Night Raids 1942-1944

RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAF's bomber forces. The Bomber Command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and cities.Like the United States Army Air Forces later in the war, Bomber Command had first concentrated on a doctrine of "precision" bombing in daylight. However, when several late 1939 raids were cut to pieces by the organised German defences, a switch to night attack tactics was forced upon the Command. The problems of enemy defences were then replaced with the problems of simply finding the target. In this SEC we will portray the changing conditions of the night bombing missions in three frames.



 

Night Raids Frame 1: Operation Robinson

Operation Robinson was the code name for the low-level dusk attack by 86 unescorted bombers on the Schneider Armaments and locomotive Works at Le Creusot, France.

Allies - bishops, 60% of participants
Lancaster Mk III from A14

Your mission is to bomb the AAA-factory in sector 16,8,8.
Bomber losses will be noted in the scoring, bring your planes back home!

Axis - knights, 40% of participants
Bf-110-C4b from A33, A34.
Your mission is to keep the night air clear of enemy bombers. Be prepared for incoming missions!

Night Raids Frame 2: The Battle of the Ruhr

The centre of gravity for the German armaments indutry was the crucial Ruhr Valley, a heavily defended area attacked repeatedly. Serious damage was done to war production, factories destroyed, communications disrupted, and workers killed. Losses were just within tolerance limits.

Allies - bishops, 60% of participants
Lancaster
Mosquito (no more than 20% of allied force)

Orders:
Take off from A60. Targets are AAA-factory in sector 11,9,3 and Fuel refinery in sector 12,9,1.
Mosquitoes are to provide cover for Lancasters and cause distractions for enemy defenses.
Mosquitoes are not allowed to carry bombs.
Bomber losses will be noted in the scoring, so land your Lancasters!

Axis - knights, 40% of participants
110G-2 from A33 or A34.

Orders:
Be prepared for incoming attacks against our war production.

Night Raids Frame 3: The Nuremburg Raid

On the night of Mar 30 1944, 795 Royal Air Force Bomber Command aircraft operated against Nuremburg and suffered 96 losses, with 8 more aircraft written off afterwards. Badly forecast winds and a straight-in attack path, coupled with a lack of predicted cloud cover and a full, bright moon, gave the defences what amounted to a turkey shoot.

Allies - bishops, 60% of participants
Lancaster
Mosquito

Orders:
Take off from A60, attack the target city in sector 10,6,4
Mosquitoes are to provide cover for Lancasters and cause distractions for enemy defenses.
Mosquitoes are not allowed to carry bombs.
Bomber losses will be noted in the scoring, so land your Lancasters!

Axis - knights, 40% of participants
110G2
Wilde Sau 190A8
Wilde Sau 109G6

Orders:
Available fields are A7, A39 and A40.
The British are now bombing the Reich nightly, be prepared for attack in your area.

ARENA SETTINGS

Terrains: Frame 1: BOB04, Frames 2 & 3: Rhine
Event start, game time: 24:00
Time multiplier: 1.0
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Icons: Icons short, 3k
Radar: Sector bars range based. Sector bars above altitude (500 ft).
Base flashing same as radar range.
Sector range: Changes between frames.
Tower Range: Changes between frames.
Killshooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
2 lives for every player.
Both sides may rearm/refuel on hotpads.
Formations: On