Mission 11: Now the fun starts.

[Rain Man]

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.

[Rain Man]

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.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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.

And there goes the shutout.

[Loki]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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

Old_geezer fires, kills Me109
Patteeu fires, kills the same Me109, creating a huge fireball
Chief52 fires, damages Me109

nice shooting guys

Loki lays down the bombs. He shoots! He scores! – 60% score!

'bout friggin time...

-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.

-Floridachief is unharmed in the ball turret, but has a great story to tell about the wing pieces that bombarded his turret.

-with Clint helping 2bikemike jump down from the pilot compartment.

thanks for saving our a$$es clint. got my vote for a medal.

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.

safe trip home 2bikemike, you got the million dollar wound. save some dames for us.

Copilot Loki (5) , promoted

oh cripes...promoted to the dreaded co-pilot seat? i'm a deadman on the next flight...

(or hopefully have an experience to rival pennywise's on flight #9 !)

[morphius]

What is that, dead 3 times and sent home twice. I have a gift.

[Slayer Diablo]

Originally Posted by Loki

oh cripes...promoted to the dreaded co-pilot seat? i'm a deadman on the next flight...
)

Does it make you feel any better to be reminded that Denise lived quite a while as copilot?

[PastorMikH]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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...

60 years ago we'd call that bad luck to have to stay.


BTW, this should at least get me a purple heart.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by gojesus

Well, at least I didn't die - or worse yet, get shot where Amnorix did.

Bloody hell -- "light wound to the groin". Tell that to Lucy, Mary and Giselle. Ah well, I'll have to submit to their gentle nursing ministrations until I'm able to return to "duty"....

RIP Christopher. Our luck finally caught up with us...

[ndbbm]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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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.

Nice work, as always!

[Loki]

Originally Posted by Slayer Diablo

Does it make you feel any better to be reminded that Denise lived quite a while as copilot?

and not even killed by her own crew? hmmm...
could i possibly have that much spite in me?

[4th and Long]

OK, theres something horribly wrong here.

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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine

Right Waist Gunner 4th and Long (4)

Now if history is any teacher, I'm supposed to get off one shot, miss, and then pray we get back home in one piece. That's my job. That's what I do. No more. No less.

4th and Long fires, hits Fw190

What? I hit something other than air? This can't be right!

4th and Long fires, kills Fw190

That did NOT happen! I can't hit CHIT! That was also my SECOND shot. I NEVER GET MORE THAN ONE SHOT! EVER! This is a sign of the Apocalypse! I'm now marked for death.

4th and Long fires, misses

Aaaaaaaahhhhhh ... and God smiles upon me, sparing me from the big dirt nap.

Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (4) , promoted

Promoted? Why does that scare me?

[Bug]

..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.

[go bo]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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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)

* * *

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

* * *

hmmmmmmm...

maybe that's why half my brain is dead...

it was oxygen deprived...

[go bo]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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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)

* * *

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
KCJohnny misses greater Germany – 0% score

Zone 7 Back: Germany (Leaving Target Zone)

* * *

Good weather
Good landing

* * *

Pretty good shooting, just no bombing.

hmmmmmm... UGH!

paleface fella johnny no hit greater germany?

how him miss whole country?? [confused smilie]

even bo, him make bomb dropping better than that!!

maybe johnny fella, him too busy, just got home...

***welcome home johnny fella!! ***

(but it good if you drop bombs more straight next time... )

[Braincase]

I'd like to write a thankyou note to the strumpets...

[2bikemike]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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

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

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.


It was all routine for the first ten zones of the mission, and then it went downhill from there.

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Good thing I am already left handed.