Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!

[DubiousKB]

oh gee willickers      I hope I can make this!!!

[Arlo]

[Muzzy]

Interesting how 70 years after the fact we are still getting new information about World War II.

[Brooke]

Today is December 7th -- time for Pearl Harbor!

Gather your friends, and join in.

The battle starts at 3 pm Eastern in Special Events II.

Unlimited life event -- all welcome.

 <S>!

[glzsqd]

I get out of work at 3 

[DEECONX]

I'll be there though not sure what side I'll fly yet. I think the last one I did I flew allied but can't remember.... See you all at 3! 

[-ammo-]

I get out of work at 3 

Commute home quickly and hop in the saddle!

[Arlo]

A minor health issue is preventing me. Good luck all. 

[scott66]

  you all have fun I still have 500 miles to go for the day

[projoe]

Thanks for putting this together Brooke!! Fun as always!!
 

[Brooke]

Thanks for putting this together Brooke!! Fun as always!!
 

Thank you for flying in it! 

[Crash Orange]

This was lots of fun! I've posted my after action report in the Special Events - This Day in History forum. Hopefully some other folks filmed sorties and will post their pics or films.

Interesting how differently this played out from the last scenario, especially given the lack of surprise. In the scenario the far more structured and planned command and control enabled the Americans to have patrols to cover each probable line of approach and vector an appropriate number of fighters to each incoming threat while holding a reserve for the following waves. Single-day events don't have that structure and as a result most of the bombers (apart from the first wave of torpedo bombers on the deck) were able to slip in unopposed. Of course the numbers imbalance had a lot to do with that too.

[waerekrager]

so i dont wanna do the math... who actually won points wise

[Crash Orange]

Wow, looks like the Allies got a LOT more kills than the impression I got on vox. According to the log it was Americans 138 kills, Japanese 79 kills + 159 objects destroyed = 94.9 points. Congratulations to the Americans!

(Or is it scored by lost aircraft or pilots rather than kills awarded? The result would be the same either way for this event, but given that it's a team event the former seems a more accurate reflection of the results - a pilot who crashes far from any enemy after the plane that crippled him was shot down is just as dead as one who is killed by an enemy who lives long enough to register the kill.)

[Brooke]

so i dont wanna do the math... who actually won points wise

It's posted here:

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,367217.msg4900284.html#msg4900284

Thanks for flying. <S>!