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Offline Guppy35

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May FSO: Burma Backwater
« on: April 17, 2011, 07:18:57 PM »
Burma Backwater-Stalemate in the CBI 1943

Registration is open, Squadron Leaders please choose a side.  
Registration will be open until 6:00pm on 4/26/2011 (Tuesday).  
Assignments will be posted the next week along with CICs.


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The airwar in Burma in 1943 was something of a forgotten one.  With both the Allies and the Japanese focused elsewhere in the Pacific and the Mediterranean There was little movement on the ground in Burma.  Having driven the British back into India, the Japanese seemed content to consolidate their positions and harass the Allies from the air.  The British, while determined to hit back, had most of their resources tied up in Europe and the Med. From bases in China the USAAF also made tentative raids into Burma.  With their limited and somewhat outdated aircraft, the Allies seemed content to bomb Rangoon, one of the most heavily defended targets in Southeast Asia to interrupt Japanese shipping while attacking Japanese outposts throughout Burma from the air tying up Japanese resources that were desperately needed in the Pacific
 
Nowhere else would you find the Hurricane IIc still the front line fighter for the RAF outside of Burma.  Even more surprisingly the other frontline RAF fighter right up to 1944 was the Curtiss Hawk 75 or Mohawk as it was called by the RAF. Towards the end of 1943 the first Spitfire Vc arrived in theater already obsolete in the ETO and MTO but a great improvement over the current RAF fighters.  Opposing it were the Ki-43 Oscars of the Japanese Army Air Force along with a small number of pre-production Ki-44 Tojo fighters.

 Japanese Army twin engine and single engined bombers escorted by fighters attacked British air bases and targets of opportunity.  Blenheim twin engined bombers and Vultee Vengeance dive bombers did most of the bombing work for the RAF along with a few B-24 Liberators and B25C Mitchell's of the USAAF flying out of China.

 Allied Aircraft- Five of six aircraft types must be flown
 
Hurricane IIC  (RAF)
P-40E  Warhawk (USAAF)
Seafire IIC  Max. 45 (Sub for Spitfire Vc Trop)
B-25  Mitchell  Min. 30 – 15 for RAF and 15 for USAAF (Formations enabled)
B-24  Liberator  Max. 20 (Formations enabled)
Dauntless (Sub for RAF Vultee Vengeance)        

Axis Aircraft- Four of five aircraft types must be flown

A6M2  Zero / A6M3 Zero (Sub for Ki-43)
KI-84  Frank  Max. 45 (Sub for Ki-44)
G4M1  Betty  Min. 20
B5N  Kate  (Bombs only)  
KI-61  Tony
 
Airfields
 
Allied

A41, A42, A43, A7, A12
Plane Restrictions: P-40E, B-24 and B-25 (USAAF) are only allowed to use A12 and only these planes may use A12.  Allied planes may land and rearm at all friendly fields.

 Axis
A1, A2, A4, A8, A10, A11
Axis planes may land and rearm at all friendly fields.

 Scoring Points
 
Fighters – 1 point
Allied Twin Engined Bombers – 2 points
Allied Four Engined Bombers – 5 points
Axis Bombers – 5 points
Strategic Factory Buildings – 1 point
Fighter Hangar – 20 points
Bomber Hangar – 20 points
Vehicle Hangar – 20 points
Guns – 1 point
Fuel – 2 points
Ord. – 2 points
Barracks – 2 points
Radar – 10 points
 
Designed by CorkyJr
« Last Edit: April 17, 2011, 07:25:32 PM by Guppy35 »
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Offline Bannor

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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 11:53:50 PM »
I updated my squads ride pref. but I was unable to change the side pref. from no pref. to Allies. The plane set I chose was obvious so I'm hoping y'all take note where we are leaning. :pray :banana:
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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 02:04:19 AM »
Try it now Bannor.
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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2011, 07:21:06 AM »
TY Fencer!  :salute
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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2011, 09:05:57 AM »
Any clipboard map screenshots?

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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2011, 09:09:37 PM »
Awwwww... no East Front '43 for May?   <pout!>






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Offline Guppy35

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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 10:23:39 PM »
Awwwww... no East Front '43 for May?   <pout!>






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Yeah, it's the Far Eastern Front :)
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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2011, 10:30:00 PM »
Looks like fun  :cheers:



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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2011, 09:47:53 PM »
Guppy,

What is the bomb calibration mode for this?

I couldn't find it in this write up...

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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2011, 10:14:08 PM »
Oneway, it is MA standard.  :salute
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Re: May FSO: Burma Backwater
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2011, 02:17:04 AM »
I would like to extend my gratitude to the Claim Jumpers for allowing me to fly with them this evening...

Their are many players such as myself who DO NOT have a squad that flies in the FSO series...

And folks such as us..are left to going for a back door ride...

Thanks Claim Jumpers...I had a ton of fun flying with you

Given a chance I will do it again...

 :salute  FSO squads, CM's, CIC's and the rest...and the CJ's

There are some decent folk and pilots who love this event but are typically blocked out of it...simply because their MA squad doesn't do FSO



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