Varibraun Posted July 6, 2021 Author Posted July 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, Oskar_GD said: I can do it but Im afraid that nobody can see my post on the bottom of topic ( Good point, if you don't mind tracking it through these posts along the way (like you just did), I will edit/copy it into the main post. It is probably a great lead in...thank you! 1
PatrickAWlson Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Varibraun said: Good point, if you don't mind tracking it through these posts along the way (like you just did), I will edit/copy it into the main post. It is probably a great lead in...thank you! That's the way I update my change log - just keep editing the main post. I am curious to see how people are doing. 1
grcurmudgeon Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 I am using "Molder Attempt" as my pilot name (I'm not as creative as everyone else), flying I./JG 51 starting with the beginning of the war. I'll update my second attempt's progress later. 1
grcurmudgeon Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 On sortie number 13, OFw Molder Attempt got his 20th kill, taking down an il2. After running out of ammo trying to bring down the other 2 tanks in the flight, he headed for base. Finding the runway in the low overcast rain was difficult, but he managed. However, the wind pushed him left just as he was about to land, and he ended up touching down in the grass and running right smack into the small tower and shed next to the runway. His plane exploded, leaving no remains for his family to bury. Seriously, how 'bout a bit more room to land guys? Attempt #3 coming up. 1 2
Hastati Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) Yet another unfortunate aviator, Wt Off Claud Plantier was on his 11th mission, and had just scored his 13th kill, when a burst of fire from a Fw190 appeared to detonate the ammo stores on his wing, destroying his plane and killing him instantly. It is now Wt Off Marin Sauvageau's time to shine. This time we're going to try something different. We shall be a coward, a bully. Avoiding anything resembling a fair fight, picking off the weak, and fleeing from the strong. What difference does it make if we kill a master or a novice, as long as we keep the fascists factories behind schedule! Edited July 7, 2021 by Hastati 1 1
=EAustral=Topeka Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 We regret to inform you that Sergeant Domenico Riberi, due to the injuries received, is unable to return to active duty
Varibraun Posted July 7, 2021 Author Posted July 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Topeka said: We regret to inform you that Sergeant Domenico Riberi, due to the injuries received, is unable to return to active duty Check the "leave" screen, even with serious injuries a player pilot should be able to return to duty after a lengthy recovery (like Richthofen, but hopefully for Domenico, with better long term results). Good luck!
Oskar_GD Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) Update. Newspaper no. 2 July 7, 2021 Скрытый текст 1. Eisenfaustus Richard von Falkenbach ( I./JG 51) kills - 23 missions - 19 MIA (MiG-3) 2. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt/no.2 (I./JG 51) kills - 20 missions - 13 KIA (Accident) 3. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt/no.1 (I./JG 51) kills - 20 missions - 15 KIA (Enemy fighter) 4. No105_Swoose Tom Holland ( Number 66 Squadron) kills - 20 missions - 19 KIA (Crashed) 5. No105_Swoose Tom Holland ( Number 56 Squadron) kills - 20 missions - 21 MIA (FlaK 36) 6. Topeka Domenico Riberi (Aeronautica) kills - 15 missions - 16 WIA 7. Hastati Claud Plantier ( Free French) kills - 13 missions - 11 KIA (Fw-190) 8. Eisenfaustus Georg von Falkenbach ( I./JG 51) kills - 12 missions - n/a KIA (Collided with IL2) 9. Hastati Adrien Sabourin (Free French ) kills - 11 missions - 20 KIA (Ju-88) 10. Hastati Guillaume Nicollier (Free French ) kills - 3 missions - 4 KIA (Bf-109) Edited July 7, 2021 by Oskar_GD 1
Varibraun Posted July 7, 2021 Author Posted July 7, 2021 19 hours ago, Hastati said: This time we're going to try something different. We shall be a coward, a bully. Avoiding anything resembling a fair fight, picking off the weak, and fleeing from the strong. What difference does it make if we kill a master or a novice Now you are thinking like THE Ace of Aces, see below. Also, thanks to you and @grcurmudgeon for illustrating the arbitrariness of aerial combat (or landing)! https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/who-was-erich-hartmann-180975845/
Oskar_GD Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 It was a massacre. Friedrich with pods ( 3x MG 151/20 2x MG 17) and two sowjetische flights without any escort. What are they thinking? 2
Oskar_GD Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) The secret was simple. Soviet air forces have collapsed in two weeks. There are no any soviets fighter in the sky. Bombers have not the escort. Скрытый текст Its time to reap. Edited July 8, 2021 by Oskar_GD 2
grcurmudgeon Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 OFw Molder Attempt III flew his first mission last night, a 2-ship intercept of an inbound enemy raid. Fortunately, both sides had blinders on and completely ignored each other. As his flight leader flew home over the top of the raid, Molder III decided to engage anyway. No one seemed to see him as he trailed a Pe-2 flight - no gunners shooting at him, escorts ignored him, a nice turkey shoot. The first Pe-2 went down trailing thick black smoke. As he started shooting at another, one of the trailing Pe-2s didn't seem him either and clipped off the end of his left wing. As the 109 rolled over, Molder III quickly bailed out and floated safely to the ground. Next time he'll pay more attention to the surrounding aircraft even if they are completely ignoring him. Almost as much fun as the time the 3 P-40s acted like bombers and flew straight and level while Molder II picked them off... 1
Varibraun Posted July 8, 2021 Author Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Oskar_GD said: The secret was simple. Soviet air forces have collapsed in two weeks. There are no any soviets fighter in the sky. Bombers have not the escort. Hide contents Thanks @Oskar_GD - This is a good lesson for any Challenger new to PWCG. @PatrickAWlson has in essence created a dynamic Squadron Simulator as well as a Campaign. Every squadron's pilots are being tracked by PWCG, both in and out of your actual mission, so your victories cause actual losses in the opposing squadrons. Also, and maybe even more important, there is a background simulation running behind the scenes that is also causing actual losses for every squadron in the campaign. Both pilots and aircraft are becoming casualties that will only be replaced along a timeline reflecting that point in the war. Therefore, as illustrated in Oskar's intel screen above, "red" squadrons (friendly and enemy) have become ineffective for a period of time as they replace losses. Since Pat's background algorithm accounts for a/i pilot skill levels, the Luftwaffe squadrons can take a heavy toll on the early inexperienced Soviet squadrons completely independently from the losses your pilot and squadron are inflicting. (Sound familiar with the early war history? This will also reverse itself if you are playing late war on the western front). As Oskar also notes, Pat realized this might not always be the best for gameplay if your skies become empty for the next game week of missions. So, he added an "Emergency ReSuppy" option that will get replacements to the front sooner if you need some additional targets. You also always have the option to send your pilot on a couple of weeks of leave to see if the opposition gets itself back in order with a little more time to retrain and resupply. Finally, and not a great idea for this challenge, PWCG will also allow you to create another pilot to fly on the opposite side if you want to try to "even the odds" a bit. In the case of Oskar's campaign above, you could create a Soviet pilot in the 11th Fighter Air Regiment to take on the overpowered early war Luftwaffe and try to help your squadron mates work up from the novice replacements that are now coming to front. It is a lot of fun, but again, not recommended for the purposes of completing this Ace of Aces Challenge... Edited July 8, 2021 by Varibraun 1
Oskar_GD Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 1 час назад, Varibraun сказал: As Oskar also notes, Pat realized this might not always be the best for gameplay if your skies become empty for the next game week of missions. So, he added an "Emergency ReSuppy" option that will get replacements to the front sooner if you need some additional targets. Empty skies are beautiful. We destroyed soviet fighter regiments and established total air superiority over the area. The enemy bombers left without a cover and now you can significantly increase your score. Time to harvest. I shot down 10 unprotected soviet bombers/transports in two last flights. In my opinion it very accurate reflects dynamic and brutality air war. However, "Emergency ReSupply" might be historically correct. Soviets often put in battle huge fresh reserves. For example: four air corps of reserve thrown into battle of Kuban in april 1943. Edited July 8, 2021 by Oskar_GD 1
Voyager Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 So, just to confirm, computer crashed and power losses count as pilot deaths for this? Are there any open or planned for the WWI campaigns?
PatrickAWlson Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Voyager said: So, just to confirm, computer crashed and power losses count as pilot deaths for this? Are there any open or planned for the WWI campaigns? I would suspect no. If you ran an AAR after a computer crash PWCG would just read the logs up to that point. If there is no event recording your pilot as killed then the pilot would not be killed. Personally, I would just refly the mission.
Varibraun Posted July 8, 2021 Author Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Voyager said: So, just to confirm, computer crashed and power losses count as pilot deaths for this? Are there any open or planned for the WWI campaigns? Hi @Voyager - We would love to see you pick a "Rival" and join up. Regarding the real world issue, yes, but only if running the subsequent PWCG AAR records your pilot as KIA/POW following the computer crash or outage issue. The view is that we don't have engine failures modeled, so this adds another factor faced by the "Rivals" being challenged and keeps up the spirit of "unforgiving" Ironman event. Edit - I just saw Pat's post above, so I think we are on the same page, but I do think you should run the the AAR vs. re-flying the mission. Also, I have thought that a FC WWI Challenge would be an interesting follow up to this one, but was thinking maybe to wait until FCII was a little further along for Pat to add at least a few more A/C and maybe new maps. I would also like to see some of the German a/c without parachutes for earlier war realism. So, with that said, I am definitely open to it since Pat has given us good categories to work with there too. What do you think? Edited July 8, 2021 by Varibraun
grcurmudgeon Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 The one issue with FC1 and PWCG right now is the map size. I tried with 2 different allied squadrons and kept running into "you are leaving the combat area" issues, both with my landing field being at the edge in one case (the US squadron), and a few where mission flight plans ran off the map. Otherwise I think it's a great idea to have an FC1 challenge or two. 1
Panzerlang Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Voyager said: So, just to confirm, computer crashed and power losses count as pilot deaths for this? Are there any open or planned for the WWI campaigns? One of the beauties of Pat's code is it logs everything on the fly. I've had Steam-VR crash on me a few times mid-flight and all my kills were awarded regardless.
PatrickAWlson Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Hetzer-JG51 said: One of the beauties of Pat's code is it logs everything on the fly. I've had Steam-VR crash on me a few times mid-flight and all my kills were awarded regardless. Credit where it's due: that is the 1C code that is doing the logging. PWCG just reads it. 1
Monksilver Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 I'll try my luck against Closterman with Pilot Officer Aurelian 1
Varibraun Posted July 8, 2021 Author Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Monksilver said: I'll try my luck against Closterman with Pilot Officer Aurelian Welcome Aboard Monk! I have added you as a Closterman (and Hartmann) Challenger - keep us updated on Aurelian's progress. Good luck!
chrisnj96 Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 Hi there Veribraun, Been lurking and enjoying the good reads from others taking on their rivals. Thank you for putting this on. I'd like to take on Bong with Flight Officer Andrew Ott F.O. Ott will be flying the P38 for the 474th. 1
grcurmudgeon Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 Molder Attempt III's career ended on just his second mission when his aggressiveness had him too close to an exploding LaGG. It took off his left wing, and he was forced to bail out just behind enemy lines. There were too many troops near the front and he will spend the rest of the war as a POW. Molder Attempt IV is trying I./JG52 for a change of scenery. His first mission was nearly his last, as a P-40 managed to sneak up behind him while engaged with another one. Heavily wounded, he managed to duck across friendly lines and miss all the trees as he ditched through a forest. After 2 months in the hospital, he returned to the front to resume his career. He made ace on his third mission after finding some unescorted Pe-2s and downing 3 of them before running out of ammo. Story to continue. 1
oc2209 Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) I've never tried PWCG (or any other mod, so it's nothing personal), but I am curious if anyone who has played both the base game's career (lately, after all the AI improvements) and PWCG would like to weigh in on which they find more challenging. A few months ago I made probably ~10 iron man career attempts. I had a good Tempest run that ended when a friendly collided with me while chasing an enemy. My most successful run was 49 sorties in a 109, Bodenplatte. On the final mission, I took a few hits to the wing; the damage didn't seem severe, handling was fine, but then a few minutes later the wing just snapped off. So that was that. Edited July 8, 2021 by oc2209
Monksilver Posted July 8, 2021 Posted July 8, 2021 PO Aurelian's first mission was a bit unorthodox. Couldn't get the spit to go straight on the runaway but managed to pull up before I hit the buildings. Then got lost before stumbled across a flight of Ju88s. 1 kill awarded. Currently I'm flying with objective markers off - I assume we aren't allowed them. But can someone let me know if we are allowed them. 1
grcurmudgeon Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Monksilver said: Currently I'm flying with objective markers off - I assume we aren't allowed them. But can someone let me know if we are allowed them. I'm flying with them on, my eyes aren't good enough to ID anything beyond a couple of hundred yards without them. 2 hours ago, oc2209 said: I've never tried PWCG (or any other mod, so it's nothing personal), but I am curious if anyone who has played both the base game's career (lately, after all the AI improvements) and PWCG would like to weigh in on which they find more challenging. Really it's not about difficulty, it's about historical accuracy vs variety. 1
Varibraun Posted July 9, 2021 Author Posted July 9, 2021 3 hours ago, chrisnj96 said: I'd like to take on Bong with Flight Officer Andrew Ott Howdy @chrisnj96 and thank you for finally adding the American Rival into the mix! Very appropriate that you would select the P38 as your mount. Happy hunting! 2 hours ago, oc2209 said: I've never tried PWCG (or any other mod, so it's nothing personal), but I am curious if anyone who has played both the base game's career (lately, after all the AI improvements) and PWCG would like to weigh in on which they find more challenging. Hello OC - I think it is worth pointing out that PWCG isn't actually a mod, but is a stand alone program that uses the IL2 mission logs to create the deep Campaign/Squadron Simulation it runs. It was actually the first Campaign system in IL2 BoS when Jason convinced Pat Wilson to bring his RoF PWCG over to help bridge the gap while the Dev team created in-game Campaign and it still serves that function (with Jason's blessing) for Flying Circus. So, if you ever decide to try anything "non-stock," PWCG is a good one to try out. With that said, I am sure others will weigh in on this regarding the AI too, but I do still fly them both, but with the majority of my time in PWCG. My thought is that they do provide different experiences, I love the in-game campaign for the level of historical accuracy that has been poured into the squadrons. However, unlike the stock campaign, PWCG has different skill levels of enemy AI flying and also has all squadrons (friendly and enemy) flying their own missions, which creates an amazing randomness to your encounters. In the stock campaign, I always have a pretty decent idea of what the mission holds. In PWCG, I never really know what I am going to encounter and you can find yourself in trouble fast if another enemy flight (or 2 or 3) happen to cross mission paths with you while you are engaged. I do find myself needed to check 6 and have better overall situational awareness in PWCG. At least from that perspective it is more difficult. At the same time, since it is dynamic, you can sometimes find easy pickings when the enemy squadrons are down in numbers before a resupply. So from that perspective, PWCG can be easier at times - see @Oskar_GD post above when he found himself a wolf among the bombers because the LW had decimated the Soviet fighter force before his mission that day. The same thing can be true as you pick off enemy aces (Pat also includes historical aces), which I consider a personal accomplishment. Anyway, I am sure the AI logic doesn't change, but the mission and campaign dynamics in PWCG are just different, which on the whole, I personally find more challenging. 2 hours ago, Monksilver said: Currently I'm flying with objective markers off - I assume we aren't allowed them. But can someone let me know if we are allowed them. Completely fine to fly as you are most comfortable...heck you are challenging 20 year olds, most of whom had better than perfect vision. My only stipulation in the challenge was that I didn't want people using combat cheats like unlimited ammo, indestructible aircraft, etc. 1
oc2209 Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, Varibraun said: In PWCG, I never really know what I am going to encounter and you can find yourself in trouble fast if another enemy flight (or 2 or 3) happen to cross mission paths with you while you are engaged. I do find myself needed to check 6 and have better overall situational awareness in PWCG. At least from that perspective it is more difficult. I tend to fly the same kinds of sorties in regular career--I don't mind the repetition. The only time I get situations where another enemy flight stumbles into the mission area after I've already engaged a different flight: when flying cover for soldiers or river crossings. I've been outnumbered by as much as 12-14 enemies to 8 friendlies. At that point there's a good chance most of your flight will die; especially if there are heavy-hitters among the enemy, like Fw-190s. The mix of skill levels that PWCG offers does sound intriguing, though. That's one thing that gets a bit ridiculous when you set difficulty to hard in the stock career mode. This is most evident in enemy AI gunner accuracy. I've stopped attacking bombers entirely as a result; I leave the task to my poor wingmen. 57 minutes ago, grcurmudgeon said: Really it's not about difficulty, it's about historical accuracy vs variety. I forgot about that thread, thanks for the link.
Hastati Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) 2 missions, 1 kill, some careers are brutally short when luck is against your side. I'm not entirely sure WHAT got Wt Off Lucas Vannier, because it certainly wasn't the Bf109 that hit him with a glancing blow 10 min before his plane detonated that was credited with the kill by the logs. Think it's time I take a week off or so of this challenge to regain my nerves and concentration. Not giving up yet, but a small break might help my performance! Edited July 9, 2021 by Hastati 1
Varibraun Posted July 9, 2021 Author Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Hastati said: 2 missions, 1 kill, some careers are brutally short when luck is against your side. I'm not entirely sure WHAT got Wt Off Lucas Vannier, because it certainly wasn't the Bf109 that hit him with a glancing blow 10 min before his plane detonated that was credited with the kill by the logs. Think it's time I take a week off or so of this challenge to regain my nerves and concentration. Not giving up yet, but a small break might help my performance! Every time I had one of those "surprises," I ultimately discovered it was an ambush flak hit. My leading all time PWCG Ace is a Soviet with 85 Ironman victories. I almost lost him to one of these "OMG, what just happened!!" during the Stalingrad Iconic Event. He lost his entire wing out of the blue, but somehow managed to get of his spinning Hurricane and back to friendly lines. I was recording so was able to see what happened and also lost an RAF pilot the same way a few months ago. Sounds like a little R&R is in order...try out one of these https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/10-little-known-facts-about-american-airmen-in-wwii-on-v-e-day-75-922fb3e39354 Edited July 9, 2021 by Varibraun
chrisnj96 Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 15 hours ago, chrisnj96 said: Hi there Veribraun, Been lurking and enjoying the good reads from others taking on their rivals. Thank you for putting this on. I'd like to take on Bong with Flight Officer Andrew Ott F.O. Ott will be flying the P38 for the 474th. Week 1 has resulted in Flt. O Andrew Ott collecting 10 victories. His first mission had him flying the P38 at 6k feet in very soupy weather to intercept a JU52 transport. Upon locating the transport, 3 109's dropped down to assist the JU52. Ott shot down all three 109's with much thanks to the poor weather. The second mission was another low alt patrol which had him fighting a flock of 190 Anton's of which he got 3. There were several other missions that included an intercept of JU88's with no top cover, (got 2). In his latest mission he was forced to bail after being saddled by 3 109's that dropped in from high alt while Ott was collecting his 10th victory on another FW190. he was able to bail out over friendly lines and will soon be moved back to base at Le Culot. 2
justin_z3r0 Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 I'd like to go the Normadie Route and take on Albert. Pilot Jean-Pierre Eduoard begins his tour at Gelenjik-2 01/03/1943. 2
Monksilver Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 So much for PO Aurelian's attempt on Closterman, I messed up the configuration and didn't set pilot injury level to 4. Now it is the turn of Pilot Officer Philippe Sella to try and beat Closterman, this time with everything set up properly.
Varibraun Posted July 9, 2021 Author Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, justin_z3r0 said: I'd like to go the Normadie Route and take on Albert. Pilot Jean-Pierre Eduoard begins his tour at Gelenjik-2 01/03/1943. Bonjour @justin_z3r0! You are the first Challenger in Soviet aircraft, so you have two nation's pride on your shoulders - Good luck! To all pilots Bonus Reward Update: Our very first "Ace of Aces" (in any category) will also add a "Steel Birds" Scripted Campaign to their library. Thank you for the hard work @BlackSix! Hint - Lydia needs a challenger...13 victories. Edited July 9, 2021 by Varibraun 3
No105_Swoose Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) Warrant Officer James Holland/RAF No56 Squadron (Hawker Tempest)/20 January 1945/Heesch Air Field/Mission Number 9 Low Level Combat Air Patrol over our troops SW of Gorinchem. Weather was snow, ground fog, and thick cloud cover starting at about 1,300 meters. (I fly with the PWCG realistic weather option turned on...makes for more challenging missions). I am Turkey 12 with the whole squadron going up. Take off and climb to patrol altitude of about 1,200 meters just below the cloud layer. Not long after passing the Ingress waypoint observe aircraft tracer fire to the west. Upon getting closer hear radio calls with American accents and then see 2 x P-38Js attacking what looks to be up to six Me-262s. Tallyho! No56 aircraft break formation and peel off to select and attack targets. I attack and down an Me-262 with hits to his engine. The next two encounters with the 262s have me chasing them into the clouds and losing them until I head down and break out of the scud. Try to glance at my instruments, especially my artificial horizon, a lot as I can't tell if I'm up or down or moving left or right without them. Manage to down three more Me-262s, again using the Tempest's speed to zoom down on them and get hits on their vulnerable and flammable engines. While engaging the fourth and last one I spot two FW-190As above me and to the east providing escort for the last remaining 262. I'm low on ammo for my Hispanos and don't see any other friendlies around. I shoot down my fourth 262 and am somewhat relieved to see the pilot bail out. He'll become a prisoner of war, but that's better than being burned to death which was the fate of the other 262 pilots I downed when their engines exploded. I land at the nearest Allied base. I wonder why I was able to down the four Me-262s with such little difficulty? Maybe the pilots were newly transitioning from other types? Why didn't they outrun or outclimb me? Or try to engage me with those powerful 30mm cannon? Maybe they were worried about overtaxing their Junkers Jumo 004 engines? Intelligence reports those engines have a very short operational life and can explode or flame out if pushed too hard. So 20 January was a good day and James Holland now has 12 aerial combat claims. Someday in the future the US Navy SEALS will use the phrase "The only easy day was yesterday" to their extremely rigorous basic qualification course. The same can be said for this Ace of Aces challenge campaign: The only easy day was yesterday. (Note: encounters with the Luftwaffe had been diminishing so I used PWCG's Emergency Resupply feature. I think that led to the encounter with the 262s and their escort). Edited July 10, 2021 by No105_Swoose Added Holland's total score to date 2
Siv5122 Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 This is a great idea! I'll be taking on Clostermann (At least if I fail I can afford the C-47 lol). 1
Varibraun Posted July 10, 2021 Author Posted July 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Siv5122 said: This is a great idea! I'll be taking on Clostermann (At least if I fail I can afford the C-47 lol). Welcome @Siv5122 and good luck! 11 hours ago, No105_Swoose said: The same can be said for this Ace of Aces challenge campaign: The only easy day was yesterday. Hmm...then I think I see several Bf-109K-4s on today's agenda for James Holland
grcurmudgeon Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 On his seventh mission, OFw Molder Attempt IV took off after a set of contrails while the rest of his flight continued on their intercept pattern. The last mission was just Pe-2s, il-2s, and C-47s, so he felt like this would be easy pickings. Sure enough there was an unescorted flight of Pe-2s. He made a pass on the leader, landing some good hits, circled around, lit another one's engine on fire and watched it go down (kill #13), another pass led to another engine fire (kill #14), although he picked up a few holes in his wings from a gunner. Getting low on ammo, he lined up the leader again, got a few more hits in, then suddenly blackness. A lucky round from the gunner through the cockpit ended OFw Molder Attempt IV's attempt career on his 7th mission with 14 kills. It is now time to switch sides to get some variety in. I'm going to hunt for a Yak-1 squadron and see if pilot Litvyak Attempt can get 13 kills... We'll give that a few shots, then come back to chasing Molder. 3
Varibraun Posted July 10, 2021 Author Posted July 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, grcurmudgeon said: I'm going to hunt for a Yak-1 squadron and see if pilot Litvyak Attempt can get 13 kills... We'll give that a few shots, then come back to chasing Molder. Remember to set up a "female" PWCG pilot with name and photo. I am really glad to see someone is challenging Lydia - удача!
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