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- From: cca@sscux1.ssc.gov (Charles Allen)
- Subject: Leyte Gulf scenarios tips?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.170541.28585@sunova.ssc.gov>
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- Organization: UTexas-Austin Physics
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 17:05:41 GMT
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- Santa brought me Leyte Gulf for Christmas (after some heavy hints were
- dropped). Nice stuff. I'd completed all of the Pacific Conflict
- scenarios, although I still don't have a pilot that's collected all
- the medals (I don't believe in doing an "End Mission" to get out of a
- bad situation, and AA fire just seems to catch me often enough to keep
- that goal out of reach).
-
- But now I'm trying to figure out some of the Leyte Gulf scenarios. In
- particular, Scramble Two has eluded me, and I don't even seem close in
- my technique. The only thing that seems feasible is to wrestle the
- plane around fast enough to get a shot at the incoming Frank. *If*
- that managed to take that Frank out of the picture, then you're free
- to head to the bombers and go after them (the P-38 seems to do random
- things, seldom anything useful). Alas, I just don't seem able to
- flame both bombers before running out of ammo (and the tail gunners
- haven't gotten any worse since the Scramble scenario). Any hints?
-
- The Texas Tea scenario also seems tough. There's just so much AA fire
- that the bombers never seem to make it. Going after the numerous AA
- batteries has proven pretty suicidal so far. Any hints for that?
-
- Finally, I'll point out that the first time I ran the Mission X
- scenario, I ran all three CAP planes into the mountain to get them out
- of the way. Just wait 'til they see you, then fly around to the other
- side of the mountain near your base and stay low. Too bad my wingmen
- seem every bit as smart. They have a tendency to follow a flaming
- enemy into the ground....
-
- Charles Allen UTexas-Austin Physics allen@uthep2.ph.utexas.edu
-