EMG Campaign: Operation Citadel 1943 / II. Sch.G1 FW190-A5 v01

[kraut1]

 

Released 24.02.2024, v01

Download Link:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ijwhxfa5dq17mo3xagpyr/Operation-Citadel-1943-II.-Sch.G1-FW190-A5-v01.zip?rlkey=2b7igx2w82hajtmzvr0dw7m0i&dl=0

 

 

After having completed my implementation of the Tank Crew Prokhorovka Map into Easy Mission Generator by Vander some weeks ago, I wanted to use it for something new. Because my current IL2 GB Pilot Career is in 1944 in the Normandy, I decided to try for the first time to create  a Campaign.

 

Required:

lL2 GB Tank Crew, Battle of Kuban

 

The campaign is semi historical correct:

-The frontlines are roughly according German HQ Army maps, thanks very much for the link to the maps Juri_JS!

-The II.Gruppe Schlachtgeschwader 1 took part in Operation Citadel and was located at Varvarovka (on the Tank Crew Map).

-The II.Gruppe Schlachtgeschwader 1 used the FW190-A5 U17/F3

-The missions are not directly related to the historic missions, but they are typical ground attack missions.

-I have modified in the EMG Template the Tank Columns and Armor Target Objectives with 1943 available tanks.

Historical Events during this Campaign:

4th July, evening: preliminary german attacks, Begin of Operation Citadel

5th July, morning : Soviet Airstrike on German Airfields

12th July, Battle of Prokhorovka (missions with many ground units, but no manually created ground battle)

13th July, Operation Citadel is terminated

14th-15th July, Operation Roland

17th-20th July retreat back to Belgorod

 

How to be played / flown:

-When the campaign begins, you are wingman No.2 in the flight. When your flight leader is shot down you take over.

-After ca. 5 missions you will be leader of the flight.

-The campaign shall be flown with realistic settings, all icons, moving icons on maps,.. to be deactivated.

-Only subtitles to be activated, you will get all information by subtitle messages.

-You don't have to complete mission objectives, you have only to survive.

-Manual Navigation by viewing the landscape and comparing it with the Map.

Translation of german subtitle messages:

by Radar:

Funkmesspeilung: Gegner in xxxx = Radar contact, enemy planes in Grid xxxx

by your wingmen, other german planes closer than 2.5km:

Nicht identifizierte Flieger in sehr grosser Entfernung = Not identified plane very far away

Nicht identifizierte Flieger in grosser Entfernung = Not identified plane far away

Nicht identifizierte Flieger ca. 8km  Entfernung = Not identified plane, distance 8km

Achtung Gegner in ca.  5km Entfernung = Attention! Enemy in distance 5km

Achtung Gegner in ca.  3km Entfernung = Attention! Enemy in distance 3km

Achtung Gegner in ca.  1500m! = Attention! Enemy in distance 1500m!

Achtung Gegner in Schussentfernung! = Attention, enemy within shooting distance (ca.500m)

 

 

 

The idea of the campaign:

-The campaign shall be flown with realistic settings, all icons, moving icons on maps,.. to be deactivated.

-Only subtitles to be activated, you will get all information by subtitle messages

-Manual Navigation by viewing the landscape and comparing it with the Map.

-All missions are low altitude missions, but if you are the flight leader you can decide in which altitude to be flown.

-Most importent is simple to survive all missions and to come back to your airfield, bail out or crash land over own territority.

-You will proceed after each mission to the next mission as it is in reality. But an alternative variant of the campaign with the default EMG mission objectives to be completed is planned, because many pilots like to be completed mission objectives.

-AiLevels are comparable low, but despite of this russian planes are dangerous, especially if you are the flight leader.

-During Combat you get subtitle warnings by nearby german planes (if closer than 2.5km).

-Number of missions: ca. 30

-Short missions, distance to targets always 20km..50km, to be flown without time acceleration from take off to landing in 15..25 minutes.

-No manually created ground battles, but plenty of ground units.

-small flight units sizes (3 to 5planes) to avoid fps issues, but always some or many random EMG generated AI ambient planes.

-additional to the ground attack missions some Escort Missions for HS129 and some Scramble Mission to defend your airfield.

-Number of missions defined in the campaign settings = 250 to enable the pilot to create further missions as long as he likes.

(I will make proposals how to continue the campaign by adding EMG, AQMB, ME missions)

 

Campaign / Mission creation:

The campaign is created by using Easy Mission Generator v82, v82.1 by Vander with my Tank Crew Belgorod / Prokhorovka Map Modification.

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/43276-il2-great-battles-easy-mission-generator/

Vander, Thanks very much for your great EMG!

Additionally installed are:

Radar / enemy planes sightings mod for reporting grid location of enemy planes via subtitle

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/87317-radar-enemy-planes-sightings-for-tc-map-german-english-and-attempt-in-russian/

Wingman Warning Message Mod: During flight / combat ranges to enemy planes are reported if german planes are nearby.

Link to used version will be added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 2024 by kraut1
v01 released

[kraut1]

v01 released

[percydanvers]

Nice! I'm going to give this a try! 

[kraut1]

Only for Information: there seems to be currently a general problem with the AI of escort flights.

So don't wonder if the escort  returns early to base.

Edited April 25, 2024 by kraut1