In the interest of getting all our ducks in a row, I think we should use this thread to organize a semi-official search and rescue squadron, if that's ok with you Chris.
Id like to start getting numbers and ship counts for all the lone wolfs who would like to help with SAR. We will need rescue craft and escorts and I imagine we will be in the thick of the fighting. As we get closer to D-day, we should have a better picture of the overall battle plan, but my suggestion, for what we know now, is to use the LW SAR squadron as a supplemental force that can fill in where it is needed most.
I think a relatively small number of ships, moving quickly can respond where the fighting is heaviest and help support the SAR teams(if any) already on sight. We can be a sort of "force multiplier" for the rescue teams and make any rescue ops more efficient.
Of course, that probably depends on how the indy and lw attack pilots fall into the battle plan. If they are rolling as a unified group in a specific location, our SAR team may be better used following them and providing support to their efforts. But if they are loosely following the main battle group, we might be better off else where. The main battle group should have plenty of SAR support from the big orgs, and our efforts may be better along the fringes that don;t have as much support.
Anyway, i think we really just have to wait and see how certain game mechanics develop before we make a lot of our tactical decisions about. The more ideas we can get out there early though, helps us out later.
Any lone wolves out there interested in helping with SAR, either in a dust off or fighter escort role, I guess can reply here if its ok with you, Chris. If not, we can make a new thread just for squadron organization.
As for ship count, I have a cutlass Ill be flying for this op. I also have a hornet ghost I can lend to anybody that wants to fly escort for the SAR team.
Oh, and my suggestion for a squad name is "Akela Squadron". I know its a little corny, but when I saw lone wolf search adn rescue, its what immediately popped in my head
