II/JG53 virtual squadron

[Dowly]

Ok, Wolves at War was the best time I ever had in SHIII. Now, completely abandoned the game and turned solely to IL2, I was thinking the day we started the Kuban campaign, how cool it would to have a WaW like online campaign for IL2. Here the II/JG53 comes in. They do pretty much that.

I'm sold. :yep:

http://www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53/

[Kratos]

looks good, theres also the wolf pack..one i was looking at, its mainly the American pearl harbour type arena ... http://www.sim.lightning-bolt.net./

[Dowly]

Well, it's Luftwaffe for me anyday, so. ;) Just waiting for them to give me the date for my practice/introduction flight and off I go! :rock:

[Dowly]

@Kratos

If you're, I can ask Valantine if it would be possible for you to join in as an observer to the server & TS tonight? We have a sortie scheduled for 20-20:30GMT.

EDIT: Of course, if anyone else is interested, let me know and I ask. Tho, I think it would be only 1 observer, so everyone playing would have enough planes.

[Kratos]

Sounds good matey :up:..what would be required of me?.aaaand does that mean i get to hear you on teamspeak :lol:

[Dowly]

what would be required of me?
To be there, pick the last plane of the squadron, roll off from the runway (so we wont land on you when we are returning), keep your mouth shut during the mission so we hear the orders/warnings we get and sit back and enjoy the action via the external cams. :up:

aaaand does that mean i get to hear you on teamspeak :lol:
Haha, nevaah!!! :rotfl:

[Kratos]

Being an impatient so-and-so... I took a leaf from Nicldoe's book and a had a sneak preview ;) had a look at a certain ntrk. ....yea Dowly you had a good sortie.. 3 kills!!! ''loved it matey'' :up:.....B.T.W. I thought you didn't like night time flying..:lol:...must admit it's the longest time i ever seen you sit so still on a runway..you must have been fiddling with the joystick..''you know calibrating it'' ;)

[Dowly]

Being an impatient so-and-so... I took a leaf from Nicldoe's book and a had a sneak preview ;) had a look at a certain ntrk. ....yea Dowly you had a good sortie.. 3 kills!!! ''loved it matey'' :up:.....B.T.W. I thought you didn't like night time flying..:lol:...must admit it's the longest time i ever seen you sit so still on a runway..you must have been fiddling with the joystick..''you know calibrating it'' ;)
Aye, got lucky on the last one. 2 kills came from saving someone's butt, so easy to get in position. And actually, yes, I was calibrating my joystick during the wait on the runway. :rotfl: As for the night time, I had no idea. When the game loaded up I uttered silently "f*ck....". :p

Yaayy, tonight's time to make another drunken sortie or two and get myself killed like the last time! :rock:

PS. Nicl sure is somekind of detective or something. Always sniffing around. :)

[Valantine]

So - i've found Dowly's hide out! :arrgh!:

It's been a long time since I was last over here at Subsim - I think I only signed up to take advantage of some SHIII downloads back in 05!
It's great to have Dowly and some of you others aboard, the rest of you are welcome if you fancy dropping by.
Until then il let Dowly do his Finnish thing and Ferret around!
V

[Kratos]

Hi Valantine.... welcome to our little den. http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/images/avatars/4771885724701ed97b4244.gif

[Dowly]

Nice to see you here, Val. :up:

[HunterICX]

Welcome Valentine:ping: ,

hope you last around here , and to see you online in IL2 more often;)
just a friendly notice that the signature is too High.
could you resize to about our hights (see my sig for example)
thank you.

HunterICX

[Valantine]

Will do Hunter. Il take it off for now and make a cutdown version soon :know:

Was good flying with you ther other night by the way - was amusing to see you and Duggy getting a bit of friendly rivalry going!
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[Dowly]

Rofl, I think someone else noticed too how irritating the I153 is. :rotfl:Oh well.. better not laugh, I'm up against Hunter's I153 when we start the SubSim Knock-Out Tournament. :-?

[HunterICX]

@Valantine: Aye, was great flying was some good fun that evening.
I will hear it from Dowly when you guys have a Free For All dogfight in the weekends for example.

and yeah , I heard Duggy on TS asking who that blasted I-153 was
had great fun with the fella :up: .

@Dowly: Comon, I think its going to be a good dogfight..maybe its gonna get legendary :rotfl:

HunterICX

[Dowly]

@Dowly: Comon, I think its going to be a good dogfight..


Lol, maybe for you, you're the one in the Star Wars plane. :rotfl:

[Valantine]

A little bit of a bump to help say WELCOME to all the new recruits we are gaining through subsim!
It is great flying with you all and i hope to see even more subsim members join the ranks of JG53 :arrgh!:
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[Dowly]

You heard the man! Join the fricking squadron! :stare:

Pssst, I saw 2 truck convoys coming in to our base when I was waiting for the rest of the guys to land and according to Val & Princess, they're full of booze. :yep::()1:

[Valantine]

"Were" full of Booze! Now we can;t fight the Russians as we are all rolling around like drunken loonies! :rotfl:

[XabbaRus]

This sounds fun I might join.

I assume since I am a client I don't need DCG installed on my machine to join in the fun.

[Dowly]

This sounds fun I might join.

I assume since I am a client I don't need DCG installed on my machine to join in the fun.

Yep, no need to have DCG. :up:

[Valantine]

We are always taking in more members, so please feel free to drop by and see if we are the right group for you. :up:
All you need is IL2 1946 patched to 4.08, TS is also very adviseable but not 100% needed - for some reason Dowly can type essays whilst dogfighting! :roll:
Hoep to see you lot in the air soon!
V

[Dowly]

for some reason Dowly can type essays whilst dogfighting! :roll:


:rotfl:

[XabbaRus]

Yea I know, and he can shoot straight too.

[Valantine]

We just had another subsimmer contact me about joining us which reminded me to come over here again and ask - where are the rest of you? ;)

Plus when I was here a week or two back I noticed GWX was now on version 2.0 and couldn't resist! Now I'm 5 missions into a bloody hard campaign - and its only January 21st 1940 - being hunted by several destroyers whilst sitting on the seabed as my batteries are destroyed! :damn:

But it still doesn't live upto the fun of flying with II./JG53 - hint hint ;)
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[Dowly]

Another SubSimmer? Heck, where's my medal!? :rotfl:

[Valantine]

It's back at the base somewhere, probably covered in snow right now! Everythings covered in snow right now!
The Russians were asking where the pet ferret had gone just earlier this evening, had to tell them to come and drop some feed over our base to try and root you out! :p
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[Dowly]

But it's cold outside... let me be in the warm bunker! Goering will understand.. :p

[Valantine]

Been a while since I last visited so I thought Id drop by and let you all know what is going on over at II./JG53 -
Right now we are getting our butts handed to us on the Russian front, Stalingrad is being over run and we are facing increasingly desperate odds. As such we have about a month before we expect the Stalingrad operation to faulter and are currently planning our next theatre of operations. So now is a great time to join us and get in on a new operation - fresh off the ground! At the moment we have a vote going on so you can even join now and get your say!
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[Dowly]

Oooooooo.... Mareth Line! :rock: Hope it wins! Just might to pop in for a sortie or two then. ;)

[Valantine]

Well, if you haven't done already drop by and make sure your vote counts! :rock:

[Dowly]

Well, if you haven't done already drop by and make sure your vote counts! :rock:
Yup, went in the moment I got the email, mate. :up:

You guys are having a sortie tomorrow night at the usual time, right? Might just pop in to test the TrackIR in action. :yep: (Tho, work on Saturday, so no drinking & flying this time :( )

[Valantine]

Hello everyone!
This is a quick message to update you on everything that is happening over at II./JG53. www./freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53 (http://www./freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53)
We have recently finished our Stalingrad campaign, and are about to progress on to bolster the numbers in North Africa. It is now early January 1943, with a successfull virtual year behind us we are looking forward to a bright future, even with the Russians and the Allies increasing their efforts we are still fighting strong. Many medals have been earned and many promotions have been granted as each pilot develops their skills and abilities both in official missions and in one of our many practice sessions.
Stalingrad has been lost but at a great cost for the Russian forces. We as a group have grown exponentially the past few months, with over 55 pilots in the group. Activity is at a massive level with us regularly having over 12 pilots per mission. Both Weisse (UK/Europe)and Gelbe (Aus/NZ) are regularly flying missions, with Rote (USA/CAN) members joining in when they can.
Recruitment and retention are very high priorities for us as a group, so if you have any suggestions on how to maintain activity/ gain new recruits or even ensure that everyone enjoys their time with the group even more, feel free to post in suggestions and let us know. Everyone in the group is more than welcome to make suggestions and they will be discussed fairly - as afterall, we are a group of people who choose to spend some of our free time flying together and sharing this interest.
Over this next operation we intend to get every section flying their own regular missions in order to give everyone a chance to fly. I know there are some of you who have not been seen in a little while, so I hope everything is good and we are all looking forward to your return. If you do not believe you will be returning please let me know so that I can move you to our Retired section of the roster and free up your number. For those of you who have joined but are yet to fly, please drop by the forums and keep us updated of your situation.
For those of you who are behind on your screenshots (I know I have 4+ missions to do) can you please try and get these done as soon as possible as they do form an integral part of our kill claims procedures.
To those of you who still need custom skins for the desert campaign, please let me know what you are after if you require me to skin them for you - I will be on holiday in 2 and a half weeks and will be available to skin around then. If you are doing the skin yourself or downloading one then it must be approved by a member of Gruppe stab BEFORE it is used in official missions.
Training Officers:
Since both Zieg and Hertz have been inactive for some time due to various real life events (hope to see you both soon though), we have opened up the training officer positions for each section. Nominations and applications have been recieved and the final decision will be announced very shortly.
North Africa:
Over NA we can expect to engage a vast variety of British and American fighters and bombers. Mostly Spitfires and hurricanes, each of these units has its own rudder markings creating a bit more depth to the campaign, allowing us to build rivalries against certain squadrons. The immersion factor for this campaign should remain very high as well as it being a much more difficult fight then we have previously experienced.
Any other news?
For all the latest information and to catch up with the group, the best bet would be to visit our website www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53 (http://www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53) and take a flick through the forums, found via a link on our website.

Once again, I hope this message finds you all well and I hope to hear from everyone soon!
Kindest Regards,
Major Valantine Zimmermann
(Paul)
II./JG53
www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53 (http://www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53)

[Valantine]

NEWSLETTER - 1ST AUG 08
Hi all,
I hope that this email finds you well!
As many of you know, we have been progressing brilliantly over North Afrika. It has been a very hard fight but one that we have all enjoyed and will continue to enjoy during this entire campaign.
It is also a great pleasure to announce that the new training officers are all performing a fantastic role and are coming up with some brilliant ideas for use by the group. One such idea is a new landing pattern that has begun to cut our landing times to under half the previous time. We also have developments in communications, using the wingman "whipser" function in teamspeak to great effect.
This is one of our main priorities right now, and as such we are looking to make some roster changes so that as many people as possible are paired up with another active pilot.
Several of you have let us know that you will be away for a while, and that is very much appreciated, however there are many that have been gone longer than expected and also those who have simply gone AWOL.
Please get in touch via the forum or reply to this email and let us know if and when we can expect you back. If you no longer wish to fly with JG53 then please let us know so that you can be moved to the retired roster where your pilot stats will be stored incase you wish to return at a later date and also as a tribute to your achievements during your time with us.
We have a lot going on at the moment, with some fantastic developments and an even better spirit than before. If you feel a bit rusty one of our training officers will always feel happy to arrange something for you. As always, yo ucan also contact me (Val) directly through the forums, MSN or email about any queries, concerns or questions.
I hope to hear from you all soon!
V

[Valantine]

The campaign is going brilliantly with our pilots becoming a great team. We are currently restructuring our roster to take advantage of our active membership and enthasis on teamwork - so right now we have space for new, dedicated pilots from all over the world!
So, If you are looking for a CO-OP squadron come over the www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53 (http://www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53) and see if we are the right squadron for you!
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[Valantine]

Just a quick update to let you all know that we are currently discussing going to the "dark side" and becomming a modded IL2 squadron - so those of you in JG53 that are here jump over and cast your vote and have your say! Those of you who are not yet in the group - come on over and get yourself registered and ready to fly! It's a great, fun squadron that is flying MANY times a week now!
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[Valantine]

Hello all,
As always, JG53 is looking for pilots the world over, so if yo uare itnerested in the CO-OP side of things feel free to check us out over at www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53 (http://www.freewebs.com/jagdgeschwader53)
However, the main reason for this post is to bring you all the fantastic news from JG53:
To start with I would like to extend my thanks to all of you who are currently active, in general most of our members have been active over this new theatre, however there are several of you who have not been seen for some time. If this applies to you, or you wish to leave the group, please drop by the forum and let me know. If you are simply away for an extended period or have issues that are preventing you from flying, it woudl also be appreciated if you dropped by the forums and let me know when to expect you abck.
With that done I shall move onto the second and important part of this newsletter:
After a long consultation and testing period involving all members of JG53, Stab have come to a final decision regarding these Mods.
We believe that JG53 should move to the Mods as it will:
1. Offer us increased realism in both graphical and sound terms
2. Offer us more realistic maps, especially for our current theatre of operations
3. Give us a much more updated game in the long wait for SOW
4. Offer us a slightly wider choice of aircraft to fight
5. Offer many, if not all, players a much steadier and reliable setup in terms of crash resistence and graphical errors.
As such we have thought long and hard about this, and have come up with the following rules:
1. Use only the "JG53" mod pack. the full complete uneddited pack.
2. Do not alter the mod package in any way
3. If caught cheating it is an immediate expuslion from the group
4. If caught using non "JG53" pack mods you get a warning, on the third warning you are removed from the group
5. The mod package will be re-evaluated every so often by gruppe stab (say every 3-6 months) to ensure we stay on top of developments that will enhance our immersion/realism whilst not forcing people to constantly fiddle with their installs.
These rules are here to ensure that EVERYONE is on an equal playing field. Whilst moving to mods does open up the possiblity of people using non approved mods or even hacks/cheats - the rules are inplace to discourage and punish those who do choose to do so. However I believe that by having a complete JG53 mod pack we should not encounter this as all our members are reliable and honest people.
From the consultation it apepars as though 99% of our membership approve of this move. Whilst Mod/Patch switchers do exist, during the course of testing many membres have reported issues with these jamming and requiring a complete reinstall. As such what I suggest, for all members, is to have two seperate installs. One that is the JG53 install which contains the official JG53 mod package and another that is the standard 4.08m patched version to allow for online play on public servers via hyperlobby. This is the most reliable way to ensure that you are still able to fly online via hyperlobby as well as having the complete JG53 package. Simply copy your install to another location, for example have the standard one at: C:/Program Files/IL21946 and then the Modded one at: C:/Program Files/IL21946JG53MOD
I think this package gives the most versatility to the group as it is a relatively small download when compared with the "complete" AAA package, is relatively easy to install and get working, Contains new and improved maps etc. whilst still being accessible for members with lower spec machines.
For missions we will no longer be able to use DCG to generate our missions, as such the missions will need to be created by hand. At the moment I am finalising a template that will be used for the first part of the new map from which we will create the first batch of missions. So expect to see missions flown by each Staffel that interlink and reinforce the notion that all pilots are flying the same campaign and the effects of Gelbe missions will be felt by Weisse and Rote and vice versa. This gives us a huge amount to work with in regards to getting a "living" campaign going that reflects our efforts across the board - hopefully meaning that for example, we all have a greater sense of achievement for taking out a flak battery in a Weisse missions meaning that Gelbe can get to their groudn pounding missions without being hit by that Flak battery.
Thanks go out to all JG53 members for having patience whilst this decision was made and the mods evaluated. An extra special thanks goes to the following for their contribution to the overall end result:
Anto
Otto
Wolf
Munz

I welcome all comments and suggestions as always!
V

[Fincuan]

That's it then, I signed up :yep:

Three weeks without our coops was enough, though I'll definitely keep flying them too should we decide to continue :up:

[XabbaRus]

What's the difference between JG53 mod and the unified installer? I have the full up installer installed and wouldn't want to touch it by adding other stuff.

[Fincuan]

Apparently it contains these mods:

Patch 4.09b1m MOD
IL2War-Sound-Mod-Pack_1.2 (edit, removed SmokeFire mod, removed the horrid sounds)
SFX 0.7+0.8+buttons (updates and adds new engine sounds to above)
HitEffectMod_v1.2_Mvn
BuffyFlaks_and_sound_v5
Avala_Oil_Blotch_1
Planeshine1_1 (and Zero fix)
Th!rdeye_Weapon_Effects (Thick smoke)
vp_newshock v2
Crater mod
HurricaneMkIID_v1_5_IL2_MOD
SPITMK1_v2_7_IL2_MOD
NTL_Darwin_Small Map
Dive_Sounds_V2_2

[XabbaRus]

And the unified installer? Darn hard tracking down a list

[Fincuan]

No idea, but there should be a list down at AAA. It was published while I was away so I haven't looked into it much.

[XabbaRus]

I think the unified installer contains all of those.

[Raptor1]

You can always use JSGME to switch everything around

[Valantine]

The unified installer contains a little bit more, including but not limited to the new 109 cockpits.
As a group we decided against this certain mod due to the way in which it changes the recticle. For those who shoot with the gunsight centered there is only a little difference, but for those who shoot with the gunsight off centre it is impossible to use. There were also a few complications with that mod and the first BETA JG53 pack so with those two reasons in mind we dropped it from the list of possible mods.
Hope that answers it, if there are any more questions I'm more than happy to answer!
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[kurtz]

I joined! Just a bit of a bump really;)

[Valantine]

It seems as though the chaps with practice down in the deep blue are also rather handy up there in the light blue!
Great to see so many Subsim chaps coming over to fly with us, although you could leave the lice in your subs next time! :arrgh!:
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[Kratos]

although you could leave the lice in your subs next time! :arrgh!:
Would that be the flied or boiled kind :lol:

[Valantine]

A quick heads up for you chaps over here: Mission turn outs have been on brilliant the past few weeks with 12+ pilots turning up making missions really good fun - the more pilots the more indepth and difficult the missions are, a prime example being several missions against rather large B17 formations of 40+ aircraft.
As always though, the more the merrier ;)
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[Valantine]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/ChristmasFromJG53.jpg

[Dowly]

Merry Christmas! :up:

[Valantine]

A quick update:
II./JG53 has now started its own Luftkriegsschule - this new and exciting training program will enable all of our new recruits to hone their skills right off the mark with the help of our highly experienced Training Officers.
We have also begun to create a fast track program for new recruits who show potential and above average teamwork ability.
So now is a fantastic and exciting time to join JG53 - why not drop by our website at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com) to check out all the new changes, and why not visit the forums and hae a browse through our public accessibly areas for a glimpse into group life!.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
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[Task Force]

so, what times do the different groups fly?:-?

[Valantine]

UK /EU section are at 20:00 GMT on Tuesdays and Sundays

Aus/NZ section varies depending on Anto's work/uni times - normally works out at around 09:00GMT on Wednesdays and Sundays

USA/Can section are currently only flying in the above missions and are not hosting in their own time zone. This is something that is being worked on and we will hopefull ahve one of the guys ready to host by the end of February at the lastest. Just our senior chap in Rote has had to go offline due to family commitments and the other senior chap who can host works shifts that rarely favour being on late US EST time.

That is just the official mission times - pretty much every evening you will find people about either doing training or messing around on Hyperlobby with either dogfighting or Co-ops.
I hope that helps.
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[Orion2012]

You guys still looking for more pilots and do you guys do any kind of training? I don't think I've ever used a german plane and don't wanna make a total fool of myself

[Kratos]

You guys still looking for more pilots and do you guys do any kind of training? I don't think I've ever used a german plane and don't wanna make a total fool of myself

Might be better posting your Question over at the site, www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com/) I think you'll get a quicker reply.

[Orion2012]

You guys still looking for more pilots and do you guys do any kind of training? I don't think I've ever used a german plane and don't wanna make a total fool of myself
Might be better posting your Question over at the site, www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com/) I think you'll get a quicker reply.

Will do, thanks Kratos.

[Dowly]

AFAIK, JG53 is always recruiting new pilots. :up:

[Orion2012]

AFAIK, JG53 is always recruiting new pilots. :up:
I'm still tinkering with a 109 some. Not a huge difference in actual flying, just need to alter my high AOA and learn to use that power!

No more Zoom and Boom for me boys!

[Dowly]

Make sure you practice with the 109G2 as that's what the JG53 uses.

No more Zoom and Boom for me boys!

Why's that? That's where the 109 shines with it's high rate of climb. :yep:

[Orion2012]

Make sure you practice with the 109G2 as that's what the JG53 uses.

No more Zoom and Boom for me boys!
Why's that? That's where the 109 shines with it's high rate of climb. :yep:

I dunno, it just dosen't seem to be as effective to me with the 109. I probably need more practice.

[Dowly]

Make sure you practice with the 109G2 as that's what the JG53 uses.

No more Zoom and Boom for me boys!
Why's that? That's where the 109 shines with it's high rate of climb. :yep:
I dunno, it just dosen't seem to be as effective to me with the 109. I probably need more practice.

Maybe you should have few Spit vs. 109 dogfights, that should help you to get back to BnZ. :p

[Orion2012]

Make sure you practice with the 109G2 as that's what the JG53 uses.

No more Zoom and Boom for me boys!
Why's that? That's where the 109 shines with it's high rate of climb. :yep:
I dunno, it just dosen't seem to be as effective to me with the 109. I probably need more practice.
Maybe you should have few Spit vs. 109 dogfights, that should help you to get back to BnZ. :p

Will do. I normally use a Hellcat, now using the 109 it feels like I went from a Daewoo to a Rolls Royce..Rolls Royce powered I guess.

[Valantine]

Ah, sorry I;ve not replied sooner - been a most hectic week at work! It is rapidly approaching coursework deadline time and my classes are now starting to panic that they havent been listening to me the last few months about starting to get their act together and to make things worse half the department is off sick :damn:

Anyhow, We are indeed always looking for new people - we're a nicely warm and friendly bunch like that!
We have also started up a much more indepth training program with the introduction of our Luftkriegsschule run by our 3 training officers. The official training night is Thursday at 20:00 GMT but to be honest you will find at least one of the training officers online most nights around then, and even a lot of mornings around 9:00 GMT when our Auzzie chaps are right side up! :up:

With the 109G2 it really is the most balanced variant, it is very forgiving to new pilots in all aspects except landing and accomodates both boom and zoom tactics and turn and burn. In JG53 you will find practitioners of both tactics and everyone is always happy to share knowledge and tips, teamwork is our top priority and a team is only as strong as its weakest element (oh god I sound like some sort of motivational speaker!:|\\ ) and because of that we try to ensure all pilots are at least able to perform at a certain standard to ensure both they and their team-mates have a chance at survival in some of our most hectic missions by concentrating on training and bettering everyone's skills.
If you want to know more, just drop by and sign up, any questions you may have will be answered as quickly as possible as someone is bound to know the answer, and in the rare case where someone doesnt, there will always be someone who will help find it out!
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[Valantine]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/Posters/Poster3.jpg

[Dowly]

That is fricking awesome! :o

[mengle]

That is fricking awesome! :o

Dowly is getting seduced by the force :D perhaps me to some day

[Valantine]

Well, as always, we have an open door policy to recruitment - even if you don't know which way round to sit in the cockpit we will get you signed up and once you've had some sessions with our training officers you'll be flying along humming the topgun theme in no time!
And if you like the poster - you'll just have to wait for the rest in our poster campaign to be posted :up:
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[Dowly]

Okie, Val. I've made my decision to return to JG53 tonight. :up:

One question tho, should I take the training class as it was introduced after I retired?

I'll be PM'ing you with my custom skin some time today. ;)

[Fincuan]

Hey that'll make two of us then. My PC is finally "in shape" to properly play IL2 again. :up:

[Dowly]

Good to hear that. :up:

[Valantine]

Good to have you both back! A couple of quick but frantic missions there! Perhaps no the next ones you'll get to tour Sicily a little more beofre the Brits or Amis show up to ruin the party!
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[Fincuan]

No problems Val, and I'm terribly sorry for the ruined 109s :oops:

Gotta keep the mechanics busy and so on... :lol:

[Dowly]

It was nice to fly with you guys again, especially the 2nd sortie was pretty good. Tho, they really ought to try and read the chatbox as nobody on the 2nd flight reacted to my warnings about the 4 P38s who were bouncing us.

"2 flight, ABOVE US!"

Nothing.

As the first P38 flew above towards the lead "2nd, BREAK!!"

Nothing.

"Frick this! I'm getting out of here!" :rotfl:

Oh well, we got them, that's what matters. :yep:

Darn those Beaufighters can take a beating. :doh:

[Valantine]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/Posters/Poster4.jpg

[Dowly]

Allies suck! :yep:

[mengle]

I have visit the site this morning and what i have seen: in this few flights Dowly 50+ planes shot :o Fin more than 80 :o :o
Was the enemy sleeping, were those planes parked on the ground?
Or is it just me who's a lazy shooter :hmm: hard to figure it out ...

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Valantine]

Both Dowly and Fin are quite talented pilots, so when you combine that with some great teamwork a lot of Allies are going to be taking a scenic route home :arrgh!:

The normal level of the AI depends on which squadron we are facing, most have a base level of Average/Veteran which when engaged with numerical superiority isnt too difficult, but when they outnumber us 8 to 1 it can prove to be a very difficult time indeed! Bomber streams differ greatly, sometimes we position ourselves perfectly and down lots on our first few passes, other times we get caught out and end up taking a lot of damage.
Afrika was a hard fight, Sicily is starting to heat up now especially with the influx of new Allied aircraft types such as the Beaufighter X and Spitfire fighter bombers.
V

[Fincuan]

Aye, I'll take fighters over bombers any day!

The G-2 is an excellent aircraft against the current fighter opposition we face, and I'm confident in my ability to outmaneuver them. If that doesn't work and one gets on your six you can count on another 109 landing on the enemy's six within 30 seconds. That's one of the greatest things when flying with a group of good human pilots.

Against bombers it's more like a lottery: You are going to get shot at, no matter how well you do, and with enough shots fired at you one is going to hit. I must say the current level of AI gunners we face seems to be spot on: They're not inhuman snipers scoring headshots at every opportunity, but they still make you fear them and be cautious in your attacks.

[Dowly]

First of all, I absolutely love what JG53 is doing.

2nd, I'm seeing the stuff I left the group for, the 3 sorties I've flown with JG53 now that I returned have been a cakewalk. Like when I left, it's just an race for the kills, there's no challenge. Even the fighters tend to be a tad passive.

So, my suggestion is to start playing the sorties with a minimum veteran skill on the AI, ace skill for some "ace" AI pilots. Sure, lots of new and "noobies" would get shot down, but they'll learn from their mistakes.

[Valantine]

Ah Don't worry Dowly, now we are familiar with Sicily the Allies are goig to start puting up a hard fight :rock:
Which should mean that everyone flies better as a team to ensure we all make it back alive! The past few missions have simply been a warm up for a lot of the new guys and a tester for some of the old ones who have had PC issues like Munkee.
But rest assured, the enemy WILL start caliming a few more very soon!
V

[Dowly]

Ow, goodie then.

I wanna be returning to base with my arse hair burning. :yep:

[Valantine]

Ah where were you last night Dowly!
You missed two very hard dogfights with some very nasty enemies! On the second mission we even had two Aces leading the assualt on our airfield - I believe all of us who returned home made a quick dash for the toilet after that one!
V

[TarJak]

Ah well I must be nuts. I signed up tonight. Maybe I'll get some help in building up flight skills. I need it!:oops:

[Dowly]

Ah where were you last night Dowly!
You missed two very hard dogfights with some very nasty enemies! On the second mission we even had two Aces leading the assualt on our airfield - I believe all of us who returned home made a quick dash for the toilet after that one!
V

Suffering from a hangover. :-?

[mengle]

Ah where were you last night Dowly!
You missed two very hard dogfights with some very nasty enemies! On the second mission we even had two Aces leading the assualt on our airfield - I believe all of us who returned home made a quick dash for the toilet after that one!
V

Suffering from a hangover. :-?

:nope: that's bad, you should be proud flying for the LUFTWAFFE, proud to die for the German Reich as a jong one!
In my early years as Oberst i was a great pilot, doing my duty was a great honor. After the invasion af France i even had the oppartunity to join the FÛHRER in his trip to Paris.:smug:
Good advice stop the drinking and the smokes! otherwise jou're going to stay for the rest of your life a corporal !
this advice comes straight from my heart ;)
http://static3.filefront.com/images/personal/m/menglee/137716/vsitjnvzdb.jpg

[Dowly]

Gah, no one's telling me when and how much I drink. :yep:

BTW, that guy on the Hitler's left looks like my dad. :rotfl:

[Valantine]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/Posters/Poster5.jpg


By the way, I should just create a Subsim section with the amount of you chaps coming over! ha! Bunch of dirty pirates! :arrgh!:

Plus Dowly and Fin are getting a little closer to that "General" rank they are both longing for!
V

[Dowly]

Plus Dowly and Fin are getting a little closer to that "General" rank they are both longing for!
V
Bah, gimme a case of beer, paperbag and an hour or two with that hairy nurse I had the pleasure to be stiched back together by and I'm happy. :sunny:

EDIT: Ah yes, only now checked the JG53 forums. Congrats Finn for the promotion! :up:

[Valantine]

Dowly - she had a shave just for you!

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t211/JG53_Valantine/DowlyNurse.jpg

[Dowly]

:rotfl::rotfl:

[Fincuan]

ROFL :lol:

And congrats to you too Dowly!

[Valantine]

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[Valantine]

Hi everyone,
I hope this message finds you all well!
A couple of important messages in this one:
First up, the battle of Sicily has really heat up of late, it looks like we will be pulling back to Italy some time over the next few weeks. When we reach Italy it is very likely I will start opening up discussion regarding the possible change of theatre.
We have also had a large roster re-organisation, both within Stab and within Weisse. So congratulations to all those with new positions. It is also fantastic to see so many new recruits! Our numbers have certainly grown since some of veterans were last seen!It is also really encouraging to see these new recruits sticking around! Lets hope for continued growth and retentions of members!
It is also extremely encouraging to see some old members creeping out of the woodwork! It has been far too long since I saw some of you! Although there are stil la few of you out there that havent been heard from in a while.....
Rote is getting VERY close to being fully up and operational. We just need to iron out the last few bugs and then we are ready for Rote to be running their own missions in their own time zone! I hope to see a lot more of you American and Canadian chaps being active once that happens! Weisse turn outs have been around the 12-16 mark the past month but I am sure Rote will get similar numbers very quickly!
Gelbe is struggling right now since a lot fo chaps are busy with real life things, but I'd like to urge all members who are able to make the Gelbe flight times to turn up and give it a go flying with the lads down-under and help them engage the enemy on a bit more favourable odds!
I'd also like to congratulate all members on how well thigns are coming along, the comms and teamwork are steadily improving even with so many new chaps in the air, teamwork is especially strong in some of you so keep up the good work! And remember to invite any of your IL2 friends, associates, pets or loved ones if you feel they may enjoy what we do here at JG53. The more the merrier and all that!
I would also like to take this chance to mention that updates for the JG53 mod pack are currently under review, we are testing a LOT of new additions ranging from new sounds all the way to new aircraft, realistic wind and weather and a tonne more!
The next update will also be a complete package since several members experienced difficulty with the patching process - this will be one nice easy download and install rather than messing about with lots of seperate files. Watch the announcements for more detils in the near future!
Now onto something that is BRAND NEW:
For a little while now Otto and I have been working on gettings a pilot's manual put together, primarily for new pilots so that their first few weeks within the group are a bit smoother as they will have all the important info at their finger tips rather than having to search through countless forum stickies etc.
However, I got a wee bit carried away and have compiled a huge 10,000+ word Pilot's Manual that covers pretty much all aspects of flying with II./JG53.
Since we have gotten a lot of new recruits recently who are still getting settled into the group, and a few old hands who have returned after a period of absense, I would like to urge ALL members of JG53 take a look at the Pilot's Manual.
It is the first version of it, and it will definately be updated again when I next get a chance to do so - since even whilst typing this I have realised I've left out the landing pattern, TS Whisper mode setup and a few other things ontop of a few spelling mistakes, a few strange formating bits and the bit about experten skins being repeated twice!
It is only about 1.5mb I belive since it is in .pdf format - so please rather than keep opening from the website and using all of the bandwidth, SAVE a copy to your own computer for reference.
It makes for a good read and I am 100% certain that everyone who reads it will find out something they didnt know before!
So without further ado, I present to you all the:
First Edition of the II./Jagdgeschwader53 Pilot's Manual (http://www.iijg53.com/JG53%20Pilot's%20Manual.pdf)
I hope that this answers the vast majority of questions that people may have, but if not you are always mroe than welcome to ask either in the appropriate section on the forum or via PM to either myself or another member of Gruppe Stab.
This is to become standard issue to all new JG53 recruits.
Regards,
V

[joeljansson]

sounds fun i think but:shifty: im 12 can i still join?:06::06::06::up:

[Kratos]

sounds fun i think but:shifty: im 12 can i still join?:06::06::06::up:


might be better to post at forum > http://www.iijg53.com/ < You prolly get a quicker response. :03:

[joeljansson]

i gotta join then to post so problem?

[Dowly]

i gotta join then to post so problem?

You can post to the public forum without registering.

[Fincuan]

I'm quite sure you can post at the "GUEST" section without registering.

[joeljansson]

ok:woot:

[joeljansson]

i joined or signed up at the site and posted in the public forum abaout me:D

[Valantine]

Cheers guys!
Not had a chance to check in over here recently! Been rather busy as its almost the end of term and our year 11's will be leaving soon!

Good to see you're all alive and kicking!
And thanks for keeping your eyes on the thread! Although Dowly, Fin - where ya been? We are running out of pre dug latrines :yeah:
V

[Dowly]

Although Dowly, Fin - where ya been? We are running out of pre dug latrines :yeah:
V

Meh, I gave up on the flying due to WWIIOL. Tho, whilst I'm back to IL2 now, I think the flights with these fellows here will be more than enough for me atm.

[joeljansson]

I just got a problem whit patch 4.08 from ubi I installed and when going to hyperlobby and go to the games its says that they got 4.08 and i think well i got to so whats the problem?:06::06::06:

[Valantine]

If you need some help setting up the mods/ HL then post in the JG53 technical area as there arn;t many of us who check over here at the Subsim forums very often so the responses will very likely be delayed.
V

[Valantine]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
JG53 is progressing very nicely and we are continuing to grow. Due to the large volume of sign ups Stab has taken the decision to create an AWOL section on the roster, when moved to AWOL a pilots page will be kept for a period up to 3 months, if after this 3 month period is up the pilot in question has made no contact with us via the forums, email or private message that pilot page will be deleted meaning that if that pilot wishes to return to JG53 in the future they must start from scratch.
This can easily be avoided by informing us that you will be away for a certain period, and if possible give us a rough guess when you will be back. If you no longer wish to be a member of JG53 let us know so that we can place your pilot page in the Retired section giving you a place of honour in the history of our group as well as leaving your pilot stats safe for any possible return.
At the moment I have only moved Flieger Kadettes to the AWOL section. These are people who have signed up with us but have not made any progress towards completing their training or joining in missions. Please get in contact and let us know if you will be back or not so that we do not keep spending time trying to get in contact with you. (List at end of this email)
I do have to say that our turn outs during missions over the past 3 months have been fantastic, in general we get at least 12 pilots airborne each mission. Rote will be starting up missions very shortly and both Weisse and Gelbe are continuing to go strong.
We are welcoming new recruits all the time and the majority of which are maintaining activity and are progressing with extreme promise.
We are also in the final stages of testing the version 1.2 of the JG53 mod pack and I have to say - it is looking fantastic! We are looking at a release some time over the next 2 weeks and unlike the previous version this will be a very easy one to install since it is a complete version and not a "patch".
We are also finishing up Sicily some time over the next few weeks and commandis currently looking at our next area of operations.
That is all for now,
I hope you are all well and to hear from any of you inactive chaps soon.
I also look forward to meeting any new recruits who see this and sign up.
V
Flieger Kadette Erich Thomas (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Navon Balsman (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Mitika Ehrlichmann (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Hollander Kraaijer (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Ronald Von Braunnschweiger (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Nicholaus von Schwede (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Franz Weber (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Darcy von Nowotny (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Kurt Welter (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Werner Eichmann (Weisse)
Flieger Kadette Ernest Amsel (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Pancho Kaiser (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Michael Schmidt (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Maxer Stotzer (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Erik Kruger (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Sebas¨Harthman¨Fiset (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Jaime Schmidt (Rote)
Flieger Kadette Erik "Doc W" Landwehr (Gelbe)
Flieger Kadette Erich Von Stalhein (Gelbe)
(If your name appears on this list YOUR position in JG53 will be lost unles you get in contact with us soon)

[Valantine]

Just wondering - have any of you chaps heard from Fincuan recently?

[Kratos]

Just wondering - have any of you chaps heard from Fincuan recently?


Not a lot lately Val , he's been very quiet :hmmm:

[Valantine]

Cheers Kratos, just a few of us were starting to wonder if he had fallen down the back of the sofa or not!
V

[Schroeder]

He hasn't been flying with us for more than a month by now.:hmmm:

[Valantine]

About the same here - maybe he's gone and got himself a girlfriend? One of those is a death sentence to any Virtual Pilot or Submariner! :haha:

If you do hear from him can you make sure you point him over to the JG53 forums so we know he's alright.

On a different note - we are currently voting on our next area of operations! :yeah:
V

[Raptor1]

About the same here - maybe he's gone and got himself a girlfriend? One of those is a death sentence to any Virtual Pilot or Submariner! :haha:


No need to jump to such hasty conclusions, I'm sure he's just a deserter and a traitor

[Oberon]

No need to jump to such hasty conclusions, I'm sure he's just a deserter and a traitor

Maybe she's a Communist girlfriend? :hmmm:

[Raptor1]

Maybe she's a Communist girlfriend? :hmmm:

No, that would make him a...

Damn it, I knew we shouldn't have trusted him with our secret plans!

[Valantine]

Bugger - the commies will know the locations of latrines dug all around the Reich!
Best send a memo out to all field units to watch where they poop - there could be commies in the holes! :rotfl:
V

[Valantine]

Good day everyone,
I hope that this finds you well and enjoying the onset of summer!
This is probably going to be a longish one, so bear with me on it.
First things first, our new theatre of operations has been voted for, and the results see us transferring to join in with the defence of Smolensk on the Eastern Front. We expect the Soviets to be much more of a worthy opponent than the previous times we have engaged them (Stalingrad/Crimea). We expect to see a lot of improved fighters and ground attack aircraft as well as a fair portion of interesting and varied missions.
We aim to resume Official missions on either Sunday 26th or Tuesday 28th April 2009. More info on this will be announced later this week on the forums.
Equally, command has a very pleasant surprise for us! We are to swing past the Bavarian/Austrian area just north of the Alps in order to receive a few days rest whilst also refitting to the new and improved BF109 G4 variant. This variant is very much like the trusty G2 in both terms of handling and armament – it does however have an improved radio set, non retractable tail wheel and something I know many o will be happy about – larger tires to help with those rough landings!
Right now we are also looking for a dedicated ROTE (USA/CAN) host so that we can get that section back to fully operational status with missions hosted in a much more suitable time frame. We aim to have this done within the first few weeks of the new campaign providing all goes to plan. However we need all the input we can get from our American and Canadian members to help us ensure we get the right times and days so as many chaps as possible can make it to the missions as possible.
We are also running a bit of a competition to get a brand new and most glorious recruitment video made to help give possible recruits a better idea of how we operate and the teamwork ethic we all enjoy.
We are also very pleased to announce the latest version of the JG53 Mod pack – Version 1.2
This is a COMPLETE and EASY to install package since the feedback from the 1.1 patch process indicated that a complete install would be much better for the vast majority of our members. This pack contains a whole new range of things from aircraft and maps to more realistic effects and sounds.
Here’s the details:
*** JG53 Mod Pack ***
V1.2 April 2009
Compiled and tested by II./JG53 Stab with assistance from AAA community
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RULES:
1. Use only the "JG53" mod pack.
2. Altering the mod pack may stop your game from working. Therefore further alterations are not allowed.
3. If caught cheating it is an immediate expuslion from the group.
4. If caught using non "JG53" pack mods you get a warning, on the third warning you will be expelled from the group.
5. The mod package will be re-evaluated every few months by Gruppe Stab to ensure improving realism and compatibility.
6. All feedback is welcome.
7. Enjoy
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INSTALLATION INSRUCTIONS
You may install this modpack in two ways:
- Using a Second install of IL-2 (recommended)
- Using a Mod Enabler
1. Using a Second Install of IL-2:
- Extract Mod Pack directly into the directory of your second install
- Run game, mod pack will already be enabled
2. Using the Mod Enabler:
- Ensure you have installed the JSGME Mod enabler from the JG53 Forums
- Remove ALL previous versions of the JG53 Mod
- Extract all files to the JG53 Mod in the Mods file of your Il-2 Sturmovik 1946 directory
i.e. C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\JG53 Mod
- In JSGME, take a 'snapshot' of game
- JG53 Mod will appear in the left panel, click the arrow to activate
- Once mod is loaded, it will appear in right panel. You may now start the game
- Once you finish playing, please deactivate the mod unless the installation used ONLY the JG53 mod pack as the JSGME mod enabler can on occasions jamm with mods on.
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v1.2 Changelog
FIXES:
- Modpack combined into one simple and easy to use install
- Replaced file preventing Stuka dive siren from enabling
- Fixed incomplete engine sounds i.e. Storch and Hs-129
- Removed redundant preset files and samples
- Adjusted force feedback level at takeoff
- Fixed minor errors in air.ini, planes_ru.properties and weapons_ru.properties
- Fixed bug in which wind sounds were heard in cockpit after switching from an open gunning position
- Fixed file structure, so now compliant with AAA
- Fixed reticle and skin bugs in 109s
- Replaced B-17 cockpit with Rawner's B-17 pack as well as updated B-17 plane model
- Spitfire Mk 1 crash fix
- Zuti Slovenia map updated to final version
- Corrected Fw-190D-9 Late model
- Updated static plane list
- Correct Me-410A cockpit
ADDITIONS:
New Aircraft
- Bf-109E-1 and Jabo
- Bf-109E-3 and Jabo
- Bf-109E-4 Trop
- Bf-109E-7N and Trop
- Bf-109F-1
- Bf-109F-2 Jabo and Trop variants
- Bf-109F-4 Jabo and Trop variants
- Bf-109F-4/R1 Kanonboot
- Bf-109G-2/Trop
- Bf-109G-4 (new flight model)
- Bf-109G-6 Erla (+ new loadout and flight model)
- Bf-109G-6 Erla Late (+ new loadout and flight model)
- Bf-109G-10 early (with MG151/20)
- Bf-109G-10C3
- Bf-109G-14 early (with MG151/20)
- Bf-109G-14/AS (+ new loadout and flight model)
- Bf-109K-14
- Fw-190A-3
- Fw-190A-5/U14 Torpedojager
- Fw-190D-11
- Fw-190D-13
- Ju-88A-4/ Torpedobomber
- I-153 2x BS
- I-153 2X SHVAK, 1x BS
- I-153 Finnish
- Me-410 Hornise (A,B and D variants)
- Mosquito Mk B XVI
- Seafire Mk. II Merlin 45
- Seafire Mk. II Merlin 50
- Spitfire Mk XIVc
- Spitfire LF Mk XIVe
- Tempest Mk V 11lbs
- Tempest Mk V 13lbs
- Typhoon MkIb early
Effects
- NewMatMod added plus McWolf's Decal shine - realistic default aircraft markings
- SkinMod added, new default skins for some aircraft
- Updated and fix flak and weapon effects
- New reticles and textures in Bf-109 cockpits
Sounds
- Upgraded to SFX0.91
- Complete redux by Anto, including numerous new sounds
- Improved flak, explosion and weapon sounds from Battle Sounds Pack
- Added Italian and French pilot comms
Maps
- GW Default Winter Pack
- N-E Libya
- zip_alpen - Map containing entire European Alps (Bavaria, Switzerland, North Italy, SE France)
- dlc_SpainSW
- dlv_Sinai
Others
- MoonMod added to allow control of moon cycles
- User Configurable Wind allowed for more weather variation in missions
- Cert AI Mod v.30 added to greatly improve default AI
- Bomb-Bay Door Mod added, allowing physical control over doors on select bombers (Mosquito, American B bombers, A-20 etc)
- QMBPlus, to allow more variation in quick missions
v1.1
Contains following mods
Aircraft:
HurricaneMkIID_v1_5_IL2_MOD
SPITMK1_v2_9_IL2_MOD
AAA Spitfire Mk V/VIII Pack
AAA Beaufighter Mk X
Rawner's Antenna Mod fo Bf-110G4
Scharge Musik Gunsight Mod
Effects:
HitEffectMod_v1.2_Mvn
BuffyFlaks_and_sound_v5
Avala_Oil_Blotch_1
Planeshine1_1 (and Zero fix)
Th!rdeye_Weapon_Effects (Thick smoke) v1.3
vp_newshock v2
Crater mod
AAA Armament Reskins
Zorin's Luftwaffe Ordinance
Maps:
NTL_Darwin_Small Map
Mbug_Slovakia_Winter
GW-Ardennes Winter
vpmedia Default Map Pack
Cannon's English Channel 1940 Beta
Zuti-Slovenia Map
Sounds:
Dive_Sounds_V2_2
Anto's Tempest Sounds v1.1
IL2War-Sound-Mod-Pack_1.2 (edit)
SFX 0.8
Stuka Siren Sounds
Urich Rudel's B-17 Sounds
Other:
Patch 4.09b1m MOD
AAA English Career Fix
FMB+
6 Degrees of Freedom mod (for TrackIR and Freetrack users)
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More info and DOWNLOAD LINK can be found on the forums.
All in all chaps I think that about covers it for now!
I hope to see you all over Smolensk, especially the few of you who have been away for some time and our new recruits who have yet to report to the Luftkriegsschule after sign up.
Regards,
V

[Valantine]

Please note.
Stab has been discussing the merits of introducing an age limit for entrance to the group. This is in response to a few issue we have had in the past, mainly the one caused by Hartmann/Ben/Galland and all the other names he used.
It is also due to the fact that 95% of JG53 members are aged over 21 and some, tripple that amount. Many members felt that by having pilots of younger ages it restricted the friendly chatter and although swearing etc. is no encouraged within JG53, many members feel uneasy having a laugh with such young pilots.
We have been discussing this issue for almost 2 months now, and we have come to the agreement that we should introduce an age limit for entrance the the group.
This age limit will mean that 15 years old is the absolute minimum for new recruits into JG53, this is reflected on both the group sign up form and on our rules page.
The rules read:
Please note that we do now operate a minimum age policy. All applicants MUST be aged 15 or over, applications from those below this age cannot be considered. However immaturity will not be tolerated from members of any age.
Although 15 is still much younger than most of us here, Stab felt that 15 was a fair compromise between being an almost fully "open" group and being a one where everyone felt comfortable to enjoy their time here without fear of problems, from possibly insulting younger people to, forbid, having innapporpriate accusations thrown around.
So, what does this mean for our current members who are below 15?
Well, for those established in the group - you are evidently mature enough to fit in, or else you would have already been spoken to regarding your attitude.
For those new recruits to the group, in the interests of fairness to you, I will not dismiss you without a chance, however you will need to do your induction flight as normal, but will also need to fly with at least two members of stab who will judge if you will be a good fit for the group and if you have a mature enough attitude to be able to join in with the group flights.
Stab is unanimous in its decision that this is indeed the best way forward for the group in roder to maintain the great caliber of comraderie we currently have.
V

[Valantine]

Just bumping to inform eveyrone that the Russians have begun their counter attack in the Smolensk region.
All pilots are needed to stop the red horde!
V

[Valantine]

Great news Gents,
After a fair while of inactivity over the pond our Rote section is once again preparing to stand as an active section operating missions in their own time zone.

It has been a while in the planning what with setup problems, personal issues and many more with all the others who have tried we have now got someone to the stage where he is able to host missions, has MLR installed and knows how it works and has had a basic run through on FMB and is currently training with Joint Ops to be a better CO-OP mission builder.

So everyone, please say a huge thanks to Randall H Klaue for stepping up and taking on this responsibility!

The last thing to get organised is to arrange when the best suitable time/day for the Rote (USA/CAN) section to be airborne is!
Please visit the thread found on the JG53 forums, if you are a Rote Staffel member of JG53 and give Klaue the best times that you are available to fly!
I hope to see a lot of you chaps who have been inactive for a while putting in your input to help you get flights that are in your time zone!

Also this is a great chance for pilots of other sections to have even more oppertunities to fly, so why not pop in and see how things are developing!

We are currently operating over Smolensk and the Russians are putting up some extremely fierce resistance, so much so we are being pushed back by the Russian advances, Smolensk probably has another month before it falls so we will be looking at our next theatre of operations very soon.

If you recieve this and no longer wish ot be a member, please contact me so that I can move you to the inactives and remove you from the mailing list, if you have been inactive for a while and still wish to be a member of the group please get in contact and let us know that you are OK and if possible a rough guess at when you will return. Participating in misions has been great the last few months, so you'll be mroe than welcome to join in on our exciting missions.

So, again, a bit of fantastic news that all of us can celebrate!
V

[Valantine]

Good to see the Lolwaffles expanding and doing their normal wrecking of old fat-boy's aircraft! :salute:

A little update from us lot at JG53:
Smolensk has been all but lost, as such Command has ordered us out of the area and to reinforce our fellow Geschwaders over the Gulf of Finland near the Leningrad Pocket!
All three time Zone Staffels are up and running and missions occur at least 4 times per week as well as additional official training nights. Plus ontop of that most nights you'll find us flying about in co-ops either direct IP or on hyperlobby - so a pretty active bunch who are always on the look out for new recruits from all time zones!
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[Valantine]

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Long time since we saw some of you subsim chaps! Been hiding under the waves again?
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[Dowly]

Stop lying! Tarjak is flying with you all the time! (atleast I think he is :hmmm:)

[Valantine]

Well, ok, we see ONE of you at the moment! What about yourself? Fincuan? Joel? Nicl? and probably more :ping:
With no bilge rats in the air we are starting to seem like a professional outfit and we can;t be having that! :arrgh!:
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[TarJak]

Stop lying! Tarjak is flying with you all the time! (atleast I think he is :hmmm:)
:yep: Spot on Dowly. I'm flying every chance I get and loving it. Great bunch of guys and plenty of action.

[Valantine]

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 (http://www.iijg53.com/) or www.iijg53.net (http://www.iijg53.net/)
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[Valantine]

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[TarJak]

Any existing members who've been inactive for a bit might be interested in the II/JG53 wingman competition being organised at the moment. Check out the forums announcements section for details.

[Valantine]

BUMP!

We have resumed official missions, it is now January 1944 and we are operating over the final collapse of the Lenningrad theatre, command has sent through orders that we are to transfer to Defence of the Reich operations over France on the channel map in the coming weeks.

We have also been re-equipped with the Bf109G6 Erla Haube, which is proving a learning curve for some that are used to the turn and burn approach afforded by our previous mount the G4 - however through teamwork and communications losses are staying low.

We are also active in AIR WAR, our squadron details can be found here:
http://war.by-airforce.com/sqd_file.php?sqd=II./JG53
We are always welcoming new recruits to fly BF109s and BF110s with us, all three time zone based staffels are in operation offering many many chances to fly both official missions and airwar - we would love to hear from you!

Check us out at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)
See you in the virtual skies!
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[Oberon]

Aaah, Der Dicke has sent you the wunderflieger! I thought we managed to wreck all of them... :hmmm:

[Task Force]

We did...:damn: They made more. lol

[Valantine]

Oh yes!
Handles and weighs just like Helga the rather Brumhilda-esque of the attached nurse section! :yeah:
Those bulges also give flashbacks to many a JG53 pilot about their time as POW's (prisoner of warthog) :nope:
But either way, it is off to see the Tommies and the yankies soon so bye bye cold eastern front, lets just hope the next few weeks go ok in our new flying tanks and the nurses in France are half the size and double the quantity!
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[Oberon]

Ja, keep your eyes on Calais, if the Amis are going to land anywhere it'll be there. :yep:

[TarJak]

I'm actually enjoying the G6. At least when you hit something with the MG's they do some damage. Not like the little pop guns on the G4's.

Calais you say? :hmmm: Hmmm.

[kurtz]

Just to say,"Hi".

[Valantine]

Welcome to all of our recent recruits: it is great to see so many new chaps and for all sections to be active with decent turn outs!
Also well done to our newest "Experten":

Gefreiter Roland "Nox" Kaufer
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Unteroffizier Adolf "Lupus" Schultz
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and Gefreiter Johannes Krug Volkmann whose aircraft is still undergoing its custom paint job!
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[Valantine]

Hello everyone,
First off please let me say that it is great to see the group being so active and also to see so many new members joining the group and staying active. We currently have around 35 active members per month with around 20-25 of those active on a weekly basis. This has seen us get up to 16 pilots in a mission on quite a regular occurrence! Weisse and Rote are currently fully active with two mission nights a week, Gelbe is currently active but only on one day a week due to vacations and service commitments from several members down under.
Our mission times are currently:
Weisse:
Tuesday 20:00 (London Time)
Sunday 20:00 (London Time)
Rote:
Wednesday 20:00 (US EST)
Sunday 20:00 (US EST)
Gelbe:
Sunday 17:00 (W AST)
Munz has also recently restarted Rote training evenings and Weisse is looking to get started with bi-weekly training nights on a Friday evening within the next few weeks.
We are also active in Air War and VOW Reloaded which run through Hyperlobby (look for members with IIJG53 in their names and you'll see some of us around most evenings. Most evenings you'll find people on our teamspeak channel flying in either these or even just some dogfighting, unofficial training or non mission co-ops.
We are currently running a small plugin mod for the community made mod pack "Ultra Pack 2.0m" - our plugin builds upon this fantastic mod set by adding in several new 109s including our current aircraft: the BF109G6 Erla, new weapon loadouts including the wing mortars (which to this date no-one has downed a bomber with a direct hit)
As you can guess we are currently in late March 1944 flying Defence of the Reich, big week has ended recently and we have learned a lot of hard lessons against the US and British forces. The new fighter variants are certainly huge challenges compared to our recent outings over the Eastern Front.
We have also recently had several pilots pass some huge land mark mission totals as well as many of our recent Luftkriegsschule recruits passing through into the main Staffels as Gefreiters and Obergefreiters.
Our planning for the eventual release of Storm of War is also coming along nicely which will see JG53 expand to incorporate a medium bomber or Stuka section alongside our current launch of a Zerstorer BF110 section in IL2.
We are also continuing to seek new recruits and are gaining some brilliant new chaps who are fitting in perfectly, but as always we are also encouraging all of our inactive members to get in touch and let us know they are OK and as always, encouraging them to get airborne once more.
Of course if you do not wish to be a member of JG53 any more, please reply and let us know to remove you.
All in all things are really progressing well and JG53 are continuing to progress and develop some fantastic teamwork which is seeing some absolutely fantastic wingmen come forward and show everyone exactly what JG53 is about: victory through superior teamwork and co-operation.
Anyhow, hope this finds you all very well. Looking forward to hearing from you all soon!
Val
www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)

[Valantine]

Bump!
Our USA/CAN section had a great Labor day Marathon mission session - 5 missions that followed a "story arch" through our current theatre of operations saw them pit their wits against 303 (Polish) Squadron - although our losses were high we have amanged to gain ground and push back the Allied advance on Caen.

We are still looking for pilots for all our sections based roughly around specific time zones:
Weisse (UK/Europe)
Rote (USA/CAN)
Gelbe (Aus/NZ)

We are also well into our planning for when SOW is finally released so we when that arrives we have some very exciting times ahead!
Why not join in the fun of a CO-OP campaign with us at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)
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[OrangeYoshi]

I'll take it upon myself to bump this thing, being the latest subsimmer to find IL-2 and join JG53. It's some great fun with some cool people. I've already flown to official missions, several unofficial missions, and 6 missions in the virtual airwar which really brings a feeling of being a small part of the war.

I can already see the camaraderie is nice. It's much more fun flying with friends than flying by yourself and the AI.

[Valantine]

You shure you are talking about the right group? I always thought we were a bunch of grumpy old gits :salute:

Welcome to the group Yoshi, glad to have you onboard and hopefully I'll get a chance to fly with you in tonight's Rote missions at 20:00 US est
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[Crécy]

Ah, shame. I don't have a microphone. Otherwise I would be interested to join you. Although, I'm the worst pilot the world have ever seen :).

[TarJak]

I'll take it upon myself to bump this thing, being the latest subsimmer to find IL-2 and join JG53. It's some great fun with some cool people. I've already flown to official missions, several unofficial missions, and 6 missions in the virtual airwar which really brings a feeling of being a small part of the war.

I can already see the camaraderie is nice. It's much more fun flying with friends than flying by yourself and the AI.
Or against the experten in HL.:D Hope to fly with you soon Yoshi. I should be around for Weisse and Rote missions for the next two weeks as I've got some leave.

[Valantine]

Bump!
We are still going strong and are still recruiting!
Currently starting up the winter of 1944 so things are getting quite hectic with bad weather and the enemy having far superior numbers!
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[Valantine]

Hi all,
Just a quick announcement:

II./JG53 will be temporarily closing recruitment as of February 13th 2011.

This is in preporation for our move to IL2:CoD, retraining and for our website to recieve a complete overhaul.

Recruitment will once again open up within a month of the CoD release date.
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[Valantine]

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you all know that we have now finished the war and will shortly be restarting it all by starting the Spanish Civil War. After this we hope to move to the new CoD engine and progress with the war as we have already done once before.

For this we have also created a new website that went live less than 30 minutes ago, you can check it out at http://www.iijg53.com

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[Valantine]

II./JG53 is currently re-opening recruitment for Bf109 and Ju88 pilots.
Due to the performance issues with Cliffs of Dover we as a group have decided to delay switch over to the new engine for a while, as such we are opening up recruitment for limited numbers.

We are currently accepting pilots for BOTH our fighter sections and our Bomber section from all over the world.

We have 5 sections in the group primarily based on time zone and aircraft specialism:

Weisse: European Fighter section
Rote: American / Canadian Fighter Section
Gelbe: Australian / New Zealand Fighter Section
Schwartz: Once the main time zone sections switch to the new Cliffs of Dover Engine this section will continue running modded 1946 for those unable to upgrade
Kampf: Worldwide Bomber section

Right now Gelbe and the Kampf section are a little low in numbers so we especially welcome pilots for these sections.

We are currently looking for a maximum of:
6 Bf109 Pilots
8 JU88 Pilots

Please visit our new and improved website at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com) and see if we are the right group for you. If you do wish to sign up please go to the Enlist page and fill out a recruitment form.

Whilst we do recruit worldwide we are an English speaking group so some knowledge of English is needed, equally the minimum age for recruits is 18 unless invited directly by an existing member.

Hope to see you all soon

Regards,
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[TarJak]

Bump. Recruitment is still open so if you are up to it get involved in one of the best online squads around.

[Valantine]

Hi all,
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Just a quick bit of information to everyone:
II./JG53 is currently recruiting Bf109 and JU88 pilots from around the globe. We are currently operating using IL2 1946 modded to the latest Ultrapack 3 release candidate (with our own enhanced AI mod since the current version uses stock AI).
We are a group that has been around flying actively since 2006 so we are no fly by night squadron, if you'll pardon the pun, and have a dedicated membership currently numbering around 40 active pilots all of various experience and knowledge, all of us share the comraderie of flying together and enjoying this simulation as a team.
We are looking for pilots from all over the globe as we have staffels to match the vast majority of time zones:
Weisse Staffel is the European staffel flying at 20:00 (London) time on both Tuesdays and Sundays.
Rote Staffel is the USA and CAN staffel flying at 20:00 (US EST) time on both Tuesdays and Sundays.
Gelbe Staffel is the Australian and New Zealand staffel flying at 20:00 (WAST) on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Our Kampf (Bomber) Staffel operates across all three time zones and is a recent addition to our group. It operates in the same missions as our main fighter staffels however the amount of interaction between fighers and bombers varies dependant on the mission briefings for each element, sometimes it is a close co-operation, other times we head in different directions to one another to complete different objectives.
This CO-Op campaign runs the length of the war, including the Spanish Civil War as we are operating over right now with each pilot persona being tracked.
Ultimately providing Cliffs of Dover is improved and becomes a stable platform we are looking to switch over, however this is quite a way off at present and even when we do switch to the new engine we will only do so when the vast majority are ready and able for it; upgrading as a team. If there are those unable to upgrade we will of course make provisions for them to continue flying with us alongside the CloD missions by opening an additional staffel flying as similar as possible campaign to our actions in CloD.
So, if flying with a friendly bunch of like minded chaps sounds like your idea of fun then feel free to check us out at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)
Hope to see you in the virtual skies soon!
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[Valantine]

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www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)

II./JG53 is still looking for new recruits to fly the Bf109 and the JU88.

We are currently in the opening stages of the Invasion of Poland in Easrly September 1939 and the war is going well using Utrapack 3 with the added benefit of having a co-owner of SAS as our technical officer and several other modders amongst our number,

We are always welcoming in new recruits from all over the globe, our three main time zones are Europe (Weisse) which flies official missions on Tuesdays and Sundays at 20:00 London time / America (Rote) which flies at 20:00 US Eastern time on Sundays and Tuesdays / Australia (Gelbe) which flies at 20:00 Melborne time on Sundays and Wednesdays.
Alongside these times we having training nights, unofficial flights and hyperlobby flights as such it is very rare to jump on our teamspeak channel and find that there is nothing to do.

So, if you are interested in a co-op teamwork based squadron then please check us out and see if we are right for you.
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[Valantine]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
II./JG53 is currently discussing the options with reagrds to upgrading to Cliffs of Dover, as such we are opening up recruitment for Cliffs of Dover alongside our current Il2 1946 recruitment. Even when the group converts to Cliffs of Dover over the next few months we will maintain our presence with an IL2 1946 modded Staffel to parralel the activities in our campaign in CloD as closely as possible to enable those unable or unwilling to migrate to the new engine to continue to enjoy the II./JG53 experience.
As such any pilots, Cliffs of Dover or IL2 46 modded, are welcome to join us a the present time.
Hope to see you in the virtual skies soon!
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[GT182]

Wow... reminds me of my days of virtual flying that truasty ol Me-109 G2 in "Pik As Geschwader", as Gunther von Spinmeister. Flew with a bunch of lads from the US, Canada, Europe, and down under in New Zealand and Australia.
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[Valantine]

GT, I remember you from over at Bombs-Away! I believe I joined them just as quite a few chaps such as yourself, Amo, HW and Hoffie left. We operated there with them for almost a year before the US based chaps wanted to move onto flying Jugs whilst the Euro lot wanted to stay axis, so here we are having branched off and forged our own path. I think they are still going as the 83rd fighter group although I've not had any contact with them since the BA site was bombarded with spammers about a year or so back now: not even sure if Darren is still around over there: I do hope that he is OK.

On another note:

II./JG53 has just officially made the switch to Cliffs of Dover: as such we will be opening recruitment once more within the next few weeks.
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[Sledgehammer427]

I'm looking to get a new computer this christmas, and a few of the more current games, including Cliffs, perhaps sometime in the near future I could fly with you guys :up:

[Valantine]

Cool stuff! You'll be more than welcome! Always glad to have subsimmers along to ride in something that doesn't look like a steel toilet roll! :har:
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[GT182]

Hey Val, you jogged my memory. Great to hear from you again. I was going to join the 83rd but never got a comfirmation from registering with their website. Oh well, no worries from me.

Once I get ClOD running like it should I'll look you guys up... vonSpin will fly again hopefully. Always loved flying with JG53. But I've got to stop ClOD from freezing up my computer.

[Valantine]

Great stuff: looking forward to seeing you in the virtual skies soon!

With CloD there are a few things that you can try: the biggest one for me was doing a reinstall; seems silly I know but if you have ever applied a beta patch then a clean install can give you a few frames, less stutters and less launcher.exe crashes.

Link for the 1c discussion on this matter: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=27858

Combining this with the brand new Nvidia drivers has drastically improved my stability and frames, stutters still exist but are so minimal compared to how they used to be.
Hope that helps
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[Valantine]

Merry Christmas from all of us over at JG53.

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[Valantine]

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II./JG53 is now accepting new recruits across all time zones. We have recently created an entirely new training programme based off of our Training Staff's experience with the highly successful Joint Ops programme. As such all new entrants are required to participate in the Basic Flight School in order to graduate into one of our main Staffels and begin operating in our official campaign missions.

The first "Class" will be beginning the Basic Flight School very soon which will consist of 4 sessions on a Saturday evening commencing at 19:00 GMT. Places in this class are running out fast with only three seats remaining. If you do not secure a place in Class one please feel free to sign up still, there will just be a little wait before Class two commences.

We recruit pilots from across the Globe for both the Bf109 and the Ju88. Our group is primarily a BF109 group with Weisse Staffel operating out of Europe, Rote Staffel operating out of the USA, Gelbe Staffel operating out of Australia and our Kampf Staffel flying alongside the three main fighter staffels as pilots timezones permit. Obviously if you are assigned to one Staffel you are most certainly free to fly with the others as and when you are able to do so.

If you are a Bf109 or Ju88 pilot within the Cliffs of Dover game engine and fancy flying a co-operative campaign that spans the entire war (currently performing operations over France in early June 1940) with a bunch of friendly chaps from various places across the globe then please feel free to check out the JG53 website found here at www.iijg53.com

Please note, as a group we no longer support IL2 46 - although many of our members do continue to fly IL2 46 online via hyperlobby as a group all of our missions and training are conducted in the Cliffs of Dover game engine. Please feel free to look around our website and see if we are the right group for you, if you have any questions then the public area of the forum can be posted on without registration where we will answer your questions as best as possible.

I hope to see you in the virtual skies with us soon.
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[Valantine]

Only two slots remaining in Class one of the Basic Flight School.
Training will be commencing on Saturday 11th at 19:00 GMT so to ensure you get on the course you'll need to sign up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Hope to see you in the air with us soon!
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[Valantine]

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Greetings all!
We have recently created an entirely new training programme based off of our Training Staff's experience with the highly successful Joint Ops programme. As such all new entrants are required to participate in the Basic Flight School in order to graduate into one of our main Staffels and begin operating in our official campaign missions.
The second "Class" will be beginning the Basic Flight School very soon. Places in this class are likely to run out quite quickly, however if demand is high we may run two classes consecutively to facilitate as many new recruits as possible.
JG53 is currently preparing to run Class Two of our Basic Flight School - as such we are once again recruiting pilots from all over the globe to fly BF109's and Ju88's with us.
We are an IL2 Cliffs of Dover squadron, as such we no longer accept applications from pilots with the older IL2 series. We are currently running CloD with the altest Beta patch and mini-fix and are having great successes running with this game engine with 9+ pilots on per mission.
We are a group that has been around flying actively since 2006 so we are no fly by night squadron, if you'll pardon the pun, and have a dedicated membership; all of various experience and knowledge, all of us share the comraderie of flying together and enjoying this simulation as a team.
We are looking for pilots from all over the globe as we have staffels to match the vast majority of time zones:
Weisse Staffel is the European staffel flying at 20:00 (London) time on both Tuesdays and Sundays.
Rote Staffel is the USA and CAN staffel flying at 20:00 (US EST) time on both Tuesdays and Sundays.
Gelbe Staffel is the Australian and New Zealand staffel flying at 20:00 (WAST) on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Our Kampf (Bomber) Staffel operates across all three time zones and is a recent addition to our group. It operates in the same missions as our main fighter staffels however the amount of interaction between fighers and bombers varies dependant on the mission briefings for each element, sometimes it is a close co-operation, other times we head in different directions to one another to complete different objectives.
For those who are struggling with the sim, are new to flight sims or simply find no joy in flying about we have also recently openeda "third" career stream within JG53 alongside the Fighter and Bomber Pilot roles - that of Aircrew. Members of Aircrew will conduct a range of activities from being Bombardiers, to air gunners, to when implimented being Flak gunners and even supply runners between bases. - This is of course a VERY early draft of this career path and is still very much open to many more changes as the game progresses.
We recruit pilots from across the Globe for both the Bf109 and the Ju88. Our group is primarily a BF109 group with Weisse Staffel operating out of Europe, Rote Staffel operating out of the USA, Gelbe Staffel operating out of Australia and our Kampf Staffel flying alongside the three main fighter staffels as pilots timezones permit. Obviously if you are assigned to one Staffel you are most certainly free to fly with the others as and when you are able to do so.

This Co-Op campaign runs the length of the war: beginning with the Spanish Civil War, through to Poland, the Sitzkrieg, Lowlands, Battle of France and Currently - the Battle of Britain as we are operating over right now with each pilot persona being tracked.
For more information on how we fly and what we are about pelase feel free to check out our website at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com) or post in the Public area of our forum that does not require registration to post.
Our current recruitment drive is primarily geared towards: FIGHTER PILOTS from ALL time Zones, however those wishing to apply for other roles are more than welcome to apply at this time.
So, if flying with a friendly bunch of like minded chaps sounds like your idea of fun then feel free to check us out at www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)
Hope to see you in the virtual skies soon!
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Hauptmann Valantine Zimmermann
Kommandeur
II./JG53
www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com)

[Valantine]

Not quite a recruitment update (although of course you can always feel free to check us out ;) ...... ) this is instead primarily a presentation to the flight sim community as a whole of the progress CloD has made to this point and why we shoudl all give it a try again.
Whilst CloD has had its ups and downs one of JG53's talented Movie Makers has put together a video as a bit of an inspiration for the flight sim community to once again pick up and play CloD:
So without further Ado - please allow me to present;

Cliffs of Dover - A New Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y47H8pFMDE&feature=player_embedded

And of course, JG53 is still recruiting Bf109 Pilots, Ju88 Pilots and "Aircrew" throughout all time zones! If you are interested Join now and you should be able to get a place on our Basic Flight School Class Two starting shortly.
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[Valantine]

Long time since I last posted here.
Unfortunately since my last post interest within the flight sim community for CloD has dropped off quite dramatically, this has led to falling activity within JG53 and our membership has decided to up sticks and move to the ARMA 3 engine. As such we have just started the 2nd Battalion 53rd Air Infantry: it is still very early days but the website and forums have gone live as of a few hours ago. Still the same url www.iijg53.com (http://www.iijg53.com) at present until our package comes up for renewal.
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