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Offline swareiam

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March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« on: February 19, 2017, 01:58:50 AM »
March FSO "ANZIO 1944" (MEDITERRANEAN THEATER 1944)

Event Dates:

March 10th - Frame 1
March 17th - Frame 2
March 24th - Frame 3

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ANZIO 1944
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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2017, 06:30:20 PM »
Air Raiders updated... :salute

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2017, 09:00:39 PM »
Pigs updated.

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2017, 12:54:03 PM »

Der Wander Zirkus - all set.

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2017, 01:11:50 PM »
475FG, an historical P38 group, is updated

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2017, 09:07:15 PM »
475FG, an historical P38 group, is updated

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49th is too but we had D-11s for a short time maybe we can snag up the juggs
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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2017, 08:04:25 AM »
JG54 updated

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2017, 03:38:51 PM »
Unforgiven updated
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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2017, 01:15:44 PM »
When I try to view SIDE ASSIGNMENTS I see the message "No data found for that tour." Is that a bug, or has it simply not been updated?

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2017, 01:17:33 PM »
When I try to view SIDE ASSIGNMENTS I see the message "No data found for that tour." Is that a bug, or has it simply not been updated?

I do not think side splits have been done yet.  Frame 1 not until the 10th.

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2017, 01:19:31 PM »
Thanks.

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2017, 12:15:57 AM »
AAAAAHHHHHHH   BFOOT1

So close!   :furious

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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2017, 09:35:58 AM »
I should've known! So close again Ditto! We gotta stop running into each other like this!

I do wish I could figure out how to take those fancy screen shots!
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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2017, 10:31:58 AM »
"I do wish I could figure out how to take those fancy screen shots!"

Step 1. play film to about where you want to capture
Step 2. use the speed slider to slow film to .14
step 3. place curser over pause icon
Step 4. Pause film when you see what you want to display for all to see
Step 5. Click on FULL SCREEN tab
Step 6. push the "PRINT SCREEN" button on your key board
Step 7. minimize the screen
Step 8. open Windows Paint
Step 9. click the "PASTE" icon
Step 10. SAVE AS to a screen shot folder.
Step 11. open browser
Step 12. go to PHOTOBUCKET.COM  set up free account if you do not have one and write down the username and password
Step 13. Click the UPLOAD icon
Step 14. Click on photo just uploaded to the right of the screen it will shot the URL Drag across the direct link to copy it
Step 15. Open AH forum and go to thread to where you want to grace us with your awesome photo
Step 16. Write something catchy
Step 17. Click the ICON just above the FURIOUS emoji labeled "INSERT IMAGE"
Step 18. Left click between the IMG Brackets    Then right click and paste it here.
Step 19. POST IT!

There you go.
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Re: March 2017 FSO - ANZIO 1944
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2017, 12:38:55 PM »
March FSO "ANZIO 1944" (MEDITERRANEAN THEATER 1944)

Event Dates:

March 10th - Frame 1
March 17th - Frame 2
March 24th - Frame 3

Details can be found here:

ANZIO 1944

I found this frame to be particularly confusing and I'm not sure if it was intentional or not or if I'm just getting dense.

The first issue I had as Allied CiC was there was no map given for the theater that showed field ownership.  I took a guess by loading up the Anzio theater offline, but the guess was wrong.  Luckily, I planned for another alternative which was closer to being correct with the beach head surrounded by Axis fields.

The second issue I had was that the frame 1 description and the web site scenario description were different and it was unclear which was correct.  Comments to Allied squadron leaders were copied to the FSO admins, but no corrections were made.  The plane set in use for frame 1 was a minor nit.  The objectives didn't say anything about C205s or Bf109G-6s.  It changed expectations, but not much change operationally.  However, the frame 1 description said there was a fleet in 8,13 to protect, yet we had 7-8 CV groups spread across 8-13 and 8-12.  I allocated defenses assuming a single CV group was going to be the "fleet" in 8-13, which was way off from what we ended up with.

Radar dots being enabled were a surprise, but that's just because I didn't review the objectives in that fine a detail.  My fault there.

Lastly, the objectives description didn't mention we needed to provide an Ace pilot, though the scenario description on the web site did.  When the frame objectives differ from the scenario, it's never clear whether this is an intentional balance difference, a temporal difference between frames, or just an error of omission.

Overall, I still enjoyed the frame, though I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't been frustrated by the above issues.

I tip my hat to the Axis CiC & squads for a well planned and well executed attack.