WW2 Unit Graphics

[Tanelorn]

The Nakajima E4N (153 built) was a Japanese shipboard reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s.
Its replacement, the Nakajima E8N (755 built) was a Japanese ship-borne, catapult-launched, reconnaissance seaplane of the Second Sino-Japanese War. During the Pacific War, it was known to the Allies by the reporting name "Dave". They were in turn replaced by more modern aircraft such as the Aichi E13A and Mitsubishi F1M in front line duties. Some aircraft remained in service with the fleet at the outbreak of the Pacific War, and one flew reconnaissance from the battleship Haruna during the Battle of Midway. One E8N was purchased in early 1941 by the German Naval Attache to Japan, Vice-Admiral Paul Wenneker, and dispatched on board the KM Münsterland to rendezvous with the German auxiliary cruiser Orion at Maug Island in the Marianas. The meeting occurred on the 1st of February, 1941, and Orion thus became the only German naval vessel of the Second World War to employ a Japanese float plane.
Some were also exported to Thailand.

 

[Tanelorn]

The aforementioned Aichi E13A (Allied reporting name: "Jake") was a long-range reconnaissance seaplane used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1941 to 1945. Numerically the most important floatplane of the IJN (1,418 built), it could carry a crew of three and a bombload of 250 kg. It was used as a scout for the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was encountered in combat by the United States Navy during the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway. One Aichi E13A was operated by Nazi Germany alongside two Arado Ar 196s out of the base at Penang, Malaysia. The three aircraft formed the East Asia Naval Special Service to assist the German Monsun Gruppe. Eight examples were operated by the French Navy Air Force during the First Indochina War from 1945-1947, while others were operated by the Naval Air Arm of the Royal Thai Navy before the war. In 1942 three Aichi E13A were handed over to the Royal Thai Navy. Those were followed by three more in 1943.

 

[Tanelorn]

The Nakajima G8N Renzan was a 1944 four-engine long-range bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Allied code name was "Rita". It derived many of its features from American planes such as the experimental Douglas DC-4E airliner they had bought in 1939 as well as captured Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses. Only four were built by June 1945, due to Japan getting their due and then some. Of the 4 G8N Renzans built, which were never used in a military operation, one was destroyed on the ground following an American air raid, while another was seized and transported back to the US for assessment. An impressive combat range of 3,700 to 3,945 km and a ferry range of 7,464 km is reported.
Man in the high castle stuff, I think.

 

[Tanelorn]

The Latécoère 298 (Laté 298) was a French seaplane that served during World War II. It was designed primarily as a torpedo bomber, but served also as a dive bomber against land and naval targets, and as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Of a sturdy and reliable construction and possessing good manoeuvrability, it was France's most successful military seaplane, and served throughout the war in various guises, with France, Vichy French and the Luftwaffe. 121 were built. Introduced in 1938, it was retired in 1951.
too late!

 

[Tanelorn]

The Farman F.220 and its derivatives were four engined push-pull monoplanes from Farman Aviation Works. The largest bomber to serve in France between the two world wars was the final F.222 variant. It had exceptionally good range for its time (about 2000 km), though at 360 km/h it was slow; only 70 of all types were built. A mail delivery plane converted back into a bomber was the first Allied bomber to raid Berlin on the night of June 7, 1940.

 

[Tanelorn]

The Koolhoven F.K.58 was designed and mainly manufactured by N V Koolhoven in the Netherlands under contract by France. Intended for Armée de l'Air use in the Levant and Indochina, the F.K.58 instead saw limited service in the Battle of France with Polish pilots, having been delivered unarmed. Of the 50 ordered (most built by SABCA in Belgium) seventeen were operational in June 1940. The Royal Netherlands Air Force was unable to field any of the thirty-six FK 58s ordered for use in the East Indies. Only prototype No. 5902 took to the air in time, before the destruction of the Koolhoven factory by a German bombardment. Finland had previously ordered 46 but no Koolhoven aircraft were delivered. Erich Schatzki, the designer (who had previously designed both the Fokker D.XXI and G.I, after fleeing persecution in Nazi Germany) fled to the US and worked on the Republic P-47 and the F-84 jet as a chief designer. He then helped found and worked for EL AL and was Israel's Aerospace Industries director of engineering from 1958 to 1962.
Polish pilots had a definite aversion to this aircraft according to French wikipedia.

 

[Patine]

@Tanelorn There are definitely some of these aircraft in the thread page above I would LOVE to use in EotRS, but it would mean more shuffling and prioritizing of slots, and more agonizing decisions.

 

[Tanelorn]

Some WW2 aircraft without markings. To save unit slots and such.

 

[Tanelorn]

The uncanny looking Hawker Henley was a British two-seat target tug derived from the Hawker Hurricane. But it started life as a dive bomber, the RAF equivalent to the Stuka. By 1937 the Air Ministry had dropped its requirement for a light bomber, possibly because this role was adequately filled by the Fairey Battle [which got massacred at the battle of France] The Henley, was therefore never fitted with dive brakes, bomb crutches, or dive bombing sights, which limited attack angles to under 70° and impacted accuracy. The 200 built were instead relegated to target-towing duties.
I dont think it would have fared better than the Battle, anyway. Strategic bombing was the way to go.

 

[gapetit]

Radar Station:

 

[JPetroski]

If anyone is willing to make some more aircraft skins, I could use some additional ones for OTR. I am providing some links to aircraft skins but I am not wed to these and if there is something you'd prefer to do that interests you more, beggars can't be choosers! I'd only ask that they all be 8th or 9th Air Force skins for the USA, European for Brits, and that the general Geschwaders I'm pointing out for the Germans please. I really wish I could learn to just make minor changes myself but it's always been beyond me. I'm pretty good with an airbrush but hopeless with pixels

-P47M (here's an interesting camo)

-I could use another B-17 than we currently have. This is because I intend to have a "Pathfinder" squadron unit for each. It looks like the current B-17 in olive drab is from the 91st Bomb Group. I'd honestly probably repurpose that as the pathfinder. For the main B-17, I'm hoping someone can draw one up the 100th Bomb Group (basically take the red off of it) given that "Masters of the Air" is coming out in January. Here's a link to a skin.

-A Mustang I in RAF markings (link)

-A clipped wing Spitfire please

-Additional Bf 109 Gustav series, as well as a Kurfurst planes would be extremely helpful to me. Right now, I'm using these ones to represent (left to right) a G-6, G-6/R6, G-10, G-10/R6, G-14, G-14/R6, and K-4. The R/6 I've gone ahead and added underwing gondolas by taking it off the Hurri 2 and I suppose it works though really if anyone wanted to either improve that or put together underwing rockets that I could toss on these as well as 190s that would be very helpful. In the scenario, one will be able to swap out the aircraft before they fly to decide if they want the /R modification or not (better against bombers but worse against fighters). While these 109s below are beautiful they aren't demonstrative of what I need and the color schemes of the first few especially are out of place in 1943. Below this image I'll link a few suggestions, though really any G-6 or beyond 109 that are part of JG3, JG5, JG11, or JG26 would work, so if there is one that catches one of your eyes and you'd really like to try it that would be fine.

109G6 from III/JG54 - note that this is @Civinator 's great uncle's plane. I think it would be a nice tribute to him since he's been so helpful and encouraging for the scenario for so long, so I'd love it if someone would do this skin. While much of JG54 was on the Eastern Front, this Third Gruppe was part of the home defense. Also not for nothing but I believe the G-6 was the most produced variant of the 109 during the war.

109G14 from JG3

A series of 109K4 - I'd just note that the top one (with the bright red) is quite similar to a unit already drawn that I'm using as Herman Graff's unit, so I probably wouldn't go with that one.

Also, as this is a single player scenario now, there's going to come a time when the eastern Geschwader return to the homeland (with the Russians hot on their tails). As far as I can see, we don't presently have any winter camo 190s, so something like this would work well to represent the assets returning home.

Finally (and this is a really pendantic one) but an MS406 in Luftwaffe colors would be a cherry on top. Of all of these, this is by far the least important though. I threw an iron cross on the "generic" 406 @Tanelorn posted up above and it works well enough for a unit that will probably be a hangar queen in this scenario

Any help (especially with the 109s!) is GREATLY appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Tanelorn]

@JPetroski something like this?
After the defeat of France in June 1940 Germany captured at least 120 airworthy Ms.406 and Ms.410. In 1941 twenty-five Ms.406 were sold to Finland.
After the German occupation of Vichy France, they captured 46 more Ms.406 and put them into service with operational training units like JG.101, JG.103 and JG.105.
In those units they were used together with the Dewoitine D.520, Bf.109B and Es and Fw.190As. Given the intensive and fast training, eventually, only 33 Ms.406 were still in service, which were sold to Bulgaria and Croatia.

 

[JPetroski]

Yes thank you - that's awesome!

 

[Tanelorn]

@JPetroski two RAF Mustangs, an early mk I/II (P51, P51A) and a late war Mustang IV (P51D). Failine has two RAF Mustang IIIs (P51B) in his commonwealth complilation

 

[JPetroski]

Thank you! Yeah I have the Mark III in the scenario. I appreciate the help with these though!

 

[Tanelorn]

@JPetroski I also gave the P47M a try...

 

[JPetroski]

Gorgeous! Thank you

 

[Tanelorn]

@JPetroski My pleasure, really. Here are a couple B-17F/G skins (the RAF got about 100, named Fortress II and III, respectively) and a clean B17 to play with.

 

[JPetroski]

Thank you @Tanelorn ! I'll need to research where they used those. I wonder if they sent any to the Mediterranean. I made a last minute decision to include some Med Air Command / 205(? By memory) aircraft for minor night attacks from the south should the player so choose, but it's not a group I'm super familiar with.

 

[Fairline]

The fortresses received by the RAF were deemed not fit for combat as strategic bombers and were assigned to coastal command as anti sub ac