Strike at Cologne
Strike at Cologne
Artist Credit:
On May 30th of 1942 the first 1000 bomber plane raid named "Operation Millennium" inundated the Rhine River city of Cologne with devastation. Early the next morning Air Marshall A. T. Harris sent low level Mosquitoes to strike again.
The Mossies were specialized in this kind of mission, heavily armed with rockets, bombs and able to return home at high speed. The Luftwaffe could rarely catch a Mossie, consequently the De Havilland Mosquito's had the lowest loss rate of any aircraft in the Bomber Command.
This Snapshot duplicates just one of the many raids that could have taken place at Cologne except this time the Luftwaffe has a patrol of Me 109's in the area which could upset the usual low loss rate of the Mossie.
Arena
SEA
Country Percentages
Allies - 60% of attendees
Axis - 40% of attendees
Units:
Allies:
Mosquito VI - 100%
Orders:
Roll A3 with 100% fuel, 8-3.5 inch rockets, and 2-500lb bombs.
Head for the Cologne area and strike:
Primary Target-Supply Train which runs on a short track West of the Ammo factory and then South along the Rhine river bank.
Secondary Target-Ammo Factory
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Restrictions:
Allies must strike with in 45 minutes of launch.
Dar is off, but base warning is set close to about 6 miles.
Units:
Axis:
Bf 109G-2 - 100%
Orders:
Roll A25 with 100% fuel, no gondolas. Patrol the Area of Cologne.
Restrictions:
Do not cross west of the Rhine until enemy aircraft are spotted.
Do not carry under wing gondolas.
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Victory Conditions
Standard SEA Points
Me 109 - 10 points
Mosquito - 15 points
Supply train - 60 points
Bridge - 40 points
Fuel or Ammo - 20 points
Ack - 5 points
Misc. objects - 15 points
Arena Settings
1. Terrain - Rhine
2. Icon Range - Short
3. Wind - None
4. Time -11:00 x1
5. Fighter & Bomber Warning Range - 30,000 (about 6 Miles)
6. Enemy Collisions - On
7. External view for bombers (F3) - on
8. Visibility - 7 miles
9. Friendly Collisions - off
10. Fuel - 1.5
11. Ack - 0.5
12. Kill shooter - off
13. Tower Range - 30,000 for display to aid players, set to match above setting)
14. Radar - off
Designer Notes
None
CM Notes
Make sure the LW does not cross the Rhine till the enemy is spotted.
Do not allow the LW to pursue Mossies west of the 8 line.
With a Fighter and Bomber Range set to 30,000 the Allies might be able to wiggle carefully through enemy fields without bases flashing.
Allied fields (A3, A71, V62)
Design By
James "daddog" Glazier
Updated 05/08 by 68Raptor