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Offline caldera

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Flak Bait achievement
« on: May 13, 2013, 05:05:55 PM »
I may be wrong about this (yeah, like that ever happens   ;)), but the default skin for the B-26 has 200 missions displayed on it's nose art.  Would make a cool achievement, as opposed to "landing 50 sorties in an American heavy bomber" - yawn.

Also, what about an "Old 666" Achievement, for shooting down a crapload of planes in a sortie?
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Flak Bait achievement
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2013, 05:18:26 PM »
I also suggested this one on the first page of the Historical Achievements suggestion thread.

Land 213 sorties in a Mosquito Mk XVI - Mosquito B.Mk IX F for Freddie, serial LR503, flown by Flt. Lt. Maurice Briggs, DSO, DFC, DFM and navigator Fl. Off. John Baker, DFC and Bar, among others, survived 213 sorties, more than any other bomber.  Suggested achievement name "F for Freddie"

Land 207 sorties in a B-26B - Flak Bait, a B-26, survived 207 sorties, more than any other American bomber.  Suggested achievement name "Flak Bait"

5 kills in one sortie in a Mosquito Mk VI - Sqdn Ldr Charles Scherf DSO, DFC & Bar.   Suggested achievement name "Last Trip" as that became Scherf's nickname due to his habit of flying operations with his old squadron on his holidays after he was assigned to a desk job.  It was on one of his holiday trips that he downed five in one sortie.

A question, is it possible to key the landing requirement to also requiring damage to have been done to the enemy?
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Offline caldera

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Re: Flak Bait achievement
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2013, 05:26:00 PM »
My apologies.  Didn't look.  :o
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 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."

Offline Karnak

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Re: Flak Bait achievement
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2013, 05:39:21 PM »
My apologies.  Didn't look.  :o
No, no.  I was adding my vote to yours.
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