Calendar Day 20 NOV 1942
Winter Rains Status is "Partly Cloudy", Today's Weather is Clear
Command Turn
Operational Turn -
Support and Movement Orders - Air Combat Resolution
Axis Artillery Orders are uncontested this Phase. 5 Arty/Superga BN is available for "Battery Fire".
The combined Axis and Allied Air orders are:
So we have 2 Air to Air Combats between the 2 Allied Interceptors and 2 Axis Interdiction Missions.
The Air Combat Chart
*Note: All Rolls witnessed by both GMs using the "PBE Games : Dice Roller"
No. 322 Wing RAF has first priority on interdiction missions and attempts to intercept the closest Interdiction mission, in hexes to its Off-Map Base in Bone. That mission is an Interdiction of Hex 1320 (Beja) by
II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 Escorted by
III./Zerstörergeschwader 2.
No. 322 Wing RAF must defeat
III./Zerstörergeschwader 2 and if it does, it may then attempt combat against
II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3.
Air to Air Combat One -
No. 322 Wing RAF versus
III./Zerstörergeschwader 2
No. 322 Wing RAF rolls 1d10-2 and gets a "10" net roll of "8" and aborts
III./Zerstörergeschwader 2.
III./Zerstörergeschwader 2 rolls a "4" and a "7" and aborts
No. 322 Wing RAF. Both the Fw-190s and the Spitfire VBs run home!.
II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 will Interdict Hex 1320 (Beja).
14th Fighter Group has second priority on interdictions and attempts to intercept the closest Interdiction mission, in hexes to its Off-Map Base in Bone. That mission is an Interdiction of Hex 1219 by
III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 Escorted by
11./Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'.
14th Fighter Group must defeat
11./Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen' and if it does, it may then attempt combat against
III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3.
Air to Air Combat Two -
14th Fighter Group versus
11./Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'
14th Fighter Group rolls 1d10-2 and gets a "7" net roll of "5" a miss.
11./Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen' rolls 2d10 and gets a "1" and a "5", a miss. Both units return to base.
II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 will Interdict Hex 1219.
So the Remaining Air Missions after Air to Air Combats are:
Axis:
The Ju-87Ds of
II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 interdicts 1320 (Beja).
The Ju-87Ds of
III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 interdicts 1219.
Bf 109-F2s of
III./Jagdgeschwader 53 'Pik As' interdicts 1119.
FINAL Movement Orders:
NOTE - These are the movement orders as impacted by Interdiction Missions
The Situation Map as of the beginning of Movement Orders Resolution:
Coming Next: Operational Turn -
Support and Movement Orders -
Movement Orders Resolution