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First frames are always very tough ones to fly and plan without any feedback. Thanks to Sasquatch and Beaver for Frame COing.
First strikes were very tough on both sides with the brand new TBF-1C being used as a level bomber from medium altitudes to take out radar and support positions in the central coastline of Japan. Over the night the Avengers destroyed two important radar stations at F134 and F174, that will be now be destroyed and closed for the rest of the series. But the losses were high with 39 TBFs being shotdown by Japanese N1C1s. Two of which fell to the defensive fire of the USN strike aircraft.
Japanese fortunes were a bit better when their fast PY1 Frances bombers swept in underneath a higher CAP and hit a USN Carrier group. The USS Bunker Hill was hit by several torpedoes, capsized and sank with heavy loss of life. Angry F4U4s managed to wipe out the Japanese strike force that had little escort, a total of 16 Japanese bombers were shotdown and only 1 F4U was claimed in return. A second later attack by dedicated Kamikazes in G4M1s did not even get past the destroyer screen being wiped out by waiting Corsairs. 10 kamikazes were blasted into the sea but they managed to take 4 F4U4s with them.
In the air to air battle the USN F4U4s came out ahead with claims for 56 e/a, 24 of which were the new N1K1-Js. Japanese George fighters claimed 46 e/a of which 8 were F4U4s. But it was the sinking of the US CV and high losses to the TBF-1Cs that gave the Japanese the lead after Frame 1, 144 to 132.
Allied Frame CO must announce the area of operations for frame 2.
These pilots were confirmed kills in Frame 1 and cannot fly the same aircraft they did in Frame 1 in the next frame they fly. It is up to each pilot to make sure they follow this rule.
drdart
oledkk
zinhwk
mspiro
-tmoa-
easyed
hutani
=-sakai
goneer
vulche
tatonk
swanee
docgxx
sainte
waggaa
sainte
juice=
=-print
-hawk-
timrob
travte
stang-
okdoc-
rampon
trakkr
lalasu
countt
WLDBIL
lalasu
darryl
ozzone
gravey
neuron
vsnair
neuron
saspin
rampon
omega-
icyplt
-odee-
fepper
boomaa
pppepp
besea-
jaybrd
booner
heaven
=-dazed
dawger
-deak-
madcat
=jman=
jlordj
ohshix
todzla
chicdg
slpsht
=vslp=