5 July 2012 Thursday 8th Air Force Mission

[AKKuya]

This marks my 1000th post.  Yeah!!!!!

I'm looking forward to a real big turnout.  Take a couple hours away from the base taking, furballing, and CV fighting for a sound mission with historical immersion.

Those are some good pics Guppy and hilaroius illustrations there slate and seph.

[ALFAMEGA51]

This is gonna be a blast 

[Shuffler]

You might note too... this is not to capture the field. The whole exercise is built to be historical.

[Zoney]

Tonight.




Just sayin.

Put your big boy britches on.

Because it's on biotches !

Just sayin.

Didn't say nuthin' 'bout your mom.

[mthrockmor]

I'm being presumptuous though I plan to make a go-of-it tonight. Great mission!

Boo

 

[9thAFE]

SWEEET, the 303rd will be represented in this ive been waiting for a fun time like this (the planes are flying over head here in anticipation of the airshow this weekend saw a p51 and 47 flying together coming in this morning pretty sweet.

[Zoney]

So, the 8th AF is flying Knights tonight correct ?

[AKKuya]

So, the 8th AF is flying Knights tonight correct ?

Yes, the July 8th AF Missions will be flown on Knights this month.

[Hajo]

I'll be there if the weather is inclimate.  Hope some of the gents in the 56th will be there also.

[Shifty]

I'll be there.

[Babalonian]

I'll be stuck in an office for at least two more hours.

[Big Rat]

I think AKKuya is doing this on purpose on Thursday night so a large portion of the K4 drivers are busy in VF-17 FSO practice.  That's OK though, they need the practice so the escorts won't be so easy to swat away once the real thing starts, no point on making it too easy on us


 
BigRat

[AKKuya]

We had 42 players in the mission with a few that joined later to around 47 players including 8 sets of bombers.   We smashed a medium airfield in one pass.

Next week, we should have some more players to join.  When that announcement is made, I'll have some more organizational info for larger size missions.

[Guppy35]

Thanks to the 109 and 190 drivers who kept at it.  Funny to hear the radio come alive when the first 109 high is seen

[AKKuya]

AAR for Mission:

8 sets of B-17s with 35 plus escort fighters comprised of 10+ Ponies and 10+ Jugs with a few Lightnings lifted off from a rear base in Knight held country.  The 8th Air Force Mission climbed to 22,000 ft for the buffs and higher altitudes for the escorts.

After making several course changes, the Mission was engaged by single LW aircraft that did manage to send a bomber drone or two to the ground in flames and small pieces.  Once the buffs grouped up, they made a final course change for a medium airfield in Rookland.  More LW aircraft arrived and gave some target practice for the bomber gunners.

The buffs dropped tens of thousands of pounds of bombs onto the enemy field below.  Many hangars, strats and radar went down plus some field guns here and there.  The buffs were able to drop unharrassed due to the gallant and heroic efforts of the escort fighters.  Only a few bomber drones were lost over the bomb drop duration.

The escort fighters did a great job in keeping the LW aircraft busy while the buffs made a quick turn for friendly airfields and safe landing.  Somehow, the LW stole some RAF planes and tried to sneak up on us and shoot us down.  Our escort fighters discovered that ruse and fought them off as well.