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Offline hornet36

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Rabaul
« on: March 12, 2008, 04:45:05 AM »
Tonights snapshot begins at 10 pm EST..please join us in the SEA for something completely different

During the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the army Air Force pound the harbor and docks of Rabaul
whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF-214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide top cover
in their F4U Corsairs. Japanese A6m5s scramble to intercept and destroy the incoming bombers and
their fighter escort.
 
Arena
SEA
 
Country Percentages
American - 40%
Japanese - 60%
 
Allies:
 
Units:
B24 Liberator 40%
F4U-1 60%
 
Orders:
B-24's roll A11 and bomb A20 (Rabaul) Use Formations.
F4U-1 roll A10 and escort B-24's to Rabaul
 
Restrictions:
B-24's must carry 8-1000lb bombsF4U-1's must carry 100% fuel and Drop tanks
Max alt of 20k for buffs and escorts till the enemy is spotted.
 
Axis:
 
Units:
A6M5 50%
Ki-61 50%

 
Orders:
A6M5's and Ki-61's roll A20 with 100% fuel and drop tanks. CAP A20.
 
Restrictions:
Must stay in the 5,13 6,13 & 5,12 6,12 sectors till the enemy is spotted.
Max alt of 20k till the enemy is spotted. A6M's and Ki's must take Drop tanks.
 
 
 
Victory Conditions:
Fighters - 10 points each
Bombers - 20 points each
Fighter and Bomber Hangers - 60 points each
Ammo and Fuel - 20 points each
Ack - 5 points each
 
Arena Settings
1.   Terrain The - Slot2
2.   Icon Range - Short
3.   Radar - Off
4.   Fighter and bomber warning range - 79,200
5.   Tower warning range - 79,200 feet
6.   Visibility - 13 miles
7.   Wind - North West 3000-14000 at 15 knots
8.   External view for bombers (F3) - on
9.   Friendly Collisions - off
10. Enemy Collisions - on
11. Kill Shooter - on
12. Fuel 1.5
13. Ack .8
14. Time - 0530 X2
 
Designer Notes
We don't have a New Britain terrain so we have to use the Slot.
Rabaul is actually about 200 miles NW of A20.
 
CM Notes
Suggest start time of 0530 and have the time X2. Make sure American buff pilots use formations of 3.

Jump all Task Groups out of the area. Numbers will favor the IJN, but the buff formations will be tough on the light Zero's. Co alt merge should help keep things even.
 
Design By
James 'daddog' Glazier 

Offline Shuffler

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Re: Rabaul
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2008, 10:42:44 AM »
Oh my... the enemy knows where we are coming from again......  :O
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Re: Rabaul
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2008, 11:50:50 AM »
hornet,

We mentioned this last time this snapshot came up, I believe the setup should be updated for F4U-1As on the Allied side.
Ron White says you can't fix stupid. I beg to differ. Stupid will usually sort itself out, it's just a matter of making sure you're not close enough to become collateral damage.

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Re: Rabaul
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 12:15:03 PM »
1A a good bird.... umm I mean for a single engine type.
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Re: Rabaul
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 03:32:13 PM »
A Rabaul event without P38s?

Bah...
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