קמפיין הקרב על מוסקבה משימה מס'5 הערב 21:30

5th Dec 1941 at 15:00 hours
Weather: Good, cloud at 1200m
Wind 3.6 kph from 077degree swith weak gusts weak turbulence

Viff if you agree I propose that you take command of all northern aircraft in this mission
I am going to be busy in the sectors around Moscow coordinating the diversionary force
and as I will not be on the pulse of the battle in the north it makes sense to have someone
in the northern sector take in game command of all northern forces

Alon ideally in the north the schedule should go something like this
Mig3 AM38 of IAF Sqn from Borki rush straight to Kalinin and start patrolling the vicinity keeping speed high at all times
Mig3ud of EAF Sqn from Borki climb and head straight to Kalinin to cover the lower Mig3AM38
both of these flights should be in position fairly quickly as its a 90km flight

I-16 of IAF & ITA Sqns + Mig3 of JG77 from Dmitrov takeoff and head approx. 300degs aiming to meet the bridges in sector BG32
flying this route you might spot enemy fighters at Klin or you may see them pushing north-east on an intercept course
Once at the bridges we have a few options, if the Kalinin migs are in combat then of course go full power to help them
otherwise get a fix on the Li2 position if the Li2 have crossed west of the BH line then also move towards Kalinin
if they have not yet reached BH then hold position to check for any aircraft which may try to intercept the transports

Li2 piloted by IAF and EAF pilots and Yak 1 of EAF Sqn should take off and head towards BI37
then head west till BF37 then south-west
its important that the Yak stay with the Li2 and stay close
The Li2 should fly in a trail formation so that when you arrive at Kalinin airfield no time is wasted circling
you can just go straight in land and disconnect.


As for the axis forces we think they have a maximum of 4 or 5 serviceable BF109s at Klin
but we don't know what they have at Rzhev, the immediate threat will come from Klin
backup will no doubt arrive from Rzhev this is why its important to get in and land the Li2 quickly
then retreat back to Dmitrov where we will later converge and attack Klin as the final stage of the mission.


So tonight we'll have 2 main groups
Viff will comand the north group and I will command the south group

Note the TS channels you must each have whispers to the other North channels

North Group - 24 a/c

2x Li2 - Borki/Kalinin - Deliver flak guns to Kalinin - EAF Squadron - TS channel 1

2x Li2 - Borki/Kalinin - Deliver flak guns to Kalinin - IAF Squadron - TS Channel 1

4x Mig3 AM38 - Borki/Borki - Fighter Sweep Kalinin - IAF Squadron - TS Channel 2

4x I-16 - Dmitrov/Dmitrov - Fighter Sweep Klin --> Kalinin - IAF + ITA Squadrons - TS Channel 2

4x Mig3ud - Borki/Borki - Fighter Sweep Kalinin - EAF Squadron - TS Channel 3

4x Yak1 - Borki/Borki - Escort Li2 - EAF Squadron - TS Channel 1

4x Mig3 - Dmitrov/Dmitrov - Fighter Sweep Klin --> Kalinin - JG77 Squadron - TS Channel 4



Central Group - 16 a/c

2x I-16 Type 29 - Moscow_NW/Moscow_NW - Close escort for IL2 - EAF Squadron - TS Channel 5

3x IL2 - Moscow_W/Moscow_W - Attack axis units near roads NW of Moscow - EAF Squadron - TS Channel 5

1x Pe3 - Stupino/Dmitrov - Photo Recon x5 - Klin Airfield - EAF Squadron

4x Tomahawk - Ramenskoye/Ramenskoye - Cover IL2 attacks NW of Moscow - 102nd Squadron - TS Channel 6

4x IL2 - Chkalovskaya/Chkalovskaya - Attack axis units near roads NW of Moscow - 102nd + 1xITA Squadron - TS Channel 6

2x IL4 - Moscow_NW/Moscow_NW - Attack rail bridge 63 in sector AX20 k7 - FRA Squadron - TS Channel 7