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THE GREEN DESERT

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"No one ever returns alive from New Guinea" was the often heard saying utterd by the Japanese during the war. If there ever was a Russian Front for their army in WWII then the GREEN DESERT of New Guinea was it.
From February 1942 until July 1944, a war of attrition was fought by the United States Army Air Force against the Japanese Army and Navy Air Forces over Papua, New Guinea. 
 
This period comprises more than half the length of the war in the Pacific. The air campaign in the South Pacific was of extreme importance to the outcome of the war. Both sides had to deal with huge logistical challenges to bring the best in new weapons and technology to gain the upper hand in this struggle. 1943 proved to be the pivotal year in the struggle. The Japanese Navy introduced two new variants of the vaunted A6M Zero which was losing its dominance in the area by late 1942. The Japanese Army commited its latest verisons of the Ki-43 Hayabusa and the new Ki-61 Hein to battle to counter growing American air power.
 
It was New Guinea where the US Army Air Force first based its new P-38 Lightnings and P-47 Thunderbolts in force in the Pacific Theater. These aircraft had a immediate impact once operational,  backing up the battle weary P-39s and P-40s that had been holding the line since 1942. The burden of attack was on the USAAF. It was in, over and around the island of New Guinea that the Japanese Army and Navy, and their air forces, would have to first be worn down and finally destroyed for Victory in the Pacific. 
 
 
The Japanese: 
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Aircraft 
Minimum 
Maximum 
A6M3 Model 32 
12 
 
A6M5 ( A6M3 Model 22 Sub) 
12 
40
Ki-43II 
24 
 
Ki-61 
12 
 36 
 
 
 
FRAME-3 CHANGES***
 
Aircraft
Minimum
Maximum
A6M5 ( A6M3 Model 22 Sub)
24
50
Ki-43II
24
Ki-61
12
36
 The Americans:
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 Aircraft
Minimum 
Maximum 
P-39D 
12 
 
P-38G
12 
30
P-40E 
12 
 
P-47D11 
12 
26 
B-24J  No Formations
12 
24 
B-25C Strafer No Formations
12 
 
 
FRAME-3 CHANGES***
 
Aircraft
Minimum
Maximum
P-39D
12
P-38G
12
30 
P-40N
12
P-47D11
12
26
B-24J  Formations Enabled
12
24
A-20G
12
 
 
Scoring:
All fighter aircraft = 5 pts
All multi engined bombers=25 pts
Vehicle Hangar = 25 pts
Fighter Hangar = 25 pts
Bomber Hangar = 25 pts
Ships sunk = 25 pts
Safe landing bonus 5 points per plane.
 
Arena Settings:
-Terrain = New Britain
- Allied = Bishop
- Axis = Knight
- Side Split 50/50
- Fuel burn 1.0
- Icons (3k)
- 0.4 Ack
- Fighter and Bomber warning range 105,600 (20 miles)
- Tower range set to 105,600
- Visibility (17 Miles)
- No Dot Dar
- Bar Dar On
- Enemy Collisions On - Friendly Collisions Off
- Killshooter off
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Bomber Calibration: Automatic (MA Standard) 
- Winds: Calm
 
Special Rules:
 
- Aircraft may launch re-arm and tower out from any friendly base.
- No formations for bombers
- B-25C will use the solid nosed strafer version only.
- Max alt 20K bombers 25K fighters down draft above 25K
- P38s and P-47 may not carry bombs
- No points awarded for destruction of buildings cities and towns
- No points for destroyed base structures other than hangers
- No points for damage to ships. Ships must be sunk to receive points
- Neutral bases A-13 A-15 A-35 A-36 A-37 and A-38 will be considered neutral
and setup as Rook. Aircraft from both sides Axis and Allied will cause these
bases to flash when over flying them.
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