Gestapo Raid

Gestapo Raid

Artist Credit: 68Raptor

The RAF continued their war against the German Gestapo during the winter of '44. Using the Mosquito VI on intruder missions, Bomber Command's Pathfinder Force 2 Group launched a number of raids on Gestapo targets including record depositories, barracks, headquarters and prisons in order to free resistance fighters before they were executed.

This Snapshot represents a typical raid by 613 Squadron, City of Manchester on two coastal targets. The intruders use the Mossie both with rockets to destroy the buildings and light to deal with ack positions and intercepting enemy aircraft. The speed of the Mossie and ease of handling at low altitudes made this the perfect aircraft to hit and run with pinpoint accuracy. A key mission factor was to destroy the intended targets without causing civilian casualties or hitting nearby homes, schools or hospitals.

Arena
SEA

Country Percentages
RAF - 60%
Luftwaffe - 40%

Units:
Allies:
Mosquito VI
33% Armed with rockets
66% Light

Orders:
Use Lasham Airfield (A23)
Destroy Gestapo troop complexes at the airfields in Cherbourg (7,7,2) and Caen (9.6.3)

Restrictions:
The prisoners and civilians are in the main two concentrations of buildings near the town center. Target only the outlying buildings. 

Units:
Axis:
Fw-190 A-8 100%
First selection of guns including MG-131 and MG151 should be used

Orders:
Use Rennes Airfield (A75)
Intercept and destroy RAF intruders

Restrictions:
LW may not travel North of 9 line. Aircraft doing so will be counted as MIA.

Victory Conditions:
RAF
Each Gestapo Troop Complex - 25
FW 190 destroyed - 15
Each Public Building Destroyed - Minus 20

LW
Mosquito Destroyed - 20

Arena Settings:

1. Terrain - BoB09
2. Icon Range - 9000
3. Wind - NE @ 15kts 8k - 40k
4. Time - 06:00 x5
5. Fighter and Bomber Warning Range - 31,680 (about 6 miles)
6. Enemy Collisions - on
7. External view for bombers (F3) - on
8. Visibility - 15 miles
9. Friendly Collisions - on
10. Fuel - 1.5
11. Ack - 0.2
12. Kill Shooter - off
13. Tower Range - 31,680 (for display to aid players, set to match the above setting)
14. Radar - Disabled

Designer Notes
The RAF must use caution in not damaging or destroying any buildings other than those occupied by The Gestapo.