Battle of Britain - Page 7

Oberon · 07-01-10, 04:52 PM

25th July 1940

Luftwaffe target: Convoy CW8 in Hellfire corner

Enemy activity by day was again concentrated on attacks on shipping and convoys in the Channel, the major engagement taking place off Dover. A few raids penetrated inland and dropped bombs without inflicting any serious damage.
During the early morning, an attack was made on a convoy off Spurn Point. This raid was intercepted and the He111s are claimed as probable casualties. Another attack was made on this convoy in the evening but no damage is reported.
From about 1127 hours, when a large raid was plotted approaching Dover from the Calais area, attacks interspersed by reconnaissances continued in waves against Dover harbour and shipping until 1930 hours. Bombs were dropped in the harbour and near a RAF experimental station. Ships in convoy and naval units are reported to have been hit. The first attack at 1207 hours was directed against Dover harbour and plotted as 50+ aircraft. This was quickly followed up by an additional raid of 40+ - probably the escorting fighters. Three and a half squadrons of our fighters engaged the enemy. Later, an attack of two or three waves of some 12+, 20+ and 30 aircraft was made on a convoy off Dover at approximately 15-minute intervals. Fighters again intercepted and inflicted casualties. No sooner had the tracks indicate that these raids had returned to France than other enemy aircraft commenced to congregate behind Gris Nez and a further attack on the convoy was made. Large formations of enemy aircraft continued to be plotted in the Channel up to 1930 hours.
During the period of these attacks, our fighters successfully accounted for 14 enemy aircraft confirmed and an additional 11 probable against a loss of only four Spitfires. In addition, AA claim one confirmed enemy casualty.
Ten or eleven fast coastal motor boats with fighter escort were spotted by a pilot of No 111 Squadron off Gris Nez in the afternoon.

The 109s coming at us from above as we still struggled for height — Way* being hit and falling away out of sight [he was dead]. I remember the 109 attacking me from the port side, my trying to turn in towards him, the loud bangs of his cannon-shells striking my Spitfire as he hit me from an almost full deflection angle; and even through the pounding fear that I felt, admiring his marksmanship. A few seconds later, with my aeroplane miraculously still answering apparently normally to the controls, finding myself behind two Me 109s, aligning my sight on one, pressing the gun button — and the guns failing to fire; then diving out of the fight to return to base.’
*F/L B.H.(Wonky) Way 54 Squadron Hornchurch
Pilot Officer D.R.Turley-George 54 Squadron RAF

CASUALTIES:

Enemy: Fighters - 14 confirmed 11 unconfirmed; Bombers - 11 confirmed 3 unconfirmed. 1 unknown aircraft type also confirmed as shot down.
Own: 5 Spitfires 1 Hurricane.

AA claims 3 confirmed in the above totals.

Oberon · 07-01-10, 05:10 PM

Yellow Two - 32 Squadron - RAF Biggin Hill

Another scuffle at Hellfire corner, the rest of the sections got hit by yellow nosed bastards, yellow section turned and hit the bombers. I got one and hit another but I don't think he went down.
Red One got chased into a hangar at Lympe and another one of our chaps was chased across Southern England by a squadron of 109s on extra fuel tanks. I spotted a 109 going down, turned to follow it down and stalled into the drink next to it. Had small talk with the Jerry before a launch from Dover picked us both up.

One He-111 confirmed

Crashed into the Channel

Pilots Notes:
Focus on own flying, not Jerry's flying. Buy new rubber ducky.

Fincuan · 07-01-10, 07:00 PM

Yellow Three - 32 Squadron - RAF Biggin Hill

After flying a low-very high-medium profile to the target area we immediately mixed with the 109s. Spits for fighters and Hurris for bombers sure, only if there were Spits around! The 109s liked me for some reason, and the only way to the bombers was over their burning wrecks. I tangled with a few of them without getting a proper shot, then spotted another one below me. I quickly rolled the Hurri over into a steep dive on the unsuspecting Jerry, and the reward was one burning 109 drawing a nice line of fire across the sky. I was unable to see if to pilot ejected or not as more 109s screamed on me. After a few failed "drive-bys" on another 109 I followed one up in a climb, which you should technically never do in a Hurri, and was rewarded with a nice deflection shot as he started stalling but the Hurri just kept going. Bullet strikes were observed all over the e/a and he started a shallow dive while pouring out thick black smoke. Unfortunately I ran out of ammo and was also a bit concerned by the tracers streaking past my cockpit, so it was time to point the nose down and get the hell out of there. This move shook off the pursuers for a while, but quickly they were on my tail again. Each time they got close enough to fire I pulled the Hurri into a tight turn, either scissoring with them or doing a full 360, and after doing this several times and being almost halfway to Biggin they finally gave up. Rote licht no doubt. On arrival at Biggin I spotted at least two Jerries circling the airfield, certainly almost out of fuel by now, but luckily they didn't care much about me.

One 109 confirmed and one possible
(In Olegworld both were confirmed)

"Landed safely", aka game ended just as I was landing.

HunterICX · 07-01-10, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fincuan

"Landed safely", aka game ended just as I was landing.

Whoops

Thought Schroeder was the last one to land, sorry about that Fin

HunterICX

Oberon · 07-02-10, 09:56 AM

Heh, our formation on the way to the target was rather amusing.

Oberon: "Raptor..."
Raptor: "Yes?"
Oberon: "It's come to my attention that we are about to reach twenty thousand feet..."
Raptor: "We passed it some time ago..."
Oberon: "Well...I haven't yet because I'm slightly below you...however if I recall correctly, the briefing states that we are to fly between twelve and sixteen thousand feet...right?"
Raptor: "Right..."
Oberon: "Do you not think therefore it might be a good idea if we were to...I don't know...lose some altitude?"
Raptor: "....cutting throttle to fifty percent and lowering altitude..."

Raptor1 · 07-02-10, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Raptor: "....cutting throttle to fifty percent and lowering altitude..."

I dare say this didn't work as well as I wanted. It seems that every time I want to reasonably drop the altitude, I end up increasing it even more...

And next time my attempt to be the first Hurricane pilot in space will succeed!

Task Force · 07-04-10, 03:22 PM

Im back! after a weekend out...

4 hours in a car... Just on route 460. Gah, never seen somany trees in my life. (well, I have but still.)

Out of it all I saw some of intresting things.
first A p 47 on a semi truck, a sherman tank, more trains/traincars to count, includeing a steam train in a museam, Fork Union Military Acadamy (has a cool peice of artillary, that im guessing is from the civil war.), and LOTS & LOTS of old houses. err, and to end this list peatersburg battlefeild/the crater, and appomattox courthouse!

all in all, not all that bad. just abit boreing in between.

carry on...

Raptor1 · 07-04-10, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Task Force

(has a cool peice of artillary, that im guessing is from the civil war.)

Just 1 gun?

Task Force · 07-04-10, 03:40 PM

well, on display in the front. im sure they have more.

Schroeder · 07-04-10, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Task Force

and LOTS & LOTS of old houses. err, and to end this list peatersburg battlefeild/the crater, and appomattox courthouse!

Old houses in the states? They can hardly be more than 300 years old. That isn't old by European definition.

The oldest one in my one horse town is from 1533.

Harhar finally some America bashing again!

Task Force · 07-04-10, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Old houses in the states? They can hardly be more than 300 years old. That isn't old by European definition.

The oldest one in my one horse town is from 1533.

Harhar finally some America bashing again!

Yea, and if you europeans had moved quicker, we could have older houses.

old overhere is from the 18xx, maby early 1900s.

Raptor1 · 07-04-10, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Old houses in the states? They can hardly be more than 300 years old. That isn't old by European definition.

The oldest one in my one horse town is from 1533.

Harhar finally some America bashing again!

Can't be too many old buildings in Germany after the Swedes, French, Spanish, Austrians, Russians, British, Americans, Germans themselves and everyone else all worked so hard to burn them down over the centuries...

Arclight · 07-04-10, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Task Force

Yea, and if you europeans had moved quicker, we could have older houses.

Hey, wiping out a native population takes time you know.

Task Force · 07-04-10, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Hey, wiping out a native population takes time you know.

Yea, it does... and you were never really too sucessful with that, well, in south america, the spanish were kinda but still.

Schroeder · 07-04-10, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Can't be too many old buildings in Germany after the Swedes, French, Spanish, Austrians, Russians, British, Americans, Germans themselves and everyone else all worked so hard to burn them down over the centuries...

You've got to go to smaller places. The big cities have been ploughed over during WWII.
The city of Goslar which isn't far away from where I live has plenty of old houses and even a Kaiserpfalz (Emperor's place) which is about 1000years old (strangely enough there seems to be no English link for that).

07-01-10, 04:52 PM	#91
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	25th July 1940 Luftwaffe target: Convoy CW8 in Hellfire corner Enemy activity by day was again concentrated on attacks on shipping and convoys in the Channel, the major engagement taking place off Dover. A few raids penetrated inland and dropped bombs without inflicting any serious damage. During the early morning, an attack was made on a convoy off Spurn Point. This raid was intercepted and the He111s are claimed as probable casualties. Another attack was made on this convoy in the evening but no damage is reported. From about 1127 hours, when a large raid was plotted approaching Dover from the Calais area, attacks interspersed by reconnaissances continued in waves against Dover harbour and shipping until 1930 hours. Bombs were dropped in the harbour and near a RAF experimental station. Ships in convoy and naval units are reported to have been hit. The first attack at 1207 hours was directed against Dover harbour and plotted as 50+ aircraft. This was quickly followed up by an additional raid of 40+ - probably the escorting fighters. Three and a half squadrons of our fighters engaged the enemy. Later, an attack of two or three waves of some 12+, 20+ and 30 aircraft was made on a convoy off Dover at approximately 15-minute intervals. Fighters again intercepted and inflicted casualties. No sooner had the tracks indicate that these raids had returned to France than other enemy aircraft commenced to congregate behind Gris Nez and a further attack on the convoy was made. Large formations of enemy aircraft continued to be plotted in the Channel up to 1930 hours. During the period of these attacks, our fighters successfully accounted for 14 enemy aircraft confirmed and an additional 11 probable against a loss of only four Spitfires. In addition, AA claim one confirmed enemy casualty. Ten or eleven fast coastal motor boats with fighter escort were spotted by a pilot of No 111 Squadron off Gris Nez in the afternoon. The 109s coming at us from above as we still struggled for height — Way* being hit and falling away out of sight [he was dead]. I remember the 109 attacking me from the port side, my trying to turn in towards him, the loud bangs of his cannon-shells striking my Spitfire as he hit me from an almost full deflection angle; and even through the pounding fear that I felt, admiring his marksmanship. A few seconds later, with my aeroplane miraculously still answering apparently normally to the controls, finding myself behind two Me 109s, aligning my sight on one, pressing the gun button — and the guns failing to fire; then diving out of the fight to return to base.’ F/L B.H.(Wonky) Way 54 Squadron Hornchurch Pilot Officer D.R.Turley-George 54 Squadron RAF* CASUALTIES: Enemy: Fighters - 14 confirmed 11 unconfirmed; Bombers - 11 confirmed 3 unconfirmed. 1 unknown aircraft type also confirmed as shot down. Own: 5 Spitfires 1 Hurricane. AA claims 3 confirmed in the above totals.

07-04-10, 03:22 PM	#97
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Im back! after a weekend out... 4 hours in a car... Just on route 460. Gah, never seen somany trees in my life. (well, I have but still.) Out of it all I saw some of intresting things. first A p 47 on a semi truck, a sherman tank, more trains/traincars to count, includeing a steam train in a museam, Fork Union Military Acadamy (has a cool peice of artillary, that im guessing is from the civil war.), and LOTS & LOTS of old houses. err, and to end this list peatersburg battlefeild/the crater, and appomattox courthouse! all in all, not all that bad. just abit boreing in between. carry on... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

07-04-10, 03:40 PM	#99
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	well, on display in the front. im sure they have more. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

07-01-10, 05:10 PM	#92
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yellow Two - 32 Squadron - RAF Biggin Hill Another scuffle at Hellfire corner, the rest of the sections got hit by yellow nosed bastards, yellow section turned and hit the bombers. I got one and hit another but I don't think he went down. Red One got chased into a hangar at Lympe and another one of our chaps was chased across Southern England by a squadron of 109s on extra fuel tanks. I spotted a 109 going down, turned to follow it down and stalled into the drink next to it. Had small talk with the Jerry before a launch from Dover picked us both up. One He-111 confirmed Crashed into the Channel Pilots Notes: Focus on own flying, not Jerry's flying. Buy new rubber ducky.

07-01-10, 07:00 PM	#93
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Yellow Three - 32 Squadron - RAF Biggin Hill After flying a low-very high-medium profile to the target area we immediately mixed with the 109s. Spits for fighters and Hurris for bombers sure, only if there were Spits around! The 109s liked me for some reason, and the only way to the bombers was over their burning wrecks. I tangled with a few of them without getting a proper shot, then spotted another one below me. I quickly rolled the Hurri over into a steep dive on the unsuspecting Jerry, and the reward was one burning 109 drawing a nice line of fire across the sky. I was unable to see if to pilot ejected or not as more 109s screamed on me. After a few failed "drive-bys" on another 109 I followed one up in a climb, which you should technically never do in a Hurri, and was rewarded with a nice deflection shot as he started stalling but the Hurri just kept going. Bullet strikes were observed all over the e/a and he started a shallow dive while pouring out thick black smoke. Unfortunately I ran out of ammo and was also a bit concerned by the tracers streaking past my cockpit, so it was time to point the nose down and get the hell out of there. This move shook off the pursuers for a while, but quickly they were on my tail again. Each time they got close enough to fire I pulled the Hurri into a tight turn, either scissoring with them or doing a full 360, and after doing this several times and being almost halfway to Biggin they finally gave up. Rote licht no doubt. On arrival at Biggin I spotted at least two Jerries circling the airfield, certainly almost out of fuel by now, but luckily they didn't care much about me. One 109 confirmed and one possible (In Olegworld both were confirmed) "Landed safely", aka game ended just as I was landing.

07-02-10, 09:56 AM	#95
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Heh, our formation on the way to the target was rather amusing. Oberon: "Raptor..." Raptor: "Yes?" Oberon: "It's come to my attention that we are about to reach twenty thousand feet..." Raptor: "We passed it some time ago..." Oberon: "Well...I haven't yet because I'm slightly below you...however if I recall correctly, the briefing states that we are to fly between twelve and sixteen thousand feet...right?" Raptor: "Right..." Oberon: "Do you not think therefore it might be a good idea if we were to...I don't know...lose some altitude?" Raptor: "....cutting throttle to fifty percent and lowering altitude..."