Aces High

~S~ Welcome to Bears Campaign.
Campaign #8
There are no claims to factual events in this campaign it has been made for your enjoyment. We will fly a variety of aircraft throughout this campaign, something different in each endeavor.

We lost Tricqueville as it was over taken by enemy fighters in mission 7

F4Us (# 13,14,15,16) off the Essex will be escorted by the Seafires and head east towards Dieppe (AT16/8) for ground assault, target vehicles, ship and aircraft.

F4Us off the Boxer will be escorted by the F6Fs and head towards the city of Rouen (AT13/6) , look for trains, convoys and aircraft.

P-38s and P-51s will loadout with bombs and roskets to retake Tricqueville and assist at Rouen if able.




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Aircraft List:
1- P-63C-5, 1944                            Air defense                                    _AH_StuntPuppy
4- F4U-1C, 1945        C                   Ground attack                              Group Leader, Archie            - Pilots, Bear, Gatlingun
4- Seafire F III, 1943  C                   Escort                                           Group Leader, Wilder          - Pilots, Lippy, Twenty,
4- P-51D 30NA, 1944                     Air defense/ground attack             Group Leader, Hollywood            - Pilots, Darkwing, Z50,
4- P-38L Late, 1944                        Air defense /ground attack            Group Leader, Fraggman            - Pilots, Col.Hogan, Gator, Sandhog.
4- F6F-5, 1944     C                        Escort/ground attack                     Group Leader, Jack          -Pilots, Shrtaprch,
4- F4U-1C, 1945   C                       Ground attack                                Group Leader, SKAT             -Pilots, BBQ, Taildrag, Turbo.

( C after the a/c will mean carrier takeoff, all carriers will have catapults)

P-38 for fragg please (tongue)

P-38 please.

S!

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F4U-1C

Oh for something a little different maybe a F4U-C


I will try that one out for a change

Maj. Wood - P-51D,30NA - Flight Leader -


**** I get off work at 5:50PM (Pacific) - any chance we can delay the start by a few minutes... I should be home by 6:10. ****

I guess I should ask Archie (aka the DW Bully) if he would be wiling to start late....

Archie, best buddy ol' pal... ok for a slightly late start?

F4U-1C Please

I'd like to die in a F4U-1C this week

P38 for me plz

~S~

      I will fly the same that BBQ picks.

Quote from: _AH_Hollywood on October 27, 2016, 02:02:47 AM

Maj. Wood - P-51D,30NA - Flight Leader -


**** I get off work at 5:50PM (Pacific) - any chance we can delay the start by a few minutes... I should be home by 6:10. ****

I guess I should ask Archie (aka the DW Bully) if he would be wiling to start late....

Archie, best buddy ol' pal... ok for a slightly late start?

You will make it in plenty of time.

~S~

F4U-1C

Quote from: _AH__SKATtrash on October 27, 2016, 02:38:45 AM
I'd like to die in a F4U-1C this week

See what happens when you forsake your trusty wangman?

I'll go with a P-51 again.

DW

I still like the F6F.

seafire F III I ope i can stick around long enough to shoot something other than friendly

P38 please

S~

F4U -1C's please.

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          Same as BBQ's choice please.

Bear  F4U1C      :happy-112:
Thanks

Ill take a pony if possible.

Bear,

Is it safe to assume the following:

Quote4- F4U-1C, 1945        C                   Ground attack                              Group Leader, Archie            - Pilots,
4- Seafire F III, 1943  C                   Escort                                           Group Leader, Wilder          - Pilots, Lippy,

These two flights head to Dieppe?

Quote4- P-51D 30NA, 1944                     Air defense/ground attack             Group Leader, Hollywood            - Pilots, Darkwing, Z50,
4- P-38L Late, 1944                        Air defense /ground attack            Group Leader, Fraggman            - Pilots, Col.Hogan, Gator, Sandhog.
4- F6F-5, 1944     C                        Escort/ground attack                     Group Leader, Jack          -Pilots,
4- F4U-1C, 1945   C                       Ground attack                                Group Leader, SKAT             -Pilots, BBQ, Taildrag, Turbo.

These flights head to Rouen?

Do the 38s and 51s take off from LaHavre?

Do we have grids for the two carriers?

Are A/C landing at LaHavre or their respective carriers?

Thank you...

Lastly, is anyone able to print this Channel Map in a PDF format and put it on drop box?

Yes, carriers are just North AO10 of LeHavre, there is a strike at Tricqueville before Rouen.

Brief says 51s and 38s to Triqueville and assist Rouen if able. So sounds like Rouen is a secondary target for us.

DW

f6f pls

seafire F III Please

~S~

This is the third time I have asked for a F4U-1C

Sorry Gatlingun, thought i had you down... fixed now sir

~S`

Quote from: _AH_Hollywood on October 29, 2016, 02:42:42 PM
Lastly, is anyone able to print this Channel Map in a PDF format and put it on drop box?

I don't know about a pdf but one could create a mosaic of screenshots to create a big single image of the map. The only problem is how big it would have to be to achieve a good level of detail. As has been noted you have to zoom quite a bit to see town names.

Actually, looking at the FMB it is'nt too terribly large at that zoom level. I'll create the big image later.

DW

Here is the map as a .png file, still 12 megs. It's not perfect but it should do.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mrcvzz229iyn9hw/Channel42-45VerDieppe.zip?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/mrcvzz229iyn9hw/Channel42-45VerDieppe.zip?dl=0)

DW

Quote**** I get off work at 5:50PM (Pacific) - any chance we can delay the start by a few minutes... I should be home by 6:10. ****

I guess I should ask Archie (aka the DW Bully) if he would be wiling to start late....

Archie, best buddy ol' pal... ok for a slightly late start?

Well it would appear that I was able to get the day off.. So let's start at the normal time... thank you all for understanding and accommodation. 9PM Eastern / 6PM Pacific

QuoteHere is the map as a .png file, still 12 megs. It's not perfect but it should do.  - DW

Thank you DW, just what I needed   :drinking-43:

P63, please.

Quote from: _AH_Olds on November 01, 2016, 10:20:03 PM
P63, please.

You need to read the list closer Olds

I'm sure you'll get some flight members Stuntpuppy, there is always a good chunk of guys who don't pick in advance.

DW

QuoteI'm destined to die all by myself in the P63? :(

Not to worry.... you may die... but not alone..  :drinking-43:

Look at it from the other angle... God help those Krauts when they see your melons coming at them...

It's a pumpkin chucker, not a melon chucker. Actually, what is on that thing, a 37 or 30? Its a 37, yeah thats a pumpkin chucker.

DW

QuoteTrying to figure why I'm supposed to be alone

It would appear that the Divine Architect decreed it so... you said you liked the 63 right?  You got Bear in a little genie bottle, do ya? 

Open Slots:

F4U-1C - one (1)

Seafire F III - two (2)

P-51D-30NA - one (1)

F6F-5 - two (2)

Oh, I see, it's not a flight of 63s but a single aircraft.

DW

It's cute when that little light above DW's head turns on and makes that "ding" sound.

S!