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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: WMLute on November 09, 2005, 07:38:42 AM

Title: Last of a Dying Breed
Post by: WMLute on November 09, 2005, 07:38:42 AM

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Just when the heat finally started to reside from Cactus, It came back in a fire ball on the 7th of April 1943.

67 Val’s and 110 Zero’s were launched against the Island of Guadalcanal. The Cactus Air Force sprang into action launching elements of Army P-38’s-39’s-40’s and Marine F4F’s, and now Marine F4U’s from VMF-124 that were delivered in Feburary. During the melee VMF-214 (flying Wildcats) drew first blood claiming 10 aircraft destroyed between Cape Esperance and Koli point. The Zero escort did a good job of tying up the defenders and the flight of Vals remained nearly intact. The Aichis swooped down and destroyed a tanker and two destroyers. At the end of the day American flyers were credited with 40 kills versus 29 acknowledged in IJN records. Out of all the fighters the Army claimed 11 and one corsair pilot claimed 1, all the rest were claimed by the Grumman F4F. This would mark the end of an era for Wildcat pilots, All Marine Wildcat squadron would soon convert to the F4U and the navy was not far behind

All are welocme to participate in tonights Snapshot
Event begins at 10PM EST
Event infocan be found HERE (http://events.hitechcreations.com/snapshots/snapshot.php?snapshot_id=35)

Title: Last of a Dying Breed
Post by: FiLtH on November 09, 2005, 07:55:12 AM

Please remind us in MA tonight I dont wanna miss it.

Title: Last of a Dying Breed
Post by: DipStick on November 09, 2005, 09:08:45 AM

Looks like a decent setup.

Just out of curiosity, why do you guys turn killshooter off?

Title: Last of a Dying Breed
Post by: Kirin on November 09, 2005, 11:07:49 AM

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Just out of curiosity, why do you guys turn killshooter off?

realism?



Too bad its US times...

Title: Last of a Dying Breed
Post by: WMLute on November 09, 2005, 11:13:57 AM

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Originally posted by DipStick
Looks like a decent setup.

Just out of curiosity, why do you guys turn killshooter off?

Some are setup with killshooter on.  It all depends on the CM who designed the SnapShot.

I've run some of each, but indeed most do have it "off"

Title: Last of a Dying Breed
Post by: Panzzer on November 09, 2005, 12:06:23 PM

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Originally posted by Kirin
Too bad its US times...

But there are the thursday snapshots at 3pm EST or 21 CET, try one of those. :) Tomorrow's snapshot seems to be Freie Jagd (http://events.hitechcreations.com/snapshots/snapshot.php?snapshot_id=68).

Sorry, went a bit off-topic there.