Background: The British expedition to Greece in April of 1941 resulted in an utter fiasco. The German Luftwaffe dominated the airspace over Greece at all times, culminating in the airborne assault on Crete. On April 20th, as the British staged an evacuation of their troops, fifteen Allied aircraft of various types attempted to defend the evacuation fleet from 100+ Axis planes over Piraeus Harbor near Athens. Pat Pattle, one of Britain's most experienced pilots, and Timber Woods (a survivor of Malta) broke up a formation of Bf 110s attacking the retreating British forces. Woods was quickly shot down by the swarm of German aircraft. Pattie got two of the Zerstorers, but was himself shot down and killed just as Kettlewell arrived. Kettlewell knocked down another Bf 110 before he was also shot down. This scenario simulates the bloody action that occurred. Map: Blue Sky (Piraeus harbor) Aircraft: Allied = Three Hurricane Mk.Ia Axis = Eight Bf110C- 4/B Aircraft Set Up: Place Hurricane #1 (Pat Pattie) in hex 2628, banked left, facing SE, at altitude 2.0 and speed 6.0; Hurricane #2 (Timber Woods) in hex 3816, banked left, facing NW, at altitude 0.5 and speed 5.0. Woods is Zoom Climbing at the start. Bf 110 #1 in hex 2835, banked right, facing SE, at altitude 1.0 and speed 5.0; #2 in hex 3227, banked right, facing NE, at attitude 1.0 and speed 5.0; #3 in hex 3625, wings level, facing N, at altitude 1.0 and speed 6.0; #4 in hex 361 1, banked left, facing NW, at altitude 1.0 and speed 5.0; #5 in hex 3219, wings level, facing SW, at altitude 1.0 and speed 5.0; #6 in hex 2821, banked left, facing S, at altitude 1.0 and speed 5.0; #7 in hex 3325, wings level, facing E, at altitude 0.9 and speed 6.0, Steep Diving at start; #8 in hex 3224, wings level, facing E, at altitude 0.9 and speed 6.0, Steep Diving at start. Game Length: Until all Allied aircraft have been destroyed or have disengaged. Special Rules: Jimmy Kettlewell in Hurricane #3 will arrive in 1d10+2 turns from any map edge, wings level, at altitude 2.0 and speed 8.0. If Pat Pattle is killed before Kettlewell's arrival, Timber Woods must attempt to disengage as soon as possible. If both Pattie and Woods are killed, not simply shot down, the Luftwaffe wins an automatic victory regardless of losses. All Hurricanes start with 1 point of damage as they are basically wrecks held together with gum and baling wire. Additional Rules: Pilot Quality- Pat Pattle is a veteran, ace, crack shot, gifted. Timber Woods is a veteran, ace. Jimmy Kettlewell is a veteran. The Bf 110 pilots are generated using a National Training Standard of "good". Suggestions: This makes a fine multi-player game for tournament play, the more the merrier. To keep balance, assign one player all the British aircraft and assign all other players each one Bf 110 until all Bf 110s have a pilot, then flesh out the British side with any remaining players. Back to Art of War Issue #20 Table of Contents Back to Art of War List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by Clash of Arms Games. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com