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#4569571 - 05/22/21 11:05 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) ***** [Re: Raine]  
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Fullofit - Jokes on the Hun then for even trying that, serves him right I suppose! The rudder will serve as a reminder of his mistake... and as a roof to help with leaks, sure!
Well, you're certainly onto something here! Now that he's gone things have been going rather smoothly, interestingly enough. Maybe it was him who was cursed and bringing bad luck to the Squadron and Dean. Guess further observation will be needed, but so far without Lehman things are certainly looking up.
Those three man formations certainly are rather quirky, but also feel most tense for the probability of being jumped. Not ideal, but at least it serves well for a quick in and out job.
At this rate Dean will have to be the one writing those rules, given that it always seems to be someone under his command being either suicidal or not doing what he expects them to! At least there was no losses though, otherwise reckon Dean would have even more issues with the idea of leading.
It is indeed good that Pyotr managed to handle the Fokker though, it isn't that bad a plane afterall and could've done some potential damage and that of course would've been a shame! On the topic of dealing damage though.
I see Pyotr is putting his twin guns to good use, even if it was after another typical waste of time scramble, as most of these tend to turn out! The alb made a pretty big mistake with the course reversal, given how he looked like he was almost about to pull guns on! And of course he paid for it dearly. Congrats on having him confirmed too! While there, same with the two seaters. Really either good firepower or good luck to manage to catch them both in practically one burst or so, given how tough they usually tend to be! Nevermind the petrol tank, of course...! Here's hoping a confirmation comes for them both soon.

Tross - Guess there's a joke there that could be made about german efficiency and precision, given their insistence on landing there, but hey, as long as it helps who cares! True on that one, given how going from below is problematic due to ground gunners and, well, the ground. And going from above tends to result in several gunners firing at you. Though it did work out in the end.
Well well, the pair now survived and prospered in a fight with Dreidecker. That's certainly an achievement, given how mean those tend to be when they're trying to kill, even if it didn't come with a confirmation. Congratulations on the one that did come through this! Very good idea in hindsight to bring bombs too with those targets of opportunity.

Carrick - Well, didn't see him crash and burn but with a dead prop he certainly wouldn't be doing mcuh flying, so good job!

Kebab - Ah, The Fatman decides to get in the way of fun then. Maybe he's just jealous?



2/LT Dean Andrews Cunningham
№64 Squadron RAF
Izles-Les-Hameux, Flanders
22nd May, 1918.

11 confirmed


The weather worsened again amidst reports that the rain could persist for several days, which by no means is ideal for our flying through it would at least give some downtime, hopefully. No such luck today though, Hayden led flights throughout the day, enthusiastic as ever. Probably didn't want to admit that we're not in the best state right now.

For the first flight we got strapped with bombs and despite the heavy cloud cover reducing visibility significantly, combined with both the rain and the wind we got led off to drop a few of them on that same airfield that I personally led an attack on yesterday. Seems to me like HQ really doesn't like it being there, given how often we tend to go and bombard that damned thing. Almost makes you pity their engineers and mechanics for having to fix up the shed every single time we fly over for a wee while... Surprisingly caught a few bullets into my crate during the flight but nothing major aside from that. The bombing itself was pretty bad though, as almost none of our bombs had really hit the mark. Probably the damned wind knocking them off course... We decided to not stick around and instead came back home.

From there it was another escort mission for us, this time over some scouts that wanted to take a look at what the germans were up to. Personally, I've no clue how they've seen each other, let alone any of the Hun given how dense the clouds were and how they were flying through the thick of them. Eventually they seemed to have become satisfied though and turned for home, and we followed before eventually breaking as well with no issue. Later in the day found out that all our in repairs crates have finally finished being worked up, so now the squadron was fully equipped for everyone to fly again, even if it did mean there was no replacements for that yet. Hopefully this won't mean the universe decides to do another culling of the Squadron like it always done in the past...

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#4569618 - 05/23/21 11:45 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Albert, that’s a lot of Ps for one pilot to process, LOL! That second MG definitely makes a difference.
So, a meeting with Dreideckers for Edward, eh? The poor buggers thought they’re going to bag another two-seater. Oh, how wrong they were. Edward and Hector strike again and with a full complement of bombs onboard as a handicap to boot. Well done to the pair of them. Hopefully the Huns will get confirmed.
As a side note, I do wish the bombs would make a difference to the flight characteristics of the plane that’s carrying them, forcing pilots to drop them before getting into a fight. Probably somewhere in that wish list thread already.

NR, yup things are looking up after Lehman’s untimely departure. We shall call this time AL - After Lehman.
As to the three-man formations on balloon busting missions - that’s probably OBD’s way of making taking out balloons a challenge. Try to get through the hordes of enemy formations without any support. Certainly will make one’s hair stand on end.
Similarly frustrating are those scramble missions and after that last mission now I know why they’re a waste of time. The lead aircraft doesn’t seem to be able to find the enemy. Or if he does, he chooses to ignore them, hence all those missions are washouts.
The two Vickers are definitely an upgrade. Be it any kind of Fokker or Albatros, they seem to go down much easier while helped by this additional firepower. For some reason it doesn’t feel the same with a Vickers and a wing-mounted Lewis.
On the positive side, that Vickers and Lewis allow for carrying bombs so there is that and Dean made good use of them during the raid on the airfield. That blasted wind! Still, better this than twirling around and chasing Dreideckers.
See now? That’s much better. Escorting some other machines. Letting them stick their necks out for a change. Keeps Cunningham safe and all machines intact. Perhaps with the incoming bad weather the mechanics will get some rest and maybe even get to those reserves once they arrive. A much more productive day for Dean than it was for Pyotr as you’ll see.

23 May, 1918 07:45
Hétomesnil, Marne Sector
Esc SPA 67, GC 12
Adjutant Pyotr Fyodor Smirnov MM
SPAD XIII
9 confirmed kills

Only one of the two-seaters from yesterday could be confirmed as Pyotr’s. Apparently no one had seen the first one go down. Perhaps the German faked his death-dive and recovered near the ground?
Patrol over friendly troop camp near La Cense.
The towering clouds hid every imaginable kind of Hun within them. The flight followed their prescribed flightpath, hopping from cloud to cloud, but failed to find any of the well hidden Boches. Perhaps another day?


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#4569629 - 05/23/21 01:17 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Carrick - Good job by Henri there dispatching that Pfalz. Let's hope the probable becomes a confirmation.

TWK - A tete a tete with a french girl for Shutzmeier eh. The dirty dachshund. Then a lie in with cards and beer. Sounds like he needs to get back in the air sharpish.

NR - Bad weather all round it seems. Another airfield attack for Cunningham, he needs to transfer to a Brisfit squadron at least he can do some proper damage with that bird. Then an escort mission which went ok. A quiet day though in truth and no losses, which is good after what's happened recently.

Fullofit - A quiet day for Pyotr too, that's a rarity. He's nudging his score up very nicely indeed. They definitely slow you down when you have bombs on board. It takes longer to get into formation. Hard to say if they're throwing the aircraft off in turns though.


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#4569669 - 05/23/21 06:32 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Hétomesnil, Marne Sector

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2 Pending

23 May 1918.


Line Patrol : Our 2 flights of 4 and 3 a/c were able to make a shallow High side attack of two flights of Huns V struts and Our our friends for Jasta VI. 7 0r 10 e/a swilling about firing as we Dove and zoom on Zee Boche. I was covering my wing mate as he fired on a V strut the spotted near the deck a wobbling Tri plane did a wing over and closed firing small bursts of 20-25 rds. at abut 100 yards got in a killing burst. The e/a rolled over in a spin and hit some tress splattering all over the landscape. The Esc claimed 3 destroyed ? I only saw mine hit the ground.. 1 Spad destroyed + 1 Pilot wnd. 2 a/c damage.

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#4569671 - 05/23/21 06:55 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Post Script: I asked the Captainie about why so long to confirm my kills. He replied that the Head shed has many other important matters on hand.

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#4569676 - 05/23/21 07:27 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Carrick - Henri is flying now (no pun intended) a Triplane to go with his Pfalz. Yes tell William J Le Petomane to get his finger out and confirm them now.


"A great deal of an aeroplane could be holed without affecting its ability to fly. Wings and fuselage could be—and often were—pierced in 50 places, missing the occupants by inches (blissfully unaware of how close it had come until they returned to base). Then the sailmaker would carefully cover each hole with a square inch of Irish linen frayed at the edges and with a brushful of dope make our aircraft 'serviceable' again within an hour."
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2nd Lieutenant Edward Wilson
48 Squadron
Bertangles East airfield

1 confirmed kill

23rd May 1918

Morning sortie

Edward was with Hector in the mess having another cup of coffee before heading off to the briefing room.

"If we're attacking two seaters and they try to evade I'll fly underneath and give you a shot ok?" said Edward.

"Sounds good to me Pops" said Hector

"Pops? What is that?" asked Edward

"It's a nickname some of the others have come up with for you, on account of.......erm.... account of....." Hector was about to finish his sentence when Edward broke in.

"My age?" said Edward

"Exactly" said Hector smiling.

"Well I guess there's worse things I could be called, I'll settle for Pops" said Edward.

"That's jolly good of............" Hector's reply was cut off by the sound of the airfield alarm.

They ran out of the mess and grabbed their helmets, gloves and goggles. Edward could hear flak batteries opening up already and shouted to the ground crew to start his aircraft. Several other pilots emerged from various places to do the same.

A few minutes later Edward was airborne.

The weather was still pretty dreadful. Rain and winds making the airfield sodden and thick grey clouds above.

As Edward climbed he looked up and could see the flak bursts directly overhead.

Finally as he came through the first layer of cloud he saw enemy aircraft high above.

He continued to climb whilst keeping an eye on the bombers above.

"Keep and eye out for escorts!" shouted Edward.

He could now make out the enemy aircraft as Rumplers and saw several turn and begin their way home. Edward was underneath them now and came around behind and beneath the lead aircraft.

"Remember, I'm going to fly underneath, get ready to hit him!" shouted Edward.

The Rumpler tried to evade by kicking his rudder but Edward expected this and went with him and with extra speed he pulled directly underneath.

Hector fired up into the belly of the Rumpler who rolled away. Edward swung around and back underneath.

Another burst from Hector tore into the Rumpler who now lurched over into a spin and spun right down into the ground.

Edward spotted another Rumpler to the left and dived underneath. The Rumpler tried to evade but Hector fired into it. Another burst had smoke spewing from the Rumpler.

Edward came around and allowed Hector another go. Hector fired into the Rumpler who's wing fell apart. The stricken hun spun down and crashed.

Edward now took stock, they were above the lines east of Amiens now. Jacob saw the remaining Rumplers nosing down and far away now so decided to let them go.

He then saw two more Brisfits below and behind him and swooped to join up with them.

The three aircraft headed back and landed without incident.

Major Park himself strode over to Edward as he dismounted.

"Bloody well done Edward, I saw you bag that hun bomber, not much he could do with only half a wing" said Park.

Edward explained he'd bagged two.

"Well submit your claims man, I can vouch for one straight away" said the Major.



Afternoon sortie

Captain Leonard Payne took the afternoon briefing and confirmed the squadron would be heading towards the lines east of Amiens. He explained that the Major had been called to a meeting with staff at HQ.

Payne was a South African, already had eight kills and was very experienced so Edward was happy with this.

The weather was still very poor and the wet weather had definitely set in as 'A' and 'B' flight's took off and formed up near the Somme river. They climbed high, upto 15000 feet before heading out towards the lines.

Edward and Hector kept keen eyes out but saw nothing until they reached Amiens.

'A' flight was ahead of Edward's flight and they suddenly rolled and dived down. Edward looked and saw more aircraft someway below them.

A melee had developed below Edward now and he saw what 'A' flight were up against, Albatros scouts.

He stayed above and picked a target. He saw one Albatros on his own and coming around beneath Edward.

Edward rolled and dived down onto the unsuspecting hun. Edward fired into him but was going too fast for Hector to get a shot.

The Albatros rolled and dived so Edward rolled with him. He lined up for another shot and hit him hard. Another burst and the Albatros lurched into a spin. Edward had heard of such trickery before so followed him down.

The Albatros didn't pull out though and smashed into the ground.

They were above the lines now so Edward climbed back up. He only saw a couple of Brisfits above and climbed up to firm with them.

Captain Payne signalled to head home and all three made it back safely.

On landing Payne was able to confirm Edward's Albatros.

Later on Major Park returned and spoke with Edward and Captain Payne in the mess.

"I'm afraid your other claim from this morning can't be confirmed Edward, no-one saw it" said Park.

"Nevermind sir, I'm happy with my work today" said Edward.

"So you should be Lieutenant, three kills already. You were very determined this morning, impressively so.....not angry, but determined to get those huns. Keep it going" said the Major.

"You'll be an ace in no time at this rate Pops" said Payne in his nasal South African tone.

"I'm just happy to be out here" said Edward, realising the nickname was for real now.

"Pops eh? I like it" said Park smiling.

"Forgive me but I'll call it a night, a flight in the morning and all afternoon driving in this rotten weather has done me in. Enjoy your evening Gentlemen" said Park who left.

"Goodnight sir" said Edward and Captain Payne who ordered another round.

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Fullofit - After Lehman? Brilliant. Dean oughta send a petition to HQ to start using that this very instant!
Suppose that might be it, though I will be honest I don't see much in terms of enemy squadrons there that often either. I'd imagine it would be most unfortunate for those flying with forced encounters on though, given that they'd have to encounter things while in those three-ship formations. Still, sort of wish it was even more deadlier than it is now in terms of air defences around the balloon. Even in a three man it isn't exactly a difficult experience. Same with the disappointing scrambles, here's hoping that maybe somewhere down the line either the AI in them or they themselves are somehow reworked.
Guess that's just how it is, dual guns seem to work a lot better than a single and a mount! I'd say almost makes me jealous, but having to deal with this still beats having to fly a SPAD with that visibility biggrin
The wind and weather certainly is a pain, but it is what you get, I guess! Lest you want to bring out a drum and start doing rain-dispelling dances and rituals?
Ah, those dastardly germans and their magical crash preventing trickery! At least there's that confirmation, congratulations on that. What's there to say though, imagined boches in the clouds are better than real boches coming out of clouds when you least expect them!

Tross - Hah, at this rate he may as well just become a dedicated bomber. Don't reckon Dean would want to trade his SE5 for having a gunner sitting out back though. A lack of action is indeed good for recovery, so gotta be thankful for that.
Pops, huh? I mean, it suits. Certainly a productive day for him, I'll tell you that much. Three kills in one day, even with some people being rather blind. Guess having a tail gunner able to shoot above you is a pretty good way of taking out bombers with little risk! Well, until the Germans get fed up and start throwing things out the cockpit and at you, hah

Carrick - Congrats on the kill. Seems like HQ needs some encouragement to work harder on confirming things.



2/LT Dean Andrews Cunningham
№64 Squadron RAF
Izles-Les-Hameux, Flanders
23rd May, 1918.

12 confirmed


The rain accompanied us through the two missions of the day. First matter of the day was using the clouds and killing another Hun balloon that was an incoveniece for our troops as of late. It sounded easy given the current weather, as we could use the cloud coverage in order to hide ourselves on our way and then fall out of the clouds for a sudden strike, retreating just as soon. In theory, that's what we planned. In reality, we barely found the balloon, but in the end it worked out as it tends to. A dive, a very long burst, and finally sparks. The thing ignited and blew apart half a minute afterwards, following which we came home. The flight-mates confirmed that it was me who managed to do it in, and I was granted my 12th. Thinking on that, ignoring the few balloons that I got denied, this is my official 5th balloon. Suppose I am now officially both a balloon and an aircraft ace. Certainly something worth having a drink over after the second sortie is done.

On the topic of the second sortie, that one was nothing special. Hayden decided that the whole Squadron needs to go and bomb a railyard, with B flight doing the bombing and A flight providing us cover. How much cover they've provided I cannot say, as we couldn't even see them in the clouds, nor do I assume they could see us, but I suppose I'll just take their word for it that they were there the whole time. The Archie barely provided us any resistance as we flew over to the railyard and dropped our bombs, which from the looks of it managed to hit just fine given that the whole place was either smoking or burning. Satisfied, we went home and landed. Suppose its finally a good opportunity to have that drink and contemplate when to return the bike to its original squadron, given that it's still taking up space in my tent.

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#4569709 - 05/23/21 11:37 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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AT, a good gunner and a Brisfit is a deadly combination. “Pops”. Good nickname for Wilson.

Carrick, Henri has broken the ice with 2 more in the till! Keep safe.

NR, I don’t know which is worse, 2 seaters or ground attacks. Dean is climbing the victory ladder we see.

Fullofit, you got to know when to fold em’! Good choice in leaving the Tripes behind.

TWK, sounds like Albrecht had a night to remember.

Feldwebel Ludwig Kemp
May 23rd, 1918

Collin and Beckman had visited this afternoon after the morning patrols. Collin in was interested in knowing when his pilot would be back. Lt he doctor says in a week or so, Sir” While Collin had left to confirm Kemp’s answer with the doctor, Beckman filled Kemp in on the squadrons progress. “We should be getting the new Fokker in a week! Maybe we will get enough for you to have one!” Kemp smiled and replied, “I sure hope so. The Albatri is getting a little long in the tooth.” After a pause he added, “I see you have overcome the funk you were in when I left.” Beckman flicked his hand in the air. “Ah! Just a passing gloom.” Beckman looked around. “Speaking of feeling well, where is that pretty nurse you have your sights set on?” Kemp sighed. “Something is amiss there I’m afraid. She is here, but there is a cloud between us. I’m not sure what’s happened.” Beckman laughed. “Who knows what goes through the mind of the fairer sex my boy! Their thoughts and feelings defy the rules of logic!” Collin returned which ended the conversation. “We’d better get going Ltn. We will see you next week it seems Kemp.”


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#4569771 - 05/24/21 01:34 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Albert, Pyotr is climbing up one rung at a time, it seems.
As to the bomb loads, I would have thought any plane loaded with bombs would handle like a pig, not well enough to dogfight Dreideckers. Even Le Prieurs should at least slow down a plane due to additional drag. This doesn’t seem to be modelled in WoFF. It would at least make the players think if they really should take that extra ordnance along. If there is no penalty, then why not? To me, bombers in general handle way too well.
So, Pops and Hector have. One up with a foolproof strategy to eliminate Huns. Fly underneath them, give them a healthy dose of lead spray into the underbelly and watch them fall like autumn leaves. Edward better keep his wits about him when one of the enemy wrecks decides to crash right on top of their heads. Congrats on the confirmed claims. Looks like Pops is making up for the lost time.

NR, it only takes one stray Jasta to make a balloon busting mission Dean’s last. Three ships vs 7 (if you’re lucky) aren’t my kind of odds.
With scramble, the mission starts too late. The enemy is already over the aerodrome and there is no way to prevent them from dropping their bombs. It is still possible to chase after them and catch them, but I think the whole point of a scramble is to prevent them from dropping their eggs, not prevent them from returning to base - that’s just a bonus.
Now, switching from a single Vickers to two feels like moving up from a peashooter to a fifty cal. I wonder if it’s possible to find in the files if the bullet mass or stopping power or whatever the professional coding term is for when you squeeze the trigger and the enemy’s wing comes off is the same for SPAD VII and XIII. True, the view from the flying brick is atrocious, but one can get used to it. The problem is losing the enemy you are pursuing behind this fat top wing.
The weather will improve eventually and with that will come improved visibility. No anti-rain dances are necessary, that I’m sure of.
What I’m sure of is that A Flight is not so honest and do not really provide top cover. They simply fly along their route, in most cases oblivious to what happens to B Flight. Another thing to gripe about I guess.
Congrats on the confirmed balloon and the gasbag acedom.
Any chance Dean can attach that black Albatros rudder to the bicycle? Don’t ask me what for.

Carrick, you should get the latest patch. It’ll get rid of that mirrored texture on the horizontal stab.

MFair, I think those Dreideckers made that choice for me.
A Fokker in a week and just in time for Kemp’s return? That’s just too convenient! What’s not convenient is this rift developing between Mia and Ludwig. What gives?

24 May, 1918 11:45
Hétomesnil, Marne Sector
Esc SPA 67, GC 12
Adjutant Pyotr Fyodor Smirnov MM
SPAD XIII
9 confirmed kills

The HQ decided to keep the escadrille on the friendly side of the Front and assigned a patrol of friendly front lines between Roye and Noyon. It was another day of sifting through huge clouds to find the enemy. The entire patrol went by without seeing a single Hun. They were now on their way back and Pyotr was already looking forward to some gnôle at the mess, when all of a sudden all the planes in the formation started to fly in all direction. They were under attack. In the confusion of scrambling to get away from the enemy two SPADs collided and went down as one. That was exactly what the escadrille didn’t need at the moment, two machines less to defend them all from the enemy. Pyotr picked up one on his tail and felt his plane shudder from getting hit. He turned to meet the enemy, but the Boche was already turning as well. They could see each other on the opposite ends of the large circle they were making. It was an Albatros painted all blue with a red nose. How gauche Pyotr thought to himself. They continued to circle each other, but little did the Hun know that Smirnov was actually gaining altitude while playing this game. He finally climbed high enough over the Albatros to mount an attack of his own. The enemy began to run away. Pyotr could see him flying north, but his SPAD was faster and soon caught up with the blue Albatros. He aimed and fired, but his shots went too far right. He adjusted his aim and fired again. The German pilot dove and Smirnov followed. He almost had him when more bullets ripped into his SPAD. He looked back. Another red and blue Albatros flashed by and out of position. Pyotr knew he had one more chance to finish off the enemy ahead, before he had to engage his friend. He fired. The shots connected and he could see the prop of the enemy plane was not turning anymore. “- You’re not going anywhere!” Smirnov taunted his prey and turned to face the new one. The new Boche attack was halfhearted. And Pyotr was soon following him as they raced towards German lines. He saw the first Albatros crash in No Man’s Land. As he approached the Hun he realized a third enemy plane was coming after him. Thankfully it was still too far for a precise attack. Smirnov was now behind his target and opened fire. He saw a tell tale of a black puff of smoke from the enemy plane’s engine. He’s had enough and was going down. Pyotr quickly switched to the enemy behind him and prayed he had enough ammunition left to finish the job. The two circled each other for a while until the German lost his nerve. Alone, over enemy territory with a bloodthirsty SPAD engaged in mortal combat was too much for him. He started to run. What seemed like a safe move ended up being his death sentence. The French aeroplane easily caught up to the Albatros and after a few volleys went down in No Man’s Land. Pyotr was now in similar situation. Alone, low on ammunition but with no enemy on his tail. He preferred to keep it this way and returned to base post haste.

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#4569781 - 05/24/21 03:36 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Fullofit, better being at home with no kills than shooting down enemies and end up the same way!

NR, Dean seems to be racking up quite the list of enemy aircraft shot down. They are going low on Two-seaters, for scouts to be constantly tampered by bombing tasks?


24th May 1918
Leutnant Albrecht Bernhard Schutzmeier
JG III, Jasta 27
Halluin/Rekkem, Flanders - Vivaise, Marne.
Operation Blucher und Yorck
7 confirmed kills.

This morning, before taking off to move our crates off to Marne, Goering grouped everybody, and announced my promotion to Leutnant.
"Herr Schutzmeier, leading from respectable performance and outstanding results in this short period in which you have partecipated in this war, I hereby promote you from the rank of Feldwebel to the rank of Leutnant. You make your Vaterland proud."
I didn't have much time to enjoy my promotions, as we had to take off later in the morning. Well, I had a chance of doing some sightseeing: I saw Douai, where the big hits are stationed; I saw plenty of beautiful little villages, and I also noticed Boistrancourt, the airfield of Jasta 5 (hello Von Stachel!).
I have to say, the woody and peaceful feeling of the Marne is much more therapeutic than the Flanders' flat fields. We landed at our new airfield, Vivaise, which is in the middle of a forest just aside of a beautiful river.



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#4569783 - 05/24/21 03:47 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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NR - Cunningham's good with these gasbags. 12 confirmed kills is a tidy total especially when at least half his missions seem to be ground pounding. Speaking of which, a good job on the railyard it seems. Trouble is I'm not sure which one is worse, not doing a good job and them sending you back or doing a grand job and them thinking....ooooh they're good at that aren't they, let's send them again.

MFair - Very true re the Brisfit, it allows attacks from all angles with a gunner in the back. Kemp's not far off ready now. He needs to keep his hopes up. Teasing him with a Fokker DVII is a bit cruel though. Let's hope he gets one.

Fullofit - A superb day for Pyotr there, three Albatros scouts in one go. Again, patience with the first one, especially when the second one started firing at him (the AI do seem to fire at much longer distances in this new version). Let's hope they get confirmed because if they do I think some bling may be in order and a snog of a french general.

TWK - Congratulations on Shutzmeier's promotion. Looks like he enjoyed the scenic transfer as well. Let's see what his new home brings.


"A great deal of an aeroplane could be holed without affecting its ability to fly. Wings and fuselage could be—and often were—pierced in 50 places, missing the occupants by inches (blissfully unaware of how close it had come until they returned to base). Then the sailmaker would carefully cover each hole with a square inch of Irish linen frayed at the edges and with a brushful of dope make our aircraft 'serviceable' again within an hour."
#4569784 - 05/24/21 03:50 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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MFair: I know this close to Wars end. I get nervous thinking that I put a Target. on my Back ( photo Police Res in New York City in 1918. Must have been a ruff place}

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#4569810 - 05/24/21 07:08 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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2nd Lieutenant Edward Wilson
48 Squadron
Bertangles East airfield

3 confirmed kills

24th May 1918

Morning sortie

Major Park took the briefing and confirmed 'B' flight would be heading towards Beaumont-Hamel again. 'A' flight was already out on a ground pounding mission.

The weather was still very poor. Thick clouds and rain continued. Edward wondered how much more the airfield could take.

Edward and Hector made their checks and took off with the others. They formed up and climbed, struggling to keep formation in the windy conditions.

They headed off east towards Beaumont-Hamel and had gotten about halfway when Edward spotted black dots swirling and swarming around ahead and below.

Clearly some sort of melee was going on. Major Park had seen it too and the formation headed over there.

Edward could see Dreideckers taking on SPADs. He looked for a target to dive down on. He found one as a Dreidecker climbed slightly after making a pass on a SPAD.

Edward dived down but the Dreidecker saw the move and dived out of the way. Edward went with him and they plunged under the cloud layer. He fired a burst into the Dreidecker who now tried to climb away but Edward had better speed and nosed up, peppering the Triplane with bullets.

The Dreidecker swung to the right in a tight turn but Edward stayed underneath and allowed Hector a good shot. Hector fired into the enemy aircraft. The Dreidecker levelled out and Edward swung around onto his tail and put another burst into the enemy aircraft. The Dreidecker burst into flames and plunged down into the ground.

Edward took stock but saw no other aircraft. He was climbing back up when two Brisfits came through the clouds.... chased by four Albatros scouts.

'Where the hell did they come from' thought Edward who now levelled out. The Albatrosse had not seen Edward yet. He nosed down and went after one of them. He hit the Albatros hard and Hector did the same as the Brisfit came alongside. The Albatros rolled and plunged down into the ground.

Several more aircraft had now dropped below the cloud level and Edward chose another target. The Albatros was attacking a Brisfit and Edward plunged onto his tail. He fired into him and the Albatros gave up his attack and dived. Edward wasn't letting him go though and kept after him.

Another burst and the Hun spun down into the ground.

Edward took stock, the remaining Albatrosse were running for the lines and the remaining Brisfits were forming up, Edward joined up with them.

They made their way home and landed safely.

In the debriefing later Major Park spoke with Edward and Hector. "With regards your claims, both Albatros scouts have been confirmed as other pilots saw you bag them. The Dreidecker though, we can't confirm. No-one was around to see it and no ground units were in the area" said Park.

"How did we fair today sir?" asked Edward.

"With your claims we downed five enemy aircraft. However we've lost two Brisfits, 2nd Lieutenant Phillips, Charlie Perkins, and Robbie Bath are dead. Captain Drummond was flying for Bath and is ok, groggy but ok" said Park.

"That's five confirmed victories for you now Lieutenant. You're performance today was outstanding. I'll be mentioning it in my report to headquarters" said Major Park.

"Thank you sir, I'm just sad for our losses" said Edward.

"There'll be more Edward, just make sure you're not one of them" said Park, who went into his office.


Afternoon sortie

'B' flight patrolled near Lahoussaye airfield for 50 minutes in the driving rain without meeting any enemy aircraft, a fact Edward was relieved about.

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"A great deal of an aeroplane could be holed without affecting its ability to fly. Wings and fuselage could be—and often were—pierced in 50 places, missing the occupants by inches (blissfully unaware of how close it had come until they returned to base). Then the sailmaker would carefully cover each hole with a square inch of Irish linen frayed at the edges and with a brushful of dope make our aircraft 'serviceable' again within an hour."
#4569817 - 05/24/21 09:30 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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May 24, 1918.

II Section on maintenance Stan down. The Motor is being pulled due leaks around Zee Gaskits on my machine. and fixes on others.

#4569820 - 05/24/21 10:42 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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MFair - Don't have to think which one is worse, both can be equally bad, hah. Here's hoping Dean doesn't take a sudden fall off that ladder.
Possibly getting the Fokker, huh? That oughta be exciting, getting to fly the latest piece of technology.

Fullofit - Indeed, which is exactly why the bad weather and lack of Hun planes most certainly helps. Agreed on the scrambles. The only times you even end up having a proper fight is when the bombers either randomly hang around, or if they have escorts that decide to jump you. Which in my experience only really seems to happen as the Germans, although maybe thats just my bad luck across campaigns so far.
Maybe having two installed guns just deals more damage to the same place coherently, as opposed to one installed and one mount? Regardless, any improvement is good!
One can hope the weather does improves, it only seems to be getting worse and worse, hah. Does help with getting those balloon kills to achieve that balloon acedom though, eh?
I noticed that tendency too in regards to A flight, they just kind of do their own stuff half the time. Wonder why A flight in these cases are coded to follow waypoints rather than 'escort' B flight.
Dear lord, what kind of bizarre contraption would come out of that? Reckon at that point you may as well wait for more shot down albs and rip the wings off to attach those too, then you'd get yourself a bike and a half.
What a tense fight for Pyotr, but even despite the unfortunate collision and multiple Huns, he manages to overcome the odds and get a few kills! Congratulations on that, here's hoping they get somehow confirmed

Kebab - More so balloons than aircraft as of late, it seems. Really oughta be something like that going on, given how much ground attack the 64th is doing. May as well give them full on bombers at this rate.
Well well, congratulations on the promotion for Schutzmeier! Certainly deserved.

Tross - Fair point, though it could always be worse. Could always be flying a bomber observer and constantly spinning around looking for artillery targets. Guess right now its just a situation where slow and steady will hopefully win the race, and get more kills that is. Seems like when it comes to the 64th though, its the latter, given how often these ground attacks keep appearing!
Well, what's there to say. Getting a drop on a Dreidecker is better than a dreidecker getting a drop on you...! Regardless, despite the unfortunate losses that's 5 kills now. Congratulations on the acehood, hah.

Carrick - Well, better sit around fixing the machine than flying and having it fall apart on you mid-flight!



2/LT Dean Andrews Cunningham
№64 Squadron RAF
Izles-Les-Hameux, Flanders
24th May, 1918.

12 confirmed


Bad weather shows no sign of clearing up throughout the day. First matter of things for the day was a patrol over friendly lines down south, during which we couldn't even see the lines due to the clouds, nor could we see anything around us. Overall a waste of time amounting to nothing, but went without trouble. In the afternoon came a sudden patrol into the enemy lines, not as the whole squadron either but simply as B flight. The field was too muddy for everyone to take off, I guess. That did not amount to anything either though, as the clouds prevented any possible visibility and contact with anything that could've possibly been around. We landed having made no contact with as much as Archie, nevermind anything else. In the evening another airman arrived, though there was no mount for him, so I guess he'll just have to sit and watch everyone else do the job until more arrive.

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"Those who survive a long time on the battlefield start to think they're invincible.
I bet you do, too, Buddy."
#4569826 - 05/25/21 12:06 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Kebab, I would agree with you, but sitting safe at home doesn’t win wars.
Looks like Schutzmeier is doing some sightseeing from the safety of his cockpit. Congrats on the promotion. Vivaise is a rough place to land with all those trees around.

Albert, it was a day full of excitement for Pyotr, that’s for sure. Let’s not tempt the fate now, ok? A kiss of death from the Gong Fairy is not welcomed. Besides, he just had a brush with the vengeful-one not too long ago.
Speaking of which, the one in a tutu should soon visit Edward as well to bestow upon him the curse … erm, I mean accolades. Well done on becoming an ace. Pops is quickly becoming Brisfit Scurge to all things made by Fokker and Albatros. Well done on bagging those birds.

NR, the worst weather is the one that’s not bad enough to ground the squadron, which is what Dean is getting recently in spades. At least he doesn’t have to deal with the enemy, which in clouds like these isn’t fun.
I have a feeling the top cover isn’t supposed to be called that, otherwise they’d simply do the escort duty. What we think top cover is, is supposed to be a fighter sweep ahead of your formation. The problem is - they fly behind you. And if they’re doing that, then they may as well do escort duty.
So, another quiet day for Cunningham, building up the squadron strength, but there is one request they should ask oh the HQ. Any new replacements should arrive in their own planes, or at least on a bike.


"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."
#4569911 - 05/25/21 05:09 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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25th May 1918
Leutnant Albrecht Bernhard Schutzmeier
JG III, Jasta 27
Vivaise, Marne.
Operation Blucher und Yorck
7 confirmed kills, 2 pending.

Today I woke up to a fresh morning. We had our first encounter with the French Messieurs.

1st Flight
We were up for a ground forces support operation, we were going to fly all in a single Schwarm. I've been put in the first 3 fliers of the formation. We took off and climbed a considerable altitude, which isn't always simple in these slow, little crates. While in the process of doing so, the Schwarmfuhrer had some troubles with the engines, so he fell back to Vivaise while we kept on our mission. We did not encounter any enemies on this flight.

2nd Flight
This time, Goering briefed me and Oberleutnant Borlinghaus (another ace in the squadron, he has 5 kills currently) about a balloon not far from Vivaise. We were to do a patrol around its perimeter to protect it from possible enemy attacks. We stood up there for a good 20 minutes, and we diverted back with the intention of going home. While in transit, we spotted a rather large group of enemies (around 3/4 two-seaters and about 3 escorts) flying just to our south east. They were too close to avoid the fight so we took a dare and went into them. The two-seaters were those fighter bomber types, the Strutters, which are rather old from what I know. The scouts were SPADen, I couldn't really recall if the older single-machinegun armed ones or the most recent additions, the XIII models. I wasn't as sure as usual since I didn't really know what to expect from these new opponents, so I decided to keep my distance for a while. I noticed a scout flying behind Borlinghaus so I decided to jump in. We had a rather long fight, but the French pilot decided to dive loosing all of his altitude and eventually disengage. I decided not to follow him in order to keep some of my potential energy. I diverted back to the main fight where I only saw Borlinghaus fighting. Where was Goering? Anyways, it seemed the SPADen decided to disengage and go back home. I must say, a considerably cowadly move to leave the more vulnerable planes you're supposed to protect to their fate. There were currently 3 enemy planes in the air. Two of them were engaged with Borlinghaus, while the third one was up above, scanning. I kept an eye on the timid plane as I engaged one of the Strutters. I engaged in a dogfight with the plane. His gunner, armed with a single .303 Lewis, tried to pop some shots into me, but he didn't damage anything relevant. As the lad was really slow, I pulled my throttle back, relaxed and dropped in a very long burst. That long that I managed to jam one of my Spandaus, which already seemed to be damaged as it held a big hole on itself. Oh well, I still have the other one! As this Strutter spiralled hopelessly to the ground, I decided to go back home, while I noticed the other Strutter low over our frontline. I decided to go and end him as well (we must make our new presence known after all, right?) and I quickly took rid of its engine. I saw it crashed over our ground, but the guys looked relatively safe. Hope our ground troops reserve a respectful attitude towards them. Anyways, I eventually arrived to Vivaise where I sadly saw Borlinghaus crash on landing, behind some barracks in the trees. Luckily he was really slow so he didn't hurt himself too bad, apart from a sore leg. By the way, my wound is healing perfectly as it missed the bone. There was still no sight of Goering. I landed, and went with Rudi to check for him with a truck. We found him not far from the frontline, rather shaken; he seemed fine and healthy, though. We took him back, and we found out his elevator controls got jammed by some French rounds. The Dreidecker being the sensible kite it is, he used the same technique I used back against the Brits of managing the heading with the throttle, and he had crash landed in friendly territory. That evening, me and Borlinghaus had a long discussion about these French fliers. "I must admit-" he said inhaling a cigarette. "These Frenchmen really are no match to the English fliers. These ones always manage to get themselves in disadvangating positions, and apart from lucky shots like with poor Herr Goering they seem not to have the sharpest eye. Those gunners in the two-seater machines, though! Them are quite pesky! Wouldn't be surprised if I ended up falling to one of those." I really hope he didn't throw that on himself.

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#4569912 - 05/25/21 05:40 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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NR - Looks like Cunningham had a quiet day as well. Hopefully the change in weather will bring a change in fortune in terms of meeting the opposition anyway. Hopefully the replacements get a chance to get some experience.

Carrick - A day off for Henri, enjoy it while it lasts. Nothing worse than a leaky gasket.

TWK - Well done to Shutzmeier on downing those Strutters! Never an easy task but yes, not very comradely for the SPADs to do a runner like that. Goering managed to survive I see, good job he wasn't injured, keep him away from the morphine whatever you do.


2nd Lieutenant Edward Wilson
48 Squadron
Bertangles East airfield

5 confirmed kills

25th May 1918

Morning sortie

Captain Frank Ransley took the briefing this morning and would lead 'B' flight as Major Park was already out with 'A' flight. Ransley was from Caversham in Berkshire and had three kills already although he was only 20 years old. He confirmed we'd be heading along the Somme river upto the lines.

The weather had improved a lot, gone was the rain and total cloud cover. There were still some large clouds around but it was still a pleasure to fly as Edward and the rest of 'B' flight took off and headed up and out.

The sortie progressed quietly and no contact was made at all. The flight landed safely some seventy minutes later.


Afternoon sortie

Lieutenant Cunninghame took 'B' flight on their afternoon sortie. Cunninghame was from Rochdale and he and Edward had been getting on well. Edward liked the fact that even though Cunninghame had been to a good school and been commissioned as an officer in his early twenties, his accent was still thoroughly Lancastrian.

He confirmed 'B' flight would be heading back towards Beaumont-Hamel. This brought a certain amount of trepidation to those present following yesterday's losses in the same area.

The weather was still good, large clouds were still around but the sun was high and shining as 'B' flight took off, formed up and climbed to over 14000 feet before heading out north east.

The patrol went without any contact being made and Edward and the others landed back at Bertangles about eighty minutes later.

In the evening new replacements had arrived, pilot 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth Clapp and two Observer/Gunners, 2nd Lieutenant Ricky Godard and 2nd Lieutenant Timothy Polovski.

They looked very green and very young, Edward thought. He helped make them feel welcome along with the others.

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"A great deal of an aeroplane could be holed without affecting its ability to fly. Wings and fuselage could be—and often were—pierced in 50 places, missing the occupants by inches (blissfully unaware of how close it had come until they returned to base). Then the sailmaker would carefully cover each hole with a square inch of Irish linen frayed at the edges and with a brushful of dope make our aircraft 'serviceable' again within an hour."
#4569930 - 05/25/21 10:39 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Fullofit – Congratulations on graduating to the Spad 13. That second Vickers must at least partially make up for the poor visibility. Still, every scrap seems to be a challenge and the ability of a Spad to dive out of trouble has a lot to be said for it.

NR – Cunningham is doing splendidly with 64.

Albert – Wilson is figuring out how to take advantage of his Bristol. How are you finding the machine? Congratulations on your first five victories.

Kebab – Congratulations on the promotion to Leutnant! And best wishes for your new hunting grounds. Things are starting out well – bagging two Strutters on your first day!

MFair – it will be good to see you back in action soon. I know I’m going a little stir crazy with an injury putting my pilot out for nearly a month.

600 pages! Congratulations to all the intrepid DiD flyers and story weavers for giving us so much enjoyment.

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