Rodeo 204

Rodeo 204

Artist Credit: Jim Laurier
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The Cross Channel Sparring has heated up and the US 8th Air Force has just added two more new P-47 Thunderbolt Groups, the 56th and 78th Fighter Groups. On April 15 1943 the P-47 Groups staged Rodeo 204, a fighter sweep of the St. Omer area. They stumbled across 15 Fw-190's of II./JG1 and claimed 4 for the loss of two P47's. "Diving Away is the ace in the hole for a fighter pilot. Once the Focke Wulf could break combat and get away in a high speed dive. But the P-47 can out dive the FW and since, like all American planes it is extremely well built, will hold together in a dive. What's more, a one second burst from those eight fifties will down any fighter made. Our 47's have been in combat since April 43. Since that time we've made a believer out of many German pilot. We worry them and that alone is a big part of our job" Major, later Lt Col James J Stone JrP-47 pilot, 83rd FS CO, 78th FG and acting CO, 78th FG 1-12 July 1943, CO,31 July 1943 to 22 May 1944.

Arena
SEA

Country Percentages
Allied-60%
Axis-40%

Allies:
Units:
P-47D-11 100%

Orders:
Roll A16. Sweep St. Omar area (A49)

Restrictions:
No Drop Tanks

Axis:
Units:
Fw 190A-5 100%

Orders:
Roll A47. Intercept allied aircraft

Restrictions:
None

Victory Conditions
Standard SEA point values
P-47D-11 - 15 points
Fw 190A-5 - 15 points

Arena Settings:
1. Terrain - BoB04
2. Icon Range - Short
3. Wind - East @ 10kts 0k - 12k
4. Time -12:00 x1
5. Fighter & Bomber Warning Range - 36,960 (about 7 Miles)
6. Enemy Collisions - On
7. External view for bombers (F3) - on
8. Visibility - 10 miles
9. Friendly Collisions - off
10. Fuel - 1.0
11. Ack - 0.3
12. Kill shooter - off
13. Tower Range - 36,960 (for display to aid players, set to match above setting)
14. Radar - off

Designer Notes
No Refuel/Rearm/Replane

CM Notes
none

Design By
Nefarious 412th FS (updated 03/25/05 by asw)
Updated 05/08 by 68Raptor