Operation Avenger

    Operation Avenger was part of the second in a series of battles to take the town of Cassino Italy. With much resistance along the German "Gustav Line" the Allied command targeted the Abbey at Monte Cassino. It was thought that the Abbey was being utilized by the Germans to direct artillery, causing massive loss of life for the Allies trying to capture Rome & relieve the forces fighting at Anzio.

    On February 15th 1944 The Abbey was ground into rubble by the Allies using 140 B-17's, 50 B-25's, & 40 B26 bombers.

    To this day the debate rages over this action. German personnel were reported in the abbey and on the surrounding slopes, even though these reports were contested during the battle and afterward. Shortly after the destruction of the Abbey The Vatican released the following statement calling the bombing "a colossal blunder, a piece of gross stupidity". According to Axis records the Abbey was not occupied by Axis forces until after it was destroyed.

Event Overview:

Operation Avenger will have a two hour time limit. The object for the Allies to destroy the city at 8,12,6 (The Abbey at Monte Cassino). The Axis objective will be to prevent the Abbey?s destruction.

Aircraft & Airfields:

Luftwaffe

A65

BF109g-6  BF109k-4  C205  FW190d-9 (limit 1 for every player in the Axis mission)

Allies (Mission limits: at least 60% bombers using each class of bomber in even numbers)

A85

B-17G  B-25C  B-26  P-51D

* Note formations will be disabled

Victory Conditions:

Allies

Destroying the city at 10,12,6 (The Abbey). 81% or more of the city destroyed.

Luftwaffe

Defend the city at 10,12,6 (The Abbey). 20% or more of the city left standing.

Scoring:

Allies

Destroying 81% or more of the city at 10,12,6 = 200 points

Enemy plane destroyed = 5 points each.

Luftwaffe

Defending 20% or more of the city at 10,12,6 = 200 points

Enemy bomber destroyed = 7 points

Enemy fighter destroyed = 5 points

Rules:

(1) This is a one-life event.

(2) Every player must be in a mission at the start of the event. Anyone that lifts off without joining a mission will not be asked to land and not take part in the event.

(3) Side CO?s can increase their mission size as the attendance grows but strict attention will be paid to side numbers & premium plane usage.

Setup Notes:

Map: italy_1

Start Time: 0800

BomberWarningRange: 63,360 (12 miles)

CommunicationFlags: Kill Messages Disabled - Channel 1 Disabled (3)

DownTimeMult: 200

EnemyMidAirsOn: 1

ExitWileMoving: Chute ? Gunner ? Field Gunner (140)

FighterWarningRange: 63,360 (12 miles)

FlightModeFlags: Formations disabled ? Country Perks Enabled ? Auto Calibrate Bomb Sight ()

FogVisibilityMiles: 12

FuelBurnMult: 1.0

KillShooter: 0

PerkPointsDisabled: 1

RadarMode[Bishops]: Disable Friendly Counters ? Disable Enemy Counters (48)

RadarMode[Knights]: Disable Friendly Counters ? Disable Enemy Counters (48)

RadarMode[Rooks]: Disable Friendly Counters ? Disable Enemy Counters (48)

TowerBasedRadarRange: 63,360 (12 miles)

ViewModeFlags: External Bomber (2)