Ace_Pilto Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Hi, I guess some of you must be using The Il-2 Commander app by now so that means that some of you must be itching to post some AAR's here for the community to read right? Warhamm even included a button to copy the entire log (conveniently encoded in forum BB code for you already) and link to the forum so that you can post your logs so of course it does! Don't be shy, tell us how your pilot is going. For those of you who don't know what I am taking about, an AAR is an After Action Report where you can creatively tell the story of your virtual pilot. (And post pictures/videos as well) As an example, I lost my first pilot today: Arno Ungers. All Information. 12/10/1942. ------------------------------------------------- Date of Birth - 12/26/1913 (31 Year) Place of Birth - Luderitz Rank - Oberleutnant Awards - Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, Frontflugspange fur Jager in Bronze Current Location - I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" Home Airfield - Pitomnik, Stalingrad; Morozovskaya West, Stalingrad Current Status - KIA 12/10/1942 ------------------------------------------------- Overall Results: ------------------------------------------------- Total Sorties - 36 Merit - 1392 Aircraft Shot Down - 7 Light Vehicles Destroyed - 3 AAA Destroyed - 3 Buildings Destroyed - 1 ------------------------------------------------- The Campaign Results: ------------------------------------------------- Total Sorties - 10 Merit - 640 Aircraft Shot Down - 4 Light Vehicles Destroyed - 2 AAA Destroyed - 1 ------------------------------------------------- Arno Ungers was born in Luderitz, Namibia on Dec 26th 1913. His father, Ludwig, was an engineer who had moved to Africa to work in diamond mining. He brought his young wife to Africa with him and shortly afterwards they had a baby boy, Arno. The family did not stay in Africa for long due to the events of WW1, they returned to Leipzig, Germany an 1914 and Arno's father enlisted in the cavalry. He was killed in the Battle of the Marne in a skirmish. Arno was raised by his mother, Laura, who never re-married. Times were hard for the Ungers, the mines in Namibia were confiscated after the Versailles Treaty and Laura was forced to take up work whatever work she could to support them. Luckily Arno was a healthy and bright young lad and as soon as he was able he helped his mother keep their household afloat. It was largely by virtue of hard work and charity that Arno was able to be educated in Leipzig and the headmaster there said that he was a quiet and thoughtful young man, used to responsibility and hard work. Arno prospered in school and eventually managed to secure a position for himself in Leipzig University, the school attended by Goethe, Wagner, Nietzsche and many other famous Germans. He was to begin studying engineering in 1933 but the reformation of the RLM and the birth of the Luftwaffe caused his life to take a different path and he ended up learning to fly and this took him to Spain in 1936 with the Condor Legion where he flew with Jagdgruppe 88 in the Spanish Civil War. He flew with the unit during their period with the He-51 and when they transitioned to the Bf-109. Shortly after serving in Spain Arno returned to Germany and was badly injured in a landing accident in one of the new 109's. He was assessed as unfit to fly by the medical board and assigned to ground duties pending re-evaluation. It wouldn't be until Operation Barbarossa in 1941 that Arno would see action again. A shortage of pilots after the campaigns in Europe and the Mediterannean and single minded determination meant thyat Arno managed to convince the medical board to re-assign him to flying duties where he was posted to I/JG-3 after a conversion course on the new 109 F-2. He arrived at the Eastern Front too late to see much action but managed to destroy an I-16 near Moscow for his first victory before the unit was posted to Comiso in Sicily for operations against Malta. In this action Arno scored a further two victories before JG-3 went back to the East for the Battle of Stalingrad. ------------------------------------------------- 11/14/1942 - Appointment I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet". 11/14/1942 - Appointed to the aerodrome Pitomnik, Stalingrad. 11/14/1942 - New Aircraft Bf 109 G-2. ------------------------------------------------- 11/15/1942 - Sortie #27. Escort. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Escort He-111's to support Northern Flank. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- 2 aircraft sent to escort bombers, engaged Yak-1 fighters over target. 1 e/a seen to be damaged by wingman. Own a/c damaged on landing, ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Successful Landing. Task Completed. Aircraft Status - significant damage. ------------------------------------------------- 11/15/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired. 11/17/1942 - New Aircraft Bf 109 G-2. ------------------------------------------------- 11/17/1942 - Sortie #28. Intercept. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Intercept ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- 4 x Bf-109's sent to intercept VVS in Southern sector. Encountered 6 x Il-2's and 2 x Yak-1's I destroyed 1 Sturmovik, seen to crash near target by my wingman. I also can confirm his claim for one Yak which he shot down in flames in the same area. 1 aircraft is missing, I did not see him go down. Cause unknown. ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Medium Aircraft Shot Down - 1 Successful Landing. Task Completed. ------------------------------------------------- 11/18/1942 - Sortie #29. Ground Attack. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Attack airfield in N sector ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Airfield was attacked, missed with all 50kg bombs. Managed to destroy a AAA gun with cannon but was hit by another. I managed to regain enough control to navigate away but the aircraft became uncontrollable, engine was also damaged so I got out and walked. Target was defended by a considerable force of LaGG-3's I did not personally witness any victories or losses. ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. AAA Destroyed - 1 Bailed Out (Friendly Territory). Failed to complete the task. Aircraft Status - lost. ------------------------------------------------- 11/25/1942 - New Aircraft Bf 109 G-2. ------------------------------------------------- 11/25/1942 - Sortie #30. Reconnaissance. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Recon ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Canopy detatched itself from the aircraft while taxsiing. No idea why. Aborted mission. ------------------------------------------------- Takeoff Accident. Failed to complete the task. Aircraft Status - light damage. ------------------------------------------------- 11/25/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired. 11/26/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired. ------------------------------------------------- 11/26/1942 - Sortie #31. Escort. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Escort ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Took wingman to escort 3 x Ju-87 to attack forces pushing in from the NE. No opposition over target b7ut ran into 3 or 4 Yak-1's 15 miles NE of Pitomnik. Battle was joined by other 109's and I saw one aircraft shot down in flame but could not identify the type. I attacked one Yak after identifying him by the centerline radiator, hit his left wing and engine and climbed away. Last time I saw him he was heading West with 3 109's on his tail. I returned to base because of low fuel and damaged the left wing on landing. ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Successful Landing. Task Completed. Aircraft Status - light damage. ------------------------------------------------- 11/26/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired. 11/28/1942 - Appointed to the aerodrome Morozovskaya West, Stalingrad. 11/30/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired. ------------------------------------------------- 11/30/1942 - Sortie #32. Escort. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Escort He-111 in North sector ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Rook 2 and I escorted 6 x He-111 bombers to attach enemy concentrations crossing a river North of the Kalach area. On the way to the target Rook 2 attacked a bomber and claims that he shot it down. I ordered Rook 2 to stay in formation and did not see his target at any time. Over the target we met 2 x Yaks, they made a head on pass at us and I almost collided with one when we mergerd. After climbing away I saw Rook 2 attack and destroy one of the Yaks, it went down in flames. I spotted the second Yak heading towards the bombers and chased him, the bombers opened fire and drove him away and O closed in on his tail and shot him down. I saw him bail out and his aircraft crash, Rook 2 also saw this. ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Light Aircraft Shot Down - 1 Successful Landing. Task Completed. ------------------------------------------------- 12/1/1942 - Sortie #33. Escort. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Escort He-111 to Southern sector. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Four of us took of to escort 3 x He-111's. On the way to the target we met at leat 3 Yaks and some 109's in a fight. I got a burst at one in a dive but had to break off when another 109 from a different squadron shot past me at dangerous range. I rejoined the bombers to find that a formation of LaGG-3's were attacking, Rook 2 and I intervened but there were more LaGGs that I did not see, one of them damaged my engine and I force landed in the field with minor damage. A bad day, three aircraft out of four were lost from our flight, ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Emergency Landing (Friendly Territory). Failed to complete the task. Aircraft Status - light damage. ------------------------------------------------- 12/1/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired. 12/3/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired. ------------------------------------------------- 12/3/1942 - Sortie #34. Reconnaissance. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Evening recon of Southern Sector ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Mission was conducted alone to recon Platonov, Stalinsky and Buzinovka at 2000hrs. On the way to Platonov I encountered a fight between some 109s Yaks and Il-2s. I tried to attack a Cturmovik but could not maintain visual contact. I could see the tracers of the fight continue over Platonov but nothing more. I saw much enemy convoy traffic on the roads surrounding Platonov but took little fire from the ground. At Stalinksy I spotted some units deployed in the field, it looked to be mainly AAA defenses. Buzinovka itself was quiet but I did a run over the airfield as requested. It appears as though the squadrons there have been re-inforced with LaGG-3' since there were a lot of them parked in dispersal around the field. Over Buzinovka I took a hit from medium calibre AAA that damaged my right wing, shattered some of the canopy and hit my engine. II was also wounded lightly in the left arm by shrapnel. I could hear the sound of metal on metal from up front but was able to nurse my aircraft up to 4,000m where I found that the engine did not show any signs of failing. After assessing the damage I returned to base and landed safely. ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Successful Landing. Task Completed. Pilot's Status - light wounds. Aircraft Status - significant damage. ------------------------------------------------- 12/3/1942 - Taken to hostpital. 12/3/1942 - Back from hospital. 12/3/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired. 12/7/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired. ------------------------------------------------- 12/7/1942 - Sortie #35. Escort. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Escort of He-111 ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Myself and wingman escorted 3 x He-111 over the East bank of the Volga. Over the target we were intercepted by LaGG-3s. I managed to shoot one down while my wingman tangles with the other. Unfortunately my wingman was shot down, I did not see a parachute. I chased the remaining LaGG who was trying to attack the bombers. I closed in on him as he began firing and had to be careful to avoid hitting the He-111 he was attacking as well as avoiding return fire from the gunners. Unfortunately the Russki managed to take down a He-111 before I damaged him enough to break off. He was very determined and showed no sign of faltering when he could have broke off his attack to save himself. At this point I had expended all fo my ammunition so I covered the bombers home and came in to land. As I was preparing to land I noticed AAA fire and saw an enemy fighter (Yak?) coming in to attack. He landed some hits that did minor damage to my right wing but I got down safely. Our defenses dealt with the enemy plane. ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Light Aircraft Shot Down - 2 Successful Landing. Task Completed. Aircraft Status - light damage. ------------------------------------------------- 12/7/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired. 12/9/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired. ------------------------------------------------- 12/10/1942 - Sortie #36. Ground Attack. ------------------------------------------------- Mission Task: ------------------------------------------------- Ground Attack ------------------------------------------------- Mission Debrief: ------------------------------------------------- Intelligence reports the loss of 6 x Bf-109s during a ground attack sortie South of Stalingrad. Witnesses say that heavy fighter opposition overwhelmed the Luftwaffe in this action, one pilot, believed to be Oberleutnant Arno Ungers, fought to the last. In 1952 the full story of the dsemise of Arno Ungers became known when his wingman was released from a Soviet POW camp and returned to Germany. He says: "I was shot down early in the engagement by a Yak myself but bailed out and saw what happened to Arno from the ground. While fending off repeated attacks from Yak fighters Arno managed to destroy two artillery emplacements despite taking damage to his aircraft. from one of the Yaks. The escort of 109F-4s did their best to keep the Yaks at bay but eventually succumbed, leaving Arno alone with the two remaining Yaks. I saw Arno struggle with his damaged aircraft, even managing to take some shots at one Yak but the second one scored an incredibly lucky hit on Arno's plane. It must have killed him instantly since the aircraft just went straight into the ground." ------------------------------------------------- Successful Takeoff. Light Vehicles Destroyed - 2 Bailed Out (Enemy Territory). Task Completed. Pilot's Status - killed. Aircraft Status - lost. ------------------------------------------------- Next time I might add some screenshots, or video. I'm working on a title animation for my re-vamped channel so it might be a while before I can make any videos. Hope you enjoy the read. 5
LLv24_Zami Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Nice background story you have there Jimmy! I don`t have that but here`s one Luftwaffe pilot who has the same name as famous footballer Gerhard Muller. All Information. 12/3/1942. -------------------------------------------------Date of Birth - 10/1/1920 (24 Year)Place of Birth - BerlinRank - OberleutnantAwards - Eisernes Kreuz 2. KlasseCurrent Location - I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"Home Airfield - Pitomnik, Stalingrad; Morozovskaya West, StalingradCurrent Status - MIA-------------------------------------------------Overall Results:-------------------------------------------------Total Sorties - 43Merit - 1849Aircraft Shot Down - 12Light Vehicles Destroyed - 8AAA Destroyed - 2Buildings Destroyed - 1-------------------------------------------------The Campaign Results:-------------------------------------------------Total Sorties - 11Merit - 970Aircraft Shot Down - 6Light Vehicles Destroyed - 4-------------------------------------------------11/14/1942 - Appointment I./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".11/14/1942 - Appointed to the aerodrome Pitomnik, Stalingrad.11/14/1942 - New Aircraft Bf 109 G-2.-------------------------------------------------11/15/1942 - Sortie #33. Escort.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Escort 3 He-111 to bomb factory south of Stalingrad.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Got intercepted by 2 LaGG`s, shot them both down. Bombers destroyed the target.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Light Aircraft Shot Down - 2Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/18/1942 - Sortie #34. Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/20/1942 - Sortie #35. Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Intercept enemy aircraft above Kakpinka.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Encountered 4 Pe-2 escorted by 2 Yak`s. Damaged two bombers and shot down both escort fighters.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Light Aircraft Shot Down - 2Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/22/1942 - Sortie #36. Escort.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Escort 6 Ju-87 to bomb enemy positions.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Got intercepted by 4 LaGG`s on way back to homebase. One of them got several hits on my Bf-109, had to make emergency landing.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Emergency Landing (Friendly Territory).Task Completed.Aircraft Status - write-off.-------------------------------------------------11/24/1942 - New Aircraft Bf 109 G-2.-------------------------------------------------11/24/1942 - Sortie #37. Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/26/1942 - Sortie #38. Ground Attack.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Make a surprise attack to Berezovsky airfield with 4 Bf-109G2 equipped with 20mm gunpods. Escort provided by 2 Bf-109G2.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Destroyed 4 Pe-2 on the ground. Enemy CAP of 2 Yak-1 was shot down during attack by escorting Bf-109`s.Light damage during landing.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Light Vehicles Destroyed - 4Successful Landing.Task Completed.Aircraft Status - light damage.-------------------------------------------------11/26/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired.11/27/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired.-------------------------------------------------11/27/1942 - Sortie #39. Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Recon the enemy lines.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/28/1942 - Appointed to the aerodrome Morozovskaya West, Stalingrad.-------------------------------------------------11/28/1942 - Sortie #40. Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Provide air protection to our troops on frontlines near town Gusynka with 4 Bf-109G2.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Engaged 3 Il-2 escorted by 4 Lagg fighters over frontlines. Shot 1 Il-2 down. Got hits to the second Il-2 which collided with the third Il-2 while evading. Both were destroyed.2 LaGG were shot down by wingmen. Lost 2 Bf-109G2.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Medium Aircraft Shot Down - 1Successful Landing.Task Completed.Aircraft Status - light damage.-------------------------------------------------11/28/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired.11/29/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired.-------------------------------------------------11/29/1942 - Sortie #41. Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Recon the area.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/30/1942 - Sortie #42. Escort.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------3 Ju-87 are going to bomb enemy tanks at frontline. Provide escort with 2 Bf-109G2.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------No enemy fighters encountered on route to target area. Stukas made their attack. After that my computer crashed which ended the mission -------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Failed to complete the task.-------------------------------------------------12/1/1942 - Sortie #43. Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Provide air cover for our artillery near town Surovikino with 4 Bf-109G2.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Intercepted a lone Sturmovik over target area and attacked immediately. While tailing Il-2 I got hit by friendly fire from another Messerschmitt. I got the Sturmovik but my engine got a serious hit and released dark smoke trail. After a short while engine stopped and I had to bail out behind enemy lines.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Medium Aircraft Shot Down - 1Bailed Out (Enemy Territory).Task Completed.Aircraft Status - lost.-------------------------------------------------12/3/1942 - MIA 2
Ace_Pilto Posted July 30, 2015 Author Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Well, he will have fun playing football after a hard day in the salt mines now. Downed by his own side too! What rotten luck. What do you do for recon missions Zami? I know it says to do a free flight but that's a bit dull. I just send my own guys home and do a low level recon of whatever looks interesting (Big towns, places where where the armies supply lines probably are or airfields etc) on the map and if I run into enemy panes, well, I try to avoid them but so be it if we fight. Edited July 30, 2015 by JimmyBlonde
LLv24_Zami Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Well, he will have fun playing football after a hard day in the salt mines now. Downed by his own sid too! What rotten luck. Yeah, friendly fire has never happened to me before in BoS. But partly my fault because I stayed behind the Sturmovik too long at low speed while wingmen made attacks. Too bad for Gerd.
SCG_Neun Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Nice utility for us. Thanks for sharing your stories guys....I have held off just a bit until this tool gets perfected a bit...But I think I'm going to give it a go, tonight. Also...this just in...Muller was picked up early this morning wearing a skirt and some heels stumbling across the frozen tundra. It's still a mystery where he found the nylons he was wearing....He's at HQ getting debriefed..... Edited July 30, 2015 by JagdNeun
LLv24_Zami Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Nice utility for us. Thanks for sharing your stories guys....I have held off just a bit until this tool gets perfected a bit...But I think I'm going to give it a go, tonight. Yeah, it`s a nice tool. It doesn`t replace proper campaign what I expect to have for this game at some point in future. But it adds needed feature to my gaming, glad to take actual orders for a change. Warhamm is clearly developing it further which is great. 2
LLv24_Zami Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Also...this just in...Muller was picked up early this morning wearing a skirt and some heels stumbling across the frozen tundra. It's still a mystery where he found the nylons he was wearing....He's at HQ getting debriefed..... Oh, I knew it! Muller is a smart man, he would not let himself to be captured. Clever disguise I must say Edited July 30, 2015 by Zami
Rjel Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 If Muller is getting debriefed, at least he's still wearing mens underwear. But not for long it would appear..... 1
LLv24_Zami Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 What do you do for recon missions Zami? I know it says to do a free flight but that's a bit dull. I just send my own guys home and do a low level recon of whatever looks interesting (Big towns, places where where the armies supply lines probably are or airfields etc) on the map and if I run into enemy panes, well, I try to avoid them but so be it if we fight. I flew couple of quick missions but as you said it is bit dull. Then I mostly skipped it. But I like your idea, I think I`ll do that next time with recon mission.
LLv24_Zami Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 Another sad story from Stalingrad: Arkady Anokhin. All Information. 12/7/1942. -------------------------------------------------Date of Birth - 7/13/1922 (22 Year)Place of Birth - LeningradRank - LieutenantAwards - The Order of the Red StarCurrent Location - 237th Fighter Aviation RegimentHome Airfield - Pichuga, StalingradCurrent Status - KIA 12/7/1942-------------------------------------------------Overall Results:-------------------------------------------------Total Sorties - 22Merit - 1216Aircraft Shot Down - 3-------------------------------------------------The Campaign Results:-------------------------------------------------Total Sorties - 10Merit - 760Aircraft Shot Down - 3-------------------------------------------------11/14/1942 - Appointment 237th Fighter Aviation Regiment.11/14/1942 - Appointed to the aerodrome Pichuga, Stalingrad.11/14/1942 - New Aircraft Yak-1 (Series 69).-------------------------------------------------11/16/1942 - Sortie #13 (1). Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Recon surrounding area.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/20/1942 - Sortie #14 (2). Escort.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Escort a flight of 3 Il-2 Sturmoviks to attack busy supply route 50km behind enemy lines with 4 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------On route to target we encountered several Stukas. I must have had pretty green and stubborn wingmen because they attacked Stukas ignoring my orders to stay on mission and follow me.With my wingmen fighting Stukas I escorted alone Sturmoviks to the supply route.It was protected by four Messerscmitts, I attacked immediately to draw them away from ground pounders. After fighting for a while luckily my wingmen started to drop in to the battle one by one. Two more Bf-109s appeared and joined battle. In the following skirmish I shot down one Bf-109 and my wingmen one other. One Messerschmitt hit the ground while evading. One Sturmovik and two Yaks were lost. Sturmoviks destroyed several supply trucks.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Light Aircraft Shot Down - 1Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/21/1942 - Sortie #15 (3). Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Intercept enemy reconnaissanse plane over town Bol. Chapurniki with 4 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Took off, climbed to 5000 meters and headed to the estimated target area. As expected enemy recon He-111 appeared in horizon with no escort. He was quickly intercepted and after few combined attacks my wingman shot him to flames. Crew jumped and was captured on ground. I did a little bumpy landing and landing gear was damaged.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.Aircraft Status - light damage.-------------------------------------------------11/21/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired.11/22/1942 - Your aircraft has been repaired.-------------------------------------------------11/25/1942 - Sortie #16 (4). Escort.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Flight of 3 Pe-2 are to strike important enemy railroad junction right behind frontlines at dawn. Escort them with 2 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Route to the target area was clear, no trouble. We were traveling at 2500m.But when we got near enemy positions, there were heavy air traffic. I saw Ju-87, He-111 and Bf-109 in action. We were engaged in fierce battle with multiple enemy fighters and my wingman got shot down. Never saw a chute, he probably was killed in cockpit. I got hits on 2 Messerschmitts but never saw them going down. Our bombers dropped their bombs and got out unharmed. After losing enemy fighters I followed them home in one piece.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------11/26/1942 - Sortie #17 (5). Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Intercept enemy bombers above village Rahinka with your wingman.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------We hurried to the target area and met there 6 He-111 at 6000 meters flying west. They were escorted by 2 Messerschmitts. We attacked bombers from the side, almost immediately my wingman was shot down by enemy fighters. He parachuted. I made two passes on bombers and managed to get one in flames. When preparing third attack I was surprised by one Bf-109, got serious hits to the engine and wounded. I decided to jump because my vision was blurred and I was in friendly territory.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Heavy Aircraft Shot Down - 1Bailed Out (Friendly Territory).Task Completed.Pilot's Status - light wounds.Aircraft Status - lost.-------------------------------------------------11/26/1942 - Taken to hostpital.11/27/1942 - New Aircraft Yak-1 (Series 69).11/28/1942 - New award The Order of the Red Star.11/29/1942 - Back from hospital.-------------------------------------------------12/1/1942 - Sortie #18 (6). Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Intercept enemy transport planes carrying supplies to the Stalingrad. Flight strenght 2 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Weather was poor, heavy snowing and strong winds. We flew at 300 meters to intercept. We spotted 2 Ju-52 and escorting fighter. I ordered my wingman to cover me as I went after transporters. He engaged Messerschmitt and shot it down after a while. I was too cocky and approached Ju-52 with too low speed directly from behind. Enemy gunner hit my engine and I was wounded again. At the same time I shot at the Junkers but I didn`t see it go down. He was trailing smoke though. Wingman downed the Bf-109. I had to do crash landing. Mission failed.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Emergency Landing (Friendly Territory).Failed to complete the task.Pilot's Status - light wounds.Aircraft Status - significant damage.-------------------------------------------------12/1/1942 - Taken to hostpital.12/1/1942 - Your aircraft is being repaired.12/3/1942 - Back from hospital.12/3/1942 - New Aircraft Yak-1 (Series 69).-------------------------------------------------12/3/1942 - Sortie #19 (7). Intercept.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Intercept possible enemy bomber raid to supply depot in town Zety. You are leading a flight of 4 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Started patrolling around Zety and pretty soon spotted incoming formation of 3 He-111 bombers at 6000 meters. We quickly took intercept course and reached Heinkels pretty easy. There were no enemy fighters around so we could concentrate entirely to the bombers. After several attacks I got one down and all Heinkels were damaged. No one from our flight was damaged. Unfortunetaly enemy did some damage to the supply depot.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Heavy Aircraft Shot Down - 1Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------12/4/1942 - Sortie #20 (8). Escort.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Escort 3 Il-2 for ground support mission on the frontlines south of Stalingrad. You will lead a flight of 4 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------On the way to the target we passed flights of He-111, Ju-87 and their escort Messerschmitts. All my wingmen engaged enemy against my orders and got shot down in the process. I was the only plane protecting Sturmoviks when they bombed enemy positions. Luckily we encountered no enemy fighters in the area. One Il-2 shot down by AAA. Mission was completed but with heavy casulties.-------------------------------------------------Successful Takeoff.Successful Landing.Task Completed.-------------------------------------------------12/6/1942 - Sortie #21 (9). Reconnaissance.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Recon the front lines north of Stalingrad with 1 Yak-1.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------I took off, flew to the frontlines. There were 4 Messerschmitts on way but I avoided them. 4 He-111 bombed our air field just after I took off. Flew to the front and back. Landed but apperantly to wrong air field. (I was using quick mission)-------------------------------------------------1:30 PM - Successful Takeoff.1:40 PM - Emergency Landing (Enemy Territory).Failed to complete the task.-------------------------------------------------12/7/1942 - Sortie #22 (10). Ground Attack.-------------------------------------------------Mission Task:-------------------------------------------------Attack enemy Rynok airfield. Strenght 2 Yak-1 equipped with rockets. Escort is provided by 4 LaGG-3.-------------------------------------------------Mission Debrief:-------------------------------------------------Journey to the enemy airfield was peaceful. We closed from the west and noticed 4 Messerscmitts circling above enemy airfield. LaGGs attacked them and we attacked with rockets parked He-111 bombers. I missed my targets with first rockets, my wingman hit couple of fuel trucks. I made a second attack and managed to destroy few He-111. Then I decided to head home, it was too dangerous to hang around anymore. I called for wingman to follow but he was surrounded by enemy fighters and couldn`t follow right away. I headed out of the area and notised few Stukas flying to south with two escorts. I followed Stukas at low altitude and made an attack from belov. I got greedy and stayed too long there. I didn`t see one Messerschmitt that was quite close. He shot me dead with long burst...-------------------------------------------------4:25 PM - Successful Takeoff.4:38 PM - KilledTask Completed.Pilot's Status - killed.Aircraft Status - lost.------------------------------------------------- 1
Ace_Pilto Posted August 6, 2015 Author Posted August 6, 2015 It's always the one you don't see that gets you. Good report Zami and well done surviving 10 sorties. It's not easy, especially with those disobedient wingmen!
LLv24_Zami Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 It's always the one you don't see that gets you. Good report Zami and well done surviving 10 sorties. It's not easy, especially with those disobedient wingmen! Yeah, I am starting to grow grey hair because of those stubborn wingmen
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