Event begins at 10:00PM EST in SEA II
On January 1st 1945 Hitler's last gamble "Operation Bodenplatte" took off at first light to attack Airfields of the 2nd 9th and 15th Air Forces. Scheduled during the Ardennes Offensive, Weather played a big part of its being delayed until the New Year. Although 1000 Axis Pilots took place in the "Big Blow" most of them were new pilots. Twin engine bombers escorted these green pilots to the airfields in Holland and Belgium, Only to be shot at by their own AAA, because the German Army was not used to seeing that many friendly airplanes in the sky. As the Attackers approached radar in Belgium that was used to track the V-1's to England, the allies detected the large strike force. Allied fighters scrambled and engaged the 800 plane strike force. What ensued was an axis catastrophe; all 19 leaders were numbered among the 250 casualties suffered by Luftwaffe that day. Although claiming 500 enemy aircraft destroyed nearly 80 were shot down in air to air combat, Allied losses would be made good in two weeks. On the German side however most Jagdgeschwader never fully recovered before being sent eastwards to stem the Russian advance towards the River Oder.
Arena
SEA
Country Percentages
Allied - 40% of Attendees
Axis - 60% of Attendees
Units:
Allies:
P-51D 50% of Allied Aircraft
P-47D-30 50% of Allied Aircraft
Orders:
Roll A68 or 69
Defend fields A68 and A69
Restrictions:
Must carry 100% fuel
Axis:
Units:
Bf 109G-6 33% of Axis Aircraft
Fw 190D-9 33% of Axis Aircraft
Fw 190F-8 33% of Axis Aircraft
Orders:
Roll A66 or A67
Destroy Allied fuel at fields A68, A69
Destroy any Aircraft Airborne
Restrictions:
Must carry 100% fuel
Must carry bombs
Victory Conditions
Standard SEA Points
Fighter Aircraft - 15 points
Fuel - 15 points
Ack - 5 points
Arena Settings
1. Terrain BoB4
2. Icon Range - Short
3. Radar - Dar Bar Only
4. Fighter and Bomber Warning Range 79,200 (about 15 miles)
5. Tower Range 79,200 (for display to aid players, set to match the above setting)
7. Visibility - 17 miles
8. Wind - none
8. External view for bombers (F3) - on
9. Friendly Collisions - off
10. Enemy Collisions - on
11. Kill Shooter - off
12. Fuel - 1.0
13. Ack - 0.4
14. Time 0700 x1
Designer Notes
One life event as most Snapshots
CM Notes
If the number of pilots is less than 10 per side then limit the Axis targets to one field.
All fields SE of a line from A41-A35-A50-A61 should be Axis.
Allied fields are NW of that line
All other fields should be neutral and will fire on both sides.
Design By
Nefarious
Updated to AH2 by 68Raptor
