Mission 3: On my signal...unleash hell.
 

The planes are rolling down the runway, ready to take the war to Hitler again, or at least Vichy.

I sure hope the ground crew got the sights on my machine gun fixed - I want to paint a kill on my jacket.:)

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B-17 #1 – Tequila Rose

Pilot Rausch (2)
Copilot donger (1)
Bombardier milkman (2)
Navigator FloridaChief (2)
Engineer DanT (2)
Radio Op. FringeNC (2)
Tail Gunner Valiant (2)
Ball Turret Gunner jettio (2)
Right Waist Gunner kcnut (1)
Left Waist Gunner Slayer Diablo (1)


Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium flak – 2 hits
-right waist gun out of commission (kcnut uninjured)
-nose – bomb sight damaged, milkman must target bombs manually
Bomb run off target due to bomb sight damage and flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fight

Milkman fires, kills Fw190
Fringenc fires, hits Fw190
Valiant fires, damages Fw190
Dant fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Hit Fw scores 1 hit
-radio room, knocks out heat system

Hit Fw circles attacks again

Milkman fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

Fringenc fires, misses
Valiant fires, damages Fw190
Slayer Diablo fires, misses
Dant fires, misses

1 Fw misses, breaks off attack

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Fw scores 4 hits
-damage to port wing root
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to nose
-radio room – radio knocked out (fringeNC is uninjured)

2 Fw circle, attack again

Milkman fires, kills fw190
Dant fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 1: England

Pilot Rausch drops to 10,000 feet so FringeNC won’t get frostbite
The crew enjoys a leisurely flight home over small English villages, waving at planespotters.
Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Rausch (2)
Copilot donger (1)
Bombardier milkman (2)
Navigator FloridaChief (2)
Engineer DanT (2)
Radio Op. FringeNC (2)
Tail Gunner Valiant (2)
Ball Turret Gunner jettio (2)
Right Waist Gunner kcnut (1)
Left Waist Gunner Slayer Diablo (1)

The moral of the story? Don’t mess with milkman’s bomb sight.

School girls all over Germany refuse to milk cows for weeks after this event.

C'mon angel.....bring us some luck!!Or at least a bomb hit.

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B-17 #2 – Diana Might

Pilot Phobia (2)
Copilot siberian khatru (2)
Bombardier angel
Navigator Saggysack (2)
Engineer WisChief (2)
Radio Op. Mi_chief_fan (2)
Tail Gunner cheeeefs (2)
Ball Turret Gunner mizzou5 (2)
Right Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (2)
Left Waist Gunner royr17

Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven away by fighters

4 Me109s attack - 1 driven away by fighters

angel fires, misses
cheeeefs fires, misses
wischief fires, misses
royr17 fires, kills Me109

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-inboard starboard fuel tank hit, fuel is pouring out but there’s no fire. Assuming it doesn’t catch fire later, the fuel loss isn’t a concern since this is a short mission.

Me circles, attacks again

cheeeefs fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attacks

wischief fires, misses
saggysack fires, misses
Michiefsfan fires, misses
angel fires, misses
Both Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 6 hits
-Port flap knocked out – minor effect on ability to land
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to starboard wing (doesn’t ignite leaking fuel)
-tail – cheeefs takes light wound to groin (that had to hurt)
-tail – cheeefs killed by hit to neck

The sixth flak hit is a bummer. Flak enters the bomb bay and strikes a bomb. The bomb explodes, which sets off the other bombs in a massive explosion. What’s left of Diana Might breaks apart at the waist and tumbles to earth.

Pilot Phobia (2) killed in initial explosion
Copilot siberian khatru (2) killed in initial explosion
Bombardier angel killed in initial explosion
Navigator Saggysack (2) killed in initial explosion
Engineer WisChief (2) killed in initial explosion
Radio Op. Mi_chief_fan (2) killed in initial explosion
Tail Gunner cheeeefs (2) already kia in plane
Ball Turret Gunner mizzou5 (2) killed in initial explosion
Right Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (2) killed in initial explosion
Left Waist Gunner royr17 thrown unconscious from plane, dies by falling.

No bomb run.

Aftereffects

None – Diana Might is no more.

Eligible for next mission

None – all KIA. RIP, noble crew of the Diana Might.

How sadly ironic.

Thanks,bastard!
ROFL


You could have at least spared angel you heartless fiend!!!!! :cuss:

Well, look on the bright side. At least you didn't get shot in the groin before you were blown up.

Ouch....double ouch....

at least royr17 was unconcious for his high dive.

At least we went out with a blaze of glory...although i did notice Phil curled up in a fetal position and sucking his thumb moments before the 'splosion.

I guess that should have tipped me off to our fate.

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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle

Pilot Logical (2)
Copilot memyselfi (2)
Bombardier Hoover (2)
Navigator The Bad Guy (2)
Engineer JimNasium (2)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (2)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (2)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (2)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (2)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (1)

Target: Abbeville
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

ecto-I fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-port flap knocked out – minor effect on landing
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles, attacks again

warrior5 fires, misses
hoover fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

3 Me109s attack

jimnasium fires, misses
the bad guy fires, misses
hoover fires, misses
jimnasium fires, misses
cntrygal fires, misses

3 Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Target is socked in by bad weather
No Flak
Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109, 1 Me110 are driven off by fighters

1 Me109 is driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing despite damaged flap.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Logical (2)
Copilot memyselfi (2)
Bombardier Hoover (2)
Navigator The Bad Guy (2)
Engineer JimNasium (2)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (2)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (2)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (2)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (2)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (1)

Quiet mission. RWG cntrygal did report seeing a bright flash of light off to the west, though, in the direction of Lille.

Rainman has a reading and understanding issue, I talk about RednFeisty going down, and he takes down the plane, you talk about Angel hitting something with a bomb, and he has the bomb hit flak while still inside the plane.

Morphius
learning to be careful what he asks for.

at least it was his thumb this time.

or

at least it was his thumb this time.

That was a tough hit for Diana Might. Even if the bombs get hit, they don't usually explode.