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BOMB BRANDENBURG AIRCRAFT FACTORY
Because of the relatively light armament
which the He 162 usually carried, two
20mm MG 151 cannons, it was not really
the best aircraft with which to take on the
twelve .50 caliber machine guns of a B-17
Flying Fortress. Even in large numbers,
the Volksjager probably would not have
posed as great a threat to bomber crews as
did the four 30mm cannons of the Me 262.
One factor in favor of the He 162 was that
it was constructed largely of wood, an
airframe material known for its ability to
sustain heavy damage from machine gun
fire and still hang together.
YOUR MISSION
Follow your flight leader as he takes your
formation of six B-17Gs in to bomb an
aircraft factory in Brandenburg. Two
escorting P-51Ds will provide top cover
support. Intelligence reports indicate that
you may encounter the first of Goering's
"Volksjager Volkssturm", a determined
unit of young pilots formed to defend the
heart of the Third Reich.