Seeing as how you didn't stick around long enough to chat, here is my response to your comments, 10bears
This was frame three of a TOD where the basic principal was the same for all three frames. B17s fly into Germany and bomb stuff and then go home. Allied fighters try to keep the bombers alive, Axis fighters try to shoot the bombers down. Simple.
I realize my orders came late, but by no means was there lack of planning. The plans sent were simple and straight forward. Nothing elaborate, nothing that any CO who has already been in frames 1 and 2 should not have been able to handle.
One of the first things I asked on Channel 2 when I got into the area was if any Allied CO had questions. No one asked me any questions, including you, 10bears. <-- So I must assume then that you got the orders and understood them.
This Frame was no different than any other, and had it's share of warps, lags and missing icons/planes. <-- This is beyond my control. I ordered a two minute staggger on launch and gave instructions for where the flight groups were supposed to fly in order to try and avoid the 32 plane limit.
All bombers were restricted to 25K maximum altitude. All fighters could go as high as they wanted. Very early in the frame, B17s were attacked by 30K Me-262s and 109-G10s, both of which were armed with 30mm cannons. <-- we all know how fast 30mm cannons can put down bombers in AH damage model. Too fast IMO.
Allied turn out was not as good as previous frames, and it seemed the LW had better numbers than before. <-- Nothing I could have done to change this.
Lastly, even the best laid plans are useless if they are not followed and executed by skilled people. We have many skilled players in AH, but bottom line, not many ever fly coordinated formations. How many tightly grouped bomber boxes did you see this TOD? I saw many B17s flying in close proxcimity to one another, but maybe only saw 2 or 3 coordinated bomber boxes, which are the best defensive formation for B17s.
So, in summary, your comments to me that poor planning caused you to loose all your bombers is inaccurate and poorly placed. And for you to call me a 'fool' just prior to logging off shows yourself as a person of poor character, or someeone who acts as a small child that likes to make wise cracks as they are running away.
I have already stated that I am sorry for the delay in sending out my orders and have already asked that I not CO a TOD frame for a little while. Maybe next time, I can be as good as you and lead us all to victory.
Come to think of it, I don't recall you being CO of any frames yet. I would try to look it up, but the Events site is down right now.
Midnight - CO
412th FS "Braunco Mustangs"
