Magoewo*
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Date: December 19, 1948*
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Battle Location: Magoewo airfield, Netherlands East Indies*
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Battle Type: Netherlands airborne assault vs TNI rebels defend*
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Description: Aiming at regaining control of the large colony the Dutch launched Operation Crow in late 1948. The initial attack was directed at Magoewo airfield near the rebel capital Yogyakarta.*
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The airfield was to be captured by para-commandos of the Korps Speciale Troepen supported by aircraft of the ML-KNIL. In this scenario the Dutch have no artillery but can call upon heavy air support.*
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Historically the Indonesian defenders of the airfield sustained losses due to the air strikes and quickly melted away before the para-commandos.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the Dutch side.*
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Sources: Aaselius, Gunnar - Slagfaelten efter 1941 Del 1 ("The Battlefields after 1941 vol.1"*
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Design by: Ulf Lundstrom.**



















