Author Topic: Rook Bombing Campaign AAR 2/24/08 (Read 675 times)

MjTalon · « **on:** February 25, 2008, 10:07:44 AM »

Departure[/size]

Yesterday evening, rook nation departed from the homeland on a dangerous mission to strike fear in the heart of knight land. We rolled from Alpha 12 North east at 0738 hours. The runway was filled with eager, excited, fear, and overall confidence in the mission.

We had some good bomber talent along with very skilled escort fighters. Squadrons that were attending yesterday were: 78th & 484th BGH, 4th FG Debden Boys, LCA renegades, Righteous Vengeance, And numerous countrymen.

We departed with 28 confirmed formation of B17G models, 12x500IB ordnance, and 75% internal fuel. The Target: To strike 3 Strategic Factories near the Headquarters: AAA, City, & the Radar. Indeed we were in for a hell of a fight to get there.

Another View of the formations on take off:

Scouted Out[/size]

T+11 into the mission, we are scouted out by a knight typhoon by the name of GearJaw or Glassjaw ( either one ). He is amazed on the amount of bombers he finds, and hesitates to make a pass into the massive streams of formations & fighter escorts overhead.

He soon realizes that making suicidal attempts into a massive stream of .50cal yields terrible results, and he is set a blazed from the barrage of .50cals coming from the B17s Gunners.

Entering Hells Gates[/size]

T+26 into the mission, and we soon receive word over the country channel that we have multiple FW190s Inbound to the formation, unconfirmed model, but they were coming in 12 o'clock fast of the formation and closing. I inform the bomber stream to start forming up near any friendly formation, as being spotted as a lone formation is suicide. Approaching 21,000ft we encounter the first wave of 190s.

Once we have Confirmed ID on the 190s, they are Ta152 High Alt interceptors and they were making a pass on the lead box of bombers:

Little did we know, after this 190 makes his pass... we are entering hell from here on out, we have been located, and every knight within a 75 mile range was informed on the raid, and rolling fast interceptors to try and prevent us from our goal.... That ends page one of the AAR... Stay tuned for Page 2.

MjTalon · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2008, 11:07:19 AM »

Entering Hells Gate Cont.[/u][/size]

After the first 190 makes his unsuccessful pass on the bomber stream, the second 190 makes his attempt. He knocks of some pieces off of a B17, but he's been hit in his fuel system as well and won't be airborne for too much longer:

All hell has broken loose. 4 90 Ta152s stalk the formation, making passes that results are unsuccessful and they receive the sting of the b17s .50cal turrets!

Santana makes short work of this ta 152 and becomes another wingless victim

Little Friends To the Rescue![/u][/size]

After the 190s dive in and out, we thought it was going to be like this the entire flight... untill The escorts Hop into the action! AAhoncho and some of the fighter escorts ( P47s, P51D's ) Bounce this 190 as he tries to make another pass, but does a Split S and dive for home.

T+28 into the mission, escorts have dispatched all cons within a 15 mile radius of the bombers, WTG boys!

The skies are clear of enemy fighters, escorts regroup on there flight leads, and proceed back up to there escorting altitude. Bombers are approaching 23,400ft of the bombing altitude of 25,000ft. The skies seemed clear... But that wouldn't last for much longer...

stodd · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2008, 02:25:46 PM »

so what happend next?? unfortunately I couldnt make it but if I could of I would of been up there in me a8 o doom. Will you be making these kinds of mass buff raids again?

MjTalon · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2008, 03:13:49 PM »

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Originally posted by stodd
so what happend next?? unfortunately I couldnt make it but if I could of I would of been up there in me a8 o doom. Will you be making these kinds of mass buff raids again?

Hehe, had to take a break, will finish the rest of the AAR in a bit. And i'll try. But we had 50+ A/C in that misison, the VOX blew out for majority of the players in LWO

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Spikes · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2008, 03:15:08 PM »

Is that me in the 38?

MjTalon · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2008, 03:17:12 PM »

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Originally posted by SpikesX
Is that me in the 38?

NOPE

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Spikes · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2008, 03:20:30 PM »

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Originally posted by MjTalon
NOPE !

Oh, it looked like my 474th skin I flew...find in your film when I buzzed you on climbout.

Matador · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2008, 04:00:29 PM »

the Ta-152 in the second set of pics is balsting away at talen if i recall, but a whole bunch of stray ones hit me (on talens left wing) ended up losing tons of fuel in 1st plane and left drone the right drone got killed cause my squaddie/ gunner discoed as usual and i wasnt paying attention till to late. i tried to op my recording of teh mission but was too much for it to handle and stoped working. great mission talen !

SFCHONDO · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2008, 04:19:54 PM »

Looked like a blast. I like doing those types of things. I also love attacking big missions like that, even though I usually die trying. It's still a blast. Nice job on your mission. Wish I could have been a part of it.

MajIssue · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2008, 04:31:03 PM »

Nice mission Talen... Are the Bish you're next victim?
Reminds me of some of ThundrEGGs "BIG Buff" missions in Bishland!

We did on a few tours ago that had 25+ sets of B-24s escorted with a dozen or so Ponys. Frame rate on take off was an unreal 2-4 but improved as the formation climbed out and got a little separation.

Congrats for bring the massed Buff missions back...

AATaLeN

MjTalon · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:07:16 PM »

Hehe, who knows issue, time will tell

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Spikes · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2008, 07:28:32 PM »

Anyone remember Betty's first Bomber mission?

MjTalon · « **Reply #12 on:** February 26, 2008, 06:57:48 AM »

lmao, 30 B24s straight into the mountain side