Mike, maybe I should have entitled this mission 'Going Out With A Bang !' as you certainly managed to do that this time out. Though one less KIA than...
The Avengers, maybe, Larry, we only lost one Devastator (mine) to flak from the 'guard ships', but all four put their torps home and the other three...
My spreadsheet shows it as an A for the F4F-3 at long range, as AB for the F4F-4 & 3A, though that may not be up to date, it's what we used last time...
Umm... I like to game. I like winning of course; but I prefer the social interaction, having friends over, etc. For that reason I seldom play solo. Historical games have an added benefit, though I seldom actually care if a particular game is historical as long as everyone is having fun. I do enjoy a variety of types of games, some Ameri-Themed, some Euro. Also war games and strategy game. Then, of course, just games for fun. Somethings you don't need to out/over think the game to just have fun.