Author Topic: This Day in World War Two special event - Black Thursday - 14 October 2017  (Read 445 times)

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Runs on October 14 in Special Events II Arena at:
-- 3 pm Eastern (8pm UK, 9pm CET)
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Objective: Kill enemies and bomb targets.
 
Event duration: 2 hours, but play as much or as little as you want of that.
 
Unlimited lives.
 
At the first hour mark, everyone will land or be grounded, and we will restart the battle (so that another escort/intercept situation can be set up).
 
There will be large, variable, and changing crosswinds at 26k and above.  This means that bombing accuracy for bombers flying at 26k and above is small or zero -- so if you want to hit anything, you should fly the bomber below 26k.
 
Allies (Bishops):
-- Air bases a96 (south air launch) and a97 (north air launch).
-- a96 S is closest to the action.
-- B-17G, P-47D-11 (no bombs).
-- No radar.
 
Axis (Knights):
-- Air bases a44 (south air launch) and a48 (south air launch).
-- a48 S is closest to the action.
-- Bf 109G-2, Bf 109G-6, FW 190A-5, all without bombs.
-- Sector counters.
 
Fighter hangars, fuel, and ammo bunkers will have a down time of 1 minute.
 
Points:
-- 1 point per kill.
-- Allies get also 0.1 points per object destroyed.
 
Side split 50/50.
 
Arena Settings:
Terrain = germanyw
Country order = 2,1,3
ArenaFlags = 13358
ChangeCountryTime = 0
ColorFog[Day] = 153/164/187
ColorSky[Day] = 135/160/196
ExitWhileMoving = 508
FlightModeFlags = 5248
RadarMode[Bishops] = 48
RadarMode[Knights] = 0
RadarMode[Rooks] = 48
ResetAirFieldCnt = 1
ResetTotalFieldCnt = 1
StratFlags = 1
 
Object Settings:
Fighter Hangars, Down Time = 1
Bunk Fuel, Down Time = 1
Bunk Ammo, Down Time = 1
Wind, at 26k and above, varying with goal of making it nearly impossible to hit targets if bombers are at 26k or above.
 
Weapons Disabled:
No bombs on P-47D-11, Bf 109G-2, Bf 109G-6, or FW 190A-5.

Map of the battle area:
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This event is due to take place tomorrow at 3pm Eastern, which is 8pm UK time and 9pm CET.  Everyone is welcome to take part - just come along to Special Events 2 arena (found under the Events tab of the arena selection menu) and choose your side.  Please read the Arena Message on arrival for details on active fields, available aircraft and targets etc.  To move to your desired field, type .move xxx where xxx is the field number.

The event lasts up to two hours and you can play as much or as little as you like in that time with unlimited lives.

Look forward to seeing lots of you there!   :salute
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Please come to this event, due to start in 10 hours from the time of this post.  :)
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Due to start in just over an hour - see you there!   :aok
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Disregard - the airspawns are mislabelled as A11 and A18, but fields are the same.
« Last Edit: October 14, 2017, 02:07:49 PM by Flossy »
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Thanks all for coming, I hope you enjoyed the event.  Unfortunately, with all the confusion just before the start of the frame it seems I forgot to start the logs.... or I mistyped the command and didn't check for confirmation.... I'm sure I remember trying to start them.  I sincerely apologise for this oversight and hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of the event.  I suspect that as the Allies outnumbered the Axis throughout the event, it would have been a win for the Allies, but I don't know for sure.  I think this is only the second time in my CM career that I have forgotten the logs - we all do it at least once! - and I can't apologise enough.  :(
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