Mission #1 - Page 7

**Rain Man** · 04:08 PM

...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** · 01-24-2004, 01:39 AM

Cheated? Why, I'm disturbe by fact that you raise that as a possibility

tk13 · 01-24-2004, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

I think you cheated.

That's skillz brotha, we be the king of de German asskicking...

Ultra Peanut · 01-24-2004, 02:42 AM

You must be joking.

**Rausch** · 01-24-2004, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk13

That's skillz brotha, we be the king of de German asskicking...

Bull$3it....no way in hell am I going to die over Frogland. NO WAY....

Rausch is ready to crew up, suit up, and kill some frog nazis!

Ultra Peanut · 01-24-2004, 02:52 AM

That's the spirit, Brad. Good luck finding replacement crewmembers who are willing to ride in your Deathmobile.

**alanm** · 01-24-2004, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

At least your pilot's not named "Special Ed". I'll be writing my last will and testament...

We're a new crew and we're green. But I do believe our gunners need some more practice before our mission. From what I've seen so far about 90% of the gunners miss. Why is that Kevin?

**Rausch** · 01-24-2004, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psicosis

That's the spirit, Brad. Good luck finding replacement crewmembers who are willing to ride in your Deathmobile.

I'll manage...

How do we go about replacing crew members anyway?...

Rausch,
mourning the great Gaz and crew....

Abba-Dabba · 01-24-2004, 06:03 AM

Whootie Whooo!!!!!

I made it!

Condolences to those that were unfortunate.

Better get to working on using those 2 50cals I have. I'm obviously a poor shot and I will not let my crew or my plane suffer from my deficiencies.

PastorMikH · 01-24-2004, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

I think you cheated.

Me too.

old_geezer · 01-24-2004, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talisman

The weather was fine. There was no flak. And we hit nothing. Well, nothing we were supposed to.

ENDelt shouldn't have brought that case of beer along for "good luck." He's lucky he didn't get pulled over for FUI.

SNFUI sir. (situation normal, flying under influence sir)

ROYC75 · 01-24-2004, 10:08 AM

Something fishy about Plane # 10 results !

Quote:

I said it before and I’ll say it again: best darn crew in the whole darn European Theater.

Hoover · 01-24-2004, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Plane #3 - Dreamsicle

- 1 flak hit on tail – kcnut serious wound to right chest
Despite the flak hit, Hoover holds steady and scores a 5% hit.

Who's buying me drinks!

Cntrygal · 01-24-2004, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoover

Who's buying me drinks!

no need to buy.... I have a bottle.

Hoover · 01-24-2004, 10:34 AM

Sweet!

KCWolfman · 01-24-2004, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Plane #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman
Copilot Lattimer
Bombardier Slayer Diablo
Navigator go bo
Engineer KCJohnny
Radio Op. Redcoats58
Tail Gunner voyager
Ball Turret Gunner munkey
Right Waist Gunner TheFly
Left Waist Gunner cdcox

Target: Lille
B-17 is in the middle lower portion of the bomber wave (More vulnerable)

Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 FW 190s driven away by fighters

Four Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

KCJohnny fires in defense, misses
Slayer Diablo fires in defense, misses
Voyager fires in defense, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering bomb zone
Good weather
Medium flak defense – 4 hits
-Radio room – Radio knocked out (redcoats58 uninjured)
-Tail – Autopilot out. KCwolfman cannot shift to autopilot to stabilize bomb run.
-Port wing – superficial damage
-Nose – Slayer Diablo killed by hit to face

Bombs not dropped on target.
Gobo takes over bombardier’s position, jettisons bombs so Dreamsicle won’t fall out of formation

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

4 FW190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

KCJohnny fires in defense, misses
Voyager fires in defense, misses
Gobo fires in defense, misses

Both FWs miss, break off attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

2 FW190s driven off by fighters

Zone 1: England

No enemy
Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot KCWolfman
Copilot Lattimer
Bombardier go bo, promoted
Navigator KCJohnny, promoted
Engineer Redcoats58, promoted
Radio Op. voyager, promoted
Tail Gunner munkey, promoted
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly, promoted
Right Waist Gunner cdcox, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

It looks like KCwolfman has to write a sad letter to bearcat.

Damn, it is bad luck to lose a guy on the first mission and not even be able to drop your load.

But, hey, on the bright side, I wasn't hurt, and that's what really matters, right?

01-23-2004, 03:37 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2758491 VARSITY	Mission #1. They're off! ...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. Last edited by Rain Man; 01-23-2004 at 04:08 PM..
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01-24-2004, 02:42 AM	#93
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01-24-2004, 06:03 AM	#98
Abba-Dabba MVP Join Date: May 2001 Casino cash: $4462970	Whootie Whooo!!!!! I made it! Condolences to those that were unfortunate. Better get to working on using those 2 50cals I have. I'm obviously a poor shot and I will not let my crew or my plane suffer from my deficiencies.
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