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#4575805 - 07/29/21 11:10 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) ***** [Re: Raine]  
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Watching the recent videos, and it seems time after time the Germans are meeting and being bounced by two seaters who are always in a fighter role, or behaving like one.
At this time in the war, would this be called historically accurate?

#4575826 - 07/29/21 01:55 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Experienced it as well. I mean, it sounds a bit dumb to me for a Breguet to bounce a flight of Fokker DVIIs...

#4575876 - 07/29/21 06:24 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Cecil Percy-Smyth Fawnsworth
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July 28, 1918

Arrived with the other replacement (4) last night, Shown the Taps and off to War at 0545 Hrs, No Contact. I say bit of luck as the Camel is a handfull pulling because of the Rotary. Landing is a hanfull too as she wants to ground loop engine On or Off.

Second Flight Low Patrol Defensive Bit awkward saw my 1st Hun fire off all my ammo Hits ? Dinner a Biscut Jam and salt pork. Wine with all meals is the Sqn Rule.

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#4575883 - 07/29/21 07:25 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Carrick - Welcome to Cecil, he's in good company in 54 and they should be very busy. Good luck.


"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."
#4575886 - 07/29/21 07:57 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Tross - A rough day is one way of putting it. The Captaine's decision was disastrous quite frankly, and those two seaters must be cursed. Baptiste could've ran of course, but to do so without making a substancial attempt would be cowardice. Of course maybe cowardice would've been wise in this case. At least he's not dead. Truly is a pain.
What an amusing little prank to see Kevin off. I'm sure he'll very much miss them! So the arrival to his new squadron went rather well. Got a few people of interest already. Here's hoping this Captain Pope doesn't get in the way of things with his old fashioned outlook.
And of course an easy fight against Hannovers. Seems like a nice way to celebrate Kevin's arrival by getting himself 73rd.

Fullofit - Well, that's unfortunate then. But hey, kills are still kills even without a confirmation I guess! Still a shame, seems like they're just not believing Klaus here. Baptiste really did get lucky and made it out alive here, not so much for many others though. Certainly can't forget those sponge baths for the next short while.
So some more of the everpresent silver menace it would appear. Klaus done as much as he could against them, and thankfully at least they didn't do anything too crazy besides, well, making his wingtip undergo a significant emotional event. At least that's a change from them going on insane suicidal attacks.
The second sortie is a bit more bizarre it seems. The new strategy worked out perfectly and those blown wings are proof enough, even if it did seem like they nearly hit Klaus in the face both times. The bizarre thing it seems to me is the desire of two seaters to attack things nowadays oh so relentlessly.

Carrick - Alas, how unfortunate. Farewell to Hercule and welcome to Cecil. Here's hoping he lasts longer in that camel!


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#4575893 - 07/29/21 08:42 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Major Kevin Carroll, DSO, MC, DFC
64 Squadron
Izel-les-Hameux

73 confirmed kills

29th July 1918

Kevin, had risen early and spent the time before the morning briefing sorting through his paperwork together with Captain Ripley. Ripley was a godsend, he was clearly used to doing most of the reports himself in the absence of a full CO and seemed happy to carry on which suited Kevin just fine.

He also met with a couple of the pilots. Captain Thomas 'Tommy' Rose was 23 and had been with 64 Squadron since 1917 flying DH5's. He had 7 kills to his credit so far and impressed Kevin with his happy, friendly demeanor. He'd get on well with him.

He then met Captain Dudley Lloyd-Evans. He was 23 and although he was from Newport in Wales his accent gave only a hint of his background. He'd joined the South Wales Borderers as a Second Lieutenant in October 1914 and won the MC with them in 1916. He then joined the RFC and had been with 64 since early 1918 and had 2 kills. He was definitely an old head on young shoulders.

Kevin finished the talks there for now, it was time for the briefing.

Morning sortie.

Kevin addressed the squadron and explained that both flights would be heading over to the lines north of Arras. He was keen to keep the pressure on the enemy and seek them out.

The weather didn't help those directives. It was thick cloud and rain was falling steadily as 'A' and 'B' flights took off and headed south east after climbing upto 12000 feet, high enough to come up above the clouds.

On their way Kevin saw flak bursts over to the right and above them. He signalled and followed the flak and then saw what they were firing at. A formation of DFW's were attacking ground targets however on seeing 64 Squadron approaching they turned and ran for home.....in perfect formation.

'One thing I love about the Huns is there sticklers for organisation' thought Kevin to himself as he went after the lead aircraft.

He came under it's two wingmen and then up behind the German. He poured bullets into him in two long bursts which left the Hun trailing smoke. A third burst raked the cockpit and the DFW nosed down and went straight down into the ground.

Kevin came around as the rest of 64 Squadron dealt with the second kette.

He lined up on another DFW and came up behind. The Hun tried to swing to the right but Kevin went with him firing all the way. The gunner managed a brief burst which hit Kevin's wing but Kevin blasted him again and watched as the German fell into a fall which only ended when it smashed into many pieces in the ground.

The last DFW had ducked into some massive cloud and had crossed the lines so Kevin formed up with the others and together they headed home.

They all landed safely, four enemy aircraft had been downed and three SE's damaged including Kevin's which was minor. Lieutenant Buckminster claimed one and Lieutenant Cowlishaw the other, together with Kevin's duo.

Afternoon sortie (awaiting two confirmations)

'A' flight had already left on an escort mission, Kevin had selected Captain Rose as flight leader and had told him so during their meeting in the morning. Rose had seemed delighted.

Kevin confirmed 'B' flight would be heading across to Bethune once more to look to bounce some more enemy aircraft.

The weather had improved thankfully, the rain had ceased and the winds lessened. Some big clouds remained however.

The flight took off and headed off to the lines. They'd climbed up to 15000 feet and could see the front lines below when Kevin spotted a balloon exploding down below.

He signalled and dived down, he could now see at least two aircraft heading back towards the German lines. There was quite a gap between the two enemy aircraft and he pounced on the rearmost Fokker.

He hit the Hun with a long, accurate burst and he tried to climb away. Kevin had the speed and climb in his Viper to stay with him and poured bullets into the Fokker's wings. The right top wing tore away and the stricken German spun down into the ground.

The other Fokker was a long way over the lines now so Kevin climbed back up and formed up with the rest of 'B' flight. They finished their patrol and headed home.

Everyone landed safely and after the evening meal HQ confirmed Kevin's three claims from today as all had been plainly seen, taking him to 76 kills. Buckminster's and Cowlishaw's claims were also confirmed.

He decided to forgoe any more 'chats' until the morning and went to have a drink with the pilots to celebrate.

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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."
#4575896 - 07/29/21 08:56 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Albert, those rear gunners are crack shots, every single one of them. No matter what angle you come at you, they’re masters of deflection shooting. And because of that, they don’t need no stinkin’ escort. As for the Bréguets they fell right into Raben’s trap. Serves them right.
Now Kevin has no need for coming up with new strategies. The two seaters being so predictable leave him to do what he does best, get them from behind and from below. What would Kevin do for a proper “Strutter challenge”?
Then he lucked out again by catching those Fokkers with their pants down and made them pay. And as a bonus he gets them ALL confirmed. How does he do it? Congrats on being this lucky.

Trooper, it’s only Entente two-seaters that seem to misbehave. The German counterparts stick to the plan and behave like proper bombers. Go figure.

Kebab, dumb or brave? winkngrin

Carrick, welcome to the new guy. It looks like he’s got proper equipment to survive the war. Not like that previous pilot.

NR, Klaus has been fed this manure about not mattering if his claims have been confirmed or not since the beginning and he’s fed up with it. No recognition = no desire to make an effort = no results.
I have a theory. The French put their new pilots in the two seaters and are telling them they’re flying the latest scouts, thus the pilots fly it like a scout. The British did that successfully with the Brisfit, yes? I’m more concerned with them being able to fly those beasts with half a wing missing.

29 July, 1918 07:50 morning mission
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Jasta 18
Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Fokker D.VII
57 confirmed kills
Awaiting two claim confirmations

No word on the claims from yesterday. Will have to be patient.
This time the orders were issued to support ground forces between Marbache and Pont-à-Mousson.
The Schwarm reached the Front unopposed. Klaus scanned the skies in all directions, but the threat came from below. Three Strutters near Marbache looked inviting enough and Klaus dove on them with the rest of the Schwarm and registered hits on the initial pass. His target dove for cover but Raben wasn’t about to go after him and get picked apart by the rear gunner. Instead he chose another one of the silver two-seaters further away and sent it down spinning out of control with two or three long bursts. He watched it go down and made sure there were no other pests around. After reforming the Schwarm completed their patrol without further interruptions and landed back promptly at Montingen.

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29 July, 1918 14:35 afternoon mission
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Jasta 18
Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Fokker D.VII
57 confirmed kills
Awaiting three claim confirmations

The HQ wasn’t satisfied with this morning’s outcome and ordered the ground forces support mission to be repeated.
On their way to the Front, Kevin noticed Schwarm Eins doing pirouettes behind them and quickly realized they’ve been jumped by the enemy planes. How he’d missed them sneak by them he’d never know. Klaus swung around to engage the enemy. He quickly found a SPAD to play with and brought him down. He then saw more dots dancing ahead and went to join them. He soon latched onto another SPAD and with “help” of other Fokkers brought him down as well. After that, he ordered both flights to return home. He was sure he overstressed the airframe while pursuing the SPADs.

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#4575936 - 07/30/21 06:33 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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NR - "It's a thin line between cowardice and cleverness", said that Kurt Wulf bloke in Red Baron, a film which just drooled historical accuracy of course so he must have said it. The Capitaine's decision has had long lasting effects on the whole Escadrille and Baptiste in particular.

Fullofit - Now Klaus has claims backing up like buses at rush hour. I think that claims board need sending to the eastern front.......if there still was one. A fine attack on the Strutters, isn't that how it's meant to work? Nice straightforward bursts and the enemy spiralling down. Then a run in with a couple of SPADs. That first one had a bulletproof vest on it I think, it just didn't want to go down.

As for Kevin, luck has a very short time fuse usually, before it blows up in your face. Kevin had two confirmed in six and now has four on the trot, that's how the liebeskuchen crumble it seems.


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#4575976 - 07/30/21 03:08 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Major Kevin Carroll, DSO, MC, DFC
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Izel-les-Hameux

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30th July 1918

Kevin had enjoyed a couple of drinks with the squadron yesterday evening and he'd had a chance to have some 'informal' chats with a couple of the pilots. Lieutenant Alan Buckminster, who'd got one of the kills yesterday, was one of them. He was 22 and from Gravesend in Kent. He'd been in the engineers and had transferred to the RFC in 1916. He'd been with 8 Squadron and then switched to 64 once he'd had scout training. He seemed very grounded and level headed, typical engineer.

Then there'd been Lieutenant Jem Paddock, from Woking in Surrey, he was 28 and had been a London Bus driver before joining up. He'd risen through the ranks of the Royal Artillery and transferred to the RFC in 1915, observing for 16 Squadron before getting his ticket and joining 64 Squadron four months ago. He had yet to get a confirmed kill but seemed keen enough.

Kevin had risen early and was heading over to grab some tea. He had plans to carry on his chats this morning, with the first sortie not until 10am. He intended to speak with Captain Pope first.

As he crossed behind his office the airfield alarm sounded. The flak guns at the far end of the airfield started firing out east towards the dawn sun.

Kevin ran back to his office to grab his gear and ran out towards the aircraft, lined up neatly a short distance away. The engine was already running as several other pilots approached the aircraft too.

He was airborne shortly after this and climbed up as quickly as possible. He could now see the flak bursts and could just make out the black dots of the enemy aircraft high above.

He looked down and saw several other SE's now in the air. He refocused up above and saw they were up against seven or eight DFW's.

As Kevin started getting nearer the Huns ran for home but Kevin was not in the mood to leave it there and carefully threaded a path through to the lead aircraft and came up.

He pounded the Hun with an accurate burst and throttling back to stay behind the German, another burst had the DFW spewing thick smoke which rapidly turned to flames.

Kevin watched behind him as the Hun nosed straight down and went into the ground below.

He came around for another target as the other SE's closed in as well. He fired a good burst into a DFW and then changed his lewis gun drum whilst swinging to the right with the Hun who was trying to evade. A couple of long rapid bursts took the gunner out and a final burst saw the end of the pilot. The enemy machine nosed over and went down into the ground.

The other DFW's had raced for the lines so Kevin decided enough was enough and headed home.

On landing two other enemy bombers had been downed, one each for Rose and Tempest and all SE's had returned although a few had extra holes in them.

Kevin ordered that the start time for the morning sortie be put back to 11am.



Morning sortie (awaiting two confirmations)

Kevin took the briefing and explained that 'B' flight would be heading towards St Vaast to patrol there as 'A' flight were needed elsewhere.

The weather had closed in somewhat and squawly drizzle was an annoying presence as they took off and headed out east. They'd been up in the air about 25 minutes when Kevin saw another formation coming through the clouds ahead of him.

He signalled and moved towards them to investigate. The other formation continued heading directly towards 'B' flight. Kevin recognised the aircraft as Pfalzs and signalled to attack.

He raced into the incoming aircraft and fired at the leader, scoring several hits.

He climbed up and came around to carry on his attack. The lead Hun had dived however, but as the rest of 'B' flight had now engaged the rest of the Pfalzs, he went down after his target.

The Hun tried his best to evade but Kevin always had the upper hand. He fired into the German who now rolled left. Kevin went with him and a long burst tore the whole right side away and the stricken Hun went spiralling down into the ground.

Kevin took stock and saw another enemy aircraft ahead and trying to run for home. Kevin cut him off and blasted him from the side. He latched onto the Hun's tail and finished him off with a telling burst which left the Pfalz in flames.

Kevin could only see SE's so formed up with them and thought it prudent to head home.

Three SE's had been damaged but five Pfalzs had been downed as 'B' flight landed and made their reports.


Afternoon sortie (awaiting four confirmations)

After some lunch and some patching up of a few of the SE's, Kevin had got the whole squadron into the briefing room to explain their final sortie of the day would be an attack on the Lens railyard.

The weather had cleared somewhat as they took off. Kevin had decided to carry some Cooper bombs and take first strike at the railyard.

The journey across the lines went smoothly until they were within sight of the railyard. At that moment, Tommy Rose, on Kevin's left signalled and pointed above. Kevin now saw a Jasta's worth of Fokker DVII's racing towards them.

He took evasive action just in time and came around to the right. A Hun flashed across his nose and Kevin fired off a burst which definitely scored hits. Another German was just off to his left and he put a snap burst into him too.

Just then bullets ripped into Kevin's wing and tail and as he glanced behind, a DVII was on his six. He rolled and dived but throttled back and sure enough the Hun shot passed Kevin who now throttled up and blasted the Fokker.

It was at that point he realised he still had his bombs attached and was about to release them when the Fokker he was chasing started to climb up. Kevin went with him and blasted the Hun for all he was worth. The top right wing of the DVII fell apart and the German went spinning down into the ground.

Kevin could see several Fokkers running for home and SE's nearby.

He decided to press home the attack on the railyard, otherwise he thought HQ would just send them back tomorrow.

He signalled to the other SE's to stay put and he nosed down and sped towards the enemy railyard.

As he neared the railyard he saw what looked like a troop train near the coke shed and dropped his bombs.

He pulled up and was then blasted further up by a huge explosion as his bombs tore the train to pieces and set many other fires alight too.

He formed back up with his squadron and together they headed home.

On landing, Captain Rose overturned his SE but emerged ok. Two other Fokkers had been downed together with Kevin's. However, Captain Pope had not returned.

"Did anyone see him go in?" Kevin asked.

"Yes sir I did. The Fokker you ended up downing had gone straight for Captain Pope during the initial attack and the Captain's aircraft stood on it's tail before spiralling down into the ground" said Lieutenant Buckminster.

"Thank you Lieutenant, please ensure that's in your report" said Kevin.

A bit later Captain Ripley was able to confirm three of Kevin's claims today, one of the two seaters, one of the Pfalzs and the DVII. Taking him to 79.

Later on that evening, Kevin was working on the letter to Pope's wife when there was a knock at the door. "Come in" said Kevin. It was Captain Tempest.

"Yes Captain? What can I do for you?" asked Kevin.

"I just wanted to say sir that I thought you were outstanding today. Not only did you lead from the front during that air raid, you personally attacked that railyard, so that we might not have to tomorrow" said the Captain.

Kevin was taken aback, "Thank you Captain, that means a lot. Although I should say it was my own stupid fault because I hadn't got rid of my bombs" said Kevin smiling.

"I'll leave you be now sir, I can see you're busy, but I'll finish by saying how damned delighted I and the rest of the chaps here are to have you as CO" said Captain Tempest who saluted and left.

Kevin shook his head in disbelief, "Well I wasn't expecting that!" he said to himself as he poured a Canadian Club into his glass and got back to his letter.

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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."
#4575977 - 07/30/21 03:34 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Dawn Patrol Defensive: What a Sitter long flight to the end of the sector. The Sherlocks say that most of the remaining JG's are posted to this area and our sector is in it.

Afternoon up to the lines spotted and attacked 5 or 7 V Struts. They were lower than our 2 flights of 5 a/c. My flight went down to draw them off for Top Cover to Nail. Fired off haft of my ammo trying to get the Blighters.

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#4576013 - 07/30/21 08:06 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Another brave son of France gone. Adieu, Hercule.

Cecil is with Oliver's old pals in 54 Sqn, I see. Hurrah for the next man.

#4576024 - 07/30/21 11:22 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Tross - One can only hope the Captaine changes his decision making process in the days to come.
Kevin I'm sure is very grateful for having this Captain Ripley around. Good to have someone who'll actually be willing to do things without having to be poked with a stick to do it.
So Kevin is getting along with no issue it seems, both on the ground and in the air with those two seaters which I'm sure he quite loves downing, and the Fokker that had the misfortune of blowing balloons when Kevin was around.
His plans do get interrupted a bit but alas, the Huns find that interrupting his morning tea and plans isn't a good idea. The Pfalzes too it seems fell to the misfortune of being around when they shouldn't have been.
The afternoon sortie was a bit more intriguing. Getting caught with a bomb load by Hun scouts isn't a pleasant experience, and it seems Kevin's craft took some damage for it but in the end it worked out. Not so much for Pope though. Alas, we barely knew you!
Good that Kevin is appreciated around here at least!

Fullofit - Well in that case, maybe he should take his complaints up to those responsible for approving the claims. Or take the extra step and start collecting pieces off of the craft he downs. As for your theory, at this point that may as well be it. I'd not concern myself with them flying with half a wing missing. I'd start getting concerned when they make the switch and start flying entirely winglessly altogether.
So it seems like the wait for confirmations will continue for a while longer. In the meantime, another tangle with Strutters, and this one at least went well with a kill. Good job with that. Same for the second flight.Hopefully those new claims get a confirmation THIS TIME.

Carrick - Sounds like it was quite a fight! Well, at least Cecil got out alive!


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I bet you do, too, Buddy."
#4576042 - 07/31/21 01:01 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Albert, the claims board definitely needs to be sent to the Eastern Front, they could definitely keep their thumbs up their arseholes to keep warm then. As for the Strutters, you don’t often get to find them at a lower altitude, so Klaus was all for it when they showed up in a compromised position.
Kevin’s compromised position was on the ground, still not ready to take off when the alarm sounded off. No matter, he was still able to catch the Huns and explain them why they shouldn’t be doing what they were doing. Then a Pfalz for the proper morning go and a Fokker in the afternoon. It’s too bad the flight model doesn’t take into account the bomb load. That mission could have finished a bit different with those Coopers still attached. This is probably why the two-seaters have such an easy time flying around, not encumbered by the bomb load. Looks like No. 64 pilots are already appreciative of Kevin’s skills as a pilot and as a C.O. Well done.

NR, somehow I think even if Klaus started to bring entire planes with their crews to vouch for the kills, the claims board would still find a way to disallow the claims. Something’s up and Raben’s not happy about it. His claims continue to be rejected and it is rather depressing.

30 July, 1918 07:35 morning mission
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Jasta 18
Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Fokker D.VII
58 confirmed kills

From the five claims made over the last two days only one could be confirmed. One of the Bréguets. That’s it. He wasn’t happy. Klaus wasn’t sure what he did wrong to bring on himself the wrath of the claims board.
It was back to patrolling friendly front lines. This time between Malzeville and Marbache.
Raben was not interested in shooting down planes. What’s the point? No one sees what he does anyway. Especially not his blind wingmates. The patrol went without spotting a single enemy plane. He can fly around and do nothing all day long.

30 July, 1918 14:20 afternoon mission
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Jasta 18
Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Fokker D.VII
58 confirmed kills

In the afternoon Jasta 18 was urgently sent to intercept enemy planes heading for the factories at Vigneulles les Hattonchatel.
The flight found the intruding enemy planes near the factories and attacked. Klaus kept out of the main furball and targeted a SPAD that happened to fly nearby. He followed and had a few good bursts into it, but the Franzose was diving away and out of the fight. Klaus didn’t want to separate and noticed another SPAD fling close by. He attacked. Too close! The bloody SPAD nearly crashed right into him. He was barely able to avoid it.

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Klaus needed some space. He distanced himself from the fight and only reengaged after calming down again. He saw a lone SPAD chased around by Flak. He decided he’ll take him on and so he followed the French machine and fired a few long range shots to spook the other pilot. It worked too well. The enemy went into a dive, through a cloud and right smack into the ground. The skies seemed to be clear and the Schwarm returned to base after forming up. Klaus was too distraught and didn’t even bother claiming the kill. It would most likely be rejected anyways.

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"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."
#4576081 - 07/31/21 12:49 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Carrick - A quiet first sortie, I think that's going to be a rarity. Then a sortie in the afternoon which is going to be the norm. Cecil handled himself well, that kill will come.

NR - Kevin has landed on his feet at 64 it seems, if you'll pardon the pun. An Adjutant who knows the ropes, several capable Captains and some hungry and experienced Lieutenants. Can't ask for more than that.

Fullofit - Klaus isn't having much joy with the claims at the moment but I'm sure that'll change soon. All he can do is keep shooting them down "he has the deep satisfaction of knowing he has served the fatherland" as they say. A quiet first mission followed by a run in with some speedy SPADs in the afternoon. Blimey that was a close call when that Frenchman flew past. Klaus's guts must have been in his mush there for a second. He regained his composure and took one out nicely from long range.

As for Kevin, as I said to NR, he's landed on his feet in every way. If he can help some of the Lieutenants last long enough to become Captains he'll be happy.


"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."
#4576107 - 07/31/21 04:33 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Touquin, AF.

July 31 , 1918.

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I say. bit of bad luck today. Off on a Balloon adventure with 2 other chaps. My turn and fired as i Closed the Bag went up with a bang then Cannon fire Puffs all over the place. As I pulled off, Another loud bang shaking the kite black smoke the more noise and and vibration. My ride had a damaged motor so made for our side leaving a trail of smoke. I made our side then pranged me kite. Be here with the 1st Battalion Kings own Horse guards.



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#4576116 - 07/31/21 06:02 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Carrick - Nice job on the balloon but then some accurate ack ack turned it into a nightmare. Cecil did well to get down on the right side of the lines.


"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."
#4576133 - 07/31/21 07:18 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Major Kevin Carroll, DSO, MC, DFC
64 Squadron
Izel-les-Hameux

79 confirmed kills

31st July 1918

Morning sortie

Kevin put the letter to Captain Pope's wife in the mail tray. It hadn't been easy, mostly because he didn't know him. But the worst part was that the body was over the lines and very unlikely to get a proper burial. How do you tell that to his wife?

He called Captain William Farrow to his office to have a chat with him. Farrow had grown up in London and had a definite cockney twang to his accent. He was 25 and had been a Corporal in the Royal Engineers until 1916 when he moved to the RFC. He'd served in Macedonia with 47 Squadron and had scored his first victory there. He currently had 5 kills to his name. He was a quiet individual but seemed happy enough with life at 64.

He then spoke with Captain Edmund Tempest, the hint of a Yorkshire accent remained despite him going to public school in Edgbaston. He was 23 and had done a fair bit of travelling before the war, indeed he was farming in Perdue, Saskatchewan with his brother when the war started. He'd returned to serve in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as Second Lieutenant until transferring to the RFC in November 1915. He served with 6, 15 and 29 Squadrons before moving to 64 in July 1917. He now had 12 confirmed kills and Kevin was impressed with his knowledge and understanding of tactics.

"How do you fancy being 'A' flight's flight commander?" asked Kevin.

"I'd be honoured sir" said Tempest.

"That's sorted then. Thank you Captain that'll be all, see you in a little while for the flight briefing" finished Kevin.

Kevin took the briefing a short while later and explained that both flights would be heading towards the lines near Beaumont Hamel.

The weather had closed in again and a steady rain fell as the sound of Wolseley engines cranked up to a steady roar. 64 Squadron took off and climbed up above the rain clouds and headed east.

They were within sight of the front when Kevin spotted flak bursts and dark specks over to his right. He signalled and turned towards them to investigate.

As they approached Kevin saw two distinct formations, two seaters with scouts acting as escorts above them.

As they neared the enemy scouts the Huns dived down to attack 'B' flight. Fokker DVII's tore into the fight and Kevin had to work hard to keep them from his tail.

"Where the hell is 'A' flight" said Kevin to no-one in particular as he continued to dodge whilst looking for an opening.

He found one when a Hun zoomed past him. Kevin fired by shear reflex and definitely scored hits.

He rolled left and onto the tail of the German. His initial burst had obviously hit the fuel line and a stream of escaping fuel could he seen. Kevin fired into the Fokker again and the Hun dived for the ground. Kevin stayed with him, with his wires shrieking as he saw the ground getting nearer and nearer. Eventually the German simply had to level out and Kevin was ready for him.

He blasted him with everything and the Fokker nosed down and smashed into the ground with a resounding thump.

Kevin took stock and saw another Fokker trying to reach the lines. He changed his lewis gun and raced after him.

His engine purred beautifully as he closed the gap and opened fire on the unsuspecting Hun. Bits flew off the enemy aircraft who turned and climbed. Kevin stayed with him and poured another long burst into him.

The Fokker's engine died and he crashed into a crater as Kevin zoomed overhead.

Kevin could only see a couple of SE's nearby and formed up with them and together they headed home.

On landing, Kevin found 5 Fokkers had been downed, but a badly shot up SE had crashed on landing and Lieutenant Jem Paddock was hurriedly taken to a casualty clearing station which was nearby. He was not in a good way, he had at least two bullet wounds and had broken his leg when he crashed.


Afternoon sortie (awaiting two confirmations)

Kevin took the briefing and confirmed that 'B' flight would be heading south east to the lines past Arras. 'A' flight, led by Captain Tempest, had been sent on an escort mission taking some 'Harry Tates' over to bomb a Hun army camp near Lens.

The weather had not improved at all and flying was not pleasurable in the steady rain and high winds.

Kevin et al took off and headed towards Arras after climbing upto 14000 feet.

The journey out and back went without any incident and they all landed safely 80 odd minutes later.

In the evening, Kevin learned that both Fokkers had been confirmed, taking him to 81 kills but he had no chance to celebrate overtaking Richthofen's total..........a call from the local hospital had told him Lieutenant Paddock had died on the operating table.

He had another letter to write.........

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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."
#4576155 - 07/31/21 10:36 PM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Fullofit - Jeez. Looking at the rejections, it seems like the claims board really would reject even whole aircraft. Seems like its time to start contemplating who he may have possibly crossed.
Sheesh, starting to feel like these rejected claims are giving Klaus some mild depressive episodes. Hopefully something gives. That something hopefully not being a near suicidal SPAD pilot, that one could've been nasty.
Well, that was a good kill he had at least. Shame about not claiming it. Who knows, it could've been the one! Alas, poor Klaus though. He needs something to cheer him up ASAP, lest he throws himself to the Frenchmen on his own at this rate.

Tross - Suppose so! Well, here's hoping that good life of his over there continues.
Good on that first fight, though the ever elusive A flight once more disappears into another and probably far more amusing dimension it would appear. Seeing how consistently useless A flight seems to be across the board, I think this may well be a staple of WOFF. Not so good about the bad wounding Paddock got though.
Well well, congratulations on passing the Baron. Kevin oughta earn himself some kinda nickname by now. Tsk, so it seems the wounding was very much severe. Another letter to write. Hopefully this won't have an effect on Kevin.

Carrick - Good job on the balloon, but what a misfortune getting hit by Archie of all things. Could've been worse though, at least the crate was still in one piece and managed to land.



Sergent Baptiste Cyrille Leanders
Escadrille SPA23
Field hospital, Verdun
31st July, 1918

2 confirmed, 1 pending


Still in the hospital, biding my time. The wounds seem to be improving so at least I'm not feeling completely hopeless. I haven't managed to see much of Maria, apparently she's busy. Can't blame her for doing her job obviously. Been trying to occupy myself talking to the others here. The situation on the ground from what I hear seems to be a mess as per usual... Can't wait to get out of here, the sooner the better.


"Those who survive a long time on the battlefield start to think they're invincible.
I bet you do, too, Buddy."
#4576170 - 08/01/21 01:20 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Albert, as I’ve said it before to NR, Klaus is beginning to be fed up with the satisfaction of knowing. Why bother making claims at all?
Kevin doesn’t suffer same treatment. I bet his batting average is the opposite of Raben’s. Best example is his latest score of 100% confirmed claims. His wingmen simply have eyes everywhere to witness and vouch for his kills. I’d have to repeat he’s one lucky son were it not for those letters he has to write to the next of kin. When will this madness end?

NR, you’ve got it right. Raben’s latest string of rejected claims has dampened his spirits. There’s a cure for these “mild depressive episodes” as you call it, and it’s found at the bottom of a bottle. Klaus will definitely have to start drowning his sorrows if this continues. As to that unclaimed SPAD, I’m not really sure who Klaus wanted to teach a lesson. A waste to be sure.
As to Baptiste, could Maria be avoiding him? Has something happened during one of the sponge baths? Who’s taken over from her? Looks like he’s already suffering from cabin fever. Better get well soon. The Huns will not shoot themselves out of the sky.

31 July, 1918 06:45 morning mission
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Jasta 18
Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Fokker D.VII
58 confirmed kills

This morning Schwarm Zwei was sent to patrol over Mars-la-Tour aerodrome. They never reached their destination. A flight of SPADs appeared overhead and Klaus prepared for the attack but the enemy planes continued on. After passing the Schwarm, one of them detached from the formation and made his attack while the rest continued on. Klaus observed the single attacker, but also kept track of the main force. It looked like they were attempting a surprise attack out of the sun. Klaus smiled: “- I can see you!” The SPADs attacked and a wild furball ensued, but none of the German pilots were surprised by this “sneak” attack. After tracking the enemy for a while he finally latched on to the one that stayed the highest. The enemy dove and Klaus followed. They both went into a sweeping climb and at the top of it Raben let his Spandaus loose. He continued to keep the triggers depressed until one of them jammed and Klaus had to swerve to avoid a collision. The enemy plane looked done for. It struggled to regain control but never managed it before smashing into the ground. Klaus looked on while trying to unjam his gun.

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He then saw another pair chasing each other and decided to join in. He quickly had the enemy in his sights and firing. It didn’t take much before the SPAD started to lose its wings and Klaus enjoyed watching the enemy go into a vicious spin which was taking forever. Before the Franzose even reached the ground, Klaus was already bored of watching him go down and decided to find another victim. This occurred quickly after with one of the SPADs dropping from above with a Fokker on its tail. Klaus engaged along with the other Fokker and after some sparring the French biplane went down when Raben blew off part of the wing. There was not much else to do but to return back to base and prepare for the afternoon show.

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31 July, 1918 13:00 afternoon mission
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Jasta 18
Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Fokker D.VII
58 confirmed kills
Awaiting three claim confirmations

The air raid alarm went off and the pilots ran to their machines waiting for them and ready for the next mission. Raben was in the air and looking around when bullets started to fly at his plane. The enemy was attacking out of the sun and shredding his wings. Scheiße, it’s the Strutters again! Raben’s kite was hit on the initial pass making it difficult to mount a counterattack. The rear gunners were relentless and were able to hit his plane at all angles. He smelled petrol leaking and decided to head for the field, but one of the two seaters continued to hound him. He had to deal with the threat first. Streaming a ribbon of petrol behind him, Klaus went on the offensive. The Strutter pilot flew his bus well, staying above or to one side, allowing his gunner easy shots. Good thing that gunner wasn’t very good and none of his attacks managed to hit Raben himself. Some Fokkers came to the rescue and distracted the enemy for a while. This was Raben’s chance. He opened fire and managed to hit his target. More hits, then even more from the two Fokkers behind. The bloody Strutter was indestructible! Klaus continued to pound the two seater and finally managed to hit the wing and the engine. The wing snapped off and the engine burst into flames. This was all happening right above the airfield. The two seater rolled onto its back and hit the edge of the airfield. It didn’t explode. It remained intact speaking to the toughness of its structure. Only after sliding into a parked lorry it exploded and the carcass came to rest against some trees. Klaus immediately thought to himself: “- With the damage to the lorry no anti-aircraft crew on the field will want to claim this one.” He quickly turned around to line up for the landing approach. That’s when the engine quit. He only had one chance to get back to the field. He risked a steep bank this low and pointed his Fokker towards the field. It was touch and go for a while but he’d managed to set his dead bird at the very corner of the field and rolled by one of the airfield’s Flak emplacements to the astonished looks of the nearby onlookers.

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As predicted, the Strutter that crashed and hit the lorry was credited to Klaus as well as two of the SPADs from this morning’s mission.

End of month stats:

Oberleutnant Klaus Gustav Raben PLM HHO EK1 EK2
Jasta 18
Montingen, Verdun Sector
Fokker D.VII

78 missions
61.08 hrs
61 victories
110 claims


"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."
#4576172 - 08/01/21 01:22 AM Re: Deep Immersion DiD campaign -- Player Instructions (UPDATED 28 Nov 2018) [Re: Raine]  
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Camels

July 31 , 1918.

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End of month status:
2.7 hrs 6 Missions

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