Mission #1 - Page 12

**Rain Man** · 04:08 PM

...and the planes begin their takeoff roll!

I've only completed the first plane so far, but will do a bunch of them this weekend. Talisman has graciously agreed to assist with portions of the paperwork (pause for round of applause), so either he or I will be posting the other planes as they fly. I expect to finish many of them this weekend.

A note for you gunners:

1. If you "hit" an enemy plane, it means that you caused damage that will affect its attack ability, but not enough to make it break off and leave.

2. If you "damage" an enemy plane, it means that you caused enough damage that the plane will leave as soon as it makes one run at you, but you also severely affected its ability to hit your plane.

3. If you "kill" an enemy plane, it's a confirmed shootdown and you can paint a swastika on your flight jacket.

Ready? The Tequila Rose is cruising toward the first U.S. bombing mission in Occupied France.

Hydrae · 01-24-2004, 08:50 PM

This one is for Red!!! Die you Nazi bastards!

Oh wait, I am the navigator. Guess I better make sure we are not headed to Greenland again.

Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan · 01-24-2004, 08:53 PM

Well, we've got the first mission jitters out of the way. Sorry to hear about Cannibal's thumb though. Course, they say chick's dig war wounds....

Next time, we'll keep 'er on target.

**RNR** · 01-24-2004, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan

Well, we've got the first mission jitters out of the way. Sorry to hear about Cannibal's thumb though. Course, they say chick's dig war wounds....

Next time, we'll keep 'er on target.

Man that was a drag! I wonder how long untill we go again.

Hydrae · 01-24-2004, 09:10 PM

I'm getting nervous, I understand how Psi was feeling earlier.

**Skip Towne** · 01-24-2004, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider

Man that was a drag! I wonder how long untill we go again.

A drag? I thought it was fun. Just looking out the window seeing all the pretty colors.

Hydrae · 01-24-2004, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skip Towne

A drag? I thought it was fun. Just looking out the window seeing all the pretty colors.

And everyone wondered why they couldn't hit anything!

**Rain Man** · 01-24-2004, 09:18 PM

Plane #17 – Deep Red

Pilot lazarus
Copilot morphius
Bombardier EBOLA
Navigator Hydrae
Engineer BrainCase
Radio Op. nmt1
Tail Gunner brent102fire
Ball Turret Gunner mmaddog
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP
Left Waist Gunner Chief Roundup

Target: Deep Red draws the less common target of the railhead in Amiens.
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

In a routine check, the ground crew finds RednFeisty stowing away in the bomb bay and advises her that it would be a bad idea to stay there. Then the plane rolls…

Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 FW190 attacks

Nmt1 fires, misses

FW scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to bomb bay (Boy, you hold your breath when the bomb bay gets hit while the bombs are aboard…)

FW circles and attacks again.

Ebola fires, misses
Mmaddog fires, misses

FW misses, breaks off attack.

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium flak - misses
Nice bomb run by Ebola – 20% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Brent102fire fires, misses
Braincase fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

3 Me110s attack

Chiefroundup fires, misses
Ebola fires, misses
Hydrae fires, misses
Brent102fire fires, misses
Mmaddog fires, damages Me110

Me misses, breaks off attack

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

Despite taking a strong hit from mmaddog, the damaged Me presses into Deep Red and does the now infamous strafe across the entire fuselage - 6 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-hit on waist knocks the ball turret gun out of commission (mmaddog is uninjured and turret is still operable, but mmaddog must stay in place to keep heat and oxygen. He is now a spectator unless another position opens up.)
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-lazarus is killed by hits to the right leg and right upper back
-the pilot’s control cables are damaged but not inoperable

The damaged Me breaks off its attack. The undamaged Me circles and attacks again

Braincase fires, misses
Ebola fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to nose (hydrae and ebola continue to dodge bullets)

Me circles and attacks again

Brent102fire fires, misses

Me scores 3 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-port wing root damaged
-bomb bay doors damaged, drop open

Me breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy
Morphius slows down, unsure of the extent of damage to the structure from the last three hits. Several other undamaged B-17s slow down to help provide cover so he doesn’t have to drop out of formation.
Mmaddog moves up to pilot’s seat to ride along and help morphius if needed.
Bad weather sets in, so hydrae has to guide the plane since it’s no longer with the main body of planes.

Zone 1: England

The B-17 base is socked in by rain. Morphius must make a landing in bad visibility with slightly damaged control cables. Welcome to the pilot’s seat!

The landing is good.

Aftereffects

The military investigates morphius’ “jokes” about killing lazarus, but with the testimony of other crew members he is quickly exonerated.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Morphius, promoted
Copilot EBOLA, promoted
Bombardier Hydrae, promoted
Navigator BrainCase, promoted
Engineer nmt1, promoted
Radio Op. brent102fire, promoted
Tail Gunner mmaddog, promoted
Ball Turret Gunner DaKCMan AP, promoted
Right Waist Gunner Chief Roundup, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

(Heh-heh. I swear, it was a coincidence that you lost lazarus on this mission.)

RedNFeisty · 01-24-2004, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydrae

This one is for Red!!! Die you Nazi bastards!

Oh wait, I am the navigator. Guess I better make sure we are not headed to Greenland again.

Your awesome!! Make sure you follow the formation!!

**Rain Man** · 01-24-2004, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider

Man that was a drag! I wonder how long untill we go again.

You had a good excuse for missing, though. Five flak hits is a lot during your bombing run.

**RNR** · 01-24-2004, 09:24 PM

lazarus was fraged, the things guys will do for a redhead

This reeks of cover up!

**morphius** · 01-24-2004, 09:24 PM

So Rain, that means you are going to put Red on the next flight, correct?

Not to bad of a run, for getting shot all to hell. Probably a good thing we didn'g kill Laz before takeoff.

**RNR** · 01-24-2004, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

You had a good excuse for missing, though. Five flak hits is a lot during your bombing run.

Did the plane I hit go down?

**Rain Man** · 01-24-2004, 09:25 PM

I'm suspicious too. He had eight witnesses, but still...

Zebedee DuBois · 01-24-2004, 09:26 PM

This is how the superstitions of "having a woman on board bringing bad luck" begins.

**RNR** · 01-24-2004, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm suspicious too. He had eight witnesses, but still...

I say you give them a guy replacement!

01-23-2004, 03:37 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	Mission #1. They're off! ...and the planes begin their takeoff roll! I've only completed the first plane so far, but will do a bunch of them this weekend. Talisman has graciously agreed to assist with portions of the paperwork (pause for round of applause), so either he or I will be posting the other planes as they fly. I expect to finish many of them this weekend. A note for you gunners: 1. If you "hit" an enemy plane, it means that you caused damage that will affect its attack ability, but not enough to make it break off and leave. 2. If you "damage" an enemy plane, it means that you caused enough damage that the plane will leave as soon as it makes one run at you, but you also severely affected its ability to hit your plane. 3. If you "kill" an enemy plane, it's a confirmed shootdown and you can paint a swastika on your flight jacket. Ready? The Tequila Rose is cruising toward the first U.S. bombing mission in Occupied France. Last edited by Rain Man; 01-23-2004 at 04:08 PM..
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01-24-2004, 08:50 PM	#166
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newport, Or Casino cash: $-1163000	This one is for Red!!! Die you Nazi bastards! Oh wait, I am the navigator. Guess I better make sure we are not headed to Greenland again. __________________ My 2024 Adopt-A-Chief: Rashee Rice
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01-24-2004, 08:53 PM	#167
Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan I am Number Six Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Columbia, MD, USA Casino cash: $-1480000	Well, we've got the first mission jitters out of the way. Sorry to hear about Cannibal's thumb though. Course, they say chick's dig war wounds.... Next time, we'll keep 'er on target. __________________ One of the lowest PPD of any of the original members of the Planet . . . and proud of it. My web site My writer's page
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01-24-2004, 09:10 PM	#169
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newport, Or Casino cash: $-1163000	I'm getting nervous, I understand how Psi was feeling earlier. __________________ My 2024 Adopt-A-Chief: Rashee Rice
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01-24-2004, 09:18 PM	#172
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	Plane #17 – Deep Red Pilot lazarus Copilot morphius Bombardier EBOLA Navigator Hydrae Engineer BrainCase Radio Op. nmt1 Tail Gunner brent102fire Ball Turret Gunner mmaddog Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP Left Waist Gunner Chief Roundup Target: Deep Red draws the less common target of the railhead in Amiens. Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability) In a routine check, the ground crew finds RednFeisty stowing away in the bomb bay and advises her that it would be a bad idea to stay there. Then the plane rolls… Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 1 FW190 attacks Nmt1 fires, misses FW scores 1 hit -superficial damage to bomb bay (Boy, you hold your breath when the bomb bay gets hit while the bombs are aboard…) FW circles and attacks again. Ebola fires, misses Mmaddog fires, misses FW misses, breaks off attack. Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Medium flak - misses Nice bomb run by Ebola – 20% score Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone) 3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters Brent102fire fires, misses Braincase fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack 3 Me110s attack Chiefroundup fires, misses Ebola fires, misses Hydrae fires, misses Brent102fire fires, misses Mmaddog fires, damages Me110 Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to nose -superficial damage to nose Despite taking a strong hit from mmaddog, the damaged Me presses into Deep Red and does the now infamous strafe across the entire fuselage - 6 hits! -superficial damage to tail -hit on waist knocks the ball turret gun out of commission (mmaddog is uninjured and turret is still operable, but mmaddog must stay in place to keep heat and oxygen. He is now a spectator unless another position opens up.) -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to starboard wing -lazarus is killed by hits to the right leg and right upper back -the pilot’s control cables are damaged but not inoperable The damaged Me breaks off its attack. The undamaged Me circles and attacks again Braincase fires, misses Ebola fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to nose (hydrae and ebola continue to dodge bullets) Me circles and attacks again Brent102fire fires, misses Me scores 3 hits -starboard wing root damaged -port wing root damaged -bomb bay doors damaged, drop open Me breaks off attack Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Morphius slows down, unsure of the extent of damage to the structure from the last three hits. Several other undamaged B-17s slow down to help provide cover so he doesn’t have to drop out of formation. Mmaddog moves up to pilot’s seat to ride along and help morphius if needed. Bad weather sets in, so hydrae has to guide the plane since it’s no longer with the main body of planes. Zone 1: England The B-17 base is socked in by rain. Morphius must make a landing in bad visibility with slightly damaged control cables. Welcome to the pilot’s seat! The landing is good. Aftereffects The military investigates morphius’ “jokes” about killing lazarus, but with the testimony of other crew members he is quickly exonerated. Eligible for next mission Pilot Morphius, promoted Copilot EBOLA, promoted Bombardier Hydrae, promoted Navigator BrainCase, promoted Engineer nmt1, promoted Radio Op. brent102fire, promoted Tail Gunner mmaddog, promoted Ball Turret Gunner DaKCMan AP, promoted Right Waist Gunner Chief Roundup, promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX (Heh-heh. I swear, it was a coincidence that you lost lazarus on this mission.) __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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01-24-2004, 09:24 PM	#175
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01-24-2004, 09:24 PM	#176
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $5745027	So Rain, that means you are going to put Red on the next flight, correct? Not to bad of a run, for getting shot all to hell. Probably a good thing we didn'g kill Laz before takeoff.
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01-24-2004, 09:25 PM	#178
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	I'm suspicious too. He had eight witnesses, but still... __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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01-24-2004, 09:26 PM	#179
Zebedee DuBois Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: floating in a tin can Casino cash: $-1834801	This is how the superstitions of "having a woman on board bringing bad luck" begins. __________________ What am I even doing here?
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