Doolittle's First Command

   The 15th Air Force was established on November 1st, 1943.  Its first base of operations was Tunis, Tunisia (later moved to Southern Italy) and its first commander was Jimmy Doolittle, the famous leader of the "Doolittle Raid" on Japan.  The 15th was comprised of 21 Bombardment Groups, 15 of which were B-24 Liberators.  The other 6 were B-17 Flying Fortress'.  It also contained 7 Fighter Groups, one of which being the famous 1st Fighter Group (1st Pursuit Group in WW1).  Three of the groups (1st, 14th, and 82nd FG's) flew P-38's. The other 4 (325th, 31st, 52nd, 332nd FG's) flew P-51's. In this snapshot, we will re-create a 15th Air Force Raid on Italian Factories.

Country Percentages:
60% Allied (15th Air Force)
40% Axis (Italian Air Force/German Luftwaffe)

Allied 15th Air Force:
25% B-24J's of the 47th Bomb Wing, 99th Bomber Squadron.
25% B-17G's of the 5th Bomb Wing, 98th Bomber Squadron.
25% P-51B's of the 332nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Squadron.
25% P-38J's of the 1st Fighter Group, 27th Fighter Squadron.

Orders:
B-24's and B-17's are to roll from A28 and hit factories in 8,13,8 (Fuel)  8,14,4 (City)  7,14,9 (AAA) and 8,15,2 (Ammo).
P-38J's are to roll from A68 and rendezvous with bombers.
P-51B's are to roll from A81 and rendezvous with bombers.

Restrictions:
Target must be hit by T+50.
Fighters cannot take bombs/rockets.
No Vulching!


Italian Air Force/German Luftwaffe:
33% 109G-6's of II/JG77.
33% 190A-5's of III/SchG 2.
33% C.205's of 1* Stormo.

Orders:
109G-6's and 190's are to launch from A34 and CAP the factories.
C.205's are to launch from A35 and CAP the factories.

Restrictions:
May not cross vertical 9 Line.

Scoring:
15th A.F.:
B-24J  20 points
B-17G  20 points
P-38J  10 points
P-51B  10 points

IAF/LW:
109G-6  10 points
FW-190A-5  10 points
C.205  10 points

Structures:
Building  2 points
AA emplacement  1 point

Arena Settings:
1. Terrain - Italy1
2. Icon Range - Short
3. Wind - 5 knots NE
4. Time - 08:00 x1
5. Fighter & Bomber Warning Range - 52,800 (about 10 Miles)
6. Enemy Collisions - On
7. External view for bombers (F3) - on
8. Visibility - 10 miles
9. Friendly Collisions - off
10. Fuel - 1.3
11. Ack - 0.6
12. Kill shooter - off
13. Tower Range - 52,800 (for display to aid players, set to match above setting)
14. Radar - off

CM Notes:
-Remind all players to bring Drop Tanks.
-Probably no second frame for this.
-May have to check zones and field assignments to have base ownership and strats correct

Designer Notes:
- I tried to get all the units around historical accuracy.
- Try to use historically accurate skins. I.E. there is a 1st FG P-38 skin and there is a 98th Bomber Squadron skin for B-24J skin coming in a future skin pack.
- Have fun!