23rd FGThe group inherited the mission of the American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers," which was disbanded. Five of Chennault’s staff officers, five pilots and 19 ground crewmen became members of the 23d Fighter Group. A larger number, still in civilian status, volunteered to fly with the group for two weeks following the disbanding of their unit. Others from the ranks of the old Flying Tigers left China temporarily, but many returned to duty later with the Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater. In addition to inheriting operational responsibilities from the AVG, the 23d Fighter Group also benefited from the knowledge and experience of the AVG pilots, and took on the nickname of the disbanded unit.
On the very first day of its activation, the 23d Fighter Group engaged three successive waves of enemy aircraft and promptly recorded the destruction of five enemy aircraft with no losses to itself. The next three years saw the 23d Fighter Group involved in much of the action over southeast and southwest Asia. It was made even more combat effective with its conversion to the North American P-51 "Mustang" aircraft in November 1943. Representative of the encounters undertaken by this group was the defense against a major Japanese push down the Hsiang Valley in Hunan Province 1944/45. Ignoring inhibiting weather conditions and heavy ground fire, the 23d Fighter Group provided air support for Chinese land forces and repeatedly struck at enemy troops and transportation.
Its efforts in this instance earned it the Distinguished Unit Citation for "outstanding performance of duty in action against the enemy".
Before the 23d Fighter Group returned to the United States in December 1945, it accounted for the destruction of 621 enemy planes in air combat, plus 320 more on the ground. It sank more than 131,000 tons of enemy shipping and damaged another 250,000 tons. It caused an estimated enemy troop loss of more than 20,000. These statistics were compiled through a total of more than 24,000 combat sorties, requiring more than 53,000 flying hours, and at a cost of 110 aircraft lost in aerial combat, 90 shot down by surface defenses and 28 bombed while on the ground.
SETUP:
MAP: Rangoon09
Starting bases as shown on map.
IJAAF/IJN (Bishops)
Ki-84
Ki-61- Ki-44 Sub and added to give IJAAF jabo capability.
KI-67
D3A- Ki-51 Sonia Sub
A6M5
C-47- L2D2 Tabby Sub.
GVs
M-3
M-8
Jeep
USAAF (Knights)
23rd FG (Flying Tigers)
P-40E
P-51B
P-51D
51st FGP-38L
81st FGP-47D
B-25C and H Representing 14th AF Bomber assets.
C-47
GVs
M-3
M-4/75
M-16
Jeep
ARENA SETTINGS
Base capture is enabled and encouraged but USE CAUTION. There is no win the war reset. Milkrunning the entire map will only shut down play for everyone, so if you take undefended bases for fun and practice, take a couple, then switch sides and take them back. Killshooter is on.
Visibility is 12.0 miles
Fuel burn rate is 1.0
Ack settings are .25
Base capture: 10 troops
Radar (1943)
Sector 316,800
Tower 132,000
Icons Enemy Off Friendly 2K
