B-17 Queen of the Skies

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by JALU3

If we all had copies is there a way we can all play on the same ship, or each flying own ship in a formation?

Yeah, you can play with others and fly in formation, or play are the germans (a seperate set of rules).

[steinbeck]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

http://home.earthlink.net/~flyingwombat/id23.html

I haven't played this game since probably 1991. I opened up the box today, and it was like opening up a time capsule. So I decided to start playing it after all these years:hmm: I'm going to do a "subsim" crew and post after action results.

...more to come

Can't remember where, but I have seen a game in the same vein as B17 but it's about the 'Pacific War' bombing over Japan. Got a good review in 'boardgamegeek'


And, ww.dvg.com does make solitaire games such as 'Rommel Field Commander' which I have v. good solo game,


steinbeck

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by steinbeck

[Can't remember where, but I have seen a game in the same vein as B17 but it's about the 'Pacific War' bombing over Japan. Got a good review in 'boardgamegeek'

It was in the list from the link in Nikimcbee's second post, along with Lancaster and B-24 variants.

Here is the direct link:
http://mysite.verizon.net/rjlein/khyberpass/id38.html

[AirborneTD]

I highly recommend B-29. I've been playing it this last week and I really enjoy it. I think I've got 18 missions out of 35 complete with 4 planes lost. I've played it using Cyberboard and tabletop. Each mission plays fairly fast and is fun.

[GSpector]

Hello Nikimcbee,

It's great reading tales of the Mighty 8th again. I loved that Sim when I had it. I think I lost my CD a long time ago, but I still have the box

I even created Bomber Forms to keep track of each Bombers history and Crewmen Forms to keep track of all 120 crewmen. To add more fun, I even managed to not only keep track of their Awards the game gave, I even brought up the total possible Awards to 18 (Ribbons & Medals) and added Badges.

http://cid-bf546ca73dee9239.skydrive...w%20Awards.JPG

I think I was able to complete only 1 full campaign of all the flights I had and went through a few Bombers and a few Crewmen but it sure was a lot of fun.

I'm not sure what took longer, flying the missions or updating the personnel files.

Of the 12 Bombers, this was the Crew I preferred to fly in. My Crew after 10 Missions:
http://cid-bf546ca73dee9239.skydrive...7%20Crew01.JPG
Sorry, all the missing writing was done in pencil on the printed form. And yep, I had 12 of these to update after each mission

The real Hell's Angel Out of Chute 13:
http://cid-bf546ca73dee9239.skydrive...th/CHUTE13.BMP
The Navigator was George C. Brand, he was like a father to me (R.I.P. 8/25/02)

[Raptor1]

He's not playing The Mighty 8th, though it did make me go and reinstall it, too bad The Mighty 8th didn't have MP in the end, that could've been awesome

[GSpector]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

He's not playing The Mighty 8th, though it did make me go and reinstall it, too bad The Mighty 8th didn't have MP in the end, that could've been awesome

Yea, I know, He's playing a Board game. One I've never tried or heard of. It did however, remind me of all the great times I had in that Sim and on Bombs-Away's Forum:
http://www.bombs-away.net/forums/index.php?s=

I still blame Infrograms/Atari for its demise

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by JALU3

It was understanding that each aircraft by some were called ships .

Sorry I missed this part earlier. Yes, in the 1930s and '40s it was very common to call a plane a ship - "The P-40's a sweet ship to fly."

[Skyhawk]

There are some currently active military aircraft which are also referred to as "ships". One example is the type of U.S.A.F. C-130 commonly known as the C-130 Gunship.

As far as the "B-29 Superfortress" boardgame, it as an excellent evolution/update to "B-17 Queen of the Skies". Different aircraft, different theater, but same basic gameplay flow. I have both and they are a lot of fun imho, especially when travelling or otherwise away from your pc gaming rig.

Steve Dixon (co-creator of "B-29 Superfortress") also created and ran a web-based virtual squadron/flight group based on the "B-17 Queen of the Skies" boardgame. After completing several full campaigns with "B-17 Queen of the Skies" and the subsequent completion and publishing of "B-29 Superfortress" his virtual Bombardment Wing (made up of two Bombardment Groups, with three / 7 aircraft squadrons in each Bombardment Group comprising a total of 42 individual aircraft manned by virtual aircraft commanders from around the world) made the move to "B-29 Superfortress".

Here is a link to his Virtual 30th Bombardment Wing website:

http://www.skdgaming.com/B29/index.html

Recently I had the pleasure of exchanging a few emails with him after joining his virtual Bombardment Wing, he happens to be an old "devil-dog" and we shared some common ground in our time serving in the U.S.M.C.

There are other virtual squadrons out there based on both of these boardgames but getting hooked up with one can be difficult because they have no difficulty filling their ranks and usually have a waiting or reserve list.

Regards

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Skyhawk

There are some currently active military aircraft which are also referred to as "ships". One example is the type of U.S.A.F. C-130 commonly known as the C-130 Gunship.

I'm sure you are referring to the AC-130 Spectre Gunship, since the C-130 has no guns whatsoever

A gunship in aircraft terms is a ground-support aircraft that is capable of circling the target and bombard it, as opposed to making strafing runs

[Skyhawk]

Quite correct on both counts Raptor1. I just figured that most would have heard of the C-130 or even perhaps seen one at an air show, was trying to strike a chord with as many as possible.

There are many variations on the basic C-130 airframe which fulfill different missions/purposes. Tomato / To - mah -to. Good on'ya.

Gunship, still an example of the "ship" terminology being applied to a modern day aircraft regardless of it's mission (which you so eloquently pointed out).

Regards

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Skyhawk

Tomato

Awww!!! Now you got me playing BoBII again! One of the callsigns for Luftwaffe is Tomato. "Tomate Einz, SHOOT SHOOT!", "Tomato Zwei, BREAK! You got an bandit on you!".