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War in the Channel 2.0 (Hurricane MkII)


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sandmarken
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Timeframe: September 1941

Unit: No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron

Aircraft: Hurricane MKII

Duration: 11 Missions

Author: Sandmarken

Note: This is an overhaul of one of my first campaigns. All missions have been edited and upgraded, some missions are new. 

 

This campagin follows No 615 Squadron as they moved from Scotland to Manston airfield in September of 1941. When here No 615 squadron did amongst others air defence missions, strikes against german targets in the channel and sweeps in France.   

Many of the missions are based on the squadron logs from 615, weather reports from the time, and other historical sources I could find.

I have borrowed skins from DavviZ and Jeeves so great thx to them! 

There will be hud messages, do not hide it! 

And as usually i have to say thank you to @AndreiTomescufor testing, and @Jaegermeister for giving me advice about mission making! 

 

Install: Put the Data folder in your main Il2 folder. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H28fr5pHL9AkzeYY0ymB_wT7qrNU7JFJ/view?usp=sharing Updated 20.1.2026

 

 

 

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Calos_01
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I played the first version of this campaign and it was great, I'm looking forward to this one. In general, I think we don't have enough campaigns over the Channel yet. Don´t you consider a Channel campaign for the Spitfire V (1941-1942 years) as well?

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sandmarken
Posted
38 minutes ago, Calos_01 said:

Don´t you consider a Channel campaign for the Spitfire V (1941-1942 years) as well?

I have many ideas. 😄 Something involving the Dieppe Raid is definitely one of them. I was hoping we would see a Spitfire IX with the Merlin 61 as a collector for this kind of campaign, maybe one of the 6 new? 😁

There was talk about both a Spitfire and a Hurricane 1942 campaign for the Channel map being made, but I have yet to see them released. I guess those guys gave up on their projects? I think maybe @AEthelraedUnraed was making a hurricane project at one point? 🤔

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Calos_01
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2 hours ago, sandmarken said:

Something involving the Dieppe Raid is definitely one of them. I was hoping we would see a Spitfire IX with the Merlin 61 as a collector for this kind of campaign, maybe one of the 6 new?

Well, just look at my avatar and it's clear that Diepe raid in the early Spitfire IX would be really something for me 🙂

sandmarken
Posted
1 hour ago, Calos_01 said:

Well, just look at my avatar and it's clear that Diepe raid in the early Spitfire IX would be really something for me 🙂

The channel map offers a lot of opportunities for interesting campaigns. Still, there aren't really a lot of community campaigns made for the western front. 

Calos_01
Posted

I just finished two missions in this campaign, and I'm enjoying it again (thank you). When  seeing  that green Manston with no concrete runway, I´d say that 1941-43 Channel map should be doable.

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2 missions in, and I'm enjoying this campaign as well.  Keep them coming!   Being Canadian, I would love something to do with Dieppe.

sandmarken
Posted (edited)
13 hours ago, VISHNU said:

2 missions in, and I'm enjoying this campaign as well.  Keep them coming!   Being Canadian, I would love something to do with Dieppe.

Thats great that you enjoy it so far 😄 

The early version of this campaign was by a huge margin my most popular. It seems that the community really liked earlier RAF campaigns.

It was a lot easier to find historical sources for this campaign compared to the late war Luftwaffe, or worse, late war Romania. The RAF seems to have preserved its history well, making historical campaigns much easier!

A dieppe campaign is sertainly a possibility! The biggest issue woud be the longer flight time over the channel that many people seems to not like! Unless you do it for luftwaffe 🤔🤔

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AndreiTomescu
Posted
21 minutes ago, sandmarken said:

late war Romania

just ask, mate...:) 

regarding this campaign, it's my favourite so far, also. It's sooo immersive...

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AndreiTomescu
Posted

too bad we don't have Sevastopol on the map. the evacuation there was very intense. a have a hole book/military study on the matter, very detailed, with tons of maps, made by the Romanian Navy recently. In rest, the hole late war in Romania was a crushing defeat/retreat/ US city bombing and leveling, since the Soviet forces were at their might. But still good stuff for a campaign. An underdog campaign is actually more challenging. 

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sandmarken
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2 hours ago, AndreiTomescu said:

regarding this campaign, it's my favourite so far, also. It's sooo immersive...

Did you do the rest of the new missions yet? I never got your report. 😁

AndreiTomescu
Posted

Nope....I want to start it over again, because, You know,....it's a narative. Plus that with all those GREAT movies you've recommended, i've consumed all my spare time.

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Hi @sandmarken,

Your great Campaign shown in the "IL-2 Campaign Tracker and Campaign Service Record" by @Arrow_1974

https://forum.il2-series.com/topic/1569-il-2-campaign-tracker-and-campaign-service-record/

I have already added some individual pilot data of the 615 Squadron.
All missions will be listed with Air-/Ground/Naval victories and speed of promotions is adjustable too.
(latest test version shown, the working configurable starting rank  will be released soon)

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@Jaegermeister @BlackSix

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sandmarken
Posted
45 minutes ago, kraut1 said:

Hi @sandmarken,

Your great Campaign shown in the "IL-2 Campaign Tracker and Campaign Service Record" by @Arrow_1974

https://forum.il2-series.com/topic/1569-il-2-campaign-tracker-and-campaign-service-record/

I have already added some individual pilot data of the 615 Squadron.
All missions will be listed with Air-/Ground/Naval victories and speed of promotions is adjustable too.
(latest test version shown, the working configurable starting rank  will be released soon)

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@Jaegermeister @BlackSix

Good work Kraut1! Il test it when i  want to fly the campaign again. I will need to update it as there is some polish issue with the texts and mission 4 has a missing mcu (no game breaking stuff)

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6 hours ago, sandmarken said:

Good work Kraut1! Il test it when i  want to fly the campaign again. I will need to update it as there is some polish issue with the texts and mission 4 has a missing mcu (no game breaking stuff)

Thanks, one interesting feature of the tracker is, that even existing completed and ongoing active campaigns will be analysed and reported...

You will see the Camapign informations:
-In IL-2 in the Campaign Description
-in the PDF Report in the report folder of the Tracker
-and the shown detailed information with additional pilot data by using the Campaign_Service_Record.exe.

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sandmarken
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The campaign has been updated with some small fixes to issues. 

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