Dec 30th- Battle of Midway (very short Icon event)

[jimson]

As several players have expressed a desire to try a no icon environment, for them, this week we are running near no icons. They will however pop at 800yds to give final ID before blasting away.

This scenario was specifically chosen for this as there is very little ground clutter to hide in. It will be a CAVU sky and full enemy dot dar to help in location of enemy.


For tips on flying in a no icon evironment see this: http://www.avaarena.org/helpfultips.htm



jpeg courtesy of Raven

Objectives

Both sides: The sinking of four enemy carriers

Japanese alternative victory condition: Sinking of two enemy carriers and capture of fields A-1 and A-4

Naval assets:

Both sides: 6 carrier task groups

Japanese: A6M2, D3A1, B5N2, LVTS

US: F4F, SBD, TBM, LVTS

Land based
US: P-40C, B17G (no formations, limited to 100lb bombs, manual calibration)
M3


Japan: A6M3, G4M1 (no formations, unlimited load out, manual calibration)
M3

Note: Japan must capture an airfield to employ land based aircraft.

Carrier hardness X 2

Ack settings 25%

Capture: 20 troops

Full enemy dot dar

Radar and Sector counter Alt 100

Extra short icons: 800 yds both friendly and enemy

[captain1ma]

CAVU=?

[jimson]

Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Basically clear sky and fog visibility max

[Nr_RaVeN]

 
GJ Jim

[captain1ma]

great! now i can fly without getting a migraine from the color!

[jimson]

One revision, P-40E replaces P-40C model. I really don't have any reference to any P-40's there, but the E model would have been in service. I want a land based US plane and I am not enabling the brewster, as I don't think it is a reasonable substitute for the Buffalo.

[CAP1]

One revision, P-40E replaces P-40C model. I really don't have any reference to any P-40's there, but the E model would have been in service. I want a land based US plane and I am not enabling the brewster, as I don't think it is a reasonable substitute for the Buffalo.

 wouldn't the p39 have still been in service? or an early 38?

 also....what about winds? we all know that there's always wind. 

 sounds fun.....and as i always say.....i'll try, but the timelords ain't lettin up on me yet.

[Shifty]

Don't think there P-anythings at Midway Island... Except in the movies.
There were a few B-17s and B-26s but that was it for the Army.
The rest of the aircraft were Navy and Marine Corps. Yopur is F4F A6M2
setup is a classic adding P-40Es is going to be like putting ketchup
on a T-bone... Then again some people like a little ketchup I guess.
I'm a catsup man myself. 

[captain1ma]

http://www.centuryinter.net/midway/air_battle.html

[jimson]

You are correct. As near as I can tell, the only land based US fighters were F2A-3 buffaloes, and a few F4F's with VMF-221.

I can add F4F's but I don't want to put the Brewster B-239 in there. I guess I'm calling the P-40 a substitute.

[Shifty]

Your call Jim I wasn't being critical just informing.
Nothing wrong with F4Fs at Midway Island. I'm with you on the B-239.
The P-40E and the Wildcat against the A6m2 may make you light on Japanese
pilots unless you got some deciated Axis guys in there.

[jimson]

Your call Jim I wasn't being critical just informing.

Oh no, I didn't take it that way. I'm just wondering if I need to remove the P-40 completely since we don't have a proper representation of the buffalo, I had heard that the FM of the P-40's was nerfed a bit in the last update.

I'll keep an eye on it. I think most of the action will be between CV's, at first anyway.

[captain1ma]

yup, the midnight porking is running full bore!

[trwagner1]

wouldn't the p39 have still been in service? or an early 38?

 also....what about winds? we all know that there's always wind. 

 sounds fun.....and as i always say.....i'll try, but the timelords ain't lettin up on me yet.

Love to see some weather/wind differences.... even night time.  I know it's not realistic to the battle, but.... this is AH!  12 hours day/12 hours night might .... wait, no what am I saying.  We barely get 10 people at a time.

[trwagner1]

I am quite uneducated when it comes to the maps.  At some point, I'd love to create one/come up with one... But.... is it possible to have CV's randomly positioned?

Like, the Midway map.... Most of us are so used to it being a couple different ways.  Would it be possible to limit change sides to like 72 hours and also have the CV's in the map position themselves at a random point when the map is first brought up?