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Title: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: dhyran on October 05, 2010, 05:48:18 AM
Gentlemen,

This Sunday, 10 october - Arctic Sea PQ18 at 3:00 EST – 8:00 PM GMT – 21:00 CET at the SEA 2

SEC, an US and EU TZ friendly Event Series!

What happend before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6L4xkUPG_c

Frame 1:

Background
***********
(http://flyboys.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/convoy-pq18.jpg)

Convoy PQ18 and Return QP14 - PQ18 left Loch Ewe in Scotland
on the 2nd with over 40 merchantmen. The hard learnt lessons
of PQ17 and previous convoys were not forgotten.
Close escort was provided by 17 warships plus escort
carrier "Avenger" and two destroyers.
On the 13th, aircraft torpedoed nine ships, but next day
"Avenger's" Hurricanes ensured only one more ship
was lost to air attack. In total over 40 German aircraft
were shot down by the convoy's defences..
Avenger's war service commenced on 3 September, when she
left Scapa Flow on her first official active duty,
as an escort to convoy PQ18 to the north of Russia.
She was equipped with 12 Sea Hurricanes from 883 Squadron,
and 3 Swordfish from 825 Squadron.Convoy PQ-18 to
Russia in September 1942, where her aircraft sank the German
submarine U589 on 14 September with the assistance
of the destroyer HMS Faulknor.
The Avenger arrived back in Scapa Flow on 3 October after
a very active first operation.
Her Swordfish had flown 32 sorties and attacked 6 of the
16 U-Boats sited, while the Hurricanes had destroyed and
damaged 26 aircraft in 31 combats during 59 sorties.
They had engaged German U-Boats, flying boats,
Junkers Ju88 bombers and Heinkel He111 bombers.
In all 13 merchant ships were lost,
but the convoy claimed 42 German aircraft destroyed.

(http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/ships/Avenger_inRough_sea.jpg)

Frame 1:

Allies
*********************
Bishops, 40% of participants

Planes available:
- Hurrie II , Seafire
- TBM (substitute for the Swordfish)

Orders:
-Start from C126 (Avenger) or C127
-Primery target: Defend the convoy PQ18!!!

-Secondary target: Find German fleet near Stavanger and attack it
-Airstart 21 Runway Northwest

Restrictions:
-None

Axis
********************
Knights, 60% of participants

Planes:
- 50% 109F4
- 50% JU88 / Ju 87

Orders:
-Primery target: Find the Convoy and attack the Convoy!
-Convoy was last seen at Cross 8.10 heading NNE
-Secondary target: Protect own fleet at Stavanger

-Available bases A78, BF109F4
A77 Ju 88 Ju 87

(http://www.luftwaffe.be/pictures/photographs/berger.jpg)

Arena Settings
***************
Terrains: Northsea
Event start, game time: 5:50
Time multiplier: 1.0
Icons: Icon range 2k, both friendly and enemy
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Radar: Axis - tower radar range 65000, dar bar range 150000 (about one full sector), 2min update rate
Allies - Tower radar range 65000, 2min update rate
Killshooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
Auto Ack strength: 0.25
Default downtimes.
DeathMaxCount: 2
DeathTimeMin: 120

Please note Ack strength is lowered, so the convoy must be defended by aircraft! Maybe the Ju88 will come in NOE with Torpedos, maybe they come in high with bombs, maybe they never make it!
It all depends on YOU, the players of the SEC


2 lives for every player.

Design and hosted by
dhyran
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: dhyran on October 06, 2010, 01:06:16 AM
4 days til Roll call
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: dhyran on October 09, 2010, 08:41:30 AM
Get Ready !

We're looking forward for some close Action
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: TOMCAT21 on October 09, 2010, 10:43:16 AM
Is this a walk on event ? where and when do I need to be where ? sounds like it will be fun.
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: dhyran on October 09, 2010, 04:40:44 PM
Is this a walk on event ? where and when do I need to be where ? sounds like it will be fun.

its a walk on event which starts tomorrow, 10 october - Arctic Sea PQ18 at 3:00 EST – 8:00 PM GMT – 21:00 CET at the SEA 2
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: Kazan_HB on October 11, 2010, 05:48:43 AM
For those who were not



North sea 1942
Was a frosty dawn.
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9097/seafire00.jpg)

ALERT! The enemy is coming.
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4215/seafire01.jpg)

F/Lt Zebra got one...
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9163/seafire02.jpg)

They find us...
(http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/7100/seafire03.jpg)

Creeping
(http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7342/seafire04.jpg)

Holy sh*t! Low bombers!!
(http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8150/seafire05.jpg)

Got one
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/402/seafire06.jpg)

War is hell...
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3051/seafire07.jpg)

I got a second
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/558/seafire08.jpg)

War is hell...
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6878/seafire09.jpg)

THE END :)

Join to SEC
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: klingan on October 11, 2010, 08:15:42 AM
 :aok :aok
Title: Re: The Arctic Sea battles starts
Post by: Have on October 11, 2010, 08:19:01 AM
Nice screenshots  :aok