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Battle of Britain 2008, an Aces High scenario

It is July, 1940, and the fate of a nation is about to be decided.

Hitler has just given the order to begin preparation for Operation Sealion -- the invasion of Britain. France has fallen, the United States has not yet joined the war, and the Soviet Union is still Germany's ally. Britain stands alone.

The first order of battle is for the Luftwaffe to pave the way by destroying the Royal Air Force and pounding British infrastructure and cities. The Luftwaffe is mighty and skilled. The RAF is outnumbered, but it has the world's most advanced radar system -- and something just as important: an indestructible will to repel the Luftwaffe, no matter what the personal cost.

The Battle of Britain scenario will pit the RAF in its Hurricane Mk I's and Spitfire Mk I's against the Luftwaffe in its Bf 109E's, Bf 110C's, Ju 87's, and Ju 88's. The Luftwaffe will work to destroy all airfields, ports, and ships in the southeast of Britain. The RAF will do whatever it can to stop them.

The fate of Britain hangs in the balance.

The practice frame is on October 25, 2008.  Frames 1-4 are on November 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2008.  Show-Up Time is 3 pm US Eastern Time.  For how that translates to your time, here is a time converter.  Note that the US ends daylight saving time on November 2nd, so your local time for this scenario might change on that date.
 
Registration for this event is now open and available here.
 
The rules for this scenario are posted here:  current rules writeup.
 
Please show up on or before Show-Up Time to play. The Special Events II arena will be closed to admittance at Show-Up Time. If you are disconnected and can't get back in, you can private message the CM (Newman) from the Main Arena by typing ".p newman let me in" into your radio text buffer.  Takeoff will happen approximately 30 minutes after Show-Up Time to allow for organization and briefing.