Buffaloes over Singapore

[pierre the shy]

Also managed to play and write up the IJN recce mission today:

https://betweenthelines10mm.blogspot.com/2021/01/operation-c-ijn-recce.html

[pierre the shy]

I wrote up the final mission of the Operation C campaign that I played out last night.....   

https://betweenthelines10mm.blogspot.com/2021/01/operation-c-attack-on-british-fleet.html

I will post a quick wrap-up on the blog about my thoughts on what worked, what didn't and where too next.

If you have been following this thanks for reading my narrative, I hope its been entertaining.

And don't worry Steve J...the empire's tea supplies are safe once more 

[paulr]

Two very good reads

An Immelmann in a Fulmar 

I suspect there is a bit of hint where you might be going next in that second post

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Fulmer weren't that bad, at least it isn't a Rok!

[Ithoriel]

I've enjoyed this, Peter, I need to dig out and paint my Falklands air stuff.

[pierre the shy]

An Immelmann in a Fulmar 

I suspect there is a bit of hint where you might be going next in that second post

Fulmer weren't that bad, at least it isn't a Rok!

Fulmars were officially fighters (basically a Hurricane with space for an observer in the back) so they can do aerobatics etc. They were certainly a step up from the Skua and Roc in terms of performance......but by mid 1942 it was clear that they were fast becoming obsolete. While Seafires were fantastic fighters in the air they had real issues trying to land on carriers. Ultimately the FAA found its fighter requirements met when they adapted the Corsair.     

I am not going to continue with the Zero shotai at the moment anyway.....I just mentioned Midway as it was their next camapaign historically that the bulk of the Japanese carriers took part in. Its either off to the sunny Med for a quick dash to Malta using a "crossover" combination of carrier and land based flights or to the Norwegian fjords using an amazing assortment of low performance aircraft to undertake a wide verity of missions in a (mostly) low threat evironment (If any 109's turn up your Skua's could be in big trouble, but there were very few around in northern Norway in 1940). I have yet to come up with exactly how to do either campaign....concentrating on War of the 3 Kingdoms stuff for the moment.           

I've enjoyed this, Peter, I need to dig out and paint my Falklands air stuff.

So do I  I'm slowly accumulating stuff for this, next year being the 40th anniversary....though it doesn't seem that long ago. 

[paulr]

Wasn't the Fulmar a development of the Fairey Battle

But tongue was firmly in cheek for the Immelmann comment

[hammurabi70]

This campaign is reaching its conclusion (there are a maximum of 2 missions left). I don't intend to follow the Shotai further at his stage and involve them with Coral Sea/Midway etc......I'm very happy with the way the campaign has worked and may move onto other theatres to undertake other "short" campaigns in a similar manner....I have a couple of ideas, one of which (Operation Pedestal) involves a more complex arrangement of intertwining two separate flights, one on a carrier and one land based, but that will take a bit of working out.              

Many thanks for the narrative, which I have followed with great interest. It has given a few ideas to follow through with in a similar vein.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

The British "adopted" the Corsair under duress, USN wouldn't fly them of  carriers and kept the bulk of Hellcats for themselves, sending the Corsairs to USMC anf FAA. Later Hellcats were supplied and the problems with the Seafire fixed.

[bigjackmac]

Cool stuff, Pierre, and I can't wait to see what you get up to next (I've actually been to those little islands!).  I don't know how helpful I've been, but the British seemed to do a alright with an element trying to keep the Zeros busy while the rest went after the Vals, but damn, Watenabe with two more kills!!??

V/R,
Jack

[pierre the shy]

Cool stuff, Pierre, and I can't wait to see what you get up to next (I've actually been to those little islands!).  I don't know how helpful I've been, but the British seemed to do a alright with an element trying to keep the Zeros busy while the rest went after the Vals, but damn, Watenabe with two more kills!!??

Yes Watenabe seems to have become a natural doesn't he? 

I did a quick wrap-up on the blog about my thoughts on what worked, what didn't and where too next.

https://betweenthelines10mm.blogspot.com/2021/02/operation-c-lessions-learnt.html


Don't expect me to start another campaign too soon...I have to put together another much more complex flow chart first as well as finish some W3K scenarioes and do 101 domestic tasks first   

[paulr]

An interesting read

Looking forward to any cross over games

[bigjackmac]

Pierre,

Hey, I thought we were headed to the Aleutians, ASAP! . And now that yours blogger you're not allowed to have wargaming interests other than what your fans demand; it's how I ended up with four different blogs!

And don't mind me, I will always prefer minis to anything else, but your counters were very good looking and effective, nothing that would keep me from investing time in following.

So thanks again for playing and sharing with us, I look forward to seeing what's next (Malta sounds great).

V/R,
Jack