Beating a Record

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Hi ppls I'm in the process of attempting to break the record of Germany's greatest ace of WW2, Erich Hartmann. By the end of the air war in Europe I have to shot down more than 352 enemy planes without getting shot down or being wounded. So far in seven missions I have shot down 26 russian planes. So does anyone else think I can do it by the end of the war, and does anyone else want to try?

[Dowly]

I smell an challenge.

Might aswell start a new Eastern Front campaign, havent played a Ger Vs. Rus campaign offline for a while.

Shall we use this thread for reporting our progress?

[Stealth Hunter]

I'll join.

Lang lebe Deutschland und der Reich!

[Dowly]

This gonna be a loooong way. First sortie behind me, 3 kills. Stopid engineers didnt approve my request to scrap the left wing and build a huge ammo storage to replace it.

[Stealth Hunter]

I'm getting ready to go on patrol now. IL2 is minimized ATM.

This is going to be a double post. The one below this one will detail my pilot's information and will simulate an arrival on the base.

[Fincuan]

I'm in too, and here's a reminder of just how enormous his achievement really was...

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

He scored 352 aerial victories (of which 345 were won against the Soviet Air Force, and 260 of which were fighters) in 1,404 combat missions and engaging in aerial combat 825 times while serving with the Luftwaffe in World War II. During the course of his career Hartmann was forced to crash land his damaged fighter 14 times. This was due to damage received from parts of enemy aircraft he had just shot down, or mechanical failure. Hartmann was never shot down or forced to land due to enemy fire.

... even though his first mission wasn't entirely succesful:

His early missions were severely lacking compared to what Hartmann was to become.
Hartmann's first battle was, to say the least, disastrous. Flying as wingman to feldvebel
Rossmann he first spoiled his leaders attack by going for the kill himself, and then mistook his
leader's Bf 109 for a Russian fighter and fled in panic. At the end of the flight he ran out of fuel
and crash landed, totaling his 109.

Here's an article on Hartmann: http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/pdf/ErichHartmann.pdf
Same in Finnish: http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/WW2...mannSuomi.html

[Stealth Hunter]

Jadgeschwader 1
Gruppe 1

1941

Commander: Oberstleutnant Ottfried Eichner

Pilot: Heinrich von Ostheim (photo attached below)
Date of Birth: 21 April 1915
Place of Birth: Alsfeld
Parents: Leopold (father) Kati (mother)
Siblings: n/a
Spouse: Cacille Octavia [Arbenhold] (1 February 1935; born 24 February 1917)

Date of Registration: 16 May 1933
Rank: Major (8 November 1940)
Citations: Iron Cross 2nd Class (29 March 1937)
Combat Experience: Yes (Spanish Civil War; 1936-1937)
Previous Units (as of 1 September 1939): n/a

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

I'll join.

Lang lebe Deutschland und der Reich!

DAS Reich.

I know, I know.... I am a smartass.:rotfl:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

So how is everyone doing so far with this? At the moment I've got 65 Russian planes to my credit,one parked plane, four tanks, three trains, one trainstation, and I don't know how many trucks.

[TheBrauerHour]

Wow man, leave some for the other guys to kill!

You may kill an even 1,000 at this rate.