Mission 12: The Burning of Atlantaburg - Tara! Tara! Tara!

**Rain Man** · 04-10-2004, 09:44 PM

Let's see who makes it to a dirty dozen.

**Rain Man** · 04-10-2004, 09:47 PM

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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle

Pilot Logical (11)
Copilot memyselfi (11)
Bombardier Hoover (11)
Navigator The Bad Guy (11)
Engineer BigChiefDave (11)
Radio Op. Ecto-I (11)
Tail Gunner Warrior5 (11)
Ball Turret Gunner cntrygal (11)
Right Waist Gunner JennyGump (10)
Left Waist Gunner EBOLA (4)

Target: Lorient, a U-boat base in western France. Lorient has a large flak contingent.
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)
Distance: 6 zones

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

3 Me110s attack

Hoover fires, damages Me110
The Bad Guy fires, hits Me110
Cntrygal fires, misses
Warrior5 fires, hits Me110

2 Me110s miss

Despite a hit from Warrior5, an Me110 barrels up at 6 o’clock low, and barrages Dreamsicle with 8 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-tail – warrior5 takes a serious and nasty hit to the jaw
-waist – ball turret gun is knocked out of commission (cntrygal is unhurt with a few bullet creases in her flight jacket)
-radio room – control cables are damaged but operable
-superficial damage to bomb bay doors
-superficial damage to port aileron
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles, attacks again

BigChiefDave fires, hits Me110
JennyGump fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: Western Channel

3 Fw190s are driven off by other B-17s

cntrygal, with some help from ebola and jennygump, drags an unconscious warrior5 from the tail to the ball turret. She hooks up his oxygen and heat and lowers him into the ball turret, then moves back and takes over the tail gun spot.

Zone 4 Out: Western Channel

No enemy

Zone 5: France (out of fighter range)

No enemy

Zone 6: France (Entering Target Zone)

No enemy.

Oddly, there are no enemy fighters coming up to greet the bombing run. In an unusual turn of events, the Germans somehow didn’t communicate to each other that Allied bombers were inbound.

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Boy, this just isn’t Hoover’s strength – 5% score

Zone 6: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109 is driven off by other B-17s

1 Me110 attacks

The Me is climbing vertically, and with the ball turret out of commission, none of the ship’s guns can fire at it. Fortunately, other B-17s are firing, so the Me doesn’t see this weakness.

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 5: France

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Western Channel (back in fighter range)

1 Me109, 1 Me110 driven off by fighters

1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters

Zone 3 Out: Western Channel

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

Unfortunately, warrior5 is headed home for years of dental work and reconstructive surgery.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Logical (11)
Copilot memyselfi (11)
Bombardier Hoover (11)
Navigator The Bad Guy (11)
Engineer BigChiefDave (11)
Radio Op. Ecto-I (11)
Tail Gunner cntrygal (11), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner JennyGump (10), promoted
Right Waist Gunner EBOLA (4), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

They got a little bonus with the surprise attack there.

**Bowser** · 04-10-2004, 10:07 PM

I hope Warrior5 likes mashed potatoes and pudding!

**Rain Man** · 04-10-2004, 10:23 PM

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot Lattimer (11)
Copilot go bo (11)
Bombardier KCJohnny (11)
Navigator Redcoats58 (11)
Engineer voyager (11)
Radio Op. munkey (11)
Tail Gunner TheFly (11)
Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (11)
Right Waist Gunner headsnap (10)
Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell (2)

Target: La Rochelle, a very distant U-boat base in southwest France. Better fuel up! La Rochelle has beefed-up flak defenses.
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Distance: 8 zones

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy
TheFly radios up from the tail that he has something to tell the crew, but then changes his mind.

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

2 Fw190s attack

KCJohnny fires, damages Fw190
Cdcox fires, damages Fw190
TheFly fires, hits the same Fw190 that cdcox just hit

2 Fws miss, break off attack and limp away

Zone 3 Out: Western Channel

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: France

No enemy

Zone 5 Out: France (out of fighter range)

1 Me110 is driven off by other B-17s

Zone 6 Out: France

No enemy

Zone 7 Out: France

1 Fw190 is driven off by other B-17s

Zone 8 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack

KCJohnny fires, misses
Voyager fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, damages Me110
TheFly fires, misses
Cdcox fires, hits Me110

2 Mes miss, break off attack

1 Me, obviously flown by a veteran, hammers in from 6 o’clock low and pounds Red, White, & Blew By You with 11 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to tail
-waist – kcfanintitanhell takes a serious wound to the back of the neck. He drops like a rock.
-waist – headsnap fares a little better, taking only a light wound to the right hip.
-waist – never mind. Headsnap takes a serious wound to the middle of the chest. He lingers for a few minutes, but dies from blood loss.
-superficial damage to radio room
-bomb bay – PING! A bomb is hit, but doesn’t explode.
-port wing root is slightly damaged
-#4 engine takes a big hit and seizes up. The B-17 is running on three engines for the rest of the mission.
-pilot compartment – lattimer and gobo lose their oxygen system and switch quickly to backup
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles, attacks again

KCJohnny fires, misses
Voyager fires, misses
TheFly fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 3 hits
-nose – redcoats58 takes light wounds to the back of the head and the jaw. He temporarily blacks out.
-nose – KCJohnny takes a grazing light wound to the neck from the same flak burst
-nose – redcoats58 takes one more as he drops to the deck, a light wound to the left hip.
Bomb run off target due to flak hit and bombardier injury – 0% score

Zone 8: France (Leaving Target Zone)

Despite running on three engines, the B-17 is keeping up fine. It’s just further back and slightly lower in the formation.

1 Me109 attacks

KCJohnny fires, misses
TheFly fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

1 Me109 attacks

KCJohnny fires, misses
Voyager fires, misses
TheFly fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 7: France

No enemy

In a bit of bad luck, kcfanintitanhell lost his oxygen when he was injured. He quietly succumbs to oxygen loss while unconscious.

Zone 6: France

No enemy

Zone 5: France

No enemy

Redcoats58 is conscious again and groggily takes his position.

Zone 4: France (back in fighter range)

2 Me110s attack

KCJohnny fires, kills Me110
Voyager fires, hits Me110
Cdcox fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to bomb bay doors

Me circles, attacks again

KCJohnny fires, misses
TheFly fires, hits Me110
Voyager fires, misses

Zone 3: Western Channel

1 Me109 attacks

KCJohnny fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, damages Me109
TheFly 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 Lattimer (11)
Copilot go bo (11)
Bombardier KCJohnny (11)
Navigator Redcoats58 (11)
Engineer voyager (11)
Radio Op. munkey (11)
Tail Gunner TheFly (11)
Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (11)
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

It wasn’t a bad mission except for twenty minutes of hell in the target zone. Redcoats58 will have to sit out the traditional trip to the pub afterward, too.

(Game note: bummer for kcfanintitanhell. He had a lucky rabbit’s foot that let him reroll the dice when he took his serious injury. The reroll was a KIA.)

**RealSNR** · 04-10-2004, 11:12 PM

And now the missions start to get fun

**Rain Man** · 04-11-2004, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNR

And now the missions start to get fun

Or not.

Sucked to be you on that one.

**Rain Man** · 04-11-2004, 12:14 AM

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (11)
Copilot SNR (11)
Bombardier philfree (11)
Navigator Talisman (11)
Engineer AJKCFAN (11)
Radio Op. Radar Chief (11)
Tail Gunner hawaiianboy (11)
Ball Turret Gunner PennyWise (11)
Right Waist Gunner tk13 (2)
Left Waist Gunner Mile High Mania

Target: La Rochelle’s distant U-boats
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)
Distance: 8 zones

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Western Channel

2 Me110s attack

philfree fires, misses
pennywise fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, kills Me110

Me misses, breaks off attack

2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

Ajkcfan fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, misses
pennywise fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 4 Out: France

5 Fw190s attack

philfree fires, misses
pennywise fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
Ajkcfan fires, hits Fw190
Radarchief fires, kills Fw190
Milehighmania fires, hits Fw190

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing – aileron destroyed

2 Fws circle, attack again

Ajkcfan fires, hits Fw190
Talisman fires, misses
Tk13 fires, hits Fw190
philfree fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

It is becoming obvious to the crew and the rest of the bombing flight that this mission has been compromised. Fighters are waiting for them at every opportunity, and additional German fighters have come up to pull away the fighter cover. Someone knew about this mission.

2 Fw190s attack

philfree fires, misses
pennywise fires, misses
Tk13 fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Zone 5: France (out of fighter range)

1 Me109 attacks

Ajkcfan fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me circles, attacks again

philfree fires, misses
Ajkcfan fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack

philfree fires, misses
Tk13 fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, hits Me109
Ajkcfan fires, misses
Me110 misses, breaks off attack

Me109 sweeps in and plants 8 hits into El Duderino!
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – SNR takes a serious wound as a shell goes through an artery in his left thigh and then shatters his right knee. He loses consciousness from blood loss as he works to tie a tourniquet around his leg.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-radio room – the radio is knocked out of commission
-waist – tk13 is seriously wounded by a shot to the stomach
-waist – mile high mania is killed instantly by two shots that remove the left side of his chest
-tail – Hawaiianboy’s oxygen system is knocked out, and he switches to his backup system

Me circles, attacks again

Ajkcfan fires, kills Me109

Zone 6: France

5 Fw190s attack

philfree fires, misses
pennywise fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
Radarchief fires, hits Fw190
Ajkcfan fires, hits Fw190
Hawaiianboy fires, kills Fw190

Fw misses, breaks off attack

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

Fw scores 1 hit
-pilot compartment – Enddelt loses his oxygen and switches to his backup system.

Fw scores 5 hits
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-pilot compartment – the control cables are damaged but still operable
-port wing - #1 engine is hit and dies. Unfortunately, the propeller is windmilling, and Enddelt can’t feather it.
-port wing - #1 engine’s oil tank is hit. Oil begins streaming out of the engine.
-waist – control cables to the rudder are severed. There will be no more controlled yawing on this trip.

Enddelt is having trouble up front. The #1 engine won’t feather, which means that the plane yaws left at high speed. Enddelt has to slow down to a very low speed to maintain control, and the busted rudder isn’t helping. Combined with the loss of the #1 engine and both waist gunners, El Duderino is going to be a sitting duck at the target.

“We’re aborting,” Enddelt decides, and is about to announce it over the intercom as the 3 Fw190s circle around for another attack.

philfree fires, misses
pennywise fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
Ajkcfan fires, kills Fw190
Radarchief fires, kills Fw190
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

Fw scores 1 hit
-pilot compartment – BZZBZZBZZBZZTTTTTT – All of the gauges in the cockpit drop to zero. The cockpit’s electrical system has been knocked out. Enddelt hears philfree say, “Hey, my elec-“ and then remembers the hiss of the damaged oxygen system. Ripping off his seat belt, he’s a step too slow as an electrical spark ignites the leaking oxygen. The cockpit explodes into flames, engulfing an unconscious SNR. Flames momentarily engulf Enddelt, and AJKCfan leaps forward with an extinguisher to put them out as the plane begins a slow, unmanned bank right.

A stunned and injured Enddelt stumbles toward the back of the plane as chaos erupts. Ed Duderino slowly turns onto its back and points nose first toward the ground. AJKCfan is the only one who knows the situation and yells, “Bail Out! Bail Out!” as the other crew members simply yell in surprise. It’s every man for himself at this point.

Rookie Left Waist Gunner Mile High Mania was already KIA aboard the plane, and is buried with it.

Copilot SNR (11), well, we won’t talk about it. It was ugly. Burning cockpit, unconscious with a serious wound, diving plane.

Right Waist Gunner Tk13 (2) was seriously wounded already, and despite his best efforts, can’t make it to the escape hatch. He rides the plane down and dies in the crash.

Pilot ENDelt260 (11) was grabbed by Radio Op Radar Chief and hauled to an escape hatch. The two jump out together, and Radar Chief pulls Enddelt’s rip cord for him before kicking away to open his own. Enddelt, painfully burned, floats to the ground where he’s mercifully met quickly by German troops. He spends the rest of the war convalescing in a German POW camp.

Engineer AJKCfan hoped to run through the plane to give the bailout order, but ended up being thrown down into the nose when the plane nosed down. He gives the order to philfree and Talisman, who had both already figured it out, and the three bail out together. AJKCfan hits the ground in the middle of a vineyard, and huddles amongst the vines for an hour as German troops sweep the area. With no chance of escape, he can do nothing but wait as they draw near, and then surrenders.

Tail Gunner hawaiianboy (11) heard philfree’s initial message about losing electricity, then ended up facing straight up with smoke billowing into his pod. Putting two and two together, he sends a bailout message over the now-dead intercom and clambers out his escape hatch. Floating to the ground, he ends up in an open field. He hides in a small barn for most of the next day, then makes a break for it, having no idea where he is. He is captured without incident, dirty and hungry, walking down a dirt road seven days later, heading north toward the coast.

Bombardier philfree (11) gets the unenviable task of bailing out underneath a burning, diving plane. After a near miss evading the port wing, he floats to the ground near a small village. Debating his options, he heads to a house and knocks on the door. The family hustles him in, and soon a platoon of villagers descends. He is hustled to a different home in the village, but after a door to door search, the Germans find him hiding in a root cellar almost exactly 24 hours after the crash. He surrenders.

Ball Turret Gunner PennyWise (11) has been here before, having been thrown out of an exploding plane over the Netherlands in Mission 9 and making his way back. The ball turret is a different game, though, since there’s no parachute there. With no electrical system, he hand cranks his turret into position as the plane accelerates into a vertical dive, and opens up the hatch into the plane. Smoke is filling the fuselage, and his parachute is nowhere to be found. However, there’s a body dangling from its tether at the left waist gun position. PennyWise makes his way to milehighmania and quickly decides that he won’t be needing his chute any more. After a painstaking and interminable struggle to remove the chute, he puts it on himself and dumps out of the plane at a scant 3,000 foot altitude. Floating to the ground, he watches El Duderino nail a home in a small village in a massive explosion. Pennywise makes a smooth landing, throws away his chute, and starts to find the nearest home in the village. However, he notes that the streets are crawling with Germans and instead ducks back into the woods. No help there. He walks the other direction…and walks...and walks. The next day he locates a road, and follows the road for another day. Finally locating a farmhouse, he knocks on the door, but the farmer, his eyes wide, shakes his head and slams it. Now paranoid, Pennywise decides to just head north. Nine days after the crash, he is surrounded by German soldiers as he steals apples from an orchard on his way to the coast. He surrenders.

Navigator Talisman (11) and Radio Op. Radar Chief (11) hit the ground near each other and take off running together. They locate the same village nearby, and an elderly woman runs out and motions them into her home. Once inside, she pries a board loose from the floor and frantically motions them to it. For the next several hours, they hide in the spiderweb-infested crawl space as jackbooted German footsteps come in and out of the house, cringing at the yelling they can’t understand. The next day, some bread, cheese, and wine is hurriedly passed down to them. That evening, a trio of men and a woman pull them out, and they take a quick bath and change into civilian clothes. In halting English, one of the men explains the plan. He will accompany them by train to Paris, where they will then transfer and take another train to the coast. Since the train is full of German soldiers, the Frenchman will portray their caretaker and they will portray two mentally challenged mutes named Renfrew and Jacques. After another day of delay buying train tickets, the trio sets out, the two Americans convincingly playing their roles. Despite sharing a train car with three German officers and half a dozen enlisted men, they make the six hour ride to Paris without incident, and then successfully transfer to the coastal train. At Normandy, they disembark, hide out in another safe house, and the following night, they wade out in the moonless dark to a small dinghy dispatched by a British spy vessel. The next night, they’re raising a toast to their fallen crew in the British town of Rye.

No bombing run.

Aftereffects

Since two crew members will report for duty, El Duderino will fly again.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot XXX
Copilot XXX
Bombardier Talisman (11), promoted
Navigator XXX
Engineer Radar Chief (11), promoted
Radio Op. XXX
Tail Gunner XXX
Ball Turret Gunner XXX
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Cripes. They’d been attacked by 19 planes, and still weren’t even close to the target. That flight was doomed.

Talisman · 04-11-2004, 12:31 AM

Wow. Can't believe I made it out of that one. Now that I'm promoted to Bombardier, at least my wife will stop bragging about having a higher rank.

But then again, I always liked her on top.

**Rain Man** · 04-11-2004, 12:41 AM

Yeah, I got a chuckle out of the fact that the Replacement Crew HR officer managed to make it out. If we get any complaints of favoritism, I may have to drown you in a tragic "slip in the bathtub" accident, but at least you made it out of France fair and square.

**Rain Man** · 04-11-2004, 01:08 AM

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (11)
Copilot Bwana (11)
Bombardier jAZ (11)
Navigator 58Forever (11)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (11)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (11)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (11)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (11)
Right Waist Gunner tweak6 (4)
Left Waist Gunner joesomebody (4)

Target: the large railyard at Hamm, in central Germany.
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Distance: 7 Zones

The mission will fly through the Netherlands as far as possible to avoid German airspace.

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 5 Out: Netherlands – out of fighter range

No enemy

Zone 6 Out: Netherlands

No enemy

Zone 7 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me109s attack

58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
tweak6 fires, hits Me109
kcdan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

2 Mes circle, attack again

58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
jAZ fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

1 Fw attacks

sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits
-waist – Extremechief takes a light wound to the right thigh as a bullet penetrates through the entire plane from the top
-pilot compartment – control cables take a hit, but are still functional

Fw circles, attacks again

kcdan fires, hits Fw190
fbal4lif32 fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-starboard wing – outboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals without leakage, fire, or explosion
-radio room – radio is out of commission
-starboard wing – outboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals without leakage, fire, or explosion
-starboard wing root takes minor damage

Despite the flak hits, jAZ does a serviceable job – 20% score

Zone 7: Germany (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s are driven off by other B-17s

Zone 6: Netherlands

1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack

58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
kcdan fires, misses
extremechief fires, hits Me109

2 Mes, 1 Fw miss, break off attack

Zone 5: Netherlands

No enemy

KC Dan is minding his own business back in the tail, when suddenly a huge noise startles him. The plane tilts giddily, but straightens up as htismaqe and bwana fight to right it. “What the heck happened?” htismaqe calls out over the intercom. “Did we lose an engine?” calls up ball turret gunner Extremechief. “There’s an engine falling away from us.”

KC Dan looks to his right. The outboard port section of the horizontal tail has been sheared off. “I think a falling engine hit us,” he reports, and describes the damage. It’s not fatal, so Flyin’ Doublewide continues on its way, the crew shaking their heads at the near miss.

Zone 4: North Sea – back in fighter range

4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters

jAZ fires, misses
58forever fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-nose – jAZ is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He takes a bullet to the right thigh, another to the left upper arm, and a third one that deftly removes most of his nose. He goes down in a heap with these serious wounds.

Me circles, attacks again

58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

jAZ is sent home to heal and get fitted for a newfangled plastic nose.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (11)
Copilot Bwana (11)
Bombardier 58Forever (11), promoted
Navigator fbal4lif32 (11) , promoted
Engineer SDChiefsfan (11) , promoted
Radio Op. KC Dan (11) , promoted
Tail Gunner ExtremeChief (11) , promoted
Ball Turret Gunner tweak6 (4) , promoted
Right Waist Gunner joesomebody (4) , promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Flyin’ Doublewide brings the war home to Germany, at the cost of their bombardier.

**Rain Man** · 04-11-2004, 01:43 AM

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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine

Pilot JOhn (5)
Copilot KC Jones (11)
Bombardier Taliswoman (6)
Navigator Dartgod (5)
Engineer Mohillbilly (5)
Radio Op. roger (5)
Tail Gunner Bug (5)
Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (5)
Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (4)
Left Waist Gunner bowser

Target: Kiel, a distant U-boat base in northern Germany. It’s a long haul, but fortunately much of that route is over the North Sea. It’s got extra flak defenses
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Distance: 8 zones

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Fw190 attacks

Roger fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

4 Fw190s attack

Mohillbilly fires, damages Fw190
dartgod fires, damages Fw190
Dave Lane fires, misses
bug fires, misses
taliswoman fires, misses

4 Fws miss, break off attack

Zone 4 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 5 Out: North Sea – out of fighter range

No enemy

Zone 6 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 7 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 8 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 attacks

Roger fires, misses
bug fires, misses
Mohillbilly fires, misses

Me blows in at 6 o’clock high and strafes 6 hits up and down the B-17
-tail – tail gun is knocked out of commission
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to radio room
-starboard wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals
-bomb bay – life rafts are destroyed
-superficial damage to starboard wing flap

Me circles, attacks again

dartgod fires, damages Me109
Dave Lane fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – the u-boat pens are socked in by fog
Heavy Flak – 5 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing flap is destroyed
-tail – tail gun pod is broken open as the tail gun is hit again. Bug is unhurt, but nervous.
-superficial damage to radio room
-tail – tail gun pod is destroyed. In the blink of an eye, Bug’s position disappears and he is dangling behind the plane by his tether. Unable to call for help, he whips around in the slipstream, hoping his harness will hold.

Taliswoman doesn’t stand a chance between the fog and the flak – 0% score

Bowser and Dave Lane abandon their positions and sprint back to the howling wind at the rear of the plane. Bracing themselves against the plane’s ribs, they haul Bug back into the plane foot by foot. Patting them on the back in thanks, he moves up with jelly legs to the heated radio room and gloms off of roger’s backup oxygen supply. Bowser and Dave Lane return to their positions, and radio gunner roger and ball turret gunner 4th and Long are extra watchful at the B-17’s 6 o’clock position.

Zone 8: Germany (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me110s are driven off by other B-17s.

Zone 7: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 6 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 5 Out: North Sea

5 Me109s attack

Mohillbilly fires, hits Me109
dartgod fires, kills Me109
taliswoman fires, misses
4th and Long fires, misses
Dave Lane fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-#3 engine is hit in the oil tank. It begins to leak, but then self-seals.

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to radio room, and the two men crowded in there are dodging frantically

2 Mes circle, attack again

dartgod fires, damages Me109
Mohillbilly fires, kills Me109
Roger fires, misses
taliswoman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 4 Out: North Sea – back in fighter range

No enemy

Zone 3: North Sea

3 Fw190s attack

Roger fires, misses
Mohillbilly fires, kills Fw190
dartgod fires, misses
taliswoman fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-tail – control cables are damaged, but functional
-radio room – Continuing his unlucky streak, Bug takes a light wound to the left thigh
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Fw circles, attacks again

Mohillbilly fires, misses
bowser fires, damages Fw190

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot JOhn (5)
Copilot KC Jones (11)
Bombardier Taliswoman (6)
Navigator Dartgod (5)
Engineer Mohillbilly (5)
Radio Op. roger (5)
Tail Gunner Bug (5)
Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (5)
Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (4)
Left Waist Gunner bowser

Good thing Bug had that rabbit’s foot to re-roll the dice once. Otherwise, he’d be dead.

4th and Long · 04-13-2004, 05:29 AM

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4th and Long fires, misses

Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh ... all is right in my world again.

tk13 · 04-11-2004, 04:45 AM

I finally hit something, but then I died yet again... on to my 4th crew I believe... my motto should be "Well, no luck is still luck, even if it isn't luck."

Heaven forbid I get paired with morphius... we'd end up getting assigned to the Enola Gay then watch as the bomb hatch jammed and the atomic bomb blew up inside the plane...

**RealSNR** · 04-11-2004, 07:32 AM

Why do I always gotta be the co-pilot with the mortal wound to the thigh who is rederred unconscious after massive bleeding, only to be engulfed in flames in the pilot compartment on a flight that all the German pilots knew about?

JOhn · 04-16-2004, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Why do I always gotta be the co-pilot with the mortal wound to the thigh who is rederred unconscious after massive bleeding, only to be engulfed in flames in the pilot compartment on a flight that all the German pilots knew about?

I didn't say anything to that hooker with the german accent.

04-10-2004, 09:44 PM	Topic Starter
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04-10-2004, 09:47 PM	#2
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3348491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21518" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle Pilot Logical (11) Copilot memyselfi (11) Bombardier Hoover (11) Navigator The Bad Guy (11) Engineer BigChiefDave (11) Radio Op. Ecto-I (11) Tail Gunner Warrior5 (11) Ball Turret Gunner cntrygal (11) Right Waist Gunner JennyGump (10) Left Waist Gunner EBOLA (4) Target: Lorient, a U-boat base in western France. Lorient has a large flak contingent. Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability) Distance: 6 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 3 Me110s attack Hoover fires, damages Me110 The Bad Guy fires, hits Me110 Cntrygal fires, misses Warrior5 fires, hits Me110 2 Me110s miss Despite a hit from Warrior5, an Me110 barrels up at 6 o’clock low, and barrages Dreamsicle with 8 hits! -superficial damage to tail -tail – warrior5 takes a serious and nasty hit to the jaw -waist – ball turret gun is knocked out of commission (cntrygal is unhurt with a few bullet creases in her flight jacket) -radio room – control cables are damaged but operable -superficial damage to bomb bay doors -superficial damage to port aileron -superficial damage to pilot compartment -superficial damage to nose Me circles, attacks again BigChiefDave fires, hits Me110 JennyGump fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 3 Out: Western Channel 3 Fw190s are driven off by other B-17s cntrygal, with some help from ebola and jennygump, drags an unconscious warrior5 from the tail to the ball turret. She hooks up his oxygen and heat and lowers him into the ball turret, then moves back and takes over the tail gun spot. Zone 4 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 5: France (out of fighter range) No enemy Zone 6: France (Entering Target Zone) No enemy. Oddly, there are no enemy fighters coming up to greet the bombing run. In an unusual turn of events, the Germans somehow didn’t communicate to each other that Allied bombers were inbound. Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Medium Flak - misses Boy, this just isn’t Hoover’s strength – 5% score Zone 6: France (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Me109 is driven off by other B-17s 1 Me110 attacks The Me is climbing vertically, and with the ball turret out of commission, none of the ship’s guns can fire at it. Fortunately, other B-17s are firing, so the Me doesn’t see this weakness. Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 5: France No enemy Zone 4 Out: Western Channel (back in fighter range) 1 Me109, 1 Me110 driven off by fighters 1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters Zone 3 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects Unfortunately, warrior5 is headed home for years of dental work and reconstructive surgery. Eligible for next mission Pilot Logical (11) Copilot memyselfi (11) Bombardier Hoover (11) Navigator The Bad Guy (11) Engineer BigChiefDave (11) Radio Op. Ecto-I (11) Tail Gunner cntrygal (11), promoted Ball Turret Gunner JennyGump (10), promoted Right Waist Gunner EBOLA (4), promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX They got a little bonus with the surprise attack there. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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04-10-2004, 10:23 PM	#4
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3348491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21519" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You Pilot Lattimer (11) Copilot go bo (11) Bombardier KCJohnny (11) Navigator Redcoats58 (11) Engineer voyager (11) Radio Op. munkey (11) Tail Gunner TheFly (11) Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (11) Right Waist Gunner headsnap (10) Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell (2) Target: La Rochelle, a very distant U-boat base in southwest France. Better fuel up! La Rochelle has beefed-up flak defenses. Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 8 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy TheFly radios up from the tail that he has something to tell the crew, but then changes his mind. Zone 2 Out: English Channel 2 Fw190s attack KCJohnny fires, damages Fw190 Cdcox fires, damages Fw190 TheFly fires, hits the same Fw190 that cdcox just hit 2 Fws miss, break off attack and limp away Zone 3 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 4 Out: France No enemy Zone 5 Out: France (out of fighter range) 1 Me110 is driven off by other B-17s Zone 6 Out: France No enemy Zone 7 Out: France 1 Fw190 is driven off by other B-17s Zone 8 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 3 Me110s attack KCJohnny fires, misses Voyager fires, misses Redcoats58 fires, damages Me110 TheFly fires, misses Cdcox fires, hits Me110 2 Mes miss, break off attack 1 Me, obviously flown by a veteran, hammers in from 6 o’clock low and pounds Red, White, & Blew By You with 11 hits! -superficial damage to tail -superficial damage to tail -waist – kcfanintitanhell takes a serious wound to the back of the neck. He drops like a rock. -waist – headsnap fares a little better, taking only a light wound to the right hip. -waist – never mind. Headsnap takes a serious wound to the middle of the chest. He lingers for a few minutes, but dies from blood loss. -superficial damage to radio room -bomb bay – PING! A bomb is hit, but doesn’t explode. -port wing root is slightly damaged -#4 engine takes a big hit and seizes up. The B-17 is running on three engines for the rest of the mission. -pilot compartment – lattimer and gobo lose their oxygen system and switch quickly to backup -superficial damage to nose Me circles, attacks again KCJohnny fires, misses Voyager fires, misses TheFly fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Heavy Flak – 3 hits -nose – redcoats58 takes light wounds to the back of the head and the jaw. He temporarily blacks out. -nose – KCJohnny takes a grazing light wound to the neck from the same flak burst -nose – redcoats58 takes one more as he drops to the deck, a light wound to the left hip. Bomb run off target due to flak hit and bombardier injury – 0% score Zone 8: France (Leaving Target Zone) Despite running on three engines, the B-17 is keeping up fine. It’s just further back and slightly lower in the formation. 1 Me109 attacks KCJohnny fires, misses TheFly fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack 1 Me109 attacks KCJohnny fires, misses Voyager fires, misses TheFly fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 7: France No enemy In a bit of bad luck, kcfanintitanhell lost his oxygen when he was injured. He quietly succumbs to oxygen loss while unconscious. Zone 6: France No enemy Zone 5: France No enemy Redcoats58 is conscious again and groggily takes his position. Zone 4: France (back in fighter range) 2 Me110s attack KCJohnny fires, kills Me110 Voyager fires, hits Me110 Cdcox fires, misses Redcoats58 fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to bomb bay doors Me circles, attacks again KCJohnny fires, misses TheFly fires, hits Me110 Voyager fires, misses Zone 3: Western Channel 1 Me109 attacks KCJohnny fires, misses Redcoats58 fires, damages Me109 TheFly 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 Lattimer (11) Copilot go bo (11) Bombardier KCJohnny (11) Navigator Redcoats58 (11) Engineer voyager (11) Radio Op. munkey (11) Tail Gunner TheFly (11) Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (11) Right Waist Gunner XXX Left Waist Gunner XXX It wasn’t a bad mission except for twenty minutes of hell in the target zone. Redcoats58 will have to sit out the traditional trip to the pub afterward, too. (Game note: bummer for kcfanintitanhell. He had a lucky rabbit’s foot that let him reroll the dice when he took his serious injury. The reroll was a KIA.) __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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04-11-2004, 12:14 AM	#7
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3348491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21520" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #5 – El Duderino Pilot ENDelt260 (11) Copilot SNR (11) Bombardier philfree (11) Navigator Talisman (11) Engineer AJKCFAN (11) Radio Op. Radar Chief (11) Tail Gunner hawaiianboy (11) Ball Turret Gunner PennyWise (11) Right Waist Gunner tk13 (2) Left Waist Gunner Mile High Mania Target: La Rochelle’s distant U-boats Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability) Distance: 8 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: Western Channel 2 Me110s attack philfree fires, misses pennywise fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, kills Me110 Me misses, breaks off attack 2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters Ajkcfan fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses pennywise fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 4 Out: France 5 Fw190s attack philfree fires, misses pennywise fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Ajkcfan fires, hits Fw190 Radarchief fires, kills Fw190 Milehighmania fires, hits Fw190 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to starboard wing Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to tail -port wing – aileron destroyed 2 Fws circle, attack again Ajkcfan fires, hits Fw190 Talisman fires, misses Tk13 fires, hits Fw190 philfree fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack It is becoming obvious to the crew and the rest of the bombing flight that this mission has been compromised. Fighters are waiting for them at every opportunity, and additional German fighters have come up to pull away the fighter cover. Someone knew about this mission. 2 Fw190s attack philfree fires, misses pennywise fires, misses Tk13 fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to bomb bay Zone 5: France (out of fighter range) 1 Me109 attacks Ajkcfan fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to pilot compartment Me circles, attacks again philfree fires, misses Ajkcfan fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack 2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack philfree fires, misses Tk13 fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, hits Me109 Ajkcfan fires, misses Me110 misses, breaks off attack Me109 sweeps in and plants 8 hits into El Duderino! -superficial damage to nose -pilot compartment – SNR takes a serious wound as a shell goes through an artery in his left thigh and then shatters his right knee. He loses consciousness from blood loss as he works to tie a tourniquet around his leg. -superficial damage to bomb bay -superficial damage to bomb bay -radio room – the radio is knocked out of commission -waist – tk13 is seriously wounded by a shot to the stomach -waist – mile high mania is killed instantly by two shots that remove the left side of his chest -tail – Hawaiianboy’s oxygen system is knocked out, and he switches to his backup system Me circles, attacks again Ajkcfan fires, kills Me109 Zone 6: France 5 Fw190s attack philfree fires, misses pennywise fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Radarchief fires, hits Fw190 Ajkcfan fires, hits Fw190 Hawaiianboy fires, kills Fw190 Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to nose Fw scores 1 hit -pilot compartment – Enddelt loses his oxygen and switches to his backup system. Fw scores 5 hits -superficial damage to bomb bay -pilot compartment – the control cables are damaged but still operable -port wing - #1 engine is hit and dies. Unfortunately, the propeller is windmilling, and Enddelt can’t feather it. -port wing - #1 engine’s oil tank is hit. Oil begins streaming out of the engine. -waist – control cables to the rudder are severed. There will be no more controlled yawing on this trip. Enddelt is having trouble up front. The #1 engine won’t feather, which means that the plane yaws left at high speed. Enddelt has to slow down to a very low speed to maintain control, and the busted rudder isn’t helping. Combined with the loss of the #1 engine and both waist gunners, El Duderino is going to be a sitting duck at the target. “We’re aborting,” Enddelt decides, and is about to announce it over the intercom as the 3 Fw190s circle around for another attack. philfree fires, misses pennywise fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Ajkcfan fires, kills Fw190 Radarchief fires, kills Fw190 Hawaiianboy fires, misses Fw scores 1 hit -pilot compartment – BZZBZZBZZBZZTTTTTT – All of the gauges in the cockpit drop to zero. The cockpit’s electrical system has been knocked out. Enddelt hears philfree say, “Hey, my elec-“ and then remembers the hiss of the damaged oxygen system. Ripping off his seat belt, he’s a step too slow as an electrical spark ignites the leaking oxygen. The cockpit explodes into flames, engulfing an unconscious SNR. Flames momentarily engulf Enddelt, and AJKCfan leaps forward with an extinguisher to put them out as the plane begins a slow, unmanned bank right. A stunned and injured Enddelt stumbles toward the back of the plane as chaos erupts. Ed Duderino slowly turns onto its back and points nose first toward the ground. AJKCfan is the only one who knows the situation and yells, “Bail Out! Bail Out!” as the other crew members simply yell in surprise. It’s every man for himself at this point. Rookie Left Waist Gunner Mile High Mania was already KIA aboard the plane, and is buried with it. Copilot SNR (11), well, we won’t talk about it. It was ugly. Burning cockpit, unconscious with a serious wound, diving plane. Right Waist Gunner Tk13 (2) was seriously wounded already, and despite his best efforts, can’t make it to the escape hatch. He rides the plane down and dies in the crash. Pilot ENDelt260 (11) was grabbed by Radio Op Radar Chief and hauled to an escape hatch. The two jump out together, and Radar Chief pulls Enddelt’s rip cord for him before kicking away to open his own. Enddelt, painfully burned, floats to the ground where he’s mercifully met quickly by German troops. He spends the rest of the war convalescing in a German POW camp. Engineer AJKCfan hoped to run through the plane to give the bailout order, but ended up being thrown down into the nose when the plane nosed down. He gives the order to philfree and Talisman, who had both already figured it out, and the three bail out together. AJKCfan hits the ground in the middle of a vineyard, and huddles amongst the vines for an hour as German troops sweep the area. With no chance of escape, he can do nothing but wait as they draw near, and then surrenders. Tail Gunner hawaiianboy (11) heard philfree’s initial message about losing electricity, then ended up facing straight up with smoke billowing into his pod. Putting two and two together, he sends a bailout message over the now-dead intercom and clambers out his escape hatch. Floating to the ground, he ends up in an open field. He hides in a small barn for most of the next day, then makes a break for it, having no idea where he is. He is captured without incident, dirty and hungry, walking down a dirt road seven days later, heading north toward the coast. Bombardier philfree (11) gets the unenviable task of bailing out underneath a burning, diving plane. After a near miss evading the port wing, he floats to the ground near a small village. Debating his options, he heads to a house and knocks on the door. The family hustles him in, and soon a platoon of villagers descends. He is hustled to a different home in the village, but after a door to door search, the Germans find him hiding in a root cellar almost exactly 24 hours after the crash. He surrenders. Ball Turret Gunner PennyWise (11) has been here before, having been thrown out of an exploding plane over the Netherlands in Mission 9 and making his way back. The ball turret is a different game, though, since there’s no parachute there. With no electrical system, he hand cranks his turret into position as the plane accelerates into a vertical dive, and opens up the hatch into the plane. Smoke is filling the fuselage, and his parachute is nowhere to be found. However, there’s a body dangling from its tether at the left waist gun position. PennyWise makes his way to milehighmania and quickly decides that he won’t be needing his chute any more. After a painstaking and interminable struggle to remove the chute, he puts it on himself and dumps out of the plane at a scant 3,000 foot altitude. Floating to the ground, he watches El Duderino nail a home in a small village in a massive explosion. Pennywise makes a smooth landing, throws away his chute, and starts to find the nearest home in the village. However, he notes that the streets are crawling with Germans and instead ducks back into the woods. No help there. He walks the other direction…and walks...and walks. The next day he locates a road, and follows the road for another day. Finally locating a farmhouse, he knocks on the door, but the farmer, his eyes wide, shakes his head and slams it. Now paranoid, Pennywise decides to just head north. Nine days after the crash, he is surrounded by German soldiers as he steals apples from an orchard on his way to the coast. He surrenders. Navigator Talisman (11) and Radio Op. Radar Chief (11) hit the ground near each other and take off running together. They locate the same village nearby, and an elderly woman runs out and motions them into her home. Once inside, she pries a board loose from the floor and frantically motions them to it. For the next several hours, they hide in the spiderweb-infested crawl space as jackbooted German footsteps come in and out of the house, cringing at the yelling they can’t understand. The next day, some bread, cheese, and wine is hurriedly passed down to them. That evening, a trio of men and a woman pull them out, and they take a quick bath and change into civilian clothes. In halting English, one of the men explains the plan. He will accompany them by train to Paris, where they will then transfer and take another train to the coast. Since the train is full of German soldiers, the Frenchman will portray their caretaker and they will portray two mentally challenged mutes named Renfrew and Jacques. After another day of delay buying train tickets, the trio sets out, the two Americans convincingly playing their roles. Despite sharing a train car with three German officers and half a dozen enlisted men, they make the six hour ride to Paris without incident, and then successfully transfer to the coastal train. At Normandy, they disembark, hide out in another safe house, and the following night, they wade out in the moonless dark to a small dinghy dispatched by a British spy vessel. The next night, they’re raising a toast to their fallen crew in the British town of Rye. No bombing run. Aftereffects Since two crew members will report for duty, El Duderino will fly again. Eligible for next mission Pilot XXX Copilot XXX Bombardier Talisman (11), promoted Navigator XXX Engineer Radar Chief (11), promoted Radio Op. XXX Tail Gunner XXX Ball Turret Gunner XXX Right Waist Gunner XXX Left Waist Gunner XXX Cripes. They’d been attacked by 19 planes, and still weren’t even close to the target. That flight was doomed. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit. Last edited by Rain Man; 04-11-2004 at 03:52 PM..
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04-11-2004, 12:31 AM	#8
Talisman Champions Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Des Moines, IA Casino cash: $3206743	Wow. Can't believe I made it out of that one. Now that I'm promoted to Bombardier, at least my wife will stop bragging about having a higher rank. But then again, I always liked her on top.
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04-10-2004, 10:07 PM	#3
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04-11-2004, 12:41 AM	#9
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3348491 VARSITY	Yeah, I got a chuckle out of the fact that the Replacement Crew HR officer managed to make it out. If we get any complaints of favoritism, I may have to drown you in a tragic "slip in the bathtub" accident, but at least you made it out of France fair and square. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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04-11-2004, 01:08 AM	#10
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3348491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21522" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide Pilot htismaqe (11) Copilot Bwana (11) Bombardier jAZ (11) Navigator 58Forever (11) Engineer fbal4lif32 (11) Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (11) Tail Gunner KC Dan (11) Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (11) Right Waist Gunner tweak6 (4) Left Waist Gunner joesomebody (4) Target: the large railyard at Hamm, in central Germany. Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 7 Zones The mission will fly through the Netherlands as far as possible to avoid German airspace. Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 4 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 5 Out: Netherlands – out of fighter range No enemy Zone 6 Out: Netherlands No enemy Zone 7 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone) 3 Me109s attack 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses tweak6 fires, hits Me109 kcdan fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to waist Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to port wing 2 Mes circle, attack again 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses jAZ fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack 1 Fw attacks sdchiefsfan fires, misses Fw scores 2 hits -waist – Extremechief takes a light wound to the right thigh as a bullet penetrates through the entire plane from the top -pilot compartment – control cables take a hit, but are still functional Fw circles, attacks again kcdan fires, hits Fw190 fbal4lif32 fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Medium Flak – 4 hits -starboard wing – outboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals without leakage, fire, or explosion -radio room – radio is out of commission -starboard wing – outboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals without leakage, fire, or explosion -starboard wing root takes minor damage Despite the flak hits, jAZ does a serviceable job – 20% score Zone 7: Germany (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Me109s are driven off by other B-17s Zone 6: Netherlands 1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses kcdan fires, misses extremechief fires, hits Me109 2 Mes, 1 Fw miss, break off attack Zone 5: Netherlands No enemy KC Dan is minding his own business back in the tail, when suddenly a huge noise startles him. The plane tilts giddily, but straightens up as htismaqe and bwana fight to right it. “What the heck happened?” htismaqe calls out over the intercom. “Did we lose an engine?” calls up ball turret gunner Extremechief. “There’s an engine falling away from us.” KC Dan looks to his right. The outboard port section of the horizontal tail has been sheared off. “I think a falling engine hit us,” he reports, and describes the damage. It’s not fatal, so Flyin’ Doublewide continues on its way, the crew shaking their heads at the near miss. Zone 4: North Sea – back in fighter range 4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters jAZ fires, misses 58forever fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -nose – jAZ is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He takes a bullet to the right thigh, another to the left upper arm, and a third one that deftly removes most of his nose. He goes down in a heap with these serious wounds. Me circles, attacks again 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 3 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects jAZ is sent home to heal and get fitted for a newfangled plastic nose. Eligible for next mission Pilot htismaqe (11) Copilot Bwana (11) Bombardier 58Forever (11), promoted Navigator fbal4lif32 (11) , promoted Engineer SDChiefsfan (11) , promoted Radio Op. KC Dan (11) , promoted Tail Gunner ExtremeChief (11) , promoted Ball Turret Gunner tweak6 (4) , promoted Right Waist Gunner joesomebody (4) , promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX Flyin’ Doublewide brings the war home to Germany, at the cost of their bombardier. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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04-11-2004, 01:43 AM	#11
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3348491 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21525" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine Pilot JOhn (5) Copilot KC Jones (11) Bombardier Taliswoman (6) Navigator Dartgod (5) Engineer Mohillbilly (5) Radio Op. roger (5) Tail Gunner Bug (5) Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (5) Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (4) Left Waist Gunner bowser Target: Kiel, a distant U-boat base in northern Germany. It’s a long haul, but fortunately much of that route is over the North Sea. It’s got extra flak defenses Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 8 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 1 Fw190 attacks Roger fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off Zone 3 Out: North Sea 4 Fw190s attack Mohillbilly fires, damages Fw190 dartgod fires, damages Fw190 Dave Lane fires, misses bug fires, misses taliswoman fires, misses 4 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 4 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 5 Out: North Sea – out of fighter range No enemy Zone 6 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 7 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 8 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone) 1 Me109 attacks Roger fires, misses bug fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, misses Me blows in at 6 o’clock high and strafes 6 hits up and down the B-17 -tail – tail gun is knocked out of commission -superficial damage to tail -superficial damage to radio room -starboard wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals -bomb bay – life rafts are destroyed -superficial damage to starboard wing flap Me circles, attacks again dartgod fires, damages Me109 Dave Lane fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Bad Weather – the u-boat pens are socked in by fog Heavy Flak – 5 hits -superficial damage to tail -port wing flap is destroyed -tail – tail gun pod is broken open as the tail gun is hit again. Bug is unhurt, but nervous. -superficial damage to radio room -tail – tail gun pod is destroyed. In the blink of an eye, Bug’s position disappears and he is dangling behind the plane by his tether. Unable to call for help, he whips around in the slipstream, hoping his harness will hold. Taliswoman doesn’t stand a chance between the fog and the flak – 0% score Bowser and Dave Lane abandon their positions and sprint back to the howling wind at the rear of the plane. Bracing themselves against the plane’s ribs, they haul Bug back into the plane foot by foot. Patting them on the back in thanks, he moves up with jelly legs to the heated radio room and gloms off of roger’s backup oxygen supply. Bowser and Dave Lane return to their positions, and radio gunner roger and ball turret gunner 4th and Long are extra watchful at the B-17’s 6 o’clock position. Zone 8: Germany (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Me110s are driven off by other B-17s. Zone 7: North Sea No enemy Zone 6 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 5 Out: North Sea 5 Me109s attack Mohillbilly fires, hits Me109 dartgod fires, kills Me109 taliswoman fires, misses 4th and Long fires, misses Dave Lane fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 1 hit -#3 engine is hit in the oil tank. It begins to leak, but then self-seals. Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to radio room, and the two men crowded in there are dodging frantically 2 Mes circle, attack again dartgod fires, damages Me109 Mohillbilly fires, kills Me109 Roger fires, misses taliswoman fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 4 Out: North Sea – back in fighter range No enemy Zone 3: North Sea 3 Fw190s attack Roger fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, kills Fw190 dartgod fires, misses taliswoman fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 3 hits -tail – control cables are damaged, but functional -radio room – Continuing his unlucky streak, Bug takes a light wound to the left thigh -superficial damage to bomb bay Fw circles, attacks again Mohillbilly fires, misses bowser fires, damages Fw190 Fw misses, breaks off attack Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot JOhn (5) Copilot KC Jones (11) Bombardier Taliswoman (6) Navigator Dartgod (5) Engineer Mohillbilly (5) Radio Op. roger (5) Tail Gunner Bug (5) Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (5) Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (4) Left Waist Gunner bowser Good thing Bug had that rabbit’s foot to re-roll the dice once. Otherwise, he’d be dead. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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04-11-2004, 04:45 AM	#13
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $2012500	I finally hit something, but then I died yet again... on to my 4th crew I believe... my motto should be "Well, no luck is still luck, even if it isn't luck." Heaven forbid I get paired with morphius... we'd end up getting assigned to the Enola Gay then watch as the bomb hatch jammed and the atomic bomb blew up inside the plane...
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