I am running a Pearl Harbor event. It will end up being a convenient time for you folks.
In Special Events II arena:
December 8, 12:30 pm Melbourne, Australia time.
December 8, 2:30 pm Aukland, New Zealand time.
December 8, 10:30:00 AM Tokyo, Japan time.
It was a lot of fun last year, a battle of about 140 people.
Here is the setup:
Welcome to This Day in WWII: Pearl Harbor!
All are welcome to play.
Runs on December 7th in Special Events II Arena at:
-- 8:30 pm Eastern Time.
-- 3 pm Eastern Time.
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Objective: Kill enemies, sink enemy ships, and destroy enemy objects.
Event duration: 2 hours, but play as much or as little as you want of that.
Unlimited lives, but arena enforces at most 2 deaths in any 7-minute span. It says "Your max deaths have been exceeded" until you can fly again.
Allies (Bishops):
-- At land bases a5, a7, a8, and a9:
-- P-40C, F4F-4.
-- M16 (as AA defenses).
Axis (Knights):
-- Two TG's (C16 and C17) start in 9.12.
-- A6M2, D3A1, B5N2.
-- PT boats (as extra AA defenses).
Pearl ships stay down once sunk.
No dot radar is available -- only sector counters.
5", 8", and 40 mm guns are disabled.
Pearl ships 4500 lbs of ord to sink.
CM will periodically jump IJN TG's to keep them at least a sector away from Pearl Harbor.
Points:
-- 1 point per kill of enemy.
-- 0.1 point per object destroyed.
-- 10 points per enemy ship sunk.
Side split 2:1 axis to allies.
Arena Settings:
Terrain = avahawaii
ArenaFlags = 5166
ChangeCountryTime = 0
DeathMaxCount = 2
DeathTimeMin = 7
ExitWhileMoving = 508
FlightModeFlags = 5248
FuelBurnRateMult = 1.0
RadarMode = 0
StratFlags = 1
TaskGroupCommandCnt = 10
Object Settings:
Bombable down time = 360, hardness = 4.5
Disable weapons:
No bombs on P-40C, F4F-4, A6M2.
F4F-4 gets 4-gun option only.
PT boats get no torpedoes or rockets.
Setup tips:
Do ".det f15baa 1" and ".det f15bat 1" to get rid of 5", 8", and 40 mm.
Map of the battle area:
Harbor:
