This week in AvA - Twin Rivers Okinawa

[Oldman731]

Just so that it's plain to people who don't read every thread here, Soda posted this announcement (in another thread):


We'll stick with the twinriver map for another week, but change out the plane set to PAC

Map twinriver..

PAC setup


Bishops Allied Aircraft:

f4u-a1(a19, a5)
f6f(no-rockets)
p38g
p39d
p40e
SBD
TBM-3(no-rockets)
b25c

m4(75 no-rockets reduced AP)
jeep
m3
m16

Knights Axis Aircraft:
ki-84(a6,a20)
ki61
a6m2a
a6m5b
B5N2
D3A1
ki-67

m8(sub japanese tank)
Sdk 251
m16

[waystin2]

Sounds fun!

[TequilaChaser]

just out of curiosity, shouldn't the Allied side have the F4U-1D as well? since this is being titled:

Twin Rivers Okinawa





for reference purposes:

On 24 October 1944, VMF-323 was placed under administrative control of the CG, FMF Pac.  On 25 October one pilot and 25 enlisted men left Emirau aboard a VMR-952 transport for Luganville Field on Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides.  On 28 October a flight of the 24 F4U-1D aircraft escorted by 2 more transports headed for Guadalcanal, on the 1st leg to Espiriru Santo.  16 planes arrived at Luganville Field on 29 October, 2 arrived the next day, and the remaining 6 landed on 31 October. On 29 November, the rear echelon of personnel and materials arrived from Ewa aboard the USS Sea Pike and the USS Navajo. The squadron was now complete and was placed under control of MAG-33.    All 24 Corsairs were fitted with the new Zero Rocket Launchers by mid January 1945.  The high pace of training continued into February. On 2 February 8 additional F4U-1D Corsairs were received and 4 days later 13 more pilots were joined from the States.

     On 23 February 1945, MAG-33 Secret Order 0304-45 authorized the movement of VMF-323 from Luganville Field, Espiriu Santo, to Okinawa Shima, Okinawa Gunto, Ryuku Islands.  On 1 March, 20 pilots, 8 ground officers, 150 enlisted Marines, and 8 Navy Corpsmen boarded LST-774 and arrived off Okinawa on 2 April.  D-Day plus one.  On 4 March, 32 Corsairs took off from Luganville Field to Pityilu, Manus Island, via Guadalcanal and Green Island.  On 26 March, they boarded the USS White Plains (CVE-66) and on 30 March the ship anchored off Ulithi Island.  On 9 April  323 flew off the White Plains and landed at Kadens Airfield (Ruby Base at the time).  A little over a year and 9 months after its commissioning, VMF-323 was now actively involved in the war.

     On 10 April 1945, First Lieutenant James L. Brown was listed as missing in action (later listed as KIA).  On 11 April, First Lieutenant Vernon E. Ball confirmed the Death Rattlers first aerial kill of the war by Lieutenant Al Wells.  On 12 April, First Lieutenants Charles E. Spangler and Dellwyn L. Davis; Second Lieutenants Dewy F. Dunford, Warren W. Bestwick and John W. Ruhsam; and Captain Joe McPhail each downed an enemy plane.  Captain Felix S. Cecot and Second Lieutenant Glenn O. Thacker each claimed a probable kill.  On 15 April, First Lieutenant Frederick F. Zehring was lost when he crashed into a mountain while pursuing an enemy plane.  On the same day, Second Lieutenants Bestwick and Ruhsam each scored a kill while Second Lieutenant Robert Wade scored 2 kills.  First Lieutenants John Strickland, Jr. and Charles S. Allen each claimed half-credit for a kill.

be nice to see the F4U-1 thru the F4U-1D models enabled....... just saying...

like the setup though...... might see if I can come visit again

 

[Oldman731]

just out of curiosity, shouldn't the Allied side have the F4U-1D as well? since this is being titled:

Twin Rivers Okinawa

(and the crowd began to chant)

So-da....So-da....SO-dah...SO-DAH...SO-DAH!....SO-DAH!

[tmetal]

Love the plane swap. will definatly be back for more.

[sparow]

We miss our Spitfires!... 

 

[Dawger]

P38 G at Okinawa?

[Treize69]

P38 G at Okinawa?

I was about to comment on that myself, shouldn't it be the J or L?

[waystin2]

shouldn't it be the J or L?

I concur.