Frame 1, how'd it go for you?

[Saxman]

D'oh. I forgot to multiply by two bombs. 

[Anaxogoras]

D'oh. I forgot to multiply by two bombs. 

If the average German aircraft had the ordinance load and the range of the Japanese fighters, FSO would be very different.

[68Wooley]

68th took 21 or 22 NIKI's to 110 and 113.

We were - I think - the last of the three strike groups to reach 110 and found the defense there, but scattered. There were a few defenders at our altitude when we started our attack run, but we managed to blow through them at get our bombs off on the field - the only confusion being the location of the various hangers on the custom designed fields (which looked great   to the terrain team).

After getting our bombs off, we went air to air with the defenders and basically overwhelmed them with numbers. Felt a bit sorry for them - any time a red guy seemed to be getting position on you, there were a bunch of friendlies nearby ready to pounce.

After clearing everything we could find from 110, we preceded to 113 which was undefended. We gunned the whole place down - 3 VH's, 2 ammo dumps and 2 barracks were taken down for no loss.

After that, we high-tailed it for home at 114. We brought 11 of our 21 starters back - most of our losses were air-to-air over 110.

After landing and rearming, we took 7 or so planes (some guys had to log) back south on a sweep but saw nothing. Only excitement at this point was whether we'd make it home to a friendly base before time-up. Luckily my math worked out - just...

Fun frame, but I did feel sorry for the defenders at 110 and 113.

[DrDea]

 Apon rearming I was doing the taxi to the runway and the frackin gear broke off on me.Swear there was a glitch in the texture since I was barely moving at the time.Wimpy N1K2 gear.
 Thats my story and Im sticking to it.

[68Wooley]

I did break the tail off mine landing at the end of the frame. Wheels down, dabbed the brakes, tail came down, bang - no tail. 

Luckily, there was only a minute or so to go until the end of the frame.

Is this a NIK2 trait? I don't fly it much.

[Anaxogoras]

I did break the tail off mine landing at the end of the frame. Wheels down, dabbed the brakes, tail came down, bang - no tail. 

Luckily, there was only a minute or so to go until the end of the frame.

Is this a NIK2 trait? I don't fly it much.

I've noticed the tailwheel breaks off routinely if you don't ease it down.

[shreck]

Apon rearming I was doing the taxi to the runway and the frackin gear broke off on me.Swear there was a glitch in the texture since I was barely moving at the time.Wimpy N1K2 gear.
 Thats my story and Im sticking to it.

What the heck is an  "Apon" ?   

[oakranger]

353rd along with two other squads up at a107 to hit a task group.  with 30-40 pair of eye looking in two section, no task goup was found.  some of us made it back to a107 w/ min of fuel to spare. 

[Big Rat]

Frame 1, how'd it go for you?  Not so good and kinda disturbing.  I was leading the 332nds northern group of 5-6 aircraft patrolling north of 110.  Found the incoming flight of a lot of Nicki's about a sector north of 110 and vectored in behind, just out of icon range. Let daddog know of their position height and heading.  Followed them back into 110 which the rest of our group was already engaged with and vastly outnumbered.  We came in high over the frey and engaged, but easily became scattered due to enemy numbers.  The only way to stay alive was to stay very fast in the yak, and hit a few but couldn't press the kill due to having three on your six before you could stay on a target 2 seconds.  I made an error trying to break a few off a low squaddies six, therby burning my altitude and left me vulnerable to the numerouse high Nick's at this point.  It then became a matter of time of me dodging before I burned up all my speed and alt and lost a wing due to 20mm's.  Now for the disturbing part.  I bailed out of my plane after a long drawn out fight, and started my float down to the ground.  All I can see is a see of red Nicki's, no friendlies in sight.  One of the Nicki's heads my way and opens up on my parachute  , and misses.  Then turns around and makes another pass at me and hits me that time.  Never have I even considered shooting someone down in a parachute during FSO, I thought this was very low class for FSO .  Anyway to the rest of you  , had a good time and the terrain looked excellent.

 
BigRat 

[Lonmower]

If i knew how to post some screenys i would but after we cleared the first wave from 108 i looked up and said "#$#%, this is go-in to be messy". That second half started with 7 nicks on my 6 high and fast, ended with though 7 taking shots 4 at a time together low slow and on the deck. Gave it a good run but the 2 divein from high the last minute of the fight that forced me to turn sealed my fate. Ya 13 LA5s to 37 nicks isn't an ideal situation lol. was fun though <S>

[Saxman]

37 nicks...<S>

N1K2 was the George, btw.

[Sled]

USMC/71sqn escorted +precision in b25's from 110 to 114.

We had almost NO resistance at 114, and the 25's made back to 110 with only a couple of losses. Some of our squad got caught on the re-arm pad. 





Was there anyone defending the bases in the north?

[Anaxogoras]

One of the Nicki's heads my way and opens up on my parachute  , and misses.  Then turns around and makes another pass at me and hits me that time.  Never have I even considered shooting someone down in a parachute during FSO, I thought this was very low class for FSO

Film?

[Shifty]

USMC/71sqn escorted +precision in b25's from 110 to 114.

We had almost NO resistance at 114, and the 25's made back to 110 with only a couple of losses. Some of our squad got caught on the re-arm pad. 





Was there anyone defending the bases in the north?

Our squad defended A116 along with Hellcat FG all we saw was three B-25s the whole night.

[Kermit de frog]

Our frame went very well.  We had no losses on our B25s and we destroyed A26 completely.  We had fun for +2 hours and our escorts fought very hard for us.  Good plans and good people.  A great night overall.