Gentlemen,
I wanted to drop you all a note about the weather conditions you will be facing in the Aleutians. To put it simple it is going to be very like the real weather there, which is BAD.
During WW2 the Aleutians Theater suffered the highest plane lost of any theater, which was 4 to 5 times higher than other theaters. This was not do to combat this was do to the weather.
So this event is reflecting the scale of the fighting ( a front roughly 500 miles long from Kiska to Dutch Harbor) and also the horrible weather.
- Visibility is at 6 miles. So it is foggy
- There will be clouds, roughly 15K and up
- There will be wind, again 15K and up from 5 to 15 mph. It will be random
What does this all mean to you? I think it is safe to say to both sides that you will live and die by your scouts and pickets. Fighting will most likely be centered around the objectives since you have a much reduced chance of just running across an enemy strike en route unless you establish effective pickets / scouts.
In any FSO event team work is essential, in these conditions it will be even more so. It will be easy for people to get lost from their squad if they get separated. Keep that in mind, 6 miles away from your buddy and you can't see him anymore. Squads scatter during engagement will probably have a hard time linking up (much harder than in a clear visibility event with say 17 miles of visibility).
Now I ask you to think on this and all of you to prep yourself and your squaddies for these conditions. Fighting in reduce visibility and bad weather is going to challenge you and them and your coordination and team work will really be what turns the battle toward or against your squad and side.
Lastly as always a strong turn out will help you side. Remember you can go over your Max commitment number +2. If you have more pilots turn up than that, remember they don't count as walk ons since they are part of your squad and have been brief. Contact other squads on your side and see if they can use an extra pilot or two (they will just have to wear that other squads colors in the frame though).
Good hunting .. and always remember there is a bounty of a case of scotch for anybody who shoots down Daddog or Sled.
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Ghost Dancer