DD_Fenrir

Hey poobear, just be on prior to the 2100 cutoff - I'll sort out everything else.

Thanks, Chet, this is the exact reason I set the campaign up. Glad that you (and it would seem many other repeat offenders! ) are enjoying it.

*furious rubbing of hands in anticipation* *+ sado-masochistic chuckle*

Mission Date 20/12/44 402nd FS - Attack Armour, Spa 485th FS - Fighter Patrol, Spa Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: 485th FS: Seconded Lts. Artage and Mayer to the 402nd FS to bolster their numbers as they were wanting for aircrew. Led a formation of 6 a/c, took 2 x 500lb bombs in case of no-show by the Lufties. Take-off and form up uneventful. Climbed to Angels 10 for transit to patrol area. 10km short of the lines Red 2 (2nd Lt. Bayles) called bogeys 1 o'clock, slightly lower; called for a climb to the right to try and put us up sun. The a/c resolved into 5-6 number long nosed Fw 190s. I directed White Leader (Lt. Nailed) to attack the lead e/a whilst Red flight dropped in on the trailing flights from above. After a brisk action that took us over the frontlines and practically down to tree-top height all the bandits were downed; there was much AAA, both friendly and enemy, plus a group of P-47s got involved which complicated matters, but the 485th counted for 5 of the e/a, though the unfortunate 2nd Lt. Bayles got clobbered by AAA whilst lining up a 190 and was forced to withdraw - thankfully he made it home, though experienced further drama when a damaged engine failed on short final; he got it down and is shaken but unhurt. The a/c, however, is somewhat worse for wear... I strafed two of the potentially offending guns and took them out. The rest of 485th remained in the area to cover the 402nd until they had completed their attacks. Whilst in the SE corner of the patrol area we spotted a gun in a field and were northbound and descending, setting up for an attack run when I spotted 5-6 bogeys to the NE, slightly lower and coming in our direction; initial assumption was they were the 402nd and their escorts but we then realised they should be SW of us; it was then that I ordered the squad to break off the ground attack and investigate and potentially engage the coming contacts. They turned out to be a squadron of Bf 110s and we promptly set to, eventually downing 5, but not without some casualties; Lt. Nailed got badly clobbered by the rear gunner of one of the bandits and was obliged to break off and RTB badly wounded and with an ailing aircraft. His wingman, 2nd Lt Badame was able to exact retribution and flamed the e/a, before escorting his flight lead home. Similarly, Lt. Johnson was also tagged by rear gunner fire, but doggedly stuck to his target until exhausted of ammunition. He too was obliged to make for home. Both Johnson and Nailed RTB'd safely. 2nd Lt. Gannet finished off the 110 damaged by Johnson in spectacular style, the e/a exploding in mid-air about 200 yards in front of his airplane! This was the apex of a rather exciting and productive sortie for the young Lieutenant: having downed a 190 in the first engagement, he then went on to claim two further 110s on top of the one that caused Lt. Johnson such frustration! He had a close brush with Grim Reaper however; as a result of his heavy manoeuvrings he lost consciousness, came to pointed at the ground and in his efforts to recover blacked himself out for 2nd time! That said, he managed to recover safely and regained his composure sufficiently to shoot down his final victim before making for home. 10 air kills in one mission gents is a fantastic score; well done gents, solid cross cover, good comms and well done flight and section leads for giving your wingmen a crack at the targets and especially well done to 2nd Lt. Norman Gannet for the haul of 4! Great job gentlemen.

Sad for us but happy for you Chris - hope you have a great time. Love to the family. So who's leading 402 in Chris' absence? Don't all rush at once..! 😉

Will do Crash. To those others considering the same it's worth keeping the trk fike as short as possible in order to avoid desynchronisation and corruption.

Next mission is hosted Sunday 13th June (Campaign date 20/12/44). Scoreboards (as of the morning of the 20th December 1944): 370th FG: Pilot Rosters: 370th FG: 402nd FS 485th FS:

Mission Date 19/12/44 402nd FS - Reconnaissance, Nettersheim-Gerolstein 485th FS - Fighter Sweep, Prum-Zulpich Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: 485th FS: 6 a/c of Zenith Squadron took off uneventfully and proceeded to the patrol area, climbing to Angels 19 en-route. Just after our turn onto the Northern leg of our patrol route 2ndLt. Artage called out a formation of unidentified aircraft closing from our 10 o'clock low, approximately Angels 15. These resolved into enemy short-nosed Fw 190s, 5-6 in all and after calling to jettison our bombs, I led Red 2, Lt. Nailed, in a wheeling dive down onto the rear of their formation which began to break up. The dogfight lasted a good few minutes until all the e/a were eventually dispatched, with claims for myself, Capt. Payne, Lt. Nailed and 2nd Lt. Snocker. 2nd Lt. Bayles also made a claim but for some reason this has been denied by Wing HQ; apparently an AAA battery in the area is making a claim and they've been awarded it. There was plenty of AAA - both enemy and friendly - in the area as the dogfight occurred directly over the front lines. We turned back toward Zulpich, aiming to get back to altitude when I spotted 2 contrails to our NW. We closed climbing hard all the way with 2nd Lt. Bayles the first to ID and engage the bogeys; turns out they were Ju 52s! Also turns out that Bayles is a damn find marksman as he downed the no.2 a/c in his first pass, in a 45 degree climb from head-on! Nice work that man. The lead aircraft then reversed course and I approached with Red 2 from it's low 5 position, putting an accurate and heavy burst into the right wing root and walking the fire across the under fuselage and into the left wing; it lost control and crashed shortly thereafter. Regrouping, 2nd Lt Artage spotted another bogey skimming the treetops just SW of Kelz airfield. Sending his section down and keeping the rest above Angels 10, we watched as Artie ID'd the a/c as another enemy Ju 52, and clinically dispatched it with a controlled burst. This e/a crashed just North of Kelz airfield. At this point I was having fuel feed issues and elected to RTB, but directed Reds 3 & 4 to join with White flight and for Capt. Payne to search for targets at his discretion. Despite being given clearance to join them Red 2 kindly stayed on my wing and we had an uneventful flight home and landing. Capt. Payne took the remainder down to search for possible strafing opportunities but found slim pickings as it looked like the 402nd had already been through the area and picked off the majority of the targets. There were a few however and these were duly liquidated. With ammo running low and targets sparse Capt. Payne wisely decided to make the best of it and called RTB, landing some 10 minutes after Zenith leader and Red 2. Good mission chaps, well done all.

Hey Patrick, The start time is based on a variety of factors; on a normal co-op evening people turn up and drop out for the night/evening/afternoon generally at their leisure. Even if you joined a bit later than the majority, generally you would only have to wait 5-15 minutes till the next coop mission started, there being somtimes3-5 run in the course of the session. However, with a single 1-1.5 hour coop it vastly complicates attendance: everyone who wants in has to be there prior to my generating the mission (I can't generate slots for every possible attendee and just leave the AI to fly those who don't show, in case the AI does something dumb and kills off your persona!) so we had to set a cut-off time to have everyone who wants to fly be there... We have American continent guys joining in their afternoon, with Brits just after supper time and the Euro guys worrying about needing to hit the sack before the mission ends. Ultimately we tested out a few times and eventually it settled on 2100 as a good compromise for everyone. Everyone is generally landed by by 2230/2300 BST, and some duck out early if necessary (without penalty) so there is that option for you.

They should have come with the Checkskins Gary so you're all set in that regard. 😎

I'd prefer peer adversaries; if it's Shermans and the Western Front Rhineland map then I suggest go reasonably authentic: If it's Autumn/Winter 1944 then: Spitfire IX and XIV, Tiffie, Tempest, P-51, P-38 and P-47D (no 150 octane) vs Fw 190A-6/A-8/D-9, Bf 109G-6 late/G-14/K-4 and a limited number of Me 262. If it's Winter/Spring 1945 then: Spitfire IX and XIV, Tiffie, Tempest , P-51, P-38 and P-47D (150 octane for the RAF birds only) vs Fw 190A-8/D-9, Bf 109G-14/K-4 and a limited number of Me 262.

Scoreboards (as of the morning of the 19th December 1944): 370th FG: 410th BG: Pilot Rosters: 370th FG: 402nd FS 485th FS:

Mission Date 18/12/44 402nd FS - Reconnaissance, Bonn 485th FS - Fighter Sweep, Euskirchen-Duren 410th BG - Rail Interdiction, Bonn Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: 485th FS: 410th BG 370th FG Awards and Promotions: 2nd Lieutenant Matt Mason is awarded the Purple Heart.

Hi all, Just to keep you in the loop, I've decided to announce any updates to PWCG here, so you can see what we're dealing with, if you've noticed any issues prior to this where they maybe getting fixed and how changes may affect what we do. We're currently on 12.2.1 so there's a fair few additions since the last update.

Sold!

Hi all, Jocko, a chap who has consistently made great Spitfire skins since way back in Il-2: 1946 days, turned his hand to DCS. I recommend you get them - particularly the generics -because I will be using them a great deal in my missions as, in my opinion, in some regards they're even better than Reflected's: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/unit-is-spitfire_lf_mk.ix/user-is-jocko417/apply/?PER_PAGE=50

Wrong way round Kira; Green chevron = too slow either add power, drop the nose slightly or a bit of both. Yellow donut: at target AoA. Red chevron = too fast, either reduce power or raise the nose or a bit of both. But that's only half the story. Being at the right AoA doesn't mean you have the right glideslope. You need to ensure that you're stable "on speed" with your nose pointed ~5 degrees above the horizon; because "on speed" is ~8 degrees AoA this will give you your glideslope of ~3 degrees. However, even getting these 2 right does not equal a successful trap as you may well be "on speed" and holding the right glideslope but if you don't finish your turn onto the groove at exactly the right distance and altitude from the carrier you will find yourself either too high (and thus overshooting the wires) or too low (and undershooting). This is where the FLOLS comes in. It will tell you if you're too high low and even give you hints as to if you have your glideslope and trim dialled in correctly. If the yellow light (meatball) is above the green datum lights, then you're high and will have to correct with a brief reduction in RPM. If low you'll need to increase your power temporarily to translate your glideslope up to meet the optimum. The tricky part here is that a change in throttle has an immediate effect on your AoA; it's easy to make a power correction too large or for too long and overshoot the target glideslope, particularly when cutting power as engine spool up times are longer than spool down and increasing AoA = increased drag. All this means that the aircraft is slower to power out of a "slow" or "low" position than it is to brake from a fast or high.

Scoreboards (as of the morning of the 18th December 1944): 370th FG: 410th BG: Pilot Rosters: 370th FG: 402nd FS 485th FS: 410th BG:

Mission Date 17/12/44 402nd FS - Attack Armour Column, Duren 485th FS - Attack Armour Column, Duren 410th BG - Rail Interdiction, Zulpich Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: 485th FS: 410th BG 370th FG Awards and Promotions: 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Crown is awarded the Bronze Star. 2nd Lieutenant Jean Artage is awarded the Bronze Star. Personnel: 2nd Lieutenant Matt Mason is posted to the 402nd FS. 410th BG Awards and Promotions: Major E. Shoo is awarded the Silver Star. Personnel: No changes.

Bad news fellow Dogz: Dear Friends of Flying Legends, In the light of yesterday's message from our Prime Minister, and the uncertainty surrounding the UK opening fully for business, it is with deep regret and a heavy heart that we must cancel this year's event. We understand the government's careful position but cannot safely stay the course in the light of the potential loss and lack of clarity so close to show time. We sincerely apologise for the disappointing news but the circumstances are truly out of our control. We will be reimbursing all of you, our faithful friends of Flying Legends who pre-paid for tickets in the coming days. On a personal note and in the name of the whole team at The Fighter Collection who have worked so hard this past year to prepare the aircraft and the show itself, please know that this decision has not come lightly. We are very sad but pray that next year will be COVID free for all and that Flying Legends 2022 will be a classic. Thank you for your understanding and for your dedication and support. Yours sincerely Nick Grey Director

Scoreboards (as of the morning of the 17th December 1944): 370th FG: 410th BG: Pilot Rosters: 370th FG: 402nd FS 485th FS: 410th BG:

An interesting analysis of the level of resolution and the fidelity of the new DM that came to the WW2 aircraft in DCS:

Welcome to the Dogz Seagoon, you silly, twisted boy you. Don't forget to draw yourself a fresh pair of legs (with opposable knees) from the quartermaster and make sure to use a pen in case the nefarious enemy bring an eraser. Should you ever need to know the time, Jabo has it writted down on a piece of paper. Looking backwards to flying with you!

Mission Date 15/12/44 402nd FS - Attack Armour Column, Julich 485th FS - Transport Interdiction, Duisberg 410th BG - Reconnaissance, Julich Debrief: 370th FG 402nd FS: 485th FS: 410th BG 370th FG Awards and Promotions: 2nd Lieutenant Roger Over is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Personnel: Captain Les Payne is posted to the 485th FS. 1st Lieutenant Reggie Nailed is posted to the 485th FS. 410th BG Awards and Promotions: None. Personnel: No changes.