S3 Series

FRAME 3 - SKYWAY TO HELL
April 1942




To: American Volunteer Group, RAF 67 Squadron,


Those Japanese are persistent buggers. Despite our best efforts, they’ve
managed to stall and stop supplies all along the Burma Road. To counter this,
I’ve been informed that we will be flying supplies from Dinjan over the
Himalayan Mountains to Kunming. You’ll need to get up to 10,000 feet to
fly ‘the Hump’.

Mission 1:
•Fly 6 B-24’s and 6 C-47’s from Dinjan to Kunming to deliver supplies.
*Note you must reach altitude of 10k before crossing 3 vertical line!

Once you get supplies to Kunming, a portion of those will need to be flown
from Kunming to Rangoon and a portion from Kunming to Chunking in China.

Mission 2:
•Fly 3 B-24’s and 3 C47’s from Kunming to Chunking to deliver supplies.
•Fly 3 B 24’s and 3 C-47’s from Kunming to Rangoon to deliver supplies.
* no alt requirements on these flights.

This is a dangerous mission. The weather alone could kill you…not to mention
enemy fighters. We’ll need good fighter patrols up to help get ‘em through.
Our supplies are dwindling. I’m counting on you gents.

Stay alert and be safe up there.

Some good news. The British have upgraded their aging and obsolete Buffalos
with Hurricanes. Now if we can just get someone to upgrade our aircraft!


-COL Claire Lee Chennault, Commanding Officer, AVG

ps. Its seems the powers that be have decided to promote me to full Col.
Your hard work and sacrifice is getting us attention back home. Drinks are
on me tonight in the OC. Keep up the good work gents! - Old Leatherface


FRAME 3 - SKYWAY TO HELL
April 1942
While the Burma Road is still open, it has been severely interrupted by IJAAF
Supply flights over ‘the Hump’ start in April 1942
Allies need to ferry supplies in C47’s and C-87 Liberator Express’s (converted B-24) over ‘The Hump’.


Allies Objectives:
Fly Supplies in from Dinjan to Kunming, then from Kunming to both Rangoon and Chunking as per orders.
Defend Supply Aircraft and supply trucks while destroying enemy fighters and bombers for points.

Axis objectives:
Do not allow B-24’s and C-47’s supply aircraft to get through.
Also destroy supply trucks on Burma Road and aircraft for points.


Scoring Frame 3:
• Allies fly all 24 successful supply missions: Allies earn 3 frame points, Axis 0 earn frame points
• Allies fly 17-23 successful supply missions: Allies earn 2 frame points, Axis earn 1 frame points
• Allies fly 9-16 successful supply missions: Allies earn 1 frame points, Axis earn 2 frame points
• Allies fly 0-8 successful supply missions: Allies earn 0 frame points, Axis earn 3 frame points


Supply Mission Rules for the C-47 and B-24D pilots
Regardless whether your supply mission succeeds or fails, supply pilots must always clearly inform the frame CO about the outcome of the mission. This so that he can keep the score.

* If available, B-24D pilots MUST choose the "C-87 Liberator Express" loadout option with cargo and no defensive guns. You are not allowed to select another loadout, or to drop the cargo during flight.
* If your B-24D starts shooting back at IJAAF planes, it means you have selected an incorrect loadout and must immediately ditch/crash to avoid cheating. It will count as a failed supply mission.
* If your supply plane gets shot down, it counts as a failed mission.
* If you crash into mountains or terrain, or even crash and die when landing, it counts as a failed mission.
* If you for any reason ditch at another location than the target airfield, either due to flying to low or to avoiding certain death by enemy fighters, it counts as a failed mission, but you might of course deny the enemy some kill points.
* Only landing at the target airfield will count as a succesful mission.
* Always clearly inform the frame CO about the outcome of your mission.
* Squad CO's please inform your pilots about the rules above.


Aircraft:
Allies
2x P-40B
2x Hurricane I (Feb 1942)
1x B-339
3x C-47 Skytrain - Supply Aircraft + penalty plane
3x C-87 Liberator Express (substitute B-24D) Supply Aircraft
(100lb bomb load out..bombs are supply cargo DO NOT DROP)
3x B-25

Axis
2x Ki-43-Ic
1x Ki-27b
2x G4M1 Betty (2x Ai's)
2x D3A Val (2X Ai’s)
Nakajima L2D penalty plane

* historical note. Over 600 aircraft were lost and 1300 men were killed flying “the Hump”. Most were lost to poor weather conditions.