The Green Desert
1943 New Guinea
"No one ever returns alive from New Guinea" was
the often heard saying utterd by the Japanese
during the war. If there ever was a Russian Front
for their army in WWII then the GREEN DESERT
of New Guinea was it.
From February 1942 until July 1944, a war of
attrition was fought by the United States Army
Air Force against the Japanese Army and Navy
Air Forces over Papua, New Guinea.
This period comprises more than half the length
of the war in the Pacific. The air campaign in
the South Pacific was of extreme importance to
the outcome of the war. Both sides had to deal
with huge logistical challenges to bring the
best in new weapons and technology to gain the
upper hand in this struggle. 1943 proved to be
the pivotal year in the struggle. The Japanese
Navy introduced two new variants of the vaunted
A6M Zero which was losing its dominance in the
area by late 1942. The Japanese Army commited
its latest verisons of the Ki-43 Hayabusa and
the new Ki-61 Hein to battle to counter growing
American air power.
It was New Guinea where the US Army Air Force
first based its new P-38 Lightnings and P-47
Thunderbolts in force in the Pacific Theater.
These aircraft had a immediate impact once
operational, backing up the venerable P-39s
and P-40s that had been holding the line since
1942. The burden of attack was on the USAAF.
It was in, over and around the island of New
Guinea that the Japanese Army and Navy, and
their air forces, would have to first be
worn down and finally destroyed for Victory
in the Pacific.
Aircraft
A6M3 Model 32
A6M5 ( A6M3 Model 22 Sub)
Ki-43II
Ki-61
P39D
P38G
P47D-11
B24J
B25C
Arena Settings:
-Terrain = New Britain
- Allied = Bishop
- Axis = Knight
- Fuel burn 1.0
- Icons (3k)
- 0.4 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 105,600 (20 miles)
- Tower range set to 105,600
- Visibility (17 Miles)
- Enemy Collisions On - Friendly Collisions Off
- Killshooter off
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Bomber Calibration: Automatic (MA Standard)
- Winds: Calm
Special Rules:
- No formations for bombers
- B-25C will use the solid nosed strafer version only.
- Max alt 20K bombers 25K fighters down draft above 25K
- P38s and P-47 may not carry bombs
- No points awarded for destruction of buildings cities and towns
- No points for destroyed base structures other than hangers
- No points for damage to ships. Ships must be sunk to receive points
- Neutral bases A-13 A-15 A-35 A-36 A-37 and A-38 will be considered neutral
and setup as Rook. Aircraft from both sides Axis and Allied will cause these
bases to flash when over flying them.
design by shifty
