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Battle Of Brittain

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Written by: Spikes
Category: Western European Theatre
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Battle Of Britain - August 1940 - The Attack on the Airfields
 
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It is August, 1940.  For the past several weeks the Luftwaffe has been probing the RAF defenses over Allied shipping
in the English Channel and over the southeastern coast of England.  Now, the battle is moving into a new phase
as the German bombers begin to range further inland, targeting airbases in England.  The German strategy is to
draw the British into a series of large, decisive clashes and destroy the RAF in the air and on the ground. The RAF
hopes to prolong the aerial battle of attrition, and wear down the Luftwaffe to the point that it cannot adequately
protect any attempt by the German Army to cross the Channel and invade southern England. Each air force faces
numerous challenges. The RAF uses radar and a centralized command structure to concentrate its dwindling number
of planes against the Lutwaffe attackers. The Luftwaffe's single-engined fighter, the Bf-109, carries only enough fuel
to fight as far inland as London for just a few minutes. The world's first truly strategic air battle is about to begin...

(Players please take note of the fuel burn rate setting and the auto-ack setting.)

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===== AIRCRAFT ===============================

Royal Air Force - 45%

Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I        (min. 20, max. 50)

Luftwaffe - 55%

Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4
Messerschmitt Bf-110C-4        (min. 40, max. 80)     (see special rule #5)
Junkers Ju-87D "Stuka"            (min. 40, max. 80)
Junkers Ju-88A-4                 (min. 10, max. 20)

===== EVENT RULES ================================

1.) This is a one-life, one-plane event.

2.) The level bombing bombsight calibration method will be manual, NOT the Main Arena "automatic" method.

3.) Bomber formations are enabled for the Ju-88.  (The listed "min" and "max" count pilots, not drones.)

4.) Ju-88 and Ju-87 "Stuka" bombers may NOT exceed an altitude of 19,000 feet.  No other planes have an altitude restriction.

5.) The Luftwaffe C-in-C may designate ONE squad of up to fifteen (15) Bf-110C-4 as "Erprobungsgruppe 210" (Test Group 210) and that squad may carry bombs.   No other Bf-110s may carry bombs.  Erpr. 210 must all fly together as one flight, although they may fly in company with one or more other squadrons.

6.) The following planes may NOT carry any air-to-surface ordnance or drop tanks:  Hurricane, Spitfire, Bf-109

7.) After they are shot down, players may join bombers as aerial gunners. Players may NOT operate guns at land bases.

8.) British radar will be active (sector radar, or "bar-dar") since it was a key feature of the battle. It will have a 5 minute refresh rate to simulate the time required for radar reports to filter up to Sector and Group HQs and then back down again to the fighters in the air.

9.) In addition to points awarded for shooting down aircraft, points will be awarded to the LW for ground objects destroyed and to the RAF for ground objects NOT destroyed.

10.) Frame orders must be submitted by each side C-in-C to the Admin CM for a brief review before transmission.

For standard FSO rules please see http://www.ahevents.org/fso-rules.html

===== ARENA SETTINGS ==========================

- Terrain map: BOB09
- Fuel burn rate: 1.5
- Anti-aircraft gun strength: 0.6
- Bombsight calibration: MANUAL
- Icons: 3.0K yards (9,000 feet)
- Sector Radar ("bar dar"): RAF only, 60 mile range, altitude 200 feet and up, 5 minute update
- Dot Radar: OFF
- Fighter and Bomber warning range: 79,200 feet (15 miles)
- Tower range set to 79,200 feet (for display only, to match the above setting)
- Friendly collisions: OFF
- Enemy collisions: ON
- Kill shooter: OFF
- Time: 11 AM
- Haze: 12 miles
- Wind:
   altitude        speed        direction
   00K - 02K    0        n/a
   02K - 06K            5                            SW -> NE
   06K - 10K            15                          SW -> NE
   10K - 14K            20                          SW -> NE
   14K - 18K            25                          SW -> NE
   18K - 22K    30        SW -> NE
   22K - 26K            35                          SW -> NE
   26K+         40        SW -> NE

===== AIRCRAFT VICTORY POINTS ==================

Hurricane, Spitfire, Bf-109, JU-87 = 5 pts
Bf-110 = 10 pts
Ju-88 = 15 pts

End Of Frame Landing Bonus = 5 pts per pilot

===== SURFACE TARGET VICTORY POINTS ===========

any Hangar = 25 pts
any Gun = 1 pt
All Other Ground Objects = 3 pts