Close Escort

A regularly scheduled Aces High Event

Close Escort is a scheduled Sunday event for Aces High that combines elements of Friday Squad Ops and Snapshots. It runs from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EST.
Each frame will feature a side on the offensive, complete with bombers or jabo aircraft with dedicated escorts facing the interceptors and destroyers of the defending side.
Frames will be scored using a percentage based system with varying categories affecting the outcome.

How is Close Escort like FSO?
- There are 3 frames each month. 3 weeks on, 1 week off (typically).
- Both "sides" have specific duties to perform in each frame, targets to destroy / protect and other goals to achieve.
- Squads should register to participate and to recieve email updates and news on the event.
- An overall commander for each side can implement a plan of battle to achieve the frames established goals.
- One life per player.

How is Close Escort like Snapshots?
- Walk ons are welcome to participate.
- Both "sides" have specific duties to perform in each frame, targets to destroy / protect and other goals to achieve.
- Plans can be made on the fly while awaiting launch (though pre arranged plans are better).
- Any player can volunteer to be a "side" commander or flight leader.
- One life per player.

How is Close Escort unlike other events?
- Every flight in Close Escort should originate from a posted mission.
- CM's may post missions for players to join.
- Both walk ons and squads are welcome and may register on the Close Escort section of the Special Events server.
- Any player may register for a leadership role.
- There are specific duties for each registered squad and other duties for walk ons, all working toward a single goal.

The underlying point to the design of Close Escort is the same as that of Snapshots and Squad Operations: guaranteed action. The quickest way to kill an event is for players not to see any action. It is our hope that Close Escort will become a permanent fixture for the Sunday European and U.S. players that they can come back to time and time again. As always, player input and suggestions are welcome.

Close Escort Season 2 - A Tour of WWII

Close Escort began it's second season in June, 2007. As the staff develop additional tours they will be added to our tour list and so we don't miss a new tour from earlier in the war, if the season progresses past the proper time period for a new tour it will be put into the rotation at the first available opening.

(Aircraft are given as a list of possibilities for consideration of the CM. They do not reflect a required planeset and some may not be available in the given frame. - This outline will be updated at the end of the first year.)

Blitzkrieg
- May 1940: Heavy dive bomber attacks by LW support crossing of Muese
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, F4F-4

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

- May 1940: Alllied attacks against German bridgeheads on the Muese

Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b

- May 1940: LW attacks on evac shipping, hvy air battles at Dunkirk

Allies = Hurri I, P40B, F4F-4, Spit I

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

Battle of Britain
- August 1940: Eagle Day, beginning of BoB
Allies = Hurri I, Spit I, P40b

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

- September 1940: London raids continue, Buckingham Palace hit
Allies = Hurri I, Spit I, P40b

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

- September 1940: RAF attacks invasion flotilla in France
Allies = Hurri I, Spit I, P40B, Boston III

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b

RAF on the Offensive
- December 1940: RAF bombs port at Naples
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b

- December 1940: RAF bombing raid over Brittany
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b

- December 1940: RAF raid over Cologne
Allies = Hurri I, P40B, Spit I, Boston III

Axis = 109E-4, 110C-4b

Malta Begins
- January 1941: LW 10th air corps attacks British convoy in Med
Allies = Hurri IIC, Seafire, F4F-4

Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

- January 1941: LW raids Malta, damages Illustrious
Allies = Hurri IIC, Seafire, F4F-4

Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

- January 1941: LW hits Malta and CV Illustrious again
Allies = Hurri IIC, Seafire, F4F-4

Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

North Africa
- April 1941: Heavy Stuka attacks on Tobruk
Allies = Hurri IIC, Spit V

Axis = C202, 109F-4, 110C-4b, JU87, JU88

- October 1942: 2nd battle of El-Alamein
Allies = Hurri IIC and D, Spit V and IX;

Axis = C202, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2, JU87, JU88

- November 1942: Operation Torch (Americans enter battle for N. Africa)
Allies = Hurri IICand D, Spit V, VIII and IX, Boston III, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G

Axis = C202 and 205, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2

Sicily
- July 1943: Allied Landings
Allies = Hurri IICand D, Spit V, VIII and IX, Boston III, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G

Axis = C202 and 205, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2

- July 1943: Push to Palermo
Allies = Hurri IICand D, Spit V, VIII and IX, Boston III, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G

Axis = C202 and 205, 109F-4 and G-2, 110G-2

- August 1943: Sicily Secure
Allies = Mosquito, Spit VIII and IX, Lancaster, P40E, B26B, P38G, A20G

Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2

Italy
- September 1943: Salerno
Allies = Mosquito, Typhoon, Spit IX, Lancaster, P40E, P38G and J, P47D-11, B17G

Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2

- November 1943: Halt at the Gustav Line
Allies = Typhoon, Spit IX, P40E, P38G and J, P47D-11

Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2, JU87, JU88

- January 1944: Anzio
Allies = Mosquito, Typhoon, Spit IX, Lancaster, P40E, P38G and J, P47D-11, B17G

Axis = C205, 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2

The 8th Air Force
- February 1944: Big Week
Allies = P51B, P38J, P47D-11, B17G, B24J

Axis = 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5, 110G-2

- March 1944: To Berlin and Back
Allies = P51B, P38J, P47D-11, B17G, B24J

Axis = 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5 and A8, 110G-2

- May 1944: Paving the Way
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, B17G, B24J

Axis = 109G-2 and G-6, 190A-5 and A8, 110G-2

Normandy
- June 1944: Operation Overlord
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, A20, B26B, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Boston III

Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2

- June 1944: Follow up to D-Day
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, A20, B26B, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Boston III

Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2

- June 1944: Breakout
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-11 and 25, A20, B26B, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Boston III

Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2

The Liberation of France
- July 1944: Operation Cobra
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-25 and 40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster

Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2

- August 1944: Free Paris
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-25 and 40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster

Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2

- August 1944: Race for Amiens
Allies = P51B and D, P38J, P47D-25 and 40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX and XIV, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster

Axis = 109G-6 and G-14, 190A-5 A8 and F8, 110G-2

The Lorraine Campaign
- September 1944: Assault on Metz
Allies = P51B and D, P38J and L, P47D-25 and 40, A20G, B26B, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Mosquito

Axis = 109G-14, 190A-5 A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2

- September 1944: Crossing the Mosselle
Allies = P51B and D, P38J and L, P47D-25 and 40, A20G, B26B, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Mosquito

Axis = 109G-14, 190A-5 A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2

- September 1944: Into the Saar
Allies = P51B and D, P38J and L, P47D-25 and 40, A20G, B26B, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Mosquito

Axis = 109G-14, 190A-5 A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2

Crossing the Rhine
- December 1944: Bulge Counter-attack
Allies = P51D, P38J and L, P47D-40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster

Axis = 109G-14 and K4, 190A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2, 262

- March 1945: Cologne
Allies = P51D, P38J and L, P47D-40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster

Axis = 109G-14 and K4, 190A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2, 262

- April 1945: Rhine-Main
Allies = P51D, P38J and L, P47D-40, B17G, B24J, Spit IX, XIV and XVI, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster

Axis = 109G-14 and K4, 190A8 F8 and D9, 110G-2, 262

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