Introducing the new Guadalcanal map by USranger! special thanks to him!
Guadalcanal Campaign--The Cactus Air Force
Throughout August, small numbers of U.S. aircraft and their crews continued to arrive at Guadalcanal. By the end of August, 64 aircraft of various types were stationed at Henderson Field. On September 3, the commander of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Brigadier General Roy S. Geiger, arrived with his staff and took command of all air operations at Henderson Field. Air battles between the Allied aircraft at Henderson and Japanese bombers and fighters from Rabaul continued almost daily. Between August 26 and September 5, the U.S. lost about 15 aircraft while the Japanese lost approximately 19 aircraft. More than half of the downed U.S. aircrews were rescued while most of the Japanese aircrews were never recovered. The eight-hour round trip flight from Rabaul to Guadalcanal, about 1,120 miles (1,800 km) total, seriously hampered Japanese efforts to establish air superiority over Henderson Field. Australian coasavacadochers on Bougainville and New Georgia islands were often able to provide Allied forces on Guadalcanal with advance notice of inbound Japanese air strikes, allowing the U.S. fighters time to take off and position themselves to attack the Japanese bombers and fighters as they approached the island. Thus, the Japanese air forces were slowly losing a war of attrition in the skies above Guadalcanal.
Vox
Allies 123
Axis 126
Allies
aircraft
C-47 transport
F4F-4 (4 gun package only)
P39D aircobra
SBD-5
TBM-3
gv's
jeep
LVT
LVT(A)4
M-3
M4A1
M-8
M-16
Axis
aircraft:
A6M2
B5N2
C-47
D3A-1
G4M
jeep
LVT(A)2
LVT(A)4
M-3
M4A1
M-8
M-16
ARENA SETTINGS
Map: Guadalcanal
Traditional Bombsite
Killshooter is on.
Visibility is 12.0 miles
Fuel burn rate is 1.0
Ack settings are .25
Base capture: 10 troops Town down 50%
Radar (1942)
Sector 105,600
Tower 79,200
Icons Enemy Off Friendly 2.5K
AND PLEASE REMEMBER: Civil behavior is valued,
and required, in this arena.
