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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: 68falcon on October 28, 2006, 03:50:07 PM
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Snapshot events are open to everyone. Wheels up at 10PM EST. See you there
Aleutian Tigers
As part of their plan to expand their empire in the
Pacific farther eastward, the Japanese initiated the
Midway-Aleutian operations by conducting a carrier
strike against the U.S. Navy base at Dutch Harbor as
a diversion to the main offensive against Midway
Island. The raids, carried out 3-4 June from the
aircraft carriers Juyno and Ryujo, were the only
major air attacks conducted against North American
soil during World War II. The attacks by Vals and
Kates and Zero fighters inflicted minimum damage.
Eighty-six Army and Navy personnel were killed and
eleven aircraft were destroyed. A number of buildings
and fuel tanks were also demolished and a barracks ship,
the Northwestern, was damaged. In return, 11th Fighter
Squadron fighters based at Otter Point, an airfield
built in secret near Dutch Harbor on the east end of
Umnak Island, intercepted and shot down five Japanese
aircraft.
Arena
SEA
Country Percentages
Allied 40%
Axis 60%
Allies:
P40E
Orders:
Take off from A30. Defend Dutch Harbor, P28 from attack.
Restrictions:
None
Axis:
50% A6M2
30% D3A1
20% B5N
Orders:
Take off from Carrier and attack Dutch Harbor P28. Engage enemy aircraft
Restrictions:
None
Victory Conditions
Standard SEA point values:
P40E-10
A6M2-10
D3A1-15
B5N- 15
fuel/barracks/ammo-10
field gun-10
ships-15 points
Arena Settings
1. Terrain - Aleutian Islands
2. Icon - short
3. Radar - off
4. Fighter and bomber warning range - 79,200 feet (15 miles)
5. Tower warning range - 79,200 feet (15 miles)
6. Visibility - 5 miles
7. Wind - No wind
8. External View bombers (F3) - on
9. Friendly collisions - off
10. Enemy collisions - on
11. Kill shooter - off
12. Fuel burn rate - 1.0
13. Time - 9 AM
14. Ack - .3
Designer Notes
This will be updated when plane set fills out.
CM Notes
none
Design By
Nefarious 412th FS
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:aok Hope I can make it.
You did a great job on the terrain 68Falcon. :aok
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Thank you .... Can not take all the credit had help from the Terrain Team
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Originally posted by daddog
You did a great job on the terrain 68Falcon. :aok
Yes, very nice terrain.
Also, if you haven't seen the terrain yet, I'd recommend to go to the snapshot. And a bit earlier than usually, reserve some time for the terrain download.
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Here's a screenshot of the terrain... Looks cold.
(http://www.sci.fi/~rixa/ahss12.jpg)
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The Thousand-Mile War by Brian Garfield (SBN 345-03031-1-125)... was the first [unauthorized] history of the Aleutian Campaign to be published. Interesting read about the fifteen-month war on US soil that involved about 500,000 American, Canadian, Russian, and Japanese soldiers - Navy and Army, Army Air Force.
Interesting idea for a snapshot.
My dad was fortunate enough to be stationed in Yakutat, AK and not in the Aleutian Island chain. MSgt, US Army Infantry, ORP Hq 127th Bat., 80th Regt.
Any other fathers or grandfathers serve in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater?
Chance4