The Battle of Sicily

By July of 1943 the air campaign to capture the Island of Sicily was underway. This prior to Operation Husky the amphibious Invasion of the Island. The RAF's Desert Air Force and the USAAF's 12th Air Forces flew hundreds of sorties in preparation for the first American invasion of the war. The medium bombers of both commands pounded the Italian and wehrmacht troop positions, air fields, AAA positions, and naval ports near Sciacca and Castelvetrano.  On this mission the bombers were escorted by the fighter planes of the 324th FG USAAF. The Sicilian Island was defended by the famed III. /JG 77 as well as I. /II. SG2 of the Luftwaffe. Many brave pilots on both sides of the conflict fought ferociously over the Sicilian landscape to either secure the invasion beaches or defend the island from invasion. This snapshot will reenact one such mission of historical importance in the halls of military aviation history.

 

Arena:
SEA

Country Percentages:
Allies: 60%
Axis: 40%

Allies:
P-38J - 25%
Spitfire VIII - 25%

B-26B - 25%
P-40F - 25%

Orders:
The P-38J will takeoff from A3 with orders to provide escort to the bomber group...

The P-40Fs will takeoff from A33 with orders to provide escort for the bomber group...
The Spitfire VIII will takeoff from A33 with orders to provide escort for the bomber group...
The B-26Bs will takeoff from A3 with orders to attack and destroy the fighter and bomber hangers at A24 in Castleveltrano.

Axis:
Me109G-6 - 50%
Fw190A-5 - 50%


Orders:
The Me109s are ordered to takeoff from A13 and intercept the incoming bomber raid. 
The Fw190s will launch from A11 and patrol the airspace around A24.

Restrictions:
The bombers must attack their targets before T+60 minutes.

2. Icon Range - Short

3. Wind - 5 knots NW

4. Time - 0600 hours x1

6. Enemy Collisions - On

7. External view for bombers (F3) - on


14. Radar - off

 

Designers Notes:
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Editied by Redtail7 on November 23, 2011... 

Updated May 28, 2012 by 68Raptor

Updated February 21, 2017 by AkWarhwk