LATEST, AMENDED ORDERS HERE
Thanks to NoFlyZ for the .dtf overlay map
Just so one doesn't spend an inordinate amount of time looking for the "wrinkle" in these Orders, please keep in mind that it is the intent to "give away" Midway Island while the USN is out killing sparsely-defended Japanese aircraft carriers. Until noticed differently, WarBrids is still a GAME that awards points for various activities. There are NO valuable points available for defending Midway Island that will not be used for any purpose again at any time. Additionally and ahistorically, the F2A is the exclusive fighter available to defend Midway, and pilots to fly that airplane are balking majorly, so the following attempts to keep that in mind.
Edit: Should it be the case that our "strike escort" fighters happen to encounter an ingress or egress of enemy aircraft coming to or from Midway, one would hope that our escorts would take advantage of that situation.
Bases
F-1 Midway Island--
(1) Step 352nd Fighter Group (Must fly the Brewster Buffalo). takeoff at T=0.
(2) Steps Stalkers/Nomads. Strike aircraft of choice (TBF or SBD). Takeoff T=0.
"Scout/Strike" aircraft take route of choice to discover the IJN Fleet. Fighter aircraft cap/sweep out to 60 miles from Midway Island. Fighters are the only Island defense. IF F-1 Closes, it cannot be captured. Both "Scouts/Strike" and fighters may recover there, but you are DONE for the night on wheel touch. F2A aircraft cannot relocate to a carrier, "scout/strike" aircraft may.
Lowest Number Carrier: (2)Steps American Eagles. Fighter Aircraft of Choice. Takeoff: T+45. Close escort of the Raider's Strike Package. CAP over the USN Carrier Battle Group. Please roughly "split" your available pilots between these two tasks.
Lowest Even-Numbered Carrier: (2) Steps Doolittle's Raiders. strike aircraft of choice. Takeoff: T+45. Fly direct to the spotted IJN Fleet location. Kill Kagas.
Second Odd-Numbered Carrier: (2) Steps 352nd Fighter Group. Fighter ac of choice. Takeoff: T+45. Sweep Escort "just ahead" of the Raiders Strike Package. If enemy fighter or bomber aircraft are encountered in route to the spotted IJN Carrier Battle Group, dispatch them with extreme prejudice.
Situation Overview
Currently there are only three pilots who will volunteer to fly the Brewster Buffalo aircraft from Midway. In good conscience, no one should be "ordered" to fly that airplane. (3) other brave souls are welcome to join that CAP flight over Midway. Those (3) pilots are welcome to make their desires to fly the F2A known in this thread or just prior to Frame start.
Midway-based "scout" aircraft are requested to fly "heavy". Find the IJN Fleet, and sink a Kaga before coming home, please. REPORT POSITION of enemy fleet on country channel.
At T+45 ALL carrier-based are to launch. Raiders' strike aircraft should fly DIRECT to the discovered enemy fleet location and sink as many Kaga-class carriers as possible. Possibilities of a second sortie for carrier-based aircraft will be evaluated on recovery from sortie # 1. IF Midway is not closed, fighter aircraft should expect to CAP what is left there for the remainder of the Frame. At any time the enemy is at Midway Island, expect overwhelming odds in their favor. IF there is a second sortie, AND Midway Island is still "open", the American Eagles have "strike escort", the 352nd FG carrier-based aircraft have CAP and intercept over remaining Midway targets.
These Orders assembled according to available information by -Besea of the American Eagles and "Wolf" of the 352nd FG.
Better or completely alternate ORDERS are solicited.
EDIT:
USN Fleet protection will be provided by elements of the American Eagles beginning at T+45.
