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Custom Skins / Re: KG(J) 6 Bf 109G-10
« Last post by xanax on November 23, 2025, 11:14:00 PM »Fantastic!
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Custom Skins / KG(J) 6 Bf 109G-10
« Last post by Devil 505 on November 23, 2025, 10:45:39 PM »Bf 109G-10 of KG(J) 6 in March 1945. Prague, Czechoslovakia.
With heavy losses fighter pilots and an increasingly useless bomber fleet by late 1944, the Luftwaffe decided to convert three Kampfgeschwaders into fighter units and added the (J) suffix for "Jagd" to their designations. KG(J)'s 6 and 27 were outfitted with Bf 109G-10's and K-4's and KG(J) 54 received Me 262's. KG(J) 6 was posted to Czechoslovakia to supplement the fighter force resisting the Soviet push through Poland towards Berlin. But KG(J) 6's downfall would not come from the Russians, but instead the Americans. On March 31, the unit was scrambled to intercept a 15th Air Force raid into Prague. There they met Mustangs of the 31st Fighter Group and suffer many losses and no known victories.
This aircraft was photographed at Prague-Kbely in a junk pile along with other derelict planes of various types. Its camouflage pattern indicates it was one of the 120ish 109G-10's built at the main Messerschmitt factory in Regensburg. That factory was the sole producer of 109K-4's before May 1945 and it's single batch of G-10's was made to utilize already produced 109G-14/AS fuselages and the new DB-605D intended for the new K-4. The red and black checkered Reich Defense system tail band indicated it's ownership of KG(J) 6 - only the units that converted from bombers used checkered bands.
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With heavy losses fighter pilots and an increasingly useless bomber fleet by late 1944, the Luftwaffe decided to convert three Kampfgeschwaders into fighter units and added the (J) suffix for "Jagd" to their designations. KG(J)'s 6 and 27 were outfitted with Bf 109G-10's and K-4's and KG(J) 54 received Me 262's. KG(J) 6 was posted to Czechoslovakia to supplement the fighter force resisting the Soviet push through Poland towards Berlin. But KG(J) 6's downfall would not come from the Russians, but instead the Americans. On March 31, the unit was scrambled to intercept a 15th Air Force raid into Prague. There they met Mustangs of the 31st Fighter Group and suffer many losses and no known victories.
This aircraft was photographed at Prague-Kbely in a junk pile along with other derelict planes of various types. Its camouflage pattern indicates it was one of the 120ish 109G-10's built at the main Messerschmitt factory in Regensburg. That factory was the sole producer of 109K-4's before May 1945 and it's single batch of G-10's was made to utilize already produced 109G-14/AS fuselages and the new DB-605D intended for the new K-4. The red and black checkered Reich Defense system tail band indicated it's ownership of KG(J) 6 - only the units that converted from bombers used checkered bands.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Airjer Heart Issues
« Last post by skunster on November 23, 2025, 10:23:13 PM »Get well soon Airjer.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Another Pilot Flew West Last Night
« Last post by skunster on November 23, 2025, 10:18:04 PM »I just heard about Hombre59 and I am saddened by the news.
Condolences to his family and friends.
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Condolences to his family and friends.
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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..
« Last post by Captain Virgil Hilts on November 23, 2025, 10:11:00 PM »Lowering rates and firing up the printers for another round of QE insures more inflation...
This rinse and repeat sounds more like a death rattle every cycle now..
Eagler
Borrowing, spending, and printing cause inflation.
The fed is an unConstitutional central bank, which artificially, and arbitrarily sets the prime interest rate, regardless of the market, the Founding Fathers warned against that. End the fed, and allow the market to set interest rates. There's no valid reason to allow one person, who has no skin in the game, to arbitrarily set the prime interest rate based on his opinion, and his political leanings.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: <SALUTE> Lusche and SAAB
« Last post by Lusche on November 23, 2025, 08:36:32 PM »Late at night, on the NATOMA map:
A suspicious, slow moving darbar has been spotted. Could be heading for the AA
02:58 CET Taking off from A83 in a TA 152H-1. Loadout 75% fuel + drop tank
Darbar is moving kinda erratically through sectors 11-12, 11-13 and 12-13. First moving towards strat area over the ocean, then away from it. Using sector dar, flashing shore batteries and CV dars to narrow down search area and possible headings
03:16 CET I have guessed his vector correctly. Enemy contact spotted in sector 11-12-2. A box of bombers, well above my current altitude of 25,000 feet. Definitely a strat runner
03:19 CET Co-alt achieved at 32,000 feet. Strat runner is a set of B-17s. Beginning maneuvers to get into a favorable attack position.
03:21 CET SAAB, who apparently had the same suspicions about that darbar, shows up in his Spitfire 14 at 33,000 feet. It's becoming obvious that the bomber pilot is a veteran. He is maneuvering in a clever way to foil the setup
03:23 CET First shots are fired. Got some hits, but nothing decisive. Approach wasn't very good.
03:24 CET Second pass, overhead. Good hits on lead, but no apparent effect.
03:27 CET Third pass, frontal top attack, firing around D400. Again, good hits on lead. Parts fly away, fuel leaks.
A few seconds later, SAAB dives onto the bombers from 37,000 feet to commence a high-speed rollercoaster attack from abeam. His right wing disintegrates, either from defensive gunfire or collision. At the same time, he sets one bomber on fire, but I get the kill credit. Sucks for him. The identity of the bomber pilot is now known, it's a certain "Thunderegg". Never heard of that guy
03:30 CET Fourth pass, top side attack. Again good hits on lead, parts fly off, but the defensive fire knocks out my oil cooler.
03:33 CET Fifth pass. This time the lead blows up.
03:34 CET Tried to get into another attack position, but ran out of oil. Shut off the engine and start gliding home.
03:42 CET Landed at the base and had to take a break. Combat beyond 30k is exhausting for an old man.
The whole sortie took me 44 minutes, of which 18 minutes were spent in contact with the enemy, for one kill and a shared one. It was definitely the highlight of that night
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Thunderegg, if you want to do something cinematic with your film, you might want to use my film as well: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qs52swqvldxq2ts/film205_vs_ThunderEgg_at_alt.ahf/file
In the old times, you would have had another dozen formation at your side, and most importantly: Escorts.
A suspicious, slow moving darbar has been spotted. Could be heading for the AA
02:58 CET Taking off from A83 in a TA 152H-1. Loadout 75% fuel + drop tank
Darbar is moving kinda erratically through sectors 11-12, 11-13 and 12-13. First moving towards strat area over the ocean, then away from it. Using sector dar, flashing shore batteries and CV dars to narrow down search area and possible headings
03:16 CET I have guessed his vector correctly. Enemy contact spotted in sector 11-12-2. A box of bombers, well above my current altitude of 25,000 feet. Definitely a strat runner
03:19 CET Co-alt achieved at 32,000 feet. Strat runner is a set of B-17s. Beginning maneuvers to get into a favorable attack position.
03:21 CET SAAB, who apparently had the same suspicions about that darbar, shows up in his Spitfire 14 at 33,000 feet. It's becoming obvious that the bomber pilot is a veteran. He is maneuvering in a clever way to foil the setup
03:23 CET First shots are fired. Got some hits, but nothing decisive. Approach wasn't very good.
03:24 CET Second pass, overhead. Good hits on lead, but no apparent effect.
03:27 CET Third pass, frontal top attack, firing around D400. Again, good hits on lead. Parts fly away, fuel leaks.
A few seconds later, SAAB dives onto the bombers from 37,000 feet to commence a high-speed rollercoaster attack from abeam. His right wing disintegrates, either from defensive gunfire or collision. At the same time, he sets one bomber on fire, but I get the kill credit. Sucks for him. The identity of the bomber pilot is now known, it's a certain "Thunderegg". Never heard of that guy
03:30 CET Fourth pass, top side attack. Again good hits on lead, parts fly off, but the defensive fire knocks out my oil cooler.
03:33 CET Fifth pass. This time the lead blows up.
03:34 CET Tried to get into another attack position, but ran out of oil. Shut off the engine and start gliding home.
03:42 CET Landed at the base and had to take a break. Combat beyond 30k is exhausting for an old man.
The whole sortie took me 44 minutes, of which 18 minutes were spent in contact with the enemy, for one kill and a shared one. It was definitely the highlight of that night
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Thunderegg, if you want to do something cinematic with your film, you might want to use my film as well: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qs52swqvldxq2ts/film205_vs_ThunderEgg_at_alt.ahf/file
Just like old times, Lusche. Fun stuff!!
In the old times, you would have had another dozen formation at your side, and most importantly: Escorts.
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Scenario General / Re: Salute to our friend Hombre59
« Last post by Stampf on November 23, 2025, 03:10:29 PM »Very saddened. He a great guy and mate, and honored foeman too.
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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..
« Last post by AKKuya on November 23, 2025, 02:21:15 PM »How do we recover from a national debt of 38 trillion?
Asteroid mining.
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Hardware and Software / Re: Hotas Recommendations
« Last post by gpwurzel on November 23, 2025, 01:26:43 PM »Ordering from VKB - very much appreciate the recommendations - its the throttle quadrant causing the issue, as I use a CH joystick. Doesn't get recognised by USB, and wont allow update of drivers, which are not installed.
Ho hum.
Appreciate the info on the pedals AKIron, may well hit you up once everything arrives.
I expect each and every one of you to kill me in short order once I get back
Wurzel
Ho hum.
Appreciate the info on the pedals AKIron, may well hit you up once everything arrives.
I expect each and every one of you to kill me in short order once I get back
Wurzel