The Mighty Lolwaffles

[Oberon]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/B-17_Schweinfurt.jpg


So in our second campaign, in order to spice things up a little we are taking a B17 full of Lolwaffles across to visit the German military.
HunterICX was piloting, Arclight ball-gunner, Raptor top-gunner, Task Force fore-gunner, and I was the rear-gunner.

Our first mission was a cake-walk until we reached the target, the Raptor took a flak shell to the face and two other bombers found themselves in pieces across North-western France. However our bomber managed to return to base successfully where Raptor was hosed out of the top gun.

http://i.imgur.com/wm9qABL.jpg?2
Waiting for take-off at RAF Boxted (which is odd since Boxted flew B-26s...but there you go).

http://i.imgur.com/Y3r9rL2.jpg?2
Getting into formation

http://i.imgur.com/osrTjOD.jpg?2
Passing over RAF Leiston

http://i.imgur.com/Nzp39kf.jpg?2
Now out over the North Sea, heading south-east towards St. Omer

http://i.imgur.com/gxj0wzq.jpg?2
Crossing the French coast, we wait for the German flak to party like it's 88.

http://i.imgur.com/PKaKgMc.jpg?2
Task Force deserts us while we line up for our bomb run, the first casualty of the group occurs ahead.

http://i.imgur.com/2r0HIMd.jpg?2
Bombs gone!

http://i.imgur.com/6AmFEDH.jpg?2
Now the flak wakes up and puts Raptor to sleep...permanently.

http://i.imgur.com/neSfxlt.jpg?2
Despite the damage we make it back to England safely

http://i.imgur.com/G2O8Yqu.jpg?2
And park up.

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/WarBondEdit_zps6c0c8b34.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/EZatHome/media/WarBondEdit_zps6c0c8b34.jpg.html)

[Oberon]

http://gatesthecomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/zombie-b-17-heavy-metal-movie-hal-hefner.jpg
Raptor on arrival back at RAF Boxted

[HunterICX]

Raptor on arrival back at RAF Boxted

http://i.imgur.com/gog7eYA.jpg

[HunterICX]

The Obligatory had to be done. :rock:

The Mighty LoLWaffles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggQaNigo_A

[Oberon]

http://i.imgur.com/OJWtGDi.jpg?1
Lining up for the off

http://i.imgur.com/7RvzEuZ.jpg?1
Climbing over East Anglia

http://i.imgur.com/smcVq0d.jpg?1
A sudden swing to our left catches us all off guard, Arclight sees the top gunner of the bomber next door and I count the rivets of the B17 we almost collide with.

http://i.imgur.com/mCgFmFl.jpg?1
"I spy with my little eye...something beginning with..."
"Fighters, eleven o clock!"
"F...something beginning with F..."

http://i.imgur.com/vtya2EN.jpg?1
They send an entire B17 squadron to take out one bridge...

http://i.imgur.com/TWgpopl.jpg?1
...completely ignoring the still intact one next to it... :shifty:

http://i.imgur.com/9YWRpdo.jpg?1
The entire Luftwaffe dives in on us...three aircraft...the P47 escort eats them for breakfast

http://i.imgur.com/mGbawSf.jpg?1
One enemy aircraft came a little close, but was soon chased off by the escorts.

http://i.imgur.com/R9NvbWL.jpg?1
I go to see what the escorts are doing when...RED BARS OF DOOM (TM)

http://i.imgur.com/y1JZk3s.jpg?1
Chaos

http://i.imgur.com/wW6qNpW.jpg?1
The B17s go into the sea, orbit, and the land in equal measure...and then Raptors server boots me out.

[Oberon]

Since Rapror is AWOL for the rest of the week, should we have a flight or wait until he gets back.

I know what Hunter will probably say -

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_edin_t/0_edinburgh_transport_trams_1907_last_horse_tram_t ollcross.jpg

[Schroeder]

I think I could join you guys again today.

[HunterICX]

I know what Hunter will probably say -

http://i.imgur.com/ygVxNlG.jpg?1

We'll just be grounded till Raptor returns, gets trialed, executed by firing squad and then told to climb back in to the BEEEE SEVENTEEEEEEEN BOMBUUUH

It's been a tiresome week (again) so my state of mind in the evenings after dinner is ''Fudged''

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Have some music to pass the time, oh and there's a naughty word in there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKODvk1AgA

[HunterICX]

Have some music to pass the time, oh and there's a naughty word in there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKODvk1AgA

:rotfl2::yeah: Nice!

[Oberon]

Have some music to pass the time, oh and there's a naughty word in there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKODvk1AgA

Oh, that's brilliant! :har: :up:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

It seemed appropriate for the current mission set.:D Oscar Brand's "unofficial" military music is pretty hilarious. Here's another good one that could apply as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dhgr6rZHOE :up:

[Oberon]

http://i.imgur.com/8fAtEi1.jpg?1
Off we go again

http://i.imgur.com/iQPrK6t.jpg?1
To a Chemical Plant Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75yPcHplI64) in Düsseldorf

http://i.imgur.com/r0DBixA.jpg?1
In formation over the North Sea

http://i.imgur.com/QPNT7i1.jpg?1
We arrive over Holland and Hunter offers to drop Arclight off at his house, but the AI decides it wants to go there first...

http://i.imgur.com/mqiK2QV.jpg?1
Curving into Düsseldorf through disappointingly light flak

http://i.imgur.com/0tG5MOc.jpg?1
:hmmm: Well...the bombs landed in the right city at least...so that's a start...

http://i.imgur.com/VwmzJWv.jpg?1
The Luftwaffe shows up and derps around the sky for a bit, taking out a couple of bombers...

http://i.imgur.com/xsagZGh.jpg?1
While others decide its time to do aerobatics...

http://i.imgur.com/LALEGPm.jpg?1
We approach Rotterdam on the way back, so Hunter decides to wake up the crew by taking a low pass under the bridge, removing our tail in the process...

http://i.imgur.com/j26Bhs6.jpg?1
So we got out, found a 'coffee' shop and 'flew' home. :yep:

[HunterICX]

So we got out, found a 'coffee' shop and 'flew' home. :yep:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIzjkw

Well, we where already that before reaching Rotterdam with Raptor cutting the fuel lines to feed his addiction.

[Raptor1]

I'm not addicted. I can stop whenever I want to!

[Oberon]

I'm not addicted. I can stop whenever I want to!

Suuuure you can

http://thescienceclassroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tank-car-crushed.jpg

[HunterICX]

Going to hit the sack early tonight so won't be around.

[Oberon]

It'll give Raptor a chance to populate the next mission with 4 million Flak 88s, 2 million Fw-190s, 500,000 Me-262s and one Storch. :yep:

[Pisces]

Which game is this? And where can I get it? :)

[Schroeder]

Which game is this? And where can I get it? :)
Il-2 1946 with tons of mods (the B17 isn't flyable in the stock game).
It's more than 10 years old so you'll most likely be able to get it cheap.

[Pisces]

Ok, thought it might have been one of the older B-17 sims.

[Oberon]

If only they had MP, The Mighty Eighth in particular...now that had proper flak. :yep:

[Pisces]

Ok, order is placed. Do you guys have a list of all the required patches and mods?

[Oberon]

Patch it up to date with the Team Daidalos patches and then grab the HSFX mod, that's what we're using. :yep:

[Admiral Halsey]

Patch it up to date with the Team Daidalos patches and then grab the HSFX mod, that's what we're using. :yep:

Does the HSFX mod work with the 4.12 patch or am I going to have to go back to the 4.11 patch?

[Raptor1]

Does the HSFX mod work with the 4.12 patch or am I going to have to go back to the 4.11 patch?

HSFX 7.0 is for patch 4.12.2.

[Admiral Halsey]

HSFX 7.0 is for patch 4.12.2.

Thanks.

[Raptor1]

I will be deserting today. Should be back by tomorrow, and you'll never take me alive.

[HunterICX]

I will be deserting today. Should be back by tomorrow, and you'll never take me alive.

That's what Dave said.

[Arclight]

Dave will not be pleased.