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Title: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: Brooke on April 17, 2010, 12:12:50 AM

(http://ahevents.org/images/stories/thisDayInWWII_files/doolittleRaid/banner2.png)

Join us to commemorate the Doolittle Raid, which occurred on April 18, 1942.

Starting with the devestating attack at Pearl Harbor, Japan went on to rout US forces wherever they were engaged.  To show that mainland Japan was not invincible and to help US morale at a time when progress in the war was bleak, Col. James Doolittle formulated a stealthy raid on Tokyo and other targets in Honshu using B-25's launched from the USS Hornet.

Details on the setup are here:

http://ahevents.org/this-day-in-wwii-category/doolittle-raid-2.html

Title: Re: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: jay on April 17, 2010, 12:20:11 AM

did the japanese have 20MM's at the time of this raid?

Title: Re: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: 68ZooM on April 17, 2010, 12:15:29 PM

HeHe  love a good Historic NOE run

Title: Re: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: Kermit de frog on April 17, 2010, 03:37:56 PM

(http://www.lgmfilms.net/AH/Films/Posters/TheDoolittleRaidersSS02v1.jpg)
(http://www.lgmfilms.net/AH/Films/Posters/TheDoolittleRaidersSS03v1.jpg)

Choose the Save As option:
Download Film (http://www.lgmfilms.net/AH/Films/The%20Doolittle%20Raiders.zip)
13 AH players made this film back in 2008.


I'll be there for this event.   :rock

Title: Re: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: Brooke on April 17, 2010, 06:43:49 PM

Quote from: jay on April 17, 2010, 12:20:11 AM

did the japanese have 20MM's at the time of this raid?

Yes, but this event is far from historically accurate.  It has a historical theme to commemorate the event, but we put in some Japanese opposition, with (we hope) the correct balance to make it fun.

Title: Re: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: 321BAR on April 17, 2010, 06:49:27 PM

Quote from: Brooke on April 17, 2010, 06:43:49 PM

Yes, but this event is far from historically accurate.  It has a historical theme to commemorate the event, but we put in some Japanese opposition, with (we hope) the correct balance to make it fun.

i'd fly if not a single jap fighter attacked my bomber until i flew over China... :D

Title: Re: Sunday (April 18) is anniversary of Doolittle raid -- please join us
Post by: Brooke on April 18, 2010, 01:05:42 AM

Folks, unfortunately, we are going to have to postpone the Doolittle event.

We ran into some aspects that cause crashes now on the Japan map, making it unplayable at this time.

We'll see if the bug can get solved prior to next week.

See here for more details:

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,287532.0.html