P-38 Drivers

[hornet36]

This Snapshot is for you.The event begins at 10pm EST.All walkons are welcome heck bring your whole squad for a fun event...If you would like to be a side CO please state your name,rank,and serial # at the door..

January 1944 Italy 




Screen shot by daddog

The plan behind the Anzio landing was for the U.S. VI Corps under Major-General John Lucas to land behind the German lines at the same time that the frontal assault on Cassino was being launched in January 1944. Advancing rapidly inland VI Corps was to cut German communications between Rome and Cassino, and either isolate the German Tenth Army or compel it to abandon the western end of the Gustav Line. The Operation was a failure. The fist landing took place on the 22nd of January, most of the 50,000 troops were ashore within the next two days. Instead of pressing inland Lucas decided to wait for his heavy artillery and tanks, and meanwhile dig in to consolidate the beach head. Not so much as a reconnaissance in force did he venture. The Germans, as usual reacted swiftly…

The Cassell – Atlas of the Second World War

Arena
SEA

Country Percentages
LW 60% (Knight)
Allied 40% (Bishop)

Allies Units:
P-38J 100%

Orders:
Roll from A28 with 100% fuel and defend V70 from attack.

Restrictions:
None

Axis Units:
C205 ~ 70%
Ju-88 with formations ~ 30%

Orders:
Roll A34 and attack V70.

Restrictions:
None

 

 


Victory Conditions
P-38 - 10
C205 - 10
JU88 - 20
Hangers – 20
Radar - 10
Fuel - 10
Ammo - 10
Barracks - 10
Ack - 2

[Yknurd]

not seeing a screenshot

[OSU]

I'm there. Sounds like fun.

[Damionte]

That didn't turn out to well for the P38 drivers.

Hornet was monkeying around with the environment settings DURING the event. And accidentally turned off the sun about 5-10 minutes into the fighting.

Eventually some were able to fumble around and find their GAMA controls to kinda turn the lights back on. By then though most of the first frame was ruined. The planes were all scattered, half of them never managed to turn on their lights and either crashed, or got shot down by those few who could see.

We didn't get a do over frame for the first one. Once everyone was down they just went on to the second frame which was P51b's vs C02's.

So the 38 fans missed out on the action. Was a wasted event for those.