Author Topic: Question on Logs Cruel Sea Frame 1 (Read 434 times)

Drano · « **on:** February 16, 2008, 10:56:43 AM »

I noticed on the logs for last night's frame something odd. It seems I've been credited with a kill on AKKaz *AFTER* I'd joined Gordo's plane as an observer. In my other post in the AAR thread I'd forgotten about a single P-51 we'd engaged about 7 minutes before the group at the task group. It became a low slow battle of scissors. I don't recall Gordo shooting at him but the Pony lost it at some point and splashed into the North Sea. Pretty sure an observer can't get a kill, but that would have been another on Gordo's sheet.

Drano

Saxman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2008, 11:52:49 AM »

Maybe he saw your mug peeking out from the back seat and augered out of fright. ;-)

Drano · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2008, 12:05:53 PM »

I also see myself on the list of pilots that landed safely on the summary. I'm pretty sure I remember my left wing coming off due to multiple .50 calibre penetration. There was this big splash then everything went black. Then there was this light.....

Drano

trax1 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2008, 12:19:37 PM »

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Originally posted by Drano
I also see myself on the list of pilots that landed safely on the summary. I'm pretty sure I remember my left wing coming off due to multiple .50 calibre penetration. There was this big splash then everything went black. Then there was this light.....

Drano

Anytime you join as an observer you get a credit as landed safely, I've seen it happen before with myself.

RSLQK186 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2008, 12:57:00 PM »

And proxy kill going to an observer is an occational glitch. Had your squadie gotten 1 MG hit on the 51 it should have gone to him.

REP0MAN · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2008, 09:11:15 PM »

The kill is a proxy. Just as Hacksaw stated; sometimes the gunner gets it.

The logs will show you "take off" as a gunner/observer and "land" as a gunner/observer. Its normal.

AKKaz · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2008, 09:27:23 AM »

Yep, that was me........... Was on the deck looking for ships as I was missing a rudder and left aerilon from previous engagements. Tried the best that I could with all the damage to turn fight with ya, but ended up not being able to miss the vast seas of the north atlantic.

It seems that there was some confusion on our groupings end as to where the enemy ships might actually be. Never could get any word on what containment zone they could be in.

Did run into a 2 ship force of DD's. Would never of thought that 2 DD's would be in the north atlantic by themselves and went closer to see of one was cruiser, but nope 2 DD's. With all the cloud cover and DD's throwing up 5" radar ack, surprised anyone would find the tirpitz.