Next FSO: Bougainville Privateers: Solomons 1943

[nikomon]

TAC Drivers, registered and ready for our first FSO. 

Hey WELCOME !! 


FSO the true secrete of HTC

[Becinhu]

CLAIM JUMPERS updated

[ELD66]

TAC Drivers, registered and ready for our first FSO. 

Welcome!

[SmokinLoon]

ORDERS?  Anyone?  Anywhere?   

[gusman]

Next Week Jan 16th 

Cheers,
gusman44

[Hamltnblue]

ORDERS?  Anyone?  Anywhere?   

Orders will be drawn up after the objectives go out. Expect them after Tuesday

[Odee]

Is it the 16th yet?   

 

[1pLUs44]

Just curious, wouldn't there have been P-47s at this stage during the war?

[splitatom]

p-47 were need in europe more because of there long range and they could escort further then anything they had

[Squire]

There were P-47s, but they were based in New Guinea (348th FG), not the Solomons. That being said, because an a/c may have been present, does not guarantee its inclusion in any particular design, there are a # of factors that have to be met. Im sure P-47s will be making an appearance again in a Pacific FSO at some point.

[Krusty]

So, I didn't see this anywhere, but are you still using the Ki67 or was that switched out with something that the US planeset can actually catch?

P-38G (max 48, no rockets)
P-40E (max 48)
P-39D
F4U-1A (max 32)
F4U-1 (max 32)
SBD-5 
B-25C
B-24J (max 18 with no formations)

Of those probably only the F4us have a decent chance at catching them.

On the same note, none of the axis planeset can currently catch a B-24:

Axis (IJAAF/IJN):
A6M5 (max 120) 
A6M2
Ki-61 (max 64)
Ki-67 (min 24 *players*)
D3A (may reup with 2nd lives at T+60 min in A6M5s)

Except maybe the Ki67s lol!!

[ELD66]

So, I didn't see this anywhere, but are you still using the Ki67 or was that switched out with something that the US planeset can actually catch?

P-38G (max 48, no rockets)
P-40E (max 48)
P-39D
F4U-1A (max 32)
F4U-1 (max 32)
SBD-5 
B-25C
B-24J (max 18 with no formations)

Of those probably only the F4us have a decent chance at catching them.

On the same note, none of the axis planeset can currently catch a B-24:

Axis (IJAAF/IJN):
A6M5 (max 120) 
A6M2
Ki-61 (max 64)
Ki-67 (min 24 *players*)
D3A (may reup with 2nd lives at T+60 min in A6M5s)

Except maybe the Ki67s lol!!

F4U and P38G will be able to catch them. Also P40E can outdive the KI67.

[Krusty]

P-40E can barely catch a B-25C, which is 30mph slower than the Ki. I know this because I tried chasing some down in the MWA a while back. It can dive, sure, but it takes it half an hour to get to 20k 

So you're talking only 1-2 dives per frame, assuming they're not driven off by any zekes. In that case they can't re-engage the bombers again.

[Saxman]

I keep saying there needs to be a tighter leash to stop the max-power buff formations (never mind when those buff formations start diving to evade from enemy fighters without losing their drones).

[Krusty]

I keep saying there needs to be a tighter leash to stop the max-power buff formations (never mind when those buff formations start diving to evade from enemy fighters without losing their drones).

Amen to that. And the ones that porpoise up and down wildly, erratically, and the ones that perform immelmans and turn 180 without losing their drones (they warp like hell to keep up, but they stay with the lead).