S3 Series

Roberts comparisons are very helpful, I hope he doesnt mind I took this from the Allied forum.

Colour legend:
Minor advantage
Notable advantage
Major advantage

Below I have listed where the fighters excel in comparison to their adversary.

Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Service Ceiling
Speed above 15k
Turn rate
Climb rate
Internal Fuel time
Firepower

Macchi C.200
Combat flaps
Drop tanks & bombs
Cockpit visibility & rear view
Speed below 15k
Dive speed
Roll rate
Turn radius
Stall speed
Low speed handling


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/Robert
XO 4th FG

Thanks Jabo and Robert

[quote] If you go NOE over the water and come from the North you can hit the field first lift wit you and AE+8th would lift from 117 and also provide escort.

Remaining bombers would lift from 86 to hit fields 78 & 79, 475 would lift from 86 and provide escort.
/quote]

Two items:

If you go NOE, Hurri's are at a major disadvantage to the the Macchi's. ABOVE 15K is where we want to be if you want success from your fighter escort.

Hurri's don't follow a C200 down... you can't catch them, and once low they will own you.

Item 2: Right now I have 7, possible 8, could be 9 for Sunday for the 475th. We will not be our normal 10 though.
Just thought I'd let you know.

Dobs

Still waiting for everyone to check their e-mails and reply back, but so far, I have 10 bomber pilots (30 bombers) confirmed. I believe we will have more, but just haven't heard back from them all. I ask your patience as we have been out for a year and it is not routine, yet.

We have been working on recon for the targets you mentioned (110, 111, 112, 78, 79).

Darryl <S>
CO of Doolittle's Raiders

Thats good Darryl. Keep the Frame CO informed and he can change on the fly.
I have put in the clouds and such but I think the Blenheims can fly at 15000ft and hit targets. MC200s have to rise above that to get at them and that is where the Hurris will own them.

Beaver any changes/fill ins/etc?

We are picking up additional pilots since the last post. We are up to 15, now. We'll hopefully have the rest show, soon.

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Here is the time-hacks:

F138 to F110, F111, F112
6-500lber's 50%fuel 450gl C.S. 135 mph SP#1
TO bank right to 1,7X to 0,7X alt 8k ft at T+11 turn to hdg 360 deg to 0,8X alt 13K ft at T+19 turn to target area alt 16K ft at T+25:30 drop on target area then RTB
had 355 gl fuel remaining over target area


F86 to F78, F79
6-500 lber's 30% fuel C.S. 135 mph SP#1
TO hdg 360 deg and climb to 5k T+2:30 turn to hdg 270 deg go to target F79 alt 13.9k at T+14 turn to hdg 328 deg to target area F78 alt 14.9K at T+16:20

Both of the Take Off bases are on enemy radar, they will see both groups the whole time if they have someone doing GCI.

Close bases with radar are F113, F40, F115

MHO, I dont like it! hehehe

Report prepared by: Johnny "Sycho" Sykes

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I would like to suggest that we work on the cluster of targets at 110-112, initially.

Thanks,
Darryl <S>
CO of Doolittle's Raiders

Darryl:

If you don't go above 21 bombers I would like all DR's go to 110,111 & 112. That would require some fighter rebasing, but no big problem.

You will lift from the same field regardless. If the DR's get 21 or fewer bombers, they will all go to 110,111,112 so you could assume a defensive role. If that is the case, I would like you to head across the map to cover F138 as it is certain to be hit as it is a port and field and shipping comes into it from the North and South.

Won't know for sure until game time.

We are currently at 17 pilots. Are you on team speak?