June 6 is anniversary of D-Day. Please join me for special event.

[Brooke]

June 6 is the anniversary of D-Day.

Please join me in Special Events II arena for a fun battle to commemorate this anniversary.

It runs at two times:
-- 3 pm Eastern time
-- 10:30 pm Eastern time

[Brooke]

Welcome to This Day in WWII: D-Day!
 All are welcome to play.
 Runs on June 6, at 3 pm and 10:30 pm Eastern in Special Events  II Arena.

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Objective: Kill enemies, destroy ground objects, sink enemy ships, and capture bases.

 

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):
 -- Aircraft available from a17, a18, a124.
 -- Aircraft: A-20G, B-17G, B-24J, B-25C, B-26B, C-47, Mosquito VI, P-38J, P-47D-11, P-47D-25, P-51B, Spitfire IX, Typhoon I.
 -- Vehicles available at all fields (including captured ones): M16, M3, M4A3(75), M8.
 -- Sherman VC available only at v103.
 -- LVTA2 and LVTA4 available from CV's.
 -- Ships start in 9.8 (3 task groups).

-- Available at a72 if captured:  Spit IX, Typhoon I, P-38J, P-47D-11, B-25C.

 

Axis (Knights):
-- Aircraft available from a38, a39, a40.
 -- Aircraft: Bf 109G-2, Bf 109G-6, Bf 110G-2, C-47, FW 190A-5, FW 190A-8, FW 190F-8, Ju 88A-4.
 -- Vehicles available at all fields: M8, Panzer IVH, SdKfz, Wirblewind.
-- Tiger I available only at a40.

 

No dot radar is available -- only sector counters.
 Destroyed barracks and ammo bunkers stay down for 10 minutes.
 All ships require 15,000 lbs of damage to sink.

Task groups (and ability to launch LVT's) stay around for 60 minutes after CV is sunk, then disappear.

 

Points:
 -- 1 point per kill of an enemy.
 -- 0.1 points per ground object destroyed.
 -- 25 points per base capture.
-- 13 points per ship sunk.

 

Side split 50/50.

 

Arena Settings:
 Terrain = bob09
 ArenaFlags = 13358

ChangeCountryTime = 0


ColorFog[Day] = 169/169/172

ColorSky[Day] = 211/211/214
 DeathMaxCount = 2
 DeathTimeMin = 7
 ExitWhileMoving = 508
 FlightModeFlags = 5248
 FuelBurnRateMult = 1.0
 ObjectHardnessMults[SHP] = 1.88
 RadarMode = 0
 StratFlags = 1

TaskGroupCommandCnt = 6
 TaskGroupRespawnTime = 60

 

Object Settings:
 Bunk Ammo, Down Time = 10
 Bunk Barr, Down Time = 10
 Ship, Hardness = 8

[TomD]

I would like to join in the fun! Count me in. Although my late father having flown for the AAF in ww2 would be unimpressed with my decision to fly axis. But what the heck, I don't suppose he would love me any less.

[BluBerry]

 

[Lab Rat 3947]

Pretty sure I can make the second one   


LtngRydr

[hammer]

Great idea!

[GhostRider2110]

Might have to join in....

[Brooke]

[Brooke]

[earl1937]

June 6 is the anniversary of D-Day.

Please join me in Special Events II arena for a fun battle to commemorate this anniversary.

It runs at two times:
-- 3 pm Eastern time
-- 10:30 pm Eastern time

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  I will make every effort to make the 3PM start time...I will be flying B-17 as usual

[Bruv119]

will try and make it if gf allows,

already seen a sea fury and eurofighter buzz Portsmouth dockyard already this morning   

[Stampf]

What damn good time tonight.

And those clouds should be Mandatory 24/7 in all arena's!

Thank you Brooke.

Horrido!

'fortress down'

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[Brooke]

I used thick clouds for the event.  There were a few people who reported low frame rates out of about 60 participants, so it seemed to be OK for the large majority.

Next month (July 9) -- Operation Husky.

[Stampf]

I used thick clouds for the event.  There were a few people who reported low frame rates out of about 60 participants, so it seemed to be OK for the large majority.

Next month (July 9) -- Operation Husky.

That's right...we had frame rate probs in FSO when realistic clouds were used.  Anyway... no probs last night...and the weather was fantastic.  Really really great environment.

Thanks again, Brooke.

[Stampf]