S3 Series

Excellent job in the first two frames Gentlemen.

We will continue our disciplined attacks on the bombers in frame III although our remaining 190-A8s will be grounded this frame. I would also like to shift our focus towards the escorts a little bit. We will be fielding traditional 109 strippers as well as some more aggressive 190a4 strippers. Both buff hunter groups will attempt the intercept on buffs. Make your first pass on the lead bomb group and then focus all additional passes on the trailing AI bombers. We will plan to get back up in numbers to hit the lead buffs one more time from 12 o'clock as they egress. After this we will chase buffs back out but keep alt and setup a hammer on the reception escorts.

Roles and Basing:

NOTE: Roll times will be determined as the frame progresses. All squads (except JG475) please stay in tower until my call.

JG475 190-a4
Your first objective is to scout the enemy.
You may want to roll from different locations to cover more ground initially, basing is up to you just let me know what you choose.
Roll at your discretion to identify enemy formations and disrupt escort fuel economy. Your stripping role is to act aggressively and tempt the allies down to the deck. Second sortie I would like you to set up in the east and run interference on escorts that are headed home early as well as the returning to the fight.
Please make your reports on the main country channel.

JG100/ American Eagles 109 G6
L91 Perlberg
Provide traditional stripping for the buff hunters. We will focus on distracting the close escorts moments before the buff hunters rip through the group.
Use TAC10 to coordinate with first group of shooters.

LF6 (TK-JG77-JG51) 190-a4
L93 Neuruppin
You are first group of shooters. Use TAC 16 to report locations to JG127 so they can setup behind you.
Use TAC10 to communicate with the strippers.
After the first pass on lead group focus all firepower on the trailing AIs.

JG127 190-a4
L92 Stendal
You are second group of shooters. You will roll same time as LF6 and maintain position d20-d30 behind them. Lets give a little distance for first group to clear, it will help frame rates and allow a little more time for the wounded birds to expand the edges of the box when you make your HO's.
After the first pass on lead group focus all firepower on the trailing AIs.
Use TAC 16 to communicate with LF6 to setup behind them.

I will CO this frame pretty loose but will make a call when to RTB for second sortie so we can put up a good effort in the second half of frame.

Grid vs Bullseye:
I am going to attempt to provide both bullseye and grid locations. However if frame III is anything like frame II you will need your own GCI on voice comms. I would highly recommend this. In Frame II the buff group was weaving all over the place and we would have been off track without our own GCI.

Just to clarify, you want 475FG on the remote escort (escorts not within visual range of the bombers) ?

If so, we will engage any early radar contacts aggressively even if they are obvious feints.

If that isnt desired let me know.

I will produce a few versions of the Bullseye map so folks can pick what they like best.

Dawger,

475th will be our first group out there and your first responsibility is to find and identify enemy formations. Ill add that into the write up. Second responsibility is to be a more aggressive stripper role. I hesitate to get too detailed though as we will have to be flexible and adapt your more specific role and orders during the frame. It may be to engage a remote escort or it might be best to harass the close escort. We are gonna have to wait and see what the Allied are doing and react to that.

<puny>

JG127 has their marching orders (is marching orders correct for fighter pilots )

ATO--air tasking order

Lets rip them a new one in this frame...

Dobs

Thanks Dobs