It's back... Fortress Europe Returns February 1st, 2020

[Nefarious]

Remember this?



It's back! I'm Running a bombers only Fortress Europe mission to Cologne, February 1st, 2020 at 10:00PM EST in SEA1. All are welcome to fly a B-17 through some of the thickest flak seen in AH. Come join us! Just to blow off the dust and let the bomber guys blow some stuff up!

[Trev95]

Sign me up. 

[AKKuya]

Excellent!!!!

You know what I have planned for Feb 29th? 

[Nefarious]

We're headed back to Cologne with some changes:

https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,398885.0.html

The biggest change will be the launch rules.

In this setup, flight will be disabled at T+30. All aircraft will be enabled until T+30.

- We will also be testing a feature of the Staged Mission that will allow bomber pilots to take the place of AI bombers should they be killed in their original formation.

The following aircraft will be enabled:

USAAF -

B-17G
P-38J
P-47D-25

Luftwaffe -

Bf 109G-14
Fw 190A-8
Me 410

All the other changes are to the AI bombers and AI mission parameters.

- Bombers will be about 10mph faster.
- Bombers will now begin at 15K and climb to 22K
- Bomber gunners will now have random settings of gunner accuracy/lethality.
- Testing a feature of Text Alerts in the Text Buffer to alert Allied pilots on Bomber course changes, Bomb Run instructions.

[Trev95]

So are we (bombers) going to be broken into different flights or wings?  Or are we all just flying over Europe in a big metal ball of death?
Looking forward to my First Fortress Europe, its gunna be a blast.  I bet we will have some ridiculously crazy fights. 

<S>FBTrev95

[akbmzawy]

It's back! I'm Running a bombers only Fortress Europe mission to Cologne, February 1st, 2020 at 10:00PM EST in SEA1. All are welcome to fly a B-17 through some of the thickest flak seen in AH. Come join us! Just to blow off the dust and let the bomber guys blow some stuff up!

I'm confused. you say bombers only but I see you are enabling fighters.

[Nefarious]

I'm confused. you say bombers only but I see you are enabling fighters.

Unfortunately I can't go back and edit. Originally it was going to be bombers only, but since the addition of AI we will be adding fighters for everyone to participate.

[Nefarious]

So are we (bombers) going to be broken into different flights or wings?  Or are we all just flying over Europe in a big metal ball of death?

Big metal ball o' death

[akbmzawy]

OK, Thanks. Not confused now.

[svaalbar]

Count me and my squadmate Hotstuff in!

[Chris79]

I’ll be running a g14 for it.

[Nefarious]

Almost 1 hour till launch!

[Windycty]

Going to log in, do we get to chose our bomb load and skins?

[Trev95]

I would say Fortress Europe was a huge success!  I have never seen so many bombers fly together.  We will see if I can get a video uploaded tomorrow of the mission, I know a few of us were recording. 

[Arlo]

Twas fun! Listened to big band music the whole way.