Overlord I

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Day 63

8th Airforce is free again.

I need to cause more target damage.

Heavy Raid 11 is heading to C.A.M.Ivry size 12 target.
Heavy Raid 12 is heading for Villeneuve rail yard again size 5 (1 of 2 this size inside overlord zone)
Heavy Raid 13 starts out following 11 and 12 then cut back to the power plant at Oissel (The main reason for this raid is to get his fighters into the air, as this raid will look like it is going after the PRI AF's in that area.)

FS have tried to fill in the areas between his PRI AF and my raids again (hopefully I have a bit more luck with timinig this time)

FS you will also notice a fighter/bombing raid against 1 of his twin engine bases down the bottom at Chat.Bernard, When the lift off they should meet a fighter sweep coming in. If he has already sent them they should run into my fighter sweep coming in.

FB Early day trap: The 21st panzer is the last armour unit on the right of the normandy line. I have attacked it a lot and he seems to be prepared to attack my FB units he spots coming across the chanel at this location. Today I have a large attack coming directly toward the 21st, at the last moment they will turn and run in at an armoured unit at the other end of the frontline. What I hope the German's do is launch their normal attack after these guy's, and pursue them over the normandy frontline into my waiting British patrols. I have 4 patrols set up, each has 2 squadrons of the best the british have to offer. 1 at 25000 thousand and 1 in cover 5000 higher.

Recon: I am reconning all the big industry sites so I can build a nice target list for the next time the 8th is free again

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mission report:
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Mission Report:

Good bombing day for hitting targets all targets removed for a while.

FB are still taking large losses against his ground troops to what seems no gain

FS I am shooting down his fighters by the handfull but the FB losses still giving him a big lead in shoot downs.

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AC Losses:

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Camp Score:

Looks like he has moved some of his fighters to the closest PRI AF between normandy and Calis (you know who I mean)
need to recon all these PRI AF

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Day 64

Today going after some more Target damage points. Targets 2 x 8 size oil storage and 1 x 40 rubber

While these are goin on I have a Havoc PRI AF raid cutting across any line of attack from the frence PRI AF with some luck he will run into this raid.

FS are positioned along the coast as I expect him to try and cut off the bombers as they come back over the ocean.

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Mission List:

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mission report:

Cloud caused major problem today, missing the target I really wanted the rubber plant and most of the fighters not flying.

Lucky for me he did not mount a major defence.

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ac lost:

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camp score:

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Day 65:
Today is troop smacking time.

FB attack lanching at 7:30 attacking armour, main effort is against the 116th as it has nont been hit before and has a strenght around 1600 points.

8th Airforce (heavy) Is going to attack the front line in normandy lanching at 7:50 6 attacks of about 130 Bombers in each. I dont think it is going to do much but here is hopeing.

FS Today I am running standing patrols on both sides of the front line hoping to prevent him from going after my bomber with to much aggression. Lucky for me his HAA is as dangerous to him as it is to me over the front line so he may just leave them be.

BC going after rail that is not red in Belgium

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Mission list:
its a long one

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I know you aren't relishing having your heavies subject to the HAA his military units possess, but sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. I look forward to seeing how this shift of emphasis works out.

Your FB's are doing the best they can against the Wehrmacht but the results they get seem disproportionately small when compared to the beating they take. Does he have a lot of LAA over his rail centers? If not, then perhaps your FB units could be used against them. In my 700-turn campaign, my FB's have had good success against his communication centers in Italy. (Haven't had Overlord restrictions kick in for my UK based units yet.)

Once again, congratulations for your success against the Luftwaffe. You have whipped him.

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Mission report:
The heavies bomb his front line and take a beating. 11 B-17's hit the ground. I think if I was playing the computer I would loss way less FB to LAA and HAA. The Germans Know I need to hit his troops to get enough points to win, That is why he has them stacked with AA. Some of the front line units are topping out at 100 LAA and 30 HAA + most of the best targets also have Flak Units with them adding another 80+ LAA.

Turned a few of his front line units orange this turn. I have noticed that any unit who gets under 400 points seems harder to hit. So my aim from now on is to hit units above 400 points only.

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AC Lost

FB still taking the brunt of the losses 60+ planes today

Heavies also too a lot of punishment today

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camp score:

Knocked his "points for troop strength" down by 595 points today

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Day 66:

The 8th is free again.

My main raids today are Huls Chemische size 40 rubber and Knapsack-Golden size 26 power. Both of these are long runs but I am banking on his fighters being to far away to do anything about them.

To help distract him for a while the B-24's are going to hit the front line again in 3 places on the far end of the line. Also I am sending all the low moral heavies after the 2 top most units. These raids have no fighter escort at all, I hope that the German don't notice them or decide they are too far away.

The mediums are bombing all along the Belguim coast as a deversion for my 2 main raids. Hopefully the Germans will think my main attacks are going to turn at the coast like the mediums.

The havocs are going after Tille PRI AF about 100+ fighters on this base. This raid has the lions share of fighter cover as I want him to come up and attack this raid. The fighters flying with these bombers are the best on offer. Highest skill, moral and well rested.

FB are still attacking ground units

I converted 2 Tempest Sqaudrons from 10 and 11 sectors to warhawks and moved all Hurricanes, Tempests and Typhoons into Normandy to make their flight back to base while damaged shorter. I hope this will save a few lost A/C and pilots as a lot seem to crash in the channel on their way home.

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Mission List:

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mission report: