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#4041046 - 11/25/14 06:52 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart ***** [Re: Olham]  
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We have it now with WOFF 2.0.

We also need a ruling regarding encounter rates. WOFF 2.0 has two options - high rate and realistic rate.

It sounds obvious that we'll go with the realistic one, but I'm not the one making the rules. smile


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#4041048 - 11/25/14 06:54 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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yes, we posted a near same time Hasse.

#4041051 - 11/25/14 06:58 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Yes, if the "realistic rate" is really the more realistc one, we will use that. biggrin

Pls report all new planes we will have available, so Jim_Attrill can add them into the survey.
I must first transfer money to PayPal, and only then I can get WOFF 2.0b - will take a couple o' days.


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#4041060 - 11/25/14 07:26 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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I haven't checked all the new planes for time frame, but the Halb DIII and the Fokker EIV are two that I know of flying todays DiD date.

Olham, a couple days is way better than a couple weeks!

#4041086 - 11/25/14 08:14 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: MudWasp]  
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Originally Posted By: MudWasp
It was a welcome sight as the past few days were horrible for flying weather!

Hey, Jasta 15 now has many of us in Fokker EIVs now that I've installed the NEW Expansion Pack!
Tried it out some in Quick Combat, the 2nd gun makes her nose heavy, but she pulls less to the right.


Not the second gun but heavy 14 cylinder twin-row engine Oberursel U III with output 160hp.

#4041373 - 11/26/14 05:49 AM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Jasta 20: Albatros D.II
November 21-23, 1916


Trying to get caught up with my writing.


21 Nov:
Arrived at Roupy aerodrome today, and what a difference. In Kasta 14 the squad was quietly happy. Leutnant Scheller might be a little too talkative for his own good, but he knew what he was about and his confidence led to general good feeling all around.

Hautpmann Fischer is old school - by which I mean he got his rank through his family's connections and not through any merit. Somehow he's managed two kills, though the rumor is those came from stealing others' claims. I hate a man who insists on marching around in full dress, and I don't think he loves me either since he offered to send me back to the 'hole I crawled from.'

An unhappy, suspicious team then, one not used to their machines nor used to working together, and Fischer's done nothing to remedy either. He immediately threw me on patrol, with precisely 0 hours in an Albatros, in a flight of four with him commanding. We were to patrol the lines near Chiery and look for trouble.

Along the way Fischer kept his plane unnaturally low - well under 1000 feet. I later learned the strategy was his own invention, a way to sneak up on the enemy and height advantage be damned. I thought he might be having engine trouble, but saw nothing. I then thought he might be shy, and perhaps that was closer to the mark for at the border he suddenly began weaving, ordering us to break formation.

I split away and looked around for my first 'prey' - but saw nothing but two two-seaters several thousand feet above us. They didn't notice us, and no one else seemed to notice them. After a few minutes of looking about in vain I rejoined to find Fischer...gone. He'd dipped too low and lost control in a stall, smashing into the countryside.

Oberleutnant Albert Eulen took command and continued the patrol stubbornly. While over the enemy lines I spotted a balloon only one mile off. Since we were still under 3,000 feet thanks to Fischer's strategy, I risked it and took the balloon down in one pass.

When we came home, we received word of poor Fischer. Well...I can't grieve for him. He was bad for the company, and I knew within minutes he'd go out of his way to make my life miserable. Eulen started to chew me out for breaking formation. I told him I'd gone after the balloon in Fischer's honor and he gave me an odd, cynical smile and told me not to do it again.

22 Nov:
Another patrol, this one quiet due to the pelting snow and heavy winds. We saw no one, no one saw us.

The only odd bit of news came at the end. While at mess, Oberleutnant Eulen called us to order and told us I'd been awarded the balloon, bringing me up to two successful claims. Polite applause, certainly not the thunderous cheer that greeted my first victory. He then announced I was being awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class for my action. No applause, stunned silence, especially from me.

I went to Eulen afterwards and thanked him for his obvious good recommendation when submitting my claim. "We needed a victory after Hauptmann Fischer," he told me. "Though I have to say if I knew they were going to hand out a medal, I might have toned my praise down a bit."

Thanks. I think.

23 Nov:
Yet another patrol, though this one took us further north to Arras, my former stomping ground. And this time we found some worthy opponents! Well...I did anyway.

First we ran into a lone Nieuport 17. This was the type of plane that nearly did my poor Roland in last time so I was eager for the treat. So was the rest of my squad, and soon four of us were chasing the Frenchman up and down the front lines. This was clearly a dangerous situation, but we managed. I fired a series of short bursts and was rewarded with tearing fabric, but finally overshot him. By the time I'd worked my way around, Vizfiedwebel Niederhoff finished him off.

No matter. We returned to patrol, and after only a very few more minutes we found two Airco DH.2s. Excellent, more than enough to give us all some sport....except the rest of my team didn't see them. They simply flew onwards, so it was suddenly 1 on 2.

Fortunately the Albatros is a much superior flier to the early Aircos and I managed to get a few short bursts on them. They picked at me a little in turn, but nothing worrying. Finally one turned away and I let him go to focus on his partner. We jockeyed for position. I had a slight altitude advantage now and fired short bursts whenever we swayed into each other's path. Finally our courses steadied and I fired a long burst into his propeller spitting up wood and fabric.

Like with the Nieuport, he slowed due to damage and I overshot. Then my savior appears. Leutnant Gerhard Flecken comes back to help now that I've evened the odds and downs the Airco in one burst.

Thanks buddy.

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#4041423 - 11/26/14 10:06 AM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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#4041447 - 11/26/14 11:25 AM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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You don't seem to be very happy with your Jasta 20, CatKnight?
Sounds like I wouldn't, either. Another transfer?

Checked "The Jasta Pilots" and saw that Jasta 20 operated from Armeeflugpark 2
from 25 October to 31 December 1916. No idea though, where that AFluP 2 was.
Where are you based in WOFF?

Nice picture, Lederhosen - if one must not fly!


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#4041487 - 11/26/14 01:14 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Originally Posted By: Olham
Yes, if the "realistic rate" is really the more realistc one, we will use that. biggrin

Pls report all new planes we will have available, so Jim_Attrill can add them into the survey.
I must first transfer money to PayPal, and only then I can get WOFF 2.0b - will take a couple o' days.


I will add the new planes when they become available for the DiD campaign which looks like (in our time) to be next year at least pilot


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#4041537 - 11/26/14 02:30 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: JimAttrill]  
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Originally Posted By: JimAttrill
I will add the new planes when they become available for the DiD campaign
which looks like (in our time) to be next year at least


The Fokker E.IV and the Halberstadt D.III seem to be available now already, and need to get added, Jim.
Same for the Gotha - in case anyone wants to fly bombing raids with WOFF 2.0.


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#4041539 - 11/26/14 02:31 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: JimAttrill]  
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Originally Posted By: JimAttrill
Originally Posted By: Olham
Yes, if the "realistic rate" is really the more realistc one, we will use that. biggrin

Pls report all new planes we will have available, so Jim_Attrill can add them into the survey.
I must first transfer money to PayPal, and only then I can get WOFF 2.0b - will take a couple o' days.


I will add the new planes when they become available for the DiD campaign which looks like (in our time) to be next year at least pilot


Jim, I'm flying one now

Bachmeier and crew were sent out to spot enemy troop movement in the southwest corner of Alsace. Decent weather allowed them to actually see the ground for most of the flight. They spotted a train!





#4041568 - 11/26/14 03:17 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Flying with 56 Squadron on Se5's... All my campaigns are DiD.
Got just three sorties and I'm DeeCeeced again... hahaha!

#4041594 - 11/26/14 03:53 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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I will add planes that are available in the DiD Campaign which at the moment is at November 1915. SE5s are two years in the future. If you are flying a plane which is available at that time in WOFF but is not on the web capture please tell me and I will add it. This is obviously a 'rolling' modification as time passes.


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#4041657 - 11/26/14 05:28 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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11/26/16.

Mission: Bombardment

Target: Spur Rail Line at Bapaume.

Flt: 6 A/c Composite Flight with 40lbs bomb loads.


Remarks: Wx; Cloudy but bright. Scraped together six a/c all that was left of the Sgn and headed over the lines. The flight had to bomb from 9000ft thru Clouds but we found out later 2 hit cutting the rail lines. Hq reported replacements coming up tonight. However, Aircraft maybe days.

#4041802 - 11/26/14 09:10 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Took Bertie up for my first patrol in 2.0. Wish I hadn't as my trackIR didn't work. Flew at my ceiling and hoped nothing would creep up on me as I did my best with my joystick hat.
Bertie is still alive, but I'm grounding him until I can look around.

Edit. Fixed. Bertie can fly tomorrow.

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#4041841 - 11/26/14 10:07 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Glad you are all up and running with TrackIr, Maeran.

#4041891 - 11/26/14 11:08 PM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: JimAttrill]  
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Originally Posted By: JimAttrill
I will add planes that are available in the DiD Campaign which at the moment is at November 1915.


Jim, I think you might be a year behind. biggrin

#4041950 - 11/27/14 01:05 AM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Just got back from my trip and headed directly to my PC to download V2.01. All went smoothly and test in QC worked fine.
Nice to see the reports coming in on the new version. I will run a few QC's before committing my precious Albert Ward to any missions on this new level.

Best Regards folks.


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#4041951 - 11/27/14 01:06 AM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: Olham]  
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Just got back from my trip and headed directly to my PC to download V2.01. All went smoothly and test in QC worked fine.
Nice to see the reports coming in on the new version. I will run a few QC's before committing my precious Albert Ward to any missions on this new level.

Best Regards folks.


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#4042075 - 11/27/14 09:56 AM Re: The "DiD Campaign Revival" - Intro, Rules, Reports & Records Chart [Re: 77_Scout]  
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Originally Posted By: 77_Scout
Originally Posted By: JimAttrill
I will add planes that are available in the DiD Campaign which at the moment is at November 1915.


Jim, I think you might be a year behind. biggrin


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