Defend Velikie Luki 1941, part 2 - [I-16]

[CzechTexan]

Defend Velikie Luki 1941

part 2

 

DOWNLOAD:  https://www.mediafire.com/file/156f8w072bz3qiv/Defend+Velikie+Luki+1941+part+2.zip/file

 

Defend Velikie Luki part 2 is a 15-mission single player scripted campaign in which the Player will fly the I-16 type 24 on the Velikie Luki map.  Missions are from August 3-30, 1941.  This "part 2" is a continuation of the original "Defend Velikie Luki 1941" campaign.  The time period covers the defense and fall of Velikie Luki and the fall of Toropets as the Germans capture all the territory up to the Western Dvina River.  Inspiration for the missions are from actual battles noted by author David M. Glantz.

 

*Notes:  

You MUST HAVE the VELIKIE LUKI MAP and the I-16 type 24.

A mission is successful when the player destroys a target or makes a successful landing.  If target objectives are completed then it is not necessary to make a landing.

All missions start on the runway with engine running.

Mission descriptions are in English-only, sorry.

Books cited:  Black Cross Red Star volume 1 by Bergstrom; Barbarossa Derailed volume 2 by Glantz.

Enjoy!--created by CzechTexan

[Sandmarken]

13 minutes ago, CzechTexan said:

MUST HAVE the VELIKIE LUKI MAP

Everyone has the Velikiye Luki map 😁 just so nobody gets confused.

 

Great to see even another campaign! There are far too few creators these days.

[CzechTexan]

 

I should mention that Glantz's books, "Barbarossa Derailed, The Battle for Smolensk 10 July - 10 September 1941, volumes 1 & 2" are a great source of information about the Velikie Luki battles as well as the other battles happening simultaneously all along the Central Front during that time period.  Glantz gives a day-by-day action report for each Soviet Army as well as the Soviet Air Force (VVS) report.    I could easily follow along every day and know where a battle was being fought and then create a mission for a particular day.  I was particularly impressed with the VVS bad weather reports which helps me to include rainy days in my missions.

[Sandmarken]

10 minutes ago, CzechTexan said:

 

I should mention that Glantz's books, "Barbarossa Derailed, The Battle for Smolensk 10 July - 10 September 1941, volumes 1 & 2" are a great source of information about the Velikie Luki battles as well as the other battles happening simultaneously all along the Central Front during that time period.  Glantz gives a day-by-day action report for each Soviet Army as well as the Soviet Air Force (VVS) report.    I could easily follow along every day and know where a battle was being fought and then create a mission for a particular day.  I was particularly impressed with the VVS bad weather reports which helps me to include rainy days in my missions.

Great details! I had a really hard time finding weather reports for many of my campaigns. Only British historical sources have been relatively easy to find online.

[Juri_JS]

It's probably too late for such infos, but the main German fighter unit in August 1941 in the Velikie Luki area was III./JG 53 equipped with Bf-109 F-2s. The unit was based at a small forward airfield called Maklok, located near Il'ino. Unfortunately we don't have it on the map, but with the available map tools I guess it would be possible to build it.

[Marque]

Thank you, my three, perhaps my most beloved creators!  🙂 CzechTexan, Sandmarken and Juri_JS !!!
I have translated some of your works into Russian. Forgive me generously, that sometimes without permission!
I always wait for new ones and wish you all three creative success!

[CzechTexan]

6 hours ago, Juri_JS said:

It's probably too late for such infos, but the main German fighter unit in August 1941 in the Velikie Luki area was III./JG 53 equipped with Bf-109 F-2s. The unit was based at a small forward airfield called Maklok, located near Il'ino. Unfortunately we don't have it on the map, but with the available map tools I guess it would be possible to build it.

Black Cross Red Star 1 (page 167) by Bergstrom says:

"We have seen how III./JG 53 was left without any serviceable aircraft earlier in August, but on August 22 it received four new Bf 109F-2s and six aircraft engines.  This not only brought up the mood among the pilots considerably, but would also completely alter the situation in this sector.  The most skillful pilots of III./JG 53 were selected to fly the new Bf 109s..."

 

After August 22, I added a few of the F-2s but many of the missions, especially the earlier ones, have the E-7.

3 hours ago, Marque said:

I have translated some of your works into Russian. Forgive me generously, that sometimes without permission!

I think that is great!  I do not mind at all that you translate the missions.  I encourage it and that you should share it with the Russian-speaking community.

[Marque]

Great campaign!  😃👍I am engaged in translation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-0sGtGDgYo&list=PLnR2YnUSuWueHip1EnV4-0QDdwvpbTcn_&index=14

Edited November 30, 2024 by Marque

[CzechTexan]

On 6/30/2023 at 12:14 AM, Juri_JS said:

7 hours ago, Juri_JS said:

It's probably too late for such infos, but the main German fighter unit in August 1941 in the Velikie Luki area was III./JG 53 equipped with Bf-109 F-2s. The unit was based at a small forward airfield called Maklok, located near Il'ino. Unfortunately we don't have it on the map, but with the available map tools I guess it would be possible to build it.

During July 1941 III./JG 27 was the most active German fighter unit in the Velikie Luki area. In August and September 1941 III./JG 53 was active. Apparently the unit was flying from a small forward airfield from 11.8.41 - 6.9.41 called Maklok that we don't have in the game. According to my research it was near Il'ino in map sector 1014. One of the main tasks of III./JG 53 was flying escort missions for the Stukas of StG 1.

No idea if the Bf-110 equipped SKG210 also flew missions in the area, but there were some missions by II./ZG 26 in late July.

Juri_JS, I went back to that old forum thread from last year and quoted your post above about Maklok airfield.

I also wish the airfield could be placed on the map.  A few months ago, I did an experiment with adding an airfield to the Kuban map so I might experiment with this Maklok.

 

From the Luftwaffe Airfields PDF:

Maklok (RUSS) (no ZNr. listed) (c. 55 ?? N – 31 ?? E) General: primative landing ground (Landeplatz) in W Russia 60 km S of Toropets near the villages of Dudkino and Frolovo. Not listed in Luftwaffe airfield directories. History: used by Luftwaffe fighters for several weeks during the late summer 1941 advance into Russia. Surface and Dimensions: natural surface of unstated dimensions. Infrastructure: no mention of any. Dispersal: no organized dispersal facilities.

Edited November 30, 2024 by CzechTexan

[Juri_JS]

1 hour ago, CzechTexan said:

Black Cross Red Star 1 (page 167) by Bergstrom says:

"We have seen how III./JG 53 was left without any serviceable aircraft earlier in August, but on August 22 it received four new Bf 109F-2s and six aircraft engines.  This not only brought up the mood among the pilots considerably, but would also completely alter the situation in this sector.  The most skillful pilots of III./JG 53 were selected to fly the new Bf 109s..."

I think Bergstrom isn't completely correct. III./JG 53 must have received replacements a few days earlier, because victory claim reports for its pilots again set in on 19 August.

 

45 minutes ago, CzechTexan said:

Juri_JS, I went back to that old forum thread from last year and quoted your post above about Maklok airfield.

I completely forgot that I already made such a post.

Edited November 30, 2024 by Juri_JS

[CzechTexan]

On 11/15/2024 at 3:37 PM, CzechTexan said:

 

Some videos in the link above.⬆️

5 minutes ago, CzechTexan said:

 

 

Some videos are in my CzechTexan Videos thread

[Chief_Mouser]

Really nice missions. Apart from the unexpected AAA that killed me on Mission 4 😠.

🍻

Edited December 3, 2024 by Chief_Mouser

[PE_Zunzara]

Brilliant & thanks! But is there a part 1 of this, can't find it on the forum? Can anybody help! And thanks a lot for this, will be a lot of fun! My most beloved plane

 

Found it:

 

Edited December 14, 2024 by PE_Zunzara

[Ulricus]

--- User edit: Removal of redundant link to part 1.

Edited January 17 by Ulricus