and I've just replied to your reply too :)
witch
On 29 November 2020 at 15:08, "Michael Colby" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Further to the Tempest V and the Finnish server issue, I have posted the
following on the IL-2 GB forum:
Dear Temuri,
Despite what Black-Witch has posted, all Tempest V squadrons remained
operational for combat and at no time was a Tempest V squadron declared non
operational. You can see from the information blow that the Tempest V version
we have in game is valid for June 1944 onwards and that not only did the
Tempest remain operational to the end of the war, but they also flew over
Europe in between hunting V-1 flying bombs.
The Tempest V version we have in-game for IL-2 GB is the series II that began
reaching operational squadrons in June 1944.
The Tempest Mk V Series II, the one we have in-game, equipped with the short
barrelled Hispano Mk V cannon, and capable of carrying long range drop tanks,
began reaching the squadrons during June. During July and August three more
squadrons were equipped with Tempests; Nos. 80, 274, and 501 comprising the
Manston Wing.
This information and the combat report below, showing operations over France in
August 1944 can be found here:
Tempest V Performance (wwiiaircraftperformance.org)
Tempest V Performance
Tempest Performance Data, wartime flight trials and reports of Tempest
aircraft. Tempest Performance Testing. P...
As far as combat operations for the Tempest V were concerned here is an
operations record book account of anti-diver (V-1 flying bomb) operations and
armed recce over the continent in the same month of August 1944. You will see
25th Aug starting with anti-diver patrols and then an armed recce into France
at Cassel, Nr St Omer. Anti diver patrols are then resumed on 26th Aug. Then
on 27th Aug another armed recce near St Omer. Then on 28th Aug an attack on a
radar station in France at Cassel, near St Omer. Seems they made a hell of a
mess of it!
So you see that 11lbs boost Tempest V anti-diver squadrons were also on
operations over Europe in between anti-diver operations during August 1944.
This is historic evidence of what actually happened from the combat report
below (combat report source available at the above link):
Edited August 22, 2018 by 56RAF_Talisman
