SoWC:BoB Multisquad Campaign Starting

[bw_wolverine]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

It would not be the BoB without the Hurricane, it would be the dance of the spitfire

I think its best we keep the Hurricane. Not all of the blue fighter pilots will be flying 109's, some will be flying 110's.

There's very little that is BoB about the game currently. At best, it's a weird alternate history version. But let's have some fun with what we have

Bring it on.

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

There's very little that is BoB about the game currently. At best, it's a weird alternate history version. But let's have some fun with what we have

Bring it on.

Very sporting approach Wolverine! Good man

..and dont forget, half of the 109's you face will be out gunned!

[Osprey]

15 secs versus 1 minute. I see what you are saying in weight per second but that's not a strictly true statement. What really matters is guns on target anyway - I can have 12 hispanos but if my ride is so inferior it can't get it's guns on target then even 1 peashooter is the better option. Still, I might surprise someone, and if the IIa's can keep the 109's occupied then I can bring down 3 bombers no probs. Just be warned, not everyone is as happy to die as Wolverine


Slow down the bombers Farber and don't make them too high. The Hurricane is a dog, 1C personally made sure it was ruined.

[5./JG27.Farber]

Bf109 E1 has four machine guns, the wing mounted ones dont carry half as much ammo.

Glad you are brining some passion to the fight! It will make it more challenging!

S!

[bw_wolverine]

I think we all know the issues.

We should treat the campaign as an opportunity to run some nice coordinated squadron action and whatever happens happens.

I want to shoot down the enemy before he gets me as much as the next guy! I'd like to survive this campaign. That's my goal. Shooting down enemy bombers and fighters is secondary objective.

So if I get up to altitude, spot a bomber formation and attack it, drawing 109s onto me, I'll dive or evade as much as possible to get back towards England. If its inevitable that I get shot down, then that's that, but if I can bail out over England and fight another day, well that's one or two 109s that I drew away from the bombers plus I survived.

No kills for me, but I still call it a good contribution.

The statistics page is going to heavily lean towards the Blue I'm afraid. I'm okay with that simply because it really doesn't matter to me with my own personal goals that I feel are achievable with what I have. I will be tracking No.401 performance in this campaign on my own based on my own criteria anyway.

After all, in a war there's never some overarching body that declares the winner at the end of a battle. Both sides make their own conclusions and carry on from there.

EDIT: I will add this though. I think anyone who brags about 'winning' these scenarios or even in dogfight servers is expressing incredibly poor form given the state of the game. I hope that both sides will understand and respect that. No one in historical re-enactments brags about being on the winning side. They're just happy to be able to participate in the event and thankful that there were people portraying the opposing side. So I'm thankful we have human Blue opposition and human Red allies. We all win.

[Osprey]

In the RAF, 'line shooting' is frowned upon

[bw_wolverine]

Originally Posted by Osprey

In the RAF, 'line shooting' is frowned upon

Indeed. I wonder if the Luftwaffe had a similar phrase?

[5./JG27.Farber]

Good post Wolverine. Survival first objective second is also the motto of our Staffel. If they dont survive they dont get anything added to their careers (which only count in these squad vs squad events). So its not about kills - or victories as I prefer to call them but getting the job done with all your body parts intact and a pulse.

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

Indeed. I wonder if the Luftwaffe had a similar phrase?

They had a similar philosophy, certainly in WW1 when there was more chivalry. I think it was tainted by the Nazi propaganda machine though which needed 'heroes', and some may have taken advantage of this. Marseille for example, 17 kills in a sortie which DAF records don't support? Lies I tell ya!