Mission 6: It's not just France any more.

[Rain Man]

As soon as the results of Mission 5 are sorted out, the 15 surviving intrepid planes of the Chiefsplanet Bomber Group will head out on Mission 6, having completed 20 percent of their service obligation.

The targets are evolving, though. The nearby fighter base at St. Omer is no longer on the list, having been transferred to newer crews. The same with the somewhat isolated western airbase at Cherbourg and the railyards at Amiens.

The crews will draw one of six missions on Flights 6-10, three of which remain familiar:

1. The aircraft parts plant in the inland town of Meaulte in north-central Occupied France. Distance: 3 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, and Zone 3 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel and high in the target zone.

2. The heavily defended key fighter airstrip just inland from the coastal town of Abbeville in northeast France. Distance: 3 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, and Zone 3 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel and extremely high in the target zone.

3. The munitions plant in the inland town of Lille, on the border with Belgium. Distance: 3 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, and Zone 3 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel and high in the target zone.

You will now add three new sites:

4. The shipyard at Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the westernmost coast of the Netherlands. Distance: 4 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, Zone 3 is over the North Sea, and Zone 4 is over both the North Sea and Netherlands. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel, moderate in the North Sea, and high in the target zone.

5. An engine factory in Antwerp, Belgium, in north Belgium on the border with the Netherlands. Distance: 4 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, Zone 3 is over Belgium, and Zone 4 is over Belgium. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel, moderate in Belgium, and high in the target zone.

6. A key railyard in Rouen, France, in the western part of the country. This site is along the coast, but is further south than your old target of Cherbourg. Distance: 4 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, Zone 3 is over the western Channel, and Zone 4 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel, moderate in the western Channel, and high in the target zone.

Flak at all six sites is variable. None of these sites is a priority for flak guns, though you may run into heavy flak on occasion. The good news is that you will still have fighter cover throughout your entire mission.* All three new mission sites are at the extreme edge of Allied fighter cover, but are still there.






* Game note: I misspoke earlier when I wrote that fighter cover stopped at Zone 3. It actually goes to Zone 4.

[morphius]

Well, I just hope I get over this flu so that I can fly the plane.

Morphius
Darn 2 year olds.

[whoman69]

Well, I just hope I get over this flu so that I can fly the plane.

Morphius
Darn 2 year olds.
Can't fly with the flu. If you flew with the flu, would you fly true.

[morphius]

Can't fly with the flu. If you flew with the flu, would you fly true.
It could be worse, I mean it could be valentines day...

Morphius
Oh yeah, gonna pay.

[RedNFeisty]

It could be worse, I mean it could be valentines day...

Morphius
Oh yeah, gonna pay.

Have a hot tottie, a real hot bubble sponge bath, and call me in the morning! I cannot have my captain sick, we crashed a burned when you were healthy!!

[morphius]

Have a hot tottie, a real hot bubble sponge bath, and call me in the morning! I cannot have my captain sick, we crashed a burned when you were healthy!!
Oh sure bring that up.

Morphius (watching too much Shrek)
"I'm all alone there's no one here beside me"

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle

Pilot Logical (5)
Copilot memyselfi (5)
Bombardier Hoover (5)
Navigator The Bad Guy (5)
Engineer JimNasium (5)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (5)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (5)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (5)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (4)


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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

2 Me110s attack

Jennygump fires, kills Me110
Warrior5 fires, misses
Ecto-1 fires, kills Me110

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Warrior5 fires, kills Me110
Ecto-1 fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak (We caught them by surprise?)
The sun was in hoover’s eyes, which is technically weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Netherlands (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

3 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

The bad guy fires, misses
Ecto-1 fires, misses
Hoover fires, misses
Jimnasium fires, misses

Both Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 3: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Logical (5)
Copilot memyselfi (5)
Bombardier Hoover (5)
Navigator The Bad Guy (5)
Engineer JimNasium (5)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (5)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (5)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (5)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (4)

I think the Dutch weren’t expecting that attack.

[tk13]

I have a feeling that might be the quietest mission we'll see here for a while. They did mark up 3 kills though...

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman (5)
Copilot Lattimer (5)
Bombardier go bo (5)
Navigator KCJohnny (5)
Engineer Redcoats58 (5)
Radio Op. voyager (5)
Tail Gunner munkey (5)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (5)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (5)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (4)

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)

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

Thefly fires, misses
Gobo fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Me circles, attacks again

Munkey fires, kills Me110

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
GoBo finds the sweet spot – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

Gobo fires, misses
Thefly fires, misses
Headsnap fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-tail – autopilot is knocked out of commission – not an issue since the bombs have been dropped

Fw circles, attacks again

Voyager fires, misses
Munkey 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 (5)
Copilot Lattimer (5)
Bombardier go bo (5)
Navigator KCJohnny (5)
Engineer Redcoats58 (5)
Radio Op. voyager (5)
Tail Gunner munkey (5)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (5)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (5)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (4)

Another day, another mission for the men in Blew.

[Rain Man]

I have a feeling that might be the quietest mission we'll see here for a while. They did mark up 3 kills though...

It is indeed a quiet start to a new phase. Let's hope we all get a few quiet runs.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (5)
Copilot SNR (5)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (5)
Navigator philfree (5)
Engineer Talisman (5)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (5)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (5)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (5)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (5)
Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis


Target: Meaulte
Lead Bomber horizontally, high vertically (extremely high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Radar chief fires, kills Me110
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

6 Fw190s attack (hoo boy! It’s not good to be the lead bomber.)

Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses
Ajkcfan fires, misses

4 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-waist – Fat Elvis loses his heating unit

Fw circles, attacks again

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Garcia bronco fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
Garcia Bronco sights in on the target – 20% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s driven off by fighters

5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

Talisman fires, misses
Radar chief fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses

3 Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

Enddelt drops out of formation and descends to 10,000 feet so Fat Elvis won’t freeze.
No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ENDelt260 (5)
Copilot SNR (5)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (5)
Navigator philfree (5)
Engineer Talisman (5)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (5)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (5)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (5)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (5)
Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis

Pretty painless mission considering the position and the number of fighters. I guess Talisman will keep the lucky sunglasses, too.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #6 – Wrath of Zod II – Son of Zod

Pilot Morphius (2)
Copilot papasmurf (5)
Bombardier Saggysack (1)
Navigator Alphaman (5)
Engineer RednFeisty (1)
Radio Op. Redbrian (5)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (5)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (1)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (4)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me109s driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – chief henry sustains light wound to right calf
-radio room – redbrian sustains light wound to mid-chest
-tail – rudder is slightly damaged
-nose – saggysack sustains light wound to right elbow

Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Rotterdam (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me110s driven off by fighters

Zone 3: North Sea

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

MrBlond fires, damages Me110

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 Morphius (2)
Copilot papasmurf (5)
Bombardier Saggysack (1)
Navigator Alphaman (5)
Engineer RednFeisty (1)
Radio Op. Redbrian (5)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (5)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (1)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (4)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (1)

Flak hits from nose to tail – this mission was closer to a disaster than it seems.

[Bowser]

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Enddelt drops out of formation and descends to 10,000 feet so Fat Elvis won’t freeze.


Technically, this is a knee-jerk reaction with Fat Elvis having more insulation on his frame than allowed by law. Especially if this is Fat Elvis circa '75.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (5)
Copilot Bwana (5)
Bombardier jAZ (5)
Navigator 58Forever (5)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (5)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (5)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (5)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (5)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (5)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (3)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – Overcast, low ceiling
Light Flak - misses
Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 driven off by fighters

1 Fw190 attacks

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3: Belgium

1 Me109 attacks

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (5)
Copilot Bwana (5)
Bombardier jAZ (5)
Navigator 58Forever (5)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (5)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (5)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (5)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (5)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (5)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (3)

Hey, a mission’s a mission.

[Hydrae]

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (5)
Copilot Bwana (5)
Bombardier jAZ (5)
Navigator 58Forever (5)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (5)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (5)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (5)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (5)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (5)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (3)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – Overcast, low ceiling
Light Flak - misses
Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 driven off by fighters

1 Fw190 attacks

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3: Belgium

1 Me109 attacks

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (5)
Copilot Bwana (5)
Bombardier jAZ (5)
Navigator 58Forever (5)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (5)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (5)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (5)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (5)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (5)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (3)

Hey, a mission’s a mission.

That had to be the most boring mission yet. 4 shots by the bomber boys, all misses. 2 shots by the enemy, all misses. 0% on the bombing. Sounds like they slept through the whole thing! LOL

[morphius]

Dear lord! I wasn't joking about being a Flak magnet. Thats 3 straight flights it has basically ripped my baby apart.

At least I got the crew home safe.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #9 – Kegger II – Judgment Day

Pilot keg in kc (5)
Copilot Mark M (5)
Bombardier ChiefJustice (1)
Navigator whoman69 (1)
Engineer CHIEF4EVER (1)
Radio Op. Otter (5)
Tail Gunner JazzzLovr (1)
Ball Turret Gunner kcfanintitanhell (1)
Right Waist Gunner bowser (1)
Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack

KSSmitty fires, misses
Chief4ever fires, damages Me109
Whoman69 fires, misses
Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses
Jazzzlovr fires, misses

3 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to tail

Me circles, attacks again

Chief4ever fires, misses
Chiefjustice fires, misses
Jazzzlovr fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me circles, attacks again

Chief4ever fires, misses
Otter fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

Bomb run off target, eh, let’s blame the flak – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109 attacks

Chief4ever fires, misses
Chiefjustice fires, misses
Jazzzlovr fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot keg in kc (5)
Copilot Mark M (5)
Bombardier ChiefJustice (1)
Navigator whoman69 (1)
Engineer CHIEF4EVER (1)
Radio Op. Otter (5)
Tail Gunner JazzzLovr (1)
Ball Turret Gunner kcfanintitanhell (1)
Right Waist Gunner bowser (1)
Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (1)

Another easy one. You just know that someone is going to get clobbered eventually.

[Hydrae]

I'm getting ready to duck. Been there done that too many times already! :LOL:

[Rain Man]

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

Pilot Rain Man (5)
Copilot tk13 (5)
Bombardier KC Jones (5)
Navigator Duck Dog (5)
Engineer DrNick (5)
Radio Op. Cormac (5)
Tail Gunner The Rick (5)
Ball Turret Gunner DaKCMan AP (2)
Right Waist Gunner BrainCase (2)
Left Waist Gunner JohnnyV13

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

KCJones fires, misses
DrNick fires, misses
Duck Dog fires, misses
JohnnyV13 fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-BOOM! An explosion shakes the plane, and a bolt of light flashes. Cormac’s oxygen line was hit in the radio room, and exploded into fire. Cormac staggers out of the flaming radio compartment, seriously injured by burns to the skin and burns in his lungs from the flash fire. His flight jacket is on fire.

JohnnyV13 leaves his position and beats the fire off of Cormac, and BrainCase takes one of the three fire extinguishers to the flames. They grow, even after he empties the entire contents of the extinguisher.

From the front of the plane, KCJones and tk13 rush to the fire with the plane’s other two fire extinguishers. They spray the fire liberally as DaKCMan AP climbs up out of the ball turret, which is getting overheated. The fire expands exponentially, and the five crew members at the front of the plane are cut off from the five at the back of the plane by a wall of flame. The ammo in Cormac’s gun starts exploding and firing through the fuselage. Smoke billows through the plane, rising thickly to the pilot’s compartment and the top turret.

The other two fire extinguishers sputter toward empty and the fire is massive now. Cursing liberally, Rain Man, choking on smoke, has no choice but to hit the bail out alarm.

Ball Turret Gunner DaKCMan AP (2) is the first one out, and he lands well. Unfortunately, the seas are rough and he drowns within minutes.

Tail Gunner The Rick (5) is the next one out, and he lands well. He is lost at sea.

Copilot Tk13 (5) and Braincase (2) bail out simultaneously. Both drown within minutes in the heavy seas.

Bombardier KC Jones (5), Navigator Duck Dog (5), Engineer DrNick (5) go out together through the bomb bay, thinking quickly and taking the plane’s life rafts with them. Their chutes work well, and KC Jones manages to locate a raft and inflate it. He finds DrNick and pulls him aboard, but Duck Dog is lost at sea. KCJones and Dr.Nick are picked up less than an hour later by a British launch, and suffer little more than seasickness and a case of the willies as they are transported back to England.

Pilot Rain Man (5) held the plane steady so the others could get out easily. Seeing the chutes, he makes his way out too, but blinded and choking from smoke, he stands no chance in the water and drowns immediately. The world loses a future Nobel laureate.

Unbeknownst to Rain Man, Left Waist Gunner JohnnyV13 (0) and Radio Op. Cormac (5) were still aboard when he bailed out. Cormac’s parachute was damaged in the fire, so JohnnyV13 took extra time to strap the injured Cormac to himself before bailing out. Unfortunately, the added weight was a problem and they hit the water hard. Stunned and injured, Cormac can’t stay afloat and JohnnyV13 can’t separate himself quickly enough. Both drown.

No bombing run.

Aftereffects

With two survivors, Gunther’s Thunder will fly again. It will just have a new crew for the most part.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot XXX
Copilot KC Jones (5)
Bombardier XXX
Navigator DrNick (5), promoted
Engineer XXX
Radio Op. XXX
Tail Gunner XXX
Ball Turret Gunner XXX
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Two stinkin’ hits. A freaking fluke hit takes us down. Two stinkin’ hits.

[Bowser]

Dang, Rain Man. You even called the shot that took you guys down!! Forgot to knock on wood, didn'tcha?

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #12 – Yard Dart

Pilot Taco John (5)
Copilot Mile High Mania (5)
Bombardier Joe Seahawk (5)
Navigator BigChiefFan (5)
Engineer ZachKC (5)
Radio Op. Archie F. Swin (5)
Tail Gunner oleman47 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RJ (5)
Right Waist Gunner KC2003 (5)
Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack

Joe Seahawk fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
ZachKC fires, misses
bigChiefFan fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to waist

Fw circles, attacks again

Kc2003 fires, misses
Zebedee dubois fires, misses

Fw scores 4 hits
-tail – tail gun knocked out of commission
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-tail – rudder slightly damaged

Fw circles, attacks again

BigChieffan fires, misses
Oleman47 fires, damages Fw190

Damaged Fw scores 2 hits
-port wing root damaged
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – light rain in Antwerp
Medium Flak - misses
Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven away by fighters

Zone 3: Belgium

5 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

Joe Seahawk fires, misses
zachKC fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Taco John (5)
Copilot Mile High Mania (5)
Bombardier Joe Seahawk (5)
Navigator BigChiefFan (5)
Engineer ZachKC (5)
Radio Op. Archie F. Swin (5)
Tail Gunner oleman47 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RJ (5)
Right Waist Gunner KC2003 (5)
Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (1)

It would’ve been a milk run except for that one fighter.

[Rain Man]

Dang, Rain Man. You even called the shot that took you guys down!! Forgot to knock on wood, didn'tcha?

Cripes. It wasn't even like we got beat up. We just took a blowgun dart to the heart.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane II – Cruise Control

Pilot ndbbm
Copilot the Talking Can (5)
Bombardier kcnut
Navigator Slayer Diablo
Engineer Shakesthecat (5)
Radio Op. Simplex3 (5)
Tail Gunner mikey23545 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (5)
Right Waist Gunner Bunnytrdr (5)
Left Waist Gunner Chickie44

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)

3 Fw190s driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-starboard wing - #4 (outboard) engine sputters to a stop, with no fire or runaway
-port wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, and begins leaking – this is not a problem since the other three tanks have plenty of fuel to get home

The new guy, kcnut, lines up and lets loose. It’s going down, down, down, right into the heart of the factory! An amazing hit – who is this guy? – 99% score!!!!

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 attacks

Simplex3 fires, misses
Shakesthecat fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

3 Me109s attack

Shakesthecat fires, kills Me109
Chickie44 fires, misses
Kcnut fires, misses
Mikey23545 fires, misses

2 Me109s miss, break off attack

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ndbbm
Copilot the Talking Can (5)
Bombardier kcnut
Navigator Slayer Diablo
Engineer Shakesthecat (5)
Radio Op. Simplex3 (5)
Tail Gunner mikey23545 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (5)
Right Waist Gunner Bunnytrdr (5)
Left Waist Gunner Chickie44

That is probably the best bombing run we’ll ever see.

[RedNFeisty]

Oh sure bring that up.

Morphius (watching too much Shrek)
"I'm all alone there's no one here beside me"

"That'll do Donkey", besides, "I'm a believer"

Good hit Mr.Blonde! Great job crew! Hey, Cap, thanks for bring us home, awesome job!! :thumb:

[RedNFeisty]

Lost a great crew on this sad day, may you all rest in peace. The beloved crew of B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder II – Full Throttle. May the two surviving members KCJones and Dr.Nick, rock on and kick a$$!!

[Rain Man]

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

Pilot Bob_Damned_Dole (5)
Copilot Clint in Wichita (5)
Bombardier 2bikemike (5)
Navigator Loki
Engineer chief52 (5)
Radio Op. old_geezer (5)
Tail Gunner chiefsfan58 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RINGLEADER (5)
Right Waist Gunner Patteeu (5)
Left Waist Gunner FloridaChief

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

It’s becoming apparent the fighter cover is going to be subpar. Several planes have suddenly been pulled off for another mission.

4 Me109s attack

floridachief fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, kills Me109

1 Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to nose

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

2 Mes circle, attack again

chief52 fires, misses
loki fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
floridachief fires, misses

Both Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

2 Fw190s attack

chief52 fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses

Both Fws miss, break off attack

4 Me109s attack

ringleader fires, kills Me109
2bikemike fires, misses
loki fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, misses
chief52 fires, damages Me109

3 Mes miss, break off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
2bikemike has a premature bomb release – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

floridachief fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
chief52 fires, kills Me109
2bikemike fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

2 Me110s attack

floridachief fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
loki fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Me circles, attacks again

chiefsfan58 fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3: Belgium

In light of the heavy enemy attacks, Pilot Bob_Damned_Dole and the other pilots tighten their formation very close, which essentially serves to protect Lucy Quipment from attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Bob_Damned_Dole (5)
Copilot Clint in Wichita (5)
Bombardier 2bikemike (5)
Navigator Loki
Engineer chief52 (5)
Radio Op. old_geezer (5)
Tail Gunner chiefsfan58 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RINGLEADER (5)
Right Waist Gunner Patteeu (5)
Left Waist Gunner FloridaChief

Lots of shooting in this one. Lots of shooting….

[tk13]

What the... everyone has milk runs and we all die? Screw that plane, I'm beginning to believe that plane is freaking cursed. I'd bet we've probably caught the most flak and had the most problems of any of the other planes...

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (5)
Copilot KcMizzou (5)
Bombardier Bearcat (5)
Navigator alanm (5)
Engineer gh4chiefs (5)
Radio Op. seclark (5)
Tail Gunner Luzap (5)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (5)
Right Waist Gunner ChiefGator (5)
Left Waist Gunner Hydrae (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Luzap fires, misses
Bearcat fires, misses
Alanm fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
Bearcat is murderous behind the Norden bombsight – 95% score!!!

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Me109s attack

Bearcat fires, kills Me109
Hydrae fires, misses
Luzap fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-pilot compartment – gh4chiefs sustains serious wound to lower right leg
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Me circles, attack again

Alanm fires, misses
Chiefgator fires, misses
Bearcat fires, damages Me109

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

4 Me109s attack

Luzap fires, kills Me109
Hydrae fires, damages Me109
Luzap fires, misses
Chiefgator fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to radio room
-port wing root damaged

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

2 Mes circle, attack again

Luzap fires, misses
Alanm fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me lines up at 12 o’clock high and strafes the length of the aircraft with 7 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to nose
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist –chiefgator is killed by hit to neck
-tail – rudder is slightly damaged
-WHOOSH – A shell hits the oxygen system in the pilot compartment and blows up special ed’s oxygen system. A fire billows out of the instrument panel on his side. KCmizzou takes over the flying while special ed grabs the fire extinguisher and attacks it. Fortunately, the fire goes out. With a damaged control panel, special ed heads back and takes over the top turret spot for the injured gh4chiefs.

Me circles, attacks again

Hydrae fires, misses
Special Ed fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Back: Belgium

Since special ed has no oxygen, kcmizzou dives out of formation and down to 10,000 feet to keep him from suffering oxygen deprivation. Sack Time is now out of formation and vulnerable flying over Belgium

Surface flak attacks miss

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

1 Fw190, 1 Me 110 attack

Bearcat fires, damages Fw190
Alanm fires, kills the damaged Fw190
Redhed fires, kills Me110
Special Ed fires, misses

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

Despite a noticeable limp, gh4chiefs will be ready to go for the next mission.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (5)
Copilot KcMizzou (5)
Bombardier Bearcat (5)
Navigator alanm (5)
Engineer gh4chiefs (5)
Radio Op. seclark (5)
Tail Gunner Luzap (5)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (5)
Right Waist Gunner Hydrae (1), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

4 fighters killed, 3 damaged, and a 95 percent bombing run. The ground crew cheers the plane as it comes in under the control of copilot kcmizzou.

[tk13]

Screw you all. Not only is everyone going through mostly unscathed, they're all like Larry Bird, bombing it in from way downtown...

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #16 – Fire Below

Pilot BIG_DADDY (5)
Copilot Skip Towne (5)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (5)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (5)
Engineer Jcroft (5)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (5)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (5)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (5)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (5)

Target: Antwerp (We’re throwing the book at Antwerp this mission, aren’t we?)
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

2 Me110s driven away by fighters

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven away by fighters

2 Fw190s attack

Jcroft fires, misses
Over-head fires, misses
Redneckraider fires, misses
Canadakc fires, misses
Misplaced_chiefs_fan fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

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

Fw circles, attacks again

Jcroft fires, kills Fw190
Bishop74 fires, misses
Over-head fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – the rain is starting
Medium Flak - misses
Redneckraider avoids the shutout – 5% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 attacks

Jcroft fires, misses
Bishop74 fires, damages Fw190
Cannibal fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Back: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot BIG_DADDY (5)
Copilot Skip Towne (5)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (5)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (5)
Engineer Jcroft (5)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (5)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (5)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (5)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (5)

Still at 100 percent. These guys can’t be stopped.

[Rain Man]

Screw you all. Not only is everyone going through mostly unscathed, they're all like Larry Bird, bombing it in from way downtown...

No kidding. It's just not fair.

[big nasty kcnut]

I do love to blow stuff up. When i'm bombing i'm thinking my target is mile high stadium and yankee stadium.

[big nasty kcnut]

Oh by the way before i released the bomb. I'd said cry havoc and release the dogs of war.

[Slayer Diablo]

Well ya know, if the navigator didn't do a good job, that wouldn't have been as well.......we should all give that navigator--whoever he is--part of the credit.




:p

[2bikemike]

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

Pilot Bob_Damned_Dole (5)
Copilot Clint in Wichita (5)
Bombardier 2bikemike (5)
Navigator Loki
Engineer chief52 (5)
Radio Op. old_geezer (5)
Tail Gunner chiefsfan58 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RINGLEADER (5)
Right Waist Gunner Patteeu (5)
Left Waist Gunner FloridaChief


floridachief fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, kills Me109


chief52 fires, misses
loki fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
floridachief fires, misses

chief52 fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses



ringleader fires, kills Me109
2bikemike fires, misses
loki fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, misses
chief52 fires, damages Me109

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
2bikemike has a premature bomb release – 0% score



floridachief fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
chiefsfan58 fires, misses
patteeu fires, misses
chief52 fires, kills Me109
2bikemike fires, misses


floridachief fires, misses
ringleader fires, misses
2bikemike fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses
loki fires, misses

chiefsfan58 fires, misses
chief52 fires, misses

Lots of shooting in this one. Lots of shooting….

I was a better shot when I was the navigator! I guess I gotta get used to my new gun. And whats up with the premature ejac... I mean bomb release? I guess I acted like a teenage boy on prom night. It won't happen again!

[whoman69]

Gunther's Thunder I probably took the most damage of any ship in the fleet and Gunther's Thunder II takes 2 hits and its down.

[whoman69]

Whoman69 misses. What a surprise there. Good thing I'm such a good navigator. As a gunner I suck.

[Talisman]

6 Fw190s attack (hoo boy! It’s not good to be the lead bomber.)

Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses
Ajkcfan fires, misses

4 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-waist – Fat Elvis loses his heating unit

Fw circles, attacks again

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Garcia bronco fires, misses

Feel free to refer to me as Talismarksman from now on.

Thank you.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #18 – Fooooo Fighter

Pilot NaptownChief (5)
Copilot Tommykat (5)
Bombardier PastorMikH (5)
Navigator Mr. Christopher (5)
Engineer B2chiefsfan (5)
Radio Op. Adam (5)
Tail Gunner Amnorix (5)
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (5)
Right Waist Gunner el borracho (5)
Left Waist Gunner NewChief (5)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack

Mr. Christopher fires, misses
Kckings fires, hits Me109
El borracho fires, misses
Amnorix fires, misses

Both Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – Mixed clouds
No Flak
Pastormikh masters the weather – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me110s driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

1 Me110 driven off by fighters

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot NaptownChief (5)
Copilot Tommykat (5)
Bombardier PastorMikH (5)
Navigator Mr. Christopher (5)
Engineer B2chiefsfan (5)
Radio Op. Adam (5)
Tail Gunner Amnorix (5)
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (5)
Right Waist Gunner el borracho (5)
Left Waist Gunner NewChief (5)

Wow. Milk run, and on Abbeville no less. The Nazis must’ve been concentrating on protecting Antwerp.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #19 – War Dog

Pilot Baby Lee (5)
Copilot Brock Landers (5)
Bombardier Boozer (5)
Navigator Sure-Oz (5)
Engineer BigOlChiefsfan (5)
Radio Op. Gunther_Fan (5)
Tail Gunner Lightning Rod (5)
Ball Turret Gunner chi3fs (4)
Right Waist Gunner Chief Faithful (5)
Left Waist Gunner dtebbe (4)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Me109s attack

Bigolchiefsfan fires, hits Me109
Dtebbe fires, kills Me109
boozer fires, misses

Hit Me109 scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to nose
-superficial damage to radio room

Me circles attacks again

Dtebbe fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 6 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist – left waist gun is inoperable
-superficial damage to radio room
-starboard aileron is inoperable
-WHOOOSH! A hit to the pilot compartment strikes the main oxygen system tank. The explosion is scary as a manhole-cover-sized hole is blown out the front of the plane, but fortunately there’s no fire. Unfortunately, the entire plane’s oxygen system fails. Brock Landers puts the word out over the intercom, and everyone switches to their own backup supplies.
-nose – boozer’s heat unit is struck and destroyed.

Despite the loss of both oxygen and heat, boozer follows through well – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Me109s attack

Sure-oz fires, hits Me109
Lightning rod fires, misses
Chi3fs fires, kills Me109

Me misses, breaks off attack

Hit Me dauntlessly presses the attack from 12 o’clock high, scores 7 hits down the length of the plane
-pilot compartment – the backup oxygen system for the pilot compartment is damaged, leaving baby lee and brock landers without oxygen.
-superficial damage to nose
-bigolchiefsfan is seriously wounded by a shot to the right part of his chest.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-radio room – Gunther_Fan’s backup oxygen system is hit and rendered inoperable. He too is now without oxygen
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to tail

Recognizing that they will fall unconscious within minutes, baby lee immediately noses the plane down hard, and War Dog dives below 10,000 feet, where oxygen is plentiful. This will also keep boozer from getting frostbite and give Gunther_Fan oxygen as well.

Hit Me follows, circling for another attack

Lightning rod fires, kills Me109

Zone 2: English Channel

Dtebbe makes his way up to the top turret and takes over for the injured BigOlChiefsFan, even though he is unfamiliar with that firing position.

War Dog crosses the French coast, low and alone. German fighters scrambling from the coastal bases quickly spot it and descend upon it.

5 Me109s attack.

boozer fires, misses
Dtebbe fires, misses
Lightning rod fires, hits Me109
Chi3fs fires, kills Me109
Chief Faithful fires, misses

2 Mes miss.

Me scores 2 hits
-port wing – flap hit but still operable
-superficial damage to port wing

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

All 4 Mes circle and attack again since War Dog is alone. 1 Me has been hit already, but not seriously enough to break off.

Chi3fs fires, hits Me109
Chief Faithful fires, kills Me109
Dtebbe fires, misses
boozer fires, misses

All 3 Mes miss, but circle once more and attack again. 2 have been hit, but not seriously enough to break off.

Dtebbe fires, misses
Sure-oz fires, misses
boozer fires, damages Me109

All 3 Mes limp back to base, now wary of the B-17 with the bulldog painted on the side.

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

BigOlChiefsFan is sent home as a result of his injury. He will get 70% disability payments for the rest of his life, and will eventually change the story so that he got all five kills.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Baby Lee (5)
Copilot Brock Landers (5)
Bombardier Boozer (5)
Navigator Sure-Oz (5)
Engineer Gunther_Fan (5), promoted
Radio Op. Lightning Rod (5), promoted
Tail Gunner chi3fs (4), promoted
Ball Turret Gunner Chief Faithful (5), promoted
Right Waist Gunner dtebbe (4), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Don’t mess with these guys. They shot down five fighters, and hit or damaged five more, not to mention bombing their target.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #20 – Sky Chief

Pilot DenverChief (5)
Copilot Iowanian (5)
Bombardier Sky (5)
Navigator Lzen (5)
Engineer AustinChief (5)
Radio Op. Taliswoman (Temp Replacement)
Tail Gunner DJay23 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L (5)
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd (5)
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise (5)

Target: Rouen (first raid to Rouen!)
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Western Channel

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack

Lzen fires, misses
Austinchief fires, misses
DJay23 fires, kills Me110

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Me circles, attack again

Lzen fires, misses
Austinchief fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-pilot compartment - austinchief sustains a serious wound to his neck.
-tailplane damaged, no effect on flight

Me circles, attacks again

Lzen fires, hits Me109
Sky fires, misses

Hit Me misses, breaks off attack


Zone 4 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

Wary of leaving the powerful top turret gun unmanned, Iowanian orders Taliswoman to leave the radio room and move to the top turret station, even though she's a rookie and has not ever fired that gun. Taliswoman drags austinchief to the oxygen and heat of the radio area, then moves up.

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Sky notes the large railyard, and lets the bombs fly directly into the switching station – 75% score!

Zone 4 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack

Lzen fires, misses
Taliswoman fires, misses
UMKC1L fires, misses
Mlyonsd fires, damages Me109
Pennywise fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-nose – sky sustains light wound to right chest

Me circles attacks again

Taliswoman fires, misses
Pennywise fires, misses

Me scores 4 hits
-port wing aileron is destroyed
-tail – rudder is slightly damaged
-tail – djay23 loses his oxygen system, switches to his backup system
-superficial damage to tail

4 Me109s attack

Lzen fires, misses
Sky fires, misses
Mlyonsd fires, misses
Pennywise fires, misses
DJay23 fires, hits Me109

The hit Me and 1 other Me miss, break off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to nose
-superficial damage to waist

Me scores 3 hits
-pilot compartment – top turret gun is knocked out of commission (taliswoman is unhurt)
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-the previously destroyed port wing aileron is blown off the plane

2 Mes circle, attack again

DJay23 fires, misses
Pennywise fires, misses
Taliswoman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me barrel rolls in from 9 o’clock high, and scores 5 hits on the Sky Chief.
-nose – port cheek gun is knocked out of commission
-superficial damage to nose
-port tail root damaged
-djay23 sustains light wound to left hip
-tail – tail gun knocked out, which injures djay23 in the left upper arm

Me breaks off attack, leaves

3 Me109s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

Lzen fires, misses
Mlyonsd fires, misses

Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 3: Western Channel

Sky Chief is making sure to stay in formation now, missing it’s top turret gun, tail gun, and port cheek gun. Taliswoman runs back, drags the wounded austinchief back to his original engineer’s position, and once again takes up her radio operator position.

2 Me 110s attack

Sky fires, hits Me110
UMKC1L fires, misses

Hit Me 110 misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-port wing – superficial damage to the #2 (inboard) engine
-starboard wing flap hit, no effect
-superficial damage to port wing

Me circles, attacks again

UMKC1L fires, kills Me110

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Poor weather – light rain and fog
Denverchief achieves a good landing despite the weather and the loss of an aileron, and the injured are led or carried to the field hospital.

Aftereffects

Austinchief’s neck injury was bloody but not as serious as originally feared. He’ll be back aboard the next flight.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot DenverChief (5)
Copilot Iowanian (5)
Bombardier Sky (5)
Navigator Lzen (5)
Engineer AustinChief (5)
Radio Op. Taliswoman (Temp Replacement)
Tail Gunner DJay23 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner UMKC 1L (5)
Right Waist Gunner mlyonsd (5)
Left Waist Gunner PennyWise (5)


Those guns were real lead magnets on this mission.

[Zebedee DuBois]

Gosh! That was a quick turnaround for that mission.


Better get over to the condenser.

[JimNasium]

JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses

[Rain Man]

I'm procrastinating work. Now I can't put it off any longer, darn it.

[Rain Man]

JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses

Maybe you should start acting like you got a hit every once in a while. "Did you see that puff of smoke come out of the engine? I think I got him."

[morphius]

Go War Dog! (The last of my logo's left flying)

History Channel is going a show on the B-17 right now.

[Zebedee DuBois]

Condensed version is up along with new cumulative scores.

Sack Time (#15) is the ace of our group.

[whoman69]

JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
Perhaps we can ask for pointers from other crewmembers.

[alanm]

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (5)
Copilot KcMizzou (5)
Bombardier Bearcat (5)
Navigator alanm (5)
Engineer gh4chiefs (5)
Radio Op. seclark (5)
Tail Gunner Luzap (5)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (5)
Right Waist Gunner ChiefGator (5)
Left Waist Gunner Hydrae (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Luzap fires, misses
Bearcat fires, misses
Alanm fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
Bearcat is murderous behind the Norden bombsight – 95% score!!!

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Me109s attack

Bearcat fires, kills Me109
Hydrae fires, misses
Luzap fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-pilot compartment – gh4chiefs sustains serious wound to lower right leg
-superficial damage to starboard wing

Me circles, attack again

Alanm fires, misses
Chiefgator fires, misses
Bearcat fires, damages Me109

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

4 Me109s attack

Luzap fires, kills Me109
Hydrae fires, damages Me109
Luzap fires, misses
Chiefgator fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to radio room
-port wing root damaged

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to port wing

2 Mes circle, attack again

Luzap fires, misses
Alanm fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me lines up at 12 o’clock high and strafes the length of the aircraft with 7 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to nose
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist –chiefgator is killed by hit to neck
-tail – rudder is slightly damaged
-WHOOSH – A shell hits the oxygen system in the pilot compartment and blows up special ed’s oxygen system. A fire billows out of the instrument panel on his side. KCmizzou takes over the flying while special ed grabs the fire extinguisher and attacks it. Fortunately, the fire goes out. With a damaged control panel, special ed heads back and takes over the top turret spot for the injured gh4chiefs.

Me circles, attacks again

Hydrae fires, misses
Special Ed fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Back: Belgium

Since special ed has no oxygen, kcmizzou dives out of formation and down to 10,000 feet to keep him from suffering oxygen deprivation. Sack Time is now out of formation and vulnerable flying over Belgium

Surface flak attacks miss

1 Me110 driven away by fighters

2 Me109s driven away by fighters

1 Fw190, 1 Me 110 attack

Bearcat fires, damages Fw190
Alanm fires, kills the damaged Fw190
Redhed fires, kills Me110
Special Ed fires, misses

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

Despite a noticeable limp, gh4chiefs will be ready to go for the next mission.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (5)
Copilot KcMizzou (5)
Bombardier Bearcat (5)
Navigator alanm (5)
Engineer gh4chiefs (5)
Radio Op. seclark (5)
Tail Gunner Luzap (5)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (5)
Right Waist Gunner Hydrae (1), promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

4 fighters killed, 3 damaged, and a 95 percent bombing run. The ground crew cheers the plane as it comes in under the control of copilot kcmizzou.Another mission down and Bearcat still continues to score big!! He's got to be in the lead as far as accuracy. I still hate the fact that we always get pummeled in the air. Sad Sack after 6 missions is full of holes and held together with bailing wire and duct tape.:thumb:

[alanm]

Condensed version is up along with new cumulative scores.

Sack Time (#15) is the ace of our group.Woo Hoo!!PBJ

[ndbbm]

B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane II – Cruise Control

Pilot ndbbm
Copilot the Talking Can (5)
Bombardier kcnut
Navigator Slayer Diablo
Engineer Shakesthecat (5)
Radio Op. Simplex3 (5)
Tail Gunner mikey23545 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (5)
Right Waist Gunner Bunnytrdr (5)
Left Waist Gunner Chickie44

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)

3 Fw190s driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-starboard wing - #4 (outboard) engine sputters to a stop, with no fire or runaway
-port wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, and begins leaking – this is not a problem since the other three tanks have plenty of fuel to get home

The new guy, kcnut, lines up and lets loose. It’s going down, down, down, right into the heart of the factory! An amazing hit – who is this guy? – 99% score!!!!

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 attacks

Simplex3 fires, misses
Shakesthecat fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

3 Me109s attack

Shakesthecat fires, kills Me109
Chickie44 fires, misses
Kcnut fires, misses
Mikey23545 fires, misses

2 Me109s miss, break off attack

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ndbbm
Copilot the Talking Can (5)
Bombardier kcnut
Navigator Slayer Diablo
Engineer Shakesthecat (5)
Radio Op. Simplex3 (5)
Tail Gunner mikey23545 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (5)
Right Waist Gunner Bunnytrdr (5)
Left Waist Gunner Chickie44

That is probably the best bombing run we’ll ever see.

Oh yeah....oh yeah....that's right. I'm baaaaaaaaaaack.

http://w1.448.telia.com/~u44802199/Snoopy%201.JPG

[DaKCMan AP]

Ball Turret Gunner DaKCMan AP (2) is the first one out, and he lands well.


Yessssssssssssssssss


Unfortunately, the seas are rough and he drowns within minutes.



Damnit!

:sulk:

[Loki]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/attachment.php?attachmentid=21529

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

Pilot Bob_Damned_Dole (5)
Copilot Clint in Wichita (5)
Bombardier 2bikemike (5)
Navigator Loki
Engineer chief52 (5)
Radio Op. old_geezer (5)
Tail Gunner chiefsfan58 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RINGLEADER (5)
Right Waist Gunner Patteeu (5)
Left Waist Gunner FloridaChief

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

Lots of shooting in this one. Lots of shooting….


congrats to:
--------------------
chiefsfan58
ringleader
chief52

nice shooting guys!

disappointing bomb run, but we made it there and back with no crew members fragged. that'll work. we live to fight another day.

next time!

[Lzen]

Lzen fires, hits Me109

w00t!!


Sky notes the large railyard, and lets the bombs fly directly into the switching station – 75% score!

double w00t!!

[Mile High Mania]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/attachment.php?attachmentid=21527

B-17 #12 – Yard Dart

Pilot Taco John (5)
Copilot Mile High Mania (5)
Bombardier Joe Seahawk (5)
Navigator BigChiefFan (5)
Engineer ZachKC (5)
Radio Op. Archie F. Swin (5)
Tail Gunner oleman47 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RJ (5)
Right Waist Gunner KC2003 (5)
Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack

Joe Seahawk fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
ZachKC fires, misses
bigChiefFan fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to waist

Fw circles, attacks again

Kc2003 fires, misses
Zebedee dubois fires, misses

Fw scores 4 hits
-tail – tail gun knocked out of commission
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-tail – rudder slightly damaged

Fw circles, attacks again

BigChieffan fires, misses
Oleman47 fires, damages Fw190

Damaged Fw scores 2 hits
-port wing root damaged
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – light rain in Antwerp
Medium Flak - misses
Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven away by fighters

Zone 3: Belgium

5 Me109s attack – 3 are driven away by fighters

Joe Seahawk fires, misses
zachKC fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Taco John (5)
Copilot Mile High Mania (5)
Bombardier Joe Seahawk (5)
Navigator BigChiefFan (5)
Engineer ZachKC (5)
Radio Op. Archie F. Swin (5)
Tail Gunner oleman47 (5)
Ball Turret Gunner RJ (5)
Right Waist Gunner KC2003 (5)
Left Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (1)

It would’ve been a milk run except for that one fighter.

I think you guys need to spend some time target shooting... we can only fly around up there for so long with you missing wildly like that. So, stay outta the bars and get some sleep.

[KCWolfman]

JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
JimNasium fires, misses
I have a feeling Rain Man's requirements are 17 or greater on a 4 sided dice when it comes to your markmanship.

[Lzen]

I have a feeling Rain Man's requirements are 17 or greater on a 4 sided dice when it comes to your markmanship.

Ok, that might've been really funny if I didn't have to think about it so hard before I got it. :doh!:

:p