The Defense of the Reich campaign was designed for Il2 4.1.0 stock, but works also with UP and DBW - but does not use the new planes which are included.
Included is
- a Luftwaffe fighter campaign from 1943-45 and (Defense of the Reich)
- an USAAF fighter campaign 1943-45. (Battle over Germany)
The USAAF fighter campaign has mostly airstarts.
You can start the Luftwaffe campaign “Boelckes Defense of the Reich” in the campaign rooster
or the USAAF fighter campaign “Boelckes Battle over Germany” in the USAAF campaign rooster.
The campaign contains the following subcampaigns:
- Germany Berlin 1943
You encounter bomber formations mostly without escort. Sometimes some P47 and/or P38 will appear, but only a few.
- Big week February 1944
The bomber formations are now larger and all the formations are now escorted. P51 fighters are shown the first time.
- Germany Berlin Spring 1944
The USAAF fighters are becoming more aggressive and skilled.
- Balaton Hungary 1944
You will encounter formations of the 5th USAAF from italy, with famous units like the checkertail clan and others.
- Northern germany atumn 1944
In autumn 1944 the luftwaffe units were reassembled and equipped with new fughters after the huge losses suffered at the invasion battles. You will now encounter USAAF and now RAF planes also. New planes like the Fw190D9 will be available for you as Luftwaffe pilot. The missions are totaly different to the previous, with much more fighter bomber interception and twin engined bomber formations of the 2nd TAF and 9th USAAF.
- Berlin end of 1944
The last stand against huge formations of US planes over Berling. Mostly bomber interception missions. A lot of new planes are available for Luftwaffe even the new jets.
- Bodenplatte (*new*)
Take part in the Ardennes operations of the Luftwaffe or USAAF.
- Germany 1945
The US planes are doing much more fighter sweeps and ground attack missions. The missions are harder for Luftwaffe pilots.
- Battle of Berlin 1945
Defending the town against the russian army, you will encounter VVS forces in large numbers. It´s totally different to the missions against the USAAF.
- Jet age, the last days
The intention was to create a short subcampaign of the last days before defeat, with all the jet planes available in Il-2 - a "what if".
Flyable planes:
BF_110G2
BF_109G6
BF_109G6 AS
BF_109G10
BF_109G14
BF_109K4
BF_109K4 C3
FW_190A6
FW_190A8
FW_190A9
FW_190D9
FW_190D9 late
TA_152H1
ME_262 A1A
ME_262 HGII
TA_183
HE_162A2
HE_162C
DO_335A0
DO_335V13
P_38J
P_47D10
P_47D22
P_47D27
P_51B
P_51D5NT
P_51D20NA
get it here:
http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/download.php?view.520a modded version for DBW does also exist