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Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Tools & Maps
Operation Final Push (Work In Progress!) August 18.1940 Meine Herren. The RAF has to be destroyed now. That's an order. We have destroyed several British forward Airfields. Hawkinge, Littlestone, Canterbury, Manston, Ramsgate, Biggin Hill, Rochester and Gravesend are closed for good. Lympne is still active, but has only one seviceble runway left. Last night we lost our coastal airfields due to an attack of the Royal Navy (Home Fleet). The warships are now racing North. X. Fliegerkorps (Norway) and two of our Bomber Squadrons will take care of them. We are ordered to keep the pressure up in southern England. A Spitfire can't be in Yorkshire and in Kent at the same time. Due to the loss of our coastal airfields the emergency landing strip at Grand-Fort-Philippe (BD 22) has just been declared an "airfield". (Oh my god) Because of the havoc the Home Fleet caused, British ships have been forced to seek refuge at Ramsgate Harbour.
Orders for the Jagdflieger Protect: Makeshift coastal Battery at Cape Gris Nez (AZ 20-9) He 111 Squad loading Torpedoes at St-Omer-Clairmaris (BE 19-9) Ju 88 Squad loading anti-ship bombs at Rely Norrent Fontes (BF 17-5) Because of the night attack a battery of 8,8 cm Flak guns has been hastily unloaded of a train, near Caffiers Airfield. Due to the loss of capable trucks we can retrieve the guns only one by one. (BB 20-4) Armoured Column (BC 19-1) at Escoeuilles High Command Staff Column (BH 15-6) Arras High Command Quarters (BH 14-6), on the North side of the Town. It's got 3 watchtowers aound it
Orders for the Bombers
Fuel dispersal site at Harrietsham (AT 24-7)
Fuel dispersal site at Canterbury (AW 25-4)
Fuel depot at Westham (AO 27-5)
Fuel truck columns near St. Michaels (AT 23-1)
Fuel truck columns near Denton (AW 24-5)
Six Makeshift Coastal Batteries (german = Beheflsmäßige Küstenverteidigung) secure the coast between St. Mary Bay and St Magret. Each position consists of tents, Bofors an trucks. We have to destroy them.
Makeshift Coastal Battery at St. Marys Bay (AV 22-2)
Makeshift Coastal Battery at Hythe (AV 22-9)
Makeshift Coastal Battery at Capel Le Ferne (AW 23-3)
Makeshift Coastal Battery at Dover (AX 23.5 and AX 23.6)
Makeshift Coastal Battery at St. Magrets at Cliffe (AY 23.7)
Westham is a heavy defended target. Under 2000 meters the Flak gets you. A save way to knock it out is a horizontal bomb run (Ju 88). Approach from east to west at around 3400 meters.