Mission 10: The Sports Illustrated Supermission. Tyra! Tyra! Tyra! - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 03-16-2004, 11:57 AM

Thanks to Zebedee for the mission name.

The planes should start rolling tonight. I'm about to get caught up at work, and my corporate taxes are in the capable hands of the US Postal Service.

Bug · 03-22-2004, 07:08 PM

hmmm......spend time at the practice range...get a kill and a "probable"....

make moonshi...er...umm...first aid tonic....don't hit squat.....

gotta think about this a while........

go bo · 03-22-2004, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Well that is a DEFFINATE improvement over what their last bombardier could have done.

**RealSNR** · 03-22-2004, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

I survived! I survived! I haven't done that since mission five!

You'll find that surviving is easy when you have a kickass co-pilot like me

**Rain Man** · 03-22-2004, 10:34 PM

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B-17 #12 – Yard Dart

Pilot Taco John (9)
Copilot Joe Seahawk (9)
Bombardier CHIEF4EVER (9)
Navigator ZachKC (9)
Engineer Archie F. Swin (9)
Radio Op. oleman47 (9)
Tail Gunner RJ (9)
Ball Turret Gunner KC2003 (9)
Right Waist Gunner kcnut
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75

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)

2 Me110s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

Chief4ever fires, misses
KC2003 fires, misses
RJ fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-starboard wing – The #4 engine gets hit and begins revving up. Joe Seahawk attempts to shut the engine down, but it won’t respond. It continues to speed up, and Taco John is having trouble keeping the aircraft moving straight. Joe Seahawk attempts to cut the fuel, but it won’t respond. The engine speeds up more. This is trouble.

The engine is redlining now and still increasing. Yard Dart is yawing to the left and Taco John can’t control it any longer. The plane whips around and does a quick 360, then repeats the maneuver. Taco John curses and hits the bailout alarm.

The team bails out of the plane, with left waist gunner RoyC75 the first out and copilot Joe Seahawk second. Taco John is next, then Archie F. Swin and oleman47. KC2003 makes a clean getaway, then RJ and kcnut.

The two men in the nose are the last out, which is unfortunate. As they approach the bailout hatch the #4 engine explodes. Bombardier Chief4ever takes a piece of the engine disk to the head and dies instantly, while Navigator ZachKC takes a serious wound to the right upper back. He is thrown out as the entire right wing goes supernova, but manages to get his parachute open.

ZachKC floats to the ground but is too injured to escape. The Germans find him within an hour, and he convalesces in a POW camp.

Archie F. Swin and RoyC75 team up on the ground and run…right into the sweep of a German patrol. They have no choice but to surrender, less than an hour after the plane was hit.

Kcnut ends up alone in the middle of a large plowed field. German soldiers approach from the east to capture him, and French resistance fighters approach from the west. Caught in the crossfire, kcnut hugs the ground as bullets fly all around. More Germans arrive from the east and the French are forced to retreat. Kcnut sighs and raises his arms. His war is over (again).

Taco John and Joe Seahawk land near each other and hit the ground running. Once again, they learn that Abbeville is heavily defended, only this time they learn it from the ground instead of the air. With soldiers milling about everywhere, they have no chance. They manage to evade the enemy for almost an hour before getting cornered in a small valley and surrendering.

Radio Op. oleman47 (9) and Tail Gunner RJ (9) land near a small farmhouse. Unsure of how to proceed, they knock on the door, and the homeowner sends word to the resistance. They enjoy a nice meal, but then there’s a knock on the door. As they scramble toward the cellar, German soldiers burst in to search the place, and it doesn’t take long to uncover the two fliers. The family is arrested as well.

Ball Turret Gunner KC2003 (9) lands near a farmhouse as well, and he also knocks on the door. He is taken in by a French family, and after a couple of days of masquerading as a French peasant he is picked up by a group of French Underground fighters who are shorthanded. Over a three-day period he helps the group detonate a bomb underneath a loaded German halftrack and conduct sniper kills on two German sentries, working his way north all the while. At the Channel, a British minisub shows up at the appointed time and KC2003 reports back to base none the worse for the wear.

No bomb run

Aftereffects

No more Yard Dart, alas.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot XXX
Copilot XXX
Bombardier XXX
Navigator XXX
Engineer XXX
Radio Op. XXX
Tail Gunner KC2003 (9), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner XXX
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

What an ignominious end. They encountered one plane and went down.

**Rain Man** · 03-22-2004, 10:49 PM

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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane III – Bomba with a Vengence

Pilot ndbbm (4)
Copilot JimNasium (1)
Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4)
Navigator Saggysack (1)
Engineer Simplex3 (9)
Radio Op. mikey23545 (9)
Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack

Slayer Diablo fires, kills Me109
Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires, misses
Saggysack fires, misses
Dakcman ap fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles, attacks again

Dakcman ap fires, misses
Bunnytrdr fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – A thunderstorm and turbulence shake the plane
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – tailplane is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip
-superficial damage to nose

Despite the storm and the flak, Slayer Diablo is ‘on’ today – 30% score

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s are driven off by fighters

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack

Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Bunnytrdr fires, kills Me109
Saggysack fires, misses

Me110 climbs from 3 o’clock low and strafes Bomba with 7 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing root is slightly damaged
-port wing – aileron is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-starboard wing – aileron is slightly damaged
-waist – DaKCMan AP is hit again, this time taking light wounds to both the groin (tough break there) and the left shoulder.
-waist – chiefjustice takes a light wound to the mid-chest.

Me circles, attacks again

Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires , misses
Saggysack fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ndbbm (4)
Copilot JimNasium (1)
Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4)
Navigator Saggysack (1)
Engineer Simplex3 (9)
Radio Op. mikey23545 (9)
Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1)

A good solid mission in bad weather.

**Rain Man** · 03-22-2004, 10:59 PM

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B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment II – Lucy Reloaded

Pilot Clint in Wichita (9)
Copilot 2bikemike (9)
Bombardier Loki (4)
Navigator chief52 (9)
Engineer old_geezer (9)
Radio Op. chiefsfan58 (9)
Tail Gunner Patteeu (9)
Ball Turret Gunner FloridaChief (4)
Right Waist Gunner JazzzLovr (1)
Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1)

Target: Meaulte
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)

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

patteeu fires, misses
ks smitty fires, misses
loki fires, misses
old_geezer fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
Bomb run off target despite a good flight in – 0% score

Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)

5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

loki fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
old_geezer fires, kills Fw190
jazzzlovr fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
ks smitty fires, misses
FloridaChief fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

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

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to bomb bay

2 Fws circle, attack again

FloridaChief fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
loki fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
old_geezer fires, misses

Fws miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Clint in Wichita (9)
Copilot 2bikemike (9)
Bombardier Loki (4)
Navigator chief52 (9)
Engineer old_geezer (9)
Radio Op. chiefsfan58 (9)
Tail Gunner Patteeu (9)
Ball Turret Gunner FloridaChief (4)
Right Waist Gunner JazzzLovr (1)
Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1)

Boy, there was a lot of lead and armament flying in that one relative to the number of things that got hit.

Loki · 03-22-2004, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment II – Lucy Reloaded

patteeu fires, misses
ks smitty fires, misses
loki fires, misses
old_geezer fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
Bomb run off target despite a good flight in – 0% score

Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)

5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

loki fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
old_geezer fires, kills Fw190
jazzzlovr fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
ks smitty fires, misses
FloridaChief fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

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

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to bomb bay

2 Fws circle, attack again

FloridaChief fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
loki fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
old_geezer fires, misses

Fws miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Clint in Wichita (9)
Copilot 2bikemike (9)
Bombardier Loki (4)
Navigator chief52 (9)
Engineer old_geezer (9)
Radio Op. chiefsfan58 (9)
Tail Gunner Patteeu (9)
Ball Turret Gunner FloridaChief (4)
Right Waist Gunner JazzzLovr (1)
Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1)

Boy, there was a lot of lead and armament flying in that one relative to the number of things that got hit.

ummmmmm... 0% bombing run??? only 1 enemy fighter downed???

we were sleeping on that one. too much newcastle brown ale the night before.

**Rain Man** · 03-23-2004, 12:15 AM

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (9)
Copilot Bearcat (9)
Bombardier alanm (9)
Navigator gh4chiefs (9)
Engineer seclark (9)
Radio Op. Luzap (9)
Tail Gunner redhed (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Hydrae (5)
Right Waist Gunner Rain Man (3)
Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois

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)

3 Fw190s attack

gh4chiefs fires, misses
redhed fires, misses
rain man fires, damages Fw190
seclark fires, misses

Fw and Damaged Fw miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-nose – alanm takes a light wound to the left upper arm
-nose – gh4chiefs takes a light wound to the right chest
-superficial damage to tail

Fw circles, attacks again

redhed fires, damages Fw190
seclark fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-superficial damage to #1 engine
-radio room – luzap’s right foot gets blown off, which constitutes a serious wound
WHAMMO! As the plane is moving on the bomb run, alanm and gh4chiefs take an enormous hit up in the nose and the plane noses down. Bearcat utters a ‘wow’ and reports that a severed engine from another B-17 fell onto the nose, ripping a huge hole in the starboard side of the nose. That news is not lost on alanm and gh4chiefs, who are unharmed but awed by the hole in their area. It was quite the near miss.

By the time alanm gets back to the controls, the bomb run is off target – 0% score

Zone 3: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, and 1 Me110 attack

alanm fires, hits Me110
gh4chiefs fires, misses
seclark fires, misses
redhed fires, damages the hit Me110
hydrae fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-pilot compartment – Special Ed sustains a light wound to the right upper arm
-pilot compartment – Bearcat takes a serious wound to the left hip

The badly damaged Me110 surprises Sack Time from below, sneaks up close behind the plane, and lets loose for 11 hits
-starboard wing root is damaged
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to the #4 engine
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – Special Ed and Bearcat lose their oxygen system. Special Ed switches to the backup system, and does his best to help Bearcat get his backup system operational.
-bomb bay – life rafts are destroyed
-radio room – luzap takes a serious wound to the right chest, which combined with his foot injury is fatal.
-waist – rain man takes a fatal hit to the right chest, and the world loses its future premier underwear model.
-waist – zebedee dubois takes a light wound to the left calf
-tail – redhed suffers a serious wound to the right hip
-superficial damage to tail

2 Fws, 1 Me circle, attack again

gh4chiefs fires, misses
hydrae fires, kills Fw190
seclark fires, misses

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

Me scores 2 hits
-bomb bay – the bullet passes through the empty bomb space but with no effects.
-starboard wing – aileron is out

Fw, Me circle, attack again. Due to injuries, there aren’t a lot of guns firing back now from Sack Time.

alanm fires, misses
seclark fires, misses

Fw, Me miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Despite his injury, Special Ed makes a good landing.

Aftereffects

Copilot Bearcat is sent home due to his injuries and oxygen deprivation, which occurred because Special Ed wasn't able to get his oxygen mask on him when he was ally.
Tailgunner redhed’s wound wasn’t as bad as first thought. He’ll be ready for the next mission.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (9)
Copilot alanm (9), promoted
Bombardier gh4chiefs (9), promoted
Navigator seclark (9), promoted
Engineer XXX
Radio Op. redhed (9), promoted
Tail Gunner Hydrae (5), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner XXX
Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Tough mission, 3 KIAs and 5 injured. Seclark and hydrae were the only two aboard who didn’t get a purple heart.

Slayer Diablo · 03-23-2004, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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Slayer Diablo fires, kills Me109
Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires, misses
Saggysack fires, misses
Dakcman ap fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – A thunderstorm and turbulence shake the plane
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – tailplane is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip
-superficial damage to nose

Despite the storm and the flak, Slayer Diablo is ‘on’ today – 30% score

ndbbm · 03-23-2004, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane III – Bomba with a Vengence

Pilot ndbbm (4)
Copilot JimNasium (1)
Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4)
Navigator Saggysack (1)
Engineer Simplex3 (9)
Radio Op. mikey23545 (9)
Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack

Slayer Diablo fires, kills Me109
Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires, misses
Saggysack fires, misses
Dakcman ap fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles, attacks again

Dakcman ap fires, misses
Bunnytrdr fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – A thunderstorm and turbulence shake the plane
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – tailplane is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip
-superficial damage to nose

Despite the storm and the flak, Slayer Diablo is ‘on’ today – 30% score

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s are driven off by fighters

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack

Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Bunnytrdr fires, kills Me109
Saggysack fires, misses

Me110 climbs from 3 o’clock low and strafes Bomba with 7 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing root is slightly damaged
-port wing – aileron is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-starboard wing – aileron is slightly damaged
-waist – DaKCMan AP is hit again, this time taking light wounds to both the groin (tough break there) and the left shoulder.
-waist – chiefjustice takes a light wound to the mid-chest.

Me circles, attacks again

Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires , misses
Saggysack fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ndbbm (4)
Copilot JimNasium (1)
Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4)
Navigator Saggysack (1)
Engineer Simplex3 (9)
Radio Op. mikey23545 (9)
Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1)

A good solid mission in bad weather.

Beers are on me boys!

Another fine job by the luckiest bastards in the air.

**alanm** · 03-23-2004, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (9)
Copilot Bearcat (9)
Bombardier alanm (9)
Navigator gh4chiefs (9)
Engineer seclark (9)
Radio Op. Luzap (9)
Tail Gunner redhed (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Hydrae (5)
Right Waist Gunner Rain Man (3)
Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois

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)

3 Fw190s attack

gh4chiefs fires, misses
redhed fires, misses
rain man fires, damages Fw190
seclark fires, misses

Fw and Damaged Fw miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-nose – alanm takes a light wound to the left upper arm
-nose – gh4chiefs takes a light wound to the right chest
-superficial damage to tail

Fw circles, attacks again

redhed fires, damages Fw190
seclark fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-superficial damage to #1 engine
-radio room – luzap’s right foot gets blown off, which constitutes a serious wound
WHAMMO! As the plane is moving on the bomb run, alanm and gh4chiefs take an enormous hit up in the nose and the plane noses down. Bearcat utters a ‘wow’ and reports that a severed engine from another B-17 fell onto the nose, ripping a huge hole in the starboard side of the nose. That news is not lost on alanm and gh4chiefs, who are unharmed but awed by the hole in their area. It was quite the near miss.

By the time alanm gets back to the controls, the bomb run is off target – 0% score

Zone 3: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, and 1 Me110 attack

alanm fires, hits Me110
gh4chiefs fires, misses
seclark fires, misses
redhed fires, damages the hit Me110
hydrae fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-pilot compartment – Special Ed sustains a light wound to the right upper arm
-pilot compartment – Bearcat takes a serious wound to the left hip

The badly damaged Me110 surprises Sack Time from below, sneaks up close behind the plane, and lets loose for 11 hits
-starboard wing root is damaged
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to the #4 engine
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – Special Ed and Bearcat lose their oxygen system. Special Ed switches to the backup system, and does his best to help Bearcat get his backup system operational.
-bomb bay – life rafts are destroyed
-radio room – luzap takes a serious wound to the right chest, which combined with his foot injury is fatal.
-waist – rain man takes a fatal hit to the right chest, and the world loses its future premier underwear model.
-waist – zebedee dubois takes a light wound to the left calf
-tail – redhed suffers a serious wound to the right hip
-superficial damage to tail

2 Fws, 1 Me circle, attack again

gh4chiefs fires, misses
hydrae fires, kills Fw190
seclark fires, misses

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

Me scores 2 hits
-bomb bay – the bullet passes through the empty bomb space but with no effects.
-starboard wing – aileron is out

Fw, Me circle, attack again. Due to injuries, there aren’t a lot of guns firing back now from Sack Time.

alanm fires, misses
seclark fires, misses

Fw, Me miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Despite his injury, Special Ed makes a good landing.

Aftereffects

Copilot Bearcat is sent home due to his injuries and oxygen deprivation, which occurred because Special Ed wasn't able to get his oxygen mask on him when he was ally.
Tailgunner redhed’s wound wasn’t as bad as first thought. He’ll be ready for the next mission.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (9)
Copilot alanm (9), promoted
Bombardier gh4chiefs (9), promoted
Navigator seclark (9), promoted
Engineer XXX
Radio Op. redhed (9), promoted
Tail Gunner Hydrae (5), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner XXX
Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Tough mission, 3 KIAs and 5 injured. Seclark and hydrae were the only two aboard who didn’t get a purple heart.

Man that was a rough mission. Lost 3 KIA, Just about everyone hit in the mission. I've got my 2nd Purple heart. Not to mention almost being wiped out of the plane by a falling engine from another B-17. But the Sack makes it back to fight another day. I guess my days are numbered since I've now been promoted to Copilot.

**Rain Man** · 03-23-2004, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by alanm

Man that was a rough mission. Lost 3 KIA, Just about everyone hit in the mission. I've got my 2nd Purple heart. Not to mention almost being wiped out of the plane by a falling engine from another B-17. But the Sack makes it back to fight another day. I guess my days are numbered since I've now been promoted to Copilot.

There's a little random feature in the game called a rabbit's foot, and if a plane picks one up they can re-roll the dice one time on a catastrophic event and hope for something better. Your mission happened to have a rabbit's foot, and it got used to prevent a nasty little hit (i.e., the engine) that was about to kill you and seriously injure gh4chiefs.

That was the first rabbit's foot used in ten missions. You had Lady Luck flying wingman for you.

go bo · 03-23-2004, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot Lattimer (9)
Copilot go bo (9)
Bombardier KCJohnny (9)
Navigator Redcoats58 (9)
Engineer voyager (9)
Radio Op. munkey (9)
Tail Gunner TheFly (9)
Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (9)
Right Waist Gunner headsnap (8)
Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell

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)

3 Me110s attack

redcoats58 fires, misses
cdcox fires, misses
thefly fires, kills Me110

2 Me110s miss, break off attack

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 3 hits
-tail – rudder takes minor damage
-tail – tailplane takes minor damage
-superficial damage to tail
Bomb run off target due to flak, but KCJohnny still nicks the target – 5% score

Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 are driven off by fighters

3 Me109s are driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

2 Me109s are driven off by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Lattimer (9)
Copilot go bo (9)
Bombardier KCJohnny (9)
Navigator Redcoats58 (9)
Engineer voyager (9)
Radio Op. munkey (9)
Tail Gunner TheFly (9)
Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (9)
Right Waist Gunner headsnap (8)
Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell

Buy another beer for the fighter pilots.

hell. buy 'em a barrel of beer!

and i'll have one too!

[gulp][gulp]

maybe just one more...

[gulp][gulp]...

but still wondering when our luck will run out...

**DaKCMan AP** · 03-23-2004, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

-waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip
-waist – DaKCMan AP is hit again, this time taking light wounds to both the groin (tough break there) and the left shoulder.

Amnorix · 03-23-2004, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Originally Posted by Rain Man

-waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip
-waist – DaKCMan AP is hit again, this time taking light wounds to both the groin (tough break there) and the left shoulder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I hereby dub thee UniBall...

03-16-2004, 11:57 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2748491 VARSITY	Mission 10: The Sports Illustrated Supermission. Tyra! Tyra! Tyra! Thanks to Zebedee for the mission name. The planes should start rolling tonight. I'm about to get caught up at work, and my corporate taxes are in the capable hands of the US Postal Service.
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03-22-2004, 07:08 PM	#16
Bug Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston, Tx Casino cash: $10004900	hmmm......spend time at the practice range...get a kill and a "probable".... make moonshi...er...umm...first aid tonic....don't hit squat..... gotta think about this a while........ __________________ BBQ Cheerleaders Beer Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!!!!!
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03-22-2004, 10:34 PM	#19
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2748491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21527" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #12 – Yard Dart Pilot Taco John (9) Copilot Joe Seahawk (9) Bombardier CHIEF4EVER (9) Navigator ZachKC (9) Engineer Archie F. Swin (9) Radio Op. oleman47 (9) Tail Gunner RJ (9) Ball Turret Gunner KC2003 (9) Right Waist Gunner kcnut Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 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) 2 Me110s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters Chief4ever fires, misses KC2003 fires, misses RJ fires, misses Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to tail -starboard wing – The #4 engine gets hit and begins revving up. Joe Seahawk attempts to shut the engine down, but it won’t respond. It continues to speed up, and Taco John is having trouble keeping the aircraft moving straight. Joe Seahawk attempts to cut the fuel, but it won’t respond. The engine speeds up more. This is trouble. The engine is redlining now and still increasing. Yard Dart is yawing to the left and Taco John can’t control it any longer. The plane whips around and does a quick 360, then repeats the maneuver. Taco John curses and hits the bailout alarm. The team bails out of the plane, with left waist gunner RoyC75 the first out and copilot Joe Seahawk second. Taco John is next, then Archie F. Swin and oleman47. KC2003 makes a clean getaway, then RJ and kcnut. The two men in the nose are the last out, which is unfortunate. As they approach the bailout hatch the #4 engine explodes. Bombardier Chief4ever takes a piece of the engine disk to the head and dies instantly, while Navigator ZachKC takes a serious wound to the right upper back. He is thrown out as the entire right wing goes supernova, but manages to get his parachute open. ZachKC floats to the ground but is too injured to escape. The Germans find him within an hour, and he convalesces in a POW camp. Archie F. Swin and RoyC75 team up on the ground and run…right into the sweep of a German patrol. They have no choice but to surrender, less than an hour after the plane was hit. Kcnut ends up alone in the middle of a large plowed field. German soldiers approach from the east to capture him, and French resistance fighters approach from the west. Caught in the crossfire, kcnut hugs the ground as bullets fly all around. More Germans arrive from the east and the French are forced to retreat. Kcnut sighs and raises his arms. His war is over (again). Taco John and Joe Seahawk land near each other and hit the ground running. Once again, they learn that Abbeville is heavily defended, only this time they learn it from the ground instead of the air. With soldiers milling about everywhere, they have no chance. They manage to evade the enemy for almost an hour before getting cornered in a small valley and surrendering. Radio Op. oleman47 (9) and Tail Gunner RJ (9) land near a small farmhouse. Unsure of how to proceed, they knock on the door, and the homeowner sends word to the resistance. They enjoy a nice meal, but then there’s a knock on the door. As they scramble toward the cellar, German soldiers burst in to search the place, and it doesn’t take long to uncover the two fliers. The family is arrested as well. Ball Turret Gunner KC2003 (9) lands near a farmhouse as well, and he also knocks on the door. He is taken in by a French family, and after a couple of days of masquerading as a French peasant he is picked up by a group of French Underground fighters who are shorthanded. Over a three-day period he helps the group detonate a bomb underneath a loaded German halftrack and conduct sniper kills on two German sentries, working his way north all the while. At the Channel, a British minisub shows up at the appointed time and KC2003 reports back to base none the worse for the wear. No bomb run Aftereffects No more Yard Dart, alas. Eligible for next mission Pilot XXX Copilot XXX Bombardier XXX Navigator XXX Engineer XXX Radio Op. XXX Tail Gunner KC2003 (9), promoted Ball Turret Gunner XXX Right Waist Gunner XXX Left Waist Gunner XXX What an ignominious end. They encountered one plane and went down. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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03-22-2004, 10:49 PM	#20
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2748491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21528" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane III – Bomba with a Vengence Pilot ndbbm (4) Copilot JimNasium (1) Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4) Navigator Saggysack (1) Engineer Simplex3 (9) Radio Op. mikey23545 (9) Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9) Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9) Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1) Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1) Target: Antwerp Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: Belgium No enemy Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone) 4 Me109s attack Slayer Diablo fires, kills Me109 Chiefjustice fires, misses Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses Simplex3 fires, misses Saggysack fires, misses Dakcman ap fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to nose Me circles, attacks again Dakcman ap fires, misses Bunnytrdr fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Bad Weather – A thunderstorm and turbulence shake the plane Medium Flak – 4 hits -tail – tailplane is slightly damaged -superficial damage to radio room -waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip -superficial damage to nose Despite the storm and the flak, Slayer Diablo is ‘on’ today – 30% score Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone) 3 Fw190s are driven off by fighters Zone 3 Out: Belgium 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack Chiefjustice fires, misses Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses Bunnytrdr fires, kills Me109 Saggysack fires, misses Me110 climbs from 3 o’clock low and strafes Bomba with 7 hits! -superficial damage to tail -port wing root is slightly damaged -port wing – aileron is slightly damaged -superficial damage to starboard wing -starboard wing – aileron is slightly damaged -waist – DaKCMan AP is hit again, this time taking light wounds to both the groin (tough break there) and the left shoulder. -waist – chiefjustice takes a light wound to the mid-chest. Me circles, attacks again Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses Simplex3 fires , misses Saggysack fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot ndbbm (4) Copilot JimNasium (1) Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4) Navigator Saggysack (1) Engineer Simplex3 (9) Radio Op. mikey23545 (9) Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9) Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9) Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1) Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1) A good solid mission in bad weather. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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03-22-2004, 10:59 PM	#21
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2748491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21529" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment II – Lucy Reloaded Pilot Clint in Wichita (9) Copilot 2bikemike (9) Bombardier Loki (4) Navigator chief52 (9) Engineer old_geezer (9) Radio Op. chiefsfan58 (9) Tail Gunner Patteeu (9) Ball Turret Gunner FloridaChief (4) Right Waist Gunner JazzzLovr (1) Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1) Target: Meaulte 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) 3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters patteeu fires, misses ks smitty fires, misses loki fires, misses old_geezer fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak - misses Bomb run off target despite a good flight in – 0% score Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone) 5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters loki fires, misses chief52 fires, misses old_geezer fires, kills Fw190 jazzzlovr fires, misses patteeu fires, misses ks smitty fires, misses FloridaChief fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to tail Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to bomb bay 2 Fws circle, attack again FloridaChief fires, misses patteeu fires, misses loki fires, misses chief52 fires, misses old_geezer fires, misses Fws miss, break off attack Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot Clint in Wichita (9) Copilot 2bikemike (9) Bombardier Loki (4) Navigator chief52 (9) Engineer old_geezer (9) Radio Op. chiefsfan58 (9) Tail Gunner Patteeu (9) Ball Turret Gunner FloridaChief (4) Right Waist Gunner JazzzLovr (1) Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1) Boy, there was a lot of lead and armament flying in that one relative to the number of things that got hit. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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03-23-2004, 12:15 AM	#23
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2748491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21530" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #15 – Sack Time Pilot Special Ed (9) Copilot Bearcat (9) Bombardier alanm (9) Navigator gh4chiefs (9) Engineer seclark (9) Radio Op. Luzap (9) Tail Gunner redhed (9) Ball Turret Gunner Hydrae (5) Right Waist Gunner Rain Man (3) Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois 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) 3 Fw190s attack gh4chiefs fires, misses redhed fires, misses rain man fires, damages Fw190 seclark fires, misses Fw and Damaged Fw miss, break off attack Fw scores 3 hits -nose – alanm takes a light wound to the left upper arm -nose – gh4chiefs takes a light wound to the right chest -superficial damage to tail Fw circles, attacks again redhed fires, damages Fw190 seclark fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Medium Flak – 2 hits -superficial damage to #1 engine -radio room – luzap’s right foot gets blown off, which constitutes a serious wound WHAMMO! As the plane is moving on the bomb run, alanm and gh4chiefs take an enormous hit up in the nose and the plane noses down. Bearcat utters a ‘wow’ and reports that a severed engine from another B-17 fell onto the nose, ripping a huge hole in the starboard side of the nose. That news is not lost on alanm and gh4chiefs, who are unharmed but awed by the hole in their area. It was quite the near miss. By the time alanm gets back to the controls, the bomb run is off target – 0% score Zone 3: France (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, and 1 Me110 attack alanm fires, hits Me110 gh4chiefs fires, misses seclark fires, misses redhed fires, damages the hit Me110 hydrae fires, misses Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to starboard wing Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to pilot compartment Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to pilot compartment -pilot compartment – Special Ed sustains a light wound to the right upper arm -pilot compartment – Bearcat takes a serious wound to the left hip The badly damaged Me110 surprises Sack Time from below, sneaks up close behind the plane, and lets loose for 11 hits -starboard wing root is damaged -superficial damage to waist -superficial damage to the #4 engine -superficial damage to nose -pilot compartment – Special Ed and Bearcat lose their oxygen system. Special Ed switches to the backup system, and does his best to help Bearcat get his backup system operational. -bomb bay – life rafts are destroyed -radio room – luzap takes a serious wound to the right chest, which combined with his foot injury is fatal. -waist – rain man takes a fatal hit to the right chest, and the world loses its future premier underwear model. -waist – zebedee dubois takes a light wound to the left calf -tail – redhed suffers a serious wound to the right hip -superficial damage to tail 2 Fws, 1 Me circle, attack again gh4chiefs fires, misses hydrae fires, kills Fw190 seclark fires, misses Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to port wing Me scores 2 hits -bomb bay – the bullet passes through the empty bomb space but with no effects. -starboard wing – aileron is out Fw, Me circle, attack again. Due to injuries, there aren’t a lot of guns firing back now from Sack Time. alanm fires, misses seclark fires, misses Fw, Me miss, break off attack Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Despite his injury, Special Ed makes a good landing. Aftereffects Copilot Bearcat is sent home due to his injuries and oxygen deprivation, which occurred because Special Ed wasn't able to get his oxygen mask on him when he was ally. Tailgunner redhed’s wound wasn’t as bad as first thought. He’ll be ready for the next mission. Eligible for next mission Pilot Special Ed (9) Copilot alanm (9), promoted Bombardier gh4chiefs (9), promoted Navigator seclark (9), promoted Engineer XXX Radio Op. redhed (9), promoted Tail Gunner Hydrae (5), promoted Ball Turret Gunner XXX Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois, promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX Tough mission, 3 KIAs and 5 injured. Seclark and hydrae were the only two aboard who didn’t get a purple heart. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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