ATTENTION: I figured out what they (six players) were doing about 4 hours after my original post when I finally stumbled across the channel they were using.
It turns out it was not a case of INDIVIDUALS who were doing this, but an organized act of in-game sabotage by six (they all seemed to know each other) players.
Not exactly a scientific plan...but here's what they were doing...
Just how easy is it for more experienced players to convince less experienced, (ok...KIDS) to agree to do the following:
A) Defect to the enemy, identify the locations of the enemy CV groups and PM them the exact locations.
B) Get into the 5" guns ASAP (LONG before there is any percieved threat to that CV) and sit there...when the time comes that someone wants to use them to defend the cv...they are blocked from doing so.
C) Make it look like you are firing at attacking planes, but don't shoot down the bombers. That makes it "look" like you are attempting to defend, when in reality, it's sabbotage.
The CV gets whacked everytime, and the spy crew keeps doing it all day until the 12 hour ban is up, and then goes home.
I wittnessed this go on all day yesterday...complete with range radio traffic between the rogue defectors.
My proposal from the original post would help stop this, and my request for bumpable 5" guns based on rank still stands.
In a nutshell, we may not be able to do anything to keep the high school defector groups from coming over and spying on CV locations...but in a small way, could help US from letting THEM from taking our 5" defense guns hostage.
If you don't mind the enemy pulling A, B, & C on you all day, then you are right and I am wrong.
I'm just trying to help each country to help defend itself from some shady players who do stuff like this.
68ROX