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Overview
To:
Fleet HeadQuarters, Rebel Air Force
From: Jochen Marseille, <CO>, AVAW
Eindhoven, Central Base
of Operations, Northwest Germany
Re: Strategic Overview
Date: 01 January 2001, 0852 hours
The long, turbulent 1940-1941 early war campaign is over. England has been
ravaged time and again by superior numbers of aircraft and servicemen from
Germany. Much of the British frontier switched sides in a month long
battle that was see-saw at worst. And what a closer we had last night!
Operations had settled with a gradual withdrawal from England. Recent
conflicts with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the so-called
"side-show" of Afrika have taken their toll, and with very limited
support from strong Ju88 squadrons, the small army we managed to land (after
sweeping the map twice) was being forced to hold or slowly withdraw. Late
last night, we held the Dover Coast, Rochester, Boxted, and the five small
fields in London, but not Biggin Hill. =ZIP= and I showed up at the area
northeast of Boxted several minutes apart and were both shot up by superior
numbers of AZ. These two lost Messerschmitts were soon paid off, however.
In ensuing battles over Duxford and then over London itself, the AVAW lost no
further aircraft (although several 109s were shot up) but left no fewer than
twenty Spitfires, Hurricanes, and B-25s burning on the ground between Biggin
Hill and the Allies' target, Kenley Aerodrome. =ZIP= shot down at least
nine and probably as many as twelve aircraft, plus one stationary B-25 destroyed
on the ground in a dive-bomb run, I myself confirmed at least seven with a
probable eighth, and =JSP= flamed at least one and possibly two. CUB*,
working to boost the squad's turnout, also shot down one aircraft.
In short, the AVAW shook off a demoralizing start and paid the Allies back at
least tenfold. Every AZ thrust for some six hours was parried in full with
a little help from various other BZ pilots. Even when the Allies had
altitude advantages of 7,000 feet, at nosebleed heights, they failed to knock
out a single Messerschmitt while always, without exception, being sent down in
flames themselves.
At 0500, both the AZ and BZ, worn down to a nub from the fighting which we
clearly won, agreed to a BZ-proposed truce for the remainder of the holiday
night and spent three hours drinking away in a pub in downtown London.
Good times, good times...
Signed,
Jochen Marseille
Commanding Officer, AVAW, =Rebel Air Force=
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To:
Fleet Headquarters, =RAF=™
From: Marseille, <CO> AVAW
Re: Awesome day
Date: 15 Dezember 2000, 04:30 hours
Had
an awesome day yesterday...19 kills and only one crash in Axis/Allies, plus
several more kills in Pac. Couple of interesting instances: 19 kills but
only 17 planes...I dove on a gunned (x2) B25 that was only 30 feet up, and
figured I wasn't going to get shot, so I dropped my lone bomb instead of shoot.
The bomb blew up under the flying puffer, and killed it. Interestingly, I
got credit for kills on the gunners too. So 19 kills, but only 17 planes.
17 planes in that arena in one day is my record, by a minimal notch, though I've
never done it while dying only once. Hans-Joachim Marseille shot down 17
in one day on 01 September 1942, including 8 in 10 minutes. Interesting.
Even better, yesterday, 13 December, when I went on my rampage, is Marseille's
birthday. Coincidence?
Nice kill streak going...was BnZing the hell out of 7 AZ and 3 friends in a mass
furball over downtown London tonight...I pinged up three of the fighters but my
only kill was a head-on shot on SHOTR's gooney bird, but I guess 7 straight
landed missions with multiple victories pay off. I'm making 4000 points
per landed kill now and I'm still going! Will keep you updated on the
success.
=RAF= AVAW has 3 of its six official pilots in the top twenty slots now.
ADI and ZIP are in 4th and 5th respectively, each with more than 100k, and yours
truly is at 60k in 13th place. The squad is up to fourth place now, and
seems to be about to pass BG26 for third. And yes, BG26 has 3x the pilots
we do :P
Last campaign, four AVAW pilots totaled 959,528 points in fighters, with ADI
well over 500k in first place (his record is 1.5 mill) and ZIP over 300k in
third. Naturally I didn't do much to help out, lol, thanks to 19 days of
super delays. The relatively low scores now are due to the fact that we've
just plain chased the Allies out of the arena for the early war campaign;
tonight's instance with 10 AZ up simultaneously has been the only of its kind
this month. We're in England for the third time this month (already swept
the map twice.) And yes, everyone of them went boom as ZIP and I
slaughtered them, and within 30 minutes the arena was dead again. Look for
mind-numbing scores and ratios in January when the 1942-43 midwar campaign and plane set
are introduced. Then it's back to showin the AZ that they really don't
know how to fly that P-38!
Signed,
Jochen Marseille
Commanding Officer, Axis vs. Allies Wing, =Rebel Air Force=
To:
Fleet Headquarters, =RAF=™
From: Marseille, <CO> AVAW
Hawkinge, Forward Base of
Operations, Dover Theater
Re: Strategic Overview (Blitzkrieg in Southern England)
Date: 10 Dezember 2000, 1439 hours
The past twenty-four hours have been nothing short of spectacular for the
Germans. After pushing the British off of the Continent (again) in the
noontime by taking at least eight bases in western France, the Germans managed
to get a foothold across the Channel on the Dover bases of Hawkinge and Lympne
in about thirty minutes.
The battle was at about this stage when reinforcements in the form of the
Rosarius Traveling Circus showed up and organized. AVAW was thrown into
the line as escort for the Ju88s and C47s of the RTC, who formed the backbone of
the group that swarmed northwards, seizing Rochester and all six airfields on
the outskirts of London itself.
At this stage, most other Germans diverted northwards in contrast to what was
the original plan of securing one flank and then fighting (and holding) on a
single front. Despite this loss of firepower, about 8 ACS pilots managed
to knock out Crawley, a large base southwest of London, and with the bottleneck
broken, they proceeded to launch a blitzkrieg throughout the entire southern
portion of England. When we finally ground to a halt at Warmwell, some 44
sectors of territory (each 144 square nautical miles in size) had been swept by
the combined effort. The will of the British to resist our offensive had
utterly collapsed, and they focused on the weak holds in the northeast.
Their morale was shattered to an astounding degree. Moreover, with our
line stretching as far west as it could go, we were now fighting the inferior
Allies on a single front-northwards. Due to our advantages in aircraft and
personnel, we will soon sweep them as they cannot possibly hold along a 130
nautical mile front. A single, broad front is the best method for a force
of superior numbers to overwhelm a smaller force; two fronts or a narrow front
tend to nullify the numbers while providing the enemy with an unprotected corner
to strike at. The other implication of our success is that France is now
completely secure from any fanatical British attempt to open a second front.
Outstanding job, RTC! The AVAW looks forward to a campaign of Crushing AZ
through Cooperation!
Signed,
Jochen Marseille,
Commanding Officer, AVAW
To:
Fleet HQ, =RAF=™
From: Marseille,
AVAW
Antwerp, Forward Ops HQ, Northern France Theater
Re: Strategic Overview
Date: 01 Dez 2000
The early war campaign has begun for the AVAW. An initial success in pushing the
Allies out of northern France has already enabled us to move our command staff
forward from our home base at Eindhoven Airfield, NW Germany, to Arras. The
Allies currently hold the lands south and west of the Seine River, as well as
Abbeville and the six bases of the Pas de Calais, north of Abbeville. Other than
these areas, north France is all but taken.
This morning, ZIP and ADI did some winging over the current theater and met with
tremendous success. For one lost aircraft, eleven of the enemy's were shot down.
The superiority of the 109F over the Spitfire V, Spitfire I, P-40, F4F, and the
two Hurricanes makes it quite easy to gain localized air superiority, and then
our Ju88 bombers, which carry the heaviest bomb load in Europe, can easily move
in and paralyze the enemy on the ground. On the ground, Army Group B is pushing
into the Pas de Calais from Belgium, and the eight panzer divisions of Army
Group A are thrusting at Abbeville, preparing to turn north on the Pas. With
luck and speed, we can trap a lot of Allied units and supplies in a pocket
around Dunkirk. After this, AVAW shall set its sights on both holding the Pas
against an Allied counterattack from England, as well as driving through Paris,
across the Seine River, and to the Biscay Coast.
AVAW Update:
Morale: good
Efficiency: devastating
Signed,
Jochen Marseille
Commanding Officer, Axis vs. Allies Wing, =Rebel Air Force=
To:
Fleet Headquarters, =RAF=
From: Marseille, <CO> AVAW
Arras, Forward Base of
Operations, Northern France
Re: Urgent Update to Strategic Overview
Date: 01 Dez 2000
Excellent news! Communications with the Army were slower to get running
than our panzers! The six Pas de Calais bases are in our hands, and scores
of British Units were devastated! Abbeville stands alone in the Northern
French Theater, currently held in a fanatical fight over the coastline!
Also, our Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) have bridged the Seine! All of the
airbases in southwest France are in German hands, and four panzer divisions are
currently racing to fortify the enormous foothold! The French stand
virtually alone as is, with Britain reeling from the devastation at Calais!
Moreover, the vast majority of the French Army was manning the Maginot Line
south of Belgium, and now they are trying to get into the fight in the north,
only to find the south and east already occupied and held by a strong force!
Paris was declared an open city, and the French are already on the brink of
surrender! No doubt their British Allies will want to try to hold in
Normandy, but it can't be long before we hit the beaches of England!
Onwards we march!
Signed,
Jochen Marseille
Commanding Officer, Axis vs. Allies Wing, =Rebel Air Force=
To:
Fleet HeadQuarters, Rebel Air Force
From: Jochen Marseille, <CO>, AVAW
Rennes, Forward Base of
Operations, Biscay Coast Theater
Re: Strategic Overview
Date: 03 Dezember 2000, 0130 hrs.
After several unsuccessful attempts to break the stalemate at Abbeville last
night, several Luftwaffe reinforcements flattened and took the base early
yesterday morning, eliminating Allied Resistance in North France. AVAW
Staff has accordingly shifted to Rennes, on the Biscay Coast, to continue the
mop-up in France.
During the afternoon skirmishes, our fragile hold on Rennes was secured by
taking the Biscay port of St. Nazaire, and also by a brilliant drive northwards
to the coast, seizing the fields of Dinard and St. Malo. This drive splits
the remnants of the Allied Expeditionary Force and French Army in two.
Brest stands alone, isolated from the Cherbourg peninsula and the beaches of
Normandy.
Unfortunately, we've had such a quick success that our supply lines are
overstrained. Combined with the increasing organization of Allied
reactions, the offensive has bogged down considerably. We've just run
headlong into the best Allied defenses yet, near LeHavre, and we're about out of
supplies. Hopefully the counterstrike our top command just invited won't
push us back too far, but there's only so much the limited numbers of units in
the immediate area can do before we receive supplies and backup. On the
other hand, if we hold them here, if we devastate this counteroffensive, they
should have nothing left with which to hold France.
AVAW continues to be in good spirits and fights the superior numbers defiantly.
With this attitude, any setbacks are surely very temporary.
Signed,
Jochen Marseille
Commanding Officer, AVAW, =Rebel Air Force=
To:
Fleet Headquarters, =RAF=
From: Marseille, <CO> AVAW
Dunkirk, Forward Base of
Operations, Dover Strait Theater
Re: Strategic Overview
Date: 05 Dezember 2000, 0230 hrs.
It's final! Our divisions have just driven to the coasts, squashing the
Allies at the beaches of Normandy just a few hours ago! Every field on the
Continent is in our hands, the coastline is currently being fortified. The
French Army has been smashed, and the government has collapsed. All
resistance on the ground has ceased with the official surrender from Paris!
In addition, large portions of the British Expeditionary Force were trapped and
destroyed or captured at Normandy. Had we not blitzed so quickly through
the Pas de Calais, they might have evacuated thousands of troops and units back
to defend England. But now, with France secure, we are once more
reorganizing our forces as we turn our eyes across the narrow Strait of Dover.
Our paratroops are prepared to seize the three small Dover airfields as soon as
our fighters can clear the way for bombers. The Strait is England's final
large natural defense. If we can get across in force, there is no doubt
that continued resistance will be of extraordinary difficulty. Of course,
there's always the Royal Navy...
AVAW is finishing a regrouping action, as our pilots have become split in the
chaos of the Blitz at Normandy. The staff is already operating at Dunkirk;
by tomorrow, AVAW will be fully ready to exploit its place in the Luftwaffe line
as we conduct free hunt missions over the other side of the Channel!
Victory is almost within our grasp!
Signed,
Jochen Marseille
Commanding Officer, AVAW, =Rebel Air Force=
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