Here are some historical battles involving planes that are not often played in scenarios.
FIAT Cr42, GLOSTER Gladiator, DEWOITINE D520, GRUMMAN Martlet
These battles involved some more common planes like :
Hurricane, Spitfire, P.40, P.51, Beaufighter, Bf.109, Bf.110, Ju.87, Re.2001
He.111, B.25, B.17
and new P.47 et A.24 (SBD)
(in bold WoG or WoW miniatures)
Every link are in English or both English/French.
NORWAY April-June 1940
GLOSTER Gladiator
7 Norvegian Gladiator shot down 2 Bf.110, 2 He.111, 1 Ju.52 on April.
Gladiator (RAF 263 sq)
Hurricane (RAF 46 sq)
vs
Bf.110 - Ju.87 - He.111
Do.17 - Ju.88 - FW.200 Condor
https://themerseysidefew.com/pilots/...uadron-norway/
According to the following document, Bf.109 are also involved in Norway invasion (page 31-32)
http://org.uib.no/nordiki/9april1940.pdf
BATTLE OF FRANCE May-June 1940
DEWOITINE D.520 - FIAT Cr.42
French D.520 fought against German and Italian
Bf.109 - Bf.110 - Ju.87 - He.111
Do.17 - Ju.88 - Hs.126
Cr.42, Breda 20 bomber
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...ine-d-520.html
BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940
FIAT Cr.42 - GLOSTER Gladiator - GRUMMAN Martlet
Corpo Aero Italiano is sent to Belgium from late September to November 1940
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpo_Aereo_Italiano
Fiat Cr.42
Fiat G.50 - Breda Br.20 - Caproni Ca.133 - CANT Z.1007
They fought against Hurricane and Spitfire.
November 11th : Mission with german Bf.109 and italian Cr.42, Br.20
Gladiator are not involved in high altitude fights but 247 sq Gladiator chased a He.111 (late October)
239 sq and 804 naval sq (Sea Gladiator) are operational during BOB.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Gladiator
The Christmas Day 1940, 2 Grumman Martlet, based in the Orkneys, shot down a Ju.88 over Scapa Flow.
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...wildcat-2.html
RUSSIA 1941-44
FIAT Cr.42 (use Italian or German model)
Cr.42 are used by Hungarian Air Force to attack Russia, from June to November 1941.
A Reggiane Re.2000 is tested in combat on August 11th (use Re.2001)
Victories against Russian planes Polikarpov I.15, I.16, I.17, R.5, Tupolev SB and non identified planes (use Yak 1 as 92 were operating on Russian western area)
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/falco_hungary.htm
Special note about the HENSCHEL 123 biplane bomber : same look and dimensions as the FIAT Cr.42 (except a few details on struts).
Operational during Poland, France and Russia invasions for ground support, it remained active in Russia until 1944.
Use the german Cr.42 (Gressler) with an I deck ( Stuka, Val, Dauntless),whereas the Hs.123 was a bit slower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henschel_Hs_123
MEDITERRANEAN 1940-1942
FIAT Cr.42 - GLOSTER Gladiator - DEWOITINE D.520 - GRUMMAN Martlet
MALTA
1940 : Fiat Cr.42 / Gloster Gladiator
1942 : Re.2001 / Spitfire V (use MkII or MkIX)
GREECE October 1940
RAF Gladiator and Hurricane against Italian planes.
(Cr.42 - Ju.87 - 1942 Re.2001)
LIBYA
April 16th 1941 : Cr.42 shot down the first Beaufighter on Mediterranean front.
Last RAF Gladiator fight took place in Eastern Africa on October 24th 1941 (against Cr.42)
27th October 1942 (El Alamein) : Axis planes on a bombing mission of an artillery position.
Italian Cr.42 - Macchi C.202 (use Re.2001)
German Ju.87 - Bf.109
Vs
US P.40 Warhawk
RAF Hurricane II and Spitfire V (use MkII or MkIX)
Page 6 : https://books.google.com/books?id=7V...XSDEgQ6AEIHjAA
LEBANON / SYRIA 1940-1941
DEWOITINE D.520
French Vichy D.520 (LeGloan)
vs
RAF Hurricane
Gladiator
P.40 Tomahawk (use French Gisclon P.40 with British cockade)
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...e-d-520-4.html
ALGERIA / MOROCCO November 1942 Operation Torch
DEWOITINE D.520 - GRUMMAN F4F Wildcat + Martlet
French Vichy D.520 (LeGloan)
vs
US Wildcat
RAF Martlet, (Sea) Hurricane, Seafire (use Spitfire)
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...wildcat-2.html
ITALY 1943
GRUMMAN Martlet - DEWOITINE D.520
Martlet used with Seafire for Sicily invasion (July 1943)
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...wildcat-2.html
Italian D.520 (Stella) attacked US B.24 bombers (March to September)
1st March 1943 : D.520 - MC.202 - German Bf.210 attacked US B.24
(use Re.2001, Bf.110 and B.17)
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...e-d-520-6.html
June 1944 : German Cr.42 is attacked by a Beaufighter near Roma
http://www.aresgames.eu/2065
BULGARIA 1943-1944
DEWOITINE D.520 (Use Italian D.520)
November 1943 : US B.25 Mitchell (12th AF), P.38 are attacked by Bulgarian D.520 and Bf.109G (use Bf.109K)
January, March, April 1944 : US B.17, B.24 (15th AF) with escort (P.38, P.51, P.47) are attacked by Bulgarian D.520 and German Bf.109G (JG.5)
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...e-d-520-5.html
FRANCE 1944-1945
GRUMMAN Martlet - DEWOITINE D.520
6 June 1944 Normandy - 15 August 1944 Provence : Martlet are used for beaches protection
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...wildcat-2.html
Free French D.520 (use Tholon) for ground attack and escort of Douglas A-24 Banshee (use Ruet model) against German troops on Atlantic coast.
http://ww2fighters.e-monsite.com/pag...e-d-520-4.html[/QUOTE]
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