IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz News

Cliffs of Dover Blitz Event this weekend!

Hi all, this weekend's event mission is Hellfire Corner!

Open to Blitz and Tobruk owners, we look forward to seeing a full server of player battling it out for honour and the odd bragging rights, over the Cliffs of Dover.

See you there!

TFS Team.

Hi All,

This weekend, we experience some of the earliest aerial battles of WW2.

The Battle of France!



Missions:

Saturday 27th Aug 1800 UTC - Fall Rot
Sunday 28th Aug 1800 UTC - Relinquish

With the introduction of the very capable Dewoitine D.520 from the Desert Wings Tobruk DLC into these missions, players will require Desert Wings Tobruk to take part.

Each event will be 4 hours in duration.

Mission Briefings will be posted closer to the weekend.

Thanks again for everyone who has been taking part over the last month. Every event has been an outstanding success, with near to full servers on each occasion. 🙂

Remember the ATAG server has an 83 player capacity, so jump in as soon as you can, and if you miss out at the start, keep an eye on player movements, so you can jump in at the earliest opportunity.

Look forward to seeing you there.

TFS Team

Hi All,

This weekend, we find ourselves back on the ATAG server and fighting over the burning hot 1940 skies of SE England.

Starting earlier this weekend, we hope that this time will work for European players that are generally unable to stay up later at night.

The event will go for 4 hours to allow as many players as possible to participate.

We will continue to move our event times about a bit to capture community member in all regions of the world.

Keep an eye our for the mission briefing later in the week.

If the Bomber boys get through and complete the mission objectives within the 4 hour event, a new mission will start shortly after, for everyone to get stuck back in.

Thanks again for everyone who has been taking part over the last month. Every event has been massive! :)

Remember the ATAG server has an 83 player capacity, so jump in as soon as you can, and if you miss out at the start, keep an eye on player movements, so you can jump in at the earliest opportunity.

Hi All,

With the past three weekend events attracting full 83 player servers, this weekend, utilizing Team Fusions Simulations' 100 player server, the action is going to get even more intense across two massive days!!

Friday 12th August 1900 UTC, we take you back to the hot summer
of Cliffs of Dover Blitz's Battle of Britain.

Saturday 13th August 1900 UTC - will see the fight
move to the North African skies of Desert Wings Tobruk.

Looking forward to see you all there, in what is guaranteed to be two incredible days of mass dogfights and
bombing.

For those wishing to link up on comms, we recommend ATAG TeamSpeak 3

Come and say hello. If you are new and would like help. Let us know either here or on comms. There will always be a player willing to jump on a quiet channel and help you get up in the air.

Server: 104.153.108.10

Password: calais ( note: all lower case)

Regards,

TFS Team


Hi all,

Hope everyone has had a great week.

Time to jump into your favourite cockpit and scramble!

Here is the mission and briefing for the first event of our double header weekend on the TFS Server 3.

Cliffs of Dover Blitz

June 1941
Circus Time!

Red briefing

The RAF is now on the offensive conducting circus raids into occupied France. The night bomber war is ongoing with both sides conducting nightly attacks on a range of different targets. New aircraft variants have entered service since the BoB and the fighter fight is going ever higher as performance improves.

To win Red must score 150. Circus type targets are available in northern France and bomber type targets in the Rouen-Le Havre area. Some targets can be destroyed by strafing or single /small number of bomber payloads. Points as follows

(= nearest Long Range Radio Beacon)

(a) Axis shipping convoy (CQ 56) bound for Dunkirk: 10
(b) Axis convoy sheltering in the mouth of the Somme (BZ25): 10 (Abbeville 361 Khz)
(c) Axis desert pre-deployment camp (CK24): 30 (Barley 364 Khz)
(d) He 111s at Tramcourt preparing to head east: 30 (Tramecourt 368 Khz)
(e) Axis fuel dump at Licques (CE38): 20 (Hemilinghen 372 Khz)
(f) Hazebrouck railyard (CM37): 30 (Zutkerque 378 Khz)
(g) Abbeville industrial park (CC23): 30 (Abbeville 361 Khz)
(h) Rouen industrial complex (BR8): 40 (Rouen-Boos 383 Khz)
(i) Point Audemer industrial park (BJ6): 30 (Le Havre 386 Khz)
(j) Creil D20 assembly factory (1 Welly bombload): 50 (Creil 391 Khz)
(Dieppe Airfield 313 Khz)

Spit Vb's have been placed in near historical locations as per the Biggin Hill Wing.

Canterbury has a range of other aircraft including Tomahawks which were still in-theatre in June 1941, albeit they didn't fly in the Circus raids.

Blue briefing

The RAF is now on the offensive conducting circus raids into occupied France. The night bomber war is ongoing with both sides conducting nightly attacks on a range of different targets. New aircraft variants have entered service since the BoB and the fighter fight is going ever higher as performance improves.

To win Blue must score 150. Tip and run Jabo type targets are available in England and bomber type targets in the Salisbury - Reading area. Some targets can be destroyed by strafing or single /small number of bomber payloads. Points as follows

(= nearest Long Range Radio Beacon)

(a) Allied shipping convoy (BV54) heading to the Thames: 10
(b) Allied shipping convoy sheltering at Camber: 10 (Dungeness 322 Khz)
(c) Allied train at St Mary's Bay (BQ43): 20 (Littlestone 325 Khz)
(d) Allied train at Hastings: 20 (Wilmington 303 Khz)
(e) Allied desert pre-deployment camp (BM50): 30 (Maidstone 330 Khz)
(f) Reading factory (AP52): 40 (Reading 334 Khz)
(g) Salisbury Industrial Park: 30 (Uphavon 340 Khz)
(h) Harwell Spitfire assembly factory: 50 (Andover 345 Khz)

Bf109 bases are in near historical locations of JG2 bases as per the internet with some modifications made for MP playability.

Navigation beacons are available at Theville (ch: 302), Crepon (304), Fecamp (306) and Bologne (308)

Look forward to seeing you in the skies!

TFS Team

Following the huge successes of our last two community events, where we saw full servers of 83 plays battling it out over South East England, and the Isle of Wight, this weekend everyone has been transferred for service in North Africa!

Event now on ATAG Server.

Intel is that the crack multi national Wimpy squadron, led by the famed Squadron Leader Lord Gray Marlow VC DFC DSO NFI , his chief Navigator Flt Lt Jeepy Compasson and master bomber Flying Officer Snarglepuss 'SNAFU' McCanuckson, are back from leave and practicing for their next big show - highly likely to be this event!


Mission for the event will be:


Operation Sandstorm, April  4th, 1941

TIME: 1700
WEATHER: Clear skies
WIND:  35 degrees at 3 m/s (7 mph)

Red Briefing

Fighter aircraft are located at all active airfields.
Bomber aircraft are located at all active airfields except Amseat No. 1 and No. 2.

SITREP

We have begun to push back the Axis advance. The town of Bardia is now within our grasp. Our ground forces are pushing through German lines to the south while our re-supply at Sidi Barrani is well underway. 

An amphibious assault has now begun at the beaches just north of Bardia and our forces are already pushing south in a pincer movement. We hope to secure the town of Bardia before dawn. 


FIGHTER ORDERS:

Protect our amphibious assault and our re-supply from German and Italian aircraft. Provide cover to Allied bomber forces. 

BOMBER ORDERS (Must destroy enough targets to reach 5 points):

Destroy the supply depot at Tobruk. (1 point)
Destroy the German water treatment facilities located near Bi'r al Hakim. (1 point)
Destroy the Axis shipping convoy steaming out of Torbuk, last seen N of Gambut. (2 points)
Crater and destroy the enemy airfield located at Almiah Alkhafia. (1 point)
Axis fuel convoy reported leaving Almiah Alkhafia, heading east and then north towards Ghawat Al Arnab. (1 point)
Axis AAA convoy reported leaving Tobruk harbor, heading west along the coast towards Fort Beddud. (1 point)


Radar installations reported near Gambut, Sidi Rezegh, and Bir el Gubi. Destroy all three radar stations. (1 point) OR
Radar headquarters building may also be located and destroyed, which will destroy the radar and award without destroying all radar stations. (1 point)
[Army Blue]

Axis Forces

Use "
Recon photos:

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/64339-operation-sandstorm/
https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33824&p=360715#post360715

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Blue Briefing

Fighter aircraft are located at all active airfields.
Bomber aircraft are located at all active airfields except Bir el Baheria No. 1 and Menastir No. 2.

SITREP

Allied forces have begun to force their way west along the coast and our southern flank. The town of Bardia has begun to fall. Enemy forces are pushing along the coast and an amphibious assault to the north of our lines has now begun. The initial landing forces have secured a stronghold along the beach and canyon just west of the landing zone. The town of Bardia and our forward deployed armor units are being shelled by several ships. Ground troops in the area report possible cruiser and battleship types moving along the coastline.

Our lines are breaking and we must support our troops and airfields that are within the enemies pincer movement. 

Reconnaissance aircraft have also reported enemy submarine activity N of Ras Azzaz and NE of Tobruk. 

FIGHTER ORDERS: 

Protect our supply and water depots along with our shipping convoy steaming towards Bardia. Provide cover to our bomber aircraft. 

BOMBER ORDERS (Must destroy enough targets to reach 5 points):

Stop and destroy the amphibious landing. (1 point)
Destroy the Allied re-supply underway at Sidi Barrani. (1 point)
Locate and sink the two reported enemy submarines. (1 point)
Destroy the enemy shipping off the coast of Bardia. (1 point)
Crater and destroy the enemy airfield located at Scegga. (1 point)
Allied fuel convoy reported leaving Alam el Neiyat, heading north towards Qabr Humri, final destination Fort Capuzzo. (1 point)
Allied supply convoy reported leaving Sidi Barrani heading west towards the Sollum along the coast. (1 point)

Radar installations reported near Bir Battuma, Gasr el Abid, and Qabr el Minifiya. Destroy all three radar stations. (1 point) OR
Radar headquarters building may also be located and destroyed, which will destroy the radar and award without destroying all radar stations. (1 point)