And forward we go in our in-depth look at battles that occurred during World War 2. Today we will take a look at the Battle of Overloon which was fought between September 30-October 18, 1944, between the United States, Great Britain and Germany.
And why are we doing this? Simply because we are students of World War 2 and by being students it allows us to continue amending Aces High so that it remains fresh, challenging, and the best combat flight simulator on the market. So let’s get to it.
In September 1944 the Allied forces were intent on advancing to the Rhine and in so doing bypassing the Siegfriend Line and taking a clear shot at Berlin. In their way was a division of the German Army near the city of Venlo and as the Allied forces approached a rather heated battle ensued. The Allies suffered heavy losses during this engagement but eventually won this battle on Dutch soil.
When all was said and done the Allies lost 1,878 men, three aircraft and forty tanks, a rather heavy tank loss in the only tank engagement in the Netherlands. The Germans lost approximately 600 men and an unknown number of tanks. After the battle the Allies had to stop, rest, re-group and wait for reinforcements while the Germans retreated towards Berlin. To historians this battle will always be remembered as one of the bloodiest and most heavily contested of all the battles in World War II, but to most people this battle is unheard of and certainly rarely shows up in accounts of World War 2.
At HiTech Creations we believe that each and every battle fought in World War 2 has value and should be remembered. To the 2,500 men who lost their lives this battle was quite real; to their surviving families and to the citizens in the Netherlands this battle was quite real. If Aces High is to continue to be the number one World War 2 Flight Simulator on the market then we need to continue and study the war so that our flight sim is as realistic as it can possibly be.
We salute the brave soldiers who participated in this battle and the hundreds like it. We can only hope that our flight simulation game, Aces High, serves as a symbol of respect from us to you. Strap on your helmets and fly the skies with Aces High.
Completing the P-40 Warhawk lineup, we now have the P-40N, the last variant of the P-40 production line and the most-produced of the P-40s. The paint scheme of this aircraft is “Lucky” flown by Lt. Richard West of the 35th Fighter Squadron of the 8th Fighter Group. This is a great looking skin and kudos go out to Cactuskooker for designing this skin for a great realistic look.
We keep updating Aces High because we can; we promised to make one game and one game only and make that game the best combat flight simulator on the market and that is exactly what we intend to continue doing.
We gotta tell ya, this weekend our Special Events line up at Aces High is spectacular. If you want to play against the best combat flight simulator gamers in the world then sign up for one of these events:
- November 11th there will be a King of the Hill competition AND a Friday Squad Operation
- November 12th another King of the Hill competition
- November 13th will be the Sunday European Campaign featuring the Battle of Midway
If that doesn’t get your engines revving we don’t know what will.
Big happenings at HiTech Creations with our online flight sim Aces High. We have quite a few updates and additions to tell you about so let’s start with the Panzer IV updates. We have updated the Panzer IV Ausf H for the next version of Aces High and we are also introducing a new Panzer IV variant, the Ausf F which can be outfitted as an F1 or as an F2. These are exciting changes that we believe will keep Aces High the number one combat flight simulator on the market. Check it out at http://www.hitechcreations.com/News/Announcements/panzer-iv-screenshots.html and try our free two-week trial if you are new to our game.
The Battle For The Hague, as part of the Battle of the Netherlands, was fought on May 10, 1940 between the Royal Netherlands Army, the Dutch Airforce, and the 22nd Luftlande-Division and Luftwaffe of the German forces. An interesting battle, generally overlooked but with wide-ranging effects later on in the war, the Battle For The Hague is our focus today as we continue to take a look at the battles of World War II.
The Germans planned on a surprise attack, bombing the airfields, controlling main sites, and hopefully forcing the Queen to announce surrender. It didn’t go quite according to schedule as plans in battle have a way of changing rapidly.
In the early morning of May 10th the bombing did, indeed, commence, and immediately after that bombing paratroopers were dropped from transport planes. However, there was intense resistance and the Germans lost a considerable number of men and transport planes during this assault. The German forces failed to take the Queen but did control the city after reinforcements from the German Army relieved the original attacking paratroopers.
The loss of manpower was about equal for both sides, losing about 500 men each, but the Germans sustained huge losses in transport aircraft with 125 lost and another 47 damaged. It was this loss of transports that seriously delayed any plans Germany had for invading Great Britain in later months, and further attacks using transports were also delayed or cancelled. This was, in fact, a crippling blow to Germany in a battle that seemed to be a sure-thing on the planning board.
Wars throughout history are littered with seemingly insignificant battles that turned out to have much greater significance. In the American Civil War, for each victory achieved by the South, the subsequent loss of men and supplies eventually weakened them to the point of subsequent loss of the entire war. This is fascinating stuff for history students and at HiTech Creations we are the ultimate in history nerds when it comes to World War II. Perhaps that is a large reason why our combat flight simulator, Aces High, is so detailed and realistic. Our staff and volunteers have gone the extra mile in designing the most realistic World War 2 Flight Simulator on the market. Once you fly the skies