Mission #1

[Rain Man]

...and the planes begin their takeoff roll!

I've only completed the first plane so far, but will do a bunch of them this weekend. Talisman has graciously agreed to assist with portions of the paperwork (pause for round of applause), so either he or I will be posting the other planes as they fly. I expect to finish many of them this weekend.


A note for you gunners:

1. If you "hit" an enemy plane, it means that you caused damage that will affect its attack ability, but not enough to make it break off and leave.

2. If you "damage" an enemy plane, it means that you caused enough damage that the plane will leave as soon as it makes one run at you, but you also severely affected its ability to hit your plane.

3. If you "kill" an enemy plane, it's a confirmed shootdown and you can paint a swastika on your flight jacket.


Ready? The Tequila Rose is cruising toward the first U.S. bombing mission in Occupied France.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Cntrygal

Will the missions be slowing down during the week?

Yeah, probably. It'll probably be more of a weekend thing, though I might be doing some during the week if I get a day off in the next week or two.

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally Posted by old_geezer

Hot tamales gentlemen! Three hits on my first mission! I knew tail gunner Geezer still had it. I knew Clint would be a great bombadier also.

I don't care HOW many times you yell, "SWEET SASSY MOLASSEY," you're a damn good shot!

[Cntrygal]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, probably. It'll probably be more of a weekend thing, though I might be doing some during the week if I get a day off in the next week or two.

okay...... I'll check in after work.

[alanm]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Plane #20 – Sky Chief

Pilot DenverChief
Copilot Iowanian
Bombardier Sky
Navigator Lzen
Engineer AustinChief
Radio Op. Michael Michigan
Tail Gunner DJay23
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise

Target: the railhead at Amiens
Lead plane in formation horizontally, high in formation vertically (very vulnerable)

Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

2 FW190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 FW190 driven off by fighters

Djay 23 fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, kills Me110
Lzen fires, misses
Austinchief fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-denverchief sustains light wound to stomach
-iowanian sustains light wound to right chest

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Me and Fw circle and attack again

Sky fires, misses
Austinchief fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, kills Me109

Fw misses, break off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack

Djay 23 fires, kills Me110
Mlyonsd fires, misses
Lzen fires, misses
Djay 23 fires, misses

Both 110s miss, break off attack

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

1 Fw190 driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-denverchief’s oxygen supply hit – Denverchief must switch to portable oxygen bottles to stay at altitude.

Excellent bomb run by Sky despite flak hits – 40% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

Iowanian takes over flight despite wound, so Denverchief can maintain oxygen supply and tend to own wound. Iowanian stays at altitude to maintain place in formation.

3 Me110s attack

Lzen fires, misses
Djay 23 fires, damages Me110
Austinchief fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, misses

Zone 2: English Channel

3 Me110s attack

Austinchief fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, hits Me110
Sky fires, misses

All 3 Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 1: England

The base has fog and low visibility.
Good landing by Iowanian

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot DenverChief
Copilot Iowanian
Bombardier Sky
Navigator Lzen
Engineer AustinChief
Radio Op. Michael Michigan
Tail Gunner DJay23
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise

Cheers erupt from the ground crews as the dinged up Sky Chief drops out of the cloud cover and becomes the 20th bomber to land.

UMKC 1L Had 2 kills and 1 damaged. Damn good shooting!! He's well on his way to becoming a Ace(So to speak) And should get some sort of medal for his 1st mission. DFC maybe.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Boy, you're just asking for them to re-open the investigation, aren't you? And you should be happy that you weren't sitting in the pilot's seat.

Hey....no one ever proved that we had painted a bull's-eye on the pilot's side of the plane...I smell conspiracy and jealousy....

Remember, guys named "mmaddog" get those nicknames for a reason....I have no problem having a "midnight discussion/debriefing" for those people who need to "see the light"......

mmaddog
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[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by RednFeisty

My boys made it back alive!! Great job guys!! Beers on me tonight!!

This one just has so many ways to go bad......

mmaddog
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soft spot for redheads

[Iowanian]

The Crew of Skychief will be awaiting our commendation medals in the bar.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

The Crew of Skychief will be awaiting our commendation medals in the bar.

Uh huh.

After a hard day of misfires, Lzen needs a few drinks to relax.

[teedubya]

i find it kind of humorous that in this simulation that I was the very first one to die.

-Left Waist Gunner chi3fs hit in right leg, killed