#4347741 - 03/29/17 09:43 PM
Re: Pick one plane...one squadron...one time period.
[Re: DukeIronHand]
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Well ArisFuser I knew I liked you. March/April 1917 with J11 is my very, very close 2nd place choice. In fact, if I take flight time, combining board games - Richthofens War and Dawn Patrol in the pre-computer era, RB3d, and WOFF, that is far and away the career I have spent the most time with. And oddly what I have the most literature on also - the Germans are certainly not under represented in the history book department. Probably spurred by the apparent universal fascination with MvR.
However despite the fact that my mother was born in Germany - so half my family is there - I feel a little traitorous picking them as #1. Weird I know but I am weird.
So...tough call but...drumroll please...if I had to pick one and only one it would be: 56 Squadron in May 1917 flying the Se5.
I have always liked this plane, time period, and squadron, and the book "High in the Empty Blue" - basically a day by day Squadron history, kind of cemented that choice. Great book and highly recommended.
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#4347774 - 03/30/17 01:25 AM
Re: Pick one plane...one squadron...one time period.
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Oh the rabbit hole of never ending character background creation...every pilot has a story down to family lineage. A tedious hobby but enjoyable nonetheless. Oh yea. I always have a background going for all my pilots that starts at the pilot creation screen with name, rank, birth location, etc. I also find that a historical knowledge of the squadrons history and personnel really adds the the "back story/immersion" of a campaign. I always have a slight pause when the day dawns on the date I know a great ace will not be back for dinner that night. Yea...I'm a WOFF geek.
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