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#4589294 - 01/13/22 09:22 PM If you go out to the Lines today...  
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First mission in a newly-started Jasta 2 campaign, in mid-September 1916. I'm told to take a Fokker D.II up from our base at Bertincourt, to test a new engine.

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The new Oberursel rotary is pulling strongly; the main problem is the weather.

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I throw her about a bit and she seems quite agile, despite having wing warping instead of ailerons.

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The front isn't too far to the west and of course, I can't rest having a gander.

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Straying over the enemy trenches, I come in for unwelcome attention from guns on the ground.

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Time to go home, methinks. Just not done, to fail to return the aircraft from my first hop with my new unit. Boelcke would not be best pleased.

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But what's this? More flak, but this time, the target isn't me, and it's our boys doing the shooting, at an aircraft on our side of the Lines.

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I come up and around after the intruder, who's well above me. A nice juicy two-seater is what I'm hoping for. T'would be nice to impress the boss by coming back having knocked down one of those, on my first time out.

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Bugger! It's an agile little Nieuport single-seater, and he clearly wants to add me to his bag!

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...to be continued!

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#4589313 - 01/14/22 10:58 AM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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Goodbye Fritz...

#4589323 - 01/14/22 01:09 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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Notions that my wing-warping Fokker is actually quite manoeuvreable quickly evaporate, as the Nieuport proceeds to run rings around me.

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By using the vertical - sacrificing height, basically, as any upward component just reduces me to sluggish meat on the table - I manage to cut across the speedy Frenchman's turns and get off some long-range bursts. He replays the favour and gets out of my way using similar tactics, only faster.

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Finally, by some miracle, I get behind him at a reasonable range and manage to land the occasional hit.

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The Nieuport turns away and seems to lose some of his verve. Suddenly, I sense the possibility snatching victory from the jaws of an early demise. But as luck would have it, my ammo runs out just when I most need it. Those desperate early bursts at long range wasted too many rounds. I push down the nose and race for the ground over our reserve trenches, hoping the damaged Nieuport will not follow.

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The Frenchman too has had enough. He turns away for home. He may have been winged by the flak, which was banging away at us throughout the air fight.

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I'm taking no chances though and hug the deck until I'm well over friendly territory.

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In the clear at last, home I go, feeling more than a little relieved and much chastened by the experience.

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Back at Bertincourt, I say nothing about my experience and make no claims, although questions may be asked about the absence of several hundred rounds of valuable ammunition. I feel much better when, the next day, our staffel's Fokkers are transferred to a training unit and we're issued with brand-new Albatros D.Is. With two machine guns and more power, I'm looking forward to renewing my acquaintance with that Frenchman and his friends, but this time on rather better terms.

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#4589337 - 01/14/22 03:02 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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Great stuff Lima, love Jasta 2 I’ve done many a campaign with Jasta Boelcke...Now with the newer Albs he’s one very lucky Frenchie,. duel


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#4589477 - 01/16/22 07:14 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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The end of this particular story is quickly told.

Next day, I'm detailed to make a short familiarisation flight in my new Albatros D.I.

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I've barely got off the ground when I hear the rattle of machine guns! A single French Nieuport is diving to attack me, if not the same fellow who harried me yesterday, then one of his friends. I try to get out of his way, but there's a loud crunch as he runs into me, and down to our deaths we both go!

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I can only hope the replacement pilot I will now enlist into Jasta 2 lasts rather longer - he can hardly have a shorter time at the front!

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#4589504 - 01/17/22 03:12 AM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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Ah yes! The sickening crunch of the mid-air collision! It's (statistically) my favorite way to die in the various WOFF iterations... Best of luck with the new guy!


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#4596263 - 04/06/22 12:47 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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33lima, great series of shots and I love the way you framed them with your narrative. Great atmosphere too!


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#4596992 - 04/13/22 11:04 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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Great little yarn 33 lima, Well done.

#4597475 - 04/19/22 08:25 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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This looks like GTA san andress

#4597491 - 04/19/22 10:27 PM Re: If you go out to the Lines today... [Re: 33lima]  
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Thnaks guys! Using the new Recon Wars free expansion for BH&H II, I'm having a lot of fun and slightly better luck - so far - with two-seater campaigns in the BE2c for the RFC...

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...and in the Aviatik B.I for the Luftstreitkrafte...

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