We had one hell of a fight in 9, 12, kp-9 and in 10, 13, kp-1.
We were eventually tied up with 4 squads total.
We fought to the very last man with only one of our guys disengaging and RTB due to a half wing. From the beginning to end, the fight was one of the most intense for us in FSO that I can recall and seemed to last an eternity. I hope that we gave the axis a good and difficult fight.
As far as reall life? In real life, we would know the approximate location based on recon flights. That is how the orders would be developed. So yes, we should have known the approx (sector) of the CV, as you knew the locations (sectors) of ours. Or, we would have fanned more scouts to adjoining sectors.
I commend Shifty for speaking on this. It can happen though.
Overall, yes, we were disappointed about the location of the boat, mainly because we had the plan covered to sink it, and sink it we would had it been there. But, (at least our squad) had a great time as the action begain very quickly, there were lots of enemy planes, and the fight lasted a while, though most of us were shot down last night.
It was a fun one indeed!