J5_Baeumer 727 Posted February 2 Correction: Please also congratulate US_103 Baer for his award of the DSO. Begun in October and spanning into January! Unfortunately the awards buero was in disarray during the past month and his DSO recommendation was misplaced until now. Please congratulate both Baer and Sahaj for their efforts. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Larner 1321 Posted February 2 (edited) Congrats, Sahaj & Baer! Edited February 2 by US93_Larner 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1PL-Sahaj-1Esk 57 Posted February 2 Congrats US_103 Baer! S! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Gamecock 269 Posted February 2 I congratulate you both! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Talbot 995 Posted February 2 Outstanding! Leading from the front! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Talbot 995 Posted February 3 (edited) Fini La Guerre! 25 PvP 3 AI 4 Balloons 30:02 flight time 12.2.2019 -2.2.2020 45-ish mark. Edited February 3 by US213_Talbot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Larner 1321 Posted February 3 (edited) 2 hours ago, US213_Talbot said: Fini La Guerre! OY - don't think I don't know where you got this quote from. He'll take a Pour le Merite instead of a DSO please... (45:12 on the video to witness the death of Talbot via laser-AI) Edited February 3 by US93_Larner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Baeumer 727 Posted February 3 Please also congratulate US203_Talbot for earning his DSO from the Flugpark as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US103_Baer 314 Posted February 3 Congrats all. Nice idea, thanks. Actually thought i got to 33 (maybe 19 was PvP) only to be killed by shocking lag. Cést La Guerre indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Larner 1321 Posted February 3 (edited) 11 hours ago, J5_Baeumer said: Please also congratulate US213_Talbot for earning his DSO from the Flugpark as well. And the holy trinity is complete! Congrats, Cap. Edited February 3 by US93_Larner 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1PL-Husar-1Esk 1140 Posted February 3 Congratulations to our friends from US . S! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J99_Sizzlorr 168 Posted February 3 Congratulations Talbot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Klugermann 475 Posted February 3 3 hours ago, US93_Larner said: And the holy trinity is complete! Congrats, Cap. Unholy Trinity I believe 9 hours ago, US93_Larner said: He'll take a Pour le Merite instead of a DSO please... A pretty medal, The Blue Max... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Larner 1321 Posted February 3 35 minutes ago, J5_Klugermann said: A pretty medal, The Blue Max... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Klugermann 475 Posted February 3 Thank you,...uncle. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeaW0lf 610 Posted February 3 Congrats to all of you guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Gamecock 269 Posted February 3 Well done Talbot! Congratulations! (yer still ugly tho) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Talbot 995 Posted February 3 (edited) Ill have you know that I have it on good accord that I have the best hair in the entire Pursuit Group! Edited February 3 by US213_Talbot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Gamecock 269 Posted February 4 23 hours ago, US213_Talbot said: Ill have you know that I have it on good accord that I have the best hair in the entire Pursuit Group! Maybe so... but the teeth! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J2_Trupobaw 815 Posted February 6 On 2/3/2020 at 5:08 AM, US93_Larner said: He'll take a Pour le Merite instead of a DSO please... Just a side note, comparing PlM to most Entente orders is tricky at best. It was not decoration for bravery, like MoH or VC, but decorations for officers for acts of extreme competence taht produced results (which most often means superb leadership rather than going into harms way). Air combat seems the place where they overlapped the most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Talbot 995 Posted February 6 No, he's just being a wanker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emely 240 Posted February 6 (edited) Rewarding Americans and Poles with Pour le Mérite for victories on Entente planes is as fun as rewarding Russians and Chinese with the Medal of Honor sign, for winning victories on Japanese planes during Pearl Harbor :-)) Edited February 6 by emely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J5_Baeumer 727 Posted February 24 Congratulations, JG1_Hotlead! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JG1_Hotlead_J10 251 Posted February 24 19 minutes ago, J5_Baeumer said: Congratulations, JG1_Hotlead! Thank you! 😊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Larner 1321 Posted February 24 Congrats Lead! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J2_Trupobaw 815 Posted February 24 On 2/7/2020 at 12:01 AM, emely said: Rewarding Americans and Poles with Pour le Mérite for victories on Entente planes is as fun as rewarding Russians and Chinese with the Medal of Honor sign, for winning victories on Japanese planes during Pearl Harbor :-)) Poles were (lukewarm) Central backers until five minutes after the Armistice. At that very moment we suddenly discovered we have been closet Entente supporters all the time. So awarding Poles on victories over Entente planes while war is going on is perfectly ok. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Talbot 995 Posted February 24 Good job, bud! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US63_SpadLivesMatter 753 Posted February 24 How was his record only 20 for so long?? I remember being in a D7f back in RoF and getting jumped by @JG1_Hotlead_J10 flying an N28! I evaded but didn't go for any prop-hang nonsense, instead slowly working my way to his altitude, which he maintained perfectly, all the while slashing at me from above. As soon as it looked like I might be able to even things out, he was gone. 10 minutes later, same thing, same story. I made a note to myself- 'Watch out if you see an N28! There goes an ace.' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emely 240 Posted February 24 It would be nice to check how good all those who got medals here if they enter the 1x1 battle. And it may turn out that they just like to shoot in the back to those who cannot see them. 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JG1_Hotlead_J10 251 Posted February 24 (edited) 21 minutes ago, J28w-Broccoli said: How was his record only 20 for so long?? I remember being in a D7f back in RoF and getting jumped by @JG1_Hotlead_J10 flying an N28! I evaded but didn't go for any prop-hang nonsense, instead slowly working my way to his altitude, which he maintained perfectly, all the while slashing at me from above. As soon as it looked like I might be able to even things out, he was gone. 10 minutes later, same thing, same story. I made a note to myself- 'Watch out if you see an N28! There goes an ace.' Aww, don't make me blush! 😂 Thank you. 😊 Was your callsign the same then as it is now? Also, congrats to you as well for getting the Blue Max a few months back! 🎉💯😎 Edited February 24 by JG1_Hotlead_J10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Talbot 995 Posted February 24 13 minutes ago, emely said: It would be nice to check how good all those who got medals here if they enter the 1x1 battle. And it may turn out that they just like to shoot in the back to those who cannot see them. 🙂 Just imitating Boelcke... "In any form of attack it is essential to assail your enemy from behind." "Always try to secure an advantageous position before attacking. Climb before and during the approach in order to surprise the enemy from above, and dive on him swiftly from the rear when the moment to attack is at hand." "Attack when the enemy least expects it or when he is preoccupied with other duties such as observation, photography, or bombing." "Foolish acts of bravery only bring death. The Jasta(squadron) must fight as a unit with close teamwork between all pilots. The signals of its leaders must be obeyed." Odd... turn fight your opponent at all costs is strangely missing.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US63_SpadLivesMatter 753 Posted February 24 55 minutes ago, emely said: It would be nice to check how good all those who got medals here if they enter the 1x1 battle. And it may turn out that they just like to shoot in the back to those who cannot see them. 🙂 Hey man, some of us fly solo! However, I can assure you that yes, I vastly prefer to shoot in the back someone who can't see me. Every minute I have to stick around to close the deal, is another chance for one of his buddies to show up- Lord help you if you see him start popping flares. 50 minutes ago, JG1_Hotlead_J10 said: Aww, don't make me blush! 😂 Thank you. 😊 Was your callsign the same then as it is now? Also, congrats to you as well for getting the Blue Max a few months back! 🎉💯😎 Thanks dude. My current callsign is not the same as then. It was Thorrahrafn back then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emely 240 Posted February 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, US213_Talbot said: Just imitating Boelcke... Oswald went to feed the worms at the age of 25, and all his clever thoughts could not help him. I said only what I said. Are these pilots good as air fighters? Or is it all a coincidence, a factor of luck, a trick and features of statistics, which can ascribe a victory for hitting a bullet in a dude who 10 minutes later collided with someone else. Edited February 24 by emely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
US93_Larner 1321 Posted February 24 (edited) 47 minutes ago, emely said: Oswald went to feed the worms at the age of 25, and all his clever thoughts could not help him. I said only what I said. Are these pilots good as air fighters? Or is it all a coincidence, a factor of luck, a trick and features of statistics, which can ascribe a victory for hitting a bullet in a dude who 10 minutes later collided with someone else. If I remember right, Boelcke was a victim of two things: 1. A wingman who wasn't looking where he was going 2. Young bravado! His mid-air collision was actually survivable, but he wasn't wearing a crash helmet. The impact on the ground killed him when he hit his head against the machine-guns. ...that being said, chances are he would have been killed like the rest of the Aces later on. Having fought them myself on many occasions, I can say that Sizzlor and Hotlead are both first-class air fighters. SeaW0lf is a superior dogfighter. Nearly all his kills were in Camels and Triplanes. To get a score that high while flying those things is astounding. as for myself, I don't profess to be a particularly amazing dogfighter...but I'm a decent shot, and there are lots of huns who don't pay attention.... But, the secret to racking up kills is being sneaky! You might be good, but there's always somebody who is better...I'd rather shoot that guy in the back when he's not looking Edited February 24 by US93_Larner 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emely 240 Posted February 25 46 minutes ago, US93_Larner said: If I remember right, Boelcke was a victim of two things: 1. A wingman who wasn't looking where he was going 2. Young bravado! His mid-air collision was actually survivable, but he wasn't wearing a crash helmet. The impact on the ground killed him when he hit his head against the machine-guns. ...that being said, chances are he would have been killed like the rest of the Aces later on. Ultimately, the reasons are not important, as the line of his life was interrupted. In the memoirs of Saburo Sakai there is such a phrase (as far as I remember) "I am not the best of the Japanese pilots, I am one of the best among the survivors" I'm not saying that guys with awards from this topic can’t fly. I am talking about something else. For example, with Sizzlorr I managed to meet 1x1 in approximately equal conditions. I liked the fight, I hope him too. Wolf plays a different game, the fight with him does not make much sense for any result. And the rest I see, or only in a large company, or have not met at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J2_Drookasi 138 Posted February 25 9 hours ago, emely said: And it may turn out that they just like to shoot in the back to those who cannot see them. Yes, this is what I like. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1PL-Lucas-1Esk 156 Posted February 25 (edited) 20 hours ago, J2_Trupobaw said: Poles were (lukewarm) Central backers until five minutes after the Armistice. At that very moment we suddenly discovered we have been closet Entente supporters all the time. So awarding Poles on victories over Entente planes while war is going on is perfectly ok. Give us all of them! 😄 It was not that simple as Trupo wrote, as during the WW1 there were CP and Entente-oriented politicians. While on one side there were units serving along the CP armies, there were such ones serving on the Entente side. Sure, the numbers on the Entente side started to grow after 1917, when many volunteers from the USA and Canada joined the army being formed in France. Things started to move faster after the W. Wilson's Fourteen Points (where 13th point stated about independent Poland). On the other side, we shall remember the Act of 5th November 1916, which was Wilhelm's and Franz Joseph's proclamation of the (future) forming of Kingdom of Poland (in the need for cannon fodder). That act allowed to create a local civilian administration and small army which was a backbone of the independent country in the first months after the November 11th 1918. This act also "made a pressure" on the Entente to propose something on the "Polish independence case" (Wilson's 13th point) Anyways, the independence process was an effect of the collapse of the Central Powers, revolution in Russia and a wise compromise between the politicians who were CP and Entente oriented after the November 11th 1918. So, while "we" are fighting mostly for the Entente and Trupo fights for Franz Joseph and Wilhelm II, we shall meet and reunite together somewhere in late 1918/early 1919 😄 Edited February 25 by 1PL-Lucas-1Esk 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
