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Reporting for duty skooper 👍🏻

Cool, that is useful with a couple of clarifications...... Are the units in yards ? What are “shell HE Super” and “shell HE Normal” in game ?

Incredible.......

I hear he makes a mean cake ?

Very eventful sortie today 485th ! Set off as a four ship flight along with the 402nd on a combined Sqn air patrol mission over the front lines north of Zulpich. 2x500lb bombs were carried by all to suppress flak for 410th bomber Sqn if needed. From 15,000ft before we reached the front lines, what turned out to be a single Ju88 was spotted. Since the armorers had forgotten to load 2nd Lt Lucas Rockwell’s aircraft with bombs and the refuelling chaps had only given Capt Rea half full tanks, I sent them in as a bombless pair to despatch said Bosh bastard whilst 2nd Lt Artisan Well and myself kept our eggs for later. HOWEVER, to the south was spotted a loveliness of FW D9s at around angels 15 so all bombs dumped and in we go. Capt Rea and 2nd Lt Rockwell had to climb to join us so things were a little lop sided and......well..... Well was overwhelmed and we think he took damage to his elevator which lead to an unrecoverable dive into oblivion. It’s a shame because he was a very deep, well rounded chap. Anyway, we dispatched the D9s with some excellent work from Rockwell and Rea, continued on our patrol all the while keeping in touch with the 402nd boys and the 410th chaps who were also busy inflicting harm and misery as required. On the return northern leg of our patrol we descended to look for ground targets of opportunity and found plenty. 25 plus were destroyed between us in what can only be described as an ordered frenzy of aggression.... brought a tear to my eye it did. Capt Rea dead stick landed, out of fuel, at a forward airfield without a problem and Rockwell and myself landed at home base in time to join 402nd’s afternoon whisky and knitting bonanza.

We had a session this morning with two tanks each with two crew. Great fun swapping roles on respawn. Comms were busy even with only two tanks, separate channels will be a must. You have to constantly talk to each other as a crew. With a two man crew in a Panther or Tiger...... Driver picks the tank and spawns in, unlocks all “gunner” positions. Next crew slot is commander. Driver then drives looking through the gunsight in gunners position because the view is much better than through the visor. Commander gives directions, scans for threats and spots for the gunner/driver. Three man crew would be the same but with separate gunner. Only problem there would be the terrible field of vision from the drivers seat. You cannot drive from the drivers hatch open position.

Reporting for duty skipper...

Well up for multi crew Saturdays. It has the potential to be way more fun. No problem with single and multi crew tanks in the same mission either. Something for everyone. I would like to team up with the ex fire service crew (Sid, Parts and myself) to avoid being intellectually overwhelmed !? 🤣😂😉😘 🖕🏻 Separate crew TS channels but with whispers between all ?

What have you got to do to get a gong around here? 🤣😂😳

Gee thanks chaps 😘. Sending you all some lube so you can “hide” your graphics cards 😳

Some clever buggers should set up a graphics card reconditioning company ?

Plenty of air to air excitement for the 485th this time and no pilots lost. Good show ! We were tasked with an air patrol to the North of Koln and so took extra ammo and 2x500lb just in case. As it happened we all dumped the bombs early on as we came across six FW190A before reaching the front lines. A head on assault from those fiendish Fokkers was avoided and we shared in the delights of shooting them all down. Mr Rox used his aircraft to heavily damage one of them as shown. He survived a crash landing I am pleased to say. Both Artage and Tonar were also forced to land at forward airbases mercifully unharmed. Artage had thrashed his engines to failure, I can only put this down to mounting frustrations caused by not being recognised and accounted for during the 485 briefing due to an admin error ? We were rather dispersed after this initial encounter and Capt Rea suddenly found himself being assaulted by a Whoop of FW190Ds. All hands to the rescue resulting in the Fokkers being sent earthward. Shortly after this encounter had terminated we received a call from Mr Tonar who was trying to emergency land at Venlo stating that there were Bf110s in the area threatening to spoil his day. A quick regroup and 30km descending sprint to his location found one (soon to be team killed) 110 and frightened the rest away. With fuel to spare we decided to pick off a few AAA units before returning home for a well earned rub down with the Radio Times. Funflak landed at a forward airbase, not through any necessity but to visit a “special friend” 💕 Excellent wing man work from Reggie in difficult circumstances and a fine performance (as always), from Capt Rea. Tonar, Artage and Rox should be back at home base by lunchtime today , just in time for matinee card school ......

Reported for poopy skipper...

OK, that would explain it then 👍🏻

Just wondered why places like Novatech (my local), have “5 in stock” ready to go with 30 series cards ? Is a 3060ti not that good or something ? https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/reignsentrypro.html

So these “manufacturers” 3060 cards Novatech were including in their available now new builds, what’s the story for them chaps ?

@Reggie... or........ we entered a place beyond sight and sound.... we entered the Twilight Zone....

No joy with the mission last night I know but thanks for showing up and giving it a whirl last night 485th !

It never happened ! Come back Arjenski!

Reporting for duty skipper...

Ya !!!

I have to say that with all of the snow covered tree slopes plus foggy blizzard weather it will be very immersive chaps. 👍🏻🤗

Nice restoration, gobshite owner 🤭

Agreed, very tricky indeed that one.

“If we get a few together I think a multi-crewed tank will be a good option with one driving and the other taking notes etc” Multi crew driver available sir, I can drive but have trouble taking notes 😳 ....... that anyone else could read.