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#4523566 - 06/03/20 01:16 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) ***** [Re: Raine]  
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Carrick – congratulations on becoming an ace! You are doing France proud.

Fullofit -- that was some great situational awareness, realising that not all the hands you had spotted were accounted for. But I think you need to give the guy in the back seat a raise. I believe he is on strike. Toby is a marvel!

Here is a short update from Hans-Dieter...


Tagebuch of Fw Hans-Dieter Vogel, EK2, Jasta 26

Part 6

2 June 1917


Life in the Kriegslazarett in Valenciennes is not peaceful. The place is not graced with gardens. We have no orchestra. The food makes one long for Landsers’ “soup in a helmet” or similar trench fare. And God help that you should look at one of the nursing sisters. I read somewhere that during the Civil War in America they advertised for women to volunteer as nurses. The advertisement stated that applicants had to be “plain to the point of revulsion.” How they missed these dear nuns I do not know.

There is a class system among the wounded, it seems. At the bottom are the most tragic and pathetic: those who will never be fathers, and the Gesichtsentstellten – those whose faces are shot away leaving only a gaping maw and broken teeth for the world to look on. Next are those with those with stomach wounds or trench foot or venereal disease. They have the worst pain but the details are too gruesome or embarrassing to merit the pity of a young woman. On top are the lucky few with hero-wounds: an artful scar down the face, a leg that leaves a swaggering limp but still holds up its owner, or a head wound glancing enough to part the hair but leave the brain in place. And, thanks be to God, that is the class in which I find myself.

I am now allowed to get up and go for short walks. It is preferred that I walk the hundred metres to the church and go to mass. “Listen to the singing,” I am told. “It will give you peace.” It does not appeal to me. My papers say I am a Catholic. My mother was Catholic and my father is Lutheran. But my mother is dead and my father is an angry drunk so I am not sure which faith God smiles upon. Still, Steinmesser has brought me some Brantwein and a flask so I go to church and sit in the back row and enjoy a little drink when no one is looking. In another few days the doctors may let me out for an afternoon and I will try to find a good café and a real meal. I have had visitors but they are all turned away with the exception of one visit from Leutnant Loertzer, the boss, and weekly visits from Steinmesser. My friend has made himself objectionable enough that the nuns have given up trying to keep him out.

In another couple of weeks I will be released and allowed to go home for a fortnight. I am trying to decide what to do. I have not lived in Germany for five years and have no real family. Perhaps I will simply go to Berlin and see what has changed. This hospital stay has given me a great deal of time to think. I have resolved that I shall not let my upbringing with my father dictate my future. And I shall not pass on the hurt I have received. If luck is on my side and I live through this war, I want to achieve some recognition and enough proficiency as an airman that I can do something related to aviation for a living.

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Raine – A very poignant episode, well done. I hope young Vogel can achieve what he has set out for himself.

Fullofit – Looks like Toby’s G/O has at long last sorted out what the trigger does. I’ll bet the armorers were surprised; they actually had to reload a few rounds on the rear gun of Chesty’s bus.

Carrick – It certainly didn’t take Francois long to achieve ace status, despite the kite he has been forced to fly. Congratulations!

Marean – Terrific episode with Lindley and Harris, outstanding. It’s been said before but I’ll say it again, I love these crossovers.

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#4523632 - 06/03/20 03:28 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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3 June 1917
66 Squadron R.F.C.
Estrée-Blanche, France

After nearly three days of packing, moving, unpacking, organizing, and learning all that was involved when one is to serve as the CO of a fighting squadron, Major Swanson was ready for the task, or at least as ready as he'd ever be. Major Boyd, always a man of his word, had helped Swany with the transition and with getting things set up in the new camp. Estrée-Blanche was a far cry from Vert Galand. Things in the squadron's old digs had been relatively peaceful and quiet, almost bucolic actually. But this new place was all busyness and noise, nearly to the point of being chaotic. The aerodrome here was very large and very well established, serving for the last two years as not only home to numerous fighting units at any given time, but also as a main repair facility for the surrounding area. Planes were coming and going constantly and the workshops hummed day and night, and men were hustling about everywhere. It was not a camp conducive to relaxing after a long, arduous day's sorties. All of which was why Swany was already considering looking for a room in town rather than taking up residence in the officer's huts, which sat uncomfortably close to the main repair hangars.

Of further note, the weather had not been terribly helpful during the move as it rained on and off the entire time, making the procedure all the more unpleasant. Things appeared to be lifting a bit by noon today when the rain quit and the skies lightened slightly, enough so that Major Swanson decided to take a short cook's tour of the new AO to familiarize himself with it. It felt good to get up and away from the aerodrome, even if it was only for a brief while. But he knew he couldn't stay out long as there were still things to attend to before the evening's send-off for Major Boyd. The man would be sorely missed at 66 Squadron.

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#4523654 - 06/03/20 05:10 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Lou...did you mod another drome or is that in the game?


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#4523664 - 06/03/20 06:35 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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AM, it is another mod I am working on. As a guide for this one I am using the excellent description, sketch, and contemporary photo from Alex Revell's "High in the Empty Blue". I just added the tarmac pads and paths this morning as a matter of fact.

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#4523669 - 06/03/20 06:55 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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#4523675 - 06/03/20 07:49 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Francois Gaston Pistache
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Sergant, Esc 90
Mix N-23 and N-24 Bis
Toul, Verdun.

June 3, 1917.

5 victory's
1 unconfirmed

Mission: Intruders over the line, Our 4 a/c section couldnt catch em. Maybe 2 e/a they nosed over when still far away

Mission: Escort 3 Sopwith B-1's on Recon. Zee Bosche hit us with 5 Scouts before reaching the lines. They just fell on us slipping by our high flight. We lost 2 B-1's + 1 N-23 and 1 N-24 as Top cover joined the circling mass of machines, Also 1 pilot wnd from B flight. Our 7 a/c claimed 3 e/a. One of was mind ( ?) I didnt see the crash but heard a loud Crunching Noise down on the deck. after closing and fireing off 159 rds. I shot near a down e/a to see if a pilot was in it. No movement.

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#4523702 - 06/03/20 11:41 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Raine, Toby’s gunner needs to be sacked, not given a raise. Mulberry only tolerates him because he knows one day he will act as a human shield when a particularly nasty Hun attacks them from behind.
Poor Hans. He is not enjoying his stay at the hospital one bit. That is one sure way to keep him from returning to this place. He will definitely be more careful in the future if he doesn’t want to wind up in this dreary place again.

Lou, you know, I’d be happy that Toby’s G/O now knows how to fire his gun if it weren’t for the fact that most of the rounds he fired ended up in his own D.H.4! That moron is shooting up my own plane! It was much better when he didn’t touch that gun.
Looks like Swany is finding out about the intricacies of being in command and does not appear to like it. What wouldn’t he give for some peace and quiet? It’s what he needs if he ever hopes to write that letter to nurse Mead. Right?

Good stuff Carrick. Hope your Hun gets confirmed.

3 June, 1917 12:50 afternoon mission
St. Pol-sur-Mer, Flanders Sector
RNAS-2
SC Tobias Chester Mulberry VC, DSC&Bar, DSO&Bar, Ld’H, Od’L, WS
12.9 confirmed kills

Only the two flamers from yesterday could be confirmed.
After hitting the factories south of Diksmuide, Toby was waiting for Flight Sub-Lieutenant White to finish his bomb run and join up. The 5 Pups from RFC-66 above were following and when Mulberry looked up to check on them he saw an Albatros diving out of the clouds, ignoring the Pups and going straight for his wingman. Toby lunged to help his mate and parked his De Havilland on the German’s tail. Lucky for FSL White he was flying higher than the Hun and could easily avoid him. The Boche on the other hand was not so lucky and avoiding Toby was not so easy. Mulberry was aware they were flying over enemy trenches and was reluctant to follow the German pilot that low, but as soon as he saw the mud ending and green grass beginning, he knew he could get down and finish off his target. He swooped down and nearly collided with the Hun. The Albatros was flying that much slower. It took another go-round to take him out. Once that was done, the entire flight of Pups and the two bombers returned back to base.

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#4523727 - 06/04/20 05:39 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Many thanks for the accolades. You've all set the height of the bar here ahead of me. I'm just trying to keep up but I need to write faster since I'm falling farther behind.


Fullofit - The prospect of a conversation between Michael Palin's Pontius Pilate who can't say 'R' and Thomas Prewett who struggles with the letter 'L' boggles the mind for hilarity. In another life, maybe.
As for Oliver going mano et mano with Der Alte, Oliver, like Indiana Jones before him would likely lose that fight. Glad survival instincts took over and it didn't come to that.

Lou - with all this non-flying time now that Swanny finally has a squadron, will we see greater endeavors of building? Hint, Bray Dunes. 54 Sqn goes there in mid June.

Raine - I had to look up "Boys Own Paper." Ripping Yarns. It's what we do, or try to anyway. I fondly remember Ep1 of the Michael Palin series of the same name.
"Tomkinson's Schooldays"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXJRI8dzsEw&t=183s

Looks like Oliver won the battle of the nurses this week. Unfortunate that Hans-Dieter is among the more serious kind of nursing sisters. Sounds like Hans-Dieter has reached the critical moment of his young life. Breaking the last shackles of upbringing and charting his own course. I still think you're juggling two pilots in 3 weeks smile

Maeran - Young Lindley has a new pal. Brilliant. On a past note, your suspicions about Nobby bringing Cinquante-Quatre to 46 were spot on. I quote AGL's "No Parachute," from his Tuesday, June 26th, 1917 entry.

"The sing-song was livelier because Scott has brought with him a priceless book, properly bound and illustrated, of the songs sung by 54 Squadron. They had it done in Cambridge, and it's title is Cinquante-quatre, which so far as we're concerned, means 'Forty-Six.'"

MFair - Ainsle is an officer now. I don't know the RFC equivalent for "Mustang" but there you have it. Apropos, in your case I think smile looking forward to what happens next.

Carrick - Well done. Francois is finding his stride, both in the air and avec les femmes. Given the magnetic attraction of every female in France for your pilots, when will we get a romantic AAR ?



3 May 1917

I was practically out on my feet after the day’s ordeal and the game of Mills bomb baseball with the Hun patrol. They’d been hunting me the entire time and I never even knew they were there. My escape was a much closer shave than I’d thought. Sgt. Prewett offered me his canteen and I took a long drink. He walked me back to company HQ then sent for the medic who removed a thick chuck of wood the size of my pinkie and flushed the wound with antiseptic.

“That’s all?” I asked looking at the splinter. “It felt like a railroad spike. I’m sorry to haul you out of bed for this.”

“No worries, sir. You took quite a knock to the surrounding tissue. Could be a bit more splinter in there, sir. I’d have it checked at the Clearing station. We’ll get you down there at first light.”

After a full canteen of water and few hours sleep, I cleaned up, shaved, and met the Company CO, Captain Harold Pemberton. Over breakfast I told him what I’d seen in the German lines and tore out the page in my notebook, detailing the defensive positions. He was most interested in the specifics of my escape, especially the tunnel under the wire.

“Once the Huns retreated to the Hindenburg Line, they stopped patrolling past their own wire. This lot here are a different sort with a bit more initiative. Every night they raid up and down the lines. We thought they’d built a tunnel into No Man’s Land.”

“Sir, was that barrage your doing?” I asked. “It’s the reason I got away. They did cut it rather fine I must admit.”

“Not at first. I called it down to destroy the Sopwith. We didn’t see you until you’d cleared the wire. After that I had the battery continue firing longer a bit longer. Keep the Huns in their bunkers and give you a fighting chance. I congratulate you, Lieutenant. I didn’t think you’d make it across.”

"The Boche would have had me yet, sir, were it not for Sergeant Prewett. He brought me in, then we gave the Huns a fine send off. May I say that he is a force of nature, sir.”

“You may indeed, Lieutenant. You may indeed.”

Communications with Brigade were down. The line was cut somewhere but the Captain promised to get a message off to 54 as soon as possible. He left me in the company of Sgt Prewett who gave me a tour of the lines.”

The Gloucesters were magnificent. Everywhere I went along the line the men acted as If I were an old friend. I wondered at their enthusiasm. Had they all fattened their wallets betting on my survival? Prewett told me the reason.

“Wowsy 'uns been stawking about each night throwing bombs and raiding our trenches. We wost a few bwokes. Some bwasted, some with their throats cut. We been ‘unting these ‘uns for a week now. Patrowling out in the mud each night. Deviwish cwever, these Boche. Most ewusive. We could never catch ‘em untiw you came awong, sir. Fwushed ‘em into the open and then we bowled ‘em for a gowden duck, didn’t we, sir?

Duck. What duck? Oh dear, was this Cricket again?

"Now we know about their ratholes…"
His face hardened suddenly; the beaming smile slipped away.

“I wiwl be trebwle-sinewed, hearted, breathed,
And fight mawiciouswy; for when mine hours
Were nice and wucky, men did ransom wives
Of me for jests; but now I'wl set my teeth
And send to darkness awl that stop me.”

“I have no doubt of that, Sergeant.”

Prewett said nothing. After a moment his great smile returned. He led me to a trench periscope and had me look once he’d focused it. I could see at least one body out near a dead tree. Last night’s work.

Late morning saw communications restored. I bade farewell to Captain Pemberton. A medic arrived to escort me to the advanced dressing station where I could get transport.

Prewett came to say goodbye.

“Good wuck, sir.”

“Thank you, again. It’s been a pleasure Sergeant Prewett. I hope we meet again one day.”

We shook hands. I gave him my RFC collar badge.

He smiled his huge smile and nodded. “Uniw that day, sir,” he said, then saluted and that was that.

I owed Thomas Prewett my life and in the normal course of things we’d be best mates for the rest of our days. I’d liked him immediately. He was a man I’d be proud to call friend, but chances were I'd never see him again. I hated the military necessity that separated us as officer and NCO. Was Capt Pemberton unusual allowing a Sergeant such latitude with a visiting Lieutenant? I didn’t know. There was a lot more nuance to being an officer than I’d realized. I had work to do.

Traffic crawled on crowded roads, most of it heading North. Another push? I didn’t reach 55 CCS and Peronne la chapelle until late afternoon. Eliza wasn’t there. She was gone on the train to base hospital with the critical cases. This was the final straw. A hideous three days then a chance to see her blown to bits. Just perfect! How could this get any worse? I was in a vile mood. After an interminable wait, the doctor examined me. A bit of wood remained stuck in my back after all, and he’d need to enlarge the opening to remove it and fully clean the wound. I wished he’d get on with it. I was exhausted and in desperate need of a bath and clean underclothes. Any reason I had for remaining here was on the ambulance train.

Sound.

Light.

I swam toward the surface of full conscious. She was there.

“I was dreaming about you, my beloved,” I murmured.

“I’m flattered, Lieutenant. I don’t hear those words nearly as often as I once did. Ludlow said that you loved truly. I see she now wasn’t wrong.”

I was fully awake at last. I lay in a hospital bed, its back angled like a deck chair. Before me was the Matron, she of the fearsome scowl on Laconia, who appeared now a completely different person, her crone-like mien cast away like a traveler’s disguise. She looked taller, as if freed of some invisible burden and drawn up at last to her full height. Her youth was behind her but it’s fading hue still illuminated the features of a woman in the full beauty of her middle years. Graceful of carriage, the delicate curves of her slender figure were clearly visible despite the starched uniform. Green eyes twinkled in amusement and the remnant of a grin loitered at the corners of her mouth. In the twilight of the darkened ward the wall lamp threw firelight, and its glow lit the few streaks of grey in her raven hair, lending her the otherworldly majesty of a sorceress or queen of lost antiquity.

I tried to sit up, but she checked me.

“Easy now. You’ve led us a merry chase, my dear.”

“What…?”

“Bad reaction to the Benzocaine. Remember that for the future. You’ll be fine but you had us worried for a time.” She took my pulse and felt my forehead.

“Sit up now and let me see your dressing.”
Warm hands I barely felt cleaned and dressed the wound.
“Back to bed with you.”

She pulled the blanket up as I settled in. She reached over to extinguish the lamp and kissed me on the forehead. “Sleep now,” she whispered. The next thing I remember was morning.

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Carrick - Francois and his crew suffered some in that last sortie, luckily your man was not one of those lost. That screenshot of him alongside the V-strutter is quite fine.

Fullofit - Toby's G/O really is a piece of work, when he's not ignoring the Hun he's sticking the muzzle of his gun next to Mulberry's ear and letting loose a few rounds. Perhaps a blanket party for the fellow is in order. To those Pups from 66, that was C Flight and Major Swanson will be reviewing with Captain Hunter what exactly the role of an escort flight is.

Epower - Glad to see that Oliver has at last gotten that wound properly attended to. I shall miss Sgt. Prewett, but perhaps fate will bring him into the story again someday. As for the apperance of this latest angel of mercy, will the plot thicken?
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Fullofit: I agree with RAF Lou But instead of a blanket party. The Cad should be Short Sheeted !

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Oh I think a blanket party AND short sheeting would be in order. Maybe even a moon bath, and not the new age, touchy feely cleansing ritual this term now refers to, but rather the archaic meaning; i.e., take the buggar out in the woods after dark, strip him down, cover him with any leftover jelly, jam, or honey you have lying about, tie him to a tree, and leave him for the insects and critters.

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Ooh this could be interesting. Other Toby Current Gunner better start producing Tiffany cuff links or he's really gonna catch hell.

Lou - I completely missed your Bray Dunes Mod on my first pass through that page two months ago. At the time I was too busy crying in the shower because Chipilly and Flez weren't there and never went back for a closer look.

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#4523780 - 06/04/20 02:41 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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So many historic WWI aerodromes to build, so little time. To paraphrase chief engineer Montgomery Scott: "I'm buildin' all I can now captain, an' I canna build any faster!"

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Carrick, there is a flaw in your plan. This would require Toby making that lout’s bed. That would be more of a punishment for Toby than his gunner.
I like Lou’s idea much more. It seems more fitting and satisfying at the same time. As to moon bathing, I prefer less elaborate schemes. Just crumble some cookies in his bed. If the crumbs won’t keep him at night, the creepy-crawlies will.
Epower, you have to remember, the other Toby never made it back across the lines after they’ve been shot down. There was only one dress ...
Of all the rotten luck! Oliver needs care and no Eliza in sight. Maybe it’s for the best. He wouldn’t want her to worry because of trivial things like a splinter. Instead Oliver is scoring brownie points with the Matron. In the long run she may be more receptive to allowing Eliza extended “breaks” when Oliver comes visiting in the future. For now rest, get better, get a few sponge baths and carry on.


"Take the cylinder out of my kidneys,
The connecting rod out of my brain, my brain,
From out of my arse take the camshaft,
And assemble the engine again."
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I forgot about poor Other Toby being a prisoner. Makes more sense now. I was thinking this current rash of G/O incompetence was out of character for Other Toby. Shame there wasn't a bear costume handy like Jack Aubrey and Dr. Maturin used in one of the early Patrick O'Brien novels.

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Bear, frog, anything! Just make an attempt and don’t leave Toby stuck with dead weight at the back of the bus. Oh well.


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The connecting rod out of my brain, my brain,
From out of my arse take the camshaft,
And assemble the engine again."
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EPower, fantastic stories as always. I do fear your man is using up his 9 lives too fast. Mustang? She called me a Stallion! But, that was a while ago. In real life, mustangs make great mounts once trained. Mares are ok except they are female and can be unpredictable at certain times. Stallions, you best know what you are doing. Give me a gelding.

Maeran, thank you for Harris’s introducing to the officers mess. He always wondered what went on in there.

Raine, looks like you may have 2 pilots soon. Are you getting ready for retirement?

Carrick, an ace by god! Good on ya hoss!

Fullofit, if it takes 5 kills to become ace, you need to come up with a title for Toby since he has taken out half the German force singlehanded.

Lou, as if Swany does not have enough on his plate, now he is overseeing whole new airfield construction. Nice work my friend.

Last edited by MFair; 06/04/20 07:22 PM.

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