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Here is mission scenario which, although conceived for OTR, requires the card and counters of a famous twin-engine which is delivered to us rather curiously in the box of ASP!, the formidable Mosquito. You had dreamed some, we will make it fly for you:

Anopheles De Havillandus: 1943-44

by Prof. Errata

Background: In May 1943, the Mosquito F.b. VI, a fighter-bomber version of the famous de Havilland aircraft, derived from the nightfighter NF. II, began operations. Very quickly it began to acquire a dazzling reputation within Bomber Command of the RAF, attacking a large number of objectives as well in occupied Europe and even in Germany in furtive raids, escaping in many circumstances from the Luftwaffe interceptors. Like the mosquito whose name it bore (explaining the singular title of this scenario), the plane flew quickly, hit and generally set out again unharmed... It had consequently the lowest rate of combat losses of all the types of bombers of the RAF!

It was also useful to Coastal Command, where it gained within only one Wing (including Squadrons 235, 248 and 333) a terrible reputation as a destructor of ships. (It will be aboard a F.b. VI that the famous French pilot Free max " Maurice " Guedj found a death heroic in February 1945).

But well-known is the fact that the F.b. VI was also useful like diurnal hunter within 2nd TAF, in offensive "Day Ranger" missions where pairs of Mosquitos were charged with "dealing" with the enemy bases in the heart of the III° Reich (sometimes even to theBaltic States!), attacking in passage all the enemy aircraft seen in flight as well as on the ground. In short, this variant of Mosquito proved to be a total success on the plan operational, proving to be one of the most elegant fighters of all the 2° World war.

This mission scenario generator enables you to reproduce "Day Ranger" missions on Mosquito F.b. VI between the end of 1943 and the summer 1944.

Mission Orders for Mosquitos FB.VI of 2nd TAF:

Take off and fly towards enemy bases located in Germany or in occupied countries in order to destroy any aircraft seen in flight or on the ground. The maximum distance to traverse can go to the germano-Baltic border (box 21) as determined below, while flying to more in the LO band and endeavouring to escape the German radar. Incidentally, you can attack any objective encountered during the flight. out or during the return.

To set the mission parameters:

1. The British player rolls a die to determine the minimum distance to the objective:

   Die Roll	Minimum Target Distance
   1 - 3	21
   4 - 6	15
   7, 8	13
   9, 10	11

2. The German player rolls from there then two others for the types of aircraft which will be met (they all are in the VL band, one does not take account of their Endurances):

OMT Set Up:

Medium Flak: a unit on each interceptor base and objective.

The boxes of the bases which the aircraft fly over are noted secretly (the interceptor aircraft cannot be placed on the same base, as well as beyond the RAF player's maximum mission box), they are revealed with the British player only when his formation meet in the same box in VL band.

Special Rules:

1. The Mosquito base is located in the circle of the OMT; it is a prepared field.
2. Strafing Objectives: the Mosquitos can attack and strafe unspecified objectives on German bases by ending an operational movement phase in the square with the base at hedgehopping altitude (ASP! p.42). The attackers are prone to AAA attack per the rules, with the additional modifier added for light and medium flak. The strafing is carried out during the Interception and Combat Phase on this formation's turn to act and counts as a deliberate encounter. Each aircraft spends half a die of ammunition and can attack an enemy aircraft on its base at a distance of 2 hexes using the usual rules of combat. The deflection modifier for an aircraft on the ground is x1. Several aircraft can attack the same target, or separate ones as desired.

   Historically, RAF aircraft avoided ill-considered attacks in the occupied countries, for fear the crews cannot any more be given the aid of the population if they were shot down...

   Targets include standard or gasoline trucks, or aircraft. For aircraft:

   1. Roll 1D10 to determine if they are fighters (1-5) or other types (6-10).
   2. Roll 1D10 against the appropriate German airfcraft encounter table to determine the exact aircraft.
3. The Germans can start on any base (determined at the beginning of the game); they can take off in only one formation starting from only one base, or be split between two bases if the player wishes it.
4. The German player must attempt to carry out at least one interception. He cannot fly the enemy border (Box 3).

Additional Rules:

1. National levels of Training:
   

   RAF	Excellent
   Luftwaffe	Average

   
   
2. The victory points for the trucks and the enemy aircraft damaged or destroyed are awarded in the usual manner (OTR p.48).
3. Boxes 1 and 2 represent the English Channel. There is a rescue by sea on the two sides. A network of escape exists in boxes 3 to 5 (French, Belgian and Dutch resistances).
4. The Germans can use 66-gal drop tanks, but cannot rearm and refuel during the game.
5. Mosquitos take off all Loaded with two drop tanks with 50 / 100 gal.
6. The Mosquitos fly preferably in the VL band, and must never exceed LO band. They must skim the ground during the beginning of the outward journey through box 4 in order not to be located by the radar. They can however start to return after a first combat as soon as they reached the maximum mission range box, except in the case of absolute necessity (incidental or serious damage).
7. Flying over boxes containing of an enemy base does not mean that one is there inevitably with the top (to be specified with each displacement).

Variants:

• Change the two types of fighters available German side.
• You can increase the German fighters by 2/4 units.
• You can replace all or some of the single-engined interceptors by twin-engines Bf 110G-2/r3 or Me 410A-2.

Encounter Tables for the Mosquito Day Raids

Spitfires and Typhoons cannot be encountered beyond box 5; P-47s cannot be encountered beyonf box 11. Ignore these results.

If a bomber formation is met, they are loaded with bombs on a die roll £ 4.

B-26B-10 cannot be encountered beyond box 6. Mosquitop FB.VI cannot be encountered beyond box 11. The Do217E-3 presented here is really the Do217K-1. If you have that ADC (available on Uncle Ted's), use it instead.

Sources

• Grand Atlas Larousse-Hammond - Éd. Larousse.
• MACH 1 T.3 et 10 - Éd. Atlas.
• Spécial MACH 1 Mosquito, par Mister Kit et J.P. De Cock - Éd. Atlas.
• De Havilland Mosquito Portfolio - Brooklands Aircraft.
• Mosquito Fighter/Fighter-Bomber units of WW2, par M. Bowman - Osprey Combat Aircraft N°9.

CONCEPTION: Christophe MASSUYEAU
Bar-le-Duc, FRANCE 1995-1997