Welcome to "SnapShot", an Aces High event!
Snapshot events are open for everyone, welcome!
This event starts 10pm Eastrn
Hosted by BansheCH
Design by Nefarious
READ THE ARENA MESSAGE CAREFULLY
AND PICK YOUR SIDE.
BOTH SIDES SHOULD PICK CO(leader)
TO COMMAND THEIR FORCES.
***Last Day at Lexington***
Background
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As the Sun rose on May 8th many pilots
aboard Task Force 17 especially the
Lexington did not know what the days
events would later entail upon them. As
they had the previous day, The Air
groups of the Lexington and the Yorktown
were going to launch again. On the 7th
they sunk the light carrier Shoho but this
time they would launch against Shokaku
and Zuikaku. The Japanese pilots,
mostly Pearl Harbor Veterans would
launch a sixty-nine plane strike force to
attack TF 17. Lexington Air Group was
spread through the clouds the Japanese
fleet had used as protection. The SBD’s
from the “Lady Lex” managed to get
some bombs onto the Shokaku but she would
survive. The Lexington on the
other hand, would not. The Japanese
battled through the American defenses in a
dogfight covering miles of ocean. Four
Wildcats and five SBD’s were lost in the
defense of Lexington. Naval airmen and
shipboard gunners accounted for 19 of
the Japanese attackers. The attack
damaged the Yorktown and aerial torpedoes
mortally wounded Lexington and she sank
later that evening taking 33 aircraft to
the bottom with her. In this event we will
be recreating the defense of
Task Force 17.
Country Percentages
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Allied (knights) = 40%
Based at C2 and C3
F4F-75% of Allied Forces
SBD-25% of Allied Forces
Axis (rooks) = 60%
Based at C15 and C16
A6M2-50% of Axis Forces
D3A1-25% of Axis Forces
B5N2-25% of Axis Forces
OBJECTIVES
The Allies are tasked with Defending: the Lexington
and Axis with Attacking: Sink the Lexington
RESTRICTIONS:
No manning Ship Guns.
Zekes may or may not carry bombs
Victory Conditions
Lexington-300 pts
Yorktown-300 pts
Aircraft 10 points
Arena Settings
1.Terrain – Coral Sea
2.Icon range – short
3.Radar – off
4.Fighter and bomber warning range - 63,360 feet
5.Tower warning range - 63,360 feet
6.Vissibility – 10 miles
7.Wind – none
8.External view bombers (F3) – on
9.Friendly collisions - off
10.Enemy collisions – on
11.Kill shooter – off
12.Fuel burn rate - 1.5
13.Game time – 6 A.M.
14.Ack .5
Notes on Targets:
Only listed targets will be scored.
