I just had a quick look at my nightfighting campaigns, and the good news is that they can be lifted over to BAT with a minimum of effort. (As they only have one aircraft, and everything is very dark, I don't think I will bother with taxi-to-takeoff.) And now the first one has been converted and posted:
It is a semi-historical, 8-mission static campaign, set in early 1944, and using CY6's revolutionary
"Command and Control" mod. In this you are a German Night Fighter pilot, flying the Heinkel He-219 Uhu, facing ever stronger night attacks by the British RAF, including an increasing threat from enemy Nightfighters and Intruders. But you will also get better radar and electronic counter measures.
You can download it here: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads3&file=details&id=841
Most mission will involve finding and attacking big RAF bomber streams, on their way to or back from target (but avoid attacking them OVER the target, as you will probably be shot at by friendly AA artillery). But you will also be involved in other missions, like hunting for Allied mine layers, or intercepting high-altitude recce aircraft.
There is a random element in this campaign, with the individual mission having small variations, for instance regarding weather, spoof raids and enemy night fighters presence. And in some missions you might actually be directed to a friendly aircraft, so be sure that you identify your target before attacking! In the later missions is it is also possible that you will have much more limited fuel – reflecting the increasing pressure that the Luftwaffe found itself under, not least logistically. So even if you replay the campaign, it will not be exactly the same. (All missions comes in three variants, the game picking one at random.)
Select a high starting rank, like Major. Regarding difficulty: select the "No Icons" and “No padlock” options! And also keep the map icons options "OFF"! You will receive directions - in the form of text mesaages across the screen - both from a Ground Controller and from your own on-board Radar operator. (And also experience some Electronic Warfare counter measures by the enemy.) A successful intercept depends on you following the directions. Just following the way-points on the map will not be enough.
Thanks for looking!
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Topic: Killer in the Dark - A He-219 Night Fighting Campaign! (Read 5509 times)
