The Battle of France - Frame 2

December SEC Event

The Battle of France

History

The Second World War began with the end of the Phony War.  The German invasion in western Europe was now known as the Battle of France.
The German invasion of France and the Low countries was unprovoked and part of a sinister plan headed up by Adolf Hitler. The German Blitzkreg
tactics so overwhelmed the French and British commands that the end of the campaign came quickly. The Armee' de l'Air and the RAF were out
numbered and out gunned as the Luftwaffe pummeled the aerial resistance. The Luftwaffe possessed almost twice as many aircraft and certainly
the more modern air force.

By the time of Operation Dynamo otherwise known as the Dunkirk evacuation,  the aerial resistance to the Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht was almost
none existent.  By mid June French General Weygand in charge of French ground forces, was known to have said "The battle of France is over.
The battle of Britain is about to begin. Thus ending the Battle of France.

Plane Set

French (Armee' de l'Air)

P-40C (Hawk 75)
Boston III (DB-7)
Brewster B-239 (Bloche 155)
LVTA4
M3

British (RAF)

Huricane I
Boston III
Spitfire I
M8
M3

Germany (Luftwaffe)

BF109E-4
BF110C-4
JU87D-3
JU88A-4
Panzer IV F
SdKfz 251

The Battle of France on Youtube.

Sunday European Campaign for December starts at 8:00 pm UK, 2100 CET, and 3:00 pm EST.

There will be unlimited lives for this event.



Frame 2

Withdraw to the Channel

The Blitzkreig attacks of the wehrmacht and Luftwaffe have completely devastated the French Air Forces. What is left of their force has retreated to the south. The Wehrmacht now seeks to remove the British from the continent by overrunning its bases in the west of France. The British expeditionary force is falling back on all of its fronts. A few squadrons of Hurricanes are all that is left at the front to cover the withdrawal. The Luftwaffe bombers and fighters continue to pound the British forces. Can the RAF hold on?

Mission Detail

Allies

Defend all RAF base from capture.

Aircraft Postings:

A60 - Hurricane I, Boston III
A61 - Hurricane I
A68 - Spitfire I, Boston III

Restrictions

None

Axis

Capture any RAF Base for the frame victory.

Aircraft Postings:

A48 - BF109E-4, BF110C-4, JU87D-3, JU88A-4, C-47
A62 - BF109E-4, BF110C-4, JU87D-3, JU88A-4, C-47
A64 - BF109E-4, BF110C-4, JU87D-3, JU88A-4, C-47

Restrictions

None



Victory conditions:

Allies wins upon successful defense of all RAF Bases.
Axis wins upon capture of any RAF base

Frame 2 - Arena Setting:
1. Terrain – BOB09
2. Icon Range - short
3. Wind – 0 kts
4. Time – Start time 1600
5. Fighter and Bomber Warning Range - 36,960 about 7 miles
6. Enemy Collisions - On
7. External view for bombers (F3) - On
8. Visibility – 15
9. Friendly Collisions - Off
10. Fuel – 1.5
11. Ack - .3
12. Kill Shooter - off
13. Tower Range – 36,960 for display to match the above setting.
14. Radar – Off

Designer Notes:

Event Designer:

Redtail7 2012