Some news for everyone, the snow is falling over Leningrad in late 43, we are defending against some really fierce soviet counter attacks and are so far remaining relatively victorious although we are beginning to suffer losses more frequently.
Activity levels are increasing slowly and mission turn outs are growing for Weisse. Rote and Gelbe are still struggling but are getting there slowly under the guidance of their respective hosters who are doing a great job.
We have also opened up our new Zestorer Staffel, this is an idea that has been floated around for some time and we have decided to give it a test run using BF110’s – we will be taking on recruits for this section as well as 109 pilots. Current pilots are also welcome to put in for a transfer to the ZG section if they fancy a bit of a change from the 109, but don’t worry, if you want to transfer back to the main 109 sections that is also available - so some really fantastic opportunities have opened up for both our existing membership and new recruits.
With the release of the official 4.09 patch we are currently in the process of updating our JG53 mod pack to incorporate this and many new developments in the mod scene including but not limited to updated 109s, British heavy bombers, new sounds, graphics, maps and much more.
The squadron is in great shape and we are all really enjoying the challenge that is Leningrad – so if you are inactive why not come and jump online again?
I look forward to seeing you all soon, and congratulations to all those who have recently received awards in the pilot page updates!
For those of you who have forgotten, you can find us at
www.iijg53.com or
www.iijg53.net
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