General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: thrila on August 19, 2017, 03:52:30 PM
Title: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: thrila on August 19, 2017, 03:52:30 PM
I've just had some of the most memorable fights in years- i'm having a fantastic time. That is despite current;y being in the tower because i was forced to ditch after being shot up by a gaggle of 20-30 bf 109s. :)
Get into the special events arena and participate in this before this finishes in 7 hours tiime. There is a strong possibility you will have a good time.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: ROC on August 19, 2017, 06:24:28 PM
Pretty amazing down in the gutter dogfight with my Stuka being attacked by spits and hurricanes. That was BRUTAL but fun! Oh, and sorry about A33, we just happened to be flying over it as the launch window popped, couldn't resist!
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Post by: Guppy35 on August 19, 2017, 10:57:49 PM
Very intense. I'll be seeing 30K 109Es in my sleep tonight! :)
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Post by: BFOOT1 on August 19, 2017, 11:12:52 PM
Thanks for flying with me Thrila!!
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Post by: 1stpar3 on August 19, 2017, 11:21:31 PM
:aok Yes, some of the best fights I have had in a while. Big shout out too, WEISER and 610 squadron(didnt get to fly with 602 as planned :cry). Great fun! Sorry some of you guys missed it! :neener:
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Krusty on August 19, 2017, 11:29:07 PM
Epic indeed! I shared my screenshots and thoughts in the film and screenshots forum if anybody is interested. Glad you could shoot at us, Thrila!
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Post by: horble on August 19, 2017, 11:31:04 PM
Was loads of fun, however my hand is now stuck in a claw from holding onto the stick for 12 hours lol
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Post by: BFOOT1 on August 19, 2017, 11:34:15 PM
Horble, I know the feeling well :rofl
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Post by: cav58d on August 19, 2017, 11:37:20 PM
Was loads of fun, however my hand is now stuck in a claw from holding onto the stick for 12 hours lol
The clawww!
And I think my eyes are bleeding.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: cav58d on August 19, 2017, 11:39:04 PM
PS - To all the folks that stayed in for 12 hours, way to go! You now have a glimpse what it's like to fly a Global, Gulfstream or Widebody Boeing/Bus. Minus the guns and all that stuff but still...
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Post by: BFOOT1 on August 19, 2017, 11:42:09 PM
LOGS ARE OUT!!!
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Post by: puller on August 19, 2017, 11:50:36 PM
:rock :rock :rock :joystick: :airplane:
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: 1stpar3 on August 20, 2017, 04:07:18 AM
WAY TOO GO 610 Squadron(of which I helped) :rock You guys were AWESOME(I helped a bit,too)! Top Squadron in Battle of Britain(in kills) :cheers: Thanks again Weiser,Damphyno, Bgoldy ,DutchvII and all you guys. Best 10 hours ,almost straight, ever :rock It left me with an impression that was hard to put aside though. It is amazing to me, how Britain did what they did in real life. Out gunned, against seasoned Warriors, awe inspiring to say the least. Just the littlest glimpse of the REALITY those boys went through, has kept me awake after this scenario. Sort of makes Churchill"s "No more has been owed" speech seem more real,in a way? Then I have to think about my American Warriors. Thank you,for all you have done...AND still do! Thank you Nefari and anyone else that spent the time organizing this event. It meant more than you can ever realize or I can express. I needed this,lets just leave it at that! THANK YOU
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: BBQsam on August 20, 2017, 05:02:46 AM
How does one get to the Logs?
They just kept coming at our bombers,,, coming and pounding, no mercy. Metal filled the sky.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: 1stpar3 on August 20, 2017, 05:43:41 AM
Go to Community:special events:event logs:scenario events top listing :rock
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Post by: asterix on August 20, 2017, 05:54:46 AM
Huge thanks to everyone who made this event happen, it was truly epic. Just kept wanting more and more, so many different situations, experiences and feelings you go through in that 12 hour span. There were epic scenes when diving in for the bomber formations, fighting in huge furballs, looking at big groups of planes maneuvering on a map before combat and being completely overwhelmed by incoming information etc. Got everything I asked for and more from this event. Special thanks to BFOOT1 for being a great squad leader. I will try to register the next time to make the job easier for the leaders and organizers.
Keep the screenshots, gun camera compilations, stories etc coming.
Flew as Atrack :salute
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: cav58d on August 20, 2017, 06:32:45 AM
Man scenarioas are about 3,000% better then the MA! Really makes you wish the early/mid war or AvA arenas had life in them. I must say, with the graphics turned all the way up and icons turned off the absolutely massive formation of HE111's and JU87's being escorted by 109's and 110's was beautiful!
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: JimmyC on August 20, 2017, 06:45:12 AM
It was a joyful time.. . Thourally enjoyable..and awe inspiring at a glimpse at what some brave young men did for us. Very absorbing Thanks for the fun! And a little glimpse of history
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Post by: Bruv119 on August 20, 2017, 06:47:23 AM
it was epic. first of all thanks to nef for setting it up, recruiting and hosting 12 hours of it!
thanks to the luftwaffe for being worthy opponents and giving no quarter. i was even shot in my chute at one point!
didnt last the whole 12hrs missed the last 2 it was 3am in my defence and was woken up at 7am by toddler! :devil
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Flossy on August 20, 2017, 07:07:46 AM
didnt last the whole 12hrs missed the last 2 it was 3am in my defence and was woken up at 7am by toddler! :devil
You lasted longer than me. I had to give up about 1:30 am as my shoulders and back of my neck were aching badly, as well as being extremely tired. :old:
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Post by: Bruv119 on August 20, 2017, 07:14:53 AM
i think i got a piece of everyone hehe.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: FLS on August 20, 2017, 08:52:28 AM
There should be an achievement for 12 hours in VR. :D
Excellent event. Everyone did a great job. :salute
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Dace on August 20, 2017, 09:23:20 AM
What a friggin blast! Thnx Nef, you da man. And thnx to all the participants. Can't wait for the next one. :rock :salute
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Zoney on August 20, 2017, 10:00:33 AM
Epic, is the right word. What a great way to pend a Saturday with my friends :)
This is the game right here. When we get or new players from Steam in to this they will stay a looooong time in the game. Great job everyone, let's do this again <S>
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Canspec on August 20, 2017, 11:47:09 AM
It was a great event!....managed to do 10 hours and had a blast....my neck is still sore from looking all around(Track IR) trying to see hordes of spits and hurri's that always seemed to bounce us........excellent job by the organizers and leaders of the event and a special thanks to Horble for leading JG 3 for the 12 hours without break......well done by everyone involved, it really was epic!.... :old:
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: TequilaChaser on August 20, 2017, 12:10:28 PM
You lasted longer than me. I had to give up about 1:30 am as my shoulders and back of my neck were aching badly, as well as being extremely tired. :old:
I fully understand how you was feeling, Flossy.... I made for the first 6 hours and said I was going to rest for about 2 hours and come back... Bad idea, for the resting turned into becoming more aches and pains and stiffening up in my neck, shoulder elbow and hand on my right side....i was bummed out... Next time if I'm around, I'll just push through it and keep going until I am not able to continue...
Was awesome fun and good fights/flying on both sides
Thank you for creating this scenario for the AH community members, Nefarious! It is greatly appreciated
TC
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Flossy on August 20, 2017, 04:29:15 PM
I fully understand how you was feeling, Flossy.... I made for the first 6 hours and said I was going to rest for about 2 hours and come back... Bad idea, for the resting turned into becoming more aches and pains and stiffening up in my neck, shoulder elbow and hand on my right side....i was bummed out... Next time if I'm around, I'll just push through it and keep going until I am not able to continue...
Being 1:30 in the morning also had a bearing on it; if it had been earlier in the evening I would have probably kept going as I did last time. Last night though I really didn't think I could last until 5:00 am. This getting older lark doesn't help either. LOL :old:
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Shuffler on August 20, 2017, 04:32:06 PM
You mean the hardest day. Not Battle of Britain.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: BFOOT1 on August 20, 2017, 05:23:12 PM
Hey guys I made this newspaper, because back then it was very popular for both sides to announce the major battles that happened over Britain. Hope you all enjoy! :salute
Edit: It may be hard to read so you may have to zoom in. Yesterday was epic! I thoroughly enjoyed the constant dofights with you Luftwaffe boys. My favorite fight was the fight we had on the deck with multiple 109's just north of Biggin Hill. Odee, and I, were turn fighting what seemed to be 20 109's and 110's. I know JG3, JG51, JG52, and ZG1 were in the fight based on the logs. I bagged one of the 109's, but there were so many Odee and I were just in constant turn fights. Then the 110's came down for the BnZ, and some of them were involved in the turning fight as well. It was the best fighting I've had on the deck in a long time. Kudos to Kanth who got me, and the rest of you that got pieces of me :salute
Edit: I played around and got what is pictured above for, in my opinion, something that looks 100x's better.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: 1stpar3 on August 20, 2017, 05:50:31 PM
:aok Nice write up BFOOT! :cheers:
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: TequilaChaser on August 20, 2017, 06:51:45 PM
That's a keeper, BFoot1!
That orta be used in its own little events news section on the Aces High website , you created it in a gracefully artistic expression...
Nicely Done, BF00T1
TC
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: BFOOT1 on August 20, 2017, 07:05:50 PM
Thanks TC! It took a minute to make, and it was a joy to do so!
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Post by: ROC on August 20, 2017, 07:32:16 PM
Bfoot that is outstanding! But, fake news, where's the real story? The Stukas weren't slaughtered! :x haha
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Post by: BFOOT1 on August 20, 2017, 07:46:12 PM
Bfoot that is outstanding! But, fake news, where's the real story? The Stukas weren't slaughtered! :x haha
Check the lower left corner sir :cheers:
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Post by: ROC on August 20, 2017, 07:51:27 PM
:rofl Dude that is too funny! Well done and what a great day it was. Salute to the Allies, what a grueling battle.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Brooke on August 20, 2017, 08:54:38 PM
That was super fun! :aok
Many thanks to Nefarious, ROC, Ditto (axis CO), and AKKuya (allied CO, correct?), and to all others who invested their time to give us all such great times. <S>!
Well done, guys! :aok
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Brooke on August 20, 2017, 09:21:34 PM
Also, for your viewing pleasure, footage of the most-improbable bomber mission I have ever flown in my 30 years of on-line flying.
As Corky pointed out, I owe my survival to 303's, and I also owe it to my trusty last He 111, which unbelievably held together just barely long enough for me to slam it down on the runway, come to a grinding halt, and end sortie.
I was in a running fight from just after bomb drop on a city target, to the English coast, all across the channel, and even over the airfield I was trying to ditch at. Along the way, I collected bullets from CorkyJr, Oboe, Yarbles, Amsoil, Bruv, JimmyC, Dace, AKRaider, and Makayla.
Popsman was my gunner, which allowed us at times to fire at attackers coming in from different directions. Eventually, we ran out of ammo, though, which is a little after where the film starts.
(Apologies to guys on my side for my asking a bunch of times for gunners at 157. With gunfire and other folks talking on the radio, I couldn't hear the replies, and in my state of mortal fear, I wasn't thinking of the obvious -- that there was no way to launch them there outside of a launch window.)
And an external view of the action:
<S> to my RAF foes and to my fallen comrades from KG 76.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: JimmyC on August 20, 2017, 09:49:26 PM
<<S>> Sir It was a standout moment.. Loads of fun and immersion The speed ans firepower of the EW planes was grinding.. You deserved the ditch of your firey wreck.. Tried so hard to not let it happen..was a blast.. Epic fun
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Brooke on August 20, 2017, 10:03:43 PM
I thought for sure you guys would get me. I couldn't believe my bomber held together. But you guys did get all the other bombers, including both of my drones -- so only 1 bomber aircraft out of many escaped your British clutches! :aok
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Dace on August 21, 2017, 08:19:11 AM
Couldn't believe it when the wingless fuselage of that last 111 came to a stop on the runway! What a fun fight! :salute Brooke
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Phast12 on August 21, 2017, 08:47:14 AM
It was an awesome time!!! Thanks to all that put it together and those on both sides for showing up to throw down some lead and bombs!!! :airplane: ----- :airplane:
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Post by: KCDitto on August 21, 2017, 07:57:12 PM
:aok
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Post by: KCDitto on August 21, 2017, 08:00:46 PM
:aok
Very cool
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Post by: BFOOT1 on August 21, 2017, 09:28:36 PM
Did a little more editing, and added Dace in there as well, that should be the final. :cheers:
I hope to continue this for the scenarios to come, perhaps it'll bring more people in.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Brooke on August 21, 2017, 10:42:30 PM
Quote from: BFOOT1
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:aok
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: BBQsam on August 21, 2017, 10:51:52 PM
<Salute> Brooke
HOW did you survive that???? Your He111 was tougher than 3 B-17s
BTW The nose gun on your vid from the inside view is BACKWARDS. Go look at your film from the inside and its pointing Backwards? How is that??? :headscratch: :headscratch: :headscratch:
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Brooke I just now watching your external video of same event, also from exterior your He111s nose gun is Backward. I will have to check my He111s to see if they are backwards. Is this a known bug?
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: DaddyAce on August 21, 2017, 11:13:04 PM
:rock
Great fun; wish I could have done the full 12, but had to share some time with my sons too!
Thanks to all who found time to participate, and especially so to all who worked so hard to organize and lead us! :salute
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Brooke on August 22, 2017, 12:44:49 AM
HOW did you survive that???? Your He111 was tougher than 3 B-17s
By my amazing skill as a bomber pilot, of course. :aok
Seriously, a lot of luck and thanks to spit i,s having 303s and not 20mm or 50cal.
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BTW The nose gun on your vid from the inside view is BACKWARDS. Go look at your film from the inside and its pointing Backwards? How is that??? :headscratch: :headscratch: :headscratch:
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Brooke I just now watching your external video of same event, also from exterior your He111s nose gun is Backward. I will have to check my He111s to see if they are backwards. Is this a known bug?
I think that gun position was shot out, and thats the graphic of it being dead. It doesnt look like that normally.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Krusty on August 22, 2017, 01:08:34 AM
I think it's a glitch you see on other bombers as well, when you jump to a turret, it will "snap" to the nearest limit based on your last gunner view. Until you do that, the gun follows your view when aiming other guns, it just can't fire. Same for waist gunners on B17s and such that I've seen. If you're in a tail gun and jump to the cockpit, you haven't "reset" the forward gun's last known angle. It corrects itself if you jump to it.
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Post by: TWCAxew on August 22, 2017, 01:27:49 AM
For those who wanna relive the full 12 hour event with me you may watch the recording at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/168206660
Warning breathing in the mic lots. Also by the end it was 6 AM so i kinda lost my cognitief abilities. (skip the first 2 hours nothing going on,. burv and his minions went to the french shores wile we defended the coast...)
I had a blast, looking forward to next year :salute
DutchVII
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Post by: JimmyC on August 22, 2017, 01:34:10 AM
was there a win or lose situation.. Like who won? I know we all did because we had fun...but... Who won?
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Bruv119 on August 22, 2017, 06:47:53 AM
stop calling them my minions its very rude!
we had scout duty first hour so we went and found them.
i agree with those who said it wasnt right but if you didnt take so long climbing we wouldnt have been over there. as you saw later on coming in low and under dot dar was smarter, quicker and more effective. its what i would have done considering the turn around times.
after that very successful first 2 hours i have to say our scouts werent good enough. we had very little warning where the bombers were and they started getting through.
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Post by: Kanth on August 22, 2017, 07:23:01 AM
That's actually really cool BFOOT, nice work on that!! :aok
That's actually really cool BFOOT, nice work on that!! :aok
Thank you so kindly! I've still found some minor errors that are frustrating, but overall I like it. Whenever we decide on the next scenario, I'll create a new one that will list the squadrons being deployed, and which group is needing replacements. Hopefully people will hop on board.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: TWCAxew on August 22, 2017, 08:11:40 AM
For those who wanna relive the full 12 hour event with me you may watch the recording at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/168206660
Warning breathing in the mic lots. Also by the end it was 6 AM so i kinda lost my cognitief abilities. (skip the first 2 hours nothing going on,. burv and his minions went to the french shores wile we defended the coast...)
I had a blast, looking forward to next year :salute
DutchVII
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: ROC on August 22, 2017, 01:04:58 PM
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but if you didnt take so long climbing we wouldnt have been over there. as you saw later on coming in low and under dot dar was smarter, quicker and more effective.
We had 12 hours to kill, this was all part of the plan. Test your reaction times, response times, and how willing you were to go to which lengths. All in the first sortie ;) A disposable hour to learn much. Both raids were per the plan we designed at our first group meeting :cheers: That was a fantastic battle. Very proud of the Axis effort, Impressed with the Allies. The opposition was intense and enjoyable.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Pluto on August 25, 2017, 11:35:30 AM
For those who wanna relive the full 12 hour event with me you may watch the recording at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/168206660
Warning breathing in the mic lots. Also by the end it was 6 AM so i kinda lost my cognitief abilities. (skip the first 2 hours nothing going on,. burv and his minions went to the french shores wile we defended the coast...)
I had a blast, looking forward to next year :salute
DutchVII
I think Bgoldy and I may need to hire a counselor.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: Trip01 on August 28, 2017, 02:42:16 PM
Threads like these make me nostalgic for BoB scenarios of yesteryear. Well done all.
Title: Re: Battle of Britain scenario is epic
Post by: TWCAxew on August 28, 2017, 03:40:11 PM