Changing of the Guard Frame 01 AXIS AAR Comments

[BLBird]

. The G4Ms were all at high alt in one big formation with close escort flying a predictable path to the target.

The location of 108 makes it fairly easy to defend. Location and radar rings funnel attackers into two possible avenues of attack. Regardless of that, the plan was selected to take advantage of the 25K maximum downdraft which we now know was not implemented. Not sure how the plan would differ as getting the G4M to target seems to involve a lot of luck. Also, what up with the Dar Bar setting? I really don't know how to include it in my plan as there is no mention of it in the setup. I see where it says "No Dot Dar", so if I don't see "No Dar Bar" does that mean there will be a Dar Bar? I know Dar Bar is not the norm. I saw the text after take off about Dar Bar but it not like I am going to change my plan on some setting I don't understand. Thanks for your time.

[snakeplissken]

Butcher... It was late when I uploaded the logs.... Were you killed by DrBone?  An Inquiry is underway.... From the Setup point of view, I saw alot of great fights.  I watched in Godseye as Angel dropped on 79's Cruiser.... And the map?  Those looked like Custom sky colors...    FSO Squads

[Pand]

Butcher... It was late when I uploaded the logs.... Were you killed by DrBone?  An Inquiry is underway.... From the Setup point of view, I saw alot of great fights.  I watched in Godseye as Angel dropped on 79's Cruiser.... And the map?  Those looked like Custom sky colors...    FSO Squads

I received a buffer message in white text that Butcher had collided with me.  But no orange text saying I had collided.  When I saw the text I checked my rear view and he was missing half his wing on the way down.

[Butcher]

Butcher... It was late when I uploaded the logs.... Were you killed by DrBone?  An Inquiry is underway.... From the Setup point of view, I saw alot of great fights.  I watched in Godseye as Angel dropped on 79's Cruiser.... And the map?  Those looked like Custom sky colors...   FSO Squads

I Dropped in to engage a G4m in which Drbone was diving in also - I set the betty on fire however bone put one (uno) single round hit me - it was a hole through my cockpit screen - i got separated from TG and engaged 3-4 zekes on my own and ended up flaming 3 - however one either rammed or collided with me and I ended up losing a wing in the process, no bullets hit me, it gives credit to bone since he actually hit me lol.

Two zekes I set fire on one pass, however while trailing a third zeke i got rammed by a 4th - of course I lost my wing in the collision - i bailed one second after being hit realizing I was not going to crab an f4u back to base.

In my opinion - Bone did NOT shoot me down, its just a regular "bail out".

I was given credit for one zeke, the second I didn't get credit for (not sure about this one) , the third that I shot down wasn't credited to anyone since I flamed him and bailed out one minute later.

[Viper61]

Great Squad AAR's from JG11 and G3MF.  And from the defenders of the ALLIED Task Group    Always enjoyable to read what the other squads were doing and what they were thinking as the battle unfolded for them.  Always good lessons learned that you can apply into your own squad and actions.  Appreciate the AAR adder's.

Shifty - Excellent changes for Frame 02!!  Keeps the same story line but makes some great changes which will change up the strategies of both sides.  Often by Frame 03 it can become more of the same just in a different location.  This will keep everyone on their toes.  Great changes 

[Ruah]

So axis pay their penance and are forgiven for kicking bellybutton in Europe by becoming target practice in PTO.  it's the circle of life.

[HighTone]

I know the japanese will be decisive in the next frame and things will balance out again - this is one of those few Pacific theater events that I wait for every year, hoping one day I can get one on one with HighTone and his Zeke 

Same here, I love having the Ki-61 in an event before the Phillipines and very much look forward to these setups.

I am dieing to get into the Zeke 3 for the first time in an FSO. Maybe this week that will work out.

The LCA is loving it so far...thanks Viper!!


And thanks Shifty for the setup 

[Shifty]

Thanks Viper and Hightone, I'm very happy you guys are enjoying it.

 

[DrBone1]

Note to self: Next time SPit5s are tasked with killing KI67s at 26k-30k TG will look for another area to defend. 

[branch37]

Note to self: Next time SPit5s are tasked with killing KI67s at 26k-30k TG will look for another area to defend. 

It can always be worse. 

[APDrone]

Note to self: Next time SPit5s are tasked with killing KI67s at 26k-30k TG will look for another area to defend. 

If it makes you feel any better, your attack was well timed and caused almost all of us to miss our targets on the drop. 

I snipped the combat portion of the film..  20 minutes continuous combat before the last spit was dispatched/dissuaded.

 

[UncleKurt]

 
Glad to hear there were some challenges. Looking over the logs tells a tale in itself.
 

[DrBone1]

  Yes you are right could have been worse, Instead of telling my guys forget these 67s let them hit the target and find some fighters we were dumb enough to try and follow like good little lemmings.   

On a more serious note this frame caused me to lose 2 of my Best FSO pilots. 

Next time we wont be chasing Bombers we cant catch. 

[UncleKurt]

 
Yup, In a perfect world you can have everything YOUR way. Good Luck with that!
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[Butcher]

I know axis needed a decisive vctory but when does a 44 bird match with early war? Spit viii should of been readily available. just saying