Battle for the Arakan: Burma 1944
As the British and Allied forces slogged down the Arakan coast of Burma, the Japanese opened a major offensive on February 4th, 1944 designed to throw the British back on all fronts and invade northern India.
The Japanese attack surrounded British ground forces at Sinzweya and Instead of retreating, the British army dug in and was re-supplied from the air in two separate battles. The Allied Air Forces provided ground attack air support missions to release Japanese pressure on the defenders using Hurricane II’s and P-40s. In northern and central Burma, P-51s and B-25Hs were supporting Chindit and Wingates Raiders special operations deep behind enemy lines.
In March of 1944, P-38s of the US 459th FS began operating from present-day Bangladesh under the control of the RAF 224 Group. With orders to destroy Japanese aircraft in the air and on the ground at their airfields in Burma, they quickly went to work along with newly delivered Spitfire Mk VIII’s of No 81 and No 152 Squadrons.
With the failure of their offensive in all areas the Japanese were left with no alternative but to retreat. By July 1944 British troops had reached the Chindwin river. In the Autumn a renewed offensive combined with Chinese forces pushing down from northern Burma began. This FSO loosely represents the forgotten front of Burma in early to mid 1944.
PLANE SET:
SPECIAL RULES:
FIGHTER ALT CAP - 20K
BOMBER ALT CAP - 14K
- B-25C AND H - 1,000 BOMBS DISABLED
- P-38J - 1,000LB BOMBS DISABLED
- FORMATIONS DISABLED DURING HOUR 2
AIRCRAFT SCORING:
OBJECT SCORING:
SETTINGS
- Burma terrain
- Icon Range – Friendly 3k, Enemy 3k.
- No Radar
- Fighter and Bomber Warning Range - 63360 (12 miles)
- Tower Range – 63,360 (for display to match the above Fighter and Bomber Warning)
- External view for bombers (F3) - On
- Friendly Collisions - Off
- Enemy Collisions - On
- Kill Shooter - Off
- Fuel - 1.0
- Ack - 0.3
- Formations - Enabled
- Bombsite calibration - Main Arena Standard
- Time:
FRAME 1 - 0900
FRAME 2 - 1200
FRAME 3 - 1500
- Object Downtime – full (200)
- Winds - MAX Downdraft 20K
- Clouds - Med5KMed15K.awa
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