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#4586921 - 12/12/21 06:48 PM Jasta 11, 4th mission (WoFF)  
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It's 2nd April 1917 in my resumed German campaign in Wings over Flanders Fields - Between Heaven and Hell II. I'm flying as Oberleutnant Richard Lowe in Mandred von Richthofen's Jagdstaffel 11, based at Douai in Flanders.

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Today, I'm, leading Schwarm Zwei (which is oddly rendered as B Flight in the pop-up mission description that's initially superimposed on the map briefing). The boss has decided to join me, no doubt to keep an eye on my performance.

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Before starting, I thought I'd remind myself of the current situation using the 'Intel' option (hate that anachronistic, modern Americanism in a WW1 sim!).

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Next, I take a look at some of the neighbours.

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Then I thought I'd take a look at who I'm serving with, in the Duty Room.

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From here, I can look at the log books - or pilot dossiers, as WoFF calls them - of my comrades, not least that of my illustrious boss.

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Right, time to get to work. Our assigned mission is a patrol over the trenches, a few kilometres to our west. The variation in the make-up of my flight is because I used the 'Back' button when I should have opted to 'Go to field' and fly, on the previous attempt.

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Our flight of Albatros D.III V-strutters is soon lined up on the grass at Douai, with the aces amongst us in their historically-marked aircraft. An impressive spectacle! I've already used the Loadout screen to change our formation from the default V to echelon right and reduced out fuel load to 75%.

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Off I go, at the head of the pack.

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It's a fine day for a patrol and an opportunity to admire recent WoFF updates like the animated crew figures and engine tappets. Here, behind the Lines, sheep may safely graze, as you can see.

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Sheep maybe, but not Albatrosses. Suddenly, smoke trails from tracer rounds envelop my kite. Hits begin to stitch a row of holes in my lower left wing, as I pull up in alarm!

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We've been jumped by a bunch of Englishmen in silver Nieuports! Getting to the front is forgotten - now, it's a matter of survival!

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...to be continued!

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#4586928 - 12/12/21 08:50 PM Re: Jasta 11, 4th mission (WoFF) [Re: 33lima]  
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Recovering from my initial surprise, I quickly notice and correct my excessive nose-up attitude and turn as tightly right as I can manage. This gets me out of the line of fire, but not before I've acquired a line of holes in a lower wing plus more in the fuselage and tail. All this is going on within sight of our airfield.

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In the sky all around, Albatrosses and Nieuports are twisting and turning. I quickly latch onto one of the enemy aircraft.

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The Nieuports are more agile, so a turning fight isn't the best tactic against them, but it's all I can do.

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Unfortunately the action is taking place too far away from our airfield for its defences to assist, so this one will be up to us. The Englishmen are fighting hard...

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...but I sense the tide has already turned against them. I turn in again after my intended victim...

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...who is already trailing smoke and clearly struggling.

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Snapping out short bursts as my sights come on and managing to avoid stoppages, I close right in.

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This time, it's the end. Down he goes, smacking into a field.

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Right, time to look for another victim!

...to be continued!

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#4586933 - 12/12/21 09:05 PM Re: Jasta 11, 4th mission (WoFF) [Re: 33lima]  
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You're next!

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This time, I try to play more to my aircraft's strengths and stay even a little above my opponent, instead of tail-chasing.

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This works well, and my second victim is soon going down. There's no doubt about it - the firepower of two guns gives my powerful Albatros a considerable advantage - the power would be a whole lot less useful without that firepower.

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I'm soon after a third kill.

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There he goes, too!

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This time, he burns. I think that's him, anyway; at this point my immediate concern is avoiding his fate.

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But my tail is clear, and the air fight seems to have petered out.

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I look around as I make a gentle turn to port. Time to find out if any of the smoking wrecks littered around are my friends.

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...to be continued!

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#4586935 - 12/12/21 09:30 PM Re: Jasta 11, 4th mission (WoFF) [Re: 33lima]  
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Fighting so close to the ground is always a tense affair, especially against dangerous foes in a damaged aircraft. But I start to relax as my comrades begin to reform.

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I level off, throttle back and settle into a course past a railyard and back to Douai, which is now several kilometers away. Ammunition low and some aircraft undoubtedly damaged, the original mission will have to be deferred.

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Right, where are we now...I think our airfield is just off-screen to my right front.

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There's now three of us...

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...but the other three are still missing.

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Not for long. The missing V-strutters are soon sliding in behind us.

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Finally relaxed, I lead the six of us back to our airfield.

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And there it is! It's not much, but we call it home. The airfield looks like Roucourt complete with nearby Chateau, to which Jasta 11 moved on 13th April, having previously been at la Brayelle, both near Douai but neither called Douai airfield (as far as I know). So maybe I'm returning to the wrong home!

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In I go...

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...but I manage to clip the grass with my good wing. Ah well, they are easily replaced!

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It looks like Kurt Wolf was the only other pilot who had any luck.

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But I waste no time putting in three claims. In retrospect, I think I have mis-identified the enemy as Nieuport 16s, when they were more likely N.17s. I really hope that will not result in my victories, gained within sight of our airfield, being rejected by some over-zealous pen-pusher!

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Anyway, it's been a good day so far for Jasta 11. Despite being caught at a serious disadvantage, we managed to shoot down four Nieuports, for no planes or pilots lost!

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#4587001 - 12/13/21 05:45 PM Re: Jasta 11, 4th mission (WoFF) [Re: 33lima]  
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Great stuff as always Lima thumbsup


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#4587008 - 12/13/21 06:19 PM Re: Jasta 11, 4th mission (WoFF) [Re: 33lima]  
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Good stuff. Love WWI air combat.


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