Aces High Bulletin Board
Announcements => Special Events Announcements => Topic started by: Nefarious on July 25, 2015, 03:49:00 PM
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All Events begin at 9:30pm Eastern time in SEA II.
Events will be 45 to 60 mins in length. Fields will remain open the whole time! Most events will represent a historical 2-4 plane match up in varying environments.
All are welcome to attend. No registration, sign up or squad affiliation needed. Simply show up, read the Arena Message, choose a side and plane then get ready to fight!
Aug 26 15 Mojo Tigers over Rangoon (http://www.ahevents.org/events/snapshot/snapshot-setups/40-pacific-theatre/166-tigers-over-rangoon.html)
The Old Man stressed these comparisons so that in combat we would make best use
of the strengths of our plane against the weaknesses of the Zero. The P-40 had the
advantage in a dive and superior firepower, whereas the Zero could climb faster, turn
sharper, and cruise higher. Chennault trained us to attain height speeds by descending
on the enemy, closing in, firing, and peeling off. Our greatest defensive strength in
combat was the power dive. He also warned us always to fly in pairs - stick together.
If we found ourselves alone after engaging the enemy, we should search the sky and
join another P-40. - Charles R. Bond, A Flying Tiger's Diary. On January 29th 1942
Charles Bond had three alarms to scramble, the first two proved to be for naught but
the third alarm placed him and his squadron in a beehive of Japanese I-96 fighters at
19,000 feet over Rangoon.