Friday July 22nd, 2011 11:00pm Eastern in SEA I -
Baytown:Italy September 1943 . Hosted by TracerX, Admin – Daddog
FSO is a squad based event that is always recruiting. If your squad is interested in participating in FSO please check out the forums
Here Saturday July 23rd, 2011 Starts 9:30pm Eastern in SEA II Coordination Frame of Coral Sea – The First Carrier Battle – An Aces High Scenario. Hosted by ROC, Design by SlvrFox and the Scenario Team.
May 7, 1942, Coral Sea, before dawn.
Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi looks out from the bridge of his flagship, Myoko. There are American carriers out there -- somewhere. He knows this because his scouts spotted them yesterday as they were entering a rain squall. Yes, they are out there. Today is the day to hunt them down and to destroy them. Under his command are the IJN fleet carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku (both veterans of Pearl Harbor, Indian Ocean, and the sinking of British carrier Hermes), as well as the the cruisers Myoko and Haguro and several destroyers. Covering the invasion fleet is the light carrier Shoho and numerous cruisers and destroyers, all under the command of Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto. Also, there is the Imperial Japanese Army air base at Lae, current home of the 4th Kokutai (G4M1) and of the famed Tainan Kokutai (A6M2). Altogether, it is a potent force of A6M2 Zero fighters, D3A1 Val divebombers, and B5N2 Kate torpedo bombers, as well as some scout planes.
Takagi's and Goto's missions are to destroy the US carriers and to capture Port Moresby for the glory of Japan. Then, Japan can turn its attention to Australia.
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher is also preparing for the day ahead. Thanks to intercepts and previous cracking of the Japanese communication codes, the allies have been able quickly to assemble a sizeable opposing presence of their own. Under Fletcher's command are the USN fleet carriers Lexington and Yorktown; their contingent of F4F-4 Wildcat fighters, SBD-5 Dauntless divebombers, and TBM-3 Avenger torpedo bombers; and numerous cruisers and destroyers.
Also, there is the air base at Port Moresby, current home of the 8th Pursuit Group (P-39D's) and 3rd Bombardment Group (B-25C's), and some scout planes from Australia.
Fletcher's job is to stop the invasion of Port Moresby and, for the first time in the war, to turn back the fierce Japanese.
Now it is 6 am on May 7th, and the launch signal has been given. Planes roar down the decks of carriers, into the early morning skies. This will be the day that sees the world's first carrier-vs.-carrier battle. The next two days will decide whose ships rest on the bottom of the ocean and who controls Port Moresby.
This is a side-switch scenario. There are two teams (Team Alpha and Team Zulu). First, Team Zulu will be the US forces and Team Alpha will be Japanese forces, and there will be two days of battle (frames 1 and 2). Then the teams will switch sides, and we will run the fight again in frames 3 and 4. Fighter pilots get three lives and bomber and scout pilots get three lives.
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Sunday July 24th, 2011 8:00pm UK/3:00pm Eastern in SEA II - Sunday European Campaign hosted by dhyran. SEC’s Frame 3 of “Bomb the Reich!”
SEC is an event loosely based on historic military actions. Sunday European Campaign info can be found
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HereTuesday July 26th, 2011 10:00pm Eastern in SEA I - Aces High eXtreme Air Racing League - Season 23 FINALE. Hosted by one or more members of the AHXARL CM Team, this is an invitation only event, but we encourage anyone who has flown in Season 23 to show up, as we often have empty slots to fill, and we fill those slots from those in attendance.
On this day in history, 1945, In the Marianna Islands... The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis delivers the consignment of Uranium-235, needed to assemble the first operational atomic bomb, to the American base on Tinian. (This Day in History taken from onwar.com)
Race details can be found
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HereWednesday July 27th, 2011 10:00pm Eastern in SEAII – Snapshot
”Frankfurt” Hosted by CRYPTIC
The city of Frankfurt was severely bombed by the Allies during World War II. The city's center was destroyed by numerous air raids. The new two-way aerial assault on Germany, which has seen 17 major attacks on German cities in two weeks, was intensified yesterday with two new blows at important industrial centers.The RAF night attack on Kassel and an Eighth Air Force bombing of Frankfurt in daylight. The allies have B17 33%,P-38L 33% and P51D 33% the Axis have Fw-190D 33%,Fw-190A8 33%and Me-109G14 33%. Will the German fighters be able to scramble to intercept the incoming raid on Frankfurt?
Snapshots are walk on events and all are welcome. Forums are located
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