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Mission 11: Now the fun starts.
Vaunted aircrew members, you are now veterans.
Your mission assignments will expand to 22 potential targets now. You may find yourself flying a group of rookie bombers on a short mission to France (like the ones you first flew), or you may find yourself heading deep into German territory with other veteran aircrews. In addition to the airfields, rail yards, industry, ship yards, and aircraft plants that you've been attacking, the 8th Air Force has added a new mission: going after the U-boat pens along the coasts. These targets often have concentrated flak defenses, so your flights in the bomb zones are somewhat more risky. Distances will also increase. Your longest mission to date has been 4 zones. While those shorter missions are still possible, you may be assigned to missions up to twice that far. A new feature will be added to the mission plans for the remaining 15 missions, which will let you know the distance to your target as you take off. The good news is that your flight routes will be over the Channel or the North Sea for as long as possible to minimize interception by German fighters. Recall that fighter cover extends only to Zone 4. However, on longer missions you will be part of larger bomber formations, so it is possible that some fighters will actually be driven off by other B-17s flying in formation with you. It's good to stay in formation on these long flights. Good luck and godspeed. |
After my most recent near death experience only to be saved by the 1 in a million lucky rabbits foot.(And Kevin's flawless dice roll) I think I may do a Cpl Klinger impersonation and shoot for a section 8.:D
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Great! I've already crashed and/or burned three times during the candy-ass missions! Can't wait to get to Zone 8!
Bowser fires, misses Bowser fires, misses Bowser fires, misses Bowser fires, misses Bowser fires, misses Bowser fires, misses Bowser sustains light case of VD from English tart picked up night before Bowser fires, misses Bowser fires, misses Bowser sustains moderate wound to urethra Bowser fires, misses Bowser cannot possibly fight the inevitable, so he jumps out of bomb bay. Crew of (insert plane here) goes on to bomb Hitler's shietzenhausen and single handedly turn the tide of the war. |
We will need the locations of the rest areas. Our crew has three women, so we will all need the breaks.
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The Dude is ready!
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moonshi..er..first aid medicine anyone????? |
I know these missions are longer but there are no reports of the planes. I think all were lost
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Give him a little time. He got shot all to heck last mission.
But we can rebuild him. Make him faster. Make him stronger. We have the technology. and 47 cents. |
Well, okay, maybe the fun didn't start now. But this weekend at the latest.
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Sorry can't make the mission this weekend, well matter of a fact I can't make the missions for the next 2 weekends. Don't you 'powers that be' remember getting my leave papers and signing them months ago? I have them signed right here in front of me. Well anyway, my weddin is this weekend and I refuse to miss it. So, I think my pilot would probaly like to have a replacement navigator for that time I am away. I sure would hate to get bombed by my own pilot while on my honeymoon because he wouldn't know where the hell he was going. And since I am a navigator I wish to use my powers as a officer to personally hand pick my replacement for the next 2 weeks. Mile High Mania seems like a logical choice as a next in line canidate, but I don't want any Donk fan tainting my seat. So I guess I would like to nominate Bowser as my replacement. Good day sirs and have a nice day!
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Rainman......you can't kill me.
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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle Pilot Logical (10) Copilot memyselfi (10) Bombardier Hoover (10) Navigator The Bad Guy (10) Engineer BigChiefDave (10) Radio Op. Ecto-I (10) Tail Gunner Warrior5 (10) Ball Turret Gunner cntrygal (10) Right Waist Gunner JennyGump (9) Left Waist Gunner EBOLA (3) Target: The aircraft factory in Bremen, Germany (North Germany) Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 7 Zones Zone 1 Out: Britain …and the first mission to Germany lifts off No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 4 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 5 Out: North Sea – Out of fighter range 1 Fw190 attacks Hoover fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Warrior5 fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Zone 6 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 7 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone) 1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack Ebola fires, misses The Bad Guy fires, kills Fw190 Warrior5 fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -radio room – Ecto-I loses his heat Me circles, attacks again BigChiefDave fires, misses The Bad Guy fires, damages Me110 Hoover fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Bad Weather – Major rain Medium Flak – 2 hits -superficial damage to port wing -tail – warrior5 takes a light wound to the mid-upper back Bomb run off target due to flak and weather– 0% score Zone 7 Back: Germany (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Me109s attack Ebola fires, misses The Bad Guy fires, kills Me109 Jennygump fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Warrior5 fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 6: North Sea In order to save Ecto-I from certain frostbite, logical decides to drop out of formation and bring the plane down from altitude to increase the temperature in the plane. This is somewhat risky with the plane still so far from home, but otherwise Ecto-I will be nearly certain to get severe frostbite. No enemy Zone 5: North Sea No enemy Zone 4: North Sea - Back in fighter range No enemy 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 (10) Copilot memyselfi (10) Bombardier Hoover (10) Navigator The Bad Guy (10) Engineer BigChiefDave (10) Radio Op. Ecto-I (10) Tail Gunner Warrior5 (10) Ball Turret Gunner cntrygal (10) Right Waist Gunner JennyGump (9) Left Waist Gunner EBOLA (3) It looks like they caught the Germans by surprise, especially by arriving during a rainstorm. |
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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You Pilot Lattimer (10) Copilot go bo (10) Bombardier KCJohnny (10) Navigator Redcoats58 (10) Engineer voyager (10) Radio Op. munkey (10) Tail Gunner TheFly (10) Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (10) Right Waist Gunner headsnap (9) Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell (1) Target: Emden, Germany industrial targets (north German coast) Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 7 Zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters Zone 3 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 4 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 5 Out: North Sea – out of fighter range No enemy Zone 6 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 7 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone) 1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack Voyager fires, misses Thefly fires, misses KCJohnny fires, damages Fw190 Headsnap fires, misses Redcoats58 fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Damaged Fw scores 2 hits, breaks off attack -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to #4 engine Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to radio room Me circles attacks again Voyager fires, misses Cdcox fires, misses Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to bomb bay -superficial damage to #4 engine -pilot compartment – lattimer and gobo lose their oxygen, switch to backup systems Me circles, attacks again Cdcox fires, kills Me109 Voyager fires, misses Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather No Flak KCJohnny misses greater Germany – 0% score Zone 7 Back: Germany (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack Redcoats58 fires, kills Me110 Thefly fires, misses Cdcox fires, misses Headsnap fires, damages Me109 Voyager fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 6: North Sea No enemy Zone 5: North Sea 1 Me109 attacks Redcoats58 fires, misses Cdcox fires, kills Me109 Kcfanintitanhell fires, misses Headsnap fires, misses Zone 4: North Sea No enemy 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 Lattimer (10) Copilot go bo (10) Bombardier KCJohnny (10) Navigator Redcoats58 (10) Engineer voyager (10) Radio Op. munkey (10) Tail Gunner TheFly (10) Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (10) Right Waist Gunner headsnap (9) Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell (1) Pretty good shooting, just no bombing. |
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B-17 #5 – El Duderino Pilot ENDelt260 (10) Copilot SNR (10) Bombardier Garcia Bronco (10) Navigator philfree (10) Engineer Talisman (10) Radio Op. AJKCFAN (10) Tail Gunner Radar Chief (10) Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (10) Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (10) Left Waist Gunner tk13 (1) Target: The U-boat pens at Brest (western France) Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability) Distance: 6 zones Brest is one of the most heavily defended targets of the war. It has beefed up flak AND beefed up fighter defenses. Best of luck, El Duderino Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 2 Me109s are driven off by fighters Zone 3 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 4 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 5 Out: Western Channel – out of fighter coverage 1 Me109 attacks Hawaiianboy fires, kills Me109 Talisman fires, simultaneously kills the same Me109, creating a big ball of fire Zone 6 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 1 Me110 driven off by B-17s 1 Me110 attacks Garcia bronco fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, hits Me110 Radar chief fires, simultaneously kills the same Me110 1 Me109 attacks Garcia bronco fires, misses Radar chief fires, misses Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to tail -superficial damage to radio room Me circles, attacks again Tk13 fires, misses Garcia bronco fires, misses Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to pilot compartment -nose – Garcia bronco gets nailed, taking serious wounds to the left hip, mid-chest, and right chest Me circles, attacks again Philfree fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Heavy Flak – 5 hits -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to port wing -radio room – radio is knocked out of commission -starboard wing - #3 engine blows a puff of smoke and sputters to a stop -superficial damage to starboard wing It’s too late to turn back, so Endelt keeps the three-engined plane headed over the target, sans a conscious bombardier. Philfree shifts over and releases the bombs, but he’s inexperienced and they fall off target – 0% score Zone 6 Back: Germany (Leaving Target Zone) Endelt can keep up with the other planes now, and he tucks in tightly within the formation. The planes together drive off an attack by 1 Me110. 3 Me109s attack Radar chief fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses Pennywise fires, hits Fw190 Talisman fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to tail Fw circles, attacks again Radar chief fires, misses Tk13 fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack 2 Me110s attack Talisman fires, misses Radar chief fires, misses Philfree fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 2 hits -radio room – radio is hit again and destroyed -waist – pennywise loses his heating system Me circles, attacks again Ajkcfan fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 5: North Sea 5 Fw190s attack Philfree fires, misses Talisman fires, kills Fw190 Ajkcfan fires, misses Radar chief fires, hits Fw190 Tk13 fires, misses 4 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 4: North Sea – back in fighter range Endelt drops the plane out of formation and drops to 10,000 feet to keep pennywise from getting frostbite. El duderino is now out of formation. No enemy Zone 3: North Sea No enemy Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects Alas, Garcia Bronco survives for 8 days in the hospital, but succumbs to his wounds. Eligible for next mission Pilot ENDelt260 (10) Copilot SNR (10) Bombardier philfree (10), promoted Navigator Talisman (10) , promoted Engineer AJKCFAN (10) , promoted Radio Op. Radar Chief (10) , promoted Tail Gunner hawaiianboy (10) , promoted Ball Turret Gunner PennyWise (10) , promoted Right Waist Gunner tk13 (1) , promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX The bombing runs aren’t exactly doing much this time around. At least (most of them) came back. |
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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide Pilot htismaqe (10) Copilot Bwana (10) Bombardier jAZ (10) Navigator 58Forever (10) Engineer fbal4lif32 (10) Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (10) Tail Gunner KC Dan (10) Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (10) Right Waist Gunner tweak6 (3) Left Waist Gunner joesomebody (3) Target: St. Omer’s fighter base Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 2 Zones Flyin’ Doublewide draws a mission to show some new crews how it’s done. Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone) Htismaqe pulls the planes close together, which repels an attack by 2 Fw190s Entering Bomb Zone Poor Weather – Fog and Clouds No Flak jAZ puts the bombs where they’re supposed to go – 30% score Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Me109 is driven off by fighters Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot htismaqe (10) Copilot Bwana (10) Bombardier jAZ (10) Navigator 58Forever (10) Engineer fbal4lif32 (10) Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (10) Tail Gunner KC Dan (10) Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (10) Right Waist Gunner tweak6 (3) Left Waist Gunner joesomebody (3) Well, that was pretty pleasant. Not a shot fired. |
Well, not pretty... but I'm guessing we're going to see a lot worse before it's over...
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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine Pilot JOhn (4) Copilot KC Jones (10) Bombardier Taliswoman (5) Navigator Dartgod (4) Engineer Mohillbilly (4) Radio Op. Stinger (4) Tail Gunner roger (4) Ball Turret Gunner Bug (4) Right Waist Gunner 4th and Long (4) Left Waist Gunner Dave Lane (3) Target: St. Nazaire’s U-Boat pens (Western France) Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability) Distance: 6 Zones St. Nazaire is another fiercely defended base, with added flak and added fighter cover Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 4 Fw190s attack Dartgod fires, misses Dave Lane fires, damages Fw190 Mohillbilly fires, misses Taliswoman fires, kills Fw190 Roger fires, misses 3 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 3 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 4 Out: Western Channel 1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters 1 Me110 is driven off by fighters Zone 5 Out: Western Channel – outside of fighter cover 2 Me110s attack Dartgod fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, misses Roger fires, misses Stinger fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 2 hits -tail – tailplane is slightly damaged -tail – tailplane is moderately damaged Me circles, attacks again Roger fires, misses Bug fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to waist Me circles, attacks again Bug fires, kills Me110 Roger fires, misses Zone 6 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 3 Fw190s attack Dartgod fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, misses 4th and Long fires, hits Fw190 Bug fires, misses Dave Lane fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 2 hits -waist – ball turret gun is damaged and inoperable -superficial damage to port wing Fw circles, attacks again Roger fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack 1 Fw190 attacks Mohillbilly fires, misses Stinger fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack 1 Me109 attacks Taliswoman fires, misses Roger fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Heavy Flak – 5 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to tail -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to #2 engine -radio room – stinger is seriously wounded by a hit to the right foot that shatters his ankle Despite the buffeting from the flak, taliswoman gets the job (partially) done – 20% score Zone 6 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone) 3 Fw190s attack Taliswoman fires, misses 4th and Long fires, kills Fw190 Roger fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, misses Dartgod fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 5: Western Channel 1 Fw190 is driven off by other B-17s Zone 4: Western Channel – Back in fighter cover 3 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 is driven off by fighters Dartgod fires, misses Mohillbilly fires, kills Me109 Roger fires, damages Me109 4th and Long fires, misses Taliswoman fires, misses Dave Lane fires, misses 2 Me109s miss, break off attack Zone 3: Western Channel No enemy Zone 2: English Channel 2 Fw190s are driven off by fighters Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects Stinger is sent home to develop a limp that he’ll have for the rest of his life. Eligible for next mission Pilot JOhn (4) Copilot KC Jones (10) Bombardier Taliswoman (5) Navigator Dartgod (4) Engineer Mohillbilly (4) Radio Op. roger (4) , promoted Tail Gunner Bug (4) , promoted Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (4) , promoted Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (3), promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX It’s good to go to St. Nazaire, and then come back. |
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Whew survived another one. Have two hits but no kills must be about a 25% chance of hitting.
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Damn. Garcia was becoming damn good at that bomb dropping thing.
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Up to 2 confirmed kills and a probable (that I am certain blew up when it ducked under the clouds), I hate getting promoted this way, but am sure gald to get outta that itty bitty tiny ball thingy...got more room for the 'shine...oh..umm..err..uggh first aid kit now.
Hey 4th...I left ya a present in there....be careful when you step inside, that burst that took out my guns kinda left a little umm...racing stripe you might say......but that quart of...that first aid kit should help a little...he he he. |
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I see Kevin has decided to scrub the rest of the missions for the evening. Either that or he's spending a lot of time coming up with the story line of my heroic demise. :deevee: :D
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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane III – Bomba with a Vengence Pilot ndbbm (5) Copilot JimNasium (2) Bombardier Slayer Diablo (5) Navigator Saggysack (2) Engineer Simplex3 (10) Radio Op. mikey23545 (10) Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (10) Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (10) Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (2) Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (2) Target: Antwerp (Drew a moderate mission) 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) Ndbbm pilots the plane into a tight formation, preventing an attack by 2 Me110s 3 Me109s attack Slayer Diablo fires, misses Saggysack fires, hits Me109 Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses Simplex3 fires, misses 3 Mes miss, break off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak - misses Slayer finds his niche – 30% score Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Me110s attack Slayer Diablo fires, misses Saggysack fires, damages Me110 Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses Bunnytrdr fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Damage Me scores 2 hits, breaks off attack -radio room – mikey23545 loses his heating system -superficial damage to pilot compartment Zone 3 Out: Belgium No enemy Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Ndbbm drops out of formation and flies low over the Channel to keep mikey23545 from getting frostbite. Fortunately, the Channel is quiet today. Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot ndbbm (5) Copilot JimNasium (2) Bombardier Slayer Diablo (5) Navigator Saggysack (2) Engineer Simplex3 (10) Radio Op. mikey23545 (10) Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (10) Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (10) Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (2) Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (2) Not a bad mission to draw in this day and age. |
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B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment II – Lucy Reloaded Pilot Clint in Wichita (10) Copilot 2bikemike (10) Bombardier Loki (5) Navigator chief52 (10) Engineer old_geezer (10) Radio Op. chiefsfan58 (10) Tail Gunner Patteeu (10) Ball Turret Gunner FloridaChief (5) Right Waist Gunner JazzzLovr (2) Left Waist Gunner KS Smitty (2) Target: the industrial complex at Emden, on Germany’s north coast Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 7 Zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 4 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 5 Out: North Sea – out of fighter range No enemy Zone 6 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 7 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone) 1 Me109 attacks Chiefsfan58 fires, misses Old_geezer fires, kills Me109 Patteeu fires, kills the same Me109, creating a huge fireball Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak-2 hits -tail – patteeu’s tail gun is knocked out of commission -superficial damage to pilot compartment Loki lays down the bombs. He shoots! He scores! – 60% score! Zone 7 Out: Germany (Leaving Target Zone) 3 Me109s attack Loki fires, misses Old_geezer fires, misses Chief52 fires, misses KS Smitty fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to pilot compartment -superficial damage to pilot compartment Me circles, attacks again Chief52 fires, misses Loki fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 6: North Sea No enemy Zone 5: North Sea 2 Fw190s are driven off by other B-17s. Zone 4: North Sea – back in fighter range No enemy Zone 3: North Sea 3 Me109s attack Chief52 fires, damages Me109 Loki fires, misses Jazzzlovr fires, misses Floridachief fires, misses Old_geezer fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Damaged Me scores 2 hits, breaks off attack -pilot compartment – 2bikemike takes a fluke serious hit to the right arm, shattering his elbow badly. -port wing root slightly damaged Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Bad weather – drizzle and dense fog Clint in Wichita brings the lightly damaged plane down for a smooth landing in the dense fog. Lucy Quipment touches down lightly, rumbles down the runway, and –AAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Too quick to react, Clint sees another B-17 emerge from the mist, a plane that has belly landed and come to a stop in the middle of the runway. With the badly injured 2bikemike unable to help, Clint locks up the starboard brakes and tries to cut the starboard engines. It’s too late to take off over the plane. Down in the nose, loki’s and chief52’s eyes bulge as they see the other plane, then the entire crew is thrown to the left at Clint’s last-ditch efforts. B-17’s aren’t very maneuverable, though, so Clint’s efforts have only a minor but important effect. Instead of ramming the other plane dead-on, Lucy Quipment’s nose runs over the top of the other plane’s wing and the lower fuselage shears off the wing. Lucy Quipment’s left wing shears off the tailplane of the other B-17, and Lucy Quipment barrels on, with a big gash just in front of the bomb bay and missing a chunk of the port wing. Floridachief is unharmed in the ball turret, but has a great story to tell about the wing pieces that bombarded his turret. Lucy Quipment comes to a bouncy, rough stop in the field next to the runway and the crew evacuates quickly, with Clint helping 2bikemike jump down from the pilot compartment. Aftereffects While the other plane took a beating, Lucy Quipment fared relatively well. The ground crew can fix the damage, and the plane will fly again. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same thing about 2bikemike. Having nearly lost his arm, he’s headed back to the states to get a long rehabilitation and learn to write with his left hand. Eligible for next mission Pilot Clint in Wichita (10) Copilot Loki (5) , promoted Bombardier chief52 (10) , promoted Navigator old_geezer (10) , promoted Engineer chiefsfan58 (10) , promoted Radio Op. Patteeu (10) , promoted Tail Gunner FloridaChief (5) , promoted Ball Turret Gunner JazzzLovr (2) , promoted Right Waist Gunner KS Smitty (2), promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX It was all routine for the first ten zones of the mission, and then it went downhill from there. |
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B-17 #15 – Sack Time Pilot Special Ed (10) Copilot alanm (10) Bombardier gh4chiefs (10) Navigator seclark (10) Engineer KC2003 (10) Radio Op. redhed (10) Tail Gunner Hydrae (6) Ball Turret Gunner Fat Elvis Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (1) Left Waist Gunner Iowanian Target: The fighter base directly across the Channel at St. Omer Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability) Distance: 2 zones Like Flyin’ Doublewide, Sack Time has drawn a short mission to show some newbie crews the ropes. Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 1 Fw190 attacks Redhed fires, kills Fw190 Kc2003 fires, misses Zebedee dubois fires, misses Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Medium Flak - Misses Gh4chiefs shows the rookies how it’s done – 30% score Zone 4 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone) 2 Fw190s attack Kc2003 fires, misses Zebedee dubois fires, hits Fw190 Fat Elvis fires, misses Iowanian fires, misses Hydrae fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack The hit Fw scores 1 hit -pilot compartment – special ed curses as he gets grazed with a light wound to the left chest Fw circles, attacks again Fat Elvis fires, misses Kc2003 fires, misses Gh4chiefs fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Zone 1: England Bad weather – drizzle and heavy fog Alanm takes the yoke from special ed and glides the plane in for a smooth landing despite near-zero visibility, earning his copilot’s wings. Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot Special Ed (10) Copilot alanm (10) Bombardier gh4chiefs (10) Navigator seclark (10) Engineer KC2003 (10) Radio Op. redhed (10) Tail Gunner Hydrae (6) Ball Turret Gunner Fat Elvis Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (1) Left Waist Gunner Iowanian Off to the pub, and special ed is wearing a purple heart. |
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B-17 #18 – Fooooo Fighters Pilot NaptownChief (10) Copilot Tommykat (10) Bombardier PastorMikH (10) Navigator Mr. Christopher (10) Engineer B2chiefsfan (10) Radio Op. Adam (10) Tail Gunner Amnorix (10) Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (10) Right Waist Gunner el borracho (10) Left Waist Gunner NewChief (10) Target: St. Omer. In a truly odd coincidence, the Fooooo Fighters become the third crew sent to this nearby target. Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically Distance: 2 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain The weather is horrid, and will be the entire trip. The entire British Isles and nearby France is engulfed in fog and rain. No enemy Zone 2 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) As the B-17s feel their way through the fog, the fighters are duking it out ahead of them. 3 Me110s are driven off by fighters 2 Fw190s are driven off by fighters Entering Bomb Zone Bad Weather – It’s tough to see anything The Germans are not putting up much flak since they’re shooting blind, but their blind shots work incredibly well. Somehow, Fooooo Fighters is running into every flak burst that’s being fired. Light Flak – 4 hits -tail – control cables are hit and slightly damaged -port wing root is slightly damaged -tail – amnorix grunts as he takes what doctors will describe as a light wound to the groin. That’s gotta hurt. -Whammo! A flak shell bursts only fifty feet to the right of the nose. Shrapnel blisters the nose of the aircraft, and the two men inside. Pastormikh, just about to drop the bombload, takes a serious wound to the stomach, and Mr. Christopher takes a serious wound to the left hip. Fighting off the pain, pastormikh lets the bombs loose just as he collapses. Through the flak and the fog, he still somehow manages to nick the target – 10% score Zone 2: France 4 Me109s attack through the mist – 2 are driven away by fighters, but the plane has no gunners able to work the nose guns. B2chiefsfan fires, misses Amnorix fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 1 hit -nose – Mr. Christopher’s luck has run out badly on this mission. He is killed instantly by a shot directly into the left side of his head. Me circles, attacks again B2chiefsfan fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack 3 Mes attack B2chiefsfan fires, kills Me109 Newchief fires, misses Amnorix fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to waist Me circles, attacks again B2chiefsfan fires, misses Me scores 2 hits -starboard wing root damaged -superficial damage to pilot compartment Me circles, attacks again Amnorix fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 1: England Bad weather continues Naptownchief brings Fooooo Fighters in for a good landing despite the weather, and the crew hustles down to the nose to help and get their first glimpse of war casualties amongst their crew. Aftereffects Pastormikh will be eating soft foods for the remainder of the war, but the shrapnel missed his major organs. He’ll be back aboard the next flight. Eligible for next mission Pilot NaptownChief (10) Copilot Tommykat (10) Bombardier PastorMikH (10) Navigator B2chiefsfan (10) , promoted Engineer Adam (10) , promoted Radio Op. Amnorix (10) , promoted Tail Gunner KC Kings (10) , promoted Ball Turret Gunner el borracho (10) , promoted Right Waist Gunner NewChief (10), promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX That must stink for Mr. Christopher. He survived ten missions and then got chewed up on a two zone training run. |
Well, at least I didn't die - or worse yet, get shot where Amnorix did. :thumb:
However, our perfect record seems to be gone. RIP Mr Christopher. |
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B-17 #19 – War Dog Pilot Baby Lee (10) Copilot Brock Landers (10) Bombardier Boozer (10) Navigator Sure-Oz (10) Engineer Gunther_Fan (10) Radio Op. Lightning Rod (10) Tail Gunner chi3fs (9) Ball Turret Gunner Chief Faithful (10) Right Waist Gunner Braincase (4) Left Waist Gunner morphius (2) Target: the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability) Distance: 6 zones St. Nazaire is one of the toughest missions, with beefed up fighter defenses and flak at the target. The mission has to fly overland for a good distance as well, which means more opportunity to be intercepted. Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: Western Channel No enemy Zone 4 Out: France 4 Fw190s attack Boozer fires, misses Sure-oz fires, misses Gunther_fan fires, damages Fw190 Chief faithful fires, misses Chi3fs fires, kills Fw190 3 Fws miss, break off attack 3 Fw190s attack Boozer fires, hits Fw190 Chief faithful fires, misses Morphius fires, misses Gunther_fan fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses 3 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 5 Out: France – out of fighter range 1 Fw190 attacks Gunther_fan fires, hits Fw190 Morphius fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Zone 6: France (Entering Target Zone) 1 Fw190 attacks Boozer fires, damages Fw190 Gunther_fan fires, misses Chi3fs fires, kills the damaged Fw190 as it limps past the B-17 4 Me109s attack Braincase fires, misses Chief faithful fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses Gunther_fan fires, misses Sure-oz fires, misses 3 Me109s miss, break off attack Me scores 4 hits -port wing aileron is destroyed -pilot compartment – gunther_fan loses the first joint of his right pinkie. In the excitement, he shrugs off the bloody light wound. -waist – morphius’ oxygen supply is hit, so he switches to his backup system -starboard wing – the #3 engine is hit and begins trailing black smoke Me circles, attacks again Gunther_fan fires, misses Chi3fs fires, kills Me109 Brock Landers, monitoring the engines, reports that the #3 engine is losing oil pressure fast. He doesn’t think the engine will make it all the way back to the base. He and baby lee elect to keep it running as long as possible, especially since they’re still carrying their bomb load. As long as it holds out through the bomb run, they’ll be fine. 1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack Boozer fires, damages Fw190 Gunther_fan fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses Braincase fires, damages the same Fw190. The Fw tries to limp away, but is losing altitude fast and obviously won’t make it back to base. Call it a kill. Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to waist -tail – chi3fs’ oxygen system is knocked out, so he switches to his backup -superficial damage to tail Me circles, attacks again Sure-oz fires, hits Me109 Gunther_fan fires, misses The Me, though hit, still strafes in and scores 3 hits -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to waist Me circles, attacks again Gunther_fan fires, misses Braincase fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak - misses The submarine pens loom below, and the flak is not as bad as expected. Boozer lets ‘em fly, and does good – 30% score Zone 6 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Fw190 attacks Boozer fires, damages Fw190 Gunther_fan fires, hits the same Fw190 Chi3fs fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack and limps toward home 4 Fw190s attack, dropping from a cloud bank to close at point-blank range! The veteran crew reacts well, though. Sure-oz fires, hits Fw190 Gunther_fan fires, damages Fw190 Chief faithful fires, misses Braincase fires, hits Fw190 Chi3fs fires, kills Fw190 Despite the heavy damage, the Fws are so close that they too have point-blank shots. Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to #4 engine -superficial damage to starboard wing Fw scores 2 hits -starboard wing root damaged. It is becoming obvious that the German pilots are aiming toward the damaged #3 engine. -superficial damage to pilot compartment Fw strafes across the plane, scoring 6 hits -nose – the nose gun is inoperable. Boozer and sure-oz now just have the cheek guns -pilot compartment – control cables are slightly damaged -superficial damage to bomb bay -radio room – the radio is now inoperable -waist – the control cables to the tail are now destroyed. Baby lee and brock landers can’t use the elevators any more, though they can still somewhat control the rudder. The landing will have a higher difficulty level as a result. -tail – chi3fs grimaces as he takes a light wound to the right hip. The 2 hit Fws circle, attack again Boozer fires, hits Fw190 Gunther_fan fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack 3 Fw190s attack Morphius fires, misses Gunther_fan fires, misses Chief faithful fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 1 hit -pilot compartment – gunther_fan takes a light wound to the right hand. He is now having trouble firing his weapon with the two wounds, both to his right hand. With no radio, lightning rod talks with him and they agree to change places. Gunther_fan also reports that he’s running low on ammunition. Fw circles, attacks again Braincase fires, misses Chief faithful fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses Braincase calls out that he’s running low on ammo as well. Brock Landers shakes his head and reports to baby lee that the #3 engine won’t hold out much longer. The oil pressure is very low and the temperature is rising. Zone 5: France Lightning Rod is now manning the top turret gun. Gunther_Fan has opened up the ball turret hatch and has bummed some ammo off of chief_faithful, who says that he doesn’t have much to spare, either. Baby lee, hearing the ammo conversations, orders the crew to monitor their ammunition and be judicious in their firing decisions. 3 Fw190s attack Sure-oz fires, misses Lightning rod fires, hits Fw190 Chief faithful fires, hits Fw190 Chi3fs reports that he’s low on ammo, but the only other guns with his ammo are the top turret and ball turret, which are both low themselves. Gunther_fan yells to everyone to conserve their ammo. 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 3 hits -superficial damage to nose -starboard aileron is destroyed, which is not good. Since the both ailerons and both elevators are now out of commission, baby lee can maneuver at speed only via the damaged controls to the rudder. As a result, the plane will slowly drift off course until he slows down greatly, and he’s not ready to do that yet. -bomb bay – the doors are jammed (not that it really matters from a bombing perspective, but now the life rafts can’t be deployed) Fw circles, attacks again Sure-oz fires, misses Braincase fires, damages Fw190 Fw misses, breaks off attack The #3 engine shudders to a stop. War Dog is running on three engines now. Carrying around bottled oxygen, the injured Gunther_fan drags back some ammo from the useless nose gun to braincase and morphius. 1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack Lightning rod fires, misses Chi3fs fires, hits fw190 Chief faithful fires, kills Me110 Fw scores 2 hits -port wing – the #2 engine propeller is shattered. As the plane shakes and bounces due to the uneven forces, Brock Landers curses and shuts down the #2 engine. War Dog is now running on two engines, which means that it can’t maintain cruising speed and cruising altitude. Baby lee tells chief faithful down in the ball turret to let him know if he’s descending toward another B-17. -pilot compartment – the intercom system is hit and shorts out. None of the crew members can talk to each other, and they can’t coordinate fire. Chief Faithful can’t communicate with baby lee any more, and brock landers leaves his station to check with chief faithful and chi3fs. Fw circles, attacks again Gunther_fan fires, misses using the radio room gun Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to waist Fw circles, attacks again Morphius fires, misses Chief faithful fires, misses Fw breaks off due to low fuel Zone 4: France – back in fighter range Running on two engines, War Dog has to drop out of formation, slow down, and lower its altitude. With no radio, they can’t communicate their location, and hope that one of the other B-17s is letting the fighters know that there’s a crippled B-17 straggling in. Since they started out at the top of the formation, several B-17s saw them drop down. His job done, brock landers moves back to the front of the plane and begins shuttling messages back and forth between navigator sure-oz and pilot baby lee. Fortunately, the two shutdown engines are symmetrically aligned (#2 and #3). Otherwise, the plane would just be flying in a big circle since the pilots have very few controls left. As it is, the plane is drifting east of its desired course. Working in tandem with sure-oz and brock, baby lee slows down to very low speeds and uses a combination of the rudder and variable engine throttling to keep the plane pointed in roughly the right direction. Slow speeds make them a sitting duck, though, so they begin a pattern of slowing down the #1 engine to push west, then speeding up and drifting east. Sure-oz’s navigating job is getting complicated. 2 Me109s attack, and there are no defending fighters in the neighborhood Braincase fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses Lightning rod fires, misses Me misses Me scores 2 hits -port tailplane root damaged -bomb bay – superficial damage (It would’ve hit the bombs, but they’re long gone.) Both Mes circle and attack again since War Dog is flying alone. Lightning Rod yells that he is out of ammunition, but no one can hear him without the intercom. He pushes brock back toward the copilot seat and begins shuttling navigation messages himself. Boozer fires, misses Chi3fs fires, misses Chi3fs is out of ammunition, but can’t communicate with anybody. Me misses Me scores 1 hit -tail – rudder is damaged Both Mes circle, attack again Chief faithful fires, misses Braincase fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to port wing Me breaks off attack due to low fuel Zone 3: Western Channel Boozer sees some spots on the horizon, and he and sure-oz look with trepidation at their scant ammunition. Fortunately, the spots turn out to be three P-51 Mustangs, which waggle their wings in greeting. Unable to communicate or even waggle back, baby lee and brock landers just nod and grin. 3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven off by the fighters Boozer fires, misses Chief faithful fires, misses Me misses, circles again Morphius fires, misses Me misses, circles to attack again but is driven off by the returning P-51s. Gunther_fan pulls ammo out of the rarely-used radio room gun and carries it to morphius and braincase. He’s feeling dizzy from the exertion and blood loss and has to go collapse in the radio room. 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack The fighters go after the Germans, but the Germans are zeroed in on the B-17 and will not be shaken from their mission. Sure-oz fires, misses Me109 misses Me110 misses Both Mes circle, attack again – the Me110 is driven off by the fighters Morphius fires, misses Me misses, but circles to attack again Braincase fires, misses The Me109 has figured out that there’s an ammo problem, and barrels in much closer than normal, then pulls up, planting 7 hits on War Dog at point-blank range -radio room – the radio catches on fire. Gunther_fan can’t operate the fire extinguisher with one hand and crawls out of the radio room for help. -waist – morphius goes down hard with a serious wound, his right arm blown off at the forearm -waist – braincase gets knocked unconscious by a grazing light wound to the back of his head -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to the starboard wing flap -superficial damage to the #4 engine The fighters finally succeed in driving away the Me109. Lightning rod runs back and helps gunther_fan. The fire was minor, and goes out quickly. Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Another flight of 6 P-51s comes out to escort War Dog. The brass is determined not to lose this veteran plane. Zone 1: England Good weather The control problems will make for a tricky landing. The crew briefly debates bailing out and letting War Dog fly off into the ocean, but baby lee feels like he’s got a good shot at landing it, and doesn’t want to jinx the crew by letting their lucky plane die. Additionally, with four injured crew members, bailing out has some added risk. Chief Faithful and lightning rod move up to pass communications between sure-oz in the nose and the two pilots. Chi3fs limps up from the tail to help the three (more heavily) injured crewmen amidships. After quite a bit of time maneuvering and locating a clear emergency airfield, sure-oz gets them situated at a base near Canterbury. It takes several passes to get lined up properly, which makes the crew a bit nervous and has brock landers tapping on the fuel gauge, but eventually all the stars align and baby lee brings the plane in. It’s a brutal landing, bouncing and grinding and skidding, but the plane is fine and the crew is bloodied but more or less okay (other than morphius, as can generally be expected). The crew awkwardly tries to shake hands with morphius as he heads off to the hospital, and the rest of them get patched up at the base medical center for wounds that look worse than they are. They emerge with a new zest for life, and enjoy ten days of unexpected R&R in the ancient city as the ground crews get War Dog ready to fly again. The strumpets of Canterbury later report that the men of War Dog approach their earthly activities with an uncommon zeal. Aftereffects The mighty morphius once more bids adieu to a crew. It’s stateside and a prosthetic for him. Eligible for next mission Pilot Baby Lee (10) Copilot Brock Landers (10) Bombardier Boozer (10) Navigator Sure-Oz (10) Engineer Gunther_Fan (10) Radio Op. Lightning Rod (10) Tail Gunner chi3fs (9) Ball Turret Gunner Chief Faithful (10) Right Waist Gunner Braincase (4) Left Waist Gunner XXX Rough mission. That’s probably the most gunfire that we’ve seen on a mission to date. |
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You beat the odds to stay in the war. With your injury, the odds are three to one that you'll get sent home. Let's just assume that it's good for you to stay... |
Geez! Morphius is just a bullet magnet. Has he even survived a flight yet? I know he wasn't killed on this one but it just seems like something bad happens everytime out for him.
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Amazing, isn't it? We've got two or three people who have died or been seriously wounded multiple times. I know that he's one of them, as is JohnnyV13, and I think we've got a couple of more who've faced the gaping maw of death at least three times.
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And there goes the shutout. :sulk: |
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(or hopefully have an experience to rival pennywise's on flight #9 !) |
What is that, dead 3 times and sent home twice. I have a gift.
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60 years ago we'd call that bad luck to have to stay. BTW, this should at least get me a purple heart. |
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RIP Christopher. Our luck finally caught up with us... |
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could i possibly have that much spite in me? |
OK, theres something horribly wrong here.
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..if it's any consolation....once they get the guns fixed (and use some paint thinner on the brown racing stripe caused by guns getting broke) there are a lot more chances to shoot at something from the ball turret.
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maybe that's why half my brain is dead... :deevee: it was oxygen deprived... :rolleyes: :( :p PBJ |
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paleface fella johnny no hit greater germany? :shrug: how him miss whole country?? [confused smilie] even bo, him make bomb dropping better than that!! :deevee: maybe johnny fella, him too busy, just got home... ***welcome home johnny fella!! ***:toast: (but it good if you drop bombs more straight next time... :p ) :Peace: :arrow: PBJ PBJ PBJ |
I'd like to write a thankyou note to the strumpets...
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Good thing I am already left handed. |
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