Valkenburg Raid

**Valkenburg Raid** is a scenario in *Panzer Corps 2*.

## Briefings

Fall Gelb is officially underway, mein General. The invasion of the Low Countries has begun!

Our assignment in this operation will be focused on the Netherlands. High Command is convinced that a special airborne assault can quickly neutralize the Dutch.

We had better go over the details of these plans carefully, because this is quite an unusual mission indeed.

Shall we begin?

**Primary Objective: Secure De Kooy Naval Airbase.**

**Bonus Objective: Capture Valkenburg Airfields.**

**Bonus Objective: Destroy all Dutch aircraft on the ground.**

Right away, I must recommend we re-organize our army for the task at hand. We're going to need a lot extra of Fallschirmjägers and supporting aircraft, and practically no Panzer units.

If you remember our training, well this is absolutely what we trained for!

I suppose we could try a brute force, ground attack... but the Dutch border defenses and watery terrain of the Netherlands will absolutely bog down our progress and we will likely only fulfill our basic objectives this way.

Using the advantage of surprise, we can fly right over the Dutch border defenses, and strike directly at their most vital bases.

Our focus should be on destroying any and all Dutch aircraft we find parked on their airfields with our bombers. Once the Dutch aircraft have been cleared out, our Fallschirmjäger can occupy the airfield directly. This way we can use the airfields as new bases for our aircraft to reach even deeper into the Netherlands.

Using this airborne assault tactic, we can have forces on the doorsteps of Amsterdam and the Hague mere hours after the start of our offensive!

Be warned though, penetrating so deeply behind enemy lines with our paratroopers could easily cause major issues with supply lines. Be sure to priortize securing enemy Supply locations wherever we airdrop our Fallschirmjägers.

To victory, for Germany!

### Debriefing

Mein General, I have unfortunate news to report.

Based on information coming in so far, the overall effort against the Dutch has not quite been as successful as we had hoped.

Generalleutnant von Sponeck and his detachment have gotten themselves into some trouble due south of the Hague...

And our reserve of ground forces has been requested to reinforce efforts against the Dutch Grebbe Line defenses as well.

Looks like it's going to take a bit more effort to subdue these stubborn Dutchmen!

**Historically, the German airborne assault on the Netherlands was only partially successful. While the majority of the Dutch Air Force would be destroyed on the ground in the surprise attack, quick acting counterattacks fiercely challenged German control of the Hague and nearby airfields.**

## Locations

* Amsterdam

* The Hague

* Alkmaar

* De Kooy

* Utrecht

* Arnhem

* Hengelo

* Lingen

* Emst

* Groningen

* Hoogeveen

* Drachten

* Munster

* Nederrijn River

* De Lek River

* Valkenburg AFB

* Afsluitdijk

* De Kooy Naval Airbase

* Amsterdam

* The Hague

* Alkmaar

* De Kooy

* Utrecht

* Arnhem

* Hengelo

* Lingen

* Emst

* Groningen

* Hoogeveen

* Drachten

* Munster

* Nederrijn River

* De Lek River

* Valkenburg AFB

* Afsluitdijk

* De Kooy Naval Airbase

## Messages

* Bonus Objective to Capture Valkenburg Airfields completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to destroy 11 Grounded Dutch Aircraft completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, our forces securing the Naval Airbase report that they captured several hangars of intact Dutch aircraft. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

* Bonus Objective to Capture Valkenburg Airfields completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1.
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* Bonus Objective to destroy 11 Grounded Dutch Aircraft completed.
Earned Commendation Points: 1
Total Commendation Points: %d.

* ***Hauptmann Wagner:*** Mein General, our forces securing the Naval Airbase report that they captured several hangars of intact Dutch aircraft. We've commandeered the contents and you can access them as captured equipment.

## Notes

* Capturing De Kooy Naval Airbase will give players 30 Strength points worth of Fokker D.XXI Fighters.
* Capturing both Vandenberg AFB hexes and destroying all 11 Dutch aircraft units will each award 1 Commendation Point.
* Notable enemy units:
	+ Kapitein Bas, a Level 2 NL Infantry with 16 Strength points and a hero with the Precision Weapon and Vigilant traits