Mission 7: Mow 'em down! Toro, Toro, Toro! - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 02-20-2004, 10:17 AM

I hope to start the missions tonight. Worst case: Sunday.

PastorMikH · 02-21-2004, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Despite the loss of the windscreen, logical decides the plane’s best option is to continue the bombing run and then drop down afterward. He and memyselfI grit their teeth and keep going.

Actually, I would imagine that if Jim and Denise were riding in the cockpit of a plane together, Jim would be gritting his teeth anyways.

**Rain Man** · 02-21-2004, 05:26 PM

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (6)
Copilot SNR (6)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (6)
Navigator philfree (6)
Engineer Talisman (6)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (6)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (6)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (6)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (6)
Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis (1)

Target: Rotterdam
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically

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)

5 Fw190s attack

Hawaiianboy fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Radar chief fires, misses
Fat elvis fires, misses
Scaga fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to radio room

Fw strafes in from 3 o’clock high, scores 6 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-ball turret – Hawaiianboy’s heat is knocked out. It gets cold fast in that ball turret, too.
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing flap out
-port wing - #1 outboard engine goes up in a stream of sparks and flame, starts cutting out. Enddelt keeps the plane under control while SNR tries to adjust power. Unfortunately, the damage won’t allow the engine to be stopped and feathered, so the engine continues to sputter, but with little power. El Duderino is not going to be able to keep up with the rest of the formation, and begins dropping back.

Fw strafes in and banks from 9 o’clock high, scores 9 hits from front to back (El Duderino has run into some veteran Nazis.)
-nose – Garcia bronco sustains light wound to mid chest
-nose – philfree sustains light wound to left foot
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-port wing root damaged
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist – left waist gun is knocked out of commission (Fat Elvis is fine, but ticked off.)
-waist – right waist gun is knocked out of commission (scaga is okay, but ticked off.)
-superficial damage to tail

3 Fws circle, attack again

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

Fw misses, breaks off attack

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

Fw circles, attacks again

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, damages Fw190

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Despite blood staining the front of his flight suit, Garcia bronco lines up and does his job – 30% score

El Duderino is falling back fast, and Hawaiianboy is going to be under pressure with both waist guns out. Enddelt makes the decision to drop down to 10,000 feet and try to sneak out of occupied territory unobserved. El Duderino is limping along with the sputtering engine, which is actually worse than having the engine completely die, so its cruising speed is cut almost in half. It’s a sitting duck for fighters, so all the gunners get their adrenaline pumping. Even though they’re not familiar with the front guns, Scaga and Fat Elvis move up to the nose and take over the nose gun and cheek guns for the wounded bombardier and navigator. This frees a limping philfree up to be the full-time navigator on the lonely trip home, and Garcia bronco heads toward the back of the plane to tend his wound and be ready in case help is needed at the ball turret or tail gun.

Zone 4 Back: Netherlands (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack

Radar chief fires, damages Me110
Talisman fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, misses
scaga fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack.

1 Me misses, circles and attacks again since El Duderino is out of formation

Fat Elvis fires, kills Me109
scaga fires, misses

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 is driven away by a fighter that happens to see the attack.

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Me109
Ajkcfan fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

Fw misses, circles again

Me misses, circles again

Hawaiianboy fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Me109
scaga fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses

Fw misses, circles again

Fat Elvis fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack

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

2 Mes miss

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-port wing – the damaged flap is blown off the plane
-superficial damage to waist

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 circle, attack again

Fat Elvis fires, damages Me109
Hawaiianboy fires, kills Me109
Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

Me110 scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me circles, attacks again

Fat Elvis fires, misses
Radar chief fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Me breaks off attack

2 Fw190s attack

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
scaga fires, misses

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to radio room

Fw scores 2 hits
-pilot compartment – Enddelt suffers light wound to the right forearm. SNR takes the controls.
-nose – scaga suffers light wound to the left chest

2 Fws circle, attack again

Garcia Bronco, more accustomed to the front guns, moves back to the front of the plane and scaga moves back to the waist.

Radar chief fires, kills Fw190
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to nose
-radio room – radio is now inoperable. Ditching in the water would be a very bad thing since El Duderino’s position can’t be broadcast.

Fw circles, attacks again

Talisman fires, damages Fw190
Radar chief fires, kills Fw190 with simultaneous hit

Zone 3 Back: North Sea

El Duderino continues to slog back at half speed, and the Germans have sighted in on the wounded bomber. The nose gun, top turret, and ball turret guns are running low on ammunition.

2 Fw190s attack

Garcia bronco fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Radar chief fires, kills Fw190

Fw misses, circles again

Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Garcia bronco fires, misses

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Me109
Fat Elvis fires, misses

2 Fws miss

Me110 scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to port wing

2 Fws, Me110 circle, attack again

Hawaiianboy fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Fw190

Fw190, Me110 miss, circle again

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

Fw190, Me110 miss, break off attack. Out of the waist gun window, scaga sees the Me110 pilot offer a salute as the planes pull away.

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

The weather is poor at the base, and the radio is not working, so SNR hopes that the runway is clear. The ground crews are stunned to hear the sound of a B-17, one engine sputtering and fighting, nearly two hours after the formation was due to return. Cheers arise as a battered El Duderino cuts through the cloud bank, wings inadvertently waggling, circles once to line up with the runway, and then bounces to a rough landing. El Duderino travels to the end of the runway, cuts power, and then circles involuntarily off the tarmac as the #1 engine continues to push it forward. The plane slows further in the mud and a ground crew member runs underneath to chock the wheels. Mission accomplished.

Aftereffects

None – Despite injuries to four crew members, the plane and the crew are easily repairable.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ENDelt260 (6)
Copilot SNR (6)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (6)
Navigator philfree (6)
Engineer Talisman (6)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (6)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (6)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (6)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (6)
Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis (1)

A ground crew member was slightly injured later as he leaned over too far on the ladder while painting swastikas on the nose, and fell to the ground.

**Rain Man** · 02-21-2004, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Actually, I would imagine that if Jim and Denise were riding in the cockpit of a plane together, Jim would be gritting his teeth anyways.

whoman69 · 02-21-2004, 05:30 PM

Dang, flying tonight. Guess I shouldn't have put down all those brews and gone thru half the red light district last night. I'm not going to sending money home anytime soon. You only live twice.

Hydrae · 02-21-2004, 05:40 PM

Wow, that was quite a flight! I think that whole crew deserves medals for above and beyond the call of duty.

Talisman killed 6 planes and damaged 2 more! I want to find out what kind of ordinace he is using, it has to be different from the rest of us or something!

go bo · 02-21-2004, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Actually, I would imagine that if Jim and Denise were riding in the cockpit of a plane together, Jim would be gritting his teeth anyways.

**Rain Man** · 02-21-2004, 06:05 PM

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

Pilot Morphius (3)
Copilot papasmurf (6)
Bombardier Saggysack (2)
Navigator Alphaman (6)
Engineer RednFeisty (2)
Radio Op. Redbrian (6)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2)

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

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

alphaman fires, hits Me109
rednfeisty fires, misses
mrblond fires, misses

Fw strafes in from 12 o’clock low upward into Zod’s belly, scoring 7 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – top turret gun is knocked out of commission, and alphaman sustains a light wound to the left thigh.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist
-tailplane hit, but no significant damage

Hit Me scores 2 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-port wing – Uh-oh. A bullet penetrates the outboard fuel tank, and in a flash of light and heat the entire tank explodes. The initial explosion throws the plane to the right, and it then violently rolls to the left and begins a long, violent corkscrew into the ground.

Copilot papasmurf (6) and Navigator Alphaman (6) are killed in the initial explosion.

Pilot Morphius (3), Radio Op. Redbrian (6), Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2) are knocked unconscious in the initial explosion, and mercifully do not know when they hit the ground in the near-sonic-speed crash.

Engineer RednFeisty (2) and Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6) aren’t so lucky. They survive the initial explosion, but are pinned inside the plane by centrifugal forces. They can’t escape from the doomed plane and have no chance as it buries itself into the Dutch countryside.

Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2) took the brunt of the explosion and was thrown out of the plane immediately. Seriously injured and on fire, he deploys his chute, but it too is on fire. The chute fails at 4,000 feet and he becomes a flaming projectile.

Bombardier Saggysack (2) is hurled from the plane at 14,000 feet, crashing through the plexiglass nose. Semi-conscious and disoriented, he deploys his chute too quickly and it shreds at high speed. He becomes a projectile as well.

Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5) is hurled from the plane at 3,000 feet. At that point, he is diving too fast to deploy his chute and too disoriented to do it anyway. He too slams into Dutch soil.

No bomb run

Aftereffects

Sadly, the Wrath of Zod is no more.

Eligible for next mission

None.

Not much you can do when that happens. RIP, unlucky crew of the Zod.

**Rain Man** · 02-21-2004, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydrae

Wow, that was quite a flight! I think that whole crew deserves medals for above and beyond the call of duty.

Talisman killed 6 planes and damaged 2 more! I want to find out what kind of ordinace he is using, it has to be different from the rest of us or something!

The top turret has twin guns, as does the tail gun and ball turret gun, so they're more likely to kill a plane when they hit it. Even so, that was a spectacular performance. Kill or be killed, I guess.

go bo · 02-21-2004, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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

Pilot Morphius (3)
Copilot papasmurf (6)
Bombardier Saggysack (2)
Navigator Alphaman (6)
Engineer RednFeisty (2)
Radio Op. Redbrian (6)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2)

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

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

alphaman fires, hits Me109
rednfeisty fires, misses
mrblond fires, misses

Fw strafes in from 12 o’clock low upward into Zod’s belly, scoring 7 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – top turret gun is knocked out of commission, and alphaman sustains a light wound to the left thigh.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist
-tailplane hit, but no significant damage

Hit Me scores 2 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-port wing – Uh-oh. A bullet penetrates the outboard fuel tank, and in a flash of light and heat the entire tank explodes. The initial explosion throws the plane to the right, and it then violently rolls to the left and begins a long, violent corkscrew into the ground.

Copilot papasmurf (6) and Navigator Alphaman (6) are killed in the initial explosion.

Pilot Morphius (3), Radio Op. Redbrian (6), Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2) are knocked unconscious in the initial explosion, and mercifully do not know when they hit the ground in the near-sonic-speed crash.

Engineer RednFeisty (2) and Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6) aren’t so lucky. They survive the initial explosion, but are pinned inside the plane by centrifugal forces. They can’t escape from the doomed plane and have no chance as it buries itself into the Dutch countryside.

Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2) took the brunt of the explosion and was thrown out of the plane immediately. Seriously injured and on fire, he deploys his chute, but it too is on fire. The chute fails at 4,000 feet and he becomes a flaming projectile.

Bombardier Saggysack (2) is hurled from the plane at 14,000 feet, crashing through the plexiglass nose. Semi-conscious and disoriented, he deploys his chute too quickly and it shreds at high speed. He becomes a projectile as well.

Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5) is hurled from the plane at 3,000 feet. At that point, he is diving too fast to deploy his chute and too disoriented to do it anyway. He too slams into Dutch soil.

No bomb run

Aftereffects

Sadly, the Wrath of Zod is no more.

Eligible for next mission

None.

Not much you can do when that happens. RIP, unlucky crew of the Zod.

ouch...

that shit makes ya stop and think for a minute...

maybe theses milk runs are gonna catch up with us... [yikes smilie]

p.s. thanks k-man, for your time doing this game for us bored netfreaks... well, at least it's keeping me from becoming a totally bored netfreak...

KCWolfman · 02-21-2004, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PastorMikH

Actually, I would imagine that if Jim and Denise were riding in the cockpit of a plane together, Jim would be gritting his teeth anyways.

Trying my best to avoid oral sex joke......

KCWolfman · 02-21-2004, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

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

Pilot Morphius (3)
Copilot papasmurf (6)
Bombardier Saggysack (2)
Navigator Alphaman (6)
Engineer RednFeisty (2)
Radio Op. Redbrian (6)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2)

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

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven away by fighters

alphaman fires, hits Me109
rednfeisty fires, misses
mrblond fires, misses

Fw strafes in from 12 o’clock low upward into Zod’s belly, scoring 7 hits
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – top turret gun is knocked out of commission, and alphaman sustains a light wound to the left thigh.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist
-tailplane hit, but no significant damage

Hit Me scores 2 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-port wing – Uh-oh. A bullet penetrates the outboard fuel tank, and in a flash of light and heat the entire tank explodes. The initial explosion throws the plane to the right, and it then violently rolls to the left and begins a long, violent corkscrew into the ground.

Copilot papasmurf (6) and Navigator Alphaman (6) are killed in the initial explosion.

Pilot Morphius (3), Radio Op. Redbrian (6), Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2) are knocked unconscious in the initial explosion, and mercifully do not know when they hit the ground in the near-sonic-speed crash.

Engineer RednFeisty (2) and Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6) aren’t so lucky. They survive the initial explosion, but are pinned inside the plane by centrifugal forces. They can’t escape from the doomed plane and have no chance as it buries itself into the Dutch countryside.

Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2) took the brunt of the explosion and was thrown out of the plane immediately. Seriously injured and on fire, he deploys his chute, but it too is on fire. The chute fails at 4,000 feet and he becomes a flaming projectile.

Bombardier Saggysack (2) is hurled from the plane at 14,000 feet, crashing through the plexiglass nose. Semi-conscious and disoriented, he deploys his chute too quickly and it shreds at high speed. He becomes a projectile as well.

Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5) is hurled from the plane at 3,000 feet. At that point, he is diving too fast to deploy his chute and too disoriented to do it anyway. He too slams into Dutch soil.

No bomb run

Aftereffects

Sadly, the Wrath of Zod is no more.

Eligible for next mission

None.

Not much you can do when that happens. RIP, unlucky crew of the Zod.

Obviously, morph does not have the skills to pilot a vehicle. Perhaps someone should reassign him to digging latrines or painting stones around the base?

**Rain Man** · 02-21-2004, 06:40 PM

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (6)
Copilot Bwana (6)
Bombardier jAZ (6)
Navigator 58Forever (6)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (6)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (6)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (6)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (6)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (6)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (4)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Me109 attacks

Sdchiefsfan fires, damages Me109

Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

trndobrd fires, kills Fw190
royc75 fires, hits Fw190
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
kc dan fires, misses
58forever fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-port wing – the outboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no fire, explosion, or leakage
-waist – royc75 sustains a light wound to the left chest
-superficial damage to radio room

Fw circles, attacks again

58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

4 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

jAZ fires, misses
royc75 fires, hits Me109
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
kc dan fires, misses

3 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-starboard wing root badly damaged – the plane can’t make any sharp maneuvers now
-PING! – a bomb in the bomb bay is hit, but doesn’t explode

Me circles, attacks again

kc dan fires, misses
extremechief fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-port wing – landing gear is out. A belly landing is in Flyin’ Doublewide’s future.

Me circles, attacks again

Sdchiefsfan fires, misses
extremechief fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
jAZ makes a nice run – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s driven off by other fighters

1 Me109 driven off by other fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

4 Fw190s attack

jAZ fires, misses
58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
kc dan fires, hits Fw190
royc75 fires, misses
extremechief fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack
Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-waist - BLAMMO! The noise of the blast makes the entire crew’s hearts skip a beat, even before they know the damage. A shell has hit trndobrd’s ammo supply. Like a flak burst, the box explodes. Trndobrd is killed immediately as he takes the brunt of the explosion. Royc75 takes at least three errant bullets square to the chest and, combined with his earlier wound, bleeds out and dies. The waist of the plane is peppered with holes, including one large hole on the right side where the ammo supply used to be.

2 Fws circle, attack again

jAZ fires, hits Fw190
58forever fires, misses
kc dan fires, misses
extremechief fires, hits Fw190

Both hit Fws miss, break off attack.

Zone 1: England

Good weather
The excitement isn’t quite over since the landing gear won’t deploy, but htismaqe doesn’t panic. Sdchiefsfan radios in the problem, so the runway is cleared by the time Flyin’ Doublewide arrives. Htismaqe lines up, comes down gently, and the plane grinds to a stop amid spark and even a little bit of fire. The fire crews take care of the situation, though, and the damage is minor.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (6)
Copilot Bwana (6)
Bombardier jAZ (6)
Navigator 58Forever (6)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (6)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (6)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (6)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (6)
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX

Tough break there in the waist.

**Bowser** · 02-21-2004, 06:42 PM

Let me second what gobo said, Rain Man. This is a fun diversion. Thanks for all the work, dude!

**Rain Man** · 02-21-2004, 06:45 PM

The war will take a break for a while. Mi esposa is taking me out for dinner. I'll run more missions later tonight.

**Bowser** · 02-21-2004, 06:46 PM

And also, I don't think I want Rednfiesty on my plane. She is bad luck. All the sharpshooter Nazis are attracted to her avatar!

02-20-2004, 10:17 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	Mission 7: Mow 'em down! Toro, Toro, Toro! I hope to start the missions tonight. Worst case: Sunday.
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02-21-2004, 05:26 PM	#17
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21520" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #5 – El Duderino Pilot ENDelt260 (6) Copilot SNR (6) Bombardier Garcia Bronco (6) Navigator philfree (6) Engineer Talisman (6) Radio Op. AJKCFAN (6) Tail Gunner Radar Chief (6) Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (6) Right Waist Gunner Scaga (6) Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis (1) Target: Rotterdam Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically 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) 5 Fw190s attack Hawaiianboy fires, misses Talisman fires, kills Fw190 Radar chief fires, misses Fat elvis fires, misses Scaga fires, misses Garcia bronco fires, misses Philfree fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to radio room Fw strafes in from 3 o’clock high, scores 6 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to starboard wing -ball turret – Hawaiianboy’s heat is knocked out. It gets cold fast in that ball turret, too. -superficial damage to tail -port wing flap out -port wing - #1 outboard engine goes up in a stream of sparks and flame, starts cutting out. Enddelt keeps the plane under control while SNR tries to adjust power. Unfortunately, the damage won’t allow the engine to be stopped and feathered, so the engine continues to sputter, but with little power. El Duderino is not going to be able to keep up with the rest of the formation, and begins dropping back. Fw strafes in and banks from 9 o’clock high, scores 9 hits from front to back (El Duderino has run into some veteran Nazis.) -nose – Garcia bronco sustains light wound to mid chest -nose – philfree sustains light wound to left foot -superficial damage to pilot compartment -port wing root damaged -superficial damage to bomb bay -superficial damage to radio room -waist – left waist gun is knocked out of commission (Fat Elvis is fine, but ticked off.) -waist – right waist gun is knocked out of commission (scaga is okay, but ticked off.) -superficial damage to tail 3 Fws circle, attack again Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses Garcia bronco fires, misses Philfree fires, kills Fw190 Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to nose Fw circles, attacks again Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, damages Fw190 Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Medium Flak - misses Despite blood staining the front of his flight suit, Garcia bronco lines up and does his job – 30% score El Duderino is falling back fast, and Hawaiianboy is going to be under pressure with both waist guns out. Enddelt makes the decision to drop down to 10,000 feet and try to sneak out of occupied territory unobserved. El Duderino is limping along with the sputtering engine, which is actually worse than having the engine completely die, so its cruising speed is cut almost in half. It’s a sitting duck for fighters, so all the gunners get their adrenaline pumping. Even though they’re not familiar with the front guns, Scaga and Fat Elvis move up to the nose and take over the nose gun and cheek guns for the wounded bombardier and navigator. This frees a limping philfree up to be the full-time navigator on the lonely trip home, and Garcia bronco heads toward the back of the plane to tend his wound and be ready in case help is needed at the ball turret or tail gun. Zone 4 Back: Netherlands (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack Radar chief fires, damages Me110 Talisman fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses scaga fires, misses Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack. 1 Me misses, circles and attacks again since El Duderino is out of formation Fat Elvis fires, kills Me109 scaga fires, misses 1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 is driven away by a fighter that happens to see the attack. Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, kills Me109 Ajkcfan fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses Fw misses, circles again Me misses, circles again Hawaiianboy fires, misses Talisman fires, kills Me109 scaga fires, misses Fat Elvis fires, misses Fw misses, circles again Fat Elvis fires, misses Talisman fires, misses 2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses Fat Elvis fires, misses 2 Mes miss Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to port wing -port wing – the damaged flap is blown off the plane -superficial damage to waist 2 Me109s, 1 Me110 circle, attack again Fat Elvis fires, damages Me109 Hawaiianboy fires, kills Me109 Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack Me110 scores 2 hits -superficial damage to pilot compartment -superficial damage to pilot compartment Me circles, attacks again Fat Elvis fires, misses Radar chief fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -superficial damage to pilot compartment Me breaks off attack 2 Fw190s attack Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, misses scaga fires, misses Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to radio room Fw scores 2 hits -pilot compartment – Enddelt suffers light wound to the right forearm. SNR takes the controls. -nose – scaga suffers light wound to the left chest 2 Fws circle, attack again Garcia Bronco, more accustomed to the front guns, moves back to the front of the plane and scaga moves back to the waist. Radar chief fires, kills Fw190 Hawaiianboy fires, misses Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to nose -radio room – radio is now inoperable. Ditching in the water would be a very bad thing since El Duderino’s position can’t be broadcast. Fw circles, attacks again Talisman fires, damages Fw190 Radar chief fires, kills Fw190 with simultaneous hit Zone 3 Back: North Sea El Duderino continues to slog back at half speed, and the Germans have sighted in on the wounded bomber. The nose gun, top turret, and ball turret guns are running low on ammunition. 2 Fw190s attack Garcia bronco fires, misses Fat Elvis fires, misses Radar chief fires, kills Fw190 Fw misses, circles again Talisman fires, kills Fw190 Garcia bronco fires, misses 2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, kills Me109 Fat Elvis fires, misses 2 Fws miss Me110 scores 3 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to tail -superficial damage to port wing 2 Fws, Me110 circle, attack again Hawaiianboy fires, misses Garcia bronco fires, misses Fat Elvis fires, misses Talisman fires, kills Fw190 Fw190, Me110 miss, circle again Radar chief fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Hawaiianboy fires, misses Fat Elvis fires, misses Fw190, Me110 miss, break off attack. Out of the waist gun window, scaga sees the Me110 pilot offer a salute as the planes pull away. Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England The weather is poor at the base, and the radio is not working, so SNR hopes that the runway is clear. The ground crews are stunned to hear the sound of a B-17, one engine sputtering and fighting, nearly two hours after the formation was due to return. Cheers arise as a battered El Duderino cuts through the cloud bank, wings inadvertently waggling, circles once to line up with the runway, and then bounces to a rough landing. El Duderino travels to the end of the runway, cuts power, and then circles involuntarily off the tarmac as the #1 engine continues to push it forward. The plane slows further in the mud and a ground crew member runs underneath to chock the wheels. Mission accomplished. Aftereffects None – Despite injuries to four crew members, the plane and the crew are easily repairable. Eligible for next mission Pilot ENDelt260 (6) Copilot SNR (6) Bombardier Garcia Bronco (6) Navigator philfree (6) Engineer Talisman (6) Radio Op. AJKCFAN (6) Tail Gunner Radar Chief (6) Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (6) Right Waist Gunner Scaga (6) Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis (1) A ground crew member was slightly injured later as he leaned over too far on the ladder while painting swastikas on the nose, and fell to the ground. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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02-21-2004, 05:40 PM	#20
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newport, Or Casino cash: $-1163000	Wow, that was quite a flight! I think that whole crew deserves medals for above and beyond the call of duty. Talisman killed 6 planes and damaged 2 more! I want to find out what kind of ordinace he is using, it has to be different from the rest of us or something! __________________ My 2024 Adopt-A-Chief: Rashee Rice
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02-21-2004, 06:05 PM	#22
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21521" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #6 – Wrath of Zod II – Son of Zod Pilot Morphius (3) Copilot papasmurf (6) Bombardier Saggysack (2) Navigator Alphaman (6) Engineer RednFeisty (2) Radio Op. Redbrian (6) Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6) Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2) Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5) Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2) 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 No enemy Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone) 1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me109 driven away by fighters alphaman fires, hits Me109 rednfeisty fires, misses mrblond fires, misses Fw strafes in from 12 o’clock low upward into Zod’s belly, scoring 7 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -superficial damage to nose -pilot compartment – top turret gun is knocked out of commission, and alphaman sustains a light wound to the left thigh. -superficial damage to bomb bay -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to waist -tailplane hit, but no significant damage Hit Me scores 2 hits -starboard wing root damaged -port wing – Uh-oh. A bullet penetrates the outboard fuel tank, and in a flash of light and heat the entire tank explodes. The initial explosion throws the plane to the right, and it then violently rolls to the left and begins a long, violent corkscrew into the ground. Copilot papasmurf (6) and Navigator Alphaman (6) are killed in the initial explosion. Pilot Morphius (3), Radio Op. Redbrian (6), Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (2) are knocked unconscious in the initial explosion, and mercifully do not know when they hit the ground in the near-sonic-speed crash. Engineer RednFeisty (2) and Tail Gunner Chief Henry (6) aren’t so lucky. They survive the initial explosion, but are pinned inside the plane by centrifugal forces. They can’t escape from the doomed plane and have no chance as it buries itself into the Dutch countryside. Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (2) took the brunt of the explosion and was thrown out of the plane immediately. Seriously injured and on fire, he deploys his chute, but it too is on fire. The chute fails at 4,000 feet and he becomes a flaming projectile. Bombardier Saggysack (2) is hurled from the plane at 14,000 feet, crashing through the plexiglass nose. Semi-conscious and disoriented, he deploys his chute too quickly and it shreds at high speed. He becomes a projectile as well. Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (5) is hurled from the plane at 3,000 feet. At that point, he is diving too fast to deploy his chute and too disoriented to do it anyway. He too slams into Dutch soil. No bomb run Aftereffects Sadly, the Wrath of Zod is no more. Eligible for next mission None. Not much you can do when that happens. RIP, unlucky crew of the Zod. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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02-21-2004, 06:40 PM	#27
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	rel="Lightbox"?attachmentid=21522" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /> B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide Pilot htismaqe (6) Copilot Bwana (6) Bombardier jAZ (6) Navigator 58Forever (6) Engineer fbal4lif32 (6) Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (6) Tail Gunner KC Dan (6) Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (6) Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (6) Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (4) Target: Abbeville Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability) Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 1 Me109 attacks Sdchiefsfan fires, damages Me109 Damaged Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 1 Me109 driven off by fighters 5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters trndobrd fires, kills Fw190 royc75 fires, hits Fw190 fbal4lif32 fires, misses kc dan fires, misses 58forever fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 3 hits -port wing – the outboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no fire, explosion, or leakage -waist – royc75 sustains a light wound to the left chest -superficial damage to radio room Fw circles, attacks again 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack 4 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters jAZ fires, misses royc75 fires, hits Me109 fbal4lif32 fires, misses kc dan fires, misses 3 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 3 hits -starboard wing root damaged -starboard wing root badly damaged – the plane can’t make any sharp maneuvers now -PING! – a bomb in the bomb bay is hit, but doesn’t explode Me circles, attacks again kc dan fires, misses extremechief fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses Me scores 1 hit -port wing – landing gear is out. A belly landing is in Flyin’ Doublewide’s future. Me circles, attacks again Sdchiefsfan fires, misses extremechief fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather No Flak jAZ makes a nice run – 30% score Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone) 3 Fw190s driven off by other fighters 1 Me109 driven off by other fighters Zone 2: English Channel 4 Fw190s attack jAZ fires, misses 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses kc dan fires, hits Fw190 royc75 fires, misses extremechief fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to pilot compartment Fw scores 3 hits -superficial damage to radio room -superficial damage to bomb bay -waist - BLAMMO! The noise of the blast makes the entire crew’s hearts skip a beat, even before they know the damage. A shell has hit trndobrd’s ammo supply. Like a flak burst, the box explodes. Trndobrd is killed immediately as he takes the brunt of the explosion. Royc75 takes at least three errant bullets square to the chest and, combined with his earlier wound, bleeds out and dies. The waist of the plane is peppered with holes, including one large hole on the right side where the ammo supply used to be. 2 Fws circle, attack again jAZ fires, hits Fw190 58forever fires, misses kc dan fires, misses extremechief fires, hits Fw190 Both hit Fws miss, break off attack. Zone 1: England Good weather The excitement isn’t quite over since the landing gear won’t deploy, but htismaqe doesn’t panic. Sdchiefsfan radios in the problem, so the runway is cleared by the time Flyin’ Doublewide arrives. Htismaqe lines up, comes down gently, and the plane grinds to a stop amid spark and even a little bit of fire. The fire crews take care of the situation, though, and the damage is minor. Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot htismaqe (6) Copilot Bwana (6) Bombardier jAZ (6) Navigator 58Forever (6) Engineer fbal4lif32 (6) Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (6) Tail Gunner KC Dan (6) Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (6) Right Waist Gunner XXX Left Waist Gunner XXX Tough break there in the waist. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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02-21-2004, 06:42 PM	#28
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $-188384	Let me second what gobo said, Rain Man. This is a fun diversion. Thanks for all the work, dude!
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02-21-2004, 06:45 PM	#29
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-662449 VARSITY	The war will take a break for a while. Mi esposa is taking me out for dinner. I'll run more missions later tonight. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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02-21-2004, 06:46 PM	#30
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $-188384	And also, I don't think I want Rednfiesty on my plane. She is bad luck. All the sharpshooter Nazis are attracted to her avatar!
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