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Special Events Forums => Friday Squad Operations => Topic started by: doobs on April 08, 2007, 11:45:12 AM
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but why was a37 blinking at T+1?
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It was a routine test of the base alert system.
Had this been an actual emergency the blinking you saw would have been followed by news or other official information.
This concludes this test of the emergency base alert system.
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From Drano's
Axis post.
As for the B-24s, that was more testing on my part. I had them take off from A8 at T-25 on a very shallow rate of climb. Initially at 1k fpm and gradually stepping that down to 250fpm until at about 13.5K going level at 11, 8, 9 where they opened doors and made a turn left to 135, their bomb run on A37. I timed it so that they'd arrive over the field at about T+5.
He also move B-26s on another field in a similar manner.
Think T-25 is a little too much lead time in the right hands.
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Originally posted by RSLQK186
Think T-25 is a little too much lead time in the right hands.
The bombers had to remain Feet Dry over England until T-0.
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Per this thread It was stated buffs couldnt go feet wet until T+0
Rules on buffs upping early (http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=201738)
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They have feet?
:noid
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Originally posted by TinmanX
They have feet?
:noid
Wet feet at that
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im missing something or second time in a row allies bend rules?
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Guys, hold on a second. It doesn't say anything in the setup/objectives for Frame 2 sent to me last weekend about bombers remaining feet dry until T+0. Nor did it say that on the Events site prior to Frame 2--I printed it out. Nor did it say that in the Frame 1 objectives--I printed them out too. It does say--twice as a matter of fact-- in the Frame 2 objectives I got that only the optional planes may up at T-25 and only at A6 or A8. I can see that has been corrected for Frame 3 as it's clearly stated that bombers may not go feet wet until T+0.
Do I admit to taking a little--uhh--shall we say--artistic licence with the T-25 rule? I think I can. Sure. I knew the general idea was that I was supposed to be climbing with that time. Nothing I had said I couldn't do a low level thing so I figured it was worth a shot. A refreshing change of pace. Nothing like an urgent scramble of fighters along the English Channel in 1943 to get the blood pumping! Like that never happened. So I made some test runs and found one that worked for me and sent it to the mission lead an hour or so before the frame. Heck, it only worked out partially as the LW fighters upping from somewhere, 46 I think, caught up with the B-24s over the channel and knocked a lot of them down. It was a gamble on my part. The bombers didn't cause a whole lot of damage to 37 in that pass anyway. Seems the guy that got the best bomb run there dropped on the town! Duh!
And I hope this isn't griping about 37 being destroyed. When we hit it a 2nd time later in the frame there wan't ANYONE there defending it and that was where all of the available allied force was. I moved everybody that could make it over to there. The Flak factory was too far away for a second strike so I just wrote it off. Believe me its not like the axis had to wonder where we were! That was the reason we laid waste to the place not because of the bomber strike. Almost all of the damage there came late and we could have dropped the whole place right then no problemo bomber strike or not. We had all the ords we needed and then some.
The short of it is, ya gotta defend against attack for the whole two hours. That didn't happen. Why? I dunno. If we took advantage of anything that was it right there. Maybe the other guys had to refuel and rearm. Maybe they were still buzzing around the targets at 39 and 72--which we'd killed by T+45, btw. I dunno. Still buzzin around the Flak Factory? We weren't gonna get another mission there and back in less than an hour unless we had jets--didn't see them on the option list hehe. But I do know for a fact that from about T+70 on, the axis left the barn door wide open to 37 and we came right in. 37 *is* listed as one of the things the axis had to defend--right?
Look, I really enjoy putting the plans together when its my turn to CO. I always try to actually put forth some effort beyond a straight line between the base and the objective. I try to make it fun. Fun's the reason we play. I try to use all the things available to me in the arena in putting together a plan. It's the strategy part of these events is what atracts me to them. Without that its just another AvA arena.
Drano
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Originally posted by RSLQK186
Think T-25 is a little too much lead time in the right hands.
Taking this as a compliment amigo! :aok
Drano
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no worries, part of the growth of FSO, we thought it was glitch at launch, then dar went down, we started to guess rogue pilot with cannon disrupting. Just Blame it on Knuckels, it's always his fault.
btw I like Liquid Plummer better:noid
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Originally posted by doobs
btw I like Liquid Plummer better:noid
They're both caustic drain cleaners. But "Drano" fit a handle back in the AW days where you could only use 5 characters.
Drano
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I like neither. I prefer "Snake" because you can make more money with it :)
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Originally posted by FiLtH
I like neither. I prefer "Snake" because you can make more money with it :)
Oh I heard that! But I'm pretty sure that one was taken.
Drano
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Taking this as a compliment amigo!
Was meant as one.
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Originally posted by Drano
The short of it is, ya gotta defend against attack for the whole two hours. That didn't happen. Why? I dunno. If we took advantage of anything that was it right there. Maybe the other guys had to refuel and rearm. Maybe they were still buzzing around the targets at 39 and 72--which we'd killed by T+45, btw. I dunno. Still buzzin around the Flak Factory? We weren't gonna get another mission there and back in less than an hour unless we had jets--didn't see them on the option list hehe. But I do know for a fact that from about T+70 on, the axis left the barn door wide open to 37 and we came right in. 37 *is* listed as one of the things the axis had to defend--right?
At T+70, about 12 USMC pilots arrived over A37, followed closely by the remaining force of the AK's. There was resistance, but it was not as organized as the USMC and AK's that together with some other friendly forces managed to hold the enemy at bay until we had to return due to fuel limits. I think that the Axis attempted to defend A37, but they were not successfull in their attempt.
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Just going by the info listed on the film I made as I rode along on WxMan's Tiff. I joined him about halfway across the channel at a point under an hour left. I just guestimated the T+70. But by the time we got to the base I only saw a single 110 that came within icon range and he moved off less a wingtip. There were a pair of FWs listed but they never closed on the base that I saw. We did have the place fairly well sealed off.
It seemed poor Dantoo attracted quite a few 109s as he exited to the NW while all of the rest of us headed North to RTB.
I know there were some LW left flying, just saying there weren't any to speak of at 37 at the end of the frame which was where all the activity was.
Drano