November SEC
Sunday the 6 th, 13 and 27th November!
~ 3:00pm US EST ~ 8:00 GMT ~ 21:00 CET
Design and hosting by dhyran assisted by redtail7
Theme:
The Battle of Midway - the turning point of the Pacific
The first air attack took off at 12:30 on 3 June, consisting of nine B-17s operating from Midway. Three hours later, they found the Japanese transport group 570 nmi (660 mi; 1,060 km) to the west. Under heavy anti-aircraft fire, they dropped their bombs. Though hits were reported,none of the bombs actually landed on target and no significant damage was inflicted. Early the following morning, Japanese oil tanker Akebono Maru sustained the first hit when a torpedo from an attacking PBY flying boat struck her around 01:00. This would be the only successful air launched torpedo attack by the U.S. during the entire battle.
Eastern Island under attack.
At 04:30 on 4 June, Nagumo launched his initial attack on Midway itself, consisting of 36 Vals and 36 Kates, escorted by 36 Zeros. At the same time, he launched combat air patrol (CAP), as well as his eight search aircraft (one from the heavy cruiser Tone launched 30 minutes late due to technical difficulties).
Japanese reconnaissance arrangements were flimsy, with too few aircraft to adequately cover the assigned search areas, laboring under poor weather conditions to the northeast and east of the task force. Yamamoto's faulty dispositions had now become a serious liability.
American radar picked up the enemy at a distance of several miles and interceptors were soon scrambled. Unescorted bombers headed off to attack the Japanese carrier fleet, their fighter escorts remaining behind to defend Midway. At 06:20, Japanese carrier aircraft bombed and heavily damaged the U.S. base. Midway-based Marine fighter pilots, flying F4F-3 Wildcats and obsolete Brewster F2A-3 Buffalos, intercepted the Japanese and suffered heavy losses, though they managed to destroy four "Val"s and at least three Zeros. Most of the U.S. planes were downed in the first few minutes; several were damaged, and only two remained flyable. In all, three F4Fs and 13 F2As were shot down. American anti-aircraft fire was accurate and intense, damaging many Japanese aircraft and claiming one-third of the Japanese planes destroyed. Here Starts the SEC frame 1!
Orders Frame 1
Allies
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Bishops, 50% of participants
-- Fighter avaible at C9 C10 C11
F4F
Brewster
-- Bombers avaible
B-17 A4 A1 only
TBM C9 C10 C11 A1
SBD C9 C10 C11 A1
-- Wirblewind enabled everywhere on land.
Allied Orders Frame 1
Primary Target: Search and destroy the Japanese Support Fleet. The support fleet is based on 3 Fleets without a CV!
Secondary Target: defend Midway Island, A1 A4
Axis
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Knights, 50% of participants
Aircrafts avaible at C15 C16 C17 C18
A6M2
A6M3
D3A1 C15 C16 only
B5N C15 C16 only
Axis Orders Frame 1
Primary Target: Attack Midway Island A1 A4
Secondary Target: Search for the US Fleet and destroy it
Specials!
B17 will takeoff T-5 minutes!
ARENA SETTINGS
Terrain: Midway
Event start, game time: 5:30
Time multiplier: 1.0
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Icons:
enemy NO ICONS, friendly Icons short, 9k
Radar: Sector bar range 264000 50 miles
Base flashing set to 5 miles (26400).
Tower Range 5 miles (26400) for display to aid players.
Killshooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
3 lives for every player.
Both sides may rearm/refuel on hotpads.
Formations: Off
Salute
SEC Team
