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tikkifriend
03-09-2015, 10:47
Background

On the morning of the last day in July a thick haze blanketed the Channel .Never the less German bombers probed the SE coast from dawn. That day saw an improvement in the defences at Dover with the arrival of 23 barrage balloons. The deploymet was soon followed by the appearance later that afternoon of a large enemy formation. The presence of the balloons and their deadly steelcables kept the bombers above 5000ft, allowing the AA guns to track and maintain the bombers in their sights with a degree of accuracy

Setup
You can re create the port of Dover incorporating whatever scale miniatures you have. The port must contain at least 1 warship and 3 merchantmen. Other targets can include petrol depots and cranes.( I will include cards for these later when I get my computer back:) )
Note find link below to some nice target cards courtesy of Lord of Girth ( Joe) in the Fast rules PDF

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?21118-FAST-PLAY-RULES-North-Africa-(Bombs-Torpedoes-and-AA)
the Port is positioned 2\3 of the distance from the East ( Channel) side of you table.
The Barrage balloons mean no dive bombing is possible.

Allies.
Dover has an AA battery of 4 guns radiating in a 1,5 ruler distance from the centre of your Port on the landward side.

Defending in the air are a flight of 3 Hurricanes or Spitfires depending on what you have available.

Luftwaffe.

You can employ 87s ,HEIII or JU 88s or a mixture to a maximum total of 6 aircraft. You have no fighter cover as this has been intercepted earlier by other squadrons scrambled earlier.

Your objective is to disable the port rather than the ships at dock so targets such as cranes buildings , oil depots score double points.

Malta variant

The set up re fighter cover numbers and attacking bombers remain the same. You do have the option of having fighter cover for the Axis and can replace a bomber for fighter on a like for like basis. Should your port have barrage balloons available the above rules apply.

Lt. S.Kafloc
03-09-2015, 14:59
OOhh, need to play catch up so I can get to play this one. Nice one Paul. (and cheers for adding in the Malta variant too).

Marechallannes
03-10-2015, 00:37
Sounds like an easy walk for 3 He.111s and 3 Stukas. :slysmile:

tikkifriend
03-10-2015, 04:12
Sounds like an easy walk for 3 He.111s and 3 Stukas. :slysmile:

Watch out for the AA Sven :D

tikkifriend
03-10-2015, 04:14
OOhh, need to play catch up so I can get to play this one. Nice one Paul. (and cheers for adding in the Malta variant too).

From your last post it could be July before you have a day free. Have to give up going to the home matches
:(

Flying Officer Kyte
03-10-2015, 04:48
Great one Paul just copped this.
It will make an excellent follow up for the Illustrious game which I hope to do on Friday.
Thanks.
Rob.

Blackronin
03-10-2015, 05:04
I need so much to catch up... I need TIME!

Tonx
03-10-2015, 07:05
What a nicely set out mission - Valetta which was and still is Malta's main port was heavily covered by barrage balloons after the lessons of 1940 were learned. Don't know how many anti-aircraft guns covered the port however - got a good book upstairs 'Merlins Over Malta' all about the island post-1940 which may provide that information. If it would be helpful that is :)

Please may we have some photos if possible when this scenario goes active. I try and avoid using terms like 'gets played' etc just in case as wargaming is not exactly tiddlywinks and I have met some absolutely fantastic people since my interest in WGS began in earnest during 2015 :thumbsup:

Lt. S.Kafloc
03-10-2015, 11:30
Yes, you're right the team just don't fit in the conservatory any more and the pitch (small garden) is too small for ball games too.


From your last post it could be July before you have a day free. Have to give up going to the home matches
:(

Flying Officer Kyte
03-10-2015, 12:22
What a nicely set out mission - Valetta which was and still is Malta's main port was heavily covered by barrage balloons after the lessons of 1940 were learned. Don't know how many anti-aircraft guns covered the port however - got a good book upstairs 'Merlins Over Malta' all about the island post-1940 which may provide that information. If it would be helpful that is :)

Please may we have some photos if possible when this scenario goes active. I try and avoid using terms like 'gets played' etc just in case as wargaming is not exactly tiddlywinks and I have met some absolutely fantastic people since my interest in WGS began in earnest during 2015 :thumbsup:

Anything you can dig up on AA for 1941 would be great Barney. We are at February 1941 in the Solo Malta missions.
Although all my books say the AA was ferocious over Valletta it don't give chapter and verse. I know those gunners were good and a lot of enemy bombers ditched their load and ran, but I need hard facts. The Italians seemed more foolhardy in pressing attacks against impossible odds than the Germans most of whom had experienced the BoB or the Russian front. and were more savvy, and less prone to heroic gestures.
Rob.

Lt. S.Kafloc
03-10-2015, 12:43
http://www.thegarrison.org.uk/history/Graphics/maltacom.gif






MALTA COMMAND 1942



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HQ RA
LAA/SL Brigade
HAA Brigade


12 Fd Regiment RA
32 LAA Regiment
4 HAA Regiment RA


26 Defence Regtiment RA
65 LAA regiment RA
7 HAA Regiment RA


4 Coastal Defence Regiment RA
74 LAA Regiment RA
19 HAA Regiment RA


1 Coastal Defence Regiment RMA
3 LAA Regiment RMA
2 HAA Regiment RMA


School of Artillery Malta
4 SL Regiment RA
11 HAA Regiment RMA


Malta OCTU




RA - RMA Depot

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The RA-RMA Orbat in Malta 1939 - 45

Lt. S.Kafloc
03-10-2015, 12:44
Does that help you WingCo?

Lt. S.Kafloc
03-10-2015, 12:46
And for the lot:

AA Command Orbat Pre 1942

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Anti-Aircraft Command




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1 Anti-Aircraft Corps
2 Anti-Aircraft Corps
3 Anti-Aircraft Corps










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1 AA Division
5 AA Division
2 AA Division
4 AA Division
3 AA Division
7 AA Division


26 AA Brigade
38 AA Brigade
48 AA Brigade
49 AA Brigade
27 AA Brigade
35 AA Brigade
47 AA Brigade
65 AA Brigade
32 AA Brigade
40 AA Brigade
41 AA Brigade
50 AA Brigade
33 AA Brigade
44 AA Brigade
53 AA Brigade
36 AA Brigade
51 AA Brigade

30 AA Brigade
43 AA Brigade
57 AA Brigade










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6 AA Division
8 AA Division
10 AA Division
11 AA Division
12 AA Division
OSDEF


6 AA Brigade
28 AA Brigade
29 AA Brigade
37 AA Brigade
56 AA Brigade
46 AA Brigade
55 AA Brigade
60 AA Brigade
64 AA Brigade
31 AA Brigade
39 AA Brigade
62 AA Brigade
1 AA Brigade
34 AA Brigade
54 AA Brigade
3 AA Brigade
42 AA Brigade
63 AA Brigade
3 x HAA Regts
2 x LAA Regts
3 x AASL Regts










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9 AA Division






5 AA Brigade
45 AA Brigade
64 AA Brigade

Lt. S.Kafloc
03-10-2015, 12:58
And to finish:

INFANTRY

1939:
The Malta Brigade
- 2nd Btn, Devonshire Rgt
- 1st Btn, Dorsetshire Rgt
- 2nd Btn, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Rgt
- 2nd Btn, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) Rgt
Independent
- 1st Btn, King's Own Malta Regiment


1942 (early July):

Southern Command
- 2nd Btn, Devonshire Rgt
- 1st Btn, Dorsetshire Rgt
- 1st Btn, Hampshire Rgt
- 3rd Btn, Kings Own Malta Rgt
3 KOMR defended Wied iz-Zurrieq and the perimeters of Luqa, Hal Far, Krendli.

Northern Command
- 8th Btn, Manchester Rgt
- 2nd Btn, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) Rgt
- 1st Btn, Kings Own Malta Rgt
- 2nd Btn, Kings Own Malta Rgt
1 KOMR defended the areas north of Bajda Ridge, Mellieha Ridge, Mellieha Bay, Marfa Ridge.
2 KOMR defended Ghajn Tuffieha, Gnejna, St. Paul's Bay, Bugibba, Bahar ic-Caghaq.

Central Command
- 2nd Btn, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Rgt
(D Coy was part of the Northern Command at some unspecified time)
- 11th Btn, Lancashire Fusiliers
- 10th Btn, Kings Own Malta Rgt
- 1st Btn, Cheshire Rgt
- Military Police Coy
1 Chesire was an MG battalion with 3 coys x 3 platoons x 4 Vickers MG, plus 4th company x 4 platoons x 4 4.2" mortars (after Niehorster).

Western Command
- 4th Btn, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Rgt)
- 1st Btn, Durham Light Infantry
- 8th Btn, Kings Own Royal Rgt

TANK

1st Independent Troop, 44th Royal Tank Rgt, composed of:
- detachment of 7th Royal Tank Regt (4x Matilda II)
- detachment of 3rd (King's Own) Hussars (2x Vickers VIc)

ARTILLERY ETC.

1939 (with evolution => 1942):

16th Fortress Company RE
24th Fortress Company RE
4th H Rgt (6th, 10th, 23rd H Bty) RA => 4th Coast Rgt (6th, 10th Coast Bty) RA
7th HAA Rgt (10th, 13th HAA Bty) RA
26th AT Rgt (15th, 40th, 48th, 71st AT Bty) RA => 26th Defence Rgt (15th/40, 48th/71st Def Bty RA, 13th Def Bty RMA)
(1942: 30x 3.7" & 6" howitzers; 18-pdr guns according to HPS)
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th H Bty, RMA => 1st H Rgt, RMA
5th, 6th HAA Bty, RMA (6th might have had Bofors, see below) => 2nd HAA Rgt, RMA (?)
7th Searchlight Bty, RMA => 4th Searchlight Rgt, RA/RMA (1942: 64 searchlights)


Additions 1940-42:

12th Field Rgt (1939: 6th/23rd, 49th/91st, ?th Fld Bty) RA (1942: 24x 25-pdr)
4th HAA Rgt (1939: 16th, 18th, 23rd HAA Bty) RA
10th HAA Rgt, RA
11th HAA Rgt, RMA
14th HAA (Relief) Bty, RMA
32nd LAA Rgt (1939: 55th, 98th, 103rd LAA Bty) RA
65th LAA Rgt, RA
74th LAA Rgt, RA
3rd LAA Rgt, RMA
225th LAA Bty, RA

ORGANIZATION OF THE COAST ARTILLERY

1) Outer Fire Command - 4th H / Coast Rgt RA

East coast:
- Fort Bingemma (1x 9.2" BL Mk X) - 1939: ?, 1942: 10th Coast Bty ?
- Fort Madalena (2x 9.2" BL Mk X) - 1939: ?, 1942: 10th Coast Bty ?

West coast:
- Fort San Leonardo (2x 9.2" BL Mk X) - 23rd H Bty until April 1942, then 6th Coast Bty
- Fort Benghisa (2x 9.2" BL Mk X) - 1939: ?, 1942: 6th Coast Bty ?

2) Inner Fire Command - 1st H Rgt RMA

- 1st Bty (East coast):
Fort Delimara (2x 6" BL Mk VII)
Fort San Rocco (3x 6" BL Mk VII)

- 2nd Bty (West coast):
Fort Tigne (3x 6" BL Mk VII)
Fort Campbell (2x 6" BL Mk VII)

- 3rd Bty (Center):
Fort St. Elmo (12x 6pdr 10cwt QF Mk I)
Fort Ricasoli (6x 6pdr 10cwt QF Mk I)

- 4th Bty: ?
(Maybe Fort Ricasoli ? Maybe converted to AA ?)

ORGANIZATION OF THE AA ARTILLERY

In september 1939 there were 34 HAA guns and 8 Bofors.

At some unspecified time during 1942 there were 112 HAA guns in 29 troops (27 x 4 + 2 x 2):
3" 20cwt - 3 troops x 4, 2 troops x 2, total 16
3.7" - 21 troops x 4, total 84
4.5" - 3 troops x 4, total 12 (1st - Fort San Giacomo, 2nd - Spinola Battery, 3rd - ?)

According to "British Army in WW2, an organizational history" :
4th HAA Rgt RA - 16x 3.7"
7th HAA Rgt RA - 20x 3.7", 4x 3"
10th HAA Rgt RA - 4x 4.5", 16x 3.7", 4x 3"
2nd HAA Rgt RMA - 16x 3.7"
11th HAA Rgt RMA - 6x (8x ?) 4.5, 16x 3.7", 7x (8x ?) 3"
.
According to HPS, 2nd HAA Rgt RMA had 4th (old H ?) and 5th Bty, while 11th HA Rgt RMA had 11th and 12th Bty.

There were also 118 Bofors (at some unspecified time in 1942).
According to "British Army in WW2", each LAA Rgt on Malta had (or had to have) 36 Bofors (2 Bty x 3 Trp x 6 guns ?).
According to HPS, 3rd LAA Rgt RMA had 6th and 7th Bty.

Flying Officer Kyte
03-10-2015, 13:47
Does that help you WingCo?

Well it certainly goes a good way towards it thanks Neil.
Rob.

tikkifriend
03-10-2015, 14:08
Yes, you're right the team just don't fit in the conservatory any more and the pitch (small garden) is too small for ball games too.
So its back to Subbuteo then.

tikkifriend
03-10-2015, 14:09
Well it certainly goes a good way towards it thanks Neil.
Rob.

Nice run down Neil Thnks

tikkifriend
03-12-2015, 07:35
Just added a link in the BRF to Lord of Girths (Joe) fast play rules which contain some nice target cards of cranes depots etc in the Fast play pdf