49th Fighter Group Homecoming Mega B-29 Raid

[Dundee]

"To be approved"

Guys will be switching sides so they can call out your location to squaddies on ventrillo and team speak.

If we don't know you, you won't get the Information on when and where....We fly Knights 3 month out of the year...so we know quite of few Knights we can trust.

[Getback]

Do you need me to loan you some perks?

[Zoney]

If we don't know you, you won't get the Information on when and where....We fly Knights 3 month out of the year...so we know quite of few Knights we can trust.

Am I on the "approved" list?

[Dundee]

Am I on the "approved" list?

Hook up with us on VOX 149 over the next few days and we'll take care of you.....

[49MERLIN]

I hate to post, but here's the skinny on the mission.

   Not really worried about, spies, teamspeak, ventrillo & the like.  Spies, shades, and switchers are always present, not to mention we are advertising the mission and will hopefully be throwing up a huge darbar.  That being said, the purpose of the mission is not to grief or piss anyone off, but to get the player base in the MA who would like to be in or intercept a HUGE bomber mission to have the opportunity to do so.  Also, to do it at near the FSO time on the last Friday of the month. 

   If you want to fly a single or a set of 29s join the mission.  If you wish to intercept the mission, please at least have the courtesy to not attack us until we cross our front lines, so that all involved will have a more FUN & quasi-realistic time that evening. 

   The Goal is to get at LEAST 99 B-29s up in the air.  I figure if we get that we can get escorts to tag along too.  That should be only 33 bomber pilots in sets, and I think with the prior notification that should give everyone the ability to save the perks and mark it on the calendar.  I know it is in the MA, and yes I know there are better venues for something like this, but a lot of players are unaware of those venues, not to mention the BBs, so I figure it may help to liven the player base a bit.  You should also realize that because it is in the MA we will not know the map until the day of the mission, so don't ask me about specifics, just come to the MA at 8:30 CST on Friday Jan 29th and JO)IN UP!!!

This is an informative post only and I do not need, nor want a response, cuz I'm not gonna come back and read it anyway.

49MERLIN
CO 49thFG

[USCH]

  If you wish to intercept the mission, please at least have the courtesy to not attack us until we cross our front lines, so that all involved will have a more FUN & quasi-realistic time that evening. 

This ^^^^^^^ and this  vvvvvvvvvvvv dont add up, im guessing you might see a lot of 262's in your future.


This is an informative post only and I do not need, nor want a response, cuz I'm not gonna come back and read it anyway.

49MERLIN
CO 49thFG

[pipz]

Outstanding! I don't think I have seen a huge bomber mission like this in some time. 

[Zoney]

Fantastic!  I may even be tempted to escort, seriously......looks like great fun on either side.

[mthrockmor]

Let me throw in a couple thoughts/suggestions:
1. Set a realistic cruise speed. In real life the B-29 cruised at 220 mph, not the 350 mph top speed we typically see in AH. Every now and then this is mentioned, but pushing these engines to 100% for the entire flight would burn them out of after 30 minutes or less. And, setting a max speed also makes intercepting more realistic. Maybe no alt cap, and a top speed of 270 or something?
2. I love realistic set ups, maybe all interceptors need to be in Rice Cookers (aka, Ki-84, Nikis, etc)

Okay, I'm being a busy body so if both of these are offensive please disregard. The third condition is a must though.

3. Some of our best film creators such as Vudu15, Dolby, Latrobe etc need to get FilmViewer recordings of this so they can create awesome recruiting videos for AH3! A mass B-29 raid, real or virtual, hasn't happened since the Korean War?

I've put it on my calendar and plan to up a Rice Cooker, though I'd prefer a Ta-152

Great job 49rs!

boo
<S>

[lyric1]

Let me throw in a couple thoughts/suggestions:
1. Set a realistic cruise speed. In real life the B-29 cruised at 220 mph, not the 350 mph top speed we typically see in AH. Every now and then this is mentioned, but pushing these engines to 100% for the entire flight would burn them out of after 30 minutes or less. And, setting a max speed also makes intercepting more realistic. Maybe no alt cap, and a top speed of 270 or something?

Also Lemay forced them to fly no higher than 15k because in real life they could hit nothing at 30k plus.

[Wizz]

Let me throw in a couple thoughts/suggestions:
1. Set a realistic cruise speed. In real life the B-29 cruised at 220 mph, not the 350 mph top speed we typically see in AH. Every now and then this is mentioned, but pushing these engines to 100% for the entire flight would burn them out of after 30 minutes or less. And, setting a max speed also makes intercepting more realistic. Maybe no alt cap, and a top speed of 270 or something?
2. I love realistic set ups, maybe all interceptors need to be in Rice Cookers (aka, Ki-84, Nikis, etc)

Okay, I'm being a busy body so if both of these are offensive please disregard. The third condition is a must though.

3. Some of our best film creators such as Vudu15, Dolby, Latrobe etc need to get FilmViewer recordings of this so they can create awesome recruiting videos for AH3! A mass B-29 raid, real or virtual, hasn't happened since the Korean War?

I've put it on my calendar and plan to up a Rice Cooker, though I'd prefer a Ta-152

Great job 49rs!

boo
<S>

The problems that you run into with aiming for the mission being as realistic as possible is the simple fact that this is a game not real life. So for starters there is no element of surprise unless the HQ is dropped at the beginning of the mission and kept down. So imo its unrealistic to think that the mission will run at 15-20k. Im not advocating max ceiling so dont get me wrong. I think that as we get closer those finer details will be etched out. Because this is a game and time is of the essence I highly doubt the cruise speed will be less than 280 either. 

I love the idea of the second suggestion but this will not be the case. There was a reason why the 29's only saw action in the pacific. Although they are OP in-game in realistic settings against a well organized and coordinated defense B-29's dont stand much of a chance against German interceptors. It would be cool if we could get as close as possible to something that would have happened but that is for a different arena.

Completely agree with the suggestion that as much film as possible be taken be everyone. Even if you don't know what to do with it film the sortie then send it to someone who does. This should be a good one for sure!

[Shuffler]

the announcement is to let everyone know who we are targeting to join the mission regardless of how we execute the mission. Troll away Shamus...

Funny that a criminal always thinks someone is stealing from him. A troll always thinks someone is trolling him.

[TheBug]

There was a reason why the 29's only saw action in the pacific. Although they are OP in-game in realistic settings against a well organized and coordinated defense B-29's dont stand much of a chance against German interceptors.

What? Are you saying they didn't deploy B-29s to Europe because they were concerned with German interceptors?  I think you should stick to just talking about the game.

[lyric1]

The problems that you run into with aiming for the mission being as realistic as possible is the simple fact that this is a game not real life.

Translated we took a lot of effort to get the perks for B-29s so we are not flying them historically correct. 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/104854731/WWII-XXI-Bomber-Command



Now granted those were night raids so a 16,000 feet cap twice that of a night raid a fair compromise since we don't have night. 
Plus you get to do it in formations where this was done by individual aircraft alone.

[Wizz]

Translated we took a lot of effort to get the perks for B-29s so we are not flying them historically correct. 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/104854731/WWII-XXI-Bomber-Command



Now granted those were night raids so a 16,000 feet cap twice that of a night raid a fair compromise since we don't have night. 
Plus you get to do it in formations where this was done by individual aircraft alone.

im not the mission planner and it doesnt take much to grind a set of 29's...

but keep trying