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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: LePaul on July 27, 2001, 10:13:00 AM

Title: Some days you're an Ace...and other days...fodder!
Post by: LePaul on July 27, 2001, 10:13:00 AM
Ever have one of those nights when you looking forward to your evening excursion on Aces High and every sortie you fly is, well, a disaster?  I think every plane I flew last night musta been a refurb...or out of warranty!  LOL   :)

Sortie 1:  Took a La7 to the battle near A5.  Kinda just following around since a pile of our guys are chasing one Spitfire.  Then the Spit changes direction and heads straight at me, with a parade of my guys behind him.  I hear 2 pings, see I'm missing most of a wing and the prop has stopped moving.  Into the drink I go.

Sortie 2:  Ok ok, that last sortie was a fluke, musta been.  Just a few lucky cannon shots.  Let's take a 202 up, we haven't flown one of those for quite a while.  Up we go, again to A5.  Not really in range of any action, then spot a bunch of guys hammering some P51s and 109s.  One 109 turns to me, and makes a 9-to-3 strafe kinda thing.  I hear one ping hit, and the engine stops.  Hmm, been through this before.  Again, into the drink I go.

Sortie 3  No more stinking fighters.  Someone on the engine assembly line is sleeping!  Lets roll a Lanc to 1 and push em off furball island.  Once over target, a Nik uses its warp engines and turbo lasers.  I hear 3 pings and I'm back in the tower.  I don't know WHAT he hit, or HOW he hit it, but here I am again   :)

Finally, my last sortie in the Lanc, I managed to pound a few hangars in.  A Spit trails me all the way back to my base and he kills my gear, guns, 2 engines and ailerons.  I managed to gethim smoking real good and he breaks off his attack.  Aparently he made it home, I never saw a kill message.  After a long final, I belly the Lancaser in onthe runway safely.  The only landing I've made all night!  

Those skies were rough last night!!

On that high note, I called it an evening.  Phew, somedays are just as I said in the topic... !    :)
Title: Some days you're an Ace...and other days...fodder!
Post by: bigUC on July 27, 2001, 11:17:00 AM
I mostly suck distinctively, but sometimes I actually have a good day of fighting.  I did some research, and this is what i came up with (sorry about my poor english).

     1)  You need the day off - Call in sick!
     2)  Coffee - not to much, cause pi**ing is the most dangerous maneuvre (next to multitasking).
     3)  Cigarettes if u are addicted.  Other addictions usually harmful to flying abilities.
     4) G/F not in wrong monthly state.
     5) Greasy food - Best thing is a "reward system" for each kill.
     6) Kleenex/papertissue for aforemetioned food.  (Some batchelors already have that by their computer  :D )
     7)  NO worries - all bills paid, friends happy and family well
     8)  If u can't have 7 just add a few beers - worries goes away.

If all conditions are met i usually have an enjoyable day!  Sadly it has not often been like that lately  :(