JG1 is proud to present - ACME: Aces Over the Rhine

[Stab/JG1_Klaiber]

JG1 is proud to present:

Air Combat Multiplayer Events (ACME)!

 

ACME is a series of homegrown one-shot competitions that use the IL-2: Flying Circus, IL-2: Great Battles, and DCS World Open Beta simulators.

 

Some ACME events have the most basic rules, concentrating on fun-fly matches for the open community.

 

Other ACME events are flown as serious online contests using “dead-is-dead.” In those matches, each player only has one pilot per night.

 

Details regarding ACME events are always posted well before the event date, with clear instructions on what registered pilots and guests should expect.

 

Our first ACME offering is “Aces Over the Rhine,” created by JG1_Kliegmann!

 

Aces Over the Rhine is a fun event for IL-2: Great Battles, using the Rhineland map and a 1942 plane set.

 

Players will have an unlimited number of virtual lives, but aircraft are limited!

 

Allies (RAF):

 

• Hurricane Mk.II – 12 total
• Hurricane Mk IIA Series 2 (IIC prototype) - 2 total
• Mosquito F.B. Mk.VI – 6 total
• P-39L-1 – 6 total
• A-20B – 24 total
• Spitfire Mk.VB - 12 total
• Spitfire Mk.VВ (low-recon) – 4 total
• A-20B (high recon) – 2 total

 

Axis (Luftwaffe):

 

• Stab/JG 1 – 2 Bf 109F-4 total / 2 Fw 190A-3 total
• I./JG 1 -  40 Bf 109F-4 total
• II./JG 1 – 19 Bf 109F-4 total / 21 Fw 190A-3 total
• III./JG 1 – 26 Bf 109F-4 total / 14 Fw 190A-3 total

Date and Time: Saturday, 9 July 2022 at 6 PM UTC / 2 PM EDT
Place: JG1 IL-2 Server - http://stats.jg1.org:8000/en/
Comms: JG1 will provide TeamSpeak, Discord, and SRS

 

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To get involved and read the mission details, head over to the ACME Discord and register:

 

 

Direct link: https://discord.gg/x9SZVCZyFN

Edited June 22, 2022 by Stab/JG1_Klaiber

[Stab/JG1_Klaiber]

To answer a question recently asked about why the Germans have more fighters in the Aces Over the Rhine plane-set:

 

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The event is mission based. The primary mission of the Allies is to destroy targets. The Hurricane squadron is meant as escort for the bombers, attackers and recon aircraft. Whereas, the German primary objective is to defend territory, which is large. The Germans have no attackers or bombers. Thus, they'll have no targets of their own to hit. As a result, people shouldn't look at this event as a fighter slugfest. Rather, winning the mission for the Allies requires the bombers getting through and that requires coordination and working together. That said, there are plans to increase the number of Allied aircraft to meet the player need on the Allied side. Meaning, a large turn out will mean we'll increase the Allied aircraft totals.

 

Hope that helps explain some of the method behind the madness. If anyone has any specific questions, post below and @II./JG1_Kliegmann and I will do our best to answer.

 

Also, if you have any suggestions, throw them our way too.

[Stab/JG1_Klaiber]

On 6/6/2022 at 8:40 PM, Stab/JG1_Klaiber said:

Allies (RAF):

 

• Hurricane Mk.II – 12 total
• Hurricane Mk IIA Series 2 (IIC prototype) - 2 total
• Mosquito F.B. Mk.VI – 6 total
• P-39L-1 – 6 total
• A-20B – 24 total
• Spitfire Mk.VB - 12 total
• Spitfire Mk.VВ (low-recon) – 4 total
• A-20B (high recon) – 2 total

 

Hi All,

 

The plane-set for the Saturday, 9 July mission has been updated!

 

A squadron of twelve Spitfire Mk.VB has been added. And two Hurricane Mk. IIA Series 2 prototypes (basically IIC with Hispanos) has been added to the existing squadron of twelve Hurricane Mk.II's.

 

This does two things - adds to Allied aircraft numbers (which we were planning on doing) and gives the Allied pilots more overall flexibility.

 

If you're interested in flying, head over to our event Discord: https://discord.gg/x9SZVCZyFN

 

Date and Time: Saturday, 9 July 2022 at 6 PM UTC / 2 PM EDT

 

 

Edited June 22, 2022 by Stab/JG1_Klaiber

[Stab/JG1_Klaiber]

Just a quick bump:

 

https://discord.gg/wNCG52r9fe?event=980220628516880415

 

For anyone interested: Saturday, 9 July 2022 at 6 PM UTC / 2 PM EDT at will be our first ACME event.  It's a fun event, so there is no pressure.  But we're asking people to sign in to help us balance teams.  Looking forward to flying with you all!

[Stab/JG1_Klaiber]

Hi All,

 

Tomorrow (9 July) is go time!

 

The event will start at 2 PM EDT / 6 PM UTC (1800 Zulu).

 

If you're interested in flying, head over to the ACME Discord.

 

Once there, check out the registration✍ and request-roles✍ sections and choose your side and access by selecting the appropriate emoji!

 

Aces Over the Rhine is a fun event, but we're using the registrations to help balance teams.

 

Looking forward to flying with you all!

 

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by Stab/JG1_Klaiber
updated info

[Stab/JG1_Klaiber]

Thanks to everyone who was able to fly ACME: Aces Over the Rhine with us today!

 

And a special thanks to @II./JG1_Kliegmann for building such a fun and enjoyable mission!

 

The results were an Allied victory.

 

RAF pilots (BLUFOR) were able to blind the German radar net, Himmelbett. And while the Luftwaffe (REDFOR ) put up a dogged defense, the RAF was able to exploit the gap and push through to damage two German industrial areas. However, these Allied successes came at a cost as German Flakkorps proved deadly for both low and high-flying RAF aircraft.

 

Everyone at ACME is looking forward to flying with you all again soon!