Help badly needed!

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Hi guys! Let me start by saying that I've been lurking here for awhile, but this is my very first post (mostly out of desperation...) I play on the PS3, in realistic mode. I tried arcade, but couldn't stand it. I like the more realistic damage modeling. I've searched these forums, but can't seem to find the help I need. I would like one of the more experienced players to walk me through the "Nuts!" mission, step-by-step, because it is frustrating me to my wit's end.

First off, my gunnery skills aren't good enough to keep all the transports alive by myself, so I've found it necessary to have all my wingmen still alive when I reach the transports. At this point, after a couple of German attacks, one of two things can happen: Either the transports fly around erratically at high altitude and the mission never advances, or the three new drop zones spawn and I'm instructed to take out the ground targets.

So, if everything works, I rush off to take out the ground targets. But about the time I'm making my second pass on the first location, I ALWAYS get the message that the mission has failed because all the transports have been destroyed. Please note: at the time that I fly to the new drop zones, there are NO enemy planes in the area, and what looks like a couple of dozen transports alive and well. But I get the failure message, like I said, within a couple of minutes. Did they send the entire Luftwaffe after my transports in my absence?

I have spent hours on this mission, always with the same result (if it doesn't bug out and I have to restart anyway...) So I think I need someone to hold my hand and describe to me in detail each step I need to take for success. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Funny, a lot of people seem to have trouble in "Hornet's Nest", but I passed that one on my first try, it seemed very straightforward, compared to the irritation I am experiencing now. I thank you all in advance for any help you can give me.