Blenheim Attack by Freycinet [ClOD Movie]
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipWoINtJX0
(Best seen in fullscreen and 1080p)

I made this movie to show what amazing fun and excitement it is to fly Cliffs of Dover online. On the ATAG server everybody can join and fly missions like this one, where we try to take out an important target with our Bristol Blenheim bombers. The Blennie is a bit of a crappy plane, but that just makes the challenge even bigger, and the tension too. As you can see, a fellow came along in his Spitfire to escort us: his contribution was really crucial because he diverted the Flak at a crucial moment.

With the Team Fusion patch and the great online missions on the ATAG server it is really fabulous fun to fly Cliffs of Dover online... - As I think you can see in the movie!

Comments and criticism very welcome.

Excellent....... I really enjoyed the video.

It must be hard for the old development crew to see their potential masterpiece unfinished, and so unheralded, after so many years of hard work. Thankfully Team Fusion is keeping it alive, and we may yet see a good portion of its potential.

Thanks for the reply Chivas... - Good to see there are still some people in here.

Hey Freycinet,

Really liked the video. It highlights the details that make CoD so good. The landscape detail down low and the objects that make the environment come alive.


It also shows me the reason I fly the Blenhiem so often! :)

Makes me want to get on ATAG now!

Hope to see you online soon.

Makes me to get on ATAG and shoot down some of those mean Blenheims! ;)

Really a great video, thanks a lot!

You evil Hun... :-)

Enjoyed the video and especially music very much, too.

Two things are of interest to me: Is there some micro stuttering as you see planes from outside over landscapes - or is this my old rig?

Am I right: The Evil Hun put a Red Cross tent (bombed at around 9.50) next to a radar antenna? ;)

Stuttering is not too noticeable when I fly the mission, but there is a bit due to the capture effort (30 images per second being stored on the computer), I think. The sim remains eminently playable. The only instances of a noticeable slowdown is particles whirling up behind the planes when they roll fast on the ground.

Yes, evil evil Hun! Or rather the ATAG mission designer who decided on the composition of the "Panzer division" ground target...

nice video to illustrate the CoD game qualities :)

but if you know exactly where the flak battery is, why still fly directly over it ? navigation skills were good enough to locate the flak and target locations exactly, surely a slight additional detour around the AA unit would have significantly reduced the risk.

and if you had to fly directly over the AA zone for some reason, why fly over it like a line of ducks in a row with spacing between your line of planes, allowing the flak to target one plane at a time in high concentration ? ( spread out side by side forces the AA to split its fire making it less risky)

tactic tactics gentlemen :)

Zapatista, that target is surrounded by Flak on all sides. I think we actually managed a good short interval between our three Blennies. The Old Man didn't find the target, but as you can see I bombed only a few seconds after the first Blennie that dropped its load. His time-delayed bombs even went off after mine. Flying parallel is not so easy when you have to hit the same target! Coming in from different compass directions would be good, but that would of course present a huge problem regarding the timing...

Players flying at these low alt's is one of the reasons I don't enjoy on-line play :!:

Low level has it's place

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Watch from about 17:10 for some low level Blenhiem action!

I guess its a case of a few bombers by themselves can't win a war, but using team work and precision techniques they can sure meet their objectives and roll a map.

Low level attacks aren't all beer and skittles by the way. They are quite dangerous and practically impossible to get away with if the other side can be bothers to protect their assets!

In the gaming world though a little elbow room is needed, some height for maneuvering in an engagement.

There is definitely a place for high level, and low level tactics. I never understood those that only flew at high level, and looked down their noses at ground pounders and their escorts. In a real war you didn't have the option to only fly at a level that gave you the best chance for survival.

Blenheim Crews.
 

The contribution of the Blenheim crews in the BoB has not been fully recognised. Their losses were savage.

Excellent video :grin:

Thanks!

Always enjoyed your movies Freycinet. Please keep them coming.

You must like the Blenheim IV as much as I do, F!

blinks hard. leitmotiv? I haven't seen you since the UBI boards went anti-political. Hope things are good with you.