Warbirds of Prey Bomber nights

[piper]

~S~ all.

Some shots from the weekly 'Bomber Nights', this week circa 15 Betties in formation, what a blast.

Jump in lads, what ya waiting for? :)

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Regards: piper

[Tata]

Very impressive raid!

Are you doing that regularly? Have reds also similar mass flights and intresting when?

[robtek]

very nice

[-Sulan-]

Sweet!! Looks like lots of fun!
When are these bomber nights?

[JG53Frankyboy]

http://www.warbirdsofprey.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2296

[BadAim]

Very impressive raid!

Are you doing that regularly? Have reds also similar mass flights and intresting when?

Every Friday starting (I think) 9 PM EST. and it's different every week. The week before I was there and we were flying at treetop level with 16 or more B-25's; quite exhilarating! (till my computer crashed)

[4H_V-man]

The map makers put a lot of effort into trying to make these missions fun for the guys that like to fly bombers. Jump on Teamspeak, even if you don't have a microphone. Trying to get ten plus bombers into formation and keep them that way is nearly impossible using chat.

Bomber Night missions usually start at or close to 10 pm Central. Sometimes we'll delay it a few minutes if the current map is close to ending or one or both sides is near completing their objectives, but it will be near 10 pm.

Come join us! It's a lot of fun, either flying a bomber in the formation, a fighter escort, or as a defender.

[bomath]

[...]
Bomber Night missions usually start at or close to 10 pm Central. Sometimes we'll delay it a few minutes [...] but it will be near 10 pm.
[...]Europe here, guys; 10PM „Central” is GMT+???... :grin:

[4H_Poker]

Europe here, guys; 10PM „Central” is GMT+???... :grin:

10PM Central US is 4AM GMT Saturday morning.

We do have a couple of people who get up early to fly w/ us from UK & Germany.

You are welcome to join us.
As V-Man said .. get on TS, even if you don't want to talk, or only know a little English ... we will do our best to explain or help you.

One thing - rather than fly to target individually, we do try and form up to go as a group ... the reason we call it bomber night. ;)

[bomath]

Numero uno: basically I'm used only to fighers; medium proficiency in Bf/Fw for the blue, under average in La/Yak for the reds.
Due: I've never took part in a raid, and I couldn't act even as a (very efficient) wingman for another fighter.
This last bit is what makes me eager to be there w/ you: I'm a bit bored by the hectic dogfight, it'll be nice to try a more organized coop mission.

If TeamSpeak is what you're using, I'll look into it. Got a directional mike, got headphones, and have lots of bandwidth to spare.
As I'm in a GMT-2 timezone, it'll be 6AM Saturday morning for me; hopefuly the stout wouldn't get the best of me 'till then.

Hope I won't be too unskilled for the requirements...

[DD_Greenstreaks]

Don't worry. Bomber nights are a blast no matter your skill level. I have no idea how to use the bomb-sights for level bombing. But I have a blast dive-bombing or low level bombing......when I survive long enough to reach the target.

[ElAurens]

Looks like a great time.

I used to be pretty proficient in the Betty. Have not been flying much anymore though. I may have to give it a try again. Odd, I can't hit anything with the B25 though.

[piper]

~S~

Some more action from 'Bomber Nights', with little friends and little foes. Something for everyone. . . enjoy.

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Great times and a great server.

Regards: piper

[4H_V-man]

One other note: If you haven't flown on Warbirds of Prey servers, please remember to use DEFAULT SKINS and CORRECT MARKINGS. We do NOT have skin downloads on, so what you see on your screen won't be what everybody else sees if you don't use the default skins.

This week's mission will be a Stuka raid on the beaches of Dunkirk. If you haven't tried bomber night, come give it a try. You'll have a great time!

[4H_Ccrashh]

Bomber Night Video.

Watch it online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8B-V8HE_5o

Or download the better resolution version here.
Right click and "Save Target As"
http://www.heroesofthelance.com/Ccrashh/Bomber%20Night.wmv

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[4H_Ccrashh]

Hope I won't be too unskilled for the requirements...

Bomath , No worries M8.

Skill has nothing to do with fun..

This last bit is what makes me eager to be there w/ you: I'm a bit bored by the hectic dogfight, it'll be nice to try a more organized coop mission.



They missions are not official "coop's". This is done on a Dogfight server..If you get killed you can spawn back in..

We'll look for you, hope you can make it.

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[piper]

~S~

Some more action from the WoP server.

19 Stukas over Dunkerque, with 109's fending off the enemy. What a blast, pun intended.

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Jump in lads :)

Regards: piper

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