Last AAS PvP IL-2 Tank Crew 2024 Event - Battle for Isigny Village - Normandy France - summer 1944

[GenMarkof007]

S! Hello tankers,

Advance and Secure (AAS) is organizing Sunday, December 8, 2024, an IL-2 Great Battles PVP TC mission - 'Battle for Isigny Village - Normandy France - summer 1944'. Don't miss this last 2024 Advance and Secure Tank Crew Event... soon on your screen!

--- IMPORTANT- New Event Date ---

Date & Time: Sunday, December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).
Server Name:  Advance and Secure
Special thanks to SCG Tank Regiment for hosting the event!
 

To register: just click (Interested) on the AAS Discord Event (at the top)!
And then choose your tank by going to the Google Doc of the Event.

You can find more information about the event and register on the Advance and Secure Discord - Events channel!

https://discord.com/channels/792379444136116264/1026228454607294535
 

Updated: For this mission, only one recon pilot per side: T34-43 (lease by Russia), M4A2 “Sherman”, Churchill V (limited=30), PzKpfw III, PzKpfw IV Ausf.G, Tiger 1 (limited=5), Sd.Kfz. 10 /5 vehicle (recon unit), GAZ-MM 72-K (25mm) (recon unit). The recon plane on the (2) two sides will be the UV2S biplane (no mods on, only wings gun).

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More details and information will follow soon.
This event is open to all IL-2 Great Battles & Tank Crew players (tankers, crews and pilots).
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Tank Skins: for this event, we suggest that you download (please download one or two days before) the following "Skins Pack":   Advance and Secure (AAS) and the SCG Tank Regiment on HSD (Haluter`s Skin Downloader). Since some of the Canadian and British Armour Division will have GAZ-MM 72-K (25mm) skins for this new battle!

 

Cheers,
GenMarkof007 
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Edited December 7, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[GenMarkof007]

S! All,

 

To view where this Battle will be held. You can view this all-new WW2 MAP of Battle for Isigny Village - Summer '44 - Normandy, France!

 

I hope to see you all for this last Tank Crew battle for 2024!
Cheers, GenMarkof007  

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[murkz]

Hi @GenMarkof007, the discord link is broken for me, I am opening the link via the discord app

[GenMarkof007]

4 hours ago, murkz said:

Hi @GenMarkof007, the discord link is broken for me, I am opening the link via the discord app

S! @murkz ,

I did try yesterday, and everything worked to access it from the web or the Discord app.
I will ask super-truite (AAS owner) if anything has changed to access the AAS Discord.

I will send you a DM with access to the AAS Discord for now.
Thanks for your message.

Cheers,
GenMarkof007

 

[GenMarkof007]

--- IMPORTANT- New Event Date ---

Date & Time: Sunday, December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).

Hello IL-2 tankers, the last 2024 AAS PvP TC Event will occur on December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).

 

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Battle for Isigny Village - Normandy (France) - July 7, 1944 - 1300 hrs

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Don't forget to confirm your interest in the invitation and then pick your side and tank in the Google sheet.

View the link above for the AAS Discord.

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Only a week and a few days before the event!

 

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Cheers,
GenMarkof

 

Edited November 26, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[GenMarkof007]

--- Short storyline for next weekend's AAS PvP Event ---
 

July 1944—The German 21st Panzer Division launches an assault on the village of Isigny, Normandy. The Germans seek to capture the village to strengthen their defensive positions and control vital regional supply routes. The Allies, primarily the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and 51st British Armoured Division, are tasked with defending the village and preventing a German breakthrough.
 

On July 7th, 1944 the battle began with a powerful artillery bombardment by the Germans (Nebelwerfer rocket launchers and 88mm guns bombard the village), followed by a rapid armoured advance. The 20th Panzer Division, equipped with Panzer III, IV, and early Tiger I tanks (limited), attempts to break through Allied defences on the outskirts of Isigny. The Canadians and British, using lease T34, Sherman M4A2, Churchill tanks and anti-tank guns, mount a fierce defence from fortified positions.

The German 21st Panzer Division (Generalmajor Hans von Eisenberg), advance slows as they enter Isigny, where street-by-street fighting ensues. The tight, urban environment made maneuvering difficult for the German tanks, and the Allied forces used the terrain to their advantage, launching ambushes with anti-tank weapons and infantry.
 

Good Luck!
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Mission conditions:
1300 hours - July 7th, 1944.
Lightly Cloudy with light winds from the Southwest.
Temperature: 20 C.
Mission duration: 3 hours + 10 min waiting minutes at the start.
No Intel available.
You can start the battle only when inside the RED CIRCLE on the in-game map! If you are not sure, you can ZOOM your in-game map to see your cursor.
Please wait for the start signal and message.
Please no ramming or spawn camping.
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Objectives:

Victory conditions:
Germany must take the village of Isigny to strengthen their position around the town. The Allies must clear out the German troops and tanks to open up safe access to the Southeast of Isigny. If time runs out, the side defending will win.

Event Story:
Thanks to GenMarkof for creating this new Normandy mission. Special Thanks also to Super-truite, SCG_TeRReF and anonymous creators for helping with the logic and giving some helpful tips with mission creation.

The characters and events depicted in this mission are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
No animals were harmed in the making of this Tank Crew mission.

 

 

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Cheers,
GenMarkof 

[GenMarkof007]

--- IMPORTANT- New Event Date ---

Date & Time: Sunday, December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).

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Hello IL-2 tankers, the last 2024 AAS PvP TC Event will occur on December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).

 

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Battle for Isigny Village - Normandy (France) - July 7, 1944 - 1300 hrs

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Don't forget to confirm your interest in the invitation and then pick your side and tank in the Google sheet.

View the link above for the AAS Discord.

 

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Cheers,
GenMarkof

Edited November 26, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[GenMarkof007]

S! All tankers, IMPORTANT -

Don't forget to confirm your interest and please enter your tank choice for this weekend's Event.
Same for the tank skins, try to download them this week and not 1 hour before we start!

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Date & Time: Sunday, December 8 - 1 pm EST NA time
Please spread the word to all IL-2 tankers.

I will post by mid-week a short summary of how the event works and what you need to know before joining us on Sunday!

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Cheers, GenMarkof

[GenMarkof007]

--- reminder ---
S! All IL-2 Tankers, the last 2024 AAS PvP TC Event will occur this Sunday, December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).

--- Here are 20 tips on how this AAS Event works ---

1- Try to join the event around 15-20 min before the start;
2- Join your team AAS Discord chat - for coms & info from your commander;
3- The password will be given when we have enough players to start;
4- When inside the Event server, choose your tank base and select your tank;
5- You can start your tank and move out of the spawn area, but stay in your base;
6- All players need to wait the 10 min delay before the start;
7- When the start signal (siren), you can start moving for the Village of Isigny - signs at each base will give you the direction to go;
8- The Allied need to defend the village of Isigny (find the flag and protect it);
9- Axis need to take the flag and wait for the confirmation message;
10- You can Re-Arm, Re-Fuel and Repair by going back to your tank base;
11- Find the blue smoke (for the Allied) and the red smoke (for the Axis);
12- Do not take the planes if you are not assigned to the pilot seat, the same for any tanks if you didn't choose one to start with;
13- The pilot can change to the tanks only when there are no more planes at the airfield;
14- We ask that all players have the grass on in the game settings;

15- When in-game, always verify that you are inside the RED CIRCLE - if not sure, open the map and zoom that area (black icon is you);
16- For a more enjoyable time, you are invited to download the skins pack from the Haluter Skin Downloader (HSD);
17- Please try to stay until the end of the mission, so that you can help your team - remember, it's a team coop mission;
18- For more info about the skins suggestion for each tank - refer to the Google Doc (link available with the invitation);
19- All players are invited to take photos or video clips in-game to share after on our IL2 Tank Crew - General Discussion post;
20- If you have any other questions, please ask them before Sunday!

See you all Sunday & have fun!
Cheers, GenMarkof

 

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Edited December 7, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[GenMarkof007]

--- Only one day left before the battle for Isigny starts ---

Date & Time: Sunday, December 8 at 7 pm UTC+2 (Paris Time).

 

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Battle for Isigny Village - Normandy (France) - July 7, 1944 - 1300 hrs (Eastern time NA)

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Don't forget to confirm your interest in the invitation and then pick your side and tank in the Google sheet.

For all late entries, please join us before the start of the AAS Discord team chat...
Don't worry, all players speaking other languages will be able after the commander briefing take a specific chat channel.

 

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Cheers, GenMarkof 

[Lofte]

On 11/17/2024 at 5:05 AM, GenMarkof007 said:

T34-43 (lease by Russia)

It is much more logical to give the T-34 to the Axis side )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5QcWWB8hwM

Edited December 7, 2024 by Lofte

[GenMarkof007]

S! @Lofte

 

Thanks for the reference and the YT link...
But for this event, we have added the T34 to the Allied side so that we could have a few types of tanks against the PzIII, PzIV and a limited number of the Tiger 1.
Since Tank Crew is not offering many types of Allied tanks... we sometimes need to shuffle a few of them from one part of the world to another!

Cheers, GenMarkof 

[GenMarkof007]

S! All, A big thank you to all players (tankers and pilots) who came yesterday for our last AAS PvP Tank Crew Event for 2024!

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Congrats to the winners and to all the tankers who came and made this a great time for tank siming.
I wish you all a great holiday and hope you will be able to join us in 2025.
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I will add some new photos of the event in the next few days.
Feel free to post any screen capture that you made for any tankers that were at the event.

Cheers, GenMarkof
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Edited December 9, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[GenMarkof007]

S! All, A big thank you to all players (tankers and pilots) who came yesterday for our last AAS PvP Tank Crew Event for 2024!

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More photos from the first battle of this weekend's event!
Feel free to post any screen capture that you made for any tankers that were at the event.

Cheers, GenMarkof 
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Edited December 10, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[GenMarkof007]

S! Hi IL-2 tankers,

I'm happy to announce today that, after talking last week with 1C Game Studios, the creators of IL-2 will give 3 prizes to (3) players who came Sunday for our last AAS PvP TC event in 2024:

1st prize: your choice of an IL-2 module (not only Tank Crew);
2nd prize: one Collector vehicle or one Collector Plane;
3rd prize: one Collector vehicle or one Collector Plane;

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Also, I'm working on the official "Plaquettes" badge "Tank Ops". These will be given to all players who would like to receive them and will be added to the ones you already have in the Il-2 Forum (they are under your name on the left of your post). For those who would like to modify your "Op Newport" badge. I'll give you more info about how to do this.
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The (3) three prizes above will be drawn with all the players' names from the stats server.
I wish the best of luck to all of you... the drawing will be held around December 14th.
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Cheers, GenMarkof 
 

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[Nblg_Magni]

One sortie from my tank:

 

[GenMarkof007]

- Last Event Update -
Winners of the AAS PvP TC - OP Battle for Isigny Draw!

I'm happy to announce our (3) winners of the official draw:

1st prize: SCG_Vonalba = your choice of any IL-2 module (not only Tank Crew);
2nd prize: EMS_MuadDib = one Collector vehicle or one Collector Plane;
3rd prize: SCG_Baryonyx = one Collector vehicle or one Collector Plane;

Congrats to our winners and thanks to all that came to our last AAS PvP TC event of 2024*.

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A special thanks to 1C Game Studios for this great sponsorship of this AAS PvP Event. 

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Cheers,
GenMarkof

Edited December 18, 2024 by GenMarkof007

[Nblg_Magni]

Here are two more short videos from the event:

 

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[GenMarkof007]

"To all IL-2 tankers of great skill and a heart of gold –
May your Christmas be filled with victorious moments, peaceful nights, and the joy of friendship.
May your tanks run smoothly, your battles be merry, and your holiday season bright!
Here’s to an amazing 2025 year ahead!"_
 

With festive firepower and warm wishes,
GenMarkof007 
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I hope you are ready for the next chapter (4) of the fictional battles of the Isle of Wight - Summer '42!
 

[Ghost666]

Merry Christmas to all you tankers, and to all you tankers a good campaign. 🎅🎄