Bloody April XIV - 2024

[JGr2/J5_Baeumer]

Bloody April XIV Campaign

 

Jagdgruppe 2/Jasta 5 is pleased to present and host this year’s 14th annual spring campaign!  This year’s campaign moves back to the "Bloody" space above Arras and Vimy Ridge!  The campaign holds the distinction of being the first world-wide community campaign in both Rise of Flight and Flying Circus.

We look forward to welcoming new flyers and prior participants who have yet to experience Flying Circus since the folding wings and control cable problems were both solved.

Registration has been open on the Flugpark Discord Server for several weeks and is nearing capacity and will be closing this week! Participation capacity is limited to those who register first.  If you wish to participate and have not registered and need a link to it here it is:
https://discord.gg/GGvWnpBJ

Jagdgruppe 2/Jasta 5, event organizer and host
 

When:  Saturdays 1730-2130 GMT missions; convert to your local time zone.
April 13, 20, 27 Mission Days

 

Inventories:
Since we are still waiting for certain planes, such as the Nieuport 11 and Albatross DIII we must do our best with substitutions intended to be as close as possible.

Central - Albatross DII, DIII/DVa, Pfalz DIII, AEG G.IV/G.V, DFW C.V, Halberstadt D.II and CLII
vs.
Entente – Bristol Scout (Nieuport 11), Nieuport 17, SE5a, Sopwith Triplane, Spad VII early/late, Bristol F2a, DH4, FE2b RE8.

Summary Overview:
Summary:  This event will be progressive through periods of the actual 1917 historical event, with each week reflecting a different date, area of operations and corresponding plane sets of the period.  While the historical Bloody April was a relatively one-sided combat, our events have always intended and largely been successful in providing a fair competition within a historical context it recreates.

There will be objective based missions necessary to complete to be successful and victorious, including:

Photo Reconnaissance
Artillery Spotting
Trench Mapping
Bombing

and a few possible surprises for each side!

Please address questions and inquiries on the event discord linked above.

Edited April 20, 2024 by JGr2/J5_Baeumer

[JGr2/J5_Baeumer]

Final Score:

Entente 22   Central 21

Congratulations to all participants on both sides!  Thank you for all your sporting competition!  Thanks to @=IRFC=Gascan Commanding Entente and @J18 Von Karstein Commanding Central.  Special thanks to @JGr2/J34b_Matthias, Hpt. for putting together the missions!

See your personal awards earned in the parser:

http://stats.jasta5.org:8002/en/?tour=14

[JGr2/J5_Hotlead]

Congrats Entente! Well-fought! 🍻

[Aapje]

22 hours ago, JGr2/J5_Baeumer said:

Final Score:

Entente 22   Central 21

 

That is well balanced.

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

Centrals were consistent

[1PL-KJ-1Esk]

Cheers to both sides. Now we wait for BS....