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Offline Raphael

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air support?
« on: January 03, 2012, 11:52:04 PM »
So this is not a very explored part of the game and it is what I really enjoy doing, Tank busting.

Seeing how we will soon have the Fi 156 maybe some squads will be looking for scout planes and other kinds of air support.
 
I like flying low over the battlefield and help our ground forces on spotting the campers and such, helping them move forward. Don't worry, I am not there to steal kills,my objective is not to ruin other people's fun, I like finding a valuable target (favorable position) and disabling it.

 I am looking for a squadron that has or wants to have one Tank Buster wing, I have experienced it in another game (video is the last on my sig) and I found it REALLY amazing, so I am willing to learn how to be a wingman or having one wingman to help our ground forces advance towards the enemy. I am familiar with supporting GV missions and I wait camped on Vbases when it seems necessary until I am needed. (I enjoy using this camp concept http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5xN8hlGLo )

 From what I have learned flying the TB Hurricane currently have 2 style of sorties: Search and destroy - target is already known, take the best path and use ammo to take it down (used most in field defence) and Patrol - look for enemies, use the least ammo possible, disable and leave (used in attack)
 Some people like level boming, some people like GVing, I like tank busting. any wing available for a crazy guy like me? ps: I am flying for rooks (they are really nice) right now but I have no problem changing to any country, just provide our wing with some cover from the fighter planes  :D
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Offline Raphael

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Re: air support?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2012, 11:53:14 PM »
It could even be a GV dedicated squadron, I would just really like a wing for tank busting :) I don't have experience with IL-2 but I can learn it.
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Re: air support?
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2012, 12:46:18 AM »
113th Lucky Strikes, we fly as Knights Vox 113, 7:PM EST on Saturday evenings.  We fly missions attacking VH's at Airfields and Vehicle Hangers on Vehicle bases.  We defend at the town and bomb and kill Vehicles.  Check out our AH Wiki page, the link is in my signature.
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Re: air support?
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2012, 02:47:30 AM »
WTF?!?! How do you get the Hurri2D's cannons to do damaga like that to tanks?!?!?!

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Re: air support?
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2012, 07:37:05 AM »
WTF?!?! How do you get the Hurri2D's cannons to do damaga like that to tanks?!?!?!

Hurricanes 2D's can bust tanks. I use a Yak9T to shoot engines out on Panzers. It's possible.
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Re: air support?
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2012, 07:43:17 AM »
WTF?!?! How do you get the Hurri2D's cannons to do damaga like that to tanks?!?!?!

Um...

Perhaps because of the pineapple-sized rounds that it shoots?
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Offline Raphael

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Re: air support?
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2012, 07:48:41 AM »
113th Lucky Strikes, we fly as Knights Vox 113, 7:PM EST on Saturday evenings.  We fly missions attacking VH's at Airfields and Vehicle Hangers on Vehicle bases.  We defend at the town and bomb and kill Vehicles.  Check out our AH Wiki page, the link is in my signature.

 I will check the link ou right now!  :salute

WTF?!?! How do you get the Hurri2D's cannons to do damaga like that to tanks?!?!?!

aim and shoot  :D but tank busting can be a lot more then just actually killing the tanks, killing them and go home is just one kind of tank busting sortie, also friendly GV's really like those kills so just take the assist  :)
Um...

Perhaps because of the pineapple-sized rounds that it shoots?

 :rofl
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Offline Raphael

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Re: air support?
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2012, 08:19:03 AM »
I do not wish to be a head ache to anyone, I realise this is a very rare side of the game that only a few might like (or maybe im the only insane person here  :D ) so to be clear one more time: I created this thread just to check if there is already any squadrons that have at least one wing dedicated exclusively to the role of tank busting (Il-2s and Hurri Ds) I figured that sooner or later we will have air support people with the new Fi coming in.

When I say I don't want to be a headache I mean that I MOSTLY fly that way, i would love to be a wingman in that way.

I'm not saying I would never help the squadron taking a base or defending, I sure would, I am saying that I am looking for a squad who has at least a few members on tank busting planes out there.

If there is no wing like that I will create one and work together with ground vehicle squadrons.
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Re: air support?
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2012, 01:07:21 PM »
We fly mostly air to air sorties in the 190. However we do enjoy air to mud and will support any gv operation that needs air cover. Close air support in the 190 F-8 or A-8 is one of our specialties. We could use a good air to mud guy.

Our squad is super small and just getting started. But, you are welcome to fly with us anytime.

We are, however, a Luftwaffe only outfit. We don't fly Hurries or IL2's. We splash them. (we have been known to fly Stukas though)

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Offline Raphael

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Re: air support?
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2012, 09:54:57 PM »
Well I am posting here to say that I am sold.
so please disregard this thread for now :) thank you.
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