Author Topic: Thursday snapshot: "NOBALL" on the 19.10.06 in Special Events Arena (Read 249 times)

Have · « **on:** October 17, 2006, 09:50:29 AM »

Welcome to snapshot "NOBALL" on thursday 19.10.06.

Once again the Allied air forces are challenging the Luftwaffe over the skies of France. In this event the British Mosquitos with American Thunderbolts and Lightnings will be fighting with the latest German Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf fighter aircrafts.

We will begin at 3pm Eastern (21 CET) in the Special Events Arena, please be there 10 to 15 minutes early.

You can read more details of the event and setup from the ahevents.org site.

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In April of '44, in preparation for Operation: Overlord, the Allies began a heavy strike campaign to help pave the way and make it easier to land on the beaches of Normandy. During this time, the 8th and 9th AirForces stationed in Great Britain launched several hundred attacks against V-bomb sites (NOBALL targets), airfields, factories, and other strategic targets in Germany and occupied Europe. These attacks, code-named POINTBLANK, were made in an attempt to isolate the battlefield and for the Luftwaffe to move their fighters farther East as D-Day grew closer.

Have · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2006, 07:43:46 AM »

Bump! Still some six hours to the start time and All are most welcome

Mystic2 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2006, 08:33:22 AM »

sounds like an awsome event, unfortunately I dont get off work until 3p so I will have to miss this one.... good luck to ya tho

Have · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2006, 03:58:12 PM »

Thanks for all who joined! It was a very enjoyable event

Scoring and the links to the logs can be found from this link

Hope that we'll see you again on next thursday and bring your friends too

If anyone is reading this and wondering what on earth is a snapshot, then I hope that this description from the ahevents.org site can give you some idea of it.

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Snapshots are designed from military conflicts around the globe during World War II. This is a walk on event and all players are welcome. Frames usually last for approximately 1 hour.
Time permitting the hosting CM will run a 2nd frame that would allow attending players to switch sides. These are single life frames. Snapshots are held every Wednesday Evening at 2200 hours (10PM EST) and Thursday at 1500 hours (3PM EST) in the Special Events Arena.

Players entering the arena will be asked to pick a side, Axis or Allied. Once sides are established you will attempt to complete the mission that has been described in the Snapshot design and/or MOTD (Message of the Day).

Keeler101 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2006, 05:35:12 PM »

Had a great time