Aces High Bulletin Board
Special Events Forums => Friday Squad Operations => Topic started by: dracon on December 06, 2003, 09:25:14 AM
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Greetings,
Assigned as Axis, flying D3a Vals from the Carrier C3. Asasigned to attack and disrupt operations at Tulagi (P-31). 8 pilots attending.
In all, we launched 7 Vals from C3 with a late pilot manning guns for skpg.
Ironblde had recently changed his handle and I had not re-invited him in the SE. Appologies!
Launched and took a course of 030 to the 11 line and flew the 11 line East. My plan was to continue East and double-back Westerly for the attack. This was not to be. We were "jumped". We pushed the attack! I know we took down the barracks and did interrupt base ops as ordered. Coming off target one enemy a/c was destroyed.
In all...we had a blast! The VAL was outdated when the war started and her max speed of 200 ias was a difficult bone-rattling ride. We all knew our fate from the missions on-set :(
Regardless to the Ops Staff and the Axis CO Jordi
Banzai!!!
Dracon-San, Acct. CO
339th Fighter Group
"The Lads From Fowlmere"
"Strength Through Alertness"
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Dracon! That is tough being in Val's. Especially without escort!:eek: More than once our squad has had that happen. I have learned this, we drop our bombs and dog fight. If you can get on the tail of a slow enemy you can BB gun them to death. :D Maybe your squad can survive long enought for some help to come and then you can rearm and try again.
Val's are no easy task. Hats off to you!