Changes: Battle of Britain

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The Battle of Britain was an aerial campaign of the German Luftwaffe against the British Royal Air Force. The Luftwaffe's mission was to cripple the Royal Air Force and set Britain up for an invasion, codenamed Operation Sealion.

This battle is featured as a map for Battlefield 1942, included as a bonus in the version 1.45 patch. The map is a simplified version of the battle, with Luftwaffe forces facing the RAF.

Conquest/Objective

There is no difference between the modes.

As the player might expect, this map is almost entirely based on aerial combat. In fact, the map is unique in that victory is not reached by capturing flags. Indeed, there are no flags to capture both in Singleplayer and Multiplayer mode. The map centres around a set of objectives - four radar towers and a factory.

As the German tickets tick down, they must damage and eventually destroy all of these objectives to win before their tickets reach zero, doing so then reduces Allied tickets. The radars and factory can be repaired by allied engineers at any point until they are destroyed completely. The Germans have an airfield, with two spawn points. The British have two airfields, all uncapturable.

If the Luftwaffe destroy all objectives, specifically the factory, the RAF will be defeated from a rapid ticket bleed. If the RAF successfully defend all objectives, again specifically the factory, the Luftwaffe will be defeated from ticket bleed.

Equipment


Royal Air Force
Light vehicle(s)	Willys MB
Half-track(s)	M3A1
Fixed-wing aircraft	Spitfire
Emplacement(s)	40mm Bofors M2 Browning Radar Tower


Luftwaffe
Light vehicle(s)	Kubelwagen
Armored personnel carrier(s)	Hanomag
Fixed-wing aircraft	Messerschmitt BF-109 Junkers Ju-88A
Emplacement(s)	Maschinengewehr 42

Outcomes

"Even with numerical superiority, the Luftwaffe was unable to destroy all of their objectives. The RAF's state-of-the-art radar system enabled them to detect and intercept German bombing runs before they got over British airspace. With the help of their powerful air defense systems, the RAF made short work of attacking German aircraft, and Britain was saved from the invasion."

— British victory

"Neither the early detection systems of the RAF, nor their heroic pilots could overcome the sheer number of attacking German aircraft.Once the coastal Radar Towers were knocked out, the Luftwaffe flew over Britain with near impunity, bombing Harwich until nothing remained. Their objective destroyed, Germany's Operation Sealion and the invasion of Britain would soon follow."

— British defeat

"The highly vaunted Radar system developed by the British provided no security when matched against the legendary German Luftwaffe. The Bomber crews attacked their targets with unerring accuracy, protected by the most skilled and daring fighter pilots in the war. Thanks to the Luftwaffe, the German dreams of invading Britain will soon come to fruitition [sic]."

— German victory

"Despite a heroic effort, the Luftwaffe was unable to penetrate British airspace enough to complete their objectives. The state-of-the-art Radar system counterbalanced Germany's numerical superiority, while Luftwaffe bombers were ripped apart by the expert RAF pilots. With the British objectives still intact and the invasion of Russia imminent, Operation Sealion is scrapped before it can even begin."

— German defeat

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+{{classification|standard}}
+{{Infobox/map
-|map=[[Image:Britain.jpg|300px]]
+|map          = [[Image:Britain.jpg|300px]]
-|game=[[File:BF1942 Icon.jpg|25px]] [[Battlefield 1942]]
+|game         = [[File:BF1942 Icon.jpg|25px]] [[Battlefield 1942]]
-|teams=[[United Kingdom]] vs. [[Germany|Nazi Germany]]
+|teams        = [[United Kingdom]] vs. [[Germany|Nazi Germany]]
-|place=English Channel
+|place        = English Channel
-|image = [[File:BF1942 Battle of Britain.png|300px]]
+|image        = [[File:BF1942 Battle of Britain.png|300px]]
-|date = July 10th – October 31st, 1940
+|date         = July 10th – October 31st, 1940
-|modes = *Conquest
+|modes        =
-*Objective
+* [[Conquest]]
-|combat = Air Superiority
+* [[Objective Mode|Objective]]
+|combat       = Air Superiority
 |singleplayer = Yes
-|war = [[World War II|Second World War]]|console = PC}}
+|war          = [[World War II|Second World War]]
+|console      = PC
-The '''Battle of Britain''' was an aerial campaign of the [[Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]] against the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Air Force]]. The Luftwaffe's mission was to cripple the RAF and set Britain up for an invasion. The Luftwaffe commenced air raids on RAF airbasses, infastructure, and shipping areas. The attacks were successful for that first few months, however, the Luftwaffe soon began bombing cities, which were harder to reach. Luftwaffe planes only carried enough fuel to fly to their objectives, hit them, and fly back. Thus, the Nazi fighters were unable to wage prolonged dogfights against the British fighters, which would leave the heavy bombers open for attack. The Battle of Britain was a terrible and crippling defeat for Nazi Germany and is believed to have been a major turning point in the war. It is featured as a map for ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'', included as a bonus in the version 1.45 patch.
+}}
+The '''Battle of Britain''' was an aerial campaign of the [[Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]] against the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Air Force]]. The Luftwaffe's mission was to cripple the Royal Air Force and set Britain up for an invasion, codenamed Operation Sealion.
-==Conquest==
+This battle is featured as a map for ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'', included as a bonus in the version 1.45 patch. The map is a simplified version of the battle, with Luftwaffe forces facing the RAF.
-As the player might expect, this map is almost entirely based on aerial combat. In fact, the map is unique in that victory is not reached by capturing flags. Indeed, there are no flags to capture. The map centres around a set of objectives - four radar towers and a factory.
+==Conquest/Objective==
+There is no difference between the modes.
+As the player might expect, this map is almost entirely based on aerial combat. In fact, the map is unique in that victory is not reached by capturing flags. Indeed, there are no flags to capture both in Singleplayer and Multiplayer mode. The map centres around a set of objectives - four radar towers and a factory.
 As the German tickets tick down, they must damage and eventually destroy all of these objectives to win before their tickets reach zero, doing so then reduces Allied tickets. The radars and factory can be repaired by allied engineers at any point until they are destroyed completely. The Germans have an airfield, with two spawn points. The British have two airfields, all uncapturable.
+If the Luftwaffe destroy all objectives, specifically the factory, the RAF will be defeated from a rapid ticket bleed. If the RAF successfully defend all objectives, again specifically the factory, the Luftwaffe will be defeated from ticket bleed.
-=== Equipment ===
+===Equipment===
 {{Equipment/BF1942
 |image = [[File:RAF roundel.svg.png|100px]]
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 |plane = [[Spitfire]]
 |emplacement = [[40mm Bofors]]<br>
-[[M2 Browning]]
+[[M2 Browning]]<br>
+[[Radar Tower]]
-}} {{Equipment/BF1942
+}}
+{{Equipment/BF1942
 |faction = [[File:Flag Germany 1933.png|x20px]] [[Luftwaffe]]
 |plane = [[BF109|Messerschmitt BF-109]]<br>[[Ju-88A|Junkers Ju-88A]]
 |light = [[Kubelwagen]]
 |emplacement = [[MG42|Maschinengewehr 42]]
-|image = [[File:Balkenkreuz.svg|100px]]}}
+|image = [[File:Balkenkreuz.svg|100px]]|apc = [[Hanomag]]}}
-===Outcomes===
-==External links==
+===Outcomes===
+{{Quote|Even with numerical superiority, the Luftwaffe was unable to destroy all of their objectives. The [[Royal Air Force|RAF's]] state-of-the-art radar system enabled them to detect and intercept German bombing runs before they got over British airspace. With the help of their powerful air defense systems, the RAF made short work of attacking German aircraft, and Britain was saved from the invasion.|British victory}}
-* [http://realtimerendering.com/erich/bf1942/maps.html Annotated Battlefield 1942 Maps]
+{{Quote|Neither the early detection systems of the RAF, nor their heroic pilots could overcome the sheer number of attacking German aircraft.Once the coastal Radar Towers were knocked out, the Luftwaffe flew over Britain with near impunity, bombing Harwich until nothing remained. Their objective destroyed, Germany's Operation Sealion and the invasion of Britain would soon follow.|British defeat}}
-* [http://realtimerendering.com/erich/bf1942/tips.html Battlefield 1942 Tips and Tactics]
+{{Quote|The highly vaunted Radar system developed by the British provided no security when matched against the legendary German Luftwaffe. The Bomber crews attacked their targets with unerring accuracy, protected by the most skilled and daring fighter pilots in the war. Thanks to the Luftwaffe, the German dreams of invading Britain will soon come to fruitition [sic].|German victory}}
+{{Quote|Despite a heroic effort, the Luftwaffe was unable to penetrate British airspace enough to complete their objectives. The state-of-the-art Radar system counterbalanced Germany's numerical superiority, while Luftwaffe bombers were ripped apart by the expert RAF pilots. With the British objectives still intact and the invasion of [[USSR|Russia]] imminent, Operation Sealion is scrapped before it can even begin.|German defeat}}
 {{Maps/BF1942}}
-[[Category:Battlefield 1942 maps]]
+[[Category:Maps of Battlefield 1942|BRITAIN]]
-[[Category:Maps]]
-[[Category:Battlefield 1942]]