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Special Events Forums => Friday Squad Operations => Topic started by: Squire on April 27, 2009, 08:24:00 AM
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The 'Transportation Plan' was a strategic plan envisioned by Air Marshall Arthur Tedder of SHAEF and designed by Professor Solly Zuckermann, an advisor to the British Air Ministry during World War II. It targeted the German armed forces ability to move men and materiel by rail. It was adopted to suppport the invasion of Occupied France in June 1944 and carried out primarily by the bombers of the USAAF and RAF Bomber Command. The premise of the plan being that if the Allies destroyed the means of transport in Occupied France, then Germany would be unable to respond effectively to an invasion. The Allies hoped to hinder the movement of the German 15th Army into Normandy, and to suggest to the Germans that they were attempting to isolate the Pas De Calais region from an attack by General Patton's fictitious army group based in England which was part of the overall 'Fortitude' deception plan to shift German attention away from the Normandy area. The strategy required the destruction of the French rail centres, including marshalling yards, repair shops and other related transport facilities.
There was much opposition to the plan from various sources. Air Chief Marshall Arthur Harris considered it another sideshow to the Combined Bomber Offensive against Germany, and General Carl Spaatz was convinced his 'Oil Plan' was a better idea, and Spaatz even had support from some members of the Air Ministry, including Group Captain Sidney Osborne Bufton in the Directorate of Bomber Operations. The plan was, however, approved, and in March 1944 the order was issued to the Allied bomber chiefs to carry out the new strategy.
The Allied Supreme Commander, General Eisenhower wrote to General Marshall and president Roosevelt "I consider the Transport Plan as indispensable to the preparations to Overlord. There is no other way this tremendous Air Force can help us, during the preparatory period, to get ashore and stay there". By June 6th only two bridges across the Seine river remained intact, and three quarters of the railway system within 150 miles from the assault beaches had been rendered unserviceable. Consequently, the Germans lost the race to build up forces in the Normandy area after the invasion.
This FSO will recreate the daylight efforts made by the USAAF's 8th Air Force and RAF Bomber Command against the rail and transportation targets in France prior to 'Overlord'. Opposing them will be the Luftwaffe's western based JagdGruppen.
Country Percentages:
Axis 48%
Allied 52%
Field Assignments:
Axis Bishop
Allied Knight
CM Rook
OOB:
Allied (USAAF/RAF/RCAF):
P-51B/Mustang III (max 48)
P-47D-11
P-47D-25 (max 48)
P-38J
Spitfire IX (max 24)
Spitfire VIII (max 24)
B-26 (min 12 players)
B-25C/Mitchell II (min 12 players)
B-24J (min 20 players)
B-17G (min 20 players)
Axis (Luftwaffe):
Bf 109G-14(max 48)
Bf 109G-6
Bf 109G-2
Fw 190A-8 (max 48)
Fw 190A-5
Bf 110G-2 *optional* to a max of 36
Special Rules and Ordnance Restrictions:
All aircraft types must be used in all three frames with a minimum of *12 players* per type except the Bf 110G-2 which is optionally available. Formations are enabled. No Axis a/c may go "feet dry" over England AT ANY TIME in the event. The Axis have no attack objectives in this setup.
Scoring:
Aircraft Pts
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Four engined bombers: 20 pts
Twin engined bombers: 10 pts
All fighters: 2 pts
Ground Target Pts
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0.1 pts= Gun
3 pts = Ammo Bunker
3 pts = Barracks
3 pts = Radar
25 pts = Vehicle Hangar
25 pts = Fighter Hangar
25 pts = Bomber Hangar
3 pts = Town Building
3 pts = Factory at strategic target
1 pt = Truck in convoy
2 pts = Train
Arena Settings:
- BoB04 Map
- Fuel burn 1.0
- Icons short (3k)
- 0.5 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 42,000 (about 8 miles)
- Tower range set to 42,000 (for display only to match the above setting)
- Haze/fog full visability (17 miles)
- Radar off
- Enemy Collisions On
- Friendly collisions off
- Killshooter off
- Time: 15:00 ( 3PM ) Game Clock
- Formations: On
- Bomber calibration: Auto ( MA style )
- Task Group Hardness 2.0
- Wind: 0-2K NO WIND
2K-18K NE TO SW - Speed 5
18K-25K N TO S - Speed 10
25k+ N TO S - Speed 15
Designer's Notes: The Spitfire VIII is a stand in for the Spitfire VII which is almost identical. The proper skin is "131S/RAF by Kev367th" available for download in the AH skins download link as "Spit8_4". The Bf 109G-14 represents "late model" Bf 109G varients of 1944.
You can contact all the squads on your side here:
http://ahevents.org/fso_email/mail_address.html
Please note the updated rules:
http://ahevents.org/fso-related/fso-rules.html
Design by Warloc
© 2009 ahevents.org
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412th Updated! Looks like a great setup! :salute
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The Bf 109G-14 represents "late model" Bf 109G-6 variants of early 1944.
Since the 109G-6/AS outperformed the 109G-14, that seems like a reasonable substitution to me. ;)
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Very cool!
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why the switch to MA bomb calibration?
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why the switch to MA bomb calibration?
I'm just guessing that it's because all our bombardiers have a 6th grade education level? :rofl :rofl
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lol. I actually liked manuel calib. I hated all the whines when everyone realized about it on the bombrun because they didn't get all the details in the orders.
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<shrug> it really ain't hard at all. I mean if *I* can figger it out anybody can.
Drano
<not attempting to hijack>
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Quesion. Will we be getting the exact location of the rail system since they don't show up till you are 1 k or less.
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Spit VIIIs in NW Europe?
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The targets will not be the AH trains, those are very small "tactical" targets. The rail and transport infrastruture will be represented by the larger strategic targets on the BoB04 map, as is the case with most FSOs when we use heavy bombers. There are nowhere near the quantity of trains on the map for 250 players to attack in a frame with heavy bombers and fighters. The 'Transportation Plan' saw very large marshalling yards, supply depots, maintenace facilities and rail and road facilities bombed by large numbers of medium and heavy bombers, it was not just rocketing and strafing trains going down track. Think strategic air war.
Jocko, from the writeup: "Designer's Notes: The Spitfire VIII is a stand in for the Spitfire VII which is almost identical. The proper skin is "131S/RAF by Kev367th" available for download in the AH skins download link as "Spit8_4". "
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Looks like a strong setup Warloc! :salute
Squad vote is in progress. :)
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Any idea which squad will get the 17's?
Ask SpiveyCH if he wants it :O
1Way
CHawks Bombing Wing
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:uhoh
334th FS claims 51B and 47D-11's, so hands off you m00ks! :devil
:salute
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Does anyone have a large jpg or bmp map for this?
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Jocko, from the writeup: "Designer's Notes: The Spitfire VIII is a stand in for the Spitfire VII which is almost identical. The proper skin is "131S/RAF by Kev367th" available for download in the AH skins download link as "Spit8_4". "
<S> My limited attention span didn't allow me to read all the way to the bottom :lol
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Your just to busy trying on them leather thongs jocko
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Your just to busy trying on them leather thongs jocko
:o
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The Website Writeup is showing unauthorized access. I Would like to link it to my squad emails and such.
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This is going to be a intense high alt confrontation FSO for the luftwaffe. :t
Good luck to the Allies. :salute