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Northern Star: Leningrad Front Spring 1942

Northern Star: Leningrad Front Spring 1942

By the beginning of 1942 much had changed in the war in Europe.
Operation 'Barbarossa', the Third Reich's invasion of the Soviet Union
had begun in June of 1941. It had stalled at the gates of Moscow that
winter with the Soviets desperately hanging on as they attempted to
rebuild the army and air force. The German invasion of the USSR had
also drawn Finland into the war for a second time, after a brief
armistice between Finland and the Soviets in the aftermath of the
'Winter War' between 1939 and 1940. In the northern sector, the Baltic
Sea city of Leningrad had been under seige by the Axis since September
of 1941 with no sign of victory yet in sight. Throughout the winter of
1941-42 Allied aid had continued to the Soviets via Murmansk and other
routes with vital supplies of combat aircraft and other vital war
material to keep the Red Army in the conflict as the Soviet Union
labored to rebuild its industrial capacity. Domestic Soviet aircraft
like the workhorse I-16 were joined by P-40s, P-39s, Hurricanes and
other western types. Some 18 percent of all combat aircraft used by the
USSR in WW2 were of foreign manufacture, with more than 100 pilots
achieving ace status flying them.
For the Luftwaffe's part, her fighter arm would see its zenith on
the Eastern Front with many aces achieving victories above the century
mark. The Finnish Air Force fighter squadrons would also add their own
impressive chapter in air combat, flying a small mix of fighter planes
from both the west and Germany during the years fighting the USSR from
1939-1944.
This FSO will recreate the contest between these combatants when the
war in the East was still less than a year old, and would ultimately
claim the lives of tens of millions on both sides.
Country Percentages:
Axis 50%
Allied 50%
Field Assignments:
Axis Bishop
Allied Knight
CM Rook

OOB:

Allied (Soviet):
AC-
I-16 (48 min)
P-39D (20 min-24 max)
P-40E (20 min-24 max)
Hurricane IIC (20 min-24 max)
IL-2 'Sturmovik'' (20min)
B-25C Glass nose bomber (20 min)
GV-
T-34/76 (20 min-30 max)
M3 halftrack (8 min-16 max)
Jeep (optional only, drawn from tank or halftrack assigned players)

Axis (German/Finnish):
AC-
Bf 109E-4 (48 min)
Bf 109F-4 (20 min-30 max)
Brewster B-239 (20 min-36 max)
Bf 110C-4/b (20 min-24 max)
Ju-87D 'Stuka' (20 min)
Ju-88A (20 min)
GV-
Panzer IVH (16 min-24 max)
SdKfz 251 halftrack (8 min-16 max)
Jeep (optional only, drawn from tank or halftrack assigned players)

Special Rules and Ordnance Restrictions: Initial strikes must be
completed by T+45 minutes. The B-25 is restricted to the glass nose
bomber varient. The IL-2 is not permitted the 37mm option. All other
ordnance options are permitted. Bomber formations are on. There will be
one GV battle per frame, starting at T+0 and lasting 45 minutes. The
Jeeps are *optional* and MUST BE DRAWN FROM TANK OR HALFTRACK ASSIGNED
PLAYERS ONLY. They are included to give the GV Tank and Halftrack units
some scouting flexibility if they want them. All GV players will get a
2nd life at T+45; Axis in 109E-4s, Allies in I-16s. These 2nd life
rides do not count towards the min-max limits.
Scoring:
Aircraft Pts
------------
Bombers = 5 pts
All other aircraft = 2 pts
GV Pts
------
Tanks = 2 pts
Halftracks = 1 pt
Jeeps = 0.5 pt
Ground Target Pts
-----------------
Gun = 0.1 pts
Ammo Bunker = 3 pts
Barracks = 3 pts
Radar = 3 pts
Vehicle Hangar = 25 pts
Fighter Hangar = 25pts
Bomber Hangar = 25 pts
Town Building = 3 pts
Factory at strategic target = 3 pts
Truck in convoy = 1 pt
Train = 2 pts
Base Capture = 25 pts
Arena Settings:
- Ardens08 terrain
- Fuel burn 1.0
- Icons short (3k)
- 0.5 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 42,000 (about 8 miles)
- Tower range set to 42,000 (for display only to match the above setting)
- Haze/fog full visability (17 miles)
- Radar off
- Enemy Collisions On
- Friendly collisions off
- Killshooter off
- Time: 15:00 ( 3PM ) Game Clock
- Formations: On
- Bomber calibration: Manual
- Wind: 0-2K NO WIND
2K-18K N TO S - Speed 5
18K-25K NW TO SE - Speed 10
25k+ NW TO SE - Speed 15

Designer's Notes: There are Russian skins available in the AH download
section for all the US a/c types and the Hurricane. The Bf 109E variant
used most commonly at this time was the Bf 109E-7, which the Bf 109E-4
will stand in for. 1/2 of Soviet fighter aviation at the time of
'Barbarossa' was using the I-16 'Rata' and it was used in large #s
throughout 1941-2. The Brewster B-239 is the Finnish Air Forces most
celebrated WW2 fighter and represents their contribution in this setup.
Aircraft will not be assigned to the GV battle in this particular event
to give the tankers a pure armored engagement.
Please note the updated rules:
http://ahevents.org/fso-related/fso-rules.html
Design by Warloc