S3 Series

Knights/Nomads to close 206 and 256 (w JU-88s) and 352nd for cover

Night Stalkers to hit southern shipping(2.0-3.0 area) with 4th to cover

100th to support 4th, covering N/S down South
If successful 1st sortie we go after all shipping and AIs( if we find them)
Central Crimea should be DAR free above 2 line

Basing to follow...any and all comments welcome and appreciated.

Big thanks to dewolf for his expertise and help with map and coolon for participating tonight.

Hmm, in frame 1 & 3 the Luftwaffe scored an average of 71 IL-2s killed per frame, compared to only 25 IL-2s downed in frame 2 (1/3rd of frame 1 & 3) when we used the 4th & 100th to protect them. We might need at least 1 step of fighters to CAP and harass the LW Ai-hunters, to possibly reduce their points-farming by half. If so I guess it would be easier to protect the Ai:s in the east, as in the north the IL-2s will fly deep into German territory for targets.

Otherwise seems like a good plan
/Robert

The AI stuff is a work in progress. I will try and give better intel so you can cover them. Expect the ones in the north to hit the NE bases and come into the Sevastopol area from the NW looking for ships to hit. The ones coming from the SE will hit the ports like they did last time hunting static ships there. They passed by several Axis AI shipping but though they were fired upon they didnt seem to attack them. With the front collapsing inward to Sevastopol it will be at least easier to cover them as they have less places to hit.

The AI shipping off the SW coast is a gold mine for points so the NS should be covered. And watch those ship masts, try stand-off weapons.

Night Stalkers request a different substitution for our Pe2 bombers....
New roooshin "foo" bomber under development direct from seekret base in Siberia.
purely for stand off purposes of course.

As soon as I get the basing, I'll try and get a time hack and a DTF ready for you all.

Sorry for the late post gents, but I am DNIF with a horrible head cold. Brain works slowly when full.
Hawk how's F 8 for Knights and F 259 for Nomads.
Will have the N/S at F 207 with the 4th covering from F 194 and F 258(if necessary), with N/S hitting southern shipping
and since we'll be in P39Qs, we can help clean up.
Would like to have 352nd at F 212, but if you're 3 steps must split 212 and 6 for Knights/Nomads cover.
Don't think we have legs to cover from East end.
Haze can base at F 258 and help us down south.
Looks like with the bases closed last frame we have an open area mid Crimea around the 2 line.
Of course the LW knows this too and will probably be waiting for us, but I'm hoping the shipping attack in South will bring some there and lower the odds.
Any and all comments welcome. If none, this will be Final Order.
Remain flexible and maybe we can pull this off.

The 352nd definitely needs basing for (3) steps. F212 will only accommodate (2).

Rgr that....the only way we can place you with range to cover buffs is to put 1 step at F 6

I will do some planning and post some information today.

Frame 4 Inflight Map



There is an inflight map for Frame 4. For a direct download it lives here:

http://www.squadselectseries.com/events/WTC/crimea.dds

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