OpOrder 130521
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OpOrder 130521 Tuesday 21 May 2013
Muster: 2000 Eastern
Sortie: 2010 Eastern
Theatre IP: 207.255.200.14:21000 -- New as of 25 Apr 13
Map: Philippines
Communication IP: Team Speak 3: 207.255.200.14:9987 -- New as of 25 Apr 13
Mandatory mods/patches: 4.10.1, Ultr@pack 3.0RC4 [Engineering Help Desk: Patch Central]
Optional Mods: none
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Mission: 318
Campaign: 
Ormoc Ops
Target: Convoy off Masbate PI
Date: 24 Nov 1944
NZ P-40E's and P-38Ls work over another convoy headed to support Japanese forces on Leyte.
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After Action Report Muster: YT, ZZ Debrief: We both made it there but neither of us made it back alive nor did either of us hit the target. Not hitting the target was in keeping with history. A total of 111 B-29's went on this mission but only 6 hit the primary target due to 200 mph west winds that would later be called the Jet Stream and was to become a key factor in accurate weather forecasting in the future. As for not making it home safely; well we have two interesting stories. For YT, it was a failure to pay attention to details. He made it all the way to target, climbing to 29,000 ft. and returned about a third of the distance and ran out of fuel. Seems he took off with only 30%; bonehead rookie mistake. ZZ was more attentive, carrying 100% fuel and made it all the way home. This would explain why he had more difficulty maintaining speed and altitude with the extra fuel aboard. Unfortunately he suffered a gust on landing that caused his starboard wind which hit the ground and he cartwheeling into a ball of fire fueled by the extra fuel he still had aboard. The mission took too long to complete. Three hours and twenty minutes from take off to crash landing is too long. Less fuel [but more than 30%] and a lower bombing altitude would make the timing less than 3 hours. This will be our primary goal for the next Superfortress mission. If that does not work we will have to discuss the pluses and minuses of air starts or using Okinawa as the Saipan/Titian/Guam bases. Neither of which really trips my trigger but it would be a group decision. OpOrder 130516 Thursday 16 May 2013 Muster: 2000 EDT Sortie: 2010 EDT Theatre IP: 207.255.200.14:21000 Map: B29 Alley Communication IP: Team Speak 3: 207.255.200.14:9987 Mandatory mods/patches: 4.10.1, Ultr@pack 3.0RC4 [Engineering Help Desk: Patch Central] Optional Mods: none _________ Mission: 317 Campaign: 72 Superfortress Target: Tokyo Date: 24 Nov 1944 First B-29 raid on Tokyo. First combat mission for the newly formed XXI Bomber Command stationed in the recently seized Marianas Islands. First raid from new heavy bomber runways on Saipan. First encounter with the Jet Stream. Lead aircraft was the Dauntless Dotty of the 497th Bomb Squadron. After Action Report Muster: BS, YT, ZZ Debrief: Once again, we have stopped Sho Ho in its tracks [must mean I need to make it harder to stop]. Only one aircraft got through and only damaged a single ship; we stopped 18 aircraft. Job very well done in the P-40E "Kiwis." OpOrder 130509 Thursday 09 May 2013 Muster: 2000 EDT Sortie: 2010 EDT Theatre IP: 207.255.200.14:21000 Map: Philippines Communication IP: Team Speak 3: 207.255.200.14:9987 Mandatory mods/patches: 4.10.1, Ultr@pack 3.0RC4 [Engineering Help Desk: Patch Central] Optional Mods: none _________ Mission: 315 Campaign: Sho Ho Target: defend against Special Attack aircraft Date: 18 Nov 1944 Movement on the ground on Leyte Island is stalemated. Sho Ho defensive tactics continue to break the supporting fleet in Leyte Gulf. |
After Action report Muster: YT, ZZ Debrief: good night for ZZ, not so good for YT. YT, although taking down the target on every sortie, also took a fuel tank hit four sorties in a row and was killed, captured, or crashed every sortie finally ending the night with a screen freeze. ZZ on the other hand delivered his ordnance, without any major damage to his ship, and returned almost every sortie and post mission, flying Japanese penetrated the fleet twice sinking one heavy cruiser and delivering a fish to the USS Hornet. He was killed on both these sorties in the tradition of most Japanese torpedo pilots. OpOrder 130514 Tuesday 14 May 2013 Muster: 2000 Eastern Sortie: 2010 Eastern Theatre IP: 207.255.200.14:21000 -- New as of 25 Apr 13 Map: Caroline Islands Late 44 Communication IP: Team Speak 3: 207.255.200.14:9987 -- New as of 25 Apr 13 Mandatory mods/patches: 4.10.1, Ultr@pack 3.0RC4 [Engineering Help Desk: Patch Central] Optional Mods: none _________ Mission: 316 Campaign: Stepping Stone Target: Yap airfields Date: 22 Nov 1944 This is the first raid which will culminate with the invasion of Iwo Jima, the first line of defense for main islands Japan, only 350 miles from Iwo Jima. After Action Report Muster: BS,,YT,ZZ Debrief: High scoring night. Everyone took down more than 1000 target points. Top scored was Zightz who scored nearly 2000 point despite arriving late! Imagine what he might have had. Banshee set a personal high with over 1000. Yorktown set a record with five engine fires, on five separate sorties and landing safely each time. No one found the six vehicle convoys but nearly every ship [4 Marus, 2 Sub-Chasers, 1 Light Crusier, 1 Destroyer Escort] in the bay was sunk. Some of the 20mm targets kept popping back to life! We have seen this behavior with German 37mm AAA guns but never with Japanese 20mm's. We also had a bad Japanese airfield. OpOrder 130507 Tuesday 07 May 2013 Muster: 2000 Eastern Sortie: 2010 Eastern Theatre IP: 207.255.200.14:21000 -- New as of 25 Apr 13 Map: Philippines Communication IP: Team Speak 3: 207.255.200.14:9987 -- New as of 25 Apr 13 Mandatory mods/patches: 4.10.1, Ultr@pack 3.0RC4 [Engineering Help Desk: Patch Central] Optional Mods: none _________ Mission: 314 Campaign: Target: Ormoc Bay Date: 17 Nov 1944 P-38s take on Japanese from targets around Ormoc Bay |
