Mission file containing historically representative AA defences for Luftwaffe airfields.
Requires The Channel Map and WW2 Asset Pack.
I created this mission template to use it as a starting point for other Allied missions by placing historically deployed AA defences at Luftwaffe airfields.
I have also added in lightweight defences to the French ports and some to English ports and airfields in case you get followed home after a mission.
Please note that you need to edit this mission to get the best out of it. I have included Allied A-20 bombers to attack Saint Omer airfield, German fighters to intercept and a playable Spitfire slot + wingmen as a starting point but I am not an accomplished mission editor. This mission is intended to give you the historical air defences so you can create cool missions on top of it.
V0.1 25/11/2020 includes:
HAA at all Luftwaffe airfields. These are 8.8cm Flak 37 sites (with Kommandogerät) due to the 1944 timeline of the Channel map. Flak 41 deployment was generally restricted to Germany due to servicing complexity. Each HAA position has 4 guns - this seemed to be the standard - aside from where records indicated otherwise. There are no records of the exact HAA locations that I have yet found (general radius from airfield only) , so I have guessed those.
LAA at all Luftwaffe airfields - the numbers match historical records but there are no known deployment locations apart from a general radius given from the airfield.
Searchlights - there are no available records. I have sprinkled a few here and there.
Barrage balloons - I haven't been able to find any record of Luftwaffe airfields deploying barrage balloons, as they did for German cities and other installations.
Ports - I have added LAA, searchlights, and some Schnellboots for target practice.
Cows! French cows are loitering suspiciously by one of the HAA sites. They should not be trusted.
I hope you find this useful and any comments and suggestions for improvement are very welcome. If you like it please let me know on the forum here:
https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/digital-combat-simulator/dlc-maps/dcs-the-channel/missions-and-campaigns-aj/7152869-luftwaffe-airfield-historical-aa-defences
