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    On 10 May 1940 the German Army launched Fall Gelb, the invasion of France and the Low Countries. On the first day of the offensive Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger captured the bridges of Veldwezelt and Vroenhoven spanning the Albert Canal at Maastricht. With German forces threatening to break through in Belgium the Allied High Command ordered the destruction of the Maastricht bridges. 12 Squadron RAF of the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF) equipped with Fairey Battle bombers was assigned the task, with every man in the squadron volunteering for the mission. Six crews took off from the grass strip at Amifontaine at 0818hrs 12 May 1940, with one aircraft turning back suffering engine trouble. Escorted by Hurricanes from 1 Sqn RAF and two BEF Air Element squadrons the remaining five Battles approached their targets, three attacking the Veldwezelt Bridge and the other two the Vroenhoven Bridge.

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    I have uploaded the original document here - http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/dow...o=file&id=2294

    AAR will follow over the next week.
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    I have had the table set up ready to go since last weekend, just looking for a few spare hours to play.

    In the meantime here are the opposing forces:

    12 Sqn RAF Battles escorted by 1 Sqn RAF Hurricanes.

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    Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3s of Jagdgeschwader 27.

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    2cm Flak 38s of Flak Regiment 23.

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    This weekend will see some heroic flying in a desperate battle against the odds!

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    I'm sure this can only end well....

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    If the Fairey Battles reach the target the sky will be black! Looking forward to seeing your AAR.

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    That looks like a challenging Historically based scenario Carl.
    Looking forward to seeing the AAR!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gully_raker View Post
    That looks like a challenging Historically based scenario Carl.
    Looking forward to seeing the AAR!
    I have been playing this one out during the week after work. It is almost done and I will share the AAR this weekend.

    It is amazing how sometimes a game can come so close to the historical version of events!!

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