Former Allies
An Aces High ©
Event
Date:
TBA
Background:
Its
September 1943, in Greece both the Italian and German occupation corps are
present.
8
September: Italy firms an
armistice with the Allies, the orders for the Italian soldiers are: “Cease
the hostilities against allied forces, react to any aggression”.
By the way in continental Greece
any reaction is quite impossible: all the Italian troops are captured by the
stronger German forces or disband, joining the local partisans.
But in two Aegean islands,
Cephalonia and Corfu, the Italians decide to resist, the former allies have
become enemies.
15th
September, the battle begins: a German invasion flotilla
is repelled by Cephalonia coastal batteries; the Italians engage German
troops, after one day of combat the German garrison of Corfu have to surrender.
But the
tables are soon going to be turned by the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine, pounding
the Italian positions from air
and sea, and preparing a second invasion flotilla to reach the islands with
their panzers.
The Italians desperately ask for air support and supplies.
But although they declared that: “..Any Italian attempt to resist to the
Germans will receive our help..” no allied plane or ship will take part
in this battle.
The
only help can come from the newborn Italian cobelligerent air force, its
fighters and fighter-bombers take off from their bases in southern Italy to
search air and sea targets.
Reggiane
Re2002 with cobelligerent markings
How it
went in history:
The
Luftwaffe lost 2 bombers and 1 fighter in the air, while
2 Arado seaplanes were
damaged beyond repair.
The Italian Cobelligerent air force lost 2 fighter-bombers and 2 rescue flying
boats.
Several ships were sunk.
On the 23rd of September the last Italian forces had to cease fire
and surrender, 1250 soldiers died in combat, similar losses were suffered by
the Germans.
But on
a total of more than 11500 Italian soldiers
in the islands the survivors were only 2135.
Hitler ordered to take no prisoners, 5139 prisoners were killed by
firing-squads, 1496 more died in the deportation, 1480 in the Lagers.
Arena:
SEA
Forces:
Germans
- 60% of attendees
JU-88s
roll from field 19 - 20% of German forces
Me109G-6
escorts roll from field 8 - 20% of German forces
PT
Boats roll from field A40, 3 lives, 60%
of German forces
C47s
free take off from A40
Orders:
PT Boats are to attack P32 coastal targets.
JU-88 and are to attack
P32’s inland targets, returning then back
at any friendly field with their escorts, rearming and taking off again for a
second run. The
109s are to escort the bombers.
Restrictions:
20,000 cap on bombers. Refuel/Rearm is disabled at A40.
Italian
Cobelligerent air force-
40% of attendees
Macchi
C.205s from field A38
Reggiane
Re.2002s (f6f) with 2x250 lbs bombs from field A38
Ostwinds
from port P32
Orders:
The operations area is P32. Ostwind will defend the port from enemy
ships. C205 will engage enemy aircrafts.
Re.2002 will have the primary task to destroy enemy invasion vessels.
They can rearm and refuel at any friendly field but A39.
Restrictions:
Refuel-rearm at field A39 is disabled.
Fuel:
1.0 modifier
Icons:
Short
Radar:
Friendly with sector bars for enemy
Victory
Conditions:
If
the Harbor is captured by Germans they win, if not they lose.
The type of victory//defeat is influenced by side casualties bulletin:
2/1
kill/death ratio = minor
losses
1/1 k/d = acceptable losses
1/2 k/d = high losses
1/3 k/d = defeating losses
Designers
Notes:
The
Reggiane Re.2002 is here simulated by the F6F. The Re.2002 was an Italian
fighter and fighter bomber with performances very similar to the Hellcat,
click on this links to compare Re.2002 and F6f characteristics.
RE2002
F6F
The
bomber used by the Luftwaffe
during this battle wasn’t the JU-88 but the
JU-87 Stuka.
This is a “one life” event for
all the units but German PT BOATS and C47s.
-
PT BOATS will be launched in 3 waves from A40, any player who finds a free spot in a PTB mission can
take it.
(1st PTB mission
starting at time +0:00; 2nd +15:00; 3rd +30:00)
- C47s can take off freely from
A40.
*If a death, bail or ditch occurs the player may not replane, but may
join as a gunner if desired.
Scenario Design by BuSc and 1° Gruppo Caccia.