There are many clouds today, so the bombers are taking a well-deserved day off. I'm sending out the freshest fighters to sweep a couple of airfields.
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Turn 7
There are many clouds today, so the bombers are taking a well-deserved day off. I'm sending out the freshest fighters to sweep a couple of airfields.
There are many clouds today, so the bombers are taking a well-deserved day off. I'm sending out the freshest fighters to sweep a couple of airfields.
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Turn 8
Planning
I'm aiming for a quiet day at the office. I'll try to hit a couple of secondary airfields for which I have fresh pictures, along with some sweeps to distract the interceptors.
Briefing
Losses
Mostly Recon planes lost today
Conclusion
I'm quite satisfied. I bombed two airfields in the red and took out a radar station. Both sides suffered minor losses, so it was a low-cost round.
Todays question: Does it make sense to fly recon missions with an escort? It could be an opportunity to use my Me 110s for something other than being cannon fodder and balloon hunters.
Planning
I'm aiming for a quiet day at the office. I'll try to hit a couple of secondary airfields for which I have fresh pictures, along with some sweeps to distract the interceptors.
Briefing
Losses
Mostly Recon planes lost today
Conclusion
I'm quite satisfied. I bombed two airfields in the red and took out a radar station. Both sides suffered minor losses, so it was a low-cost round.
Todays question: Does it make sense to fly recon missions with an escort? It could be an opportunity to use my Me 110s for something other than being cannon fodder and balloon hunters.
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Turn 9
Only a few sweeps this turn. I manage to catch some Hurricanes landing and lost only a few Bf's
When radars are out of operation
It seems like the RAF sends out fighters to cover the gaps in their radar coverage.
Maybe I should take that into account in my strategy. If I can make the RAF waste fuel and fighters in the southeast tip of England, it could work to my advantage.
Only a few sweeps this turn. I manage to catch some Hurricanes landing and lost only a few Bf's
When radars are out of operation
It seems like the RAF sends out fighters to cover the gaps in their radar coverage.
Maybe I should take that into account in my strategy. If I can make the RAF waste fuel and fighters in the southeast tip of England, it could work to my advantage.
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Turn 10
Planning
I'm only sending my fighter-bombers into the air today. There's heavy cloud cover. Otherwise, I'm trying to stay updated with reconnaissance photos.
Briefing
Hitting 3 main targets and a secondary target. It seems that fighter-bombers are perfect for attacking airfields. That was great advice. Thank you for that!
Losses
Nothing notable for both sides
Planning
I'm only sending my fighter-bombers into the air today. There's heavy cloud cover. Otherwise, I'm trying to stay updated with reconnaissance photos.
Briefing
Hitting 3 main targets and a secondary target. It seems that fighter-bombers are perfect for attacking airfields. That was great advice. Thank you for that!
Losses
Nothing notable for both sides
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Turn 11
Planning
I decided to scale down the intensity of my attacks to allow my pilots to rest. So today, there were only a handful of large raids.
Briefing
I feel it was a lot of aircraft to send up compared to the results of the bombing.
Losses
To make up for the lackluster results of the bombings, my fighters carried out some very successful sweeps of the airfields near my bombing targets.
Todays question: If the lead bomber misses, will the subsequent bombers also miss the target, or will each group of bombers have its own chance to hit the target? It was a large night raid (84 bombers) that I sent out to strike the harbor in Yarmouth.
Planning
I decided to scale down the intensity of my attacks to allow my pilots to rest. So today, there were only a handful of large raids.
Briefing
I feel it was a lot of aircraft to send up compared to the results of the bombing.
Losses
To make up for the lackluster results of the bombings, my fighters carried out some very successful sweeps of the airfields near my bombing targets.
Todays question: If the lead bomber misses, will the subsequent bombers also miss the target, or will each group of bombers have its own chance to hit the target? It was a large night raid (84 bombers) that I sent out to strike the harbor in Yarmouth.
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Turn 12
Planning
I will rest my pilots until turn 14, so there will only be 3 raids today, along with some sweeps of airfields with fighters.
Briefing
My fighter sweeps didn't catch any interceptors, so I lost quite a few bombers. On the bright side, I can take satisfaction in the large raid that obliterated Barry Wiggins Oil Refinery.
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Losses
Planning
I will rest my pilots until turn 14, so there will only be 3 raids today, along with some sweeps of airfields with fighters.
Briefing
My fighter sweeps didn't catch any interceptors, so I lost quite a few bombers. On the bright side, I can take satisfaction in the large raid that obliterated Barry Wiggins Oil Refinery.
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Turn 13
Planning
I want to test if my night bombers can hit large targets like harbors, so I’m planning several attacks on harbors tonight. I still have some Ju 87s that haven’t seen action yet, so I’m planning a few raids on radar stations along the coast.
Briefing
My Stukas delivered the goods and took out 3 radar stations. A solid attack was carried out on Coltishall airfield. My fighters did a great job protecting my bombers and managed to sweep about 10 Hurricanes.
Losses
Poor Stukas. Lost 13 in a single day
Todays question: It was just a short trip across the Channel, so I assigned a single group of fighters as an escort for each raid. That didn’t work quite as planned. How do you set up a raid with Stukas?
Planning
I want to test if my night bombers can hit large targets like harbors, so I’m planning several attacks on harbors tonight. I still have some Ju 87s that haven’t seen action yet, so I’m planning a few raids on radar stations along the coast.
Briefing
My Stukas delivered the goods and took out 3 radar stations. A solid attack was carried out on Coltishall airfield. My fighters did a great job protecting my bombers and managed to sweep about 10 Hurricanes.
Losses
Poor Stukas. Lost 13 in a single day
Todays question: It was just a short trip across the Channel, so I assigned a single group of fighters as an escort for each raid. That didn’t work quite as planned. How do you set up a raid with Stukas?
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Hi.
First off, recons work best without an escort IMHO. Use the Ju 86P extensively, upgrading units when possible. It has a ceiling the RAF cannot touch so use it on the most important/distant targets. Also set up waypoint targets on the route home for additional photos (up to 4). For coastal targets send the recons in at about 300', the majority will be crossing the French coast on the return trip before the RAF knows they are there. Don't be afraid to violate Irish Neutrality to recon NI or West coast Scottish targets.
If you set up raids with your Stukas to hit coastal radar, make sure you have larger raids going inland which will draw the RAF onto them. The Stukas can follow about 15 minutes (for example) after and need minimal escort (if any) and be flying home with only the flak to worry about. I would try to make a radar gap you can exploit. Check what kind of flak is present, if no heavy AA you could use level bombers at above balloon height where they will be quite effective in keeping the station suppressed. Watch the levels of damage repaired and keep topping up.
If your lead group misses it does seem to effect the accuracy of following groups but each group does make its own checks and I have seen a lead miss and every other group hit the target.
Mark.
First off, recons work best without an escort IMHO. Use the Ju 86P extensively, upgrading units when possible. It has a ceiling the RAF cannot touch so use it on the most important/distant targets. Also set up waypoint targets on the route home for additional photos (up to 4). For coastal targets send the recons in at about 300', the majority will be crossing the French coast on the return trip before the RAF knows they are there. Don't be afraid to violate Irish Neutrality to recon NI or West coast Scottish targets.
If you set up raids with your Stukas to hit coastal radar, make sure you have larger raids going inland which will draw the RAF onto them. The Stukas can follow about 15 minutes (for example) after and need minimal escort (if any) and be flying home with only the flak to worry about. I would try to make a radar gap you can exploit. Check what kind of flak is present, if no heavy AA you could use level bombers at above balloon height where they will be quite effective in keeping the station suppressed. Watch the levels of damage repaired and keep topping up.
If your lead group misses it does seem to effect the accuracy of following groups but each group does make its own checks and I have seen a lead miss and every other group hit the target.
Mark.
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Hi Mark,
Thank you so much for your great advice and answers. I’ve just completed turns 15 and 16. I’m spotting so many more targets when I set my waypoints over targets on the way home. I’ve replaced some Do17s, as they usually take heavy losses on their reconnaissance missions. The planned low-altitude missions against coastal targets are also working well—RAF doesn’t even have time to react. There have been a lot of clouds over the past few days, but I just know that on a clear day, I’ll be able to try creating a corridor through the radar stations.
Thank you so much for your great advice and answers. I’ve just completed turns 15 and 16. I’m spotting so many more targets when I set my waypoints over targets on the way home. I’ve replaced some Do17s, as they usually take heavy losses on their reconnaissance missions. The planned low-altitude missions against coastal targets are also working well—RAF doesn’t even have time to react. There have been a lot of clouds over the past few days, but I just know that on a clear day, I’ll be able to try creating a corridor through the radar stations.
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Turn 14
Planning
I’m sweeping the London area, and my bombers are trying to hit the usual targets.
Briefing
I can't complain. Targets were hit, and damage was dealt. However, I was a bit surprised that my night raid with 124 aircraft didn’t completely destroy the target. It does give me an idea of how extensive the work on the rail yards in London will be.
Losses
Yay. Some of my fighter did sweep twice this day. Lots of enemy fighter caught
Conclusion
Apparently, fighter sweeps are the way to go. They are VERY effective! Going forward, on cloudy days when I don’t send the bombers into the air, I’ll use my fighters for extensive sweeping of airfields in the London area.
Today's Question
I clicked around a bit randomly to inspect my units. There really are a lot of details for each unit. My eyes landed on FUEL, and I’m unsure what that stat represents. It’s 4 a.m., and I’m planning today’s raids. I really expect all my aircraft to be fully fueled and ready for the day’s operations. Why aren’t they all fully fueled? What impact does this have on their performance? And is there any micromanagement with fuel that I need to keep track of?
Planning
I’m sweeping the London area, and my bombers are trying to hit the usual targets.
Briefing
I can't complain. Targets were hit, and damage was dealt. However, I was a bit surprised that my night raid with 124 aircraft didn’t completely destroy the target. It does give me an idea of how extensive the work on the rail yards in London will be.
Losses
Yay. Some of my fighter did sweep twice this day. Lots of enemy fighter caught
Conclusion
Apparently, fighter sweeps are the way to go. They are VERY effective! Going forward, on cloudy days when I don’t send the bombers into the air, I’ll use my fighters for extensive sweeping of airfields in the London area.
Today's Question
I clicked around a bit randomly to inspect my units. There really are a lot of details for each unit. My eyes landed on FUEL, and I’m unsure what that stat represents. It’s 4 a.m., and I’m planning today’s raids. I really expect all my aircraft to be fully fueled and ready for the day’s operations. Why aren’t they all fully fueled? What impact does this have on their performance? And is there any micromanagement with fuel that I need to keep track of?
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General Status after turn 14
Main Goals: Have fun and defeat Great Britain with an air superiority victory.
I’m definitely having a great time playing this game. The comments and feedback make it even more enjoyable.
As for progress toward victory, I’m not sure. I have no idea if I’m doing well or not. My feeling is that I’ve hit most of the oil targets I planned to attack, particularly those around London. However, I haven’t achieved much with the remaining oil targets. I’ll have to cross my fingers and hope for more success during the next full moon night raids.
The upcoming challenge will be clearing a route to the north through airfields and radar stations.
The Weather
There’s not much I can do about it. On cloudy days, I’ve had many canceled raids and unsuccessful bombing missions. From now on, cloudy days will just be an unscheduled break for my bombers, while my fresh fighters sweep the airfields in the London area.
The RAF Response
The RAF keeps sending interceptors up every day.
They’re deploying patrolling fighters to cover the gaps in the radar chain.
It seems like they’re focusing on raids containing bombers and ignoring my small fighter-bomber raids along the coastline aimed at airfields.
I’ve tried different tactics to lure them into chasing decoys, but I haven’t found the right method yet.
I hope I’ll soon be able to reap the benefits of my bombings on oil targets and fighter sweeps.
Losses
For aircraft losses, I feel like I’m doing well: 257 vs. 452 planes lost.
I’m not very familiar with the game yet, but from what I’ve read about the real Battle of Britain, I know that Britain produced about twice as many fighters as Germany. So, in that sense, it seems like I’m doing better than just maintaining the status quo.
As of Turn 14, estimated British Hurricane and Spitfire losses are almost 400, while German Bf 109 and Me 110 losses are around 90.
Most of my casualties are bombers, but I still have plenty of them in reserve.
For pilots, the future looks much bleaker.
I’ve lost 234 combined KIA and MIA pilots compared to the British total of 56.
This is worrying, and I’m not sure how to address it, especially since most of the action for the rest of the game will take place over Great Britain.
Pool
The Next Two Weeks
The next full moon is in about two weeks, so I’ll need to prepare by creating gaps in radar and airfield coverage. My goal is to set up raids gathering in the area around Caen and flying north toward Liverpool.
I’ll focus on lighting up airfields and targeting manned ones with sweeps and bombings. I aim to build a greater advantage in fighters.
On every clear day over the next two weeks, my goal is to hit one high-value target hard (capacity 7 or greater). These targets will include oil storage, oil refineries, chemical plants, industry, or power plants.
Now that I’ve realized the importance of the radar chain, I’ll assign my Stukas to sneak in and deal with all the coastal radar stations.
Today’s Question
What is the replacement rate of pilots for both sides?
What is the skill level of replacement pilots compared to currently active pilots?
Main Goals: Have fun and defeat Great Britain with an air superiority victory.
I’m definitely having a great time playing this game. The comments and feedback make it even more enjoyable.
As for progress toward victory, I’m not sure. I have no idea if I’m doing well or not. My feeling is that I’ve hit most of the oil targets I planned to attack, particularly those around London. However, I haven’t achieved much with the remaining oil targets. I’ll have to cross my fingers and hope for more success during the next full moon night raids.
The upcoming challenge will be clearing a route to the north through airfields and radar stations.
The Weather
There’s not much I can do about it. On cloudy days, I’ve had many canceled raids and unsuccessful bombing missions. From now on, cloudy days will just be an unscheduled break for my bombers, while my fresh fighters sweep the airfields in the London area.
The RAF Response
The RAF keeps sending interceptors up every day.
They’re deploying patrolling fighters to cover the gaps in the radar chain.
It seems like they’re focusing on raids containing bombers and ignoring my small fighter-bomber raids along the coastline aimed at airfields.
I’ve tried different tactics to lure them into chasing decoys, but I haven’t found the right method yet.
I hope I’ll soon be able to reap the benefits of my bombings on oil targets and fighter sweeps.
Losses
For aircraft losses, I feel like I’m doing well: 257 vs. 452 planes lost.
I’m not very familiar with the game yet, but from what I’ve read about the real Battle of Britain, I know that Britain produced about twice as many fighters as Germany. So, in that sense, it seems like I’m doing better than just maintaining the status quo.
As of Turn 14, estimated British Hurricane and Spitfire losses are almost 400, while German Bf 109 and Me 110 losses are around 90.
Most of my casualties are bombers, but I still have plenty of them in reserve.
For pilots, the future looks much bleaker.
I’ve lost 234 combined KIA and MIA pilots compared to the British total of 56.
This is worrying, and I’m not sure how to address it, especially since most of the action for the rest of the game will take place over Great Britain.
Pool
The Next Two Weeks
The next full moon is in about two weeks, so I’ll need to prepare by creating gaps in radar and airfield coverage. My goal is to set up raids gathering in the area around Caen and flying north toward Liverpool.
I’ll focus on lighting up airfields and targeting manned ones with sweeps and bombings. I aim to build a greater advantage in fighters.
On every clear day over the next two weeks, my goal is to hit one high-value target hard (capacity 7 or greater). These targets will include oil storage, oil refineries, chemical plants, industry, or power plants.
Now that I’ve realized the importance of the radar chain, I’ll assign my Stukas to sneak in and deal with all the coastal radar stations.
Today’s Question
What is the replacement rate of pilots for both sides?
What is the skill level of replacement pilots compared to currently active pilots?
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Fuel represents the maximum number of minutes the unit can fly. Regardless of what you see between turns all planes will be re-fueled in time for morning Ops. The exception is the defending side where it depends on airfield damage, overstacking, and available fuel being delivered to your airfields. You can check fuel in flight as well.
simovitch
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Turn 15
It’s time for a rest for my Bombers today, so I only planned my usual Fighter-Bomber attack on an airfield and picked an easy radar target for a group of Stukas.
I have plenty of well-rested Fighter pilots, so I will conduct intensive sweeping of the airfields around London, plus Coltishall, which my Fighter-Bombers will raid.
Briefing
My Fighter-Bombers performed well as usual.
How 40 Stukas missed an easy radar target, I can’t explain.
Losses
That was a hard hit for the RAF. Looks like sweeping can be a good strategy. I will try to keep sweeping with whatever fresh pilots I have every turn.
It’s time for a rest for my Bombers today, so I only planned my usual Fighter-Bomber attack on an airfield and picked an easy radar target for a group of Stukas.
I have plenty of well-rested Fighter pilots, so I will conduct intensive sweeping of the airfields around London, plus Coltishall, which my Fighter-Bombers will raid.
Briefing
My Fighter-Bombers performed well as usual.
How 40 Stukas missed an easy radar target, I can’t explain.
Losses
That was a hard hit for the RAF. Looks like sweeping can be a good strategy. I will try to keep sweeping with whatever fresh pilots I have every turn.
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Turn 16-18
Due to bad weather, I decided to keep resting my Bombers. Instead, I planned 30,000-foot reconnaissance flights to locate manned airfields and then sweep those airfields.
Losses Turn 16
Losses Turn 17
Losses Turn 18
I feel like I’m about to win control over the southeastern airspace.
During the execution of these turns, I noticed that the RAF didn’t put many fighters in the air to intercept my Fighters.
Today's Question: Are they running low on Fighters?
Due to bad weather, I decided to keep resting my Bombers. Instead, I planned 30,000-foot reconnaissance flights to locate manned airfields and then sweep those airfields.
Losses Turn 16
Losses Turn 17
Losses Turn 18
I feel like I’m about to win control over the southeastern airspace.
During the execution of these turns, I noticed that the RAF didn’t put many fighters in the air to intercept my Fighters.
Today's Question: Are they running low on Fighters?
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Turn 19
Planning
Finally! The cloud cover has lifted. My Bombers are all fresh and ready for action after a well-deserved break.
I’ve planned numerous raids for my Stukas—there are so many untouched targets just across the Channel.
Briefing
Excellent work by the Stukas! They successfully hit their targets, and I provided them all with escorts for safe passage back and forth.
Unfortunately, the big raid on Biggin Hill completely missed its target.
Still, I can’t complain—this turn, I managed to hit so many other targets.
Losses
I’m sad to lose Stukas since they don’t get replaced.
Today's Question
Are all the low-capacity targets worth it?
When I conduct reconnaissance inland, I see much larger factories and power plants.
Planning
Finally! The cloud cover has lifted. My Bombers are all fresh and ready for action after a well-deserved break.
I’ve planned numerous raids for my Stukas—there are so many untouched targets just across the Channel.
Briefing
Excellent work by the Stukas! They successfully hit their targets, and I provided them all with escorts for safe passage back and forth.
Unfortunately, the big raid on Biggin Hill completely missed its target.
Still, I can’t complain—this turn, I managed to hit so many other targets.
Losses
I’m sad to lose Stukas since they don’t get replaced.
Today's Question
Are all the low-capacity targets worth it?
When I conduct reconnaissance inland, I see much larger factories and power plants.
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Turn 20
Planning
To keep up the pressure on the RAF, this is going to be the Great Air Field day
I want to find out where they hide their Fighters
Briefing
Nothing to highlight in particular . Another day with many succesful raids
Losses
Todays question
Anyone can explain me Ready Aircrafts?
Does the RAF have more Fighters ready to take off than me?
Planning
To keep up the pressure on the RAF, this is going to be the Great Air Field day
I want to find out where they hide their Fighters
Briefing
Nothing to highlight in particular . Another day with many succesful raids
Losses
Todays question
Anyone can explain me Ready Aircrafts?
Does the RAF have more Fighters ready to take off than me?
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Thank yousimovitch wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2024 2:45 pm Fuel represents the maximum number of minutes the unit can fly. Regardless of what you see between turns all planes will be re-fueled in time for morning Ops. The exception is the defending side where it depends on airfield damage, overstacking, and available fuel being delivered to your airfields. You can check fuel in flight as well.
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Turn 22
Looks like I missed the screenshot for Turn 21.
Planning
I wanted to capitalize on the losses I inflicted on the RAF while my Bombers were resting.
I’m putting many Bombers in the air over these two days.
Briefing
Turn 22
Turn 23
I’m happy with the results from Turns 22 and 23.
Losses
Nothing unexpected.
Looks like I missed the screenshot for Turn 21.
Planning
I wanted to capitalize on the losses I inflicted on the RAF while my Bombers were resting.
I’m putting many Bombers in the air over these two days.
Briefing
Turn 22
Turn 23
I’m happy with the results from Turns 22 and 23.
Losses
Nothing unexpected.
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Turn 24
Planning
Today marks my first real inland daylight bombing attempt.
The target for today is the power plants in Birmingham.
There are some lucrative targets there, with power plants boasting capacities of 10+, and I’ve even seen some up to 19.
This should boost my industrial score far more than targeting all the smaller plants in the southern region.
Briefing
I’m glad I managed to hit my Birmingham targets. However, given the number of Bombers involved in the raids, I had hoped for much more damage.
I’ll need to conduct more Birmingham raids and learn from this experience.
This will serve as the foundation for my big daylight bombings on Liverpool later in the campaign.
Losses
The RAF didn’t send up many planes today.
I had more than 3½ times the number of sorties compared to them, which explains my minimal Bomber losses.
Today's Question: How often do you encounter this bug?
Planning
Today marks my first real inland daylight bombing attempt.
The target for today is the power plants in Birmingham.
There are some lucrative targets there, with power plants boasting capacities of 10+, and I’ve even seen some up to 19.
This should boost my industrial score far more than targeting all the smaller plants in the southern region.
Briefing
I’m glad I managed to hit my Birmingham targets. However, given the number of Bombers involved in the raids, I had hoped for much more damage.
I’ll need to conduct more Birmingham raids and learn from this experience.
This will serve as the foundation for my big daylight bombings on Liverpool later in the campaign.
Losses
The RAF didn’t send up many planes today.
I had more than 3½ times the number of sorties compared to them, which explains my minimal Bomber losses.
Today's Question: How often do you encounter this bug?
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Turn 25
Planning
Now that I’ve significantly reduced the RAF’s presence in the London area, it’s time to hit London.
I plan to deploy a massive number of planes over the city—this will be the largest raid of the game so far, with 1,000+ Bombers.
Briefing
I wasn’t sure what to expect from such a large raid.
Today's Question:
I plan to send more raids targeting the London rail system. Can I expect any in-game effect from bombing all the rails in London?
Planning
Now that I’ve significantly reduced the RAF’s presence in the London area, it’s time to hit London.
I plan to deploy a massive number of planes over the city—this will be the largest raid of the game so far, with 1,000+ Bombers.
Briefing
I wasn’t sure what to expect from such a large raid.
Today's Question:
I plan to send more raids targeting the London rail system. Can I expect any in-game effect from bombing all the rails in London?