This is a three stage mission.
Aircraft involved: maximum of 10 per side - in sorties of two to five aircraft per sortie
Five bridge targets are placed 1 - 2 ruler lengths apart, based on the size of the gaming table and within 1 ruler distance of the end of the enemy side of the table. One 6 sided die is rolled to determine which of the 5 targets shall be photographed and later bombed. Ignore a roll of 6.
Phase 1 - Two fighters and 1 reconnaisance aircraft are to cross enemy lines and photograph 3 of the target bridges. The 3 bridges to be photographed are determined by the die roll (a total of three seperate individual bridges). Two enemy fighters are on patrol and are send to disrupt the photographic mission. The reconaissance aircraft must return and cross friendly lines to complete this part of the mission (end of friendly side of the gaming table). If the reconnaissance flight fails a second photographic mission is flown.
Phase 2 - The attacking side must choose one of the photographed bridges for a bombing run. The attacking flight consists of two fighters and two bombers. The defending side has 5 fighters available to defeat the bombing attack. (2 a/c are in the first flight and 3 in the second - one flight from the top side of the allied end and the second from the lower side). After the bomb run at least one of the attacking aircraft must exit from the friendly end of the game board.
Phase 3 - The successful return of the bombing aircraft triggers a follow up photo mission. Again 2 fighters and one reconaissance aircraft must photograph the bridge to determine if it has been destroyed. They are opposed by 3 enemy aircraft. For a successful mission the reconnaissance aircraft must exit the friendly side of the gaming table.
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