Air War Over Sardinia 1943
Introduction
After the surrender of the Afrika Corp in North Africa on May 13, 1943. The Allies began planning for the invasion of mainland Europe from southern Italy. German and Italian forces began to fortify bases in the Mediterranean region around Tunisia in expectation of an invasion, but they knew not where the Allies would strike next. Continuous Allied bombing of the Sicilian island, Italian mainland, and occupied Greek targets continued throughout the central Mediterranean region. In order to have the German command believe the next invasion would be Sardiania, the 12th USAAF started a stepped-up bombing campaign against axis targets on the island. The major portion of the battle lasted from June until August 1943. One month later the Armistice of Cassibile was recognized and signed between the Allies and the Kingdom of Italy and the island of Sardinia was invaded unopposed by the US on September 14, 1943. Join the Aces High community in this action-packed brawl over the island of Sardinia in “Air War Over Sardinia 1943”.
Country Percentage
Axis - 45%
Allies - 55%
Event Planeset
Ordnance
B-26B - 8x 500 lb bombs
Map
Victory Conditions
The Allies will carry the burden of attack. Objectives will be assigned for the Allies to attack in terms of primary and secondary targets. The allies may attack target assignments in any order, but both objectives must be attacked to avoid penalties. The creditable force rule will apply.
Scoring
Note: Definition of a successful Bomber drop - When a bomber reaches an assigned target and scores a direct hit on an object in the target area which would be recorded in the frame log.
Special Event Rules
- This is a multi-life event with the pilot having the ability to re-plane in the 2nd hour.
- Pilots will be counted as shot down if logs do not state a landed successful message.
- A 1 pt. penalty will be levied for acts of fratricide.
- A 2 pt. penalty will be levied if the Allies fail to attack both targets. Qualification for an attack is a credible size force moving towards the target with the intention to attack
- The fighter altitude cap is 20K.
- The bomber altitude cap is 18K.
- Aircraft not landed by the end of the frame will be counted as shot down.
Arena Settings
Terrain map: Italy
Fuel burn rate: 1.0
Anti-aircraft gun strength: 0.3
Bombsight calibration: AUTOMATIC (MA standard)
Icons: 3.0K yards (9,000 feet)
Sector Radar ("bar dar"): OFF
Dot Radar: OFF
Fighter and Bomber warning range: 79,200 feet (15 miles)
Tower range set to 79,200 feet (for display only, to match the above setting)
Haze range: 12 miles
Friendlycollisions: OFF
Enemy collisions: ON
Kill shooter: OFF
Stall Limiter: Set ON (Players may disable)
Weather:
light5kmed15k.awa
Historical Skins:
Allies:
P-40F
325th FG "Lighthouse Louie" by Devil5O5
325FG/318FS by cactus
P-38G
1FG/94FS by Greebo
B-26B
432BS/17BG by Player1
17BG/34BS by Greebo
Axis
Bf109G-6
4./Jg 77 by Devil5O5
10./JG 51 by Devil5O5
4./JG51 by VonMessa
C205
II./JG 77 by Greebo
352ª Squadriglia, 51° Stormo
ME410
III/ZG 1