Massive Two Day On Line Event - Friday 12th and Saturday 13th August

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Hi All,

With the past three weekend events attracting full 83 player servers, this weekend, utilizing Team Fusions Simulations' 100 player server, the action is going to get even more intense across two massive days!!

Friday 12th August 1900 UTC, we take you  back to the hot summer
of Cliffs of Dover Blitz's Battle of Britain.

Saturday 13th August 1900 UTC - will see the fight
move to the North African skies of Desert Wings Tobruk.

Looking forward to see you all there, in what is guaranteed to be two incredible days of mass dogfights and
bombing.

For those wishing to link up on comms, we recommend  ATAG TeamSpeak 3

Come and say hello.  If you are new and would like help. Let us know either here or on  comms.  There will always be a player willing to jump on a quiet channel and help you get up in the air.

Server: 104.153.108.10

Password: calais  ( note: all lower case)  

Regards,

TFS Team

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Hi all,

 

Hope everyone has had a great week.

 

Time to jump into your favourite cockpit and scramble!

 

Here is the mission and briefing for the first event of our double header weekend on the TFS Server 3.

 

Cliffs of Dover Blitz

 

June 1941

Circus Time!

 

Red briefing

 

The RAF is now on the offensive conducting circus raids into occupied France. The night bomber war is ongoing with both sides conducting nightly attacks on a range of different targets. New aircraft variants have entered service since the BoB and the fighter fight is going ever higher as performance improves.

 

To win Red must score 150. Circus type targets are available in northern France and bomber type targets in the Rouen-Le Havre area. Some targets can be destroyed by strafing or single /small number of bomber payloads. Points as follows

 

(= nearest Long Range Radio Beacon)

 

(a) Axis shipping convoy (CQ 56) bound for Dunkirk: 10

(b) Axis convoy sheltering in the mouth of the Somme (BZ25): 10 (Abbeville 361 Khz)

(c) Axis desert pre-deployment camp (CK24): 30 (Barley 364 Khz)

(d) He 111s at Tramcourt preparing to head east: 30 (Tramecourt 368 Khz)

(e) Axis fuel dump at Licques (CE38): 20 (Hemilinghen 372 Khz)

(f) Hazebrouck railyard (CM37): 30 (Zutkerque 378 Khz)

(g) Abbeville industrial park (CC23): 30 (Abbeville 361 Khz)

(h) Rouen industrial complex (BR8): 40 (Rouen-Boos 383 Khz)

(i) Point Audemer industrial park (BJ6): 30 (Le Havre 386 Khz)

(j) Creil D20 assembly factory (1 Welly bombload): 50 (Creil 391 Khz)

(Dieppe Airfield 313 Khz)

 

Spit Vb's have been placed in near historical locations as per the Biggin Hill Wing.

 

Canterbury has a range of other aircraft including Tomahawks which were still in-theatre in June 1941, albeit they didn't fly in the Circus raids.

 

Blue briefing

 

The RAF is now on the offensive conducting circus raids into occupied France. The night bomber war is ongoing with both sides conducting nightly attacks on a range of different targets. New aircraft variants have entered service since the BoB and the fighter fight is going ever higher as performance improves.

 

To win Blue must score 150. Tip and run Jabo type targets are available in England and bomber type targets in the Salisbury - Reading area. Some targets can be destroyed by strafing or single /small number of bomber payloads. Points as follows

 

(= nearest Long Range Radio Beacon)

 

(a) Allied shipping convoy (BV54) heading to the Thames: 10

(b) Allied shipping convoy sheltering at Camber: 10 (Dungeness 322 Khz)

(c) Allied train at St Mary's Bay (BQ43): 20 (Littlestone 325 Khz)

(d) Allied train at Hastings: 20 (Wilmington 303 Khz)

(e) Allied desert pre-deployment camp (BM50): 30 (Maidstone 330 Khz)

(f) Reading factory (AP52): 40 (Reading 334 Khz)

(g) Salisbury Industrial Park: 30 (Uphavon 340 Khz)

(h) Harwell Spitfire assembly factory: 50 (Andover 345 Khz)

 

Bf109 bases are in near historical locations of JG2 bases as per the internet with some modifications made for MP playability.

 

Navigation beacons are available at Theville (ch: 302), Crepon (304), Fecamp (306) and Bologne (308)

 

Look forward to seeing you in the skies!

 

TFS Team

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Thanks to everyone who was able to make another great event today.

 

Tomorrow we head back to Tobruk for Operation Mirror!

 

Here is the mission briefing:

 

Operation Mirror, April 23rd, 1941

 

TIME: 0715

WEATHER: Light cloud cover

WIND: Light, westerly

 

Red Briefing

 

 

Recon photos:

 

https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34250&p=364418#post364418

 

***

 

 

SITREP

 

Our amphibious landing has advanced south towards Bardia, while multiple armored divisions have pushed north. Our forces merged last night near the town of Gambut and have set up a staging area for our mirror push into both fronts. General Rommel has been rumored to be in his car heading to a rear airfield before taking flight to Axis headquarters.

 

FIGHTER ORDERS:

 

Provide cover for our attack and bomber aircraft. Provide CAP, protecting our supply lines, ground forces, and Naval task force from enemy attack.

 

BOMBER ORDERS:

 

(= nearest Long Range Radio Beacon)

 

Total target points = 17

Needed to win = 8

 

-Axis P.O.W. camp defenses, Ghot el Tabbleb (1 point)

 

-Axis eastern Tobruk defensive lines (2 points)

 

-General Rommel (2 points)

 

-Gazala No. 2 airfield (1 point) (310 Khz)

 

-Multiple truck convoys (fuel/tank/AAA) (Bardia Aerodrome #2 305 Khz)

(4 points total, 1 each)

 

-Axis Naval Convoy, reported multiple crusiers steaming off Tobruk (3 points)

 

-Naval U-boat Wolfpack, last surfaced NE of Tobruk (3 points)

 

-Radar installations reported near SE of Bomba, W of Bomba, and SW of Tobruk (1 point) (Bomba 316 Khz; Tobruk #3 322 Khz)

 

 

Blue Briefing

 

 

Recon photos:

 

https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34250&p=364418#post364418

 

 

SITREP

 

The Allied amphibious landing has advanced south towards Bardia, while multiple armored divisions have pushed north. Our forces in Bardia have been surrounded as of last night when Allied infantry units merged near the town of Gambut.

 

FIGHTER ORDERS:

 

Provide cover for our attack and bomber aircraft. Provide CAP along both sectors, Bardia (front) and Tobruk/Derna (rear), protecting vital communication channels, supply lines, and ground forces from enemy attack.

 

BOMBER ORDERS:

 

(= nearest Long Range Radio Beacon)

 

Total target points = 17

Needed to win = 8

 

-Allied firebase, inland from Ras el Menastir (1 point)

 

-Allied infantry staging area, south of Gambut (1 point) (Gambut No. 5 West 361 Khz)

 

-Allied infantry commander, location unknown, last known

to be heading to staging area (1 point)

 

-Halfaya airfield (1 point) (Halfaya 370 Khz)

 

-Multiple truck convoys (fuel/water/ration/tank/supply)

(5 points total, 1 each)

 

-Naval Task Force, reported multiple battleships and

cruisers steaming off Bardia (5 points)

 

-Naval support convoy off Bardia (2 points)

 

-Radar installations reported near Buq Buq, NW of El

Neghil, and W of El Qareisa (1 point) (Buq Buq 376 Khz)

 

Looking forward to seeing you in North Africa.

 

Cheers,

 

 

TFS Team

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Thanks to everyone who were able to take part in our big double header weekend, and also to those able to make one of the events.

 

Great fun all round with a long walk home or two!