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Title: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 12, 2014, 12:12:50 AM: The most-popular "This Day in WWII" event approaches: December 7, Pearl Harbor.

(http://ahevents.org/images/stories/thisDayInWWII_files/pearlHarbor/fullbanner_wtext.png)

Sunday, December 7, at 3 pm Eastern US time in Special Events II arena.

Mark it on your calendar!
Bring your friends!

Each year that I run this, a lot of folks attend and have a blast.

This is the first year that we will have actual Pearl Harbor terrain for "This Day in WWII". How beautiful is this?

(http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/201406_PacificWar/pics/frame1/001-toPearl-SNAG-0001.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 12, 2014, 12:14:32 AM: Time for some HAMMER DOWN!

(http://media.theiapolis.com/b000000/d8/hB7/iORO/k8/l1A0/s6/t3/wQK/y04/josh-hartnett-as-capt-danny-walker-in-pearl.jpg?cdn=1415772840)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 12, 2014, 12:17:01 AM: Arlo gets to be Ben Affleck.

(http://images.amcnetworks.com/blogs.amctv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/affleck-pearl-harbor-560.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 12, 2014, 12:18:34 AM: I shall be Fuchida!

(http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsT/16871-19838.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Slate on November 12, 2014, 10:52:40 AM: Curse you Japs! :furious :furious

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/juthikasaharia/History/1.jpg) (http://media.photobucket.com/user/juthikasaharia/media/History/1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on November 12, 2014, 12:34:52 PM: Is it already near Dec. 7th again?

:eek:

I need a calendar in my 10C cockpit
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: mthrockmor on November 12, 2014, 01:37:13 PM: I'll book this one.

boo
:salute
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 15, 2014, 01:34:53 AM: So, Slate, are you in?
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Crash Orange on November 15, 2014, 03:06:36 AM: I'm in. Might have to fly IJN this time, I think I got my bag limit of Zekes and Kates in the Pacific scenario. :t
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Muzzy on November 15, 2014, 10:10:04 AM: I didn't get to fly fighters for this in the PacWar scenario. I'm definitely in. :)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 15, 2014, 02:08:47 PM: There are plenty of fighters to go around in this one. Yours is waiting for you!

(http://www.texasflyinglegends.org/Websites/flyingfreedom/PhotoGallery/2567646/FH1-02.jpg?41075)

(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/6/2/3/0660326.jpg)

(http://www.lewisairlegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/107.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 01:08:14 AM: (http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/art/model_box_artwork/Kate_(large)_by_Nichimo_(reduced).jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 01:11:32 AM: (http://www.warbirdphotographs.com/NavyJB&W3/B5N-44.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Coalcat1 on November 16, 2014, 09:06:51 AM: Hey Brooke, that zeke to one from planes of fame or a repro? Sadly I won't be able to join, will be away for a week for it :cry
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: zack1234 on November 16, 2014, 09:17:10 AM: Can i be a lady Nurse?
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: pipz on November 16, 2014, 09:31:48 AM: Quote from: zack1234 on November 16, 2014, 09:17:10 AM
Can i be a lady Nurse?

Why not ya did a good job of it last night. ;)

Quote from: mthrockmor on November 12, 2014, 01:37:13 PM
I'll book this one.

I'll "Brooke" this one as well....................... hehhehhe I crack myself up I tell ya.... :)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Changeup on November 16, 2014, 09:58:37 AM: IN :bhead
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Rich46yo on November 16, 2014, 11:15:28 AM: First day of my vacation Brooke. I'll be there. I'd prefer a bomber or torpedo plane.
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Arlo on November 16, 2014, 11:33:38 AM: Quote from: Brooke on November 12, 2014, 12:17:01 AM
Arlo gets to be Ben Affleck.

(http://images.amcnetworks.com/blogs.amctv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/affleck-pearl-harbor-560.jpg)

I'll take that as a personal invite. :D

(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view8/4587183/pearl-harbor-o.gif)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 12:30:16 PM: Quote from: Arlo on November 16, 2014, 11:33:38 AM
I'll take that as a personal invite. :D

(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view8/4587183/pearl-harbor-o.gif)

Absolutely! We need Arlo there! Belushi says so, too.

(http://thomas.peel.free.fr/belushi_1941_4.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 12:32:13 PM: Quote from: zack1234 on November 16, 2014, 09:17:10 AM
Can i be a lady Nurse?

Zack will be Kate Beckinsale.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MS9OGWjszh8/Tjz0ija39MI/AAAAAAAAAOk/IZ8jOMxz_4k/s1600/Pearlharbor11.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Arlo on November 16, 2014, 12:34:51 PM: Now .... wait a minute ..... :(
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: DEECONX on November 16, 2014, 12:44:44 PM: Quote from: Arlo on November 16, 2014, 12:34:51 PM
Now .... wait a minute ..... :(

Buckle up and take one for the team ;)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 12:55:33 PM: Quote from: Coalcat1 on November 16, 2014, 09:06:51 AM
Hey Brooke, that zeke to one from planes of fame or a repro? Sadly I won't be able to join, will be away for a week for it :cry

It's the Texas Flying Legends A6M2. "The aircraft was resurrected from the island jungles of Ballale in the late 60's."

http://www.texasflyinglegends.org/last-samurai-zero
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 12:57:14 PM: Also from the Texas Flying Legends:

(http://www.texasflyinglegends.org/Websites/flyingfreedom/PhotoGallery/2567646/tiger_zero2.jpg?41075)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 12:58:58 PM: Quote from: Arlo on November 16, 2014, 12:34:51 PM
Now .... wait a minute ..... :(

:lol
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: scott66 on November 16, 2014, 01:56:17 PM: I'm in!! Lol can't wait to see who I get to be :devil maybe a torpedo Weeeeeeeeeee Although I'm more shaped like a bomb with my beer belly hmmmm
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Muzzy on November 16, 2014, 05:55:23 PM: Are we using the new Pearl Harbor map? The one from PacWar?
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 16, 2014, 06:53:11 PM: Quote from: Muzzy on November 16, 2014, 05:55:23 PM
Are we using the new Pearl Harbor map? The one from PacWar?

Yes. :aok
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 17, 2014, 01:34:01 AM: (http://www.artetmer.com/uploads/images/Gallery/Guerres20s/Taylor-Pearl-Harbor.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Slate on November 17, 2014, 08:05:36 AM: Quote from: Brooke on November 15, 2014, 01:34:53 AM
So, Slate, are you in?

Will do my best to report for duty. :salute
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 17, 2014, 05:36:26 PM: (http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/978/Zeroing_in.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Arlo on November 17, 2014, 06:04:03 PM: (http://t.wallpaperweb.org/wallpaper/drawing/1024x768/carrierwarcsg068BigTailedBeastStanStokes.jpg)
Oops! How'd THIS get in here?
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 17, 2014, 06:11:11 PM: HAMMER DOWN!

(http://api.ning.com/files/Tl3DzcrwixKQHuHZ69ecOKdZncJR4-mW7ndFumk50V9Axgm3iaUDamAHXdWyZ2hi5dTubf5fob3t*ViPrpudPOsHWmA0Z1zI/tigersshootdown.jpg?width=500&height=331)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Arlo on November 17, 2014, 06:14:51 PM: (https://31.media.tumblr.com/f3b201ad6111dbd202cc026e979fe666/tumblr_mocbytN7cd1rimb05o1_500.gif)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 18, 2014, 12:56:21 PM: (http://th02.deviantart.net/fs36/PRE/i/2008/341/5/5/Pearl_Harbor_on_Sun_day_by_torrikabe.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Muzzy on November 19, 2014, 11:22:17 AM: Man, imagine if they'd had cell phones back then? Those pilots would have taken a lot of selfies.
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on November 20, 2014, 02:34:05 AM: (http://hawkebackpacking.com/images/pictures/north_america/hawaii/oahu_pearl_harbor/hawaii_oahu_pearl_harbor_13.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: SuBWaYCH on November 20, 2014, 10:37:32 PM: Glad to see this event is still super popular :) fantastic job keeping this alive, and the map looks excellent!
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on December 02, 2014, 12:34:47 AM: Check 6! 6 days to go until Pearl Harbor!

(http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/978/James_Dietz_-_pearl_harbor1.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Hajo on December 02, 2014, 06:11:34 AM: I'm in!
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: NatCigg on December 02, 2014, 07:10:11 AM: is the setup going to be similar to previous years where the allies get 15k alt at wait for the japs? something similar to the Marianas battle only the us does not have to bomb.

I think reinacting pearl harbor would be one of the best events AH could put together, unfortunately it has never happened.

:pray tell me the AH staff will not be recreating the great pearl harbor turkey shoot again.

Or at least show more pictures of the US boom and zooming jap planes over pearl harbor. :bhead
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Zoney on December 02, 2014, 11:44:43 AM: I'm IN
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: -ammo- on December 02, 2014, 12:52:13 PM: I'll be there barring spousal interference :aok

(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb1/bigsargewells/Zerosovervolcano.jpg) (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/bigsargewells/media/Zerosovervolcano.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on December 03, 2014, 12:41:54 AM: This is going to be similar to how I've run it for the "This Day in WWII" series of events for the past many years of running it. Nearly all comments for the past runnings have been highly positive. The only changes from the past runnings are that this year we get real Pearl terrain, and that caused a few tweaks to the setup.

Setup details are here:

http://ahevents.org/events/this-day-in-wwii/608.html?task=view

Quote from: NatCigg on December 02, 2014, 07:10:11 AM
is the setup going to be similar to previous years where the allies get 15k alt at wait for the japs? something similar to the Marianas battle only the us does not have to bomb.

I think reinacting pearl harbor would be one of the best events AH could put together, unfortunately it has never happened.

:pray tell me the AH staff will not be recreating the great pearl harbor turkey shoot again.

Or at least show more pictures of the US boom and zooming jap planes over pearl harbor. :bhead
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: DubiousKB on December 03, 2014, 08:49:08 AM: oh gee willickers :x I hope I can make this!!!
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Arlo on December 03, 2014, 06:41:54 PM: (http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/12/07/news/arizonax.jpg)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/USS-ARIZONA-BB-39-BATTLESHIP-PIN-US-NAVY-PEARL-HARBOR-/00/s/OTAwWDEyMDA=/$(KGrHqNHJE4FCbLWo+,9BQn!8zCcNw~~60_57.JPG)
(http://media.cleveland.com/plain_dealer_metro/photo/arizonajpg-f7b36b617a83c877.jpg)
(http://wallpapersinhq.com/images/big/uss_arizona-975268.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Muzzy on December 04, 2014, 01:39:39 AM: Interesting how 70 years after the fact we are still getting new information about World War II.
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on December 07, 2014, 12:21:52 AM: 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>!

(http://nationalww2museumimages.org/web-assets/images/pearl-harbor-snapshot2.jpg)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: glzsqd on December 07, 2014, 04:32:33 AM: I get out of work at 3 :cry
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: DEECONX on December 07, 2014, 11:07:50 AM: 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! :salute
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: -ammo- on December 07, 2014, 12:12:05 PM: Quote from: glzsqd on December 07, 2014, 04:32:33 AM
I get out of work at 3 :cry

Commute home quickly and hop in the saddle!
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Arlo on December 07, 2014, 01:04:30 PM: A minor health issue is preventing me. Good luck all. :salute
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: scott66 on December 07, 2014, 01:17:46 PM: :salute you all have fun I still have 500 miles to go for the day :bhead
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: projoe on December 07, 2014, 05:38:33 PM: Thanks for putting this together Brooke!! Fun as always!!
:salute
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on December 07, 2014, 06:05:35 PM: Quote from: projoe on December 07, 2014, 05:38:33 PM
Thanks for putting this together Brooke!! Fun as always!!
:salute

Thank you for flying in it! :aok
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Crash Orange on December 07, 2014, 06:24:21 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: waerekrager on December 07, 2014, 07:22:13 PM: so i dont wanna do the math... who actually won points wise
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Crash Orange on December 07, 2014, 08:40:45 PM: 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.)
Title: Re: Sunday December 7 -- fly in Pearl Harbor special event!
Post by: Brooke on December 07, 2014, 11:40:53 PM: Quote from: waerekrager on December 07, 2014, 07:22:13 PM
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>!