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Squadron Forums => Squadrons => Topic started by: TexMurphy on March 16, 2009, 09:54:48 AM
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Hi there,
After a almost two year long break Ive found my way back to AH. When I used to play I played with a squad that was a group of friends that had played other games together. Very few of us that used to fly together still play AH and the ones who do are based in the US.
Id really like to fly with a mature group of pilots who have their main game play hours between 7pm and 11pm CET.
I really like to fly wing and hope to find a group that flies together alot.
Im currently totally out of shape and will need some time to get back in shape so I hope you can bare with me.
What Im hoping is that people who know of groups that could suite me will reply so that I can get recommendations and not only recruitement spam. ;)
Thanks in advance.
TexMurphy
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Dhyran has a newish squad that fly together tactical style, called loose duece, no doubt he will be along shortly with more details,
My squadron The Few do recruit Europeans and are the largest UK based squadron in game. We are a little more laid back though and do a bit of everything in game.
We are currently On rooks and your welcome to fly with us for a 2 week trial if your interested, website is in my sig,
:salute
as for the maturity we can get a bit out of hand sometimes, when the jokes get flowing some of us can't hold back. We do have a balance of young adult pilots who kick arse and the older more respectable chaps who come along for the ride :D
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hey,
hehe bruv, sure :aok If you are looking for a good UK based squad, join the Few, if not read here:
Well as bruv pointed out, we LDs fly tactical wingmen bsaed ACM. It doesent count how much kills you land, it matters in the way how how fly.
We LD are actual 13 active Pilots, flying wingtactics most time, keep up the teamplay. Most are above 35 years, i would say, average age is 40! good crew, good mix of US based guys and guys from Uk, Ger, Ita. We fly all kinds of fighters, but fighters. We are no Tankdrivers, no Buffers.
Tex please checkout if this here will fill your needs:
Welcome to the ~<<~Loose Deuce~>>~ Squadron
An Aces High Figther Squadron, based on wingtactical flying, is established for experienced pilots, who will find a lot good wingmen within the squadron.
When many people think about flying in "wings" (two or fourship formations), they are thinking in terms of what Shaw calls the "fighting wing" doctrine. The leader is the primary offensive unit of the section and is the one doing all the attacking. It is the wingman's job to stay with the leader, and protect him by preventing bandits from saddling up on him while he's fighting. The leader does almost all of the fighting, and the wingman simply tries to stay with him.
Fighting wing doctrine, also called "welded wing", was used once, when an ace as the winglead showed a freshman the ropes.
In Opposition to a "welded wing", Shaw introduced another wing doctrine, which he called the "double attack" doctrine. This is basically a system whereby each of the two section members provides support to the other, but neither one is bound into the leader/follower paradigm. They are both offensive units, and both are generally free to maneouver as the circumstances demand, each one covering the other. This does not mean, that the section disintegrates upon contact with the enemy - its stays together, but in a looser fashion than "welded wing" would dictate, and the roles of primary attacker and supporter may change back and forth, depending upon, who has the best shooting solution. This doctrine is sometimes referred to as the "loose deuce" system. While "welded wing" historically was a doctrin, where an "Ace" leads a "Freshman" into the fight, "loose deuce" is based on to a trustworthy relationship between "Aces".
We are going on the runway together, fly in formation into the battle, fight and always keep an eye on your wingman, fianally returning together to base. If you do the same thing, then you're using "loose deuce" wingman tactics right now, whether you know it or not. You watch others get engaged, and if they get in trouble, you can often help them by swooping down and nailing the bandit. You can nail bandits, which they are dragging. That's basically what "loose deuce" is - only when you are doing it with a dedicated wingman, it is even more effective than the impromptu wingmen you get in the arena. Being in a different tactical situation than your wingman gives you a good chance to make a good shot at the enemy.
Flying "loose deuce" allows both members of the section to act offensively and to come home with their fair share of kills - and there is no better reason for flying "loose deuce" than that.
If there would be a great many wings, flying and fighting "loose deuce" together, can you imagine that?
If you can, join the ∼<<∼Loose Deuce∼>>∼ Squadron!
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Rules of the ~<<~Loose Deuce~>>~ Squadron:
1) Wing participation is not mandatory, never the less; Wing participation should be preffered and requests for participation are to be answered at all times. On Squadron Nights all ~<<~Loose Deuce~>>~ Pilots flys together.
2) Every Loose Deuce Pilot reports in via TeamSpeak in order to facilitate communication and coordination of Wings and Formation Flying in flight.
3) To become a Loose Deuce Member you have to be 21 years or older and A Kill/Death Ratio of 1 and more is mandatory. Everybody will provide maximum assistance best to his abilities that will mainly apply towards newbies. We will never assault any player neither another Loose Deuce nor a stranger in public. Differences of opinion will be dealt with in private (i.e. by e-mail) never in public. If a member of the Loose Deuce is repeatedly attracting attention by means of inappropriate postings of insulting contents expulsion from the squadron might be a consequence
4) Each 3 Month the ~<<~Loose Deuce~>>~ Squadron are changing sides from Bishop to Knights and Rooks.
5) Cheating or just the attempt of cheating will result in immediate and irrevocable expulsion of the person accused from the squadron. Enemy pilots rescuing themselves by means of parachute will not be attacked under any circumstances. Members of the ~<<~Loose Deuce~>>~ refrain from any unfair methods. Gaming the Game is not allowed!
6) You never walk alone, even when you are returning to base. Every member will take care of the save returning to base of other members.
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aditional we have good fun on our own TS channel
take a look at our Website (in my signature)
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Thanks guys,
Ill read up and look into the two squads. Few things.
When I say mature I mean a squad with a high understanding of the fact that AH2 is a game which is played with and against other players. Meaning that you respect your enemies through respectfull gameplay but dont whine when other players dont play the game the way you feel it should be played. Imho whining is a waste of energy and removes from the relaxing experience of playing games.
That said I dont mind voicecoms that are full with joking, singing or any other "non serious" stuff. I do enjoy it as long as people know when to focus and to clear coms for battle talk.
When it comes to rides and such Im a fighter pilot. I dont do buffs and I dont do GVs. I can do a goon now and then if I feel like some down time but its rare. In my fighter I do enjoy attack runs as well as fighter runs.
Tex
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the K/D is down from 2, to 1 now, DIe? ;)
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the K/D is down from 2, to 1 now, DIe? ;)
all others above 2 are in uniform allready bruv :D
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Thanks guys,
Ill read up and look into the two squads. Few things.
When I say mature I mean a squad with a high understanding of the fact that AH2 is a game which is played with and against other players. Meaning that you respect your enemies through respectfull gameplay but dont whine when other players dont play the game the way you feel it should be played. Imho whining is a waste of energy and removes from the relaxing experience of playing games.
That said I dont mind voicecoms that are full with joking, singing or any other "non serious" stuff. I do enjoy it as long as people know when to focus and to clear coms for battle talk.
When it comes to rides and such Im a fighter pilot. I dont do buffs and I dont do GVs. I can do a goon now and then if I feel like some down time but its rare. In my fighter I do enjoy attack runs as well as fighter runs.
Tex
Hi Tex,
sounds good for me, whats your ingame callsign?
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When I say mature I mean a squad with a high understanding of the fact that AH2 is a game which is played with and against other players. Meaning that you respect your enemies through respectfull gameplay but dont whine when other players dont play the game the way you feel it should be played.
That said I dont mind voicecoms that are full with joking, singing or any other "non serious" stuff. I do enjoy it as long as people know when to focus and to clear coms for battle talk.
When it comes to rides and such Im a fighter pilot. I dont do buffs and I dont do GVs. I can do a goon now and then if I feel like some down time but its rare. In my fighter I do enjoy attack runs as well as fighter runs.
Tex
We mainly furball and fly fighters but don't mind doing a little base capture if nothing else is on, We train our newer pilots in the DA to help them improve and knock rust off.
as for my bold highlight i think everyone at somepoint has been guilty of venting their frustrations at the enemy. Of course this isn't a force of habit but people have been known to let off steam on our ventrilo server. I do my best to refrain from channel 200 discussions ;)
To keep our rules to a minimum we have two;
1) join our ventrilo server whilst playing,
2) Be respectful to your squaddies and your enemies. If i catch people being out of line constantly I will give them the boot.
As for online activity we have 30 members , 27 active and 4 active in our new American wing. We also participate in the Squad Dueling League.
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Heya Tex you old gumshoe, welcome back. :D
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Hey, what country are you from Murphy?
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TX welcome back i use to be LTARkilz. i have left the LTARs since you last played and started my own squad that sounds a lot like you are looking for. look me up and check out the website if you want. www.173rdguardianangels.info there is a link to our forums from there bro hope to hear from you. :salute
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You should check out the 457th BG! We fly Rooks and work in sync with the 100th Bomb Group. Check out our website. We also use TeamSpeak rather than vox. Our vox channel is 128 so feel free to tune in if ya want! We fly wing almost everytime we run sorties. Our primary crate is the B17, but we fly all other planes as well, just to mix things up.
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History
In WW2, this Bomb Group was short-lived. Founded in 1944, it was created for strategic bombing in Germany. The 457th participated in high altitude sorties and is responsible for destroying key factories and refineries in Germany. They were well-known for their silver B-17s. They did not apply paint on their bombers, as it decreased drag and weight, and increased aerodynamics. The 457th BG were also one of the fastest flying B-17 bomb groups of WW2. The group was deactivated in 1945.
In 2001, the 457th "Air Expeditionary Group" was reactivated and are currently flying the B-52H Stratofortress. They are participating in the War on Terror.
In Aces High
This squad consists of pilots that like to work together. We currently fly for the Rooks. The squad vox is channel 128. The squad primarily flies in the Late War Main Arenas. We are currently under developement, as this is a prototype bomb squadron. The 457th BG is designed to do joint operations with the 100th BG "Bloody Hundredth". The squad is young, but is coming along very nicely.
Operation
We specialize in "strategic bombing". Our squad crate is the B-17G. We usually set our target altitude above 20K feet. We hit such targets as cities, refineries, and bases. Most of our sorties range from 200 miles to 400 miles in a single flight. The 457th BG operates on a democratic system. This means that the voice of the squad determines the 457th's next move. We are not limited to bombing, however... we fly all planes and drive all vehicles.
Trademark
You may have seen us in the arenas from time to time. We are recognized by our "AE" squad tags in our GameID. The "AE" stands for Air Expeditionary. If you have been flying for the Knights or Bishops, you may have also seen a cloud of silver B-17s dropping bombs on your head!
Prospective Members
As of right now, we are recruiting! For more details, please visit our website at: http://457thbombardmentgroup.web.officelive.com/default.aspx
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To answer some more questions....
Im Swedish and in Sweden. My nick has nothing to do with Texas and is as Chilli hints a reference to the old games that feature the main character Tex Murphy.
My ingame nick is texmurph.
My main ride is "undecided" atm.
When I first started flying a few years back I started out my main ride was a Yak9u. I picked the Yak as my first ride inorder to learn to shoot and not spray. Then I moved over to flying a Jug as my main ride and learned to fly it quite agressivly. After the Jug I moved over to flying the F6F as I wanted something carrier based as my main. Ive also spent alot of time in B-Poneys as a old squadie of mine flew it and we used to wing. Then ofcourse Ive done some spit time as well but even though I enjoy them Im not to fond of the most mainstream rides in the game.
What Ive always sucked in is the Hogs, P-38, German rides and the Ki84. Some how these are planes that Ive not really come to terms with.
Im really tempted to learn to fly the hog really well but realized a few nights back that learning a new plane and derusting is a quite frustrating thing. :)
Tex
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@Plazus
Thanks but as mentioned in my second post in this thread Im a fighter pilot. While I occationally do enjoy to escort bombers on a squad night its not really something I want to do all the time.
That said your squad page and squad looks great.
@kilz
All the guys on your squad roster are US based. CET is Central European time. So Ill pass on your squad.
Tex
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If your swedish you need to fly with us, we have a small swedish Posse,
Our main website was done by a Swede.
I adore Swedish pin ups too. ;)
I saw your post in help and training and your views on ACM in general will match ours. Lookup RumbleB (swede) or Kazaa in game and go fight them for an hour. If you can cope with the flying skills of these two and hope to learn from them you will knock that rust off in no time.
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We have a few Hog pilots too in TheFew and Kazaa flies his KI-84 really well maybe he could help you get used to it, as for the Hog i fly it and so do at least 3 others in the squad its quickly becoming one of my favourite rides.
Bruv is right we are like the Swedish connection, is it 4 or 5 swedish pilots we have now? anyway your more than welcome with us Tex.
:salute
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3 swedes, 1 inactive and another swedish associate.
We fly whatever takes our fancy and do pretty well in most rides. None of that you have to fly a certain plane malarky.
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The Few are a great bunch of guys (except that RumbleB guy :D Han är bara jobbig :P).
They usually joke around a lot, but are some of the best Cartoon pilots in game.
And Dhyran is also a great guy and his squad to.
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If your swedish you need to fly with us, we have a small swedish Posse,
Our main website was done by a Swede.
I adore Swedish pin ups too. ;)
I saw your post in help and training and your views on ACM in general will match ours. Lookup RumbleB (swede) or Kazaa in game and go fight them for an hour. If you can cope with the flying skills of these two and hope to learn from them you will knock that rust off in no time.
Sveno is from Switzerland you remtard.
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he isn't from switzerland he lives there.
He is Born Swedish so back at you remtard or whatever that is Innit.
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he isn't from switzerland he lives there.
He is Born Swedish so back at you remtard or whatever that is Innit.
Standard! :rofl
... head falls in shame, goes back to photoshop.
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You guys from The Few do you have a vox channel in game that I can hop on to so we can do a few sorties together?
Same question to you Loose Deuce guys.
Tex
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Rooks 119,
best to get ventrilo if you are considering our 2 week trial offer, nearly all of our voice comms goes over this, as it is the best available voice communication you can get, only the best for my boys. :D
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Rooks 119,
best to get ventrilo if you are considering our 2 week trial offer, nearly all of our voice comms goes over this, as it is the best available voice communication you can get, only the best for my boys. :D
Yepp Ive read that you use Vent but before I make up my mind to join any squad I thought Id do some "loose grouping" at first to feel it out.
Tex
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Yepp Ive read that you use Vent but before I make up my mind to join any squad I thought Id do some "loose grouping" at first to feel it out.
Tex
hi Tex,
give us a try and join us on vox 122 bishop this evening, we have our own TS server, because of quality.
cu
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Yepp Ive read that you use Vent but before I make up my mind to join any squad I thought Id do some "loose grouping" at first to feel it out.
Tex
your welcome to do so, I don't usually push the recruiting thing. We have enough players and are in great shape as a squad, usually people come to me for either help or guidance.
My main objective for the squad, when I set it up 6 years ago, was to get as many players from the UK/Europe together in one squad, so we don't have to rely on any US input to survive and to have an impact in our timezone.
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Hejsan Tex, kom och hopp på ;)
Svenne
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Yepp Ive read that you use Vent but before I make up my mind to join any squad I thought Id do some "loose grouping" at first to feel it out.
Tex
Ja, 119 gar bra.
I wrote you a PM as I don't want to clutter the bords with too much klingon speech :lol
and klingan you nugget! :furious :rofl
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@kilz
All the guys on your squad roster are US based. CET is Central European time. So Ill pass on your squad.
Tex
sorry bro i mistook that for central US time. bruv119 has a great group of guys there. i have flown with them before. great wingman tactics
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Hejsan Tex, jag liknande sköldpadda. :aok
Rumble taught me the above phrase, he laughs every time I greet him with it tough… I don’t know maybe my pronunciation is wrong. :lol
On a serious note, please feel free to join our private vent server, mingle, joke and listen to us laugh at the rookies willing to die for their chess piece. :aok
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Hejsan Tex, jag liknande sköldpadda. :aok
Rumble taught me the above phase, he laughs every time I greet him tough… I don’t know, maybe my pronunciation is wrong. :lol
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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So I get on and log on to 119 inorder to find some action with "The Few" and what do I realize??? Its a bunch of closet LTARS all in wirblesomethings spawning out of a GVbasesomething.....
Well once they realized that they had a visiter they slipped out of their GV speedos and hopped into their planes. After that it was a quite enjoyable experience but I still couldnt get the image out of my mind.... these so called aces... in gvs... wearing speedos and saying "cheeers mate you poped his tower"..... disturbing.. ;)
Tex
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So I get on and log on to 119 inorder to find some action with "The Few" and what do I realize??? Its a bunch of closet LTARS all in wirblesomethings spawning out of a GVbasesomething.....
Well once they realized that they had a visiter they slipped out of their GV speedos and hopped into their planes. After that it was a quite enjoyable experience but I still couldnt get the image out of my mind.... these so called aces... in gvs... wearing speedos and saying "cheeers mate you poped his tower"..... disturbing.. ;)
Tex
Lmao mate yes i was ashamed when you caught us all cuddling by the VH in GV`s ,im totaly useless in them tho so i hardly bother with them, you can blame that little incident on our american wing :lol
You did quite well too to say you havnt played in ages i dont think it will be long before you get that rust off especially if you get some 1 on 1 time with one of the better sticks in our beloved squad. It was low numbers for us on a tuesday night past few weeks we have had 12+ guys on so hopefully if you join us again there will be more on.
Was nice flying with ya :salute
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I was working tonight, did I miss some good ground to air action? :t
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You did quite well too to say you havnt played in ages i dont think it will be long before you get that rust off especially if you get some 1 on 1 time with one of the better sticks in our beloved squad. It was low numbers for us on a tuesday night past few weeks we have had 12+ guys on so hopefully if you join us again there will be more on.
Was nice flying with ya :salute
Its always easy to fly with a group that knows each other. Just stay close and mop up what ever remains to be cleaned up. Also you guys make it very easy with all the ropes, easy fishing.
I feel it coming back to me more and more but I still have quite far to go. I find the part that is lacking the most is actually "thinkin air combat". I do alot of dumb stuff from not using my head. When I die I remember what I should have done. Another thing that is lacking is the creativity in the manouvering. But all this is just a matter of flight hours.
Next time Im online Im gonna fly "looely grouped" with the Loose Deuce guys to see how that feels.
Its nice to fly with new people. Heck its nice to fly with people period. ;)
Tex
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Next time Im online Im gonna fly "looely grouped" with the Loose Deuce guys to see how that feels.
Its nice to fly with new people. Heck its nice to fly with people period. ;)
Tex
Hi tex,
your more than welcome! And yes i like comabt talk, where everyone share his SA to paint the overall Picture.
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i'll be online this evening without interruption if you can't find any LD's on.
GV's isnt the norm but as I said we do a little bit of everything. We had a fun 6 man 262 sortie early yesterday evening and 4 of us made it back with 31 scalps. That is the kind of teamwork we can live up too. Plus it was hilarious on vox. :D
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I'll be on tonight, without iterruption if my boss doesn't bother me. :aok
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Hey no problem, Tex! If things change, let us know, we can give you a few weeks probationary period to give you a chance to feel things out first! :salute
You know where to look for us...
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Last two nights I made a few sorties with Loose Deuce and had a great time with them as well.
Its quite interesting how different the game is when played with different people. The two squads are totally different when it comes to the way they fly and the atmosphere on vox is quite different as well.
While different in the way they fly both are very effective when it comes to destroying enemies and making it back home. Most importantly for me personally I feel I perform better when flying with both these teams then when flying alone. Also I feel that I can fly with both these teams without endangering their pilots due to my rust.
The Few remind me quite a bit of my old squadron (Synergy) when we used to play Jumpgate (a space sim mmo). The fly style relies heavily on great pilot skill and that each pilot has a good situation awareness. The tactics are basic and quite agressive. Go in use pilot skills and mop up.
Also on vox it reminds me of my old squad. Quite a riot (in a good way).
Loose Deuce remind me quite a bit of the squad I ran before I joined my old squad in Jumpgate. That squad relied heavily on tactics and that each pilot had good enough skills. The tactics are more defensive and not as agressive. Go in use tactics to pick off the enemy target by target and get out.
Just like that squad the vox is a bit clamer (without beeing booring) and chatter is much more battle focused.
Honestly atm I cant make the choise because both squads are great environemtns where I feel right at home. I will need more time to fly with both groups before I can decide.
I hope that you COs dont mind me hanging out with your groups for a few more nights.
Thanks to both groups for making me feel at home and for elevating my gameplay experience.
Tex
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interesting thoughts Tex :aok
next week i'll be online a bit more regular, been a busy week :(
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Hi Tex,
thank you for the Feedback, you are more than welcome. We Loose Deuce Pilots would like to have you with us, because in my opinion you would be a great addtion to the LD.
Well, becaue i know most of the Few Pilots, i know also that it fun to fly with them. Before i started the LD sqaudron i was up with the few for a couple of sorties. Your inbetween resume is exactly what i felt so far.
Join us for some more sorties, you are welcome every time time!
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dhyran
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You are every time welcome :-)
Was a nice flying with you yesterday evening.
Just one point is not always the same :-). There are times were everyone is talking rubbish and laughing about everything. It just depend on the situation. In fight we are going to be more focused on the tactical relevant parts.
Cu soon in Air.
gathoo
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Very nice write up Tex. :aok
It’s all about having fun while knocking the enemy out of the sky for me. :D
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Sales pitch. :D
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/Luke_831/FinalCut.png)
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So Ive made my choise of squads.
I want to thank Bruv, Fury, Kaz and the other Few for taking me on with open arms. You guys are a great bunch and I would love to fly "loosely grouped" with you guys in the future. But Ive chosen Loose Deuce as my main ride.
Was a very hard choise to make because I really enjoyed flying with The Few but what made me decided in the end was two main things.
First reason was the slight difference in play style, I really want to see how well organized team LD can become and it provides me a game experience that is more different from my old squad then the way The Few fly.
Second reason is that I feel that I bring more to LD then I bring to The Few. No disrespect to LD pilots but The Few have a higher level of individual skill. I dont feel that my skill is so low that I would be a dweeb among aces in The Few but my presence on in the sky would not mean much for the out come of the fight. When flying with LD and the slightly smaller group of pilots closer to my own skill level I really feel that I can contribute to the outcome of the fight.
I do hope to fly with you Few guys again but in more "loosely grouped" when the LD 3 month rotation brings us to rook land.
Thanks for the great hospitality.
Tex
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sorry you felt that way tex,
The skill level doesn't mean much in the scheme of things, you don't have to be on a par to be part of our squadron and to be honest, it does anger me when people get that impression.. Our "Aces" take great pleasure in helping less skilled players improve. hopefully you still take interest from the challenge to improve and don't get switched off after awhile with the routine of fighter sweeps.
Good luck with LD's and have fun.
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sorry you felt that way tex,
The skill level doesn't mean much in the scheme of things, you don't have to be on a par to be part of our squadron and to be honest, it does anger me when people get that impression.. Our "Aces" take great pleasure in helping less skilled players improve. hopefully you still take interest from the challenge to improve and don't get switched off after awhile with the routine of fighter sweeps.
Good luck with LD's and have fun.
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Your are missunderstanding me Bruv. Its from my perspective not from the squads. I feel that I want to be a "bigger factor" in a squad then I can be in The Few. In no way did I get the feeling that you guys are elitist and not wanting lesser pilots around. As I said I felt very welcome and very well take care of by your guys.
My strive to get better never ends. Its not only with flying but with everything I do.
Tex
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fair dues,
see ya up :aok
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I enjoyed the five minutes that I spent flying with you. :aok
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