Mission #1

**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** · 01-23-2004, 03:43 PM

Mission 1

Plane #1 – Tequila Rose

Pilot Rausch
Copilot Gaz
Bombardier noswad
Navigator milkman
Engineer FloridaChief
Radio Op. DanT
Tail Gunner FringeNC
Ball Turret Gunner Valiant
Right Waist Gunner jettio
Left Waist Gunner chi3fs

Target: The heavily defended airfield at Abbeville

The Tequila Rose is in the middle upper portion of the bomber wave (Average vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s are driven away by fighter support.

Entering Bomb Zone

Good Weather
Light Flak Defense – No hits on aircraft
Noswad lines up bombsight – 30% bombing success!

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven away by fighter support

5 Me109s attack, 1 is driven away by fighter support.

Milkman fires in defense, misses
Jettio fires in defense, misses
Floridachief fires in defense, misses
fringeNC fires in defense, misses
DanT fires in defense, damages an Me109

Me misses.

Me hits B-17 twice
-Superficial damage to tail
-Radio Operator DanT hit, serious wound, Right face

Me hits B-17 twice
-Superficial damage to starboard wing
-Hit on inboard fuel tank on starboard wing – tank self-seals with no leakage, fire, or explosion.

Me sneaks in at 6 o’clock low and strafes 6 hits along entire plane! (You have to hate it when this happens.)
-Tail Gun hit, out of commission (FringeNC is uninjured)
-Left Waist Gunner chi3fs hit in right leg, killed
-Right Waist Gunner jettio hit in lower back, light wound
-Radio room hit, radio out of commission
-Superficial damage to Bomb Bay
-Copilot Gaz hit, killed by hits to the right leg, neck, and lower back
-Pilot Rausch hit, light wound to left hip
-Superficial damage to nose

3 of the Me109s circle and attack again. The damaged Me breaks off its attack.

Jettio fires in defense, misses
Floridachief fires in defense, misses
Noswad fires in defense, misses
Milkman fires in defense, hits an Me109

Me misses

Me scores one hit on B-17
-Bombardier Noswad hit, serious wound to right side of head

Me scores two hits on B-17
-Superficial damage to nose
-Superficial damage to port wing

2 of the Me109s circle again and attack a third time. One Me breaks off its attack.

Floridachief fires in defense, misses
Jettio fires in defense, kills an Me109

The surviving Me misses and breaks off its attack

(Wow! These must’ve been veteran German pilots. They obviously didn’t like you bombing their airfield.)

3 FW190s attack, 1 driven away by fighters

Milkman fires in defense, misses
Jettio fires in defense, misses
Floridachief fires in defense, misses

All 3 FWs miss and break off their attack.

Zone 2 Back: English Channel

No Enemy
FringeNC moves to left waist gun position.
Zone 1 Back: England

No Enemy
Good Weather
Pilot Rausch lands successfully despite wound.

Aftereffects

Radio Operator DanT recovers quickly, available for next mission
Noswad dies in hospital

Eligible for Next Mission

Pilot Rausch
Copilot XXX
Bombardier milkman, promoted
Navigator FloridaChief, promoted
Engineer DanT, promoted
Radio Op. FringeNC, promoted
Tail Gunner Valiant, promoted
Ball Turret Gunner jettio, promoted
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Rain Man note: Wow, that was an absolutely brutal maiden voyage. It was very unusual too in the number of hits the crew took relative to the plane itself. Usually the plane takes the brunt of the damage.

Dead people, please let me know if you’d like to be reincarnated and reenlist by posting your request in this thread. Rest in peace.

Logical · 01-23-2004, 03:49 PM

Thread stuck. Stop

Mission accomplished. Stop

**mlyonsd** · 01-23-2004, 03:52 PM

Somebody might want to run out there and tell them they are taxiing down the service road that leads to the dump, not the runway.

The Allies are in trouble.

**morphius** · 01-23-2004, 03:56 PM

Dear lord! The carnage, ohhh the carnage!

**Rain Man** · 01-23-2004, 04:12 PM

I'm presuming that it was caused more by the leg flying up into the radio room.

Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan · 01-23-2004, 04:22 PM

Wow!

Losing that tail gun in the first pass really opened them up to be filleted later in the bomb run.

Ouch....

headsnap · 01-23-2004, 04:23 PM

Quote:

-Left Waist Gunner chi3fs hit in right leg, killed

I'm liking this game already.

Talisman · 01-23-2004, 04:51 PM

That's what happens when you take too long to name your plane...

Gaz, I give your death 3 hoots!

(Sorry, but humor is the only way I can come to terms with my deep grief.)

trndobrd · 01-23-2004, 04:52 PM

Dibs on Gaz's Betty Grable poster!

Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan · 01-23-2004, 04:53 PM

I'd like to check out B-17 #2's pulse right now after witnessing that carnage....

keg in kc · 01-23-2004, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trndobrd

Dibs on Gaz's Betty Grable poster!

You don't want to know what he used to stick that to the wall....

Slayer Diablo · 01-23-2004, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan

I'd like to check out B-17 #2's pulse right now after witnessing that carnage....

After witnessing the mission of B-17 #1, the following crew members of B-17 #2 have died:

Pilot Phobia
Copilot siberian khatru
Bombardier ROYC75
Navigator ®®
Engineer Saggysack
Radio Op. WisChief
Tail Gunner Mi_chief_fan
Ball Turret Gunner cheeeefs
Right Waist Gunner mizzou5
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice

RIP

ROYC75 · 01-23-2004, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan

I'd like to check out B-17 #2's pulse right now after witnessing that carnage....

It has been brought to our attention that these are suicide missions, the point of no return ?

Our crew is MIA , somewhere off base !

ROYC75 · 01-23-2004, 05:29 PM

BTW Kevin, is this some video game you are playing at home with outr names ?

It appears that we have no say so as to what happens to us ? Almost like real life !

01-23-2004, 03:37 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3358491 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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01-23-2004, 03:43 PM	#2
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3358491 VARSITY	Mission 1 Plane #1 – Tequila Rose Pilot Rausch Copilot Gaz Bombardier noswad Navigator milkman Engineer FloridaChief Radio Op. DanT Tail Gunner FringeNC Ball Turret Gunner Valiant Right Waist Gunner jettio Left Waist Gunner chi3fs Target: The heavily defended airfield at Abbeville The Tequila Rose is in the middle upper portion of the bomber wave (Average vulnerability) Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 3 Me110s are driven away by fighter support. Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak Defense – No hits on aircraft Noswad lines up bombsight – 30% bombing success! Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Me109s driven away by fighter support 5 Me109s attack, 1 is driven away by fighter support. Milkman fires in defense, misses Jettio fires in defense, misses Floridachief fires in defense, misses fringeNC fires in defense, misses DanT fires in defense, damages an Me109 Me misses. Me hits B-17 twice -Superficial damage to tail -Radio Operator DanT hit, serious wound, Right face Me hits B-17 twice -Superficial damage to starboard wing -Hit on inboard fuel tank on starboard wing – tank self-seals with no leakage, fire, or explosion. Me sneaks in at 6 o’clock low and strafes 6 hits along entire plane! (You have to hate it when this happens.) -Tail Gun hit, out of commission (FringeNC is uninjured) -Left Waist Gunner chi3fs hit in right leg, killed -Right Waist Gunner jettio hit in lower back, light wound -Radio room hit, radio out of commission -Superficial damage to Bomb Bay -Copilot Gaz hit, killed by hits to the right leg, neck, and lower back -Pilot Rausch hit, light wound to left hip -Superficial damage to nose 3 of the Me109s circle and attack again. The damaged Me breaks off its attack. Jettio fires in defense, misses Floridachief fires in defense, misses Noswad fires in defense, misses Milkman fires in defense, hits an Me109 Me misses Me scores one hit on B-17 -Bombardier Noswad hit, serious wound to right side of head Me scores two hits on B-17 -Superficial damage to nose -Superficial damage to port wing 2 of the Me109s circle again and attack a third time. One Me breaks off its attack. Floridachief fires in defense, misses Jettio fires in defense, kills an Me109 The surviving Me misses and breaks off its attack (Wow! These must’ve been veteran German pilots. They obviously didn’t like you bombing their airfield.) 3 FW190s attack, 1 driven away by fighters Milkman fires in defense, misses Jettio fires in defense, misses Floridachief fires in defense, misses All 3 FWs miss and break off their attack. Zone 2 Back: English Channel No Enemy FringeNC moves to left waist gun position. Zone 1 Back: England No Enemy Good Weather Pilot Rausch lands successfully despite wound. Aftereffects Radio Operator DanT recovers quickly, available for next mission Noswad dies in hospital Eligible for Next Mission Pilot Rausch Copilot XXX Bombardier milkman, promoted Navigator FloridaChief, promoted Engineer DanT, promoted Radio Op. FringeNC, promoted Tail Gunner Valiant, promoted Ball Turret Gunner jettio, promoted Right Waist Gunner XXX Left Waist Gunner XXX Rain Man note: Wow, that was an absolutely brutal maiden voyage. It was very unusual too in the number of hits the crew took relative to the plane itself. Usually the plane takes the brunt of the damage. Dead people, please let me know if you’d like to be reincarnated and reenlist by posting your request in this thread. Rest in peace. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit. Last edited by Rain Man; 01-23-2004 at 04:03 PM..
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01-23-2004, 03:49 PM	#3
Logical Screw U if U can't take a joke Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	Thread stuck. Stop Mission accomplished. Stop
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01-23-2004, 03:52 PM	#4
mlyonsd Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Spink, SD Casino cash: $1713762	Somebody might want to run out there and tell them they are taxiing down the service road that leads to the dump, not the runway. The Allies are in trouble.
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01-23-2004, 03:56 PM	#5
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6965027	Dear lord! The carnage, ohhh the carnage!
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01-23-2004, 04:12 PM	#6
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3358491 VARSITY	I'm presuming that it was caused more by the leg flying up into the radio room. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
Posts: 141,249

01-23-2004, 04:22 PM	#7
Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan I am Number Six Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Columbia, MD, USA Casino cash: $2009000	Wow! Losing that tail gun in the first pass really opened them up to be filleted later in the bomb run. Ouch.... __________________ One of the lowest PPD of any of the original members of the Planet . . . and proud of it. My web site My writer's page
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01-23-2004, 04:51 PM	#9
Talisman Champions Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Des Moines, IA Casino cash: $3216743	That's what happens when you take too long to name your plane... Gaz, I give your death 3 hoots! (Sorry, but humor is the only way I can come to terms with my deep grief.)
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01-23-2004, 04:52 PM	#10
trndobrd 'Stachecicle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Tolerance Box Casino cash: $4995087	Dibs on Gaz's Betty Grable poster! __________________ "I don't really think there is a need to raise or debate this point." -jAZ
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01-23-2004, 04:53 PM	#11
Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan I am Number Six Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Columbia, MD, USA Casino cash: $2009000	I'd like to check out B-17 #2's pulse right now after witnessing that carnage.... __________________ One of the lowest PPD of any of the original members of the Planet . . . and proud of it. My web site My writer's page
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01-23-2004, 05:29 PM	#15
ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $5723900	BTW Kevin, is this some video game you are playing at home with outr names ? It appears that we have no say so as to what happens to us ? Almost like real life ! __________________ Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. John Lennon
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