Mission 4: Tora, Tora, Tora!

[Rain Man]

Okay, not yet. I'm swamped at work. I should be getting started this weekend, though.

[Talisman]

Cockpit tease.

[Rain Man]

I'm dressed provocatively today, too.

[ndbbm]

:cuss:

[KCWolfman]

I'm dressed provocatively today, too.
Yes, your stickfigureness seems unusually active.

[Talisman]

I'm dressed provocatively today, too.
Is it Toga Tuesday at your office too?

[Hoover]

yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Rain Man]

:cuss:

Okay, okay! I'll send you a webcam shot.

[MrBlond]

Yes, your stickfigureness seems unusually active.

Notice how he lingers with his legs spread while doing jumping jacks? He knows exactly what he's doing.

[Bowser]

Come on, come on!! I'm all worked up to watch Frazod do all the work and get coffee for everyone! :)

[CHIEF4EVER]

Rain Man, I would like to please be added to the "reinforcement list" in the event a spot becomes available on a future bomber. Thank you and happy bombing.

[Warrior5]

Tora, Tora, Tora!

So, what...are we supposed to take off from carriers this time and bomb some French, uh...I mean German, island?

[Talisman]

So, what...are we supposed to take off from carriers this time and bomb some French, uh...I mean German, island?
He meant Toga, Toga, Toga!

[Warrior5]

Thanks for straightening that out. I'm no longer confused.

[Warrior5]

Rain Man, I would like to please be added to the "reinforcement list" in the event a spot becomes available on a future bomber. Thank you and happy bombing.

In spite of being just the token ball turret gunner, I speak on behalf of CPT Logical. Our co-pilot is <I>still</I> AWOL (something about conscientious objector status), and we need a replacement.


...just reminding the Wing S1.

[whoman69]

Hurry up and get this mission done. I have to sit it out. Something about being dead.

[alanm]

You know if you work this right Kevin, You could almost run a mission once a week and string it out to the beginning of training camp. :thumb:

[RealSNR]

Kevin, you have to do El Duderino before Thursday night, I'll be out of town for 2 days and I don't think I can concentrate without knowing if I'm dead or alive.

[Talisman]

Kevin, you have to do El Duderino before Thursday night, I'll be out of town for 2 days and I don't think I can concentrate without knowing if I'm dead or alive.
Kevin already let me see the Mission. It's not pretty for you. On the way to the target you get shot in the head. You don't die, but become a drooling vegetable. Strange thing is that no one notices you are any different for most of the flight.

On the way back to base, there is a pesky Fw190 that won't give up. He's directly behind our plane, but our rear gun is out. I'm the only one w/ a clear shot, but since I can't shoot worth crap, we formulate a plan.

We discover your condition and decide since you will be even more useless to us as a vegetable, we'll throw you at the following Fw190. It's a perfect shot and you fly right into the cockpit of the Nazi plane. You drool all over the controls causing them to short circuit and the plane spirals out of control to the ground.

Your act of selflessness saves our crew. In appreciation of your act and to remember the brave vegetable you were, we name our favorite vegetable, corn, after you. "Pass the SNR" is heard often during dinner. And "We're out of toilet paper again? Hand me an SNR cob, I gotta take a dump" is often heard after dinner.

Hope that helps. Have a safe trip. :thumb:

[Zebedee DuBois]

Dear Lord!, you are a cruel man, Talisman.

[RealSNR]

Kevin already let me see the Mission. It's not pretty for you. On the way to the target you get shot in the head. You don't die, but become a drooling vegetable. Strange thing is that no one notices you are any different for most of the flight.

On the way back to base, there is a pesky Fw190 that won't give up. He's directly behind our plane, but our rear gun is out. I'm the only one w/ a clear shot, but since I can't shoot worth crap, we formulate a plan.

We discover your condition and decide since you will be even more useless to us as a vegetable, we'll throw you at the following Fw190. It's a perfect shot and you fly right into the cockpit of the Nazi plane. You drool all over the controls causing them to short circuit and the plane spirals out of control to the ground.

Your act of selflessness saves our crew. In appreciation of your act and to remember the brave vegetable you were, we name our favorite vegetable, corn, after you. "Pass the SNR" is heard often during dinner. And "We're out of toilet paper again? Hand me an SNR cob, I gotta take a dump" is often heard after dinner.

Hope that helps. Have a safe trip. :thumb:I'm pretty sure Kevin's simulator-thingy doesn't include that sort of variable.

[morphius]

Kevin already let me see the Mission. It's not pretty for you. On the way to the target you get shot in the head. You don't die, but become a drooling vegetable. Strange thing is that no one notices you are any different for most of the flight.

On the way back to base, there is a pesky Fw190 that won't give up. He's directly behind our plane, but our rear gun is out. I'm the only one w/ a clear shot, but since I can't shoot worth crap, we formulate a plan.

We discover your condition and decide since you will be even more useless to us as a vegetable, we'll throw you at the following Fw190. It's a perfect shot and you fly right into the cockpit of the Nazi plane. You drool all over the controls causing them to short circuit and the plane spirals out of control to the ground.

Your act of selflessness saves our crew. In appreciation of your act and to remember the brave vegetable you were, we name our favorite vegetable, corn, after you. "Pass the SNR" is heard often during dinner. And "We're out of toilet paper again? Hand me an SNR cob, I gotta take a dump" is often heard after dinner.

Hope that helps. Have a safe trip. :thumb:
Damn, now thats evil.

LOL!

[RedNFeisty]

Dear Lord!, you are a cruel man, Talisman.

You guys are just now shocked by this!?! Some have known Talisman to be very nasty, dirty, and evil!! :p

[Rain Man]

You're going to feel pretty bad if SNR really does get hit in the head and become a vegetable on this mission.

[KCWolfman]

You're going to feel pretty bad if SNR really does get hit in the head and become a vegetable on this mission.
I'LL BRING THE HOLLANDAISE!@!!!!

[RealSNR]

Actually, if I were in a vegetative state, wouldn't I need some sort of breathing apparatus with tubes sticking out of me every which way? Cause you know, my cerebrum and cerebellum are kind of well... dead

[KCWolfman]

Actually, if I were in a vegetative state, wouldn't I need some sort of breathing apparatus with tubes sticking out of me every which way? Cause you know, my cerebrum and cerebellum are kind of well... dead
I will try not to step on the tubes.

[Frazod]

Come on, come on!! I'm all worked up to watch Frazod do all the work and get coffee for everyone! :)

Like Winston Wolf, I take it with lots of cream and lots of sugar.

BTW, keep in mind what happened to your predecessor..... :evil:

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #1 – Tequila Rose

Pilot Rausch (3)
Copilot donger (2)
Bombardier milkman (3)
Navigator FloridaChief (3)
Engineer DanT (3)
Radio Op. FringeNC (3)
Tail Gunner Valiant (3)
Ball Turret Gunner jettio (3)
Right Waist Gunner kcnut (2)
Left Waist Gunner Slayer Diablo (2)

Target: Amiens
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)

1 Me109 driven away by fighters

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – The rain begins again.
Light Flak – 2 hits
-damage to rudder
-superficial damage to port wing

Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven away by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

1 Me109 driven away by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None


Eligible for next mission

Pilot Rausch (3)
Copilot donger (2)
Bombardier milkman (3)
Navigator FloridaChief (3)
Engineer DanT (3)
Radio Op. FringeNC (3)
Tail Gunner Valiant (3)
Ball Turret Gunner jettio (3)
Right Waist Gunner kcnut (2)
Left Waist Gunner Slayer Diablo (2)

Maybe kcnut and slayer aren’t bad luck after all.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle

Pilot Logical (3)
Copilot memyselfi (3)
Bombardier Hoover (3)
Navigator The Bad Guy (3)
Engineer JimNasium (3)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (3)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (3)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (3)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (2)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – At least it’s starting to break up a bit.
No Flak
Hoover hits! Hoover hits! – 5% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Me110s driven away by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None


Eligible for next mission

Pilot Logical (3)
Copilot memyselfi (3)
Bombardier Hoover (3)
Navigator The Bad Guy (3)
Engineer JimNasium (3)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (3)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (3)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (3)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (2)

Logical and memyselfI – a team that can’t be beat.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman (3)
Copilot Lattimer (3)
Bombardier go bo (3)
Navigator KCJohnny (3)
Engineer Redcoats58 (3)
Radio Op. voyager (3)
Tail Gunner munkey (3)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (3)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (3)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (2)

Target: Abbeville
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

redcoats58 fires, kills Fw190
munkey fires, misses

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 2 Me109s driven away by fighters

gobo fires, misses
cdcox fires, damages Fw190
munkey fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak – 1 hit
-superficial damage to radio room

I guess the flak distracted gobo – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

3 Fw190s attack

munkey fires, misses
redcoats58 fires, hits Fw190
kcjohnny fires, misses
gobo fires, damages Fw190

2 hit and damaged Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 4 hits
-left waist gun knocked out of commission (headsnap is unhurt)
-superficial damage to starboard aileron
-starboard flap is inoperable
-superficial damage to starboard wing

1 Fw circles, attacks again

Thefly fires, misses
cdcox fires, misses
redcoats58 fires, misses

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 KCWolfman (3)
Copilot Lattimer (3)
Bombardier go bo (3)
Navigator KCJohnny (3)
Engineer Redcoats58 (3)
Radio Op. voyager (3)
Tail Gunner munkey (3)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (3)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (3)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (2)

Whoa – check out those guns.

[Hoover]

Why in the Fu@k do we always get bad weather, I'm money when its nice outside :D

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (3)
Copilot SNR (3)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (3)
Navigator philfree (3)
Engineer Talisman (3)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (3)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (3)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (3)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (3)
Left Waist Gunner johnnyv13 (3)

Target: Meaulte
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)

1 Me110 driven off by fighters

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 2 Me109s driven away by fighters

Garcia bronco fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to nose
-minor damage to starboard wing root
-superficial damage to waist

Me circles, attacks again

Talisman fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – misses

Garcia Bronco has an eagle eye – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s driven off by fighters

1 Me109 attacks

Ajkcfan fires, misses

Me dives vertically down, strafes El Duderino with 6 hits!
-superficial damage to nose
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-radio room hit – radio knocked out
-waist hit – ball turret gun is knocked out of commission
-superficial damage to tail

Me circles, attacks again

Talisman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

4 Fw190s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

Johnnyv13 fires, damages Fw190
Talisman fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

3 Me110s attack – 1 driven away by fighters

Radarchief fires, damages Me110
Scaga fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Damaged Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-radar chief’s oxygen hit – switches to portable oxygen
-starboard wing flap inoperable

Damaged Me breaks off attack

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ENDelt260 (3)
Copilot SNR (3)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (3)
Navigator philfree (3)
Engineer Talisman (3)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (3)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (3)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (3)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (3)
Left Waist Gunner johnnyv13 (3)

The damage is still under the deductible.

[RealSNR]

Jahaa! Sehr gut!

[Logical]

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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle
...Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – At least it’s starting to break up a bit.
No Flak
Hoover hits! Hoover hits! – 5% score

...Logical and memyselfI – a team that can’t be beat.


Wow after 4 missions we have managed 5% twice at this rate in 40 missions we will get to 100%.

Logical knows it probably does not work like this but is getting creative out of frustration.:doh!:

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #6 – Wrath of Zod

Pilot frazod (3)
Copilot bowser (2)
Bombardier chiefsfan5840 (2)
Navigator JazzzLovr (3)
Engineer Alphaman (3)
Radio Op. CosmicPal (3)
Tail Gunner Redbrian (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Henry (3)
Right Waist Gunner Kcfanintitanhell (3)
Left Waist Gunner jenson71 (2)

Target: St. Omer
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Alphaman fires, misses
Chiefsfan5840 fires, damages Fw190

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - Misses
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses
Jenson71 fires, kills Fw190
Alphaman fires, misses

5 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

Alphaman fires, misses
Chiefsfan5840 fires, misses
Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-Uh-oh. A shot hits the starboard outboard fuel tank. There’s no explosion, but within seconds the entire outer half of the starboard wing is engulfed in flames and it’s getting worse. Fearing an explosion, Pilot frazod quickly levels the plane, hits the “bail out” button, and it’s every man for himself. Crew members bail out over the English Channel willy-nilly.

Pilot frazod (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Copilot bowser (2) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Bombardier chiefsfan5840 (2) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Navigator JazzzLovr (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Engineer Alphaman (3) bails out fine, doesn’t see any other crew members, is picked up by the Royal Navy.
Radio Op. CosmicPal (3) has parachute problems, and is seriously injured when he hits the water. He is lost at sea.
Tail Gunner Redbrian (3) bails out fine, doesn’t see any other crew members, is picked up by the Royal Navy
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Henry (3) bails out fine, locates jenson71 in the water, is picked up by the Royal Navy
Right Waist Gunner Kcfanintitanhell (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Left Waist Gunner jenson71 (2) bails out fine, locates chief henry in the water, is picked up by the Royal Navy

Aftereffects

Since more than one crew member survived, they will be given a new plane.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot xxx
Copilot xxx
Bombardier xxx
Navigator Alphaman (3)
Engineer xxx
Radio Op. Redbrian (3)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (3)
Ball Turret Gunner xxx
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (2)
Left Waist Gunner xxx

Ouch. Getting lost at sea stinks. Alphaman now gets the top bunk back at base.

[JazzzLovr]

Getting lost at sea can't look good on a Navigator's resume. :shake:

[alanm]

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B-17 #6 – Wrath of Zod

Pilot frazod (3)
Copilot bowser (2)
Bombardier chiefsfan5840 (2)
Navigator JazzzLovr (3)
Engineer Alphaman (3)
Radio Op. CosmicPal (3)
Tail Gunner Redbrian (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Henry (3)
Right Waist Gunner Kcfanintitanhell (3)
Left Waist Gunner jenson71 (2)

Target: St. Omer
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Alphaman fires, misses
Chiefsfan5840 fires, damages Fw190

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - Misses
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses
Jenson71 fires, kills Fw190
Alphaman fires, misses

5 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

Alphaman fires, misses
Chiefsfan5840 fires, misses
Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-Uh-oh. A shot hits the starboard outboard fuel tank. There’s no explosion, but within seconds the entire outer half of the starboard wing is engulfed in flames and it’s getting worse. Fearing an explosion, Pilot frazod quickly levels the plane, hits the “bail out” button, and it’s every man for himself. Crew members bail out over the English Channel willy-nilly.

Pilot frazod (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Copilot bowser (2) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Bombardier chiefsfan5840 (2) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Navigator JazzzLovr (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Engineer Alphaman (3) bails out fine, doesn’t see any other crew members, is picked up by the Royal Navy.
Radio Op. CosmicPal (3) has parachute problems, and is seriously injured when he hits the water. He is lost at sea.
Tail Gunner Redbrian (3) bails out fine, doesn’t see any other crew members, is picked up by the Royal Navy
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Henry (3) bails out fine, locates jenson71 in the water, is picked up by the Royal Navy
Right Waist Gunner Kcfanintitanhell (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Left Waist Gunner jenson71 (2) bails out fine, locates chief henry in the water, is picked up by the Royal Navy

Aftereffects

Since more than one crew member survived, they will be given a new plane.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot xxx
Copilot xxx
Bombardier xxx
Navigator Alphaman (3)
Engineer xxx
Radio Op. Redbrian (3)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (3)
Ball Turret Gunner xxx
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (2)
Left Waist Gunner xxx

Ouch. Getting lost at sea stinks. Alphaman now gets the top bunk back at base.Fairwell and RIP brave crew of the Zod. :(

[Frazod]

Gee, thanks a lot for killing me, you bastard!

THIS WILL NOT LOOK GOOD ON A RESUME!

:cuss:

[Frazod]

Getting lost at sea can't look good on a Navigator's resume. :shake:

Now the REAL reason comes out as to why women weren't allowed on combat bombing missions.... :p

ROFL

[big nasty kcnut]

Come on slayer is good people. Me if i can get a fugging shot i can take down some nazi.

[headsnap]

hey, they scratched my gun!!!!! :cuss:



it was pretty cool sitting back and watghing the action for a change. :)

[kcfanintitanhell]

Lost at sea is such a vague term...I prefer to be referred to as "misplaced at sea".
And the subject of Monty Python's lesser-known "Dead Tailgunner Sketch"

[Jenson71]

wow, that was exciting. :)

[Slayer Diablo]

Maybe kcnut and slayer aren’t bad luck after all.

You've killed us all by saying that!

[ROYC75]

Lost at sea is such a vague term...I prefer to be referred to as "misplaced at sea".
And the subject of Monty Python's lesser-known "Dead Tailgunner Sketch"

Kinda like feeding your pet turtle or fish ....... protein pellets !

BTA...... Frazod as a protein pellet ? That's a bitter pellet to swallow ! ROFL

[trndobrd]

OK, let's get the engines on the Ol' Doublewide warmed up!

Everyone remember to wear your Mae West.

[PastorMikH]

Hey Kevin, I really hate to see Jazzz lost. Is there any way for her to be found by a fishing troller like that dude from Pearl Harbor???

[JazzzLovr]

Now the REAL reason comes out as to why women weren't allowed on combat bombing missions.... :p

ROFL

Hey! I didn't hear you complaining about having a woman on board when I was--

um...nevermind.



:evil:

[ndbbm]

Hey! I didn't hear you complaining about having a woman on board when I was--

um...nevermind.



:evil:

Whoa. :thumb:

[Mile High Mania]

Finally started reading some of this ... YardDart kicks ass.

[morphius]

Rest in peace Shark Bait, I mean crew of the Zod.

[tk13]

Hey! I didn't hear you complaining about having a woman on board when I was--

um...nevermind.



:evil:
I motion to add JazzzLovr to the crew of Gunther's Thunder as stewardess.

[Rain Man]

Hey Kevin, I really hate to see Jazzz lost. Is there any way for her to be found by a fishing troller like that dude from Pearl Harbor???

Maybe in a year or two. Does she have up to date dental records?

[Zebedee DuBois]

Maybe in a year or two. Does she have up to date dental records?

She's gonna be a little pruney by then.

[KCWolfman]

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman (3)
Copilot Lattimer (3)
Bombardier go bo (3)
Navigator KCJohnny (3)
Engineer Redcoats58 (3)
Radio Op. voyager (3)
Tail Gunner munkey (3)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (3)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (3)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (2)

Target: Abbeville
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

redcoats58 fires, kills Fw190
munkey fires, misses

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 2 Me109s driven away by fighters

gobo fires, misses
cdcox fires, damages Fw190
munkey fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak – 1 hit
-superficial damage to radio room

I guess the flak distracted gobo – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

3 Fw190s attack

munkey fires, misses
redcoats58 fires, hits Fw190
kcjohnny fires, misses
gobo fires, damages Fw190

2 hit and damaged Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 4 hits
-left waist gun knocked out of commission (headsnap is unhurt)
-superficial damage to starboard aileron
-starboard flap is inoperable
-superficial damage to starboard wing

1 Fw circles, attacks again

Thefly fires, misses
cdcox fires, misses
redcoats58 fires, misses

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 KCWolfman (3)
Copilot Lattimer (3)
Bombardier go bo (3)
Navigator KCJohnny (3)
Engineer Redcoats58 (3)
Radio Op. voyager (3)
Tail Gunner munkey (3)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (3)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (3)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (2)

Whoa – check out those guns.
And MOST important of all, I am not injured in the least.

However, I have severe doubts about gobo - we are three missions into the swing of it and he has yet to hit a single target.

[KCWolfman]

Fairwell and RIP brave crew of the Zod. :(
Eh, it happens.....

[KCWolfman]

Maybe in a year or two. Does she have up to date dental records?
OMG, that is the most cruel post I have yet to read on the Hangar threads......

Rep to you.

[Slayer Diablo]

And MOST important of all, I am not injured in the least.

However, I have severe doubts about gobo - we are three missions into the swing of it and he has yet to hit a single target.

We all gotta go sometime....it's just better to have it happen in the early missions than to get to the tenth and have your plane crash before getting to the bombing site.

[KCWolfman]

We all gotta go sometime....it's just better to have it happen in the early missions than to get to the tenth and have your plane crash before getting to the bombing site.
That's easy for you to say, zombie boy....

Some of us have that Memphis Belle luck.

[alanm]

That's easy for you to say, zombie boy....

Some of us have that Memphis Belle luck.That's bad ju-ju Russ. Kevin may start rolling snake eyes your next mission. ROFL At least your crew has made it back from your 4th mission. We haven't got off the ground yet. Every mission so far at least one plane hasn't made it back. At the rate we're going no one is going to get in 25 missions. I wonder if the attrition rate is close to what it was in actual life. I've read books on the bombing raids of Ploesti and Bremerhaven in 1943 where 60% of the planes that were sent out never came back. :deevee:

[Slayer Diablo]

That's easy for you to say, zombie boy....

Some of us have that Memphis Belle luck.

Yeah, yeah....just don't complain when the Red, White, and Blew By You is headed toward the sea and engulfed in flames during its 10th mission.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (3)
Copilot Bwana (3)
Bombardier jAZ (3)
Navigator 58Forever (3)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (3)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (3)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (3)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (3)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (3)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
kcdan fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 attacks

sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Me fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
jAZ whiffs – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s are driven off by fighters

5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

trndobrd fires, damages Me109
58forever fires, damages Me109
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
kcdan fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

2 damaged Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to radio room

Me circles, attacks again

jAZ fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, kills Me109

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (3)
Copilot Bwana (3)
Bombardier jAZ (3)
Navigator 58Forever (3)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (3)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (3)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (3)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (3)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (3)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (1)

That was really more of a fighter sweep than a bombing run.

[MrBlond]

Bring it on.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #8 – Helen Hywater

Pilot MrBlond (3)
Copilot HC_Chief (3)
Bombardier papasmurf (3)
Navigator Chiefnj (3)
Engineer Cochise (3)
Radio Op. KS Smitty (3)
Tail Gunner ndbbm (3)
Ball Turret Gunner JefChef (3)
Right Waist Gunner T-post Tom (3)
Left Waist Gunner 6Iron (3)

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)

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me110 driven away by fighters

chiefnj fires, misses
Cochise fires, damages Me109
Papasmurf fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak – 3 hits
-tail – ndbbm’s heat out
-superficial damage to tail
-starboard wing – outboard fuel tank catches on fire.

Uh, oh. We’ve seen this before. The fire grows out of control and can’t be extinguished, despite a dive to attempt to blow it out. Mr. Blond reluctantly gives the order to bail out over France and points the plane down toward the target.

Pilot MrBlond (3), Right Waist Gunner T-post Tom (3), and Left Waist Gunner 6Iron (3) find each other on the ground and try to escape together. For five days they hide in farmhouses and get assistance from nearby families, but eventually find themselves at the end of German rifles. They are shipped to Germany to wait out the war.

Copilot HC_Chief (3) and Tail Gunner ndbbm (3) find each other on the ground and run. They have little chance, though, and nine hours later they’re captured. Germany is in their future.

Bombardier papasmurf (3) hits the ground running. Local villagers hide him and call the French Underground. Nine days later, after nourishing cheese and wine and a memorable encounter with the 19 year-old daughter of a safe house owner, papasmurf wades out and boards a small boat. The next day, he reports back for duty.

Navigator Chiefnj (3) can’t find any other crew members and hides in a small copse of woods. Trapped by German soldiers, he has no escape and is forced to surrender after 23 long hours. It’s off to Germany in a cattle train.

Engineer Cochise (3) and Ball Turret Gunner JefChef (3) run together for six hours with Germans hot on their trail. They can’t get away and surrender at gunpoint. Stalag 17 awaits.

Radio Op. KS Smitty (3) parachutes down right into the middle of a German-occupied town. Soldiers debate shooting at the parachute, but honorably wait until landing and ship KS Smitty off to Germany instead.

No bombing run.

Aftereffects

None – Helen Hywater is a tragic memory. Papsmurf will join a new crew with some good stories and some sad memories.

Eligible for next mission

Copilot (if position is available) – papasmurf (3)

Hmmm. All of their good luck came on the first three missions, and all of their bad luck came on the fourth.

[Rain Man]

Bring it on.


On the bright side, you're now the commanding officer of the Stalag.

[KCWolfman]

On the bright side, you're now the commanding officer of the Stalag.
Cool, he gets first dibs on gruel and moldy bread.

[alanm]

Bombardier papasmurf (3) hits the ground running. Local villagers hide him and call the French Underground. Nine days later, after nourishing cheese and wine and a memorable encounter with the 19 year-old daughter of a safe house owner, papasmurf wades out and boards a small boat. The next day, he reports back for duty.

Some guys are just naturally lucky. :BLVD: :hump: :thumb: :D

[RNR]

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B-17 #8 – Helen Hywater

Pilot MrBlond (3)
Copilot HC_Chief (3)
Bombardier papasmurf (3)
Navigator Chiefnj (3)
Engineer Cochise (3)
Radio Op. KS Smitty (3)
Tail Gunner ndbbm (3)
Ball Turret Gunner JefChef (3)
Right Waist Gunner T-post Tom (3)
Left Waist Gunner 6Iron (3)

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)

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me110 driven away by fighters

chiefnj fires, misses
Cochise fires, damages Me109
Papasmurf fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak – 3 hits
-tail – ndbbm’s heat out
-superficial damage to tail
-starboard wing – outboard fuel tank catches on fire.

Uh, oh. We’ve seen this before. The fire grows out of control and can’t be extinguished, despite a dive to attempt to blow it out. Mr. Blond reluctantly gives the order to bail out over France and points the plane down toward the target.

Pilot MrBlond (3), Right Waist Gunner T-post Tom (3), and Left Waist Gunner 6Iron (3) find each other on the ground and try to escape together. For five days they hide in farmhouses and get assistance from nearby families, but eventually find themselves at the end of German rifles. They are shipped to Germany to wait out the war.

Copilot HC_Chief (3) and Tail Gunner ndbbm (3) find each other on the ground and run. They have little chance, though, and nine hours later they’re captured. Germany is in their future.

Bombardier papasmurf (3) hits the ground running. Local villagers hide him and call the French Underground. Nine days later, after nourishing cheese and wine and a memorable encounter with the 19 year-old daughter of a safe house owner, papasmurf wades out and boards a small boat. The next day, he reports back for duty.

Navigator Chiefnj (3) can’t find any other crew members and hides in a small copse of woods. Trapped by German soldiers, he has no escape and is forced to surrender after 23 long hours. It’s off to Germany in a cattle train.

Engineer Cochise (3) and Ball Turret Gunner JefChef (3) run together for six hours with Germans hot on their trail. They can’t get away and surrender at gunpoint. Stalag 17 awaits.

Radio Op. KS Smitty (3) parachutes down right into the middle of a German-occupied town. Soldiers debate shooting at the parachute, but honorably wait until landing and ship KS Smitty off to Germany instead.

No bombing run.

Aftereffects

None – Helen Hywater is a tragic memory. Papsmurf will join a new crew with some good stories and some sad memories.

Eligible for next mission

Copilot (if position is available) – papasmurf (3)

Hmmm. All of their good luck came on the first three missions, and all of their bad luck came on the fourth.Papa got it going! on the run and still taps some

[Rain Man]

Papasmurf is going to miss the crew picture.

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[KCWolfman]

Some guys are just naturally lucky. :BLVD: :hump: :thumb: :D
I think he is a spy. I have never heard of a Frenchman brave enough to help during war.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #9 – Kegger

Pilot keg in kc (3)
Copilot First Down Elvis (3)
Bombardier Mark M (3)
Navigator Coogs (3)
Engineer Ptlyon (3)
Radio Op. Zebedee DuBois (3)
Tail Gunner Otter (3)
Ball Turret Gunner sportsshrink (3)
Right Waist Gunner PunkinDrublic (3)
Left Waist Gunner MiketheWildcat (3)

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)

2 Me110s driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 7 hits into the rear of the airplane!
-tail gun knocked out of commission (otter is uninjured)
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to port wing
-tail – tailwheel destroyed – looks like there’ll be a taildragging landing
-tail gun hit again – pod destroyed. Otter is still unharmed somehow, but has to retreat inside the fuselage. He has to stay near the gaping hole to keep heat and oxygen, though
-superficial damage to waist
waist – sportsshrink suffers light wound to left thigh
Not much chance of hitting the target after those hits – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

Mark M fires, misses
Coogs fires, misses
Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
Mikethewildcat fires, hits Me109
Punkindrublic fires, misses

3 Mes miss, break off attack

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

Mark M fires, damages Fw190
Ptlyon fires, hits Fw190
Coogs fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

Coogs fires, misses
Sportsshrink fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

Mikethewildcat fires, misses
Punkindrublic fires, misses
Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
Ptlyon fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to tail (Otter is really getting a workout back there)

Fw scores 3 hits
-pilot compartment oxygen hit – keg in kc and first down elvis go to backup system
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to bomb bay

2 Fws circle, attack again

Sportsshrink fires, hits Fw190
Coogs fires, misses
Punkindrublic fires, misses

Undamaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

The hit Fw has appeared to notice that the tail gun is out. It lines up behind Kegger and strafes the entire aircraft from 6 o’clock with 6 hits.
-waist – MiketheWildcat sustains light wound to the middle of his chest
-superficial damage to tail
-starboard wing - #4 (outboard) engine is hit. The engine races out of control, sending the plane into a flat spin.
-port wing – inboard fuel tank catches fire.
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to starboard wing flap

This isn’t good. The left wing is on fire, and the outboard engine on the right wing is out of control. The plane yaws hard to the left and begins to spin. First Down Elvis works on cutting the fuel to the #4 engine while keg tries to keep control of the plane, which is now in a flat spin and dropping. The gunners scramble to get their parachutes ready.

The plane drops like a rock, fire mushrooming from the port wing and smoke billowing from the starboard #4 engine. 17,000 feet, 15,000 feet, 13,000 feet. First Down Elvis manages to cut off the fuel to the #4 engine.

11,000 feet, 9,000 feet, 7,000 feet. Keg pulls the plane out of the spin. The fire on the port wing is now huge, licking at the fuselage and Mike the Wildcat’s position. The waist bailout position is blocked.

Keg levels out, climbs rapidly to 8,000 feet, and dives violently to try to blow out the fire. First Down Elvis dumps the fuel load from the inboard port tank, causing the #2 engine to sputter and die. A huge pillar of fire billows from the inboard port tank as the expelled fuel ignites, but the effort is successful! The fire in the port wing goes out!

The #4 engine then explodes under the stress of the previous damage and the dive. The outer one-third of the right wing is shredded, and the shattered end catches fire. Keg orders a bailout at 2,000 feet above the English Channel as he begins to lose control.

Within ten seconds, the first seven crew members bail out.

Navigator Coogs (3) bails out first, from the nose. He has the misfortune to bail out as Kegger zigzags, and hits the propeller of the #3 engine. He’s dead by the time he hits the water.

Right Waist Gunner PunkinDrublic (3) bails out second. He lands well, but is lost is sea.

Copilot First Down Elvis (3) bails out third. He lands well, but is lost at sea.

Bombardier Mark M (3) bails out fourth. He lands well, and in two hours he is picked up by fishermen unharmed.

Tail Gunner Otter (3) dives out the damaged tail gun pod at the rear of the plane. He lands well, and after 12 hours of floating he is found chilled but okay by a British patrol boat.

Left Waist Gunner MiketheWildcat (3) bails out sixth. He lands well, but can’t remain afloat due to his wound and drowns.

Engineer Ptlyon (3) gets out just as keg loses control and the plane flips onto its back. His parachute catches fire and he dies after falling.

The plane is now out of control, augering toward the fast-rising water.

Pilot keg in kc (3) abandons his position in the out of control plane and crashes through the windscreen. Somehow he pulls the rip cord and the parachute works. In a supreme bit of luck, he lands in the water barely conscious but is immediately pulled out and rescued by a nearby British patrol boat.

Radio Op. Zebedee DuBois (3) couldn’t get out before the plane went out of control, but he had reached the exit point. He is flung out, deploys his chute, and lands well. He is then lost at sea.

Ball Turret Gunner sportsshrink (3) was in trouble early, because ball turrets don’t have room for parachutes, and he was wounded as well. During the chaos of the fall, he got out of the ball turret, but was unable to get his parachute on before it went out of control. He rides the plane into the water and is killed.

Aftereffects

Kegger may be gone, but it’s not forgotten. Three crew members are brought back to port by various naval vessels, so a replacement plane will fly again.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot keg in kc (3)
Copilot Mark M (3), promoted
Bombardier XXX
Navigator XXX
Engineer XXX
Radio Op. Otter (3), promoted
Tail Gunner XXX
Ball Turret Gunner XXX
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

[Logical]

This has been a harsh sortie so far, glad to be on the ground, maybe I will lift that no condom order. Good people dying young.:shake:

[Rain Man]

Yep, this is an ugly one. Lots of parachutes.

[tk13]

Wow, this is a nasty mission so far... not what I want to see with our plane up next....

[Rain Man]

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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder II – Full Throttle

Pilot Rain Man (3)
Copilot tk13 (3)
Bombardier Morphius (Temp fill-in)
Navigator KC Jones (3)
Engineer Duck Dog (3)
Radio Op. DrNick (3)
Tail Gunner Cormac (3)
Ball Turret Gunner The Rick (3)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP
Left Waist Gunner BrainCase

Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy
Tk13 welcomes the new people aboard and shows them how to buckle their seat belt and where the emergency exits are.

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

2 Me110s are driven away by fighters

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

duck dog fires, misses
the rick fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to the pilot compartment
-starboard wing - #4 engine is hit. Oil leaks out and creates a black contrail behind the plane. The engine will eventually fail, but tk13 determines that it will be fine “for a while.” Rain Man elects to continue the mission.

Fw circles, fires again

morphius fires, misses
duck dog fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

2 Fw 190s driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 1 hit
-rudder is damaged

The new guy misses the target, and we’ll blame it on the flak hit – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

The #4 engine is still running and smoking.

1 Fw 190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters

duck dog fires, kills Me109
morphius fires, misses
Cormac fires, kills Me109

1 surviving Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing flap is inoperable

Me circles, attacks again

the rick fires, misses
morphius fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-port wing – landing gear is now inoperable (Third belly landing in a row???)

Me circles, attacks again

KC Jones fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

2 Fw190s driven away by fighters

4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

duck dog fires, damages Me109
dakcman AP fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

The #4 engine is still running and smoking.

No enemy

Zone 1: England

The #4 engine is still running and smoking.

Good weather
In memory of Gunther’s Thunder I, Gunther’s Thunder II makes a belly landing. Everyone walks away unharmed, and the plane is repairable.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Rain Man (3)
Copilot tk13 (3)
Bombardier Morphius (Will move on to another plane as Chitown returns to the crew as the bombardier.)
Navigator KC Jones (3)
Engineer Duck Dog (3)
Radio Op. DrNick (3)
Tail Gunner Cormac (3)
Ball Turret Gunner The Rick (3)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP
Left Waist Gunner BrainCase

Two belly landings in a row – three if you count dragging the tail on another one. Next time I won’t even bother trying to put the landing gear down.

[tk13]

Well not super pretty, but better than getting drilled by enemies 25 times and having our windshield busted and suffering from frostbite, getting wounded and almost dying 3 or 4 times overall, so I'll take it and move on.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #11 – Commando Chief

Pilot JOhn (3)
Copilot Bob_Damned_Dole (3)
Bombardier bkkcoh (3)
Navigator WilliamTheIrish (3)
Engineer Dartgod (3)
Radio Op. ck_IN (3)
Tail Gunner grandllama (3)
Ball Turret Gunner CASHMAN (3)
Right Waist Gunner Slim_Shady (3)
Left Waist Gunner penchief (3)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

bkkcoh fires, misses
Dartgod fires, misses
Penchief fires, misses
Cashman fires, misses
grandllama fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

1 Fw screams in from 6 o’clock high and scores 6 hits along the plane
-starboard aileron destroyed
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-radio room – intercom disabled – gunners can no longer communicate or coordinate
-tail – grandllama loses oxygen, switches to backup system
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Fw circles and attacks again

WilliamtheIrish fires, misses
Dartgod fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 attacks

ckIN fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - Misses
Bkkcoh takes the war to the target – 20% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me109 is driven away by fighters

bkkcoh fires, misses
Dartgod fires, misses
Cashman fires, damages Me110
ckIN fires, hits Fw190

Hit Fw190 and damaged Me110 miss, break off attack

Fw190 scores three hits.
-bob_damned_dole suffers a light wound to the jaw.
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-radio room – intercom hit a second time, starting a small fire.

Fw circles, attacks again

grandllama fires, misses
WilliamtheIrish fires, misses
Dartgod fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

Ck_IN extinguishes the fire in the radio room
No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot JOhn (3)
Copilot Bob_Damned_Dole (3)
Bombardier bkkcoh (3)
Navigator WilliamTheIrish (3)
Engineer Dartgod (3)
Radio Op. ck_IN (3)
Tail Gunner grandllama (3)
Ball Turret Gunner CASHMAN (3)
Right Waist Gunner Slim_Shady (3)
Left Waist Gunner penchief (3)

Commando Chief continues to press forward with a zero percent crew loss rate.

[JazzzLovr]

Navigator Coogs (3) bails out first, from the nose. He has the misfortune to bail out as Kegger zigzags, and hits the propeller of the #3 engine. He’s dead by the time he hits the water.

:eek: Wow. And he was such a nice guy. What an awful way to go. :(

Copilot First Down Elvis (3) bails out third. He lands well, but is lost at sea.

Well, at least he's in good company... ;)

[JOhn]

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Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot JOhn (3)
Copilot Bob_Damned_Dole (3)
Bombardier bkkcoh (3)
Navigator WilliamTheIrish (3)
Engineer Dartgod (3)
Radio Op. ck_IN (3)
Tail Gunner grandllama (3)
Ball Turret Gunner CASHMAN (3)
Right Waist Gunner Slim_Shady (3)
Left Waist Gunner penchief (3)

Commando Chief continues to press forward with a zero percent crew loss rate.
:thumb:

[morphius]

I didn't hit a damn thing and I didn't die and was only almost hit once. If the plane wasn't all shot up I wouldn't have known I was even there :D

[MrBlond]

I'm busting out and getting back in this war!

[Slayer Diablo]

Maybe we should change plane #1 to Chief Rose, Tequila Chief, or Commando Rose....

[alanm]

3 planes lost and another shot up and damaged on landing. Not a good 4th mission at all. And we still haven't come up yet. I fully expect our plane to be pummeled today. :deevee:

[Zebedee DuBois]

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B-17 #9 – Kegger

Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
...
Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
...
The hit Fw has appeared to notice that the tail gun is out.
...
Keg orders a bailout at 2,000 feet above the English Channel as he begins to lose control.
...
Radio Op. Zebedee DuBois (3) couldn’t get out before the plane went out of control, but he had reached the exit point. He is flung out, deploys his chute, and lands well. He is then lost at sea.


You KILLED me!!!!!

I'm gonna haunt you for this!

[MikeTheWildcat]

Hey, the Navy has sent me through water survival school, does that count in staying afloat after the loss of the "keg"?????? :sulk:

Here is a toast to my lost crewmates (and myself). :toast:

Please put me in the pot to man another crew.

Thanks,
MikeThe(dead)Wildcat

[trndobrd]

5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

trndobrd fires, damages Me109





I hate cleaning my .50 cal, the solvent makes my hands dry.

[keg in kc]

-tail gun knocked out of commission (otter is uninjured)

-tail gun hit again – pod destroyed. Otter is still unharmed somehow, but has to retreat inside the fuselage. He has to stay near the gaping hole to keep heat and oxygen, though

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to tail (Otter is really getting a workout back there)

Tail Gunner Otter (3) dives out the damaged tail gun pod at the rear of the plane. He lands well, and after 12 hours of floating he is found chilled but okay by a British patrol boat.Otter should change his name to 'Lucky'.

Heavy losses. Sad to see so many are resting in pieces. :shake:

[KCWolfman]

I'm busting out and getting back in this war!
Hush, Otto says it is time for your daily foot beating.

[Bowser]

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B-17 #6 – Wrath of Zod

Pilot frazod (3)
Copilot bowser (2)
Bombardier chiefsfan5840 (2)
Navigator JazzzLovr (3)
Engineer Alphaman (3)
Radio Op. CosmicPal (3)
Tail Gunner Redbrian (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Henry (3)
Right Waist Gunner Kcfanintitanhell (3)
Left Waist Gunner jenson71 (2)

Target: St. Omer
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Alphaman fires, misses
Chiefsfan5840 fires, damages Fw190

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - Misses
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses
Jenson71 fires, kills Fw190
Alphaman fires, misses

5 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

Alphaman fires, misses
Chiefsfan5840 fires, misses
Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-Uh-oh. A shot hits the starboard outboard fuel tank. There’s no explosion, but within seconds the entire outer half of the starboard wing is engulfed in flames and it’s getting worse. Fearing an explosion, Pilot frazod quickly levels the plane, hits the “bail out” button, and it’s every man for himself. Crew members bail out over the English Channel willy-nilly.

Pilot frazod (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Copilot bowser (2) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Bombardier chiefsfan5840 (2) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Navigator JazzzLovr (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Engineer Alphaman (3) bails out fine, doesn’t see any other crew members, is picked up by the Royal Navy.
Radio Op. CosmicPal (3) has parachute problems, and is seriously injured when he hits the water. He is lost at sea.
Tail Gunner Redbrian (3) bails out fine, doesn’t see any other crew members, is picked up by the Royal Navy
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Henry (3) bails out fine, locates jenson71 in the water, is picked up by the Royal Navy
Right Waist Gunner Kcfanintitanhell (3) bails out fine, but is lost at sea.
Left Waist Gunner jenson71 (2) bails out fine, locates chief henry in the water, is picked up by the Royal Navy

Aftereffects

Since more than one crew member survived, they will be given a new plane.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot xxx
Copilot xxx
Bombardier xxx
Navigator Alphaman (3)
Engineer xxx
Radio Op. Redbrian (3)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (3)
Ball Turret Gunner xxx
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (2)
Left Waist Gunner xxx

Ouch. Getting lost at sea stinks. Alphaman now gets the top bunk back at base.

Just call me Kenny. Everytime you think I'm dead, I just show up for the next mission! :)
I've ran the hill at Currahee, and am ready for replacemant action! :thumb:

[whoman69]

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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder II – Full Throttle
Pilot Rain Man (3)
Copilot tk13 (3)
Bombardier Morphius (Temp fill-in)
Navigator KC Jones (3)
Engineer Duck Dog (3)
Radio Op. DrNick (3)
Tail Gunner Cormac (3)
Ball Turret Gunner The Rick (3)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP
Left Waist Gunner BrainCase
Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)
Zone 1 Out: Britain
-superficial damage to the pilot compartment
-starboard wing - #4 engine is hit. Oil leaks out and creates a black contrail behind the plane. The engine will eventually fail, but tk13 determines that it will be fine “for a while.” Rain Man elects to continue the mission.
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 1 hit
-rudder is damaged

The new guy misses the target, and we’ll blame it on the flak hit – 0% score

duck dog fires, kills Me109
morphius fires, misses
Cormac fires, kills Me109
Good weather
In memory of Gunther’s Thunder I, Gunther’s Thunder II makes a belly landing. Everyone walks away unharmed, and the plane is repairable.

Aftereffects

Two belly landings in a row – three if you count dragging the tail on another one. Next time I won’t even bother trying to put the landing gear down.
FNG

[Rain Man]

Okie-dokie. I just got off a multi-hour phone call at work, and will start running missions in another 60 to 90 minutes, as soon as I get home and eat dinner.

My ear hurts.

[Zebedee DuBois]

What? No speaker phone?

I use the speaker phone for those long tele-conferences. I usually have the mute button on, so I can walk around getting coffee or other noisy stuff. Of course, when I have something to add to the conversation, I usually talk for a couple of minutes before I realize the mute button is still on.

[Hydrae]

Okie-dokie. I just got off a multi-hour phone call at work, and will start running missions in another 60 to 90 minutes, as soon as I get home and eat dinner.

My ear hurts.


You ought to invest in a speaker phone! :)

[Hydrae]

Not only am I blind, I am slow too!

[Zebedee DuBois]

Beat you by -> <- that much.

[Hydrae]

Beat you by -> <- that much.


As usual 86

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #12 – Yard Dart

Pilot Taco John (3)
Copilot Mile High Mania (3)
Bombardier Joe Seahawk (3)
Navigator BigChiefFan (3)
Engineer ZachKC (3)
Radio Op. Archie F. Swin (3)
Tail Gunner suds79 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner oleman47 (3)
Right Waist Gunner RJ (3)
Left Waist Gunner KC2003 (3)

Target: Meaulte
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)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 2 Me109s driven off by fighters

RJ fires, misses
ZachKC fires, misses
Suds79 fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-nose – norden bomb sight damaged – bomb run will be very difficult
-tail – suds79 killed by hit to stomach
-tail – suds loses right leg below the knee
-waist – ball turret mechanism is damaged – oleman47 cannot get out (Better hope the landing gear holds up)

Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven off by fighters

4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters

ZachKC fires, misses
Joe Seahawk fires, damages Me109

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Oleman47 applauds a good landing by Taco John. Ground crews extricate him from the ball turret.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Taco John (3)
Copilot Mile High Mania (3)
Bombardier Joe Seahawk (3)
Navigator BigChiefFan (3)
Engineer ZachKC (3)
Radio Op. Archie F. Swin (3)
Tail Gunner oleman47 (3), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner RJ (3), promoted
Right Waist Gunner KC2003 (3), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Bummer for suds.

[alanm]

Kevin is Sack Time getting off the ground tonight.

[Hydrae]

-tail – suds79 killed by hit to stomach
-tail – suds loses right leg below the knee



That is just adding injury to death! Isn't there a law against defiling a dead body?

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane

Pilot DaWolf (3)
Copilot LVNHACK (3)
Bombardier the Talking Can (3)
Navigator Ugly Duck (3)
Engineer Eric Draven (3)
Radio Op. Shakesthecat (3)
Tail Gunner Simplex3 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner mikey23545 (3)
Right Waist Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (3)
Left Waist Gunner Bunnytrdr (3)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack – 2 Me109s driven away by fighters

The talking can fires, misses
Simplex3 fires, hits Fw190
Eric Draven fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

The talking can fires, misses
Ugly duck fires, hits Me109
Eric Draven fires, misses
Shakesthecat fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-dawolf and LVNHACK lose oxygen, switch to backups

Me circles, attacks again

Eric Draven fires, misses
Simplex3 fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Eric Draven fires, kills Me109
Simplex3 fires, misses
Ugly duck fires, hits Me109

Hit Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to waist
-starboard aileron out of commission

Me circles, attacks again

Mikey23545 fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 1 hit
-superficial damage to nose

Flak throws off the talking can – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven away by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

1 Fw190 is driven away by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot DaWolf (3)
Copilot LVNHACK (3)
Bombardier the Talking Can (3)
Navigator Ugly Duck (3)
Engineer Eric Draven (3)
Radio Op. Shakesthecat (3)
Tail Gunner Simplex3 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner mikey23545 (3)
Right Waist Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (3)
Left Waist Gunner Bunnytrdr (3)

Bomba beats up the Luftwaffe.

[Rain Man]

Kevin is Sack Time getting off the ground tonight.

Yep, in about fifteen minutes. Don't be late.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment

Pilot Psicosis (3)
Copilot KCTitus (3)
Bombardier Clint in Wichita (3)
Navigator 2bikemike (3)
Engineer Fat Elvis (3)
Radio Op. chief52 (3)
Tail Gunner old_geezer (3)
Ball Turret Gunner chiefsfan58 (3)
Right Waist Gunner RINGLEADER (3)
Left Waist Gunner Patteeu (3)

Target: Cherbourg
Tail bomber in formation, mid-formation vertically (high vulnerability) Keep a watch behind you.

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

5 Fw190s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

patteeu fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, kills Me109
Clintinwichita fires, misses

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

Me circles, attacks again

chief52 fires, misses
2bikemike fires, damages Me109

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack.

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 1 Me110 attack – 2 Fw190s driven away by fighters

Chiefsfan58 fires, damages Me110
Fat Elvis fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

1 Fw190, 1 Me109 attack

patteeu fires, misses
chief52 fires, kills Me109

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to waist

Fw circles, attacks again

Ringleader fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – Target is socked in by rain
Light Flak - misses
Clint in Wichita concentrates….concentrates….sees an outline of the fighter base through the clouds for just an instant and releases his bombs. Whammo! Right in the middle of the main runway! – 75% score!

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 are driven away by fighters

chief52 fires, misses
Chiefsfan58 fires, damages Fw190
oldgeezer fires, damages Me110
chief52 fires, misses

Me, Damaged Fw, Damaged Me miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Psicosis (3)
Copilot KCTitus (3)
Bombardier Clint in Wichita (3)
Navigator 2bikemike (3)
Engineer Fat Elvis (3)
Radio Op. chief52 (3)
Tail Gunner old_geezer (3)
Ball Turret Gunner chiefsfan58 (3)
Right Waist Gunner RINGLEADER (3)
Left Waist Gunner Patteeu (3)

Wow – they beat up the runway and crunched the planes in the air, too. These guys are trained killers.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (3)
Copilot KcMizzou (3)
Bombardier Bearcat (3)
Navigator alanm (3)
Engineer gh4chiefs (3)
Radio Op. mcan (3)
Tail Gunner seclark (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Luzap (3)
Right Waist Gunner redhed (3)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefGator (3)

Target: Amiens
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 – 2 are driven off by fighters

redhed fires, misses
gh4chiefs fires, misses
alanm fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

luzap fires, damages Me109
gh4chiefs fires, kills Me109 (Wow, that Me never stood a chance against luzap and gh4chiefs)
seclark fires, misses

2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

gh4chiefs fires, hits Me109
gh4chiefs fires, misses
bearcat fires, misses
alanmfires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-radio room - tough break for mcan. The single hit kills him with a hit to the left chest.

Me circles, attacks again

chiefgator fires, hits Me109
luzap fires, misses
seclark fires, misses

Damaged 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 Special Ed (3)
Copilot KcMizzou (3)
Bombardier Bearcat (3)
Navigator alanm (3)
Engineer gh4chiefs (3)
Radio Op. seclark (3), promoted
Tail Gunner Luzap (3), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (3), promoted
Right Waist Gunner ChiefGator (3), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Bummer about the radio man.

[Slayer Diablo]

Bearcat missed the target? It's about damn time.... :D

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #16 – Fire Below

Pilot BIG_DADDY (3)
Copilot Skip Towne (3)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (3)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (3)
Engineer Jcroft (3)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (3)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (3)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (3)

Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Me109 is driven away by fighters

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

redneckraider fires, misses
jcroft fires, misses
cannibal fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – Heavy fog has rolled in.
Light Flak – 1 hit
-rudder damage to tail
Bomb run off target due to weather and flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

redneckraider fires, misses
bishop74 fires, misses
jcroft fires, damages Fw190
cannibal fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-#2 engine knocked out of commission, feathered to prevent problems. Since the bombs have already been dropped, Fire Below can stay in formation.
-port wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no leakage, fire, or explosion
-superficial damage to radio room

Fw circles, attacks again

canadakc fires, misses
over-head fires, misses
misplacedchiefsfan fires, hits 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 BIG_DADDY (3)
Copilot Skip Towne (3)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (3)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (3)
Engineer Jcroft (3)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (3)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (3)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (3)

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #18 – Fooooo Fighter

Pilot NaptownChief (3)
Copilot Tommykat (3)
Bombardier PastorMikH (3)
Navigator Mr. Christopher (3)
Engineer B2chiefsfan (3)
Radio Op. Adam (3)
Tail Gunner Amnorix (3)
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (3)
Right Waist Gunner el borracho (3)
Left Waist Gunner NewChief (3)

Target: St. Omer
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

kckings fires, hits Me110

Me misses, breaks off attck

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 2 Me109s are driven off by fighters

amnorix fires, misses
pastormikh fires, misses

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to starboard aileron
-port wing – landing gear is out – Fooooo Fighter will have to belly land.

Me circles, attacks again

amnorix fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

3 Me109s are driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-newchief sustains light wound to the middle of his chest
-starboard tailplane root is damaged
Despite the flak and the cursing of newchief, pastormikh plants the bombs – 30% score

Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven away by fighters

3 Me110s driven away by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Naptownchief and his crew locate a quiet runway, and Fooooo Fighter glides in. Amidst a shower of sparks, naptownchief executes a nice belly landing. The plane is repairable.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot NaptownChief (3)
Copilot Tommykat (3)
Bombardier PastorMikH (3)
Navigator Mr. Christopher (3)
Engineer B2chiefsfan (3)
Radio Op. Adam (3)
Tail Gunner Amnorix (3)
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (3)
Right Waist Gunner el borracho (3)
Left Waist Gunner NewChief (3)

[PastorMikH]

After reading some of the other plane runs, I was a little concerned about us going up. But it looks like someone was watching over us.

:thumb:


BTW, notice the difference in the bombing accuracy when TK and Nap keep their minds on the task at hand???

:)

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #19 – War Dog

Pilot Baby Lee (3)
Copilot Brock Landers (3)
Bombardier Boozer (3)
Navigator Sure-Oz (3)
Engineer BigOlChiefsfan (3)
Radio Op. Gunther_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Lightning Rod (3)
Ball Turret Gunner chi3fs (2)
Right Waist Gunner Chief Faithful (3)
Left Waist Gunner dtebbe (2)

Target: Meaulte
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

2 Fw190s driven off by fighters

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s driven off by fighters

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 5 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-lightning rod takes serious wound to stomach
-rudder is damaged
-starboard elevator is knocked out
-radio room – radio is knocked out

Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven off by fighters

boozer fires, hits Me109
bigolchiefsfan fires, misses
chi3fs fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

dtebbe fires, misses
bigolchiefsfan fires, misses
chi3fs fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

Lightning rod makes full recovery and can fly on the next mission, though he has to eat soft foods for a while.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Baby Lee (3)
Copilot Brock Landers (3)
Bombardier Boozer (3)
Navigator Sure-Oz (3)
Engineer BigOlChiefsfan (3)
Radio Op. Gunther_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Lightning Rod (3)
Ball Turret Gunner chi3fs (2)
Right Waist Gunner Chief Faithful (3)
Left Waist Gunner dtebbe (2)

[Rain Man]

After reading some of the other plane runs, I was a little concerned about us going up. But it looks like someone was watching over us.


You do seem to be charmed. But then, so did Helen Hywater for the first three missions...

[PastorMikH]

You do seem to be charmed. But then, so did Helen Hywater for the first three missions...



Maybe it is better being deep into the stack on each mission. By the time the german fighters get to us they are low on ammo.:)


BTW, did you have us bomb a church??? :)

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #20 – Sky Chief

Pilot DenverChief (3)
Copilot Iowanian (3)
Bombardier Sky (3)
Navigator Lzen (3)
Engineer AustinChief (3)
Radio Op. Michael Michigan (3)
Tail Gunner DJay23 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L (3)
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd (3)
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise (3)

Target: Amiens
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)

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-Michael Michigan loses his oxygen, moves to backup system
-superficial damage to tail

Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing in a heavy rainstorm

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot DenverChief (3)
Copilot Iowanian (3)
Bombardier Sky (3)
Navigator Lzen (3)
Engineer AustinChief (3)
Radio Op. Michael Michigan (3)
Tail Gunner DJay23 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L (3)
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd (3)
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise (3)

[2bikemike]

Lucy Quipment has been kicking some butt. We have had good bomb runs and we have sustained little damage. I hope this keeps up. But I fear our luck will run out.

[alanm]

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (3)
Copilot KcMizzou (3)
Bombardier Bearcat (3)
Navigator alanm (3)
Engineer gh4chiefs (3)
Radio Op. mcan (3)
Tail Gunner seclark (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Luzap (3)
Right Waist Gunner redhed (3)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefGator (3)

Target: Amiens
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 – 2 are driven off by fighters

redhed fires, misses
gh4chiefs fires, misses
alanm fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

luzap fires, damages Me109
gh4chiefs fires, kills Me109 (Wow, that Me never stood a chance against luzap and gh4chiefs)
seclark fires, misses

2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

gh4chiefs fires, hits Me109
gh4chiefs fires, misses
bearcat fires, misses
alanmfires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-radio room - tough break for mcan. The single hit kills him with a hit to the left chest.

Me circles, attacks again

chiefgator fires, hits Me109
luzap fires, misses
seclark fires, misses

Damaged 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 Special Ed (3)
Copilot KcMizzou (3)
Bombardier Bearcat (3)
Navigator alanm (3)
Engineer gh4chiefs (3)
Radio Op. seclark (3), promoted
Tail Gunner Luzap (3), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (3), promoted
Right Waist Gunner ChiefGator (3), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Bummer about the radio man.Damn we lost mcan. And no bombs hit target. Real shitty mission. I suppose we could have lost the plane.:(

[Rain Man]

Lucy Quipment has been kicking some butt. We have had good bomb runs and we have sustained little damage. I hope this keeps up. But I fear our luck will run out.

Their Mission #4 has to be one of the most successful sorties so far. Nice hit on the target, and then munched on a lot of fighters too, with no losses on their side. The other bomber crews are starting to take notice of you.

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Their Mission #4 has to be one of the most successful sorties so far. Nice hit on the target, and then munched on a lot of fighters too, with no losses on their side. The other bomber crews are starting to take notice of you.


Yeah, be sure to tell your ground crew to be sure the gas cap is on tight. Hate for you to run out of gas halfway there.
:p

[KCWolfman]

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B-17 #12 – Yard Dart

-tail – suds79 killed by hit to stomach
-tail – suds loses right leg below the knee

Bummer for suds.

Damn, you even roll the dice to check body damage after they are dead?

[old_geezer]

Their Mission #4 has to be one of the most successful sorties so far. Nice hit on the target, and then munched on a lot of fighters too, with no losses on their side. The other bomber crews are starting to take notice of you.

In Old Geezer's best Richard Pryor - Gene Wilder voice imitation:

"Yea, we bad, we bad." PBJ :) PBJ

[Fat Elvis]

In Old Geezer's best Richard Pryor - Gene Wilder voice imitation:

"Yea, we bad, we bad." PBJ :) PBJ


I got my first kill of the war, now I have that bloodlust thing going on.


I just wonder if I'm throwing wrenches and screwdrivers at the other planes since I'm an engineer.

[Ultra Peanut]

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Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – Target is socked in by rain
Light Flak - misses
Clint in Wichita concentrates….concentrates….sees an outline of the fighter base through the clouds for just an instant and releases his bombs. Whammo! Right in the middle of the main runway! – 75% score!

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Psicosis (3)
Copilot KCTitus (3)
Bombardier Clint in Wichita (3)
Navigator 2bikemike (3)
Engineer Fat Elvis (3)
Radio Op. chief52 (3)
Tail Gunner old_geezer (3)
Ball Turret Gunner chiefsfan58 (3)
Right Waist Gunner RINGLEADER (3)
Left Waist Gunner Patteeu (3)

Wow – they beat up the runway and crunched the planes in the air, too. These guys are trained killers.Wow. That was sweet.

[Rain Man]

Damn, you even roll the dice to check body damage after they are dead?

It's an obsessive-compulsive thing.

[Mile High Mania]

"Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-nose – norden bomb sight damaged – bomb run will be very difficult
-tail – suds79 killed by hit to stomach
-tail – suds loses right leg below the knee
-waist – ball turret mechanism is damaged – oleman47 cannot get out (Better hope the landing gear holds up) "

I told Suds to quit dickin' around and protect our blindside... now look at the friggin one-legged bastage. :shake: Now I have to call his family...

[Rain Man]

You going to send all of him back, MHM, or are you going to keep the leg? That'd be a great thing to put in the new tailgunner's bunk.

[Mile High Mania]

You going to send all of him back, MHM, or are you going to keep the leg? That'd be a great thing to put in the new tailgunner's bunk.

I think we'll keep it and just but stumpy in a box and ship him home... the leg is a good prop for jokes and it freaks out our pilot, so we'll hang on to it for a while.

[RNR]

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B-17 #16 – Fire Below

Pilot BIG_DADDY (3)
Copilot Skip Towne (3)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (3)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (3)
Engineer Jcroft (3)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (3)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (3)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (3)

Target: Lille
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Me109 is driven away by fighters

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

redneckraider fires, misses
jcroft fires, misses
cannibal fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – Heavy fog has rolled in.
Light Flak – 1 hit
-rudder damage to tail
Bomb run off target due to weather and flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

redneckraider fires, misses
bishop74 fires, misses
jcroft fires, damages Fw190
cannibal fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-#2 engine knocked out of commission, feathered to prevent problems. Since the bombs have already been dropped, Fire Below can stay in formation.
-port wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no leakage, fire, or explosion
-superficial damage to radio room

Fw circles, attacks again

canadakc fires, misses
over-head fires, misses
misplacedchiefsfan fires, hits 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 BIG_DADDY (3)
Copilot Skip Towne (3)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (3)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (3)
Engineer Jcroft (3)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (3)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (3)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (3)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (3)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (3)Ok thats it! I am going on the wagon :shake:

[ndbbm]

Well Crap. I got frickin Shultz yellin "I know notheeeeeeng" in my ear now.

[Lzen]

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B-17 #20 – Sky Chief

Pilot DenverChief (3)
Copilot Iowanian (3)
Bombardier Sky (3)
Navigator Lzen (3)
Engineer AustinChief (3)
Radio Op. Michael Michigan (3)
Tail Gunner DJay23 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L (3)
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd (3)
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise (3)

Target: Amiens
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)

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 2 hits
-Michael Michigan loses his oxygen, moves to backup system
-superficial damage to tail

Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing in a heavy rainstorm

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot DenverChief (3)
Copilot Iowanian (3)
Bombardier Sky (3)
Navigator Lzen (3)
Engineer AustinChief (3)
Radio Op. Michael Michigan (3)
Tail Gunner DJay23 (3)
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L (3)
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd (3)
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise (3)

Another ho hum mission. Oh, and it was the flak that got us off course, I swear. Had nothing to do with the hangover. :D