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General Forums => Axis vs Allies => Topic started by: captain1ma on November 17, 2010, 07:43:56 AM
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Hi folks, we are going to try the battle of coral sea. I had trouble with this map the last time i used it, but maybe things have changed. if not this thread will be a moot point as i will change everything to another setup. for the time being this will be it:
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9171/csii.png)
Japan - KNIGHTS
Bases
C-52 = CV Shoho and Invasion Group I-16 (A5M Sub) and B5N
C-53 = CV Shokaku A6M2 D3A B5N
C-54 = CV Zuikaku A6M2 D3A B5N
A5 and A9 = Rabual 25th Air Flotilla A6M2 (Ju88 )
A10 = Lae I-16 A6M2
A6 and A16 I-16 B5N 25th Air Flotilla
A11 and V31 vehicles only
Axis Armament Restrictions:
I-16 Type 29 Loadout Only no Rockets or Droptanks
JU88 Torpedo or 4X 250 KLG Bombs only
GVs
LVT/A2 NOTE AT C52 ONLY *
M3
M8
PT Boats all bases
Axis Historical Skins for this battle
A6M2
Default= Tainan Air Group
Tainan NFG by busa01
Tainan CAG by Busa01
Zuikaku FG by busa01
Zuikaku FG/1AF busa01
Allied- Rooks
US Navy
C-45 USS Lexington F4F SBD TBM (TBD SUB)
C-46 USS Yorktown F4F SBD TBM
A3 P13 A14= Port Morseby and Seven Mile Strip Complex
USAAF 35th and 36th Fighter Squadrons P-39D/P-400 **
8th Light Bomber Squadron A-24 Banshee (USAAF version of SBD)
13th and 90th Bomber Squadrons B-25C
Royal Australian Air Force
P-40E 75 Squadron RAAF P-13 Only ***
V30 A63 and A12 GVs and PT Boats only
Armament restrictions:
TBMs Torpedo's only ****
B-25C Glass nose only
GVs
M3
M8 PT Boat
Allied Historical Skins For This Battle
P-39D
8FG/35FS by Larry
8FG/36FS by Fencer
P-40E
75 Sqn RAAF by FTJR
B-25C
39BG/90BS by Cactus
F4F
VF-41 is correct USN paint scheme for this battle.
Arena Settings:
Coral Sea Map
Only bases mentioned and on map above will be used all others neutral.
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 2.4K
Designer Notes
*CVL Shoho provided air protection for the IJN Port Morseby invasion TF. No other naval units on either side was able to conduct amphibious operations. To recreate this C52 will be the only TF with LVTs.
** The 35th and 36th Fighter squadrons Operated a mix of P-39Ds and P-400s Pilots wishing to simulate the P-400 should arm with the 37mm gun package. Pilots wishing to simulate the P-39D should arm with the 20mm gun package.
*** The 35th and 36th Fighter squadrons were sent to Port Moresby to relieve RAAF 75 Sqn which only had three operational Kittyhawks during this battle. To simulate the rarity of P-40E operations for this week in time they available only a P13 and it will take some effort to get them airborne from there.
**** The TBM being limited to torpedo's only is to better reflect the limitations of the TBD Devastator.
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Looks good. :aok
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lets just hope the map works, or I'm screwed! :D
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This one sounds fun! :salute
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no pee38's?? :cry :cry :cry :uhoh
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Looks good. :)
The P-39/400 descriptions are flipped, the P-39D had the 37mm gun. The P-400 was the export model for the RAF who requested the 20mm.
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sorry, i didnt write the setup. i just plagiarized it! :D
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Yeah Soulyss I screwed that up when I first did the setup. It was corrected, but the old writeup was used again.
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Either way, looking forward to give this setup a try. I hope the terrain cooperates. I can't wait to try and shoot down a zero with my P-39D, by all accounts she's just a horrible plane but I love her so. :D
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WHAT ABOUT THE terrain wasn't cooperating?
and how does the 39D fly compared to the "Q"?
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WHAT ABOUT THE terrain wasn't cooperating?
and how does the 39D fly compared to the "Q"?
Ill practice in the DA if you want...... :devil
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Guess I better enjoy the German iron this week! Now I don't feel so bad about not getting to play much next week. Silly paper airplanes.... :rolleyes:
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Guess I better enjoy the German iron this week! Now I don't feel so bad about not getting to play much next week. Silly paper airplanes.... :rolleyes:
The Zeke rocks! :aok
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shifty, take a look at the setup and make sure its ok. thanks-- :salute
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shifty, take a look at the setup and make sure its ok. thanks-- :salute
It looks good to me. The only problem is my mistake on the P-39s. I thought we had it fixed but it keeps popping up and I can seem to find the corrected post. Anyway I appreciate you giving it a second try.
<S>
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thanks shifty, i want to get it right for you. if you or anyone else finds any problems with it, please let me know. ill fix it asap!
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Just popped online to see if I had the terrain downloaded and noticed that at the airfields around Port Moresby the P-39Q was enabled (A3, A14). The P-40 wasn't enabled at those fields but was enabled at the Port itself (P13) but the port doesn't have a runway. :)
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Jaeger,
The only thing I could add is if there's an update before next Thursday and the G4M is added... get her in the setup. Oh and tend to Soulyss' P-39Q problem.
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Just popped online to see if I had the terrain downloaded and noticed that at the airfields around Port Moresby the P-39Q was enabled (A3, A14). The P-40 wasn't enabled at those fields but was enabled at the Port itself (P13) but the port doesn't have a runway. :)
according to the setup, only 13 had p40e's. and you can take off from the base, albeit with a little difficulty. i tested it last night. ill disable the Q when i get home tonight.
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(http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/star_trek_Q.jpg)?
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should be all set now. Q is gone, p40 only at 13! have fun trying to get airborne!
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should be all set now. Q is gone, p40 only at 13! have fun trying to get airborne!
Q is never REALLY gone. he just gets misplaced every now and again
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Flew the setup tonight was fun but have one observation. It's more like Port Moresby, than Coral Sea. The P40 and P39 vs the Zeke is fun but placement of the US CVs makes it time consuming to get the Wildcats into the fight. Would it be possible to move the CVs a half sector further north? Or place the US CVs and the IJN CVs a couple sectors apart opposing each other. Don't need them right up close or on top of each other. But the current distance really limits the use of the F4f( or the CV based IJ planes) and imo the F4f vs A6m2 is a great fight. <S>
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Bug your observations were one of the challenges of the setup. If the aircraft at Port Morsby were not present it would be too much like the Midway setup. If the CVs are too far away it boils down to a battle of Port Morsby Army aircraft onkly against the Zekes. It's one of the things you can't see until the setup actually flys. I was planning another setup called Seven Mile Strip based upon the battles of Port Morsby USAAF P-39s an Lae IJN A6M2s of the Tainan Air Group. I guess you could almost use this scenario just pull both Navys and P-40s.
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I think all planes in there should stay. But if there was a way to coordinate the land-based with the CV based it would be nice. May not be possible. Flew the p39 for the first time tonight and it was fun, so I would totally give up on the land based. Just didn't have the time to bring a wildcat up to the fight.
I'll stop babbling now.