Author Topic: Today--Battle of the Bulge. Patton wants *you*! (Today is anniversary)  (Read 293 times)

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Time for some Battle of the Bulge (today being anniversary).

Unlimited-life special event today at 3 pm Eastern in Special Events II arena.  All welcome.

(Tankers, this one is for you, too!)


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Re: Today--Battle of the Bulge. Patton wants *you*! (Today is anniversary)
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 05:09:57 AM »
Join us to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge, which ended January 25, 1945.
 
In December, 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive with half a million men, 1800 tanks, and 1900 artillery guns through the Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.
 
The German forces punched through the allied lines and got approximately half way to Brussels before finally being pushed back.  This is where the 101st Airborn made its stand at Bastogne, where Patton's 3rd US Army charged into bitterly cold winter battle, and where elite Panzer Armies under Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt made one of their last big pushes.

For America, it was the largest battle of WWII. For Germany, it was a waning hope for offensive operations in the west.

Welcome to This Day in WWII: Battle of the Bulge!
All are welcome to play.
Runs on January 25 in Special Events II arena at:
-- 3 pm Eastern.
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Objective: Kill enemies and capture bases.

Event duration: 2 hours, but play as much or as little as you want of that.

Unlimited lives.

Aircraft available 1st hour only and at given bases only. GV's available throughout at all bases.

Allies (Bishops):
-- Air bases 13, 34, and 35.
-- (Sectors 7.11 and 7.10).
-- Aircraft available 1st hour only.
-- P-38L, P-47D-40, P-51D, Spit IX, Spit XIV, Typhoon.
-- Sherman VC (1st hour only), M4A3(75), M8, M3, M16.

Axis (Knights):
-- Air bases 166, 169, and 183.
-- (Sectors 12.11 and 12.10).
-- Aircraft available 1st hour only.
-- Bf 109G-14, Bf 109K-4, Bf 110G-2, FW 190A-8, FW 190D-9, FW 190F-8.
-- Tiger I (1st hour only), Panzer IV H, M8, SdKfz, Ostwind, Wirblewind.

v113 (Bastogne) and v231 (St. Vith) are unfortunately not capturable (a bug in the terrain).
No dot radar is available -- only sector counters.
Destroyed barracks and ammo bunkers stay down for 10 minutes.

Points:
-- 1 point per kill of an enemy.
-- 25 points per base capture.

Side split 50/50.

Arena Settings:
Terrain = arden08s
ArenaFlags = 13358
ColorFog[Day] = 169/169/172
ColorSky[Day] = 211/211/214
CountryChangeTime = 0
ExitWhileMoving = 508
FlightModeFlags = 5248
FuelBurnRateMult = 1.0
RadarMode = 0
StratFlags = 1
 
Object Settings:
Bunk Ammo, Down Time = 10
Bunk Barr, Down Time = 10

Map of the region where the ground battle will take place: