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General Forums => Axis vs Allies => Topic started by: jimson on June 21, 2010, 11:05:08 AM
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23rd FG
The group inherited the mission of the American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers," which was disbanded. Five of Chennault’s staff officers, five pilots and 19 ground crewmen became members of the 23d Fighter Group. A larger number, still in civilian status, volunteered to fly with the group for two weeks following the disbanding of their unit. Others from the ranks of the old Flying Tigers left China temporarily, but many returned to duty later with the Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater. In addition to inheriting operational responsibilities from the AVG, the 23d Fighter Group also benefited from the knowledge and experience of the AVG pilots, and took on the nickname of the disbanded unit.
On the very first day of its activation, the 23d Fighter Group engaged three successive waves of enemy aircraft and promptly recorded the destruction of five enemy aircraft with no losses to itself. The next three years saw the 23d Fighter Group involved in much of the action over southeast and southwest Asia. It was made even more combat effective with its conversion to the North American P-51 "Mustang" aircraft in November 1943. Representative of the encounters undertaken by this group was the defense against a major Japanese push down the Hsiang Valley in Hunan Province 1944/45. Ignoring inhibiting weather conditions and heavy ground fire, the 23d Fighter Group provided air support for Chinese land forces and repeatedly struck at enemy troops and transportation.
Its efforts in this instance earned it the Distinguished Unit Citation for "outstanding performance of duty in action against the enemy".
Before the 23d Fighter Group returned to the United States in December 1945, it accounted for the destruction of 621 enemy planes in air combat, plus 320 more on the ground. It sank more than 131,000 tons of enemy shipping and damaged another 250,000 tons. It caused an estimated enemy troop loss of more than 20,000. These statistics were compiled through a total of more than 24,000 combat sorties, requiring more than 53,000 flying hours, and at a cost of 110 aircraft lost in aerial combat, 90 shot down by surface defenses and 28 bombed while on the ground.
SETUP:
MAP: Rangoon09
Starting bases as shown on map.
IJAAF/IJN (Bishops)
Ki-84
Ki-61- Ki-44 Sub and added to give IJAAF jabo capability.
KI-67
D3A- Ki-51 Sonia Sub
A6M5
C-47- L2D2 Tabby Sub.
GVs
M-3
M-8
Jeep
USAAF (Knights)
23rd FG (Flying Tigers)
P-40E
P-51B
P-51D
51st FG
P-38L
81st FG
P-47D
B-25C and H Representing 14th AF Bomber assets.
C-47
GVs
M-3
M-4/75
M-16
Jeep
ARENA SETTINGS
Base capture is enabled and encouraged but USE CAUTION. There is no win the war reset. Milkrunning the entire map will only shut down play for everyone, so if you take undefended bases for fun and practice, take a couple, then switch sides and take them back.
Killshooter is on.
Visibility is 12.0 miles
Fuel burn rate is 1.0
Ack settings are .25
Base capture: 10 troops
Radar (1943)
Sector 316,800
Tower 132,000
Icons Enemy Off Friendly 2K
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I assume this is the setup going in Friday June 25, 2010 to run until July 1...................
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I assume this is the setup going in Friday June 25, 2010 to run until July 1...................
Actually, It will go up late Wednesday and run til July 1st.
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Cool...thanks for the early announcement
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Looks like great fun!
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Thanks for your contribution.
Nice work I cant wait to fly it. :aok
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you know which side i'll fly as :D
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Thanks for your contribution.
This is Shifty's contribution, he did all the research, writing and artwork, I'm just hanging it on the server. :salute
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This is Shifty's contribution, he did all the research, writing and artwork, I'm just hanging it on the server. :salute
I originally wrote it to highlight the 23rd FG. Jimson, Gyrene, and some others improved on the idea by adding the P-47 and P-38 and the M-4/75 now that we havce it to cover other 14th AF units and spice up the ground war. Which will make it more interesting IMO.
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Minor revisions
15 troops required for base capture
Level Bombers will be enabled only at Axis A-7, and Allies A-37.
It's my first time, be gentle :uhoh
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It's my first time, be gentle :uhoh
You might want to keep this handy.
(https://www.healthmonthly.co.uk/images/big/vaseline.jpg)
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dont forget the flamepants either:
(http://www.stephenhuesdesigns.com/Clothing2/PJpants2.jpg)
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dont forget the flamepants either:
(http://www.stephenhuesdesigns.com/Clothing2/PJpants2.jpg)
LOL you must have caught TheBug on shore-leave! :O :O :O:rofl :rofl :rofl :t :t :t
:bolt:
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You're doing a great job of it, Jimson! :aok It's encouraging that you are receptive to the "user's" input. I'm outta town until Friday and look forward to trying out the new setup. :salute
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Fun setup....
Contemplating dragging my trackir back out for the weekend. Curious if it will help with losing stuff in the weeds. I'm noticing the toughest element SA wise now is reorienting after the scan. You know the bugger is down in the weeds and you know roughly where....but 50% of the time I end up just giving the guy my 6 so I know where he is. I guess its a play on "better a MIG on my 6 then no MIG at all"..."better a bogey on my 6 I can see then a ninja in the weeds I cant"
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I've been called out of the field until Monday.
Recon photos indicate that Allied forces have advanced by capturing V-22.
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Fun setup....
It is. I'm surprised how well the plane match-up has worked out. Learning new things about how to fly P-51s, very gratifying.
- oldman (AND I've seen it drawing an increasing number of old hands like Humble into the arena)
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Learning new things about how to fly P-51s, very gratifying.
Land it and go grab a P-40 seems to be the best lesson. :D
Nice flying OM.
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