Close Escort :Crossing the Rhine
Close Escort: A Tour of WWII
Tour 12 "Crossing the Rhine"
Artist credit: Dace Screenshot
With the elimination of the "bulge" and the repulse of NORDWIND, the campaign in the west moved into its final phases. The Allies paused only briefly before resuming the offensive. Eisenhower had earlier decided that his armies should advance to the Rhine all along its length before crossing; he wanted to shorten Allied lines, provide a defensible position in the event of further German counterattacks, and free troops to build up strong reserves. If Hitler persisted in defending every inch of German territory, most of the enemy's remaining forces would be destroyed west of the Rhine. Once across the river, American and British forces would be able to advance into Germany almost at will. http://www.worldwariihistory.info/WWII/Germany.html
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Frame 1
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Allies |
Axis |
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Units |
Based at A75
Typhoon Mk.IIb
Spitfire Mk.IX
Spitfire Mk.XVI |
Based at A4
Bf-109G14
Bf-109K4
Fw-190D9 |
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Orders |
Attack army supply depot
(town at A28) |
Defend army supply depot
(town at A28) |
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Restrictions |
Typhoons must operate under 12k
until enemy is in icon range.
Spitfires must stay in contact with
Typhoons until enemy is spotted.
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All axis A/C must stay east of the
10 sector line. |
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Frame 2
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Allies |
Axis |
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Units |
Based at A3
P-47D40
P-38L
Spitfire Mk.XIV |
Based at A29
Bf-109G14
Bf-109K4
Fw-190D9 |
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Orders |
Attack ammunition depot at
Cologne. (sector 9,14) |
Defend ammuntion depot at
Cologne. (sector 9,14) |
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Restrictions |
Allies fighter-bombers must
operate below 15k until enmey is
in icon range. Spitfires must keep
visual on fighter-bombers until
contact is made with the enemy.
There is no restriction on Spits
altitude. |
All axis A/C must stay east of the
8 sector line. |
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Frame 3
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Allies |
Axis |
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Units |
Based at A63
B-24J
P-51D
Spitfire Mk.XIV
Tempest |
Based at A4
Bf-109G14
Bf-109K4
Fw-190D9
Me-262A1 |
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Orders |
Attack Radar Facility East of
Frankfurt. (sector 12,12,3) |
Defend Radar Facilty East of
Frankfurt. (sector 12,12,3) |
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Restrictions |
Bombers must operate between
15-20K altitude. Escorts must
keep visual on bombers until
enemy is spotted. |
All Axis A/C must stay east of the
11 sector line. |
Rhine2 Map Frames 1 & 2 (winter map)
Rhine Map Frame 3
Settings
BadWordFilterCnt = 0
BomberWarningRange = 42000
DeathMaxCount = 0
DownTimeMult = 200 (max)
EnemyMidAirsOn = 1 (on)
ExitInFlight = 4 (chute only)
FigherWarningRange = 42000
FlightModeFlags = 1154 (use: Stall Limit Disabled, Formations Enabled and Auto Calibrate Bombsite)
FriendlyMidAirsOn = 0 (off)
FuelBurnRateMult = 1.0
Icons= Short (Vis @ 3.0)
KillShooter = 0
MuteTime = 300 (5 minutes)
PerkPointsDisabled = 1 (on)
ProtectObjects = 1 (on)
RadarAlt = 500 (feet)
RadarMode(Allied Country) = 49 (full friendly dotdar and all counters off)
RadarMode(Axis Country) = 49 (full friendly dotdar and all counters off)
RadarMode(CM Country) = 0 (off)
RadarUpdateRate = 30 (seconds)
StratDisabled = 1 (on)
TowerBasedRadarRange = 42500
ViewModeFlags = 2 (External Bomber)
WarningFlags = 15 (all)
Set-Up Notes
Remember that friendly dot dar should be enabled to aid in mission coordination , all other radar is off.
While all flights should originate from a mission, late arrivals should not require a mission to be posted, the Host CM may, at his discretion, allow late arrivals and disco victims to launch outside of the mission.
If time permits, the hosting CM will post a 2nd mission. This mission will be a pure fighter vs.fighter mission to gain air superiority over a section of the map determined by the hosting CM. The results of this 2nd mission will NOT have any bearing on the scoring of the event.
Design by: Dace