Mission Number 5: Da planes! Da planes! - Page 6

**Rain Man** · 02-11-2004, 07:23 AM

The last of the "easy" missions. Good luck to you.

**Rain Man** · 02-14-2004, 11:54 AM

Tsk-tsk. If you had only taken a few minutes during the previous four missions to show him how to land, you'd both be alive today. (You might've been a quadriplegic, but that's another issue.)

Ultra Peanut · 02-14-2004, 01:16 PM

A little Krazy Glue and I would have been good to go.

**Lzen** · 02-14-2004, 01:41 PM

Wow, some real excitement this time. BTW, what am I now, about 0 fer 20? Man, I suck.

**Rain Man** · 02-14-2004, 02:59 PM

Maybe you just have a strategy of deterrence, lzen. And the important thing is that you've guided the plane home every time. Granted, it's been primarily by saying to the pilot, "Just keep following that plane in front of you," but that's nonetheless an impressive record.

**Skip Towne** · 02-14-2004, 04:46 PM

Nice landing, BD but I prefer to do it with wheels. Is there any truth to the rumor our ball turret gunner is now 6" tall?

Fat Elvis · 02-14-2004, 05:00 PM

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Cooooooooooooolllll!!! Did anyone get that on film? I know a television show will pay big money for that in about 45 years. Anyone know that mechanic, Ralph Saget? His kid, Robert, would be great introducing the clip.

You know, in real life, I would of been the first guy off the plane.

How about a resurrection for another mission?

Damn, I knew a "thank you" would jinx my plane at some point in time.....

**alanm** · 02-14-2004, 08:57 PM

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (4)
Copilot KcMizzou (4)
Bombardier Bearcat (4)
Navigator alanm (4)
Engineer gh4chiefs (4)
Radio Op. seclark (4)
Tail Gunner Luzap (4)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (4)
Right Waist Gunner ChiefGator (4)
Left Waist Gunner Hydrae

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

1 Me109, 1 Me110 driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – luzap’s heat is knocked out.
-starboard tail root is damaged
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to radio room

Bearcat thrives on chaos – 20% score

Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

alanm fires, damages Fw190
Chiefgator fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, hits Fw190
Chiefgator fires, misses

Badly damaged Fw190 misses, breaks off attack

1 Fw190 attacks

Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Seclark fires, misses

Fw scores 1 hit
-tail – tailwheel is damaged (looks like a taildragging landing

Fw circles, attacks again

Redhed fires, damages Fw190
Gh4chiefs fires, misses

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 1: England

Good weather

Special Ed drops down below 10,000 feet so Luzap won’t freeze. Since the tailwheel is damaged, redhed leaves the ball turret and sits up with the waist gunners. Special Ed doesn’t fail, though, bringing the plane in for a solid landing amidst a shower of sparks.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (4)
Copilot KcMizzou (4)
Bombardier Bearcat (4)
Navigator alanm (4)
Engineer gh4chiefs (4)
Radio Op. seclark (4)
Tail Gunner Luzap (4)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (4)
Right Waist Gunner ChiefGator (4)
Left Waist Gunner Hydrae

Milk run.

We get beat up again but manage to make it back home once more.

**RNR** · 02-15-2004, 12:45 AM

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B-17 #16 – Fire Below

Pilot BIG_DADDY (4)
Copilot Skip Towne (4)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (4)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (4)
Engineer Jcroft (4)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (4)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (4)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (4)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (4)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (4)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Me109s driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 3 hits
-nose – chief4ever sustains a light wound to the back of his head.
-port wing landing gear damaged (won’t deploy)
-starboard wing flap knocked out of commission

When in need, call RedNeckRaider – 60% score!

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me110 driven off by enemy fighters

redneckraider fires, misses
chief4ever fires, misses
cannibal fires, kills Me109
jcroft fires, misses
over-head fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

3 Me109s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters
chief4ever fires, misses
cannibal fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Skip towne can’t manually crank down the port landing gear, and jcroft and misplaced_chiefs_fan can’t diagnose the problem from inside the plane. Big_Daddy’s challenge is that he’ll need to make a belly landing, but with one flap out he’ll either have trouble maintaining control (keeping the plane from rolling) or he’ll have to come in much faster than normal. The crew discusses bailing out and letting Fire Below fly out over the Atlantic, but Big_Daddy and Skip Towne are confident that they can make the landing. Over-head kisses his gun goodbye, and comes up and straps himself in with the waist gunners.

The runway is cleared, and Fire Below comes in about 50 percent faster than the ground crews are accustomed to seeing, flaps up and landing gear tucked away. In a crush of metal, the plane hits the runway, skipping off like a stone. It lands again the second time, and the increased friction grinds the plane to a stop quickly, albeit throwing the crew members around in the plane. The crew piles out as the fire trucks inspect the damage, but have only bumps and bruises to show for the landing. Fire Below will fly another day.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot BIG_DADDY (4)
Copilot Skip Towne (4)
Bombardier RedNeckRaider (4)
Navigator CHIEF4EVER (4)
Engineer Jcroft (4)
Radio Op. Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (4)
Tail Gunner Cannibal (4)
Ball Turret Gunner Over-Head (4)
Right Waist Gunner bishop_74 (4)
Left Waist Gunner CanadaKC (4)

Check out the intact crew there.

JOhn · 02-15-2004, 07:57 AM

John waggles the wings, but the fire grows. BobDamnedDole attempts a fuel dump and turns off the #1 engine, but it’s no use. The fire grows quickly and it’s only going to get worse. John reluctantly puts the plane straight and level and gives the bailout order.

Pilot JOhn (4) and Navigator WilliamTheIrish (4) bail out easily, land and hit the ground running. However, they had the misfortune of landing near a German base, so it’s just a matter of time. 20 hours later, they’re discovered in a cellar munching on potatoes and are marched off to Germany.

Wel crap

At least I ensured that my crew survived.

02-11-2004, 07:23 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-682449 VARSITY	Mission Number 5: Da planes! Da planes! The last of the "easy" missions. Good luck to you.
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02-14-2004, 11:54 AM	#76
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-682449 VARSITY	Tsk-tsk. If you had only taken a few minutes during the previous four missions to show him how to land, you'd both be alive today. (You might've been a quadriplegic, but that's another issue.) __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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02-14-2004, 01:16 PM	#77
Ultra Peanut v^V^v^V^v^V^ Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Holland* Casino cash: $10005177	A little Krazy Glue and I would have been good to go. __________________
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02-14-2004, 01:41 PM	#78
Lzen Banded Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oz Casino cash: $-669308	Wow, some real excitement this time. BTW, what am I now, about 0 fer 20? Man, I suck. __________________ Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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02-14-2004, 02:59 PM	#79
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-682449 VARSITY	Maybe you just have a strategy of deterrence, lzen. And the important thing is that you've guided the plane home every time. Granted, it's been primarily by saying to the pilot, "Just keep following that plane in front of you," but that's nonetheless an impressive record. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,517

02-14-2004, 04:46 PM	#80
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	Nice landing, BD but I prefer to do it with wheels. Is there any truth to the rumor our ball turret gunner is now 6" tall?
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02-15-2004, 07:57 AM	#84
JOhn El' Barto Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cody, WY / Tucson AZ Casino cash: $9964900	John waggles the wings, but the fire grows. BobDamnedDole attempts a fuel dump and turns off the #1 engine, but it’s no use. The fire grows quickly and it’s only going to get worse. John reluctantly puts the plane straight and level and gives the bailout order. Pilot JOhn (4) and Navigator WilliamTheIrish (4) bail out easily, land and hit the ground running. However, they had the misfortune of landing near a German base, so it’s just a matter of time. 20 hours later, they’re discovered in a cellar munching on potatoes and are marched off to Germany. Wel crap At least I ensured that my crew survived.
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