Awesome Moments Thread

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread about your greatest moments so far. Mine has to be when on the "Guardian Angel" mission I was being chased by 3 enemy planes. Bearing in mind I play on sim this was so exhilarating! I went right down to tree top level, pulled a couple of barrel rolls, and then swooped under a bridge. I heard an explosion and knew that one of the planes was gone. I then climbed so high that I stalled, and held the stall all the way down, only to see the two enemy planes collide above me in a huge explosion. It really was AWESOME. :-P

[Wissam24]

Dropping a bomb onto a target, only to see a 109 fly underneath me and get hit

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

Dropping a bomb onto a target, only to see a 109 fly underneath me and get hit
nice, i have yet to pull that one off!

[Phantom Works]

Playing online tonight against someone using a I16 while I used a Spitfire MKII I had my arse handed to me. In the rematch I flew a I153 and proceeded to beat him 8-1!!! Nothing like giving someone a taste of there own medicine lol

[mattd27]

I haven't had too many stunning moments yet, but I do recall playing a game of strike, and leading a huge comeback, which felt pretty good.

We were playing 2 player teams (I was with random people BTW), one bomber and one fighter on each team. I was playing bomber, but the fighter covering me wasn't doing so good and we were getting totally beat up by the other team. Then with 5 minutes left in the game, I shot down the enemy fighter (who seemed to be a pretty experienced player) with the gun turret on my bomber, than finally my teammate got it together and covered me enough for me to bomb the crap out of the other team, we made a comeback and won by about 10 tickets.

Not totally spectacular, but feels good to win a close game like that.

[Lexandro]

Playing a ding dong team deathmatch, and had a spit in my sights. We were rolling and dicing for a bit and he tried to do a "pull out" after a split-s dive. We both went down ultra low and my left wing tip actually scraped the water. The plane slowed noticable for a sec as it happened and I just managed to gun the WEP to recover.

That and a game of CTA, I was on the glide path and a FW 190 tried to bounce me from the rear. However I was going so slow he totally overshot and I got him as he roared past with a burst from my guns. He plowed right in to the front of the airstrip and made it a nice glowing fireball to light it up/ I was chuffed since it was a night match, it made the landing a whole lot easier :D

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

Heres mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3jvfCyRDs

[Spitfire23]

Heres mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3jvfCyRDs

Thats really quite the crash :grin:

[Reddisback]

I played the Demo last night, and after i shot down most of the Bombers attacking Dover, i shot down a ME109 with a singe tracer. it went straight tru its cockpit!

a small puff of smoke, it started to spiral down and Hit a building.
that was quit the kill.

[Wissam24]

Playing online last night, I had an Il-2, and the other two (dogfight), Hurricane and Il-10.

The Il and I were flying straight at each other, trying to gun each other down, guns blazing, whilst at the same time, the Hurricane is straight on my six. We're both taking hits as we fly at each other, and he roars over my head. I hear an explosion, and see on the compass that the Il and Hurri have hit each other! I very lol'd

Thats really quite the crash :grin:


Try setting it to 16 HE111s. Now THAT is impressive when they all collide into each other. It's funny enough just to see them acting like fighters

[Spitfire23]

It's funny enough just to see them acting like fighters

lol i noticed that, made me smile.

Have u tried going up against 16 b-17s and landing at an airfield, they drop bombs on you (try), works with he-111's too

[Wissam24]

I'm unfortunately yet to unlock the B-17, but I landed on the frozen Volga with the 111s behind me, thinking they might all hit the ground. Then they ALL dropped bombs on me. I did find it funny though

[Soviet Ace]

I've actually never had them hit me with their bombs? Maybe their just REALLY REALLY bad shots or something? But an amazing moment I've had, is flying the He-126 Salamander, which to me seems to be the only jet capable of flying at least, but even then. But anyway, I was flying around in that, and was at like 10,000+ ft, and dived towards the ground, gradually tearing my wings off with the tremendous speed. It was cool.

[Spitfire23]

I've actually never had them hit me with their bombs? Maybe their just REALLY REALLY bad shots or something? But an amazing moment I've had, is flying the He-126 Salamander, which to me seems to be the only jet capable of flying at least, but even then. But anyway, I was flying around in that, and was at like 10,000+ ft, and dived towards the ground, gradually tearing my wings off with the tremendous speed. It was cool.

same happened to me with that very plane. awesome moment.

"overspeed crash" comes up at bottom :grin:

[Wissam24]

Oh you can overspeed with any plane, it's great fun tearing down form 30 thousand feet in a bomber, to see the wings fly off. No any plane can overspeed.

And I disagree about the jets, I find the Me-262, whilst a poorly-turning plane, is extremely stable

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

I've actually never had them hit me with their bombs? Maybe their just REALLY REALLY bad shots or something? But an amazing moment I've had, is flying the He-126 Salamander, which to me seems to be the only jet capable of flying at least, but even then. But anyway, I was flying around in that, and was at like 10,000+ ft, and dived towards the ground, gradually tearing my wings off with the tremendous speed. It was cool.
nice, i'll try that one :D

[Wissam24]

Just blacked out in a Komet!

[Soviet Ace]

same happened to me with that very plane. awesome moment.

"overspeed crash" comes up at bottom :grin:

Yeah, that's what it said. I couldn't remember what it said.

Oh you can overspeed with any plane, it's great fun tearing down form 30 thousand feet in a bomber, to see the wings fly off. No any plane can overspeed.

And I disagree about the jets, I find the Me-262, whilst a poorly-turning plane, is extremely stable

You like what you like, right?

[juz1]

taking out B17s (or at least trying) in the 163....(the only real use for this plane)...


going vertical in a crippled plane 109, only to have my engine knocked out by pursuer who over shoots and I mg chop his tail aiming on with rudder only before pretty much free falling to earth...

ANY sim dogfight...free for all...love it!

..the team of septics who were flying in pairs...my random team had our arses served up...

Epic fail was using a full sensitivity stick and crashing like an ass constantly:(
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[Wissam24]

This should be stickied

[Reddisback]

This should be stickied

I agree. this SHOULD BE STICKIED! :-P

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

Yeah i love dog fights as well. Whilst playing on training mode, i was playing sim and got shot to pieces, so much so that my propeller and engine, plus the right wing were all destroyed. The plane then started veering violently to the right, i managed to control it until the airfield in Dover, but i couldn't take my fingers of the buttons otherwise i would certainly crash, my only option was to belly land, which to my surprise was successful!

[rocketassistedllama]

I agree. this SHOULD BE STICKIED! :-P
Agreed...as practically every shootdown/crash is unique; such dynamic gameplay is a huge selling point.
Anywho...as New Zealand must be the last country on EARTH still not to have recieved this game [ratings SNAFU; game stopped at customs...maybe 14th/18th?;] here are some awesome moments-from playing the demo to death in realistic. In no particular order.
#1; crashing into an He-111, with clipped fuselage ploughing into a second;0) #2; hitting a Ju-87 at least 4 times [one of them a good rake;] so closed to ramming distance, raked him from stem to stern for 3 seconds...his engine stopped, and he skillfully [and unexpectedly] ditched successfully in the sea!! The AI's not very aggressive, but it IS good. Ju-87's corkscrew to get away, 190d9's realistically use their high-speed turns to keep out of trouble [not much use against a Mustang, mind.] Another Stuka was'nt so lucky, and ditched in a tree! Good approach though...#4; just about any dogfight that ends up@/below tree top height-with finger glued to target lock camera. Epic...although a couple of Stukas got me this way. Happens all the time, too. #5; seeing a lightly hit Dora lose control-regain, stall again...then pull out just above the trees.
P.s; I've never played a sim in my life, but have no trouble shooting down planes with the '360 pad [ail/ele sensitivity set to 10/15...enough to put the Mustang right on the limit.] Case in point; firstly I shot down -2 [me], then 0, 2, 4, 2...finally ALL doras kaput in Tiger Hunt. Speaking of which; me LUURVE the Mustang-and it's bite. Just keeping it in the sky is heaps of fun...Spitfire's too easy to fly. Good times;0) I do wish you could walk away from the more epic crashes though, i.e; #6; belly landing the spit...only to hit a tree, lose a wing, slide...then Hollywood BOOM [sigh.] Next time guys/developers...lose the hollywood explosions, pretty please??

[Wissam24]

At the very least it should be replaced with a slow catching alight, where necessary

[Roboslob]

My best moment was on the Red Skies Over Dover. l was tearing up a formation of HE-111's, when I looked out to the left and saw a Spit smash right through a HE-111 at a ridiculously high speed, from beneath. I was about 10 meters away from the HE-111. lt was awesome to see.

[ontheborderland]

This will probably not seem that stunning, but getting my first kill in MP on sim against a guy who was WAY better than me was pretty memorable.

[stryker333]

Mine was diving down on 5 enemy He-111's on multiplayer in my I-16 type 24, they were trying some fancy formations because they were demolishing us in airfield. I shot a rocket at the one on the left, and he steered to the right crashing into all of his he-111's, and then me diving down into the explosion and surviving.

[irrelevant]

I had an EPIC dogfight in Team Battle MP. I was flying next to this guy named Merlin and we were chasing after an enemy plane for about 10 minutes non-stop. I swear, we were all over that map; high and low, far and wide. It was so much fun to be in a 3 plane pursuit for that long.

[Reddisback]

A really cool thing to do with the HE-111's is to kill the guys in the cockpit by straffin' them from above. then the plane just keeps on going with out it enemy tag on it. then it slowly crashes. God, i luv it! :-P ;)

[dazz1971]

mine was on a cta match im on this guys six he was in a 262 i was in bf 109g6 he comes into land at the airfield im directly on his six we were both about 20ft from the ground flying pretty fast either side of me were burning wrecks im on my trigger going hell for leather to shoot him down at the same time my team mates are dropping bombs on him they are exploding all around me i finally got him just as we ran out of runway i pull up and give it full wep me crate shot to hell one of the most intense moments ive had in this game so far 10/10

[Trent Kama]

Playing the Red Skies of Dover mission of the demo this morning on Realistic. Took a few potshots at an HE-111 on the left side of a formation of three, and ended up taking out the pilot. The 111 drifted right into the plane next to it, colliding perfectly and destroying them both instantly, a piece of the second 111's right wing slashing the tail section off a third 111 on it's right.

Can't wait for the full experience tomorrow.

[imnotgeoff]

my best momemt so far was in team battle..i was shot up pretty badly gettin chased by two guys..i thought i needed to do something pretty special to get away from them so i dived towards the ground as they followed me i went into an immelman turn an the the guys chasing me smashed into eachother HAHAHA sux to be them

[Arnow]

EDIT: Sorry double post :/

[Arnow]

The 111 drifted right into the plane next to it, colliding perfectly and destroying them both instantly, a piece of the second 111's right wing slashing the tail section off a third 111 on it's right.



This reminds me an anecdote i read about a British pilot relating one of his flights during the Battle of Britain...

He explained that he was right on the tail of a Ju 87 Stuka. He opened fire, the German pilot tried to evade his follower and rammed into the Ju 87 right next to him....

That must have been quite spectacular...

[Cwl]

I was flying a IL2- over Berlin on the Reichstag mission.

Anyway I'm getting nailed by 109s and Me262s but I managed to hold it together.

anyway I get a 262 on my tail and he opens up with his guns so I try and lose him by going into a steep dive. not the best of ideas since I was well under 1000ft when I started anyway I somehow manage to pull up with my left wing almost hitting the side of a house and my tail practically touching the floor.

the Me262 had followed me into the dive failed to recover and went nose straight into ground. that was pretty sweet.

[imnotgeoff]

new kool moment 4 me....messing about in training missions in a russian bi-plane an landing next to the reichstag,then goin landin in front of the brandenburg gate

[Iffy]

Had the best online game so far tonight.
3 on 3 teambattle over the cliffs over dover, Spit IIs versus BF109e3s, English versus American players, SS Blackcobra, Minuteman and IRISHCSA in the German planes against myself, mjaytee and GRR69 (for whom this was their second ever online game) in the Spitfires...


...21 kills each after the twenty minute match, with the last kill to tie the game for the German side was a boom and zoom to cover a team mate who was about to die, with only 15 seconds of the match to go.

Fantastic.

[Lexandro]

Had a run of great games last night. The new awesome moment was;

Im banking left in my Spitfire MkIX to roll in to the six of an enemy 109. I complete the roll in and promptly get a burst of cannon fire right in the engine. One of his team members had rolled in from the other side just behind me and I didnt see him. I take a second burst that clips both wings, and a third in the tail. So now my planes all shot up to hell but still flying. My crates smoking white and black, my wings are shot to hell, and my rudder is all chewed up. The enemy is still right on my tail, and I finally manage to select him (strike game over enemy base = target selection nightmare :/ ), all the while trying get him to disengage by flying erratically.

We were flying at treetop level and below, snaking left and right barrel rolling like mad and I realise there now Hurricane on my tail to. I manage to wrong foot the 109 by litterally skimming the water with the tip of my wing while coming out of a banked split-s. But I still cant shake the Hurricane. I make a slight error in my turning angle and he sees his chance and tries to slide up closer for the kill shot. I realise hes gaining on me, and I throw the engine to 0% and pull into a rolling angled dive. He follows me so I do a full spiral infront of him with my nasty black engine smoke, with its oily screen blurring residue.

Im pretty sure I gunked his view, as he then shoots right past me as I start to stall from the radical loss of thrust. I gun the engine with WEP to recover and he rake him with a 2 second burst from the Spitfire guns. He pulls up right in to my line of fine and my cannon shells tear right through his wings like toilet paper. The BOTH snap off, leaving the poor sod sitting in a tin bath with an engine!

I laughed my ass off for a good 5 mins after that.

[FOZ_1983]

Having unlocked the B17, both me and a friend took them online into a strike game...


we formed up and then headed tp the target.... it was a nice sight, two B17's flying together with some "little friends" looking out for us.

En route to the set of targets we picked, we noticed a couple of enemies at 1 o clock high, they had seen us to. We asked out little friends to go get em, but they couldnt assist, they were to busy engaging the enemy bombers elswhere that were heading for our targets...

we were on our own!!

The targets drew nearer and then got within range.....

between 2 B17's they can put up alot of firewpower.........

in a matter of seconds one of the targets was down, a ball of flames heading to the deck. We felt pretty safe in these big bombers, they could deal alot of punishment!!
The second target had made one head on pass at us and got a few rounds off but nothing to serious, (it was in this pass that we took out the other target), on his second pass he was coming from our 5 o clock high... as he got closer......

BANG

my wing is taken off and im falling out of the sky!!!

i couldnt figure it out, i wasnt the lead bomber, and i had eyes on the enemy fighter... he didnt fire off a single round, he was well out of range, so why am i going down in a ball of flames... wtf is gonig on....

Im screaming down the mic... telling my mate in the lead bomber that their must be another fighter lurking about because he's taken me out!! to which he replied....


Erm.... no theirs not. Sorry mate, i was trying to fire a few sneaky rounds at the enemy at our 5 o clock....only trying to scare him off..... i accidentaly shot you instead mate. Sorry.



Well played!!!

LOL.

Still.... we managed to make the targets and deal alot of damage with the B17's. A great game.

[Soviet Ace]

Hi everyone, I'm using this account as Soviet Ace (real name will not be said) allows me to use it. :)

I just had a cool little fight online with "Soviet Aces" Yak-3, against some 190As, and let me tell you. With the new control figuration for our AV8R, I can quickly smoke them. I just did in fact.

I was alone but against two other people who were flying the 190As, and neither one of them could put a hole in "Soviet Aces" Yak. Unlike me, who put several hundred machine-gun rounds, and canon rounds into them. So I guess it just goes to show, that Soviet Women pilots can be much better.

Peace/Love!!

[play2often]

during a game of capture airfields, i had landed in my Yak-1 (i was using it to unlock the IL-4). a 109 was flying straight towards me, so i fired my rockets and guns, and blew him out of the sky. i'm not sure whether it was the rockets or guns that killed him...