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Title: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: toddbobe on November 20, 2024, 11:44:55 PM
Tonight was one of those nights that I will always remember. I was in my mossie rising to intercept some B24s... much to my surprise I was in the bomb stream and one took off my left wing... that was a first... in 17 years.
Hat tip to Bad10 for the precision bombing!!
Toddbobe
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: MDStampf93 on November 21, 2024, 12:18:04 AM
Same thing happened to be a couple years back… at first I was like  :headscratch: and then I thought about it and laughed my arse off.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: scott66 on November 21, 2024, 01:17:45 AM
The bomber used to get an achievement for that i don't know if that still happens
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: nrshida on November 21, 2024, 01:32:41 AM
It's impressive that that is modelled tbh.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: AAIK on November 21, 2024, 07:53:45 AM
My brother once took out a hurri2c with a supply drop from a Fi in mid-air.

Still haven't gotten over that one :D
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Max on November 21, 2024, 08:04:55 AM
My brother once took out a hurri2c with a supply drop from a Fi in mid-air.

Still haven't gotten over that one :D

Would that be considered weak sauce? Asking for a friend.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: RotBaron on November 21, 2024, 08:16:24 AM
Only about the 3rd or 4th time I’ve heard this mentioned in my combined years… funny either way  :rofl

I’ve been killed by bombs taking off, not as funny  :(

One for the books! Definitely very weaksauce. IOS thinks that’s two words btw - but we know better

As many late night map wins I’ve helped, still haven’t gotten the troop that won the war, someday maybe.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: icepac on November 21, 2024, 10:32:33 AM
There was someone in the arena about 2015 who was able to do it more than once.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Molsman on November 21, 2024, 11:27:37 AM
I hit someone years ago and it was pure luck. I think back in FSO years ago one of our squaddies was hit by another squaddies bomb. We were that close in formation lol
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Frodo on November 21, 2024, 11:53:24 AM
Yea Mols it was Hopper who took out half our squad. I remember him laughing hard so maybe it was intentional.  :noid :devil

Morf might remember more details as he mentioned it before.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: JimmyD3 on November 21, 2024, 12:38:46 PM
Lol, I flew with G3MF years ago, one of the FSO missions, had us in bombers. As we approached the target, somehow I got above our CO Rodent57. When I dropped my bombs , I killed him. He was not happy. :cheers:
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Shuffler on November 21, 2024, 01:12:36 PM
I dropped one bomb in a CV once and got 10 instant kills. A F4U squad spawned just as my bomb hit. I was told they all laughed about it. This was some years ago.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: LilMak on November 21, 2024, 02:10:41 PM
I’ve been bombed out of the air a couple times.

Here’s an interesting titbit that is even less common…

If you touch an enemy pilot, you both die in a collision. We both bailed (squaddie and myself) after a duel in the air and decided we’d have a pistol duel. We were going to walk 10 paces and turn and fire. We both died when we backed into each other and touched.

Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Dadtallica on November 21, 2024, 03:01:55 PM
I’ve tried to drop bombs on bombers whenever I was traveling heavy and found a low one. Have yet to hit one.
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Post by: JOACH1M on November 21, 2024, 03:37:12 PM
The amount of times I’ve swooped in under bombers in a 262 while they were unloading bombs has gotta be over 30+ I figured it wasn’t even possible considering how close they were while zooming up… guess I have been lucky my whole life on that one!
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Devil 505 on November 21, 2024, 04:03:39 PM
As many late night map wins I’ve helped, still haven’t gotten the troop that won the war, someday maybe.

I still have yet to get the troop that captures a base. Haven't bothered to try in over a decade, and I don't see myself trying it again for another one.  :airplane:
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: icepac on November 21, 2024, 05:29:50 PM
Then there is the goy who landed near an enemy field, taxi’d to the edge of a hill overlooking an enemy field, and sat there rocket vulching.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Meatwad on November 21, 2024, 06:06:58 PM
Only about the 3rd or 4th time I’ve heard this mentioned in my combined years… funny either way  :rofl

I’ve been killed by bombs taking off, not as funny  :(

One for the books! Definitely very weaksauce. IOS thinks that’s two words btw - but we know better

As many late night map wins I’ve helped, still haven’t gotten the troop that won the war, someday maybe.

I got it in an M3, but it disappeared when I finally let my account go due to certain reasons with the game
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Dadtallica on November 21, 2024, 06:09:52 PM
Then there is the goy who landed near an enemy field, taxi’d to the edge of a hill overlooking an enemy field, and sat there rocket vulching.

Well now that sounds like a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Mongoose on November 21, 2024, 11:10:39 PM
I had that happen once. I was doing a zoom climb under a bomber in a desperate attempt to kill it before it dropped.  The bomber dropped, and I died.

I once saw a picture of a real life B-17 with a hole in it's tail from the bombs being dropped by the bomber above it. So it did happen in real life.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Molsman on November 21, 2024, 11:41:32 PM
Yea Mols it was Hopper who took out half our squad. I remember him laughing hard so maybe it was intentional.  :noid :devil

Morf might remember more details as he mentioned it before.   :cheers:


lol Bino was the first one to say WTH and we all heard Hopper’s crazy laugh or should I Say Hooooperrrr as the one squaddie called him and I forgot his name
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Oldman731 on November 22, 2024, 07:57:17 AM
I once saw a picture of a real life B-17 with a hole in it's tail from the bombs being dropped by the bomber above it. So it did happen in real life.

Recipient of the Glenn Miller Award.

- oldman
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: oTRALFZo on November 22, 2024, 10:22:05 AM
My greatest accomplishment was killing a goon mid air in a shore battery but this would take the cake
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: icepac on November 22, 2024, 03:18:00 PM

Crazy how the explosion made a crater in the air when you hit the goon with the shore battery.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: 1stpar3 on November 23, 2024, 08:00:27 AM
Recipient of the Glenn Miller Award.

- oldman
Where the heck have YOU BEEN, Sir?   Haven't seen you on in months!!!!!!  Hope all is well with you and yours's :cheers: 
BW1stpar
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: LCADolby on November 23, 2024, 08:22:31 AM
Leprtard from the LCA was the first victim/instance I heard about, circa 2006, during an FSO.
Ripped the wing clean off and wiped out the formation.
I think 96Delta or Cobra516 had the film on youtube.
I never attacked a buff from below over it target after seeing it.
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Oldman731 on November 23, 2024, 09:24:23 PM
Where the heck have YOU BEEN, Sir?   Haven't seen you on in months!!!!!!  Hope all is well with you and yours's :cheers: 

Yo Eights!  All fine here.  I try to get in an hour or so, at least once a week, but there is still much to do and not much time to do it.

Glad that you and yours are healthy and happy.

- oldman
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Molsman on November 24, 2024, 08:05:47 PM
good to hear Oldman I am doing ok just have extra body gadget now an external defibrillator but I am still kicking
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: morfiend on November 26, 2024, 05:31:21 AM

lol Bino was the first one to say WTH and we all heard Hopper’s crazy laugh or should I Say Hooooperrrr as the one squaddie called him and I forgot his name

Yes it was Bino and hopper got 1 of my drones,I on the other hand took out 7 friendlies one FSO. I was awarded 3 kills of squaddies with guns and 4 with bombs. As we approached the target several formations were slightly below me as I was dropping ords,IIRC I got midi and Daddog,Daddog’s kid and maybe Ghosth. Needless to say I was relegated to tail end Charley from that point on. :old:


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Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Shuffler on November 27, 2024, 04:11:52 PM
Yes it was Bino and hopper got 1 of my drones,I on the other hand took out 7 friendlies one FSO. I was awarded 3 kills of squaddies with guns and 4 with bombs. As we approached the target several formations were slightly below me as I was dropping ords,IIRC I got midi and Daddog,Daddog’s kid and maybe Ghosth. Needless to say I was relegated to tail end Charley from that point on. :old:


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 :rofl      :aok
Title: Re: Taken down by a falling bomb
Post by: Frodo on November 27, 2024, 04:50:36 PM
 :devil :cheers: