DCG Campaign: Singapore 1941

[HunterICX]

Singapore

Game version: IL2:1946 - 4.09m (Modded, using the Unified Installer Version 1.0)
Current Campaign: singapore 1941
Flight Schedule: Monday, Wednesday (Probally), Friday
Time of Flight: 22:00 - 22:30 GMT+1

Instructions:
We seperate the pilots in 2 wings, Red wing and Blue wing playing as the Allied forces. We seperate ourselfs too in the Channels on Teamspeak to prevent radio confusion inside each wing, for the ones with a Microphone we shall instruct you how to Whisper to the other channel to give the necessary information in the Sortie.

The 2 Wing co-operate, with eachother but also the individual pilots in one wing have to co-operate to make the wing a powerfull fighting force.
I thereby turn also the Free camera off, so we are more aware of our surrounding then we usual do. Also all pilots of a wing take the SAME aircraft preferably by the Number/letters too (like RAF uses A,B,C)

In a wing you have a 1 Wingleader and the wingmen.
the wingleader has to inform his men of his Engine management Throttle, pitch, Wep On/off, Radiators so his men can keep up with his phase.
this also includes planned Hight, and heading (usually the waypoints)
in a fighters versus fighters the wing will most likely engage in a Circus try to cover eachother. but if there is a chance to attack unescorted bombers try to plan your attack all together.

so all in all, Teamwork all the way this time chaps!

Wings:
(these wings are by default, may there be a issue with the amount of players we may adjust the wings in order to balance both)

Red Wing -
HunterICX - Wing leader
Oberon - Wingman
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Blue Wing -
Fincuan - Wing leader
Raptor1 - Wingman
Task Force - Wingman

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**Please let me know on which Wing you would like to fly by default**
Thanks:up:

has anyone else something to note or suggest? please let me know

HunterICX

[Fincuan]

Here's a few more shots of Hunter's Hurricane, this time trying to evade a few Emils:

http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/hunter_hurri1.jpg
http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/hunter_hurri2.jpg
http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/hunter_hurri3.jpg

[Oberon]

^ :rotfl:


Anyway...

Somewhere in France, 1940...

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Dear Mum
I arrived 'ere in France four days ago, it's a funny sort of place, the people drive on the wrong side of the road, but Jerry wants it real bad. I've been assigned to 1 Squadron, our leader is a gent called Hunter, nice chap, looks a bit like that chap in that Frankenstein film I told you about. I'm his number two, there's another chap, Fin and an American loan pilot Taskforce, nice chaps, they fly Spits.
I was awfully anxious to get up and give Jerry what for, so imagine my delight when we got a scramble to escort some Blenheims. Hunter and I took up our Hurricanes, lovely old kites they are, anyway, we escort the Blennies to their target at [CENSORED] and they dropped their load. Meanwhile Taskforce and Fin in their Spits spotted a gaggle of 109s, so once we saw the Blennies safely on their way we dived down to have a go.
Hunter claimed a 109, I can confirm, I saw the smoke out of its engine! I took a couple of shots, but he did most of the work, I was busy watching his six o clock. Unfortunately a couple of Jerries got past me and he took a couple of hits, nothing too bad, these kites are awfully tough, but he was swarming in Jerries so he turned back for home. Something wasn't right with his control stick though, so his landing was a little rougher than normal. Hopefully the fitters will sort that out, Taskforce made it back alright, although his Merlin engine was a little worse for wear. I'm afraid Fin got shot down, I'm not sure if he's alright, they haven't told us yet.
I'm alright though Mum, there were some 109s over our airfield, and the old Archie was banging away at them, so I decided to join in the fun. But Mum, those 109s are fast little blighters, I gave him a couple of extra holes but he was able to get away, slippery little fish that Jerry is.
I'm afraid I might have also done my bit for Anglo-French relations, but their man in the control tower Mum, oh he is annoying. I tried to tell him to be quiet in French, but I don't think he heard me.
Anyway, better dash, we're taking the car into Bastogne to take a look at the town, hope Dad's ok.

Love Oberon

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Hunter tackles a Jerry

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My trusty fitter took this shot of me coming back into land, bit bouncey I'm afraid!

[Fincuan]

Hehe nice letter :up:

I'm afraid I wasn't shot down though, I destroyed my engine by pushing the stick forwards and had to bug out. :oops:
I ditched on our side of the lines, but those damn Jarmins strafed and killed me.

Oberon in action:

http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/oberon_hurri1.jpg
http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/oberon_hurri2.jpg
http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/oberon_hurri3.jpg

[Oberon]

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Dear Mum
I'm writing to you from a hospital in Bastogne, now don't worry, it's not too bad, just a few bumps and scrapes, the Doctor says I'll be back in the air in no time. I wish my Hurri was that easy to fix, I tell you Mum my fitter is in a right funk, he comes out with a dustpan and brush every time I come home now!
Another chap from the Commonwealth joined us today, name of Raptor, I'm afraid Fin is still missing, they found his burning Spitfire five days ago but no sign of a body, the ground had been strafed a lot by the 109s, bloody butchers, so we're not that confident, but you never know, he might surprise us. Tangled with Jerry a couple of times, Taskforce and Raptor took a chance to fly with the French the other day in their Hawks, they swear that they're never going to do it again. Taskforce had a nasty fall courtesy of Jerry but Raptor managed to take a 109 with him, so that's always good.
Kratos, a northern chap, he was our number three, but sadly Jerry got him too, somewhere over St Vith way, I followed him down and saw him crashland ok, I hope he's alright and Jerry will treat him properly.
On the way back from escorting Kratos my kite caught a packet from some Jerry Archie over one of their airbases, one of my elevators got shot off and my Merlin was riddled. I managed to get her most of the way back, it sounded like a had a canary trapped in my engine! Unfortunately she gave out just short of the airfield, I made it onto the taxiway (some Blenheims were using the runway) but rolled and had a little fire, I wish there was a tool for ditching the fuel before a landing like that ((Oleg...)) but I got out okay with just a couple of scorches...sadly my kite was a write-off.
They got me a new one though for the next go, and Raptor and Taskforce tried the Blenheims, they got caught out by some 109s though, so our wing came to the rescue, we stumbled across some Junkers and tucked in, Hunter hit one but then collided with the wreckage of the second. All I heard from him was "Oh [censored]" and that was it. He might have gotten out, I didn't see, time will tell when I get out of this hospital.
I followed a bunch of dots in the sky that turned out to be Stukas! They're faster than they look, it took me ages to close and when I finally got within firing range, do you know what happened? My Merlin stalled, of all the times! So I had to abort and return to base, I thought that I'd be gliding again, but thankfully she started up again.
You might ask, if my kite was in good shape, why am I in hospital? Well, Mum, some joker has decided to build two storey houses right next to the taxiway, and guess who clipped one while landing?
It has its up-sides though, these French nurses are awfully pretty, I'm going out to the riverside now with Marie, so I'll wrap this up and write again soon.
How's things in Blighty anyway? Love to Dad.
Love
Oberon

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Red Leader and Red Two on patrol over France 1940

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Red Two escorts Red Three to his crashlanding point somewhere behind enemy lines.

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Red Two coming in unpowered

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OUCH!

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Hunters first Junkers goes down while Taskforce discusses navigation

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Stukas! So close and yet...so far...

[Oberon]

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Dear Mum
Finally bagged myself a Jerry! But not after giving my poor old fitter another nervous breakdown!
Hunter had survived his mid-air collision, he was in good spirits as we took to the sky again, it was one of those slow days, you know the type Mum, where everything seems to drag past like a slideshow. Hunter said something about the Gods downloading something, but I'm not sure what he meant. Anyway, no sooner had we taken off into some horrible weather (I thought France and Belgium were supposed to have nice summers? This was like a holiday at Skegness!) then we ran into some Stukas and Ju-88s, twin engined bombers those 88s but those Jerries throw them around the sky like fighters, I don't know how they do it.
All this cloud though meant that it wasn't long before I lost Hunter, he went off and did quite well for himself, I found Fin and Taskforce in their Spitfires and followed them for a while and then stumbled across Hunter again. We closed in on some Stukas who were targetting our base, ironic really, they lead us home. We curved into the cloud to get them but as we did, Hunter hit one in the cloud and went down, he got out alright though but it was a horrible prang. I got up behind one of the Stukas and emptied my entire magazine into him, but he must have been too far away because it didn't do anything. His rear-gunner on the other hand shot up my cockpit, busted my flight panel and destroyed my elevators. I wasn't going to be able to land in that shape, so I had to bail. The fitter reckons that Hawker are going to run out of Hurricanes if I keep this up, I think he's joking...
Second sortee, we went up and headed out to find some Stukas over Bastogne, we found them just fine and both myself and Hunter got a kill each before we ran out of ammunition and had to come home. A group of Heinkels and 109s had had a spot of fun over our base, Fin and Taskforce had engaged them with their Spitfires, Fin did well but Taskforce caught the raw end of a 109. I tell you something about those Stukas Mum, something a bit fishy in my opinion, you see popular habit has us go at the Stukas from [CENSORED] and [CENSORED] but somehow the Jerries can pivot their guns downwards through their plane to shoot at you. I told the group CO but he doesn't believe me, called me a Flanders Stuka Murderer, whatever that means. One good thing about the He-111s visit though is that they demolished those two-storey houses I crashed into the other day. So hopefully I won't run into those again.
Hope you're in good health, funny you meeting Uncle Anthony again, send him my best regards.
Love
Oberon



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Damn those Stuka rear-gunners, they messed up my office!!

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Red Leader bags a Stuka while Red Two is showered in bits of Stuka

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Red Two gets his Bandit

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Taskforce meets his match in a group of Emils

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While Fin tackles the 111s

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The fitter was so amazed to see myself and Red Leader intact that he took a picture!

[Fincuan]

:lol: at the missions
More 109s than I could count, and I'll remember not to go head-on against them in the future. Was doing just fine until that :damn:

Here's Hunter showing his skillz, with a bit of an unexpected result:
http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/hunter_109s1.jpg

http://staufa.sytes.net/files/IL2/sekalaiset/hunter_109s2.jpg

[TarJak]

TarJak clims to catch up with Hunter as TaskForce struggling wiht the spped of his C-47:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/SHOT4185-1.jpg

But the usual result for me as I lose a wing to AAA and a 109. I managed to bail out and got captured:
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I managed to bag a HE-III but didn't get credited with the kill :(
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Hunter meanwhile landed safely:
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[HunterICX]

From tonight the Campaign will continue:
we restart France40
changes:
C47's - Disabled (AI Only)
Externals off (but due a small mod it will be turned on as soon you've been shot down, at least that's how it supposed to work)

SCRAMBLE!

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

I wont be Online tonight, just so you all know

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Im guessing there are only flights on the weekdays.

[Raptor1]

Le people of France have been freed from Le Foul Traitor, Pétain is DEAD!

[Oberon]

'e's not dead, 'e's pining for the fjords!

[Raptor1]

So, did the Antwerp bridge get omgwtfpwnbbqed yesterday, as foretold by my predictions?

[HunterICX]

So, did the Antwerp bridge get omgwtfpwnbbqed yesterday, as foretold by my predictions?

Havent got a clue, no-one showed up for a flight yesterday as it was Sunday so we have yet to see where we are today. but I know Stalin has made some important notes of that bridge attack.

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

Ah, so I didn't miss anyting

I hope none of Stalin's important bridge-experts got killed by Fin's strafing run

[HunterICX]

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Dear British Comrades,

I couldnt help to notice all those holes shot in my Steamer, one of your Spitfires opened fire on my train. How can he miss such big red star on the front of the steamer who 15 underfed gulag workers paid there life for painting it!
The attack scratched the paint of my beloved Steamer, made holes in it....and it killed some insolent idiot officers (who I planned to execute anyway) Now I would like to invite this Pilot Fincuan who I guess was flying the Spitfire in question to one of my Paradise resorts in Siberia.

yours truly,
Stalin, most caring leader from Soviet Union

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HunterICX

[Raptor1]

:rotfl:

[Kratos]

If all goes to plan :roll: I should be there tonight :up:

[Fincuan]

Lmao Hunter :lol:

Uncle Joe can ask the Germans to turn me over as soon as they've scraped me off that flak gun :up:

[Task Force]

For the last couple of days (yesterday, saturday in which I know there isnt always a flight) and no one was there on teamspeak, and I just went to check, no one there.:huh:

[Raptor1]

For the last couple of days (yesterday, saturday in which I know there isnt always a flight) and no one was there on teamspeak, and I just went to check, no one there.:huh:

You realize it's almost half an hour early?

Damn this infernal time system, I told you my communist system where it's the same timezone everywhere works much better! :stare:

[Task Force]

I usualy arrive alittle early before everyone else.:yep: Hunter Is usualy there now.

[Oberon]

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Dear Mum
Guess what? Back in hospital again! I know, I know, I've always been clumsy but this one really wasn't my fault...ok...maybe it was a little, but I stray ahead of myself!
The squadron was full today, and a new American pilot joined us called Cobra, he took a Blennie with Raptor and joined Fin over Frankfurt way, with Fin being the only Spitfire in the whole of Belgium it would seem.
Us Hurricanes, on the other hand, Hunter, Kratos, Task force and me decided to follow our nose and join Fin in his battle against the inevitable 109s.
I was somewhere in the back of the formation for a change, and started rather disorientated, like my world was upside down. Soon corrected myself and we took off. Hunter spotted two contacts, nice juicey Ju-52s, I took a burst into one and he went down, I'm not sure who out of our Hurris got the other. Raptor got attacked, we think by 109s, he got away but his aircraft wasn't feeling right, he suspected rudder damage. I spotted him from a distance fighting off a 109 and came in to protect him as he RTB'd. He asked me to take a look at his rudder, so I swung in behind and slowly crept up to his wing to take a look, and was able to confirm his fears that he had no rudder. He managed to land it though! As did Cobra, and I came in behind them, meanwhile, Taskforce, Hunter and Fin were grabbling with 109s far in the distance, Hunter was taken down, but I dare say he'll be back, nothing keeps him down for long. Kratos soon joined him.
As I was circling around our airfield waiting to land, I heard gunfire and saw explosions near our runway, I landed and then had a look around, and Mum, some cheeky Jerry had put an artillery piece on the crest of a hill no more than half a mile away and was shooting at the airfield! The cheek of it all!
Once I'd spotted the culprit, I turned my engine back on and took off from the taxi-way, determined to teach that Hun a lesson in battlefield manners. Unfortunately I tried to maneuver just a little too soon after take-off, stalled and came back to earth with a large bump.
So, I'm back with Marie again, sadly we can't go to Bastogne...ruddy Jerries have got it. Still, I'm sure we'll push them back again! They'll never get into France!
Hope things are well your end.
Love
Oberon

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What the?

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Scratch two Goring carriers!

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Rudder-less Raptor

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Rudder-less Raptor makes it down!

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Cheeky Jerry-swine!! Gotta admit...they don't look like German uniforms though... :hmm:

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Rudder-less Raptor back at base

[Task Force]

And those two Goring carriers. I shot down one of those and so did someone else.:-?

[Raptor1]

I think it was flak that took out me rudder, heard a few bangs after my bombing run but I didn't think it did anything until my plane started going haywire

[baggygreen]

I think it was flak that took out me rudder, heard a few bangs after my bombing run but I didn't think it did anything until my plane started going haywireserves ya right for flyin a blenny :p

[Raptor1]

Ah, rudders are overrated anyway

[HunterICX]

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Cheeky Jerry-swine!! Gotta admit...they don't look like German uniforms though... :hmm:


:up: Good report, as always

about the flak,
that one is ours, they where shooting at the Town south of our airbase, probally some tanks where rolling in (but due that the town lay lower then our base they mostly hit the ground around our base)

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Good thing I didn't strafe it then :lol:

Aaah, so it was you that blew up the Goring carrier TF, I got the other one, I didn't think it was going to go down but it did :D

[Oberon]

Won't be with you guys tonight, spot of decent telly on. I'll be back tomorrow. :up:

[Raptor1]

about the flak,
that one is ours, they where shooting at the Town south of our airbase, probally some tanks where rolling in (but due that the town lay lower then our base they mostly hit the ground around our base)

HunterICX

Ah, the same sort of great French marksmanship we saw in the machine-gunners defending the Antwerp bridge against German Panzers

[Fincuan]

I'll be flying with II./JG53 tonight, but good luck lads :up:

I expect you to drive the Germans out of Belgium by tomorrow.

[Raptor1]

I'll be flying with II./JG53 tonight, but good luck lads :up:

I expect you to drive the Germans out of Belgium by tomorrow.

Gimme my C-47 and I'll do it by midnight

[Kratos]

Dear Aunt Betty,
Could you pass this on to Obi's Mam, he got a pass the other day and we think he's absconded with that nurse,It must be love because i dont know of anybody that would get hurt on purpose just to get in hospital. Were sure he's safe and well,anyways me and the gang are having a ball, we got scrambled tonight things went ok... Awe you know how i hate writing letters. so i'll let Obi's Mam tell you all about it when he decides to write and tell all about what went on at the cinema '' he mentioned something about decent T.V.'' he must be watching the Pathe news at matinee.anyways i would have stuck a few bob in the envelope for uncle Joe but i had already sealed it, take care.
your loving Nephew K.
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[Task Force]

Yes, thursday could get intresting.:lol: was a fun flight.:yep:

[Sledgehammer427]

i would like to join up...as best i can...

if I get the chance to play, in what looks like the thanksgiving special...

i would like red wing...
and if not...blue wing...obviously.

please note, i am 17, and i have way too much free time on my hands. :up:

[HunterICX]

@Kratos: :rotfl: Nice one

@SledgeHammer:

Just note that we fly around 22:00 GMT +1, mostly Monday till Friday.
I dont know the timezone you live in, I figure that is around 14:00 - 16:00 PM your time. also get Teamspeak. Teamspeak server info can be found here: Click Here! (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=115788)

HunterICX

[Oberon]

@Kratos: :rotfl: Nice one

@SledgeHammer:

Just note that we fly around 22:00 GMT +1, mostly Monday till Friday.
I dont know the timezone you live in, I figure that is around 14:00 - 16:00 PM your time. also get Teamspeak. Teamspeak server info can be found here: Click Here! (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=115788)

HunterICX

Also, don't forget to get the Unified Patch at All Aircraft Arcade. :yep: Trust me, you'll want it! :up:

[Dowly]

Any flights tonight? Might grab me a beer or two and hop in. Ow, am I allowed to be a jerry? Pretty please? :yep:

[Raptor1]

@Kratos: :rotfl: Nice one

@SledgeHammer:

Just note that we fly around 22:00 GMT +1, mostly Monday till Friday.
I dont know the timezone you live in, I figure that is around 14:00 - 16:00 PM your time. also get Teamspeak. Teamspeak server info can be found here: Click Here! (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=115788)

HunterICX

Again with the damned timezones!

Anyway, sorry I deserted yesterday, will hopefully be there today

[Oberon]

Any flights tonight? Might grab me a beer or two and hop in. Ow, am I allowed to be a jerry? Pretty please? :yep:

NEIN!


Oh...wait... :hmm:

[Sledgehammer427]

okay, im working on teamspeak...

im gonna try to d/l the patch after thats done...

i hope the server gambit is a little less complicated, because i have the little box with create
join
and then the litlle text box...ugh...

oh, i almost forgot...i live in central standard time

gmt -6 it looks like

[HunterICX]

I wont be there tonight, not really feeling well (Headache and got really soaked on my way home due the rain)

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Rain in Spain? You must live on a plain.

Hope you feel a bit better after a few tabs and a lie down mate. I'll keep my bird in the hangar tonight then because I always seem to join too early for other servers that people play.

[Raptor1]

So, does anyone else want to host?

[Task Force]

aaaaaaawwww. was looking foward to this all day.:-? Had my spit all shined up and ready for combat. CURSE YOU RAIN IN SPAIN!!!:lol:

[Sledgehammer427]

anybody notice that lil nugget of a rhyme?

Rain in Spain? You must live on a plain.


:rotfl:

i dunno if I can get in tomorrow...

but TS is up and im running

[Task Force]

Kratos.... If im not there today, I didnt chicken out of the dogfight you and I were surspost to have. I am more than likely gona have to go to my grandmas house for thanksgiving. I will be there tomorrow.:yep: :lol:

[Oberon]

Kratos.... If im not there today, I didnt chicken out of the dogfight you and I were surspost to have. I am more than likely gona have to go to my grandmas house for thanksgiving. I will be there tomorrow.:yep: :lol:

You didn't chicken out...you turkeyed out! Eh? Eh? See what I did there? Aaah, I'll get my coat... :lol:

[Kratos]

Kratos.... If im not there today, I didnt chicken out of the dogfight you and I were surspost to have. I am more than likely gona have to go to my grandmas house for thanksgiving. I will be there tomorrow.:yep: :lol:

What dogfight were we suppose to have? :hmm:
Dont recall accepting or giving any challenges, only thing i remember was screaming at you when you decided to strafe me on the runway when i had landed. Anyways what you done was not cricket :nope: after all we were batting for the same side.

[Raptor1]

after all we were batting for the same side.

Was he flying for the Armee de l'Air and you for the RAF by any chance?

[Kratos]

after all we were batting for the same side.
Was he flying for the Armee de l'Air and you for the RAF by any chance?

Dunno, but he doesn't realise how close he came to getting kicked.

[Dowly]

Someone wanna share what happened? :D

[baggygreen]

beans must be spilt!

Spill! Spill! Spill the beans!:lol:

[Raptor1]

beans must be spilt!

Spill! Spill! Spill the beans!:lol:

Why would you want to know?

Are you...a German spy?!?!?!?!

[Kratos]

T/F was just doing what a normal 13 year old kid would do.. he got excited and was showing off, but he picked a bad night to do it, he cut in on my approach for landing (should have fired on the tw*t then);) then he proceeded to circle the airbase and make strafing runs, and decided to fire on me while i was parked up and ready to go for a cup of tea... NOBODY INTERUPTS A PILOTS CUPPA :nope: I was screaming at Hunter ''if he does it again hit the kick button'' which i would have done if i were hosting ,wouldn't be so bad but he was on our side :roll:

[Sledgehammer427]

no crap huh?

I don't strafe friendlies...i make low-level flybys :lol:
just jokin...What time do you guys get on if you are on GMT -6?

i'll gladly stay up until 2AM if you guys are flying...at least i can chat with you on TS lol

[Raptor1]

By my calculations (Which I don't trust at all, concerning timezones), it should be around 15:00

[Oberon]

no crap huh?

I don't strafe friendlies...i make low-level flybys :lol:
just jokin...What time do you guys get on if you are on GMT -6?

i'll gladly stay up until 2AM if you guys are flying...at least i can chat with you on TS lol

You sound like Fin, here's me lined up ready for take-off when
VVVVVROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

WTF?!!

A Spitfire flew over me at about thirty-forty feet.

"Was that you Fin?!"
"Me? No...no...no..." *looks innocent in his cockpit*

Haven't got the umph to write a proper letter, it doesn't help that I'm in Stalag Luft at the moment :lol: First run through I strafed up a Stuka which had been damaged by someone, I think it might have been Fin, and it started spewing black smoke, so I expected it to drop as I overtook it...I suspect it didn't because less than ten seconds later something took my port wing off... :hmm:
Second mission I dived into a gaggle of 109s, took down one and then lost my tail :lol:


Pics:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1319/27112008220541mz0.jpg
Fin and Oberon form up on Hunter in his Hurricane while Raptor discusses the fine art of the Dicta Stalin

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7664/27112008222248pv8.jpg
D'oh! one

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/2931/27112008225317pv6.jpg
D'oh! two

[Dowly]

Was a tad messy missions, atleast from my point-of-view.

First sortie, I was tasked to escort Stukas or Heinkels, gave them the finger and headed with my flight to the allied airfield to catch the landing Blennies who attacked one of my bridges. Raptor was kind enough to use his nav lights & smokes so I saw him from afar and lined up to bounce him. Got a good burst on him, looped around and flew past him and saluted as he was crashlanding. Some twut AI shot his plane while on ground, so no kill for me. Spotted 2 C47's over the airfield and bagged them, I think I got another blennie too as my total score was 60pts. Anywho, I was out of ammo and headed back to base. Nice smooth landing. Parked my plane and saw 4 dots coming from the west, at first though they were my flight but then the AA started to fire. SCRAAAAMBLEEE!!!! Off I went and got immediately jumped by AI and I think Fincuan(?). Got hit after hit, and just as I pressed the bail out key, my pilot got hit... tossers...

The second sortie began with me chasing Raptor over St.Vith, later on catching up his Blennie and peppering him full of holes. I think I downed few frenchies too, but along came Hunter in his Hurricane and ruined my day. My plane took some damage I think as it started to feel glumsy, so I headed for the clouds and bailed out.

[Raptor1]

Why must the Blenheims airstart miles from their escort? :damn:

Damned cannon fodder

[HunterICX]

Hunter in his Hurricane and ruined my day. My plane took some damage

Here comes Hunter To Ruin your daaaaay!
:p

Well, I must say the fist sortie was rather O.K, took the stuka's long enough to show up so I could have a shot at them.
the 2nd sortie, flying into that slaughterhouse dominated by the 109's I was looking around me to find a suitable target, tried to chase some but failed to catch up and didnt want to lose my altitude advantage by chasing these diving 109's far away where other 109's where present as well chasing 1 hurricane/spitfire, till I saw a lone one chasing a smoker. getting closer I noticed a different skin from the default..:know: well look we have there closing on his six till his plane got big enough I decide to ruin his chase, and succeded making him bail out..but the AI wasnt happy with that and made me pay dearly on my way home by shooting off some parts of my Hurricane.
landed roughly tearing the aircraft apart but still alive.

HunterICx

[Dowly]

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Kuva001-3.jpg

[Dowly]

Oh and I quit my trainee job today, so expect to see more of my 'Valkyrie' in the air. :up:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Untitled-2.png

[Sledgehammer427]

*sigh, i don't think my internet connection is good enough to play IL2 online :cry:

If Navyfield Lags...

[Raptor1]

If Navyfield Lags...

My NF lags like hell and I can play IL-2 just fine

NF is just known to have a rather crummy network code

[Dowly]

Bollocks... anyone can shed any light on last night's sorties? I honestly cant remember anything, except I was lost at one point and was circling one spot for a good 5minutes before I decided that maybe it's best to stop and take a heading somehere. :oops:

[Oberon]

I recall you getting impatient in a Spitfire, overtaking me and Hunter, taking off on the taxi-way, stalling and then (in my view anyway) exploding in mid-air :o

[Dowly]

I recall you getting impatient in a Spitfire, overtaking me and Hunter, taking off on the taxi-way, stalling and then (in my view anyway) exploding in mid-air :o

Oww yeh, I remembe that now. No, I didnt blow up mid-air, I stalled and hit the ground. I think I also went to say hello to the ground when my Spit was out of ammo without me getting any kills. :hmm:

[Sledgehammer427]

AHHHH 45 MINUTES!!!

why must time be so dang slow

[Task Force]

I remember dowlys accident, i was flying in my spit, and saw him start to take off then a big fire ball.:lol:

[Sledgehammer427]

so what plane should I expect to fly?

I wanna slap together a paint really quick

[Raptor1]

so what plane should I expect to fly?

I wanna slap together a paint really quick
Hurricane Mk. I, Spitfire Mk. I, P-36 (Hawk 75), M.S. 406 or...Blenheim Mk. I...

[Sledgehammer427]

spit mk I?

i don't have that...

[Task Force]

Depending on whos on, and how many of a certian type of plane there is. Depends on what you are going to fly, also depending what wing you join. Usualy Fin and I take spits (usuly there is only 3 of them).:yep: ;)

@SH, there is usualy not a flight on saturdays, so we probably wont be on tonight.

[Sledgehammer427]

okay...where is everybody...and why is TS being stoopid

[Raptor1]

Spitfire Mk. I is in the Communist Installer thing, you have that, right?

Oh, and TS is working fine, if somewhat laggy

[Sledgehammer427]

I dont have the commie thing, hmmm

and I keep getting timed out of TS...before I even Join,,

if i had a nickel...UGH!

[Raptor1]

I dont have the commie thing, hmmm

and I keep getting timed out of TS...before I even Join,,

if i had a nickel...UGH!

What's with all the connecting and disconnecting?

[Sledgehammer427]

proly my crappy internet...

i just hope I can play...

[XabbaRus]

I enjoyed last nights flight and got 2 kills in two missions without getting killed.

Also I don't know why but my shooting was on fire, deflection shots hitting where I needed. I like how the mod has hit sparkles so you can see where your hits are.

[Schroeder]

Er, I think you could already see that before the mod, couldn't you?;)

[Dowly]

Er, I think you could already see that before the mod, couldn't you?;)
Yup, the sparkles been there always. ;)

Nice sorties last night, seems like we need to start looking for a new campaign. This one's done in mission or two I think.

[Raptor1]

Yup, one moment the Germans were still in their old Bastogne-Houffalize-Manhay line, the next they were already outside the west side of the map with only isolated pockets near the Antwerp bridge and the Manhay airfield (I'm surprised this one wasn't overrun, actually)

[Dowly]

(I'm surprised this one wasn't overrun, actually)

Aye, that's weird tbh. Tho, I saw some defences there still when I visited the AF trying to find you on the last sortie. Just south of it, there's some bunkers, dont think anyone have blown them up. I was tasked to bomb them earlier on, but I went for the airfield instead.

[Raptor1]

Even if there were defenses, I would expect the Germans to just roll right through the place, they did the same thing to Houffalize (~3 Red Tanks vs. ~10 Blue Tanks + field guns)

Ah, well, I guess they just let us keep the airfield for the sport of shooting us down

[Dowly]

:oops:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Untitled-1-5.jpg

[HunterICX]

Nice sorties last night, seems like we need to start looking for a new campaign. This one's done in mission or two I think.
Auto-progess, if the goal of the Blue side has been reached the campaign changes automaticly, the question is where we are going.

For now I'm going to start on the Movie I Promised, (got aprox 25 tracks to dig into) ''sh¡t.....''

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

Nice sorties last night, seems like we need to start looking for a new campaign. This one's done in mission or two I think.
Auto-progess, if the goal of the Blue side has been reached the campaign changes automaticly, the question is where we are going.

HunterICX

The Grand Campaign file points to the Normandy '41 campaign (As happened last time), but I recommend skipping it because it sucks, thoroughly

[HunterICX]

(Grand Campaign starts in Poland39)
I started at France40 so, I dont know if it follows the same path but we'll see.
if it does I just manually launch le Battle le Britain.

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

(Grand Campaign starts in Poland39)
I started at France40 so, I dont know if it follows the same path but we'll see.
if it does I just manually launch le Battle le Britain.

HunterICX

I'm almost certain it doesn't matter where you start, if it does matter it'll probably just end the campaign completely as there's no indication of a followup campaign for France40 anywhere else that I can see

[Kratos]

For now I'm going to start on the Movie I Promised, (got aprox 25 tracks to dig into) ''sh¡t.....''

Goodluck :lol: oh and remember to toggle the in flight messages to take the text away :up:

[Dowly]

For now I'm going to start on the Movie I Promised, (got aprox 25 tracks to dig into) ''sh¡t.....''
Goodluck :lol: oh and remember to toggle the in flight messages to take the text away :up:

Doesnt work for the chat.

[Fincuan]

Fun sorties last night. It was especially refreshing to fly the Stuka and actually survive. Me and Cobra did that twice, the other flying and the other gunning, and raped two airbases in the progress. The dogfight that followed, oh well... :rotfl:

On the way home from the second sortie Dowly decided to provide us some close escort:
http://staufa.sytes.net/files/il2/sekalaiset/dowly_109.jpg

[Dowly]

Aye, the Stukas' pretty nice to fly once in awhile. Just give a shout in the future and I come escort you again. :up: (And prolly do another PROPER Top Gun move and crash to yer cockpit. :rotfl:)

[Sledgehammer427]

I will DEFINATELY be ready to do the battle of britain...sorry about all the confuson yesterday Hunter, i'm deaf in my right ear, and i was just waking up...even tho it was 3 in the afternoon...gotta love weekends:up:

[Raptor1]

I find that the Stuka, as long as it does not have to resort to it's secret Flamethrower attack and afterburners-of-escaping, is a very accurate bombing platform (Assuming you don't dive from too low)

[Dowly]

I find that the Stuka, as long as it does not have to resort to it's secret Flamethrower attack and afterburners-of-escaping, is a very accurate bombing platform (Assuming you don't dive from too low)

Yup, and with the SC1000 bomb, it doesnt really matter if you miss by a meter or two. :p

Off topic question about the new bomb models at AAA, does anyone know if they replace the originals and still work without problems on servers?

[XabbaRus]

Er, I think you could already see that before the mod, couldn't you?;)
Yup, the sparkles been there always. ;)

Nice sorties last night, seems like we need to start looking for a new campaign. This one's done in mission or two I think.

Are you sure because I never noticed them before the mod? I also remember seeing a thread about the sparkles so maybe they have been made more prominent.

[Dowly]

Er, I think you could already see that before the mod, couldn't you?;)
Yup, the sparkles been there always. ;)

Nice sorties last night, seems like we need to start looking for a new campaign. This one's done in mission or two I think.
Are you sure because I never noticed them before the mod? I also remember seeing a thread about the sparkles so maybe they have been made more prominent.
Yup, the sparkles when hit by MG have been there. I had a few occasions last night where I shot my enemy from uncer 50m, so I got a good view on them. They are the default ones. I remember that the cannon hits have been modified, but not sure if it's included in the unified installer.

EDIT: Oh wait, now that I think of it, not all MG's had those sparks, now all have, so yes, they have been modded for all MGs.

[Schroeder]

I'm pretty sure that the sparkels have been there way before the mods came out. I even would go so far as saying they have been there in Forgotten Battles and maybe even in the original Il2.

[Dowly]

I'm pretty sure that the sparkels have been there way before the mods came out. I even would go so far as saying they have been there in Forgotten Battles and maybe even in the original Il2.

They were, but not all weapons produced them when hit something. Now it's on all MGs. :yep:

[Raptor1]

There are some MGs that have cannon effects (*cough* Morane *cough*), so they don't produce the spark thingies, not as far as I could see

[HunterICX]

For now I'm going to start on the Movie I Promised, (got aprox 25 tracks to dig into) ''sh¡t.....''
Goodluck :lol: oh and remember to toggle the in flight messages to take the text away :up:
Doesnt work for the chat.
just push the chatbar completly UP by going into MP for a bit
in my footage there is no sign of chat messages ;)

damn, that was a long sit, browsing 20 tracks and I aint bloody replaying them to pick all the stuff happening I just took what I saw by toggling between aircraft and such and recorded it.

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

I hope you got some of the more spectacular crashes

[Task Force]

Hey fellas, wont be around for a while.:roll: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=145007

[Kratos]

Keep yer chin up youngun! ;)

[Task Force]

i am i am.:yep: Im hopeing everything goes allright.

[Dowly]

I'm sure all works out. I went thru my parent's divorce some 4 or so years ago. Sucked back then, but after awhile you realise it was the best thing for them to do.

[Task Force]

Hmmm, the battle ground is calming down. I think they might stay together.:hmm:

[Raptor1]

So, I'm assuming the Battle of France is over, oui?

Shame there are no decent British bombers in the game to take care of the Prien problem when the BoB starts

[Dowly]

So, I'm assuming the Battle of France is over, oui?

Shame there are no decent British bombers in the game to take care of the Prien problem when the BoB starts

The real shame is that there's no DCG campaign for CanonUk's BoB map. :-?

[HunterICX]

:-? Indeed, so what about a handmade BoB campaign? is there any out there with the proper map (I have to start the BoB manually anyway)

HunterICX

[Dowly]

:-? Indeed, so what about a handmade BoB campaign? is there any out there with the proper map (I have to start the BoB manually anyway)

HunterICX

Only saw one 'Bigging Hill' campaign for the map, 18 missions and that's late war with B17's etc. No idea if it even can be played as coop.

[Oberon]

Might be out of action for a few days, I've come down with some blasted cold, and the IL2 computer has gone...wierd. Running REAL slow for no real reason. :hmm:

[Raptor1]

Might be out of action for a few days, I've come down with some blasted cold, and the IL2 computer has gone...wierd. Running REAL slow for no real reason. :hmm:

Have you tried reformatting?

[Oberon]

Might be out of action for a few days, I've come down with some blasted cold, and the IL2 computer has gone...wierd. Running REAL slow for no real reason. :hmm:

Have you tried reformatting?

Not yet, a friend of mine is going to take a look at it, he reckons it might be a RAM failure or HD read/write speed screwup, plus the way I'm feeling right now, a reformat is the last thing I want to do ;)

[Raptor1]

Might be out of action for a few days, I've come down with some blasted cold, and the IL2 computer has gone...wierd. Running REAL slow for no real reason. :hmm:
Have you tried reformatting?
Not yet, a friend of mine is going to take a look at it, he reckons it might be a RAM failure or HD read/write speed screwup, plus the way I'm feeling right now, a reformat is the last thing I want to do ;)

Ah, well, good luck, hope it's not anything expensive

[Dowly]

Soooo, Huntsie duntsie, we starting the BoB tonight? :cool:

[Kratos]

Soooo, Huntsie duntsie, we starting the BoB tonight? :cool:


Huntsie duntsie !! http://www.mission4today.com/images/smiles/yikes.gif :rotfl::rotfl:

[XabbaRus]

EVer since Dowly helped Hunter out with some Finnish tourists they have been acting weird.....

[Task Force]

I hope so, bof is starting to get alittle repetative.:yep: Id like some new scenery.

[Schroeder]

BoB will be even more repetative. German raids every day. Scramble and intercept.:know:

[Task Force]

Yar, but we will be flying over water alot of the time (hopefuly). Over water is my favorite place to fly, nothing to bring down the fps.:yep:

[Dowly]

@TF

Ya, but there's fog 24/7. :-? Dont know if that's somehow coded to the Gulf of Finland map or what, but it's darn annoying.

[Task Force]

Yea, Im currently runing a campaign that uses the gulf of finland. It is annoying.:-? I wish the campaign would use the New BOB map.:yep:

[Task Force]

anyone know whats rong with jimbunas teamspeak?

[Dowly]

anyone know whats rong with jimbunas teamspeak?

We were the only ones to get disconnected. Jimbuna was always there, the away status would've gone away if he had been disconnected. Weird. :huh:

[Dowly]

Guncam from the first day of BoB.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ611ww2FDE

[Raptor1]

Are the Kampfgeschwaders mainly doing anti-shipping sorties? If so I might defect to the Axis for just this campaign (That is, until the Allies can get some decent bombers)

[Dowly]

Are the Kampfgeschwaders mainly doing anti-shipping sorties? If so I might defect to the Axis for just this campaign (That is, until the Allies can get some decent bombers)

Nope, atleast the first sortie for them was the usual ground pounding.

[Raptor1]

Guess I'll stay with my not-so-trusty old Blenheim then

[HunterICX]

I will be online on teamspeak tonight, but wont be planning to fly.
I have something different in store, and it aint Hidden & Dangerous and I need a bit of variaty.

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Ok...the machine is running again...I think. Turns out Windows had corrupted itself. Thank you Bill. Anyway, a recovery sorted the job and I do believe all the programs such as IL2 and the unified install are ok *touches wood*
So, just got the bug to beat now... :damn:

[Dowly]

Just to drop by to say what Hunter & I agreed to on MSN earlier today. Obviously, we now play ArmA aswell, so instead of choosing what to play on which night, Hunter proposed that we start the flying at the usual time, fly for an 1½hrs (~2 sorties, 3 if quick) and then we who play ArmA, go have a shootout for a 1½hrs at 22:30GMT.

Just to let know, so no one's thinking "Ah, now the feckas play ArmA, so I wont bother going to TS anymore, they wont fly anymore".

Rightooo, carry on. ;)

[Raptor1]

Hmm, ArmA, eh? Was thinking of getting it for a while...

[Dowly]

Hmm, ArmA, eh? Was thinking of getting it for a while...

Cheap now, got the Gold Edition (ArmA + Queen's Gambit) for 25,95€ :up:

[Oberon]

Nice :)

I'll probably be back Friday-ish. Going back to work tomorrow, see how I go :)

[Fincuan]

Anyone else having problems accessing Jim's TS? It's not there for me at least.

[Dowly]

Anyone else having problems accessing Jim's TS? It's not there for me at least.

Yup, down it is.

[Task Force]

Is there a flight today, no ones on teamspeak?:-?

[HunterICX]

Wont be online tonight, stuff on TV I would like to see

HunterICX

[Oberon]

That's cool, I can't teamspeak at the moment anyway because, much to the happiness of my other half, I've pretty much lost my voice :lol:

[Schroeder]

Voices are overrated.;)

[Dowly]

Voices are overrated.;)

I agree! :rotfl:

[Dowly]

I can fly if someone hosts, and there's enough ppl.

[Task Force]

Im guessing theres no flight tonight. no ones on teamspeak.

[HunterICX]

Just to repeat myself.
Flights in the weekends is not by Default.
(that means Saturday, Sunday nights)

We will continue the BoB on monday.

and just to let you all know I will be in Holland from the 11th till 16th of December.
by request I can send someone else the campaign files including the DCG settings so you can at least continue.

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

No flight tonight, there is a movie I want to see and I will be online later then usual...too late to start a Flight in that matter.

HunterICX

[Dowly]

Guncam from last night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Pxw5o5NBg

I reeeally start to dislike the BoB campaign. I cant ******* find anything there! :damn:

[HunterICX]

Guncam from last night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Pxw5o5NBg

I reeeally start to dislike the BoB campaign. I cant ******* find anything there! :damn:

Same here, too few aircraft on a too big space :shifty:
I think I'll increase the number per side to see if we can get some Air battles...

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

...what? more fighters?

*loads more ammo into the .303s*

[Dowly]

Guncam from last night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Pxw5o5NBg

I reeeally start to dislike the BoB campaign. I cant ******* find anything there! :damn:
Same here, too few aircraft on a too big space :shifty:
I think I'll increase the number per side to see if we can get some Air battles...

HunterICX

I think the problem with the BoB is that while the blue is attacking the island, the red are bombing our base. So we never meet. Atleast that's how I remember it was in SP BoB.

[Task Force]

Im gona try to fly tonight. we just got are tree, probably gona put it up.:yep:

[HunterICX]

The time has come for me to take a break from flying IL2, I have come at that moment where I rather do something else for a while and include that the Christmass holiday is on our doorsteps we all have others things to do as well.

I'm planning to continue flying after the holidays (about 1 week after new years eve) to say a 1 month break.

Meanwhile if someone feels up to, he can continue hosting the campaign as he wish, if there is any progress in campaign just let me know so I can edit this thread's title and content.

Cheers all :up:

HunterICX

[Dowly]

No worries.

I'll see if I can be arsed to open my ports and start hosting some other campaign for the time you're away. New thread will follow sooooooon.

[Raptor1]

DESERTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah, well, have fun

[Oberon]

So...when should I start remembering how to fly a Hurricane? :lol:

[Task Force]

Monday,I believe.:up:

[Kratos]

Monday,I believe.:up:

Do you know something we dont? :hmm:

[Task Force]

No, just a guess, If I am remembering correctly, he after the first week in the new year.

[Dowly]

Monday,I believe.:up:
Do you know something we dont? :hmm:
No, he doesnt know anything. The last I know from Hunter and the BoB campaign, he was bored to it. :p

So, TF, dont hold your breath on it that it'll continues tomorrow. ;)

We need Hunter's word on what he wants to do about it.

[Kratos]

No, just a guess, If I am remembering correctly, he after the first week in the new year.
I wouldn't like to be swinging my by nuts waiting for this to start again ;)

damn ferret beat me hehe

[Dowly]

damn ferret beat me hehe
Na na naa! :D

EDIT: If Hunter wants to scrap it and try something else, I vote for an Pacific campaign! Mmmm... Zero... *drool*

[Task Force]

I myself think we should start a new campaign. Hmm, mid to late war might be interesting.

[Task Force]

damn ferret beat me hehe
Na na naa! :D

EDIT: If Hunter wants to scrap it and try something else, I vote for an Pacific campaign! Mmmm... Zero... *drool*
Yes, but remember, those pacific campaigns have those long missions. once did a mission that took 2 hours to fly in one of my modded campaigns.

[Dowly]

damn ferret beat me hehe
Na na naa! :D

EDIT: If Hunter wants to scrap it and try something else, I vote for an Pacific campaign! Mmmm... Zero... *drool*
Yes, but remember, those pacific campaigns have those long missions. once did a mission that took 2 hours to fly in one of my modded campaigns.

Our BoB missions take like 45min and we hardly see anyone, depending on the PAcific mission, it shouldnt take any longer.

[mengle]

you should at least have a minimap , otherwise it's impossible to find your way back, in real time the pilots have a map to

[Dowly]

you should at least have a minimap , otherwise it's impossible to find your way back, in real time the pilots have a map to

We have the minimap enabled so you see your own plane, but not the friendlies/enemies.

[Task Force]

Yea, I am attempting a pacific campaign with out the minimap path, Gotta remember the grid #.:yep:

[Raptor1]

Yea, I am attempting a pacific campaign with out the minimap path, Gotta remember the grid #.:yep:

You can always ask Schultz for vector to target, it's not that hard

[Dowly]

You know what's the worst thing about IL2?

You cant ask where the leader is!

"Where are you? Return to formation!"

"This is two, **** OFF! You aint telling me wher you are so piss off *******!"

[Task Force]

Schultz dosent like me, Ever since I crashed into his tower in the German campaign.:lol:

[Raptor1]

You know what's the worst thing about IL2?

You cant ask where the leader is!

"Where are you? Return to formation!"

"This is two, **** OFF! You aint telling me wher you are so piss off *******!"

Any what is Mr. Leader supposed to tell you?

"Ehh, yeah Two, this is lead, there's water to the left, right, front and back, now return to formation!"

[Task Force]

You know what's the worst thing about IL2?

You cant ask where the leader is!

"Where are you? Return to formation!"

"This is two, **** OFF! You aint telling me wher you are so piss off *******!"

I know that feeling,

"*insert number here* god d**, stay with your leader, stay on course."

[mengle]

yep right, and when you wants to land you get always permission even when the runway is taken by someone else:roll: so don't speak me about Schultz:shifty:

[Dowly]

You know what's the worst thing about IL2?

You cant ask where the leader is!

"Where are you? Return to formation!"

"This is two, **** OFF! You aint telling me wher you are so piss off *******!"
I know that feeling,

"*insert number here* god d**, stay with your leader, stay on course."

Yeh, that's just ******* stupid! You're lost the moment you engage someone, you lost your leader at that moment, then you get **** on yer neck for the rest of the mission because you cant find them. :nope:

[Dowly]

yep right, and when you wants to land you get always permission even when the runway is taken by someone else:roll: so don't speak me about Schultz:shifty:

Ow yeh, that's so fricking annoying!

[mengle]

Schultz trying to give orders http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ&feature=related

[Dowly]

Schultz trying to give orders http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ&feature=related

Is the name "The Pianist"?

I saw this movie at school, never remembered the name. :-? Liked it.

[Task Force]

yep right, and when you wants to land you get always permission even when the runway is taken by someone else:roll: so don't speak me about Schultz:shifty:

Whenever I go to land, he runs to the fuhrer's bunker.:lol:

[mengle]

Schultz trying to give orders http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ&feature=related

Is the name "The Pianist"?

I saw this movie at school, never remembered the name. :-? Liked it.

La vita est bella is the original name , The pianist is another movie

[Dowly]

Schultz trying to give orders http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ&feature=related
Is the name "The Pianist"?

I saw this movie at school, never remembered the name. :-? Liked it.
La vita est bella is the original name , The pianist is another movie

Was it a frech movie?`I rememver the Pianist having that same actor? A young boy is with the giy and in the very end the "pianist" get's shot?

[Oberon]

Ah, shame if we don't continue, but understandable. I was just getting used to my old Hurri. Tried my Battle of Britain campaign I downloaded from M4T (I forget the name of it, Hurricane summer or something I think) intercepted a flight of Stukas harrasing a convoy, got one claim, RTB'd and found on finals that I had three fleas shadowing me. The following conversation went a little like this:

"Red Flight loiter here."
"Roger that, Red Two loitering here."
"Red Three holding position."
"Red Four patrolling here."
"This is Red Four, I've been hit!"
"Red Three, Mayday, Mayday"
"Red Four watch out you're shooting one of ours!"
"This is Red Two, I've been hit, I'm going down!"

:damn:

[Raptor1]

The BoB campaign, really, has almost nothing to do with the actual BoB...

[mengle]

Was it a frech movie?`I rememver the Pianist having that same actor? A young boy is with the giy and in the very end the "pianist" get's shot?[/quote]

It was Italian movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/

[Dowly]

Was it a frech movie?`I rememver the Pianist having that same actor? A young boy is with the giy and in the very end the "pianist" get's shot?
It was Italian movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/[/quote]

Ow, anywho, great movie... I still it was the Pianist? :-?

[HunterICX]

Time to get the show back in the air again,

Battle of Britain will be skipped, there is nothing on the web that replaces this campaign so here's a list to pick out (1941 campaigns)

Barbarossa 1941 Fincuan
Crimea 1941 Task Force
Finland 1941 Fincuan
Guam 1941
Hawai 1941 Dowly
Kiev 1941 Xabbarus
Leningrad 1941 Raptor1, Task Force, Tarjak, Xabbarus
Lvov 1941 Oberon
Murmansk 1941 Kratos
Normandy 1941 Tarjak, Kratos
Riga 1941 Oberon
Singapore 1941 Raptor1, Tarjak, Fincuan, Oberon, Kratos, Xabbarus, Dowly

Make your choise (you may vote 3 different campaigns) the campaign with the most votes will be played.

Flight schedule, the days and time we fly will be known after the campaign has been picked.

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

Hmm, I would say either Leningrad (Provided we go back to the west in 1943, right?) or Singapore

[Task Force]

hmmmm.:hmm:

Lenengrad

Crimea


(third pending) might keep with two.

[TarJak]

Normandy

Singapore

Leningrad

I'm hoping to get into the air with you guys once my rig is back in action. Got a new joystick but haven't been able to play as the PC went kaput just before new year.

[Task Force]

Lenengrad appears to have the lead as of now.:yep:

[Fincuan]

Barbarossa, Finland and Singapore

[Oberon]

Hmmm, trouble with Finland is, as Dowly pointed out, it's shoot down the same three bombers every mission, ala Battle of France for the Lolwaffles.

Hawaii 1941 sounds nice, but depends on the amount of long distance flying involved. It's a shame there isn't an RAF desert campaign or something out in Greece, guess I like my odds slim :lol:


Anyway, getting back on subject, my choice:

Singapore 1941
Riga 1941
Lvov 1941

[Kratos]

Murmansk
Normandy
Singapore
But really i dont give a t*ss let's get something started again,or i'm going to need some good old WD40 (fine lubricating oil) to get the damn wheels to move. ;) come to think of it, I might need some... to get me moving again :lol:

[XabbaRus]

Singapore,
Leningrad,
Kiev

I'll have an extra 2GB of RAM soon so flying through clouds won't be an issue.

[Dowly]

Hawai, Sing-sing-singapoooore

[Raptor1]

Hawai (you bastids! Wouldnt it be finally time for Pacifif?!)
I think pretty much everyone here voted Singapore, which, last I checked, was still in the Pacific

Oh, and don't you people remember how insanely BORING the Normandy '41 campaign is?

[Dowly]

Hawai (you bastids! Wouldnt it be finally time for Pacifif?!)
I think pretty much everyone here voted Singapore, which, last I checked, was still in the Pacific

Oh, and don't you people remember how insanely BORING the Normandy '41 campaign is?

Ow yeh.. didnt notice it. :p

[TarJak]

Lots of Hurricanes and P40's vs Zeros and Betty's.:hmm: At least its a change of scenery...

[HunterICX]

Singapore 1941 is the clear winner.

about the flight schedule, not planning to overfly ourselfs like the last time (almost every day)
I'm thinking about either

1. Kratos, Fincuan, Dowly
Monday
Wednesday - Maybe :hmm:
Friday

or-

2. Oberon, Xabbarus
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday - Maybe :hmm:

what would fit best for you guys? make your vote

HunterICX

[Dowly]

The latter because it's Tuesday today and my Zero begs for blood. :p

[Oberon]

I'll go for Option two as well.

At least I'm already practiced at setting fire to Zeros in a Hurri...just have to do it to the enemy now, and not my own team... :oops:

[mengle]

friday i'll have my new PC , maybe i can join next week :)
going to install for the meantime 3 games IL2, GWX 3.0 an Arma i will have VISTA 64 bit and this is new for me, so perhaps i have to install a couple of things to make the games work, will see

[Kratos]

option 1 for me :up:

[XabbaRus]

Option 2 please Bob.

[Oberon]

*Fires up DCG, opens up Singapore 1941 and has a look at the default aircraft in the squadrons.*

Buffalos vs Zeros?

....


YABAI!! :o

[XabbaRus]

The Buffalo isn't that bad in IL-2.

[Dowly]

I think there will be an huge flow of RAF pilots to the Japanese pilot academy. :rotfl:

[Dowly]

The Buffalo isn't that bad in IL-2.

Yeh, that's true. It's actually pretty good, turns well and doesnt stall very easily. :yep:

[Fincuan]

Yeh, that's true. It's actually pretty good, turns well and doesnt stall very easily. :yep:

The problem is the A6M2 Zero does all that but even better.

edit: Oh yeah, I vote for option "Kratos". That way I'll be able to fly both II./JG53 and here, once I get my system back "in shape" for IL2.

[Dowly]

Yeh, that's true. It's actually pretty good, turns well and doesnt stall very easily. :yep:
The problem is the A6M2 Zero does all that but even better.

Well, I'm not planning on flying the Buffalo, so not my problem. :D

[Kratos]

Yeh, that's true. It's actually pretty good, turns well and doesnt stall very easily. :yep:
The problem is the A6M2 Zero does all that but even better.
Well, I'm not planning on flying the Buffalo, so not my problem. :D

well !!!! We didn't think you would fly with the majority. :lol:
me wonders what you would do if everyone decides to fly zero's ;)

[Dowly]

Yeh, that's true. It's actually pretty good, turns well and doesnt stall very easily. :yep:
The problem is the A6M2 Zero does all that but even better.
Well, I'm not planning on flying the Buffalo, so not my problem. :D
well !!!! We didn't think you would fly with the majority. :lol:
me wonders what you would do if everyone decides to fly zero's ;)

Cry, call you all a bunch of tossers and go to bed propably. :hmm: Or just fly the Buffalo.

[Raptor1]

I'll vote for Option 2, though I don't much care

Anyway, I'll be flying the Betty, Ki-21 or whatever other Jap bomber we have, now where be those Prince of Wales and Repulse?!?!?

EDIT: Oh, shouldn't the Red side also have Hurricanes?

[Kratos]

:oops: Ooh!! sh*t ...I tink i made bad choice :shifty: fired up singapore campaign and set off from Kluang enroute to Kuala Lumpur.. Took me frackin 45 mins. to get there, then the damn A.I. finished the enemy off, then another 45 mins. to get home ..BRING YOUR CAMERA'S LADS... it's gonna be a nice scenic campaign :rotfl::rotfl:

[HunterICX]

:) you all voted for that campaign!:lol:
I'll check the planeset, check some historic stuff about singapore and make some modifications in DCG...I better nail in more aircraft per side if we want to see ''something''

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Isn't it possible to restrict the action to a certain amount of kilometers? :hmm:

[HunterICX]

Isn't it possible to restrict the action to a certain amount of kilometers? :hmm:

I will see what I can modify within DCG

HunterICX

[Fincuan]

It is possible to set an individual "Max action radius" for each squadron, but there's only so much you can do with it. If the action is gonna be at place X and the nearest airbase isn't within a squadron's action radius, there's nothing DCG can do but make you fly those extra kilometers.

[Dowly]

Dont count on the action radius thing, it hardly ever makes any difference.

[Oberon]

Kuso!

[Raptor1]

Well, the action radius should get gradually lower as the Japs blow through Malaya

[Kratos]

@Fincuan, tell that Hunter he got you in the wrong list for flight nights ;):lol:

ITS A FIX (hehe)

[Dowly]

Oi! I wanna change my flight thingy to Monday & Wednesday!

[Oberon]

Well, I'll be in Dispersal at 15 minute readiness. Give us a shout if we scramble! :)

[Task Force]

Lets hope that the planes are fulled fully.:lol: (get a fuel leak, your gonna have to do a jungle landing.)

About the day, any day is fine with me, whatever the majority wants.:up:

Cant wait to fly again, god it seems to have been forever.

[Raptor1]

Lets hope that the planes are fulled fully.:lol: (get a fuel leak, your gonna have to do a jungle landing.)


We had ice, water, hot desert sands and *shiver* endless Belgian forests, can jungles be much worse?

[Task Force]

Lol, Get lost there, you probably wont get out. (unless you've been watching hours of survival stuff.) Chances are slim in most places we have flown over actual. lol Also Il2 dosent simulate the fact that planes don't just go boom then they attempt to land in a jungle.

[Raptor1]

Lol, Get lost there, you probably wont get out. (unless you've been watching hours of survival stuff.) Chances are slim in most places we have flown over actual. lol

I got out of Siberia with no shoes, I do rather think I could escape Malaya

[Task Force]

The thing I dont like about jungles it that the planes just explode if you tap a tree while attempting to land, and if your too low, you cant safely bail out.

Simply, theres no where to land your plane on its belly safely.

[Oberon]

Well, considering the theatre of operations and the enemy, I'd rather not bail out unless over friendly lines :hmm: Likewise it is more honourable to die than to be captured, etc.

[Kratos]

dunno them thar buffalo's got nice fat belly's to land on :yep:

[Task Force]

Ya got a point there, get cough by the Japanese and get cough. Be prepared to either be tortured or killed.

dunno them thar buffalo's got nice fat belly's to land on :yep:
yea, but the forests are a death wish no matter what. Ive learned this, bad experiences with those forests. in other campaigns. lol

[Kratos]

:lol: whats with the bowl of rice on the first post Hunter? :lol:

I like flied rice by the way.. ooh i made a pun (flyed) (flied) :lol:

[HunterICX]

:lol: whats with the bowl of rice on the first post Hunter? :lol:

I like flied rice by the way.. ooh i made a pun (flyed) (flied) :lol:

:pSomeone who noticed.....;)
anyway, why dont some of you buggers get your Lazy arse online to get this show on the road. tonight I'm going to fiddle a bit with DCG Singapore's settings and I need some input on some planes I may have to change.

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Two Section Scramble!!

http://warhistorian.org/images/scramble-sm.jpg

[mengle]

and who will bring after every flight a report here? with some screens that would be nice how many kills , the place of the front , troops movements
:hmm: so who will report , maybe something for raptor1 :)

[Kratos]

and who will bring after every flight a report here? with some screens that would be nice how many kills , the place of the front , troops movements
:hmm: so who will report , maybe something for raptor1 :)

Raptor1 is over-rated ;)

[Raptor1]

and who will bring after every flight a report here? with some screens that would be nice how many kills , the place of the front , troops movements
:hmm: so who will report , maybe something for raptor1 :)
Raptor1 is over-rated ;)

That's not true!

Well...okay...sort of...

[Oberon]

and who will bring after every flight a report here? with some screens that would be nice how many kills , the place of the front , troops movements
:hmm: so who will report , maybe something for raptor1 :)

You nae missed much this time ;)

First mission was general transfer, Buffalos and Blennies for all. Hurris were on a airspace guarding mission so in order to get the first mission over and done with we skipped those. Oberon crashed on take-off, Hunter nearly did, no real idea what happened after that as I disconnected to make sure it was the plane that was useless and not the joystick.

Second mission was a spectacular raid on one of our airfields. Task force, Raptor, and Hunter took Blennies, Fin and Oberon and Kratos took Buffalos (They stole my Hurris!! :stare: :damn: :nope: )
Raptors aircraft decided to try and wrestle control from him and crash, and Task force relocated his aircraft around the airfield. Lick of paint here and there, some new wings, some wheels, some silver tape, it'll be fine! :up:
Oberon followed Fin to the target, staring into the constant nuclear explosion that was the sun, although it did look a little like someone had pre-empted the Enola Gay.
The RAF airfield Hunter and Kratos were bombing was firing flak at something, and despite the Buffalos best attempts at finding out what that was, there was no sign of the enemy. Obviously the Japanese don't fly in the rain, although something must have been happening because when Sir Schultz started his 'Runway not clear' business, Oberon tuned into Tokyo Rose to listen to Schultz-san, who soon started up his own monologue.
Fin made it down alright, Kratos sounded like he might have slid off the side of the runway, the visibility was terrible so it was hard to see anything, let alone where you're supposed to land. With this in mind, Oberon just 109'd his Buffalo across the runway and left it to Task force to pick up with the other pieces of his Blenheim.

[Raptor1]

In other words, business as usual

[Kratos]

Glad to have your words of encouragment again Oberon :up:

Its good to have someone with a tactile view writing these AAR'S :rotfl:

[XabbaRus]

Sorry I couldn't be there. I had to wait for the wife to go before I did my stealth 2GB RAM insertion.

Now I have 2.5GB I loaded up IL-2 maxed out everything excepth clouds and scenery and it was great. Smooth as silk.

That extra RAM has to be the cheapest performance booster I have ever made.

[Raptor1]

Your wife is a RAMophobe?

Still kinda baffled as to why only the Sally is present in the campaign and not the Betty, they played a rather large part in the Battle of Singapore

[HunterICX]

Your wife is a RAMophobe?

Still kinda baffled as to why only the Sally is present in the campaign and not the Betty, they played a rather large part in the Battle of Singapore

I can change one of the Sally squadrons into betty's if you like

HunterICX

[XabbaRus]

No just the wife doesn't know I bought the RAM in the first place...

[Fincuan]

Lmao Xabba :lol:

Usually people try to hide booze or pron mags from their wives, but I guess RAM might go to the same categroy sometimes. Good thing it worked :up:

[XabbaRus]

Don't really drink and porn is a part of life after you have been married for 7 years.