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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: brucerer on July 16, 2007, 08:54:15 PM
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I was just reminiscing about a bomber mission i was in a while a go - there were about 4 of us flying b-17's to bomb an airfield and on the way back we ran into a huge formation of enemy 17's coming to bomb our base.
They were below us so we dropped in amongst them and started blasting them from the turrets. It was great fun and i think it must have taken them a couple of minutes to realise what was happening because i downed several before they started firing back. It felt more like an historical ship battle than air combat - lumbering next to each other firing out of the side guns!
Didn't take too much longer before i got wasted but that was one of the most interesting and fun things i've had happen in this game. Just thought i'd share :)
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I've always wanted that to happen when I'm flying a bomber, it sounds like alot of fun taking out bombers with bombers:)
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Ive HOd Gianlupo's Lancasters with my B-17s. I was climbing to bomb his HQ, he was descending to land...
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There is an account of a B-17 vs He177 fight over the channel like that and a PBY vs H6K(I think) Japanese flying boat. The Americans won in both cases.
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I remember, by chance meeting 999000's Ki-67s in my B17's. It was VERY fun battling, weaving in and out, and trying to move away from his tracers.
Needless to say, I lost, but it was all in good fun.
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Mensa..I think we both had alot of fun..about the only thing that really matters!
respected Sir
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Karnak:
It happened during the Guadalcanal campaign. One of the Black Cat PBYs servicing the island came across an H8K flying boat just above the deck in the late evening. The PBY dove in from above and caught the Japanese plane totally unawares.
A few nights later another PBY attempted the same, although didn't fare nearly so well and got the worst of the exchange. The PBY managed to limp home (I THINK she was the personal transport of an admiral or general visiting the island) after which further PBY "night fighter" missions were terminated.
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PBY Black Cats had some interesting stories. On one occasion a PBY found itself in a formation of Japanese fighters at night RTB. They did not realize it was an american plane, for it had its lights off.
The PBY then proceeded to bomb a port and a Japanese bomber nicknamed "Washing Machine Charlie" (due to it making passes over Guadacanal at night just to wake the pilots) was RTB and as the PBY was RTB. "Washing Machine Charlie" ended up getting shot down by the Japanese AA guns.
I recall a fight in the DA with schatzi and two other pilots. We agreed to only use the nose guns in B17s. I piloted the B17 and Schatzi gunned for me, same deal for the other 2 people. In the end me and schatzi killed the other B17.
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I've had several firefights, mostly B26's vs. other types of bombers. It's definitely fun!
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The Black Cats are a perfect example of why we need the PBY.
:D
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Originally posted by Karnak
There is an account of a B-17 vs He177 fight over the channel like that and a PBY vs H6K(I think) Japanese flying boat. The Americans won in both cases.
I think you're thinking of PB4Y's. The Navy version of the B-24 (kind of). They used to run into Mavis flying boats on long-range patrols.
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/3691/3coincidence550xj9.jpg)
wrngway
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Originally posted by 999000
Mensa..I think we both had alot of fun..about the only thing that really matters! respected Sir
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Once upon a time Dano, Kermit, Shauny and I deuled in B5N's. It adds a whole new dimention to dogfighting when you have to try and get in FRONT of your opponet so you gunner has a shot. :D
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I remember a couple months ago me and a squaddi were going to bomb target in ki-67s and we wer on the deck.
Along the way we encountered a c47 getting ready to drop troops. I will say that was a crazy fight, the goony was trying his best to get way from us and out manuver us.
When I finally did land a hit it was to the cockpit and instant explosion.
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Hrm.. I was going to repost the link to my "b26s shoot down b24s" movie but it seems putfile removed it, so I guess I can't.
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The best scenario is when I'm flyin B24s and I find an set of enemy Lancs below me ;-)
Gotta love it.
Softail
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I had a dog fight with Knuckles many months ago Lancs vs Lancs. To my surprise I got all three of his. Was a fun fight.
Knuckles
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I found a video somewhere on youtube with 2 whole bomber MISSIONS encountering echother.
Quite cool :aok
maybe I'll make a mission and tell my buddy in rooks too make a mission. We'll lead the missions right into echother and then once we see echother.. we tell our bombers to spread out and destroy the others...
yea... that's what I'll do :D
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i rammed a C47 with my C47 a few times lol
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I've never done bomber vs bomber..However I was in a 262 mission once.. We must have had 15 262's. Our mission ran into a bomber mission that must of had 15 to 20 sets of bombers.
Was great fun :rofl
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Back in Jan or Feb I was at 20k comming home with my B17s, I spotted an enemy flight of B17s at my 12 about 3k below me. Once they passed under I turned around and dove on them, got dead on their six and took out two. He didn't even start firing back until the wing of his 3rd was off.
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Here is my favorite Bomber VS. Bomber flight. Luckily I had filmed it. USRanger made a neat little movie out of it.
http://www.bops.us/Ranger/Goaly.wmv
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Originally posted by G0ALY
Here is my favorite Bomber VS. Bomber flight. Luckily I had filmed it. USRanger made a neat little movie out of it.
http://www.bops.us/Ranger/Goaly.wmv
jesus you guys even use a squeaker theme song. :rofl
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My best buff on buff encounter was my JU-88's encountering a flight of Ki-67's, each of us RTB from runs.
Finally tally was me losing 1 JU-88 and 2 others shot up bad, and him DT out of there with 1 lone surviving Ki-67. It was a fun fight though. He fighting with those Ki-67's lousy turns and poor formation ability, me trying to stay OUT of his 20mm firing arc. Wish I'd have recorded that one.
Back when I ran high B-17's, I dove down on an enemy flight with a good 10K alt advantage. Wing struts were protesting something fierce, but a passed down through the enemy formation guns blazing. Sort of a hit and run thing, but also fun. Did some damage. Parts carved off. Some smoke and vapor trails and probably some ded gunners.
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Originally posted by crockett
jesus you guys even use a squeaker theme song. :rofl
I'm not sure what is worse: that they used a song originally sung by Hanson, or that someone actually remade that piece of pop fluff. (....or that I recognize it....).
(http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/sick0006.gif) (http://www.thesmilies.com)
(http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/sick0019.gif) (http://www.thesmilies.com)
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Only had this happen once in heavys the S3's in Warbirds. We were RTB'ing a short run with about 20 B24's , and happened along a squad of Ju88's who were greening up for a coastal target, so they were'nt looking in thier tailguns. We were almost dead co alt, had to drop about 500 feet to hover d3 above them and totally shreded thier formation with 50's. Talk about a bonus! an airfield and an industrial target destroyed, and 8 or 9 kills :D Really must have sucked for them because those events are one life.
Similar is a couple weeks ago RTB'ing an NOE mossie raid to the refineries in the LW arena, we happened upon a goon dragging drunks....and us with 8 mossies / cannons, and we were empty. The outcome is obvious. Good sport about it though, threw him a S!, and got one back. Good times :)
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Air Warrior had a funky little arena called "Dueling Galleons".
Folks could only take up buffs (that had no bombs, that I can remember), and let folks duke it out Death-Star vs Death-Star.
68ROX
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Y'all love it and you know it. Who you callin' a squeaker boy?
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I remember the time I was gunning for someone during a mission and we came across low B17s (believe I was in B26) and they passed right under us and I caused some good damage but not enough to make em kiss the ground.
There was another two seprate sorties where I shot down a Zeke with my main B26 guns and another one was a goon (ripped wings off just as I destroyed it) :aok
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I go outta my way to find bombers when I RTB in B17,24's. Its just that much fun.:aok
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Ive shot down a 262 and a zeke with a B17 in 1 flight
262 while comin home in B26
Typh while bombin in Lanc
C47 when flyin home in C47 lol (rammed)
sometimes i feel compelled to fly SBD as a fighter lol. landed 3 kills once