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Superforts Over Fortress Europe

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Superforts Over Fortress Europe - June 1945
 
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's West Wall defenses achieved their objective, and in early June of 1944 the invading Allied armies were hurled back into the chilly waters of the English Channel.
The spectacular and tragic failure of the Allied D-Day invasion right on the beaches of Normandy resulted in a strategic stalemate along the western coast of Europe.
This allowed the Third Reich to transfer forces eastward to face the Russians.  In turn, the Soviet Red Army's 1944 Summer Offensive, "Operation Bagration", bogged down with heavy casualties, much like their failed "Operation Mars" of 1942.
With the land armies deadlocked on both Western and Eastern Fronts, the Allied aerial assault on Germany escalated.
The new Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" bomber joined the battle…
 
Version 1.0
17-NOV-2013
 
SIDE BALANCE:
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Axis:            50%
Allies:          50%

AIRCRAFT
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Axis (Luftwaffe)

Bf-109G-14 ........  min 10 - max 50
Bf-109K-4 ...........  min 10 - max 50
FW-190A-8 .........  min 10 - max 50
FW-190D-9 .........  min 10 - max 50
Ta-152H-1 ..........  min 10 - max 25

ME-163 ...............  NO min - max 5
ME-262 ...............  NO min - max 5

Allied (USAAF)

P-38L ..................  min 10 - max 50
P-47M .................  min 10 - max 50
P-47N .................  min 10 - max 50
P-51D .................  min 10 - max 50

B-17G .................  min 20 - max 30
B-24J ..................  min 20 - max 30
B-29 ...................  min 10 - max 15

SPECIAL RULES
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1.) This is a one-life event.
2.) Minimum and maximum numbers for planes must be followed by both sides.
3.) Severe penalties will be imposed for plane limit violations.
4.) Bomber formations are enabled but not required.
5.) Numbers for the Allied bombers are numbers of pilots, and do not count drones.
6.) Allies must launch SIX (6) attacks by bomber groups.
7.) Each of the six Allied attacks must include at least 10 bombers (pilots, not drones)
8.) Each of the six Allied attacks must include only one type of bomber.
9.) Only B-17, B-24, and B-29 bombers may carry air-to-ground ordnance.
10.) Bombsight calibration is AUTOMATIC (MA standard).
11.) USAAF fighters may strafe ground targets, but will only score points for guns.
12.) Allied bombers must normally fly at an altitude between 14,000 and 28,000 feet.
13.) Allied bombers returning home (flying westbound) after dropping their bomb load may fly lower than 14,000 feet.
14.) Severe penalties will be imposed for bomber altitude limit violations.
15.) Allies may use air-launches for all planes.
16.) Axis planes are never allowed to enter the no-fly zone west of the 5-X map sectors. (See red line running north-south on strat map.)
17.) Allied planes are not allowed to re-enter Axis airspace after they have flown westward into the no-fly zone.
18.) Severe penalties will be imposed for no-fly zone violations.
19.) Allied planes may land at any base west of the 4-X map sectors. (See blue line running north-south on strat map.)
20.) Any planes in flight at T+120 will be counted as lost to enemy action.

SCORING
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Allied side scores points for each destroyed ground target.
Axis side scores points for each target at an attacked base that is NOT destroyed.

Ground Target Points
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Vehicle Hangar .................................  25 points
Fighter Hangar .................................  25 points
Bomber Hangar ................................  25 points
Ammo Bunker ..................................  3 points
Fuel Dump .......................................  3 points
Barracks ...........................................  3 points
Radar ...............................................  3 points
Gun .................................................  1 point

NO POINTS are awarded for:
  1.) civilian buildings in towns and cities
  2.) structures at bases which are not assigned as targets

Aircraft Points
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piston-engined fighter plane ............  2 points
ME-163 or ME-262 ...........................  5 points
B-17 or B-24 ....................................  5 points
B-29 ................................................  15 points

Friendly Fire Penalty
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Shooting down a fellow countryman incurs a penalty equal to double the normal aircraft value.

ARENA SETTINGS
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Terrain Map: "Germany"
Fuel Burn: 1.0 (RL to AH map scale is 1:1)
Icon Ranges:  9,000 feet (3.0K yards)
Auto-Ack Strenth: 0.4
Fighter and Bomber Warning Range: 79,200 feet (15 miles)
Tower Range: set to 79,200 feet (for display to match the above setting)
Haze/Fog Visability: 15 miles
Sector Radar: Axis only. "Bar Dar"with 5 minute delay, 200 foot floor, 75 mile range.
Enemy Collisions: ON
Friendly Collisions: OFF
Killshooter: OFF
Formations: ON
Bomber Calibration: AUTOMATIC

Game Clock
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Frame 1 ..............  09:00 ................  9:00 AM (morning)
Frame 2 ..............  12:00 ................  12:00 PM (noon)
Frame 3 ..............  15:00 ................  3:00 PM (afternoon)

Wind
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00 - 02K .............  NO WIND ...........  speed zero
02 - 10K .............  NW -> SE ...........  speed 10
10 - 20K .............  NW -> SE ...........  speed 20
20 - 30K .............  NW -> SE ...........  speed 30
30+ ....................  NW -> SE ...........  speed 40


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On the above "strat map":
1.) Axis planes are never allowed West of the RED line.
2.) Allied planes may land at any base West of the BLUE line.
3.) Bases circled in red are Allied targets.
 

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