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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Brooke on May 09, 2012, 02:47:11 PM
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Running on June 6 at 8:30 pm Eastern time in Special Events I arena. An unlimited-life event. All are welcome.
(http://ahevents.org/images/stories/thisDayInWWII_files/dDay/banner2.png)
It was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, with 5000 allied ships and 175,000 troops attacking the Atlantic Wall of Hitler's Fortress Europe. They landed on the beaches of Normandy, in sectors codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
It's the day of days -- time to paint on your invasion stripes and go hit those beaches.
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Welcome to This Day in WWII: D-Day!
All are welcome to play.
Runs on June 6, 8:30 pm Eastern in Special Eventa I Arena.
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Objective: Kill enemies, destroy ground objects, sink enemy ships, and capture bases.
Event duration: 2 hours, but play as much or as little as you want of that.
Unlimited lives, but arena enforces at most 2 deaths in any 7-minute span. It says "Your max deaths have been exceeded" until you can fly again.
Allies (Bishops):
-- Aircraft available from a17, a18, a20, a124.
-- Aircraft: A-20G, B-17G, B-24J, B-25C, B-26B, C-47, Mosquito VI, P-38J, P-47D-11, P-47D-25, P-51B, Spitfire IX, Typhoon I.
-- Vehicles available at all fields (including captured ones): M16, M3, M4A3(75), M8.
-- Sherman VC available only at v103.
-- LVTA2 and LVTA4 available from CV's.
-- Ships start in 9.8 (3 task groups).
Axis (Knights):
-- Aircraft available from a38, a39, a40, a72.
-- Aircraft: Bf 109G-2, Bf 109G-6, Bf 110G-2, C-47, FW 190A-5, FW 190A-8, FW 190F-8, Ju 88A-4.
-- Vehicles available at all fields: M8, Panzer, SdKfz, Wirblewind.
-- Tiger available only at a40.
No dot radar is available -- only sector counters.
Destroyed barracks and ammo bunkers stay down for 10 minutes.
All ships require 15,000 lbs of damage to sink.
Task groups (and ability to launch LVT's) stay around for 45 minutes after CV is sunk, then disappear.
Points:
-- 1 point per kill of an enemy.
-- 0.1 points per ground object destroyed.
-- 25 points per base capture.
-- 13 points per ship sunk.
Side split 50/50.
Arena Settings:
Terrain = bob09
ArenaFlags = 4398
DeathMaxCount = 2
DeathTimeMin = 7
ExitWhileMoving = 508
FlightModeFlags = 5248
FuelBurnRateMult = 1.0
ObjectHardnessMults[SHP] = 2.22
RadarMode = 0
StratFlags = 1
TaskGroupRespawnTime = 45
Object Settings:
Bunk Ammo, Down Time = 10
Bunk Barr, Down Time = 10
Ship, Hardness = 6.76
Map of the battle region:
(http://ahevents.org/images/stories/thisDayInWWII_files/dDay/map4.png)
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Folks, if this sounds interesting to you, please mark it on your calendar and recruit others to join us.
The bigger the turn out, the more fun it is.
Yesterday's "This Day in WWII" (Coral Sea) got 92 players. Let's get more for D-Day! <S>
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So, who can bring some squaddies or buddies to this one so that we can get some large attendance going?
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Sounds like a lot of fun; even better than Coral Sea. Ill try and make it.
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Yes is does... I had a blast at Coral Sea...
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Running on June 6 at 8:30 pm Eastern time
I can't access the events website at the moment, but didn't I read that this would also be run earlier in the day? I seem to remember thinking I would like to participate. I hope those or us in Europe are not being excluded again?
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Count me in. I nominate Stokes for a command position. :bolt:
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I can't access the events website at the moment, but didn't I read that this would also be run earlier in the day? I seem to remember thinking I would like to participate. I hope those or us in Europe are not being excluded again?
Flossy, I used to run the weekday ones at a UK friendly time, but I was getting only about 15 people in flight; and for me to do it, I have to run it while I'm at work. As the attendance was so low, I stopped doing that for weekdays. However, for any of them that run on weekends, I always pick a European-friendly time.
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OK thanks for the reply. Hopefully I'll catch one some day....
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OK thanks for the reply. Hopefully I'll catch one some day....
Any that fall on weekends will definitely run at European-friendly times. (The schedule, a year in advance, is here: http://ahevents.org/events/this-day-in-wwii.html )
Or, if I get a European CM to run them on weekdays, that would work, too. I tried once, but there wan't anyone avail. I'll ask again since the subject is fresh in mind.
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Any that fall on weekends will definitely run at European-friendly times. (The schedule, a year in advance, is here: http://ahevents.org/events/this-day-in-wwii.html )
yeah been looking there, that's where I thought I had read it.
Or, if I get a European CM to run them on weekdays, that would work, too. I tried once, but there wan't anyone avail. I'll ask again since the subject is fresh in mind.
hmmm yes.... Would the hosting CM be able to participate? :lol
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hmmm yes.... Would the hosting CM be able to participate? :lol
Absolutely. I fly in every one I CM (and have a blast! :) ). "This Day" events are very easy to host because there is no policing needed and no fiddling with settings after initial setup. Also, I am willing to set it up the evening before, so there is even less work.
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Absolutely. I fly in every one I CM (and have a blast! :) ). "This Day" events are very easy to host because there is no policing needed and no fiddling with settings after initial setup. Also, I am willing to set it up the evening before, so there is even less work.
OK...... well, if it helps I might be persuaded to come out of retirement..... :D :old:
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OK...... well, if it helps I might be persuaded to come out of retirement..... :D :old:
Awesome! I'll ask the CO of the CM team if we can do that. <S>
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Awesome! I'll ask the CO of the CM team if we can do that. <S>
OK. :cheers: :salute
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OK, it'll be running also at 3 pm Eastern on June 6 (i.e., prime time evening for Europeans as well). :aok
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OK, it'll be running also at 3 pm Eastern on June 6 (i.e., prime time evening for Europeans as well). :aok
Yep I've come out of retirement and rejoined the CM Team, so please all come and make my first event since returning a great success! :x
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D-Dis D-Day e-event is gonna b-be awe-awesome!! :D
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looking forward to it, :salute to all vets.
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I'll be there, cause Flossy asked nice. Lemme see if I can bring some squaddies from VMF-222 :salute
This looks like fun to me !
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Great Bruv & Zoney! :salute
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The first run of this event will be starting in just under an hour in Special Events Arena 1 - please come along and bring your friends/squaddies! :airplane:
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Thanks to all who came to the 3:00 pm version of this event! Hope you all had fun! :salute
The Logs are up! (http://www.ahevents.org/event-logs.html) :)
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You can count on the Wild Hogs (stainman & bat21) being there! We're putting on the foil as we speak!
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Call me thick headed but is this going to be run the evening of June 6?
Boo
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Call me thick headed but is this going to be run the evening of June 6?
Boo
Yes Boo, the 2nd version of this event will be hosted by Brooke at 8:30 pm Eastern. The first one was in the evening here in the UK! :aok
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Had to go early, but wicked good time!!
Sky was crawling with 190s and 109s...
and <S> to the 110 that finished off ET37's last 17, I was gunning... good aim, if you made it home... well done :salute
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That was fun! Well done on the fighter sweep Redtail7 and all who joined. <S>
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I hadda ball. Thanks !
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Results of the two runnings are posted in the "This Day in WWII" forum.