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Something I wish this game had - 10/9/2003 1:06:56 PM

Aloid

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From: Simi "touchme feelme" Valley
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Answer: A stupid human alert

Picture if you will...

A task force of American Carriers is heading North, covering an invasion force intent on kicking the Japanese out of Gili Gili.

An SBD pilot walks up to the Captain of the Lexington (yes she survived Coral Sea)...

Pilot "Ahhh, sir..."
Capt. "don't ask me again pilot"
Pilot "but sir, shouldn't we take at least a couple planes off ASW patrol in case we run into Jap carriers?"
Capt. "I told you not to talk about that didn't I? You know I can't do that."
Pilot "but sir, we've been on 100% ASW duty for over two weeks now..."
Capt. "I have my orders son, you know I can't change them!"

Suddenly the klaxon sounds battle stations. The Captain never hears it, as the Japanese air-strike sinks everything...

Somewhere, in a different place and time, sits a gamer (in shock), slowly realizing his mistake, happy there is no-one (real) to witness his absolute gaff.

Oh well, time to reload, and go at it again...

This is still the life!

Aloid

�The best games are those where you get to drop bombs on ships.� D.Fling

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- 10/9/2003 1:47:50 PM

Mike_B20

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or...

Sailor : "Sir, our seagulls have sighted 5 Jap CV's 60 miles to the Northeast !".
Capain : "Well, there's nothing I can do about that, my orders are to patrol for submarines".
Sailor: "Sir, shouldn't we arm the 60 aircraft in the hangars for a strike against the CV's, or at least put up more CAP?"
Captain: "I have my orders and so do you sailor...ready another 4 SBD's for anti-sub patrol"
Sailor: "Yes sir".

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...speaking of those seagulls... - 10/9/2003 4:54:35 PM

akulas

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does anybody strip them off the ships and concentrate them elsewhere? naval primary, land secondary in port morbid or later in lae...they do a great job for me (vs. the ai anyway). for what it is worth, i understand that part of the problem the japanese had at midway is that the carrier aircraft were armed for attacking midway (bombs) as ordered...and re-armed again (torpedos) upon rumor of U.S. carrier forces...maybe more than once...caught the japanese carriers doing re-arm/top-off. i also seem to recall an event where a british officer shouted down a rating that was trying to explain/inform that the protective caps/covers/plugs where still mounted on the ship's guns...ordered "shoot" regardless...and they did. a friend also told me a story (vietnam era) about the "friendlies" having evacuated an area...known to be a prelude to "something going down" and the customary increase in security/rediness didn't happen (a discussion took place with saigon with the response of something like the "i've got my orders...so do you")...a two night rocket attack with other light support weapons was what happened next...he said there were five men seriously wounded as a result. didn't the austrians have a metal for *not* following orders?

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