"Convoy Strike"

Mission 2

The Germans are pushing more troops and supplies to the front, they are obviously building up for an offensive. Strike sorties are being sent out to hunt down any German rienforcements heading to the front.

Mission: Close Support: Interdiction

Points Value: 150pts

Cloud Cover Altitude: None

Special Rules: None

Soviet Forces (150pts)

-MiG-3 (Load 1)

-x2 MiG-3 (Load 2)

-x2 IL-2m (Load 1)

Luftwaffe Forces (150pts)

-Fw190A

-x4 Bf109F

CONVOY (100pts)

-Panzer IV Tank

-x2 sd.kfz 222 Armoured Cars

-x5 Sdfk 251 Halftracks

-x4 Opel Blitz Trucks

Set up

The Game

The German Convoy was making steady progress along the road, their Fighter cover lingering overhead in a V formation.

The peace was broken when Soviet planes were spotted on an intercept course.

The German planes moved to intercept and the initial formation cross was brutal, one of the IL-2's took some hits from a BF109 but in return shoots his Attacker down. One MiG-3 was lost to a BF109 while another MiG let loose dome rockets that reduced an Armoured car to a steel bonfire.

The other IL-2 takes hits from a BF109 as it blows the second Armoured Car to bits with a rocket salvo, a MiG passes low and drops a bomb, but does little other than crater the road side.

Both side bank round to come back for another pass, a tailing BF109 makes some hits on an IL-2 but receives hits from its tail Gunner.

A MiG strafes the Convoy, taking apart a truck.

The BF109 tailing the IL-2 continues its attack but is taken down by the tail Gunner. A second BF109 swoops in and finishes off the Soviet plane.

The FW190 Speeds into the battle and tears apart a MiG but is damaged the second IL-2's tail Gunner, but he carries on his attack into the Russian plane and takes it down.

The Last MiG-3 starts accelerating away from the area but is caught by the Fw190 and shot down.

Aftermath

Soviets

Managed to shoot down two Bf109s with both pilots killed. They also damaged a second BF109 and the Fw190.

Their Convoy attack was not great, only managing to take out a Supply truck and two Armoured Cars.

They are awaiting a replacement for three MiG-3's and Two IL-2's

Luftwaffe

They took down all three MiG-3 planes, two pilots were killed while the third bailed and made his way back to friendly forces. They also shot down both IL-2 planes, crews to both planes bailed, one crew managed to reach friendly forces while the other was picked up by German forces.

They are awaiting Two Bf109's, another BF109 is being repaired and the Fw190 is also being repaired.

Victory

The winners of the engagement are the Germans (93VP, Soviets scored 82VP)

Soviets -1 Ground Superiority.