grcurmudgeon Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Varibraun said: Remember to set up a "female" PWCG pilot with name and photo. I am really glad to see someone is challenging Lydia - удача! There's not much to do here besides name and photo, right? PWCG doesn't support female pilots outside of the U2 squadrons, correct? I can pick a female pilot mod in-game, though. Flight #1 was a disaster, 2 craft patrol where the flight leader got hit by flak as we crossed the front lines, leaving me to deal with a pair of 202s with an alt advantage. I managed to ditch across friendly lines. Flight #2 was interesting. Yes, our Glorious Leaders sent another 2-plane element up to deal with the following raid: There is a flight of Ju-88s, a flight of He-111s, three 110s, and a pair of 109s in that picture. Litvyak managed to peel off one of the 110s and separate it, then light an engine on fire. Circling back she saw the flight leader with the other 2 110s and a 109 dogging him. After a pass one of the 110s headed for home. A bit of dogfighting with the 109 and again both the 109 and the 110 tried to take out Lt Streltsov. The final 110 went down with a burning engine, and the 109 may have been out of ammo as it ran for home while the flight landed. 2 110s credited to Szt Attempt. 2
Monksilver Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) PO Sella DFC is doing ok so far, 4 flights and 8 kills but a mighty long way to go. Very nice of the enemy to send up 2 unescorted Ju52s. Update PO Sella DFC - KIA after colliding with a FW190, 5 missions 11 kills Hopefully PO Chabal can do better. Edited July 10, 2021 by Monksilver
Hastati Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Turns out I couldn't stay away. And here's a preview of what I think just might be the one to get there. An Ace in a Day! I attribute this success to blasting Queen while piloting. Well that and the handy gyroscopic sight the spitfires have. One thing I'm noticing with this challenge is that you really begin to learn the ins and outs of your specific plane better than in MP or a normal career since you're so careful about finding the envelope but not pushing it too far. Only 11 more kills to go! Fingers crossed. Edited July 11, 2021 by Hastati 1 1
Oskar_GD Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) OFw Eren Jaeger was shot down by MiG-3 and killed in action today. 24 missions, 40 kills, Knights Kross ( 1.10.1941 - 26.10.1941) Скрытый текст Last minutes... OFw Levi Ackerman will continue to struggle against hordes of bolsheviks. (27.10.1941 - ... ) Edited July 11, 2021 by Oskar_GD 2
Eisenfaustus Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, Oskar_GD said: OFw Levi Ackerman will continue to struggle against hordes of bolsheviks. (27.10.1941 - ... ) As if he was cutting down titans? ?
Oskar_GD Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 50 минут назад, Eisenfaustus сказал: As if he was cutting down titans? ? We need his skill. Soviet Russia is the one enormous titan who devours our lives one by one. 1
Varibraun Posted July 11, 2021 Author Posted July 11, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 9:33 PM, oc2209 said: 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. @oc2209 Yes, this is one area where flying PWCG helps with a more realistic fight. I believe @PatrickAWlson sets all bombers to "Novice" to reduce the sniper effect. You still can't sit on their 6 for too long, but sometimes the novice gunner even seems to sleeping only to wake up when you start firing. Also, see @grcurmudgeon's encounter with photo above to give you an idea how a PWCG mission can differ from a Stock Career. Of course, unlike "Hard" mode in the Stock Career, even though severely outnumbered, not every PWCG EA would be a veteran skill level. But then again, flying against the LW at that part of the war, some of them will be flying at Ace skill level (PWCG assigns Ace skill level to any AI pilot with 5 or more kills). 17 hours ago, grcurmudgeon said: There's not much to do here besides name and photo, right? PWCG doesn't support female pilots outside of the U2 squadrons, correct? I can pick a female pilot mod in-game, though. Correct! It really is a shame that the option isn't there yet for a mission maker to use the female voice to the female pilots that occasionally show up in the Soviet fighter squadrons in PWCG. One of my most memorable experiences was after Pat added that potential and Olga showed up in my squadron. I think I may have actually spit coffee reading Pat's response in this thread when I didn't get a female voice for her: 10 hours ago, Hastati said: I attribute this success to blasting Queen while piloting. Welcome back from your R&R @Hastati! Nice work - I guess a little time with the London lasses helped. But tell me, why am I hearing "Fat Bottomed Girls" when you opened the canopy following your "Ace in Day" flight? 6 hours ago, Oskar_GD said: OFw Eren Jaeger was shot down by MiG-3 and killed in action today. 24 missions, 40 kills, Knights Kross ( 1.10.1941 - 26.10.1941) A very nice run @Oskar_GD, it would have bested the "Rivals" in most of the other categories! Be sure to put yourself in the top spot when you update the leaderboard. 1 1
Hastati Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 Despite being at 25 kills over 16 contact sorties, Agramant Laprise still somehow remains a Warrant Officer. High command can [REDACTED]
Oskar_GD Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 Update. Newspaper no. 3 July 11, 2021 Скрытый текст 1. Oskar_GD Eren Jaeger ( I./JG 51) kills - 40 missions - 24 KIA (MiG-3) 2. Hastati Agramant Laprise ( Free French) kills - 25 missions - 16 Active 3. Eisenfaustus Richard von Falkenbach ( I./JG 51) kills - 23 missions - 19 MIA (MiG-3) 4. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt II (I./JG 51) kills - 20 missions - 13 KIA (Accident) 5. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt I (I./JG 51) kills - 20 missions - 15 KIA (Enemy fighter) 6. No105_Swoose Tom Holland ( Number 66 Squadron) kills - 20 missions - 19 KIA (Crashed) 7. No105_Swoose Tom Holland ( Number 56 Squadron) kills - 20 missions - 21 MIA (FlaK 36) 8. Topeka Domenico Riberi (Aeronautica) kills - 15 missions - 16 WIA 9. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt IV (I./JG 51) kills - 14 missions - 7 KIA (Pe-2) 10. Hastati Claud Plantier ( Free French) kills - 13 missions - 11 KIA (Fw-190) 1
Monksilver Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hastati said: Wish me luck..... Noooo I am on 26
Monksilver Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 PO Chabal has beaten Closterman. I will post the require docs shortly but in the meantime he is the extract of the chalk board page Evidence for me beating Closterman - Part 1 Evidence for me beating Closterman - Part 2 1
Hastati Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) And finally, after... I think 7 previous pilots (a few that ever lasted long enough to mention), I have succeeded! It was a long, hard, often frustrating road, and that final exhausting run included 6 or 7 straight hours at it on a free Sunday. I Think I'll take a break for a couple weeks and pilot some Mechs in the Inner Sphere for awhile now! But I shall return to challenge Hartmann someday! Also, feel free to save Steel Birds campaign for someone else. I don't think I've touched any of the scripted campaigns yet besides the FC ones, and I'd hate to claim it just to have it gather dust. Ah! Beaten by only fifteen minutes! Ah well, good show @Monksilver! Curse those last 2 contactless patrols! Edited July 11, 2021 by Hastati 1
Varibraun Posted July 11, 2021 Author Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Monksilver said: PO Chabal has beaten Closterman. CONGRATULATIONS @Monksilver on beating Closterman and also becoming our VERY First Ace of Aces!!! *C-47 & the bonus award of "Steel Birds" on there way to you shortly. -Now, can you beat Hartmann? 1 hour ago, Hastati said: Wish me luck.... @Hastati - Wow...that was a real "Race of Aces" today. Please post if you still get there today with Agramant. Just saw your post, my guess is that you both finished about the same time. @Monksilver still gets the "Very First" award, because he posted first (which works out since you didn't want a scripted campaign anyway), but I think you are both entitled to the C-47. One will be on its way shortly. Great Battle to you both!! Speaking of "Race of Aces" this is a great read (or listen): https://www.amazon.com/Race-Aces-Airmen-Battle-Become-ebook/dp/B07RGJPJXY#customerReviews Edited July 11, 2021 by Varibraun
Monksilver Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) @VaribraunI hadn't noticed that Steel Birds was on offer the first Ace of Aces. I've already got that so happy for it to kept back for the next person. Can't believe I pipped @Hastati. I almost gave up when I saw he had only 1 to go but decided to carry on in case he got shot down or decided to leave his next mission until after the football. Edited July 11, 2021 by Monksilver
Varibraun Posted July 11, 2021 Author Posted July 11, 2021 @Monksilver & @Hastati check your PMs to be sure you received your awards. 16 minutes ago, Monksilver said: I've already got that so happy for it to kept back for the next person. I have already sent it along, so just go ahead and gift it to a friend or feel free to donate it in this thread or start another one.
Monksilver Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Varibraun said: @Monksilver & @Hastati check your PMs to be sure you received your awards. I have already sent it along, so just go ahead and gift it to a friend or feel free to donate it in this thread or start another one. Actually I don't have it already, I was thinking of Ice Ring. So an extremely nice unexpected bonus. Thank you very much. Both have arrived thanks. I decided to carry on to see how far I could get with Hartman ... Bugger - closed on Ju88 a bit faster than I realised and bang. Edited July 11, 2021 by Monksilver 1
Eisenfaustus Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 On his 25th mission Hptm Ansgar Bergmann was killed by a Yak-9T when the soviet bounced his flight at 5000m. A single 37mm round went straight through the cockpit and ended him quickly. His Kommandeur had taken him on a few missions himself to see what he is made of. He was surprised to see that Bergmann was actually a capable aviator and marksman. After OLt Nesslers demise a few days earlier Bergmann actually started to lead in the air as well. But he never got the hang of actual fighter tactics. While he himself managed to shoot down 13 soviets he failed brutally as a leader and instructor as under his ledership not a single pilot in his staffel except for him shot down any plane. Well after 3 unsuccessfull attempts in the east, I'll go west for a change of tapestry ^^ On 1st of Novemeber 1944 Leutnant Hans von Wolfenstein, hailing from impoverished Westphalian noblemen, reported for duty at HQ I./JG 27 Already in training to become a tanker, he volunteered for the airforce after Münster got shattered by Allied 4-engined Bombers. He wanted to stop the attacks against German cities with all his heart. His resolve became grim when his parents wrote him that Roland, his younger brother, was machine gunned by airplanes when he cycled to his Girlfriend in the neighbouring village. He is a mediocre aviator and has only the most basic training when he arrived at the front. But what he lacks in skill he's determined to make up in determination. Will it be enough? 2
No105_Swoose Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) Warrant Officer James Holland/No56 Squadron RAF/Hawker Tempest Mark V/Mission 15/1430h 29 January 1945/Offensive Patrol Heesch-Arnhem-Emmerich-Heesch. Weather was beautiful with only a few scattered clouds. Took off last as Turkey 12. Joined up with formation and climbed to patrol altitude of 4500 meters. Little to no flak. Observed formation of A-20s far off in the distance and heard radio calls of various fighter units. Kept a vigilant lookout for enemy aircraft but didn't see any. Holland thought, "Well, at least I'll get credit for a mission. That increase in pay I'd get as a Pilot Officer in about six more missions won't be much but sure would be nice. It would help with my mess bill." Formation reached approach point and leader called "Break off and land individually." Holland had to bleed off some speed after the short but steep descent from 4500 meters but that wasn't a problem. He slowed his Tempest down to 160mph, lowered the landing gear, began lowering the flaps, and lined up for a decent landing on the metal planking of the runway at Heesch. Almost tea time he thought. He could sure use a good "cuppa". As Holland was coming in on final headed 180 he heard a frantic call over his W/T: "Bearskin! I'm wounded. I'm on fire! Bailing out!" Holland frantically looked around. Where are the bandits? To the east he saw what looked like the remains of a Tempest tumbling out of the sky. It was at a point almost equidistant between Heesch, Vokel, and Grave/Kent. No doubt the falling Tempest was probably the Bearskin making the emergency call. Holland thought, "What should I do? I could land and get that cuppa. No one would fault me. Turkey Leader said it was OK to land. But the bandits are probably close. If they come this way and find my mates getting ready to land it will be a slaughter. No, I'd better go up and protect them." So, perhaps against his better judgement but feeling a sense of duty, Holland raised his landing gear and flaps and pushed the throttle forward to gain speed. Climbing to the east and north he spotted the bandits heading south in a general direction towards the Number 56 Squadron Tempests beginning to land at Heesch. The bandits were above him and Holland pushed his Napier Sabre engine to climb and catch up with them. They were about 5km away initially. Strangely the bandits flew over Heesch and the Tempests landing there. Holland wondered why they didn't decide to attack the vulnerable Tempests? Then Holland had another decision to make. Does he RTB or pursue the bandits? Holland knew that he should probably let them go and live to fight another day. But he figured that the bandits, now identified as 4 x Focke Wulf 190A's, could wreak havoc on the A-20s landing at Eindhoven or another airfield to the south. So he continued his pursuit. Besides, part of him wanted to increase his kill score which now stood at 14. Holland reasoned that perhaps he could pick off two of them and then dive to outrun and evade the other two. So he continued his pursuit, climbing all the while to catch up to the FW-190s who seemed to be unaware of his presence. They were flying more or less level and not jinking or weaving. Things seemed to be working out for Holland until he was about 2km away from the bandits. Then they made a fairly quick turn to the north and headed right at Holland. He descended to avoid head-on gunfire and they passed over him. Holland pulled his stick and began his own tight turn to get around them, almost blacking out in the process. These FW-190 pilots were not easy meat novices; they knew how to handle their aircraft to maximize its attributes. In doing so one of the FW-190s got behind Holland and blasted his Tempest with machine gun and cannon fire. Holland watched his canopy shatter, his vision becoming like a tunnel with red spots, and his goggles splattered with oil. Holland sensed more than saw that his aircraft was out of control and in a flat spin. Later, recalling the events of his downing, he doesn't know how he did it, but somehow he yanked the canopy emergency release followed by climbing out over the side and bailing out. He pulled his ripcord and floated gently to the ground. A British antiaircraft gun crew on the southern outskirts of Veghel observed Holland coming down and sent out a jeep with a medic and stretcher to retrieve him. Holland lost consciousness upon landing. When the search unit found him he was in very bad shape. The next thing Holland remembered was waking up a few days later in a British military hospital in Brussels. His recovery was slow and painful but he was determined to pull through and fly again. He didn't mind winning money from other patients playing various card games or flirting with the cute nursing sisters. Towards the end of his hospital confinement he even managed to sneak in some flying time on a Yank L-4 "Grasshopper" artillery spotter and an RAF Harvard that was being used for liaison and messenger work. Holland kept up with the progress of the war listening to the BBC and reading newspapers like the Yank's Stars & Stripes. Although not much progress had been made in the Netherlands, the western Allies had crossed the Rhein and the Third Reich was collapsing. WO James Holland reported back in to the adjutant at No56 Squadron, now located at their advanced field at Kirchhellen in Germany, on 20 April 1945. He was pleasantly surprised to learn that, with 14 kills, he was still the leading scorer in No56. But that was a long way from Wing Commander Johnny Johnson with 38 kills, the RAF's Ace of Aces, something to which Holland had aspired. But the war isn't over yet and Holland is eager to getting back to flying operational sorties. Will Holland survive? One thing is for sure: he won't be taking any unnecessary chances or going for glory! Edited July 12, 2021 by No105_Swoose Deleted double word. Edited for readability 3
Hastati Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) And, unfortunately Laprise has fallen as well, this time from my own fault. Jan 1st, Operation Boddenplatte, after a few weeks celebratory leave and touring to raise morale for other squadrons, Laprise, too accustomed to fighting at several thousand feet, pulled too hard during a very low altitude combat (300ft) to avoid a collision and passed out. At least he never saw the ground coming. Finally tally, 31 missions, 40 aerial kills, 6 ground kills, 1 ridge destruction. Great work on the special event mission for it, but I really forgot how much I HATE low altitude skirmishes. Nice touch though if a famous pilot dies. Figured I'd get one last flight in tonight, and well, actual IRL tiredness did me in. Literally blinked a bit too long in a pull, might have been asleep at the yoke! Edited July 12, 2021 by Hastati 2
Panzerlang Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 Ofw Steffner started his combat career with the recklessness that has become a hallmark of newly posted pilots. With 'nothing to lose' they seek kills with little regard for the safety of themselves or their comrades. But once a few baubles are on the table they begin to get 'the wind up'. ? 28 sorties (3 for 1) and 23 kills, wading into the bombers from dead astern is a thing of the recent past. 2
Monksilver Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 Warrant Officer Llywelyn ap Gruffydd is signing up with 184 squadron to see if he can fly his Tempest to outscore even Hartman or die in the attempt. He expects to die but remembers the saying- "Cattle die, kinsmen die; you must also die. I know one thing which never dies; the reputation of each dead man". 3
Varibraun Posted July 12, 2021 Author Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/11/2021 at 5:00 PM, Monksilver said: Bugger - closed on Ju88 a bit faster than I realised and bang. Well after being hailed as our First AofA at least we went out with a "bang." I also just sent Pat that first beer to celebrate...and now to mourn, Plt Off Chabal. On 7/11/2021 at 6:07 PM, Eisenfaustus said: Well after 3 unsuccessfull attempts in the east, I'll go west for a change of tapestry ^^ Hard mode...Salute that he finds and brings justice to the criminal shooting at kids on bikes. Thanks again for these great background stories. 20 hours ago, No105_Swoose said: He was pleasantly surprised to learn that, with 14 kills, he was still the leading scorer in No56. But that was a long way from Wing Commander Johnny Johnson with 38 kills, the RAF's Ace of Aces, something to which Holland had aspired. But the war isn't over yet and Holland is eager to getting back to flying operational sorties. Will Holland survive? One thing is for sure: he won't be taking any unnecessary chances or going for glory! Johnson is definitely still in reach...nice mission writeup Swoose! 19 hours ago, Hastati said: Figured I'd get one last flight in tonight, and well, actual IRL tiredness did me in. Literally blinked a bit too long in a pull, might have been asleep at the yoke! Agreed that the Newspaper headlines are a nice new touch and also hit hard in losing an Ironman Ace. Also, ironic to lose our first two AofAs almost together...sounds like combat fatigue in both cases. 15 hours ago, Hetzer-JG51 said: Ofw Steffner started his combat career with the recklessness that has become a hallmark of newly posted pilots. Welcome aboard @Hetzer-JG51, got you all signed up. As I have said, it was your pilot that gave me this whole idea - so It's about time 3
Panzerlang Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Newly promoted Lt Steffner has known better days. In one sortie he went from being a relatively 'fresh rabbit' to an 'old hare' when the staffel was given the onerous task of delivering bombs to an enemy airfield way out on the coast far behind enemy lines. Eight planes took off, only two made it back. Five were shot down by AA and Steffner himself was forced to bail after debris from a kill wrecked his prop. The worst thing of the whole affair was the gruppe leader bizarrely dropping his bomb (followed by everyone else) onto a hill over a waypoint, then carrying on to the target with no effective means of damaging it. Combat fatigue? All five pilots made it to the ground alive but are now POWs. Steffner bailed in friendly territory and was able to walk out but the experience thereafter of being one of only four pilots in a staffel has created a certain measure of disillusionment with the Luftwaffe. But then he scored a few more kills and was given a big fried egg, followed by replacement pilots arriving full of vim and vigour. Prost! 1
ShamrockOneFive Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 I probably won't have time to complete this but I will try. Sign me up for Litvyak (Female Ace of Aces) challenge. That may be a bit achievable and I do love flying the Yak-1! 2
Varibraun Posted July 13, 2021 Author Posted July 13, 2021 4 hours ago, ShamrockOneFive said: I probably won't have time to complete this but I will try. Sign me up for Litvyak (Female Ace of Aces) challenge. That may be a bit achievable and I do love flying the Yak-1! Welcome Shamrock - With all you do for the whole Aviation Sim community, it is nice to have you along for this ride! I have you signed up, remember to set up a female pilot name and profile photo to challenge Lydia. 1
Hastati Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Just for fun, going to see if i can survive the Arras sector long enough to defeat Manfred von Richtofen under these rules. Either by kill count or killing the bastard himself. 1 1
Monksilver Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 After 9 missions and 21 kills, Wo Ll ap Gruffydd was shot down by 3 Fw190s, it would have helped if the rest of his flight hadn't vanished. His brother, Dafydd will have a go soon.
PatrickAWlson Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, Monksilver said: After 9 missions and 21 kills, Wo Ll ap Gruffydd was shot down by 3 Fw190s, it would have helped if the rest of his flight hadn't vanished. His brother, Dafydd will have a go soon. Love the Welsh names. 1
Oskar_GD Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Update. Newspaper no. 4 July 14, 2021 Скрытый текст 1. Oskar_GD Eren Jaeger ( I./JG 51) kills - 40 missions - 24 KIA (MiG-3) 2. Hastati Agramant Laprise ( 326 Squadron) kills - 40 missions - 31 KIA (Crashed) 3. Monksilver Chabal ( 326 Squadron) kills - 34 missions - 15 KIA (Ju-88) 4. Hetzer-JG51 Ulrich Steffner ( I./JG 51) kills - 23 missions - 9 Active 5. Eisenfaustus Richard von Falkenbach ( I./JG 51) kills - 23 missions - 19 MIA (MiG-3) 6. Monksilver Llywelyn ap Gruffydd ( 184 Squadron) kills - 21 missions - 9 KIA (FW-190) 7. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt II (I./JG 51) kills - 20 missions - 13 KIA (Accident) 8. grcurmudgeon Molder Attempt I (I./JG 51) kills - 20 missions - 15 KIA (Enemy fighter) 9. No105_Swoose Tom Holland ( Number 66 Squadron) kills - 20 missions - 19 KIA (Crashed) 10. No105_Swoose Tom Holland ( Number 56 Squadron) kills - 20 missions - 21 MIA (FlaK 36) 1
justin_z3r0 Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 2:00 PM, 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. Jean-Pierre Edouard is 7 missions in and 4 kills. The Yak 1B has limited ammo so you have to make your shots count - especially against bombers. Against fighters - The Yak is in its element though. This may be a long run to beat Albert. 1
Panzerlang Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 A red-letter day for Steffner, promoted to Oberleutnant and awarded the Ritterkreutz! Having been a staffel of Leutnants and Oberfeldwebels these past few days he has also taken command of the staffel. It might be 'acting only' and they'll transfer a Hauptmann or Major to take over. 64 sorties. 43 kills. 2
Monksilver Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 W O Dafydd ap Gruffydd's goal of avenging his brother got off to a good start. Very handy the Tempest having 600 cannon shells. 1
chrisnj96 Posted July 15, 2021 Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 9:14 AM, chrisnj96 said: 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. Flt. O Andrew Ott recently achieved his 23rd kill. He was transfered to the 352nd at the field adjacent to the 474th at Le Culot for a fill in sortie due to heavy P51 losses in the push for Neigmegan. While filling in on the P51, Ott bagged 3 190's but got bounced in the process. He was unable to get away from a group of A8's that came down on top. After getting hit in the fuel tank he was forced to bail out near by the field. Running tally against Bong: 23 1
Varibraun Posted July 15, 2021 Author Posted July 15, 2021 30 minutes ago, chrisnj96 said: Flt. O Andrew Ott recently achieved his 23rd kill. Someone needs to give that man a promotion! Glad he came out of that little scrape okay...you already have the US European Aces looking over their shoulders.
Hastati Posted July 15, 2021 Posted July 15, 2021 Good news for my quest to kill Manfred von Richtofen. We appear to be directly across the front from Jasta 11. The problem is that we are across the front from Jasta 11. Ace level AI in FC does not mess around, especially when they can swarm you. 1
Monksilver Posted July 15, 2021 Posted July 15, 2021 WO Dafydd ap Gruffydd has now beaten his brother's score with 23 kills in 6 missions. Only 331 to go to beat Hartman. 1 1
Monksilver Posted July 16, 2021 Posted July 16, 2021 After 27 kills Dafydd ap Gruffydd got greedy chasing a 110 too close to its airfield, AA took off his wing. As his plane spiralled into the deck Dafydd remembered the old welsh englyn - "Death comes unannounced, abruptly he may thwart you. No one recognises his features nor the sound of his tread approaching" Next up Maredudd ab Einon. 1
justin_z3r0 Posted July 17, 2021 Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 9:51 PM, justin_z3r0 said: Jean-Pierre Edouard is 7 missions in and 4 kills. The Yak 1B has limited ammo so you have to make your shots count - especially against bombers. Against fighters - The Yak is in its element though. This may be a long run to beat Albert. 8 missions in and Jean-Pierre finally got his 5th kill.
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