Luft 46 DEBR Campaign/pics

[Hard Sarge]

have never flown the FW A9 so thought I would give it a try and to see how much advice we need for the battle

flying for 1/II/77,am a Obstlt (want to be able to pick weapon loads) so flying as White 5

1st mission, B-17's are raiding the field, poor map for this mission, almost all of the fight is off map
looks like 3 groups of 17s, chase the northest one, as I get close finally, some 109s hit and damage the box, but both 109s are hit and hurting

I got about a 3 K alt advantage and for a change almost have some speed, doing over 200 MPH when I start my first dive



NO KILL

I thought it was a gonner, so headed to the next box

got better Alt and more speed this time around, 6 17s in 2 boxes with no fighters

pick the right 17 in the first box

[tankeriv]

ghehe, poor guys. [8D]

Yes, you are right the map is not suited for this however I think it does adds some demention to the campaign.

Or do you prefer me to remove these bomber raids in this campaign in a patch?

[Hard Sarge]

okay, that is one, pull back up and head for the clouds

if I time this right, should be able to do a wing over and come back for a head to head

[Hard Sarge]

can't find the targets, they should be close, and I am coming back around, am I going to be able to get my nose up in time ?

Ahhhhh, top of my cockpit is full of Boeing, hit the trigger and close my eyes

[Hard Sarge]

again, NO KILL, dang good strikes too, two engines smoking and large holes all around

oh well, got to climb, can cry in my beer once I land

wasn't able to go right back up, so do a lazy circle, so I can get my alt and speed back up before I begin my next attack, by the way, where the heck is my flight ?

[Hard Sarge]

make one more attack, big cannons out of ammo, strikes along the body and 2 engines smokeing, but I take some hits this time around, leaking fuel, so roll my belly to the sky and keep on going down, 2 kills, 3 damaged

now to find the base before I run out of gas

[Hard Sarge]

spot a group of trucks on the way home, so pay my respects, crew chief is not going to be happy with the leaves in my flaps, but oh well

spot a 2nd group of trucks and still have ammo, so head on down, ends up being a gun duel, I win

come back around for the clean up, start to open fire on the lead jeep and see RED CROSSES on some of the vehicles, my finger leaps off of the trigger like it is on fire, I waggle my wings as I fly past and then head for home

end of day, 2 B-17s confirmed, 9 vehicles destroyed, we got 5 of the bombers and lost 4 planes, and I get my Iron Cross 2nd class

[Hard Sarge]

Yes, you are right the map is not suited for this however I think it does adds some demention to the campaign.

Or do you prefer me to remove these bomber raids in this campaign in a patch?

No I like the bombers, just seems like a lot of the missions have the map right on the bottom or side of the map edge

[Hard Sarge]

Advice on the FW 190 A9

great roller, seem unstable though, poor turner though, easy to stall even doing over 300 MPH, got good Heavy weapons load outs, mk 108 wing guns, mk 103 gun pods, 151/20mm duel gun pods, or 2 rockets

only have flown two missions so far, but it seems like a better climber then the Ta-152 (I may of been farther away from the bombers so was able to climb at a lesser angle)

mission 2
fly cover for some He-111s on a bomb strike
may get to hit some trains, I love hitting trains, so load up with the 20 mm gun pods

hmmm, sky seems bear today, fly over the target and nothing in sight, head west to get between the bombers and any Allied fighters comeing to snoop around

there 10 K, Stangs headed in, order my fight to engage the fighters and head on in, see the squadron leaders wingman is lower then I am and in a steep climb, so pick him for my target

ahhh that is the way to do it !, of course, if I had my 30s, there would just be a big ball of smoke in the air as I fly past

start to bank and see the 2nd group of Stangs coming on, stang my bird on its wing and try to get the last plane in a head to head, but can not do it, my plane is skiding too much

[Hard Sarge]

my plane is bucking and won't be able to hold this angle long, but looks like I may get a shot off, ahh hits along the engine

fight the stall as I try to regain the fight, roll back and the wingleader is in front of my, close the range, and he starts to go on the defence, he rolls, I counter, he skids, but I am skidding with out trying, fire, strikes on the wings and body, he rolls onto his belly, my shells go wide, I counter and follow his roll, he skids with HARD right rudder, but I am already ahead of the game and fire again, more strikes, but he is set up for the sissor, he rolls left, I roll right, we both pull back towards each other, too close, but I get off a burst right at the end and see more strikes on his wingtip, I relax a little and am too slow on the next roll, look over my shoulder and see he has won the sissor, how ?, if nothing else his wings should be worthless, hell they should be gone !, oh well, no time to complain, instead of trying to compeat in the sissor, keep the roll going and head for the ground, he is slow and damaged maybe I got enough room to extend (read run) feel strikes hit my plane, but he is too far and gaining to slowly to keep it up, beside he trying to follow all of my rolls also, level the plane out and see ground fire comeing from in front of me, oh joy a train, double flak cars too

well, can't turn away from the train with the stang on my tail, so head right for it, firing the whole way, maybe I can take some tanks out before I buy the farm

look back over my shoulder and see I have gained on my foe, but also see that 8 more stangs have joined the chase, so, nose down into the fog and run for home, a long chase, but 50 feet off the deck in the fog is not a joy ride

I end up with 2 51s, and 5 train cars, and my Iron Cross 1st class, we get 2 planes and lose 4, but the target is hammered, HQ Is happy