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Special Events Forums => Friday Squad Operations => Topic started by: 68KO on October 04, 2004, 08:31:28 PM
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Combat in October Time of Aces
2nd of October 1944,
October was a pivotal month for the air campaign on Guadalcanal. It was a time when the men who had arrived in August were clearly at the end of their endurance, for sickness and fatigue hit them after they had survived Japanese bullets. However, new squadrons and crews were arriving, among them VMF-121, led by Major Leonard K. "Duke" Davis. His executive officer, Captain Joseph J. Foss, would soon make a name for himself. Other veterans of the campaign had not stayed idle. Major Smith of VMF-223 had taken his squadron up on 2 October against a raid by Japanese bombers and fighters. The Zero escorts dove on the climbing Navy and Marine Wildcats, quickly shooting down two fighters from VMF-223. Smith exited a cloud to confront three Zeros. He blasted a fighter into a ball of flame. However, the two remaining Zeros got on his tail and peppered the struggling little blue-gray F6F with cannon and machine gun fire. Listening to a repaired radio from a damaged SBD back at Guadalcanal, the crews of Dennis Byrd's VMSB-232 heard Captain Carl call to his skipper. "John, you've got a Zero on your tail!" "I know, I know," Smith replied, "shoot the SOB if you can!" Then all was silence
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Arena – SEA Oct. 15th 2004
Terrain – the Slot
Country Percentages
Allied 40%
Axis 60%
Aircraft
Allied
1. B-26 (with Formations)
2. F4U-1D
3. F6f-5
4. P-38L
5. SBD-5
Axis
1. KI67 (with formations)
2. N1K2
3. A6M5b
4. KI61
5. B5N2
***Each side must utilize at least 4 different types per frame, in squad strength (approx 8-12)*** No more than 2 squadrons may initially roll from any one base or CV.
Victory Conditions
Fighter 10pts
2 engine AC 15pts
4 engine AC 20pts
Targets 200pts
Arena Settings
- Fuel 1.5
- Icons short
- .51 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 42,000 (about 8 miles)
- Tower range set to 42,000 (for display only to match the above setting)
- Clouds / visibility (17 miles)
- Radar off
- Friendly collisions off
- Kill shooter off
- South East 10 knots
- Time: 9 AM
Designer Notes
The reason Tower range is the same as the Fighter and Bomber warning range is to show the squads on the clipboard (visual aid) how far the warning radius is. It serves no other purpose than that since radar is off.
CM Notes
- Frame C.O.'s will place Task Groups within a 6 sector area. Task Groups must remain in those 6 sectors.
- Jump task groups to positions requested by Frame C.O.'s the last 5 minutes. Each side has 3 Task Groups.
- Destroy 5' guns in Task groups.
- Allow players to man all other ack in Task Groups.
- Set time to 9 am with white puffy clouds
If you are unable to be a Frame C.O. then it is your responsibility to find a replacement within your squad or trade with someone in another squad. Details on how to be a Frame C.O. can be found here.
http://www.hitechcreations.com/foru...threadid=110616
If you have any questions please e-mail me.
If you see any errors or know something I don’t about a squad that we have not heard from please post it here.
Commanding Officer
68th Lightning Lancers
Aces High CM Team
68KO
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Good thing IJN has numbers.
They are going to need them.:D
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Rgr that Sled they will. Still looking forward to it. :)
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I believe you mean October 1942.
We were in the Phillipines in October 1944.
Which means that P-38L, F4u and F6F are not valid
oops
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Actually it is 1943 and I am waiting for new maps so we can use newer planes.
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When is this this next setup supposed to start? Isn't this Friday a little short notice for the C.O.'s? I would hate to have to come up with orders on such short notice if I were C.O.
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orders are sent allready and tracer your up for the 2nd frame. So be ready
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I just received orders... does this mean that I am CO for this frame? It would be really great if it said somewhere, in black and white, "Dux, you will be the frame CO this frame".
Apologies if it does say this somewhere and I missed it.
This is a really bad week for me, can somebody swap frames with me? Who are the other Axis COs?
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Good, second frame is fine for me. I need a good solid day just to come up with an Idea that I'll change in about 15 minutes anyway. Then there is the review board, and all the red tape. I am lucky to get these things out by Wednesday anyway. Good luck all.
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Dux go here it will tell you who are the frame CO's
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=132593
Tracer I will have orders to by Sunday
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Thanks, 68KO.... I just saw that thread myself.
Daddog, can I swap with you? (I'll give the Mongrels the sweet rides next week) :)
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If dadog will not do it I will or give to Falcon he will take anything he is retired lol:rofl
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Yes please ask Falcon. I am up to my eyeballs at work. If Falcon can't let me know asap, I will crank something out as soon as possible.
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68KO you didn't include our squad in for FSO, I submitted on the website... 4-6 pilots I requested Allied.
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68KO, if you or Falcon could cover me this week, that would rock... can you arrange that for me?
I'll still do next week no problem... give Daddog a break. (I'm sure next week'll be busy for you too!)
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The 325th is in there when I cut and pasted you where left off some where . Your in now
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Daddog,
We are allied for this one . Sorry , Should I bring the Lancers over to the Axis side.
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http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm
1942
OCT 24-27 Battle of Santa Cruz.....Japanese heavy losses on Guadalcanal
Nov 12-15
Air sea battle of Guadalcanal.
Feb 1-9 1943 Japanese evacuate Solomons.
And we do have the Mindinao terrain
;)
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Neg 68K0 unless the numbers are low for the Axis.
I will crank something out tonight after my meeting. Man... did not have time to ask squads what they want for a ride. Ugh!
Sorry gents.
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Okay, thanks Daddog!
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Daddog,
Falcon cranked out orders and I sent them today at your work. We are ready to go if that is OK .I will have him send them out tonight.
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Oh wow! Well that is fine with me! Phew...
Have two meetings today after work, substitute notes to work on tomorrow since I am out of town Thursday.
Very glad to hear this! :)
Thanks Falcon!
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I kind of twisted his arm:D