks for the mission!

[PaulPaulaner]

22 hours ago, Zeev said:

I wanted to try out the Me262 for a long time and this will be a good oppurtunity for this
Thanks for the mission!

Then try this, it´s a nice mission too. ?

 

[Zeev]

4 hours ago, PaulPaulaner said:

Then try this, it´s a nice mission too. ?

 

Thanks! ?

[Zeev]

Hi,

Some feedback on the mission.
1. Waypoint 18 (I think), the second before landing, has an issues - while passing slightly far from it it does not count, only if pass straight near it.
2. I understand that this is a recon mission, but its pretty boring. I would add enemy patrol planes near your flight path but not too close so you will have any sense of danger while flying, at least in the enemy territory.

3. The target area only has some ground units and 2-3 planes that circle without doing anything, I would add some waypoints to the enemy aircraft, and add more enemies.
4. Its not clear enough where to taxi on the start of the mission, so I would add some friendly vehicle that will point where to go, or maybe change the starting point.
5. The last waypoing is too much close to the airfield, I would change it so the player would have a better landing approach.
6. Up to you, but in my opinion the mission is too long. Took me 1 hour to complete I think. 

Edited March 13, 2020 by Zeev

[DFLion]

Hi Zeev,

Thanks for the feedback.

1. I will increase the 'a/c detecting perimeter' around waypoint 18, so should solve that issue.

2. Recon missions are boring until you are over the target area. I decided to wait for the action to start when you are travelling over the Ludendorff bridge at 500 meters doing 800kmh. I will think about putting some intercepting Allied aircraft on the return leg, to liven it up a bit.

3. The target area has 4 Thunderbolts and 4 Mustangs circling the bridge at 500m. I must admit I have had mixed success in getting them to intercept the jet, it seems to happen randomly? I am quite happy for somebody to have a look at that in the mission builder to see if they can make it work better. I have added extra waypoints with 'attack links' to the jet, though I think at this point in the mission the jet is going too fast for them!

4. On taxying out to the runway you turn right, go to the runway end , turnaround and takeoff, I will add a friendly vehicle to help guide the jet. I really designed the start to put the jet on autopilot and watch it taxi out and takeoff itself. Once in the air you can speed up the autopilot to get it to the target area, before switching it off again.

5. I will expand the last waypoint further away from the airfield for a better landing approach.

6. I am a bit of a 'historical buff' and now we have a 'historical map' I like creating the missions as the actual pilots experienced them. You can speed everything up using the autopilot. The Me262's actually flew that distance on the day from Hopsten to recon and bomb the bridge.

Will get back with an amended mission asaspo, again thanks for your feedback. The bombing mission of the bridge will be a much more challenging and hectic affair.

DFLion

 

[Zeev]

2. I would suggest adding more AA/Flak and add spotlights (not sure if the time is morning but maybe it will help for immersion).
3. Try adding a closed waypoint patrol (A -> B -> C -> A) triangle so the enemy planes will patrol endlessly not one waypoint in circles but do a triangle patrol endlessly through three waypoints (Hold shift key while adding waypoints).
Also make sure you leave the default "Medium" priority so your plane will aggro the enemy planes because on high they might ignore you.

4. Oh, I turned straigh left and took off on the runway with visible ground bomb damage.
6. OK sure, as I said its only my opinion, I am sure there are other players that would like this historical aspect of the mission.

Thanks for listening to my feedback.

[DFLion]

I have revised 'Remagen Reconnaissance' with the helpful suggestions from 'Zeev'. This new version will keep you more aware of the Allied fighter presence, going down to the target area and coming back. You have to watch out for Lt. Glostermann when you return over Hopsten?

Thanks again Zeev, I think you will enjoy this version much better. Will look forward to your comments.

DFLion

DF_1945_Remagen_Mission_01(revised).zip