Third Battle of the Aisne, May 1918

Date: May 27, 1918

Time: 15:15

Mission objectives

• • Entente: Protect ground forces, Intercept enemy aircraft, reconnaissance

  • Central: Reconnaissance, attack enemy ground forces, bomb tactical targets

Fresh orders will be issued in the game using subtitles, every 40 minutes. Please follow these! (note: you can't see subtitles in the hangar).

Instructions

Contact patrol: Fly to the specific area at low altitude (1000m) in the aircraft named "Recon". When over target follow subtitles.

Photo recon: Fly to the specified target at altitude (around 3000m) in the aircraft named "Photo Recon". When over the target, follow subtitles.

Combat patrol: Patrol over the specified area, as marked on the map. Patrol altitude is between 2000m (intercepting low targets) and 4000m (high targets).

Close escort: Other two-seaters can provide close escort by flying in formation with the recon plane and defend with their rear guns.

Ground attack: Low-level attacks against enemy positions, guns, vehicles and tanks.

Bomb target: Bomb the specified target from altitude (2000m or higher) because of heavy AAA near the targets.

Special Note

The plane set of the two-seater airfields will change every time a new order is issued. So only when an order has been given to bomb a target will there be bomber with heavy bombs in the plane-set!

Weather report

Light clouds at 1200m, exellent visibility. Wind 3 m/s, from the north - north east.

Historical Background

The Third Battle of Aisne, from 27 May-6 June 1918, comprised the final large-scale German attempt to win the war before the arrival of the U.S. Army in France, and followed the Lys Offensive in Flanders. The focus of the offensive was the Chemin des Dames Ridge, held by the Germans upon their retreat from the Marne in September 1914 until their ejection, at huge cost to the French, during the Nivelle Offensive, also known as the Second Battle of the Aisne, in April 1917.<br>