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Special Events Forums => Friday Squad Operations => Topic started by: Squire on December 26, 2003, 03:40:31 PM
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"Britain Alone, 1940"
Background -
It is late July, 1940. Poland, France and the Low Countries have fallen to the armies of the Third Reich. The BEF has been evacuated from the continent at Dunkirk. Only Britain stands in the way of total victory for the Germans in Europe. This Squad Operation will recreate the campaign known as "The Battle of Britain".
The BoB as a campaign that can be viewed in 3 general phases. The first, which took place in July of 1940, saw the Luftwaffe attack channel convoys and ports in the south of England in order to lure the RAF to battle. This was a warmup to a direct attack on RAF Fighter Command. The aim of the campaign from the Luftwaffe's side was to soften up the RAF enough to allow for "Sea Lion" the invasion of Britain by sea and air forces based in France. For the RAF, the aim was to stay an effective fighting force in order to stave off an invasion.
Phase two started on August 13th and involved the Luftwaffe attack in force against RAF fighter bases and radar installations . Codenamed "Adler Tag", or "Eagle Day" by the Luftwaffe, this was the beggining of the battle proper and saw large scale combats between the two air forces. It was really a war of attrition with the RAF coming very close to the breaking point as its resources were stretched to the maximum.
As the result of a mistaken bomb drop on London by the Luftwaffe, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, ordered reprisal raids on Berlin. In response, a furious Hitler ordered an all out air assault on the British capital, setting the stage for the final phase of the battle. Starting on September 7th the Luftwaffe began large scale raids on London. The RAF gained a vital week to regroup. On September 15th, as the largest raid to date over the city materialised, the RAF sortied all it had from both its No.11 and No.12 fighter groups. A huge melee stretched from London to the coast, and when it was over, the Luftwaffe had lost 58 aircraft to the RAF's 26 in air combat. Most importantly, as more raids were launched in late September, Hitler lost faith in the Luftwaffe to deliver the promised knockout blow. Fighter Command had held on, and the invasion was postponed as summer ended.
Frame 1 "Early Skirmishes": RAF, HurricaneI and SpitfireI. LW, 109E, 110C, Stuka.
Frame 2 "Eagle Day": RAF, HurricaneI and SpitfireI. Lw, 109E, 110C, Stuka, Ju-88.
Frame 3 "Target London": RAF, HurricaneI and SpitfireI. LW, 109E, 110C, Ju-88.
Setup -
Big BoB map
RAF bases: A3, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, A16, A40, A101, A126. Frame CO bases 1 squadron at each base max. Not all bases have to be used.
LW bases: Me109 at A1, A4, and A2. Me110 at A2. Stuka at A15 and A20. Ju-88 at A12, A36, A18. These bases will remain the same for the 3 frames. No more than 2 squadrons at each base.
Restrictions -
*Ju88 is a stand in for the slower He-111 and Dornier 17. As such the max throttle setting while in flight will be manifold 40.
*1 Me110 squadron may perform a Jabo role per frame at CO's discretion.
*RAF will be split 60/40 Hurricane and Spitfire.
*At least one full squad (12) of each a/c type must be used each frame (or as close as possible).
*The Me 110C is the only fighter in the event allowed to carry bombs, and only the designated Jabo staffel may do so.
Settings -
Bar Dar at 3 sectors with 500 feet alt, Base Warning at 5 miles, AAA set to 0.7, Fuel Burn 1.0, Time set for 12:00 noon, no wind.
Victory Conditions -
All a/c and targets will be assigned points. Hurricane, Spitfire and 109 10 points. Ju87 and 110 15 points, and the He-111 20 points. At the end of frame 3 an overall victor is declared. Attrition will be a major factor for both sides. Ground targets will be worth 200 points max with certain structures (like hangers) as valid targets.
Frame 1: LW will attack V70, V68, P105 and A40.
Frame 2: LW will attack A3, A9, A11 and A16.
Frame 3: LW will attack P97, P98, V125 and the City.
All a/c must be landed by T+120.
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Wow nice setup, can we have it for sunday too?
ramzey
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MAW in whereever you need us. It has been a while since we flew Allied (but I'm a luftweenie at heart)
faughn@ipa.net
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Rogues would like Axis, please.
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Shillelagh will go wherever needed.
-Sik
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JBs want axis plz
10-15 i think
jbhq@msn.com
also send some to me incase they dont show up.
swa2467@hotmail.com
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325th would like Allied this go around, but will fly where ever needed.
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Dogz would like allied but put us where you need us, should have around 10 people.
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Last time there was a BOB setup we were Allied. Put us Axis this time or where you need us. :)
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We've been getting our choice lately so put us where ya need us.
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Arctic Storm were Axis last frame, but were Allies for last BoB setup. I'm sure the squad would prefer Allies if I ran a poll, but put us where you need us. Put us at 4-6 Pilots. We need something inbetween the usual 4-6/7-10. We usually have 5-6, but sometimes have 8 or 9. Hoping to get over that hump sometime soon to be a full 7-10 squad.
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399th will go axis if need be.
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My guys are close to evenly split. Maybe a little more preference for the RAF. But we will go either side.
Numbers should still be 21-25 for committment level.
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Opps i got jb's eamil wrong it is jaboHq@msn.com
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The FATE squadron has decided that we will fly for the Luftwaffe in this month's TOD. We will have 7-10 pilots flying throughout the campaign. Thank you in advance,
Spaatz
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Sorry, but please withdraw the Arctic Storm from the Friday Squad Ops until further notice. xTERNx will be the CO for the Arctic Storm in the future, and he will give notice if he chooses to continue.
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DAMNED will fly RAF please.