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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Brooke on October 14, 2012, 10:31:07 AM
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Today is the anniversary of the Schweinfurt Raid.
On October 14, 1943, 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses escorted by several squadrons of P-47's took off into a murky British sky to go hit ball-bearing factories in Schweinfurt, Germany. Only 33 B-17's returned to base undamaged, and 77 B-17's did not return at all. It was the highest loss to the USAAF on any mission yet and caused a pause in America's strategic raids deep into Germany. It went down in history as "Black Thursday."
Please join us today, Saturday, at 5:30 pm Eastern Time in Special Events I arena.
All are welcome.
Unlimited lives.
Air spawns will be available to get bombers and fighters up to altitude.
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Welcome to This Day in WWII: Black Thursday!
All are welcome to play.
Runs on October 14 in Special Events I Arena at 5:30 pm Eastern time
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Objective: Kill enemies and bomb targets.
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.
At the first hour mark, everyone will land or be grounded, and we will restart the battle (so that another escort/intercept situation can be set up).
There will be large, variable, and changing crosswinds at 26k and above. This means that bombing accuracy for bombers flying at 26k and above is small or zero -- so if you want to hit anything, you should fly the bomber below 26k.
Allies (Bishops):
-- Air bases a96 (south air launch) and a97 (north air launch).
-- B-17G, P-47D-11 (no bombs).
-- No radar.
Axis (Knights):
-- Air bases a44 (south air launch) and a48 (south air launch).
-- Bf 109G-2, Bf 109G-6, FW 190A-5, all without bombs.
-- Sector counters.
Fighter hangars, fuel, and ammo bunkers will have a down time of 1 minute.
Points:
-- 1 point per kill.
-- Allies get also 0.1 points per object destroyed.
Side split 50/50.
Arena Settings:
Terrain = germanyw
Country order = 2,1,3
ArenaFlags = 5166
ChangeCountryTime = 0
ColorFog[Day] = 153/164/187
ColorSky[Day] = 135/160/196
DeathMaxCount = 2
DeathTimeMin = 7
ExitWhileMoving = 508
FlightModeFlags = 5248
FuelBurnRateMult = 1.0
RadarMode[Bishops] = 48
RadarMode[Knights] = 0
RadarMode[Rooks] = 48
ResetAirFieldCnt = 1
ResetTotalFieldCnt = 1
StratFlags = 1
Object Settings:
Fighter Hangars, Down Time = 1
Bunk Fuel, Down Time = 1
Bunk Ammo, Down Time = 1
Wind, at 26k and above, variable crosswind direction, up to 35 mph.
Weapons Disabled:
No bombs on P-47D-11, Bf 109G-2, Bf 109G-6, or FW 190A-5.
Map of the battle area:
(http://ahevents.org/images/stories/thisDayInWWII_files/blackThursday/map2.png)
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Also, I will be using winter terrain for this and will have winter coloring for sky -- will give a nice wintery feel to the event.
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:aok :aok :aok :aok Brrrrrrrrrrr ! Winter Time. :uhoh :uhoh :uhoh :uhoh :uhoh