On behalf of my squadron, i would like to thank the 104th Phoenix VFBS, specially Ironmike for putting together a mission at such a short notice. It was our second outing in such an event and we enjoyed it thoroughly !! Further Yoda & Moltar did a commendable job as Airboss & ATC in such a high pressure environment. In our squadron's analysis there were couple of points which proved detrimental towards the victory for the blue.
1. The cool of time for the blue pilots after ejection & death(10,20 min). The reds were able to take off immediately after their death and provide CAP thereby reinforcing their no. again in short time whereas the blues who were operating in a group of 4 were left to fend off the attack with lower no. at a great distance.
2. Since reds had greater no. of pilots (specially the 104th) who had flown together previously and were aware of the general tactics of the squadron (cadets or regular) were able to put it in action with comparatively more ease.
Both sides had good pilots. Kudos to the strikers and helis in the blue side who carried out their mission without any CAP support. In the hindsight, valuable lessons have been learnt about interoperability of the squadrons and people in general. Looking forward to more of such events
Regards,