Orders for Frame #1
Squad Basing:
4th – F89 - P40's
23rd – F91 - P39's
475th – F103 - choice
AE – F105 - choice
100th – F96 – P39D
NS – F96 – P39D
Fighter CAP:
NW Squads
4th and 23rd – TAC 45. Cover Port Moresby. Stay in 1,2 grid and climb until DOT’s appear on DAR and then engage. The AX DAR covers most of the area north and east of the port.
Please provide someone on DAR, I will hopefully fly (since we have so few strike pilots). Also, please plan your rotation so we always have someone overhead. I am not really sure if that’s the best approach or not but that’s what Jabo recommended. I guess I would prefer to be up in force or not up at all, of course the problem with that is the AX can CAP our fields for the entire frame if we let them get overhead. Thoughts?
Sometime during the frame, I would like the pilots in the P39D’s to attack the static tanks at 77 and 78. Please mark the tanks before the frame! They are very hard to see when flying.
SE Squads
AE and 475th – TAC 40 - Pick Rides. Let me know if either of you want to use up a set of P39’s.
Again, please provide someone on DAR. Also, please plan your rotation so we always have someone overhead. You guys are going to need to cover grids 6,0 - 6,1 - 7,0 - 7,1. I would expect to see the Knights and UMM to show up there sooner or later as well as the AI attackers. Also, please keep an eye on 96. Jabo hasn’t said anything about it but the Knights might try to close that port because it gives us an end-a-round base.
IF any of you decide to use the P39 and if things get slow, feel free to attack static ships at 83, 70 or 69 (there are 2 at each) or look for the shipping at 4,4. All of these areas are on AX DAR so you need to stay low or don’t go there.
Strike Mission:
I know we are supposed to play defensive but the statics ships just sitting there waiting to be shot is way too tempting.
100th and NS – TAC 35 - NOE strike shipping at P60 (8 boats) and F62 (4 boats) and any AI shipping in 3,7. I am assuming the 100th will supply some fighter cover but there will be enough ships for everyone. Get in quick and get out. I am assuming that there will be very little AX cover that far north, maybe 1 step, so hopefully this isn’t another suicide mission. There are a few deadly guns (40mm, 20mm and MG) so may want to bring ord. to take them out 1st. Dew and Cool can plan the attack.
After the 1st strike on the ships, the 100th and the NS can decide if they want to go back or help defend the south and attack AI planes.
I didn't understand the DAR replies for the watchposts, we may have DAR on them or we may be getting Jabo reports.
In case the DAR is hidden and I couldn't find it I included the watchposts on this dtf file if anyone wants it.
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Pretty much the same orders as the preliminary. Good luck all!
~S~
