Daytime Ops - Prelude to Overlord
In a prelude to the invasion of France, American air attacks began in February 1944 against railroad junctions, airfields, ports and bridges in northern France and along the English Channel coastline. Fighters from both Eighth and Ninth Air Forces made wide sweeps over the area, mounting strafing missions at airfields and rail networks. By 6 June, Allied fighter pilots had succeeded in damaging or destroying hundreds of locomotives, thousands of motorized vehicles, and many bridges. In addition, German airfields in France and Belgium were attacked.
On 1 May, over 1,300 Eighth Air Force heavy bombers made an all-out attack on the enemy's rail network, striking at targets in France and Belgium. On 7 May, another 1,000 bombers hit additional targets along the English Channel coast, hitting fortifications, bridges and marshaling areas.
Target for Today: Cherbourg.
Target 1:
High level escorted fighter- bomber strike against
the airfield at Cherbourg to neutralize the air
threat on the eastern flank of the D-Day beaches.
-- Allied Bombers must hit A72 before T+60
-- All A72 FH's to be destroyed.
Target 2:
P51B Fighter Sweep over the D-Day invasion area, with
particular attention to the Caen area (A40). Fighter Sweep
to launch at T+61.
Aircraft & Fields
Axis:
A72 - Bf109G2
A73 - Bf109G2
A40 - Fw190A-5, Bf109G6
Allies:
A21 - B-17G (restricted to 100 or 250lb bombs) Formations Enabled
A22 - P-47D-11
A18 - Spitfire Mk IX
A9 - P51B available @ T+61
Scoring - (enemy gains points from each aircraft
not landed):
Axis Fighter Hangar 8pts
Axis fighter 2p
Allied fighter 1p
Allied bomber 4p
Victory: Highest Score (in the event logs)
Setup:
Terrain: BoB09
Event start, game time: 07:00
Icons: Medium 3k
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Radar:
Friendly -Unlimited
Enemy - Tower Based 25 Miles.
SectorCounterAlt: 500
SectorCounterRange: 132000
TowerBasedRadarRange: 132000
Killshooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
Visibility Range: 17 Miles.
Fuel Burn Rate: 1.0
Both sides may rearm/refuel on any available hotpads.
