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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Brooke on May 04, 2016, 11:18:59 PM

Title: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Brooke on May 04, 2016, 11:18:59 PM
May 8th (Monday) is the anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Please join us in Special Events II arena for the fight.  It runs at two times:
-- 3 pm Eastern
-- 10 pm Eastern

(http://ahevents.org/images/stories/thisDayInWWII_files/battleOfTheCoralSea/banner-v2.png)

Coral Sea was one of the most-important naval battles between the allies and Japan. It was the first major naval battle following the attack on Pearl Harbor, was the world's first carrier-vs-carrier battle, and was the first battle between Japan and the US where the US was not routed.
 
The carriers in the battle were the USS Lexington and Yorktown, both fleet carriers, and on the IJN side, the fleet carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku and the light carrier Shoho. Lexington and Shoho were sunk, and Yorktown and Shokaku were heavily damaged.
Title: Re: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Brooke on May 04, 2016, 11:25:40 PM
What better way to spend your Monday night?

(http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/200907_coralSea2009/pics/frame1/001-takeofff4f-Image-0000.jpg)

(http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/200907_coralSea2009/pics/frame1/004-otw-Image-0009.jpg)

(http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/200907_coralSea2009/pics/frame1/009-brookeAndClone155-Image-0024.jpg)

(http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/200907_coralSea2009/pics/frame3/023-torpAway-Image-0051.jpg)

(http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/scenarios/200907_coralSea2009/pics/frame4/011-boom2-Image-0019.jpg)
Title: Re: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Shuffler on May 05, 2016, 09:36:13 AM
The second running falls close to the end of Monday Midwar Madness.

I will most likely be flying off a carrier Monday night. So it is written.
Title: Re: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Devil 505 on May 05, 2016, 07:38:40 PM
May 8th is Sunday
Title: Re: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Brooke on May 05, 2016, 11:44:59 PM
Quote from: Devil 505 on May 05, 2016, 07:38:40 PM
May 8th is Sunday

Jeez.  :o Thanks, Devil!
Title: Re: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Brooke on May 05, 2016, 11:45:34 PM
Folks:

SUNDAY is the day of Coral Sea, not Monday.

Sorry about that.

SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY
Title: Re: Monday is Battle of Coral Sea -- classic carrier action! Please join us.
Post by: Shuffler on May 06, 2016, 12:38:27 PM
Even BETTER!!!    :aok