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Torpedo 8

Torpedo 8
 
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Artist Credit:
screen shot by daddog
Grumman designed and built the TBF Avengers which entered the Pacific war in June of 1942. They made their fighting debut in the Battle of Midway. Assigned to operate from the U.S.S. Hornet was Torpedo Squadron 8. In just two days all of Torpedo Squadron 8 were to perish.
 
Arena
SEA
 
Country Percentages
Allied - 40%
Japanese - 60%
 
Allies:
Units:
F4F 40%
TBM 60%
 
Orders:
Seek out and destroy enemy ships.
 
Restrictions:
All AC must carry 100% fuel. All TBMs must carry torpedos. F4F's must be 'guns only'.
 
Axis:
Units:
A6M2's 100% of Japanese Aircraft
 
Orders:
Intercept and destroy enemy aircraft.
 
Restrictions:
All AC must carry 100% fuel 
 
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Victory Conditions 
A6M2 - 10 points
F4F - 10 points
TBM - 20 points
Cruiser/Destroyer - 100 points
Aircraft Carrier - 300 points
 
Arena Settings
1. Terrain -  Bigocean
2. Icon range - short
3. Radar - off
4. Fighter and Bomber Warning Range - 79200 about 15 miles
5. Tower Range - 79,200 (for display to aid players, set to match the above setting)
6. Visibility - 8 miles
7. Wind - None
8. External view for bombers (F3) - on
9. Friendly Collisions - off
10. Enemy Collisions - on
11. Kill Shooter - off
12. Fuel - 1.5
13. Ack - 0.4
14. Time - 1600 X2 
*CV hardness set to 4k

 
Designer Notes
Like most Snapshots this is one life event. Downed USN pilots may gun for TBM's.
 
CM Notes
Place the IJN task group in 11.8 or 11.9.
Place the USN task groups in 14.6 and 14.7.
Use C35 for the IJN and C48/C49 for the USN.
 
Design By
James "daddog" Glazier
updated 03/08 68Raptor
 

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