#4053163 - 12/19/14 01:17 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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So that is what that is ... I wondered .... thanks Eastern Front operations
In May 1942, the 22° Gruppo Caccia, that had reached its operational limit, was replaced by the newly formed 21° Gruppo Autonomo C.T. composed of 356ª, 382ª, 361ª and 386ª Squadriglia. This unit, commanded by Maggiore (Major) Ettore Foschini, brought new C.202s and 18 new Macchi C.200 fighters.[43] In August 1942, at the beginning of the Soviet offensive they were deployed at the Stalino, Lughansk, Kantemirovka and Millerovo airfields, fighting against the Red Army positions on the east Don river during October–November 1942. the fighters operated in adverse climate conditions (40° to 45° below zero and heavy snow storms) while under heavy Russian fighter-bomber harassment.[citation needed]Under these circumstances, 21° Gruppo - which had 17 C.202s on strength - was rather moderate in deploying the C.202s. Only a total of 17 missions were flown with Folgores on the Eastern Front during a four-month period.[44] The C.202s were forced to escort C.200s alongside Fiat BR.20Ms and Caproni Ca.311s in attacks against Soviet columns, while facing great numbers of new VVS' fighters. The C.202s also escorted CANT Z.1007bis in reconnaissance missions[citation needed] and German transport aircraft. One of these missions was the escort to Junkers Ju 52s flying to Stalingrad, on 11 December 1942, during which Tenente Pilota Gino Lionello was shot down and had to bail out from his Folgore.[44]
After the abandonment of advanced airfields between December 1942 - January 1943 at Voroshilovgrad, Stalino and Tscerkow, the Italian air units operated in defensive actions against a more potent Soviet air offensive, mainly using Ilyushin IL-2s Shturmoviks and Petlyakov Pe-2s. In March 1943, the Corpo Aereo Italiano was detached to Odessa airbase joining Reggiane Re. 2000 Héja I of the Hungarian MKHL 1 and 2/1 Vadászszázad and IAR 80C and Bf 109E/G of Romanian FARR 4 and 5 detached at same base and Saki (Crimea) in a holding action against the V-Vs armada of 2,000 aircraft, at a time when Axis air forces only countered with 300 operative aircraft with very small quantities of fuel, munitions and equipment.[citation needed]
The last effective operation of Corpo Aereo Italiano in Russia occurred on 17 January 1943, when one mixed formation of 25 surviving Macchi fighters (out of a remaining total of 30 C.200s and nine C.202s) attacked Red Army armored and motorized infantry columns to support German and Italian units encircled in Millerovo.[45]
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#4053168 - 12/19/14 01:22 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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YAY! Can't wait to unlock the air filter on it so I can fly it. and the bombs and skins and....and......... SD
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Men of Harlech onto glory This shall ever be your story Keep these fighting words before ye Welshmen never yield
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#4053170 - 12/19/14 01:28 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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YAY! Can't wait to unlock the air filter on it so I can fly it. and the bombs and skins and....and......... SD Love the sarcasm but don't think it will help you with the unlocks ..... Back to the Grind Stone for you ...
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#4053185 - 12/19/14 01:44 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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I gave that up a long time ago.
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From the hills rebounding Let this war cry sounding Summon all at Cambria's call The mighty force surrounding
Men of Harlech onto glory This shall ever be your story Keep these fighting words before ye Welshmen never yield
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#4053299 - 12/19/14 05:47 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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We know that from lots of polls asked by devs and arbitrarily ignored, as you say, why even bother.
I will say though. That is a gorgeous looking Model.
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Men of Harlech onto glory This shall ever be your story Keep these fighting words before ye Welshmen never yield
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#4053424 - 12/19/14 09:40 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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Cool. So were these flown by Italian pilots or were they sort of "lend leased" to the Germans on the Eastern Front?
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#4053481 - 12/19/14 11:25 PM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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Italians flew on the Eastern Front? Well I never knew that.
But with these, they could open a Med theatre. Swap sand for snow. That would be awesome!
H Me neither... Fascinating stuff...
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#4053617 - 12/20/14 11:37 AM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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Italians flew on the Eastern Front? Well I never knew that.
But with these, they could open a Med theatre. Swap sand for snow. That would be awesome!
H They are not doing Med. "Guys, We're not going to the med next. Let me just make that clear. Jason"
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#4054367 - 12/22/14 06:35 AM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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They are not doing Med.
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maybe they should
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#4054387 - 12/22/14 07:24 AM
Re: Macchi 202 coming to BoS?
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Italians flew on the Eastern Front? Well I never knew that.
But with these, they could open a Med theatre. Swap sand for snow. That would be awesome!
H They are not doing Med. "Guys, We're not going to the med next. Let me just make that clear. Jason" Yeah, well- Jason swore that he was NOT going to do a WWII sim a couple of months before the unveiling of BoS, so...
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