Pete (Stumptonian) - I have you down for June's game if that's OK with you ?
Pete (Stumptonian) - I have you down for June's game if that's OK with you ?
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
The rosters for CYM are completed as far as possible (fingers crossed) & linked to the rules sticky.
Have a look - every time I do I find something I've missed but might have it this time (bar additional results from Rob).
I am trying to track total victories from both campaigns of the pilots involved (as previously done) & have an additional number (from the POW/KIA) from the previous mission to give you an idea of an overall total.
There is also a 'mish' column that shows the number of missions/victories from the previous campaign for tandem crews which goes toward their medal count and not a concern for you chaps, just an aide to save me swapping between rosters & counting on m'fingers !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
A couple of minor, minor points...for my Eagles opposition I think you mean "Schwendemann" and not "Scwendemann". The 2nd just looks weird for a German name. The even more minor point is that there's a "." at the end of "Garrelt." I'm not sure if that was a type for another letter or just extraneous. But very, very minor points.
I didn't mean anything - the names are cut and pasted from a list of WW1 pilots so someone else's typo, or, that's how he spelt his name but I have added the h and deleted the spurious full stop if it makes you feel better !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Hope to post the first game before the weekend - I'm a little busy with Flight Club then !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
The first rule of Flight Club is ........Hope to post the first game before the weekend - I'm a little busy with Flight Club then
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Spoken like a true Brad Pitt
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Here's to a speedy recovery PaulTwo weeks ago, I fell on the ice, heavily and flat on my back. No broken bones but still a fair bit of pain
Going to read mission 1 CYM now
my planes are mainly later period i.e camels, SE5s, DR.1 D.v11s. can I drop in later into the Campaign i.e. mid late 1916?
Did you mean mid late 1917 Iain ? We should get there in a few years time if we follow on through the three month campaign schedule !
Meantime you can always look at the previous late era campaigns linked in the sticky above and try your hand at them or follow Paul's lead to convert the missions to a later period & post them in the AAR sub-forum.
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Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
will do. see you all in 2022
One of interest as we approach the age of the Albatros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l14fq0V9Tqs
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Great video, thanks Dave!
That's a star video Dave. I wish I could speak German a tenth as well as this guy speaks English. A thorough and very interesting tour of the Albatros.
Thanks for sharing REP deserved but the gun is currently jammed I'm sorry to say
Stumbled on it quite by chance - I liked the fact he talked through the development that led to the D.Va.
The only obvious error I picked up on was about the D.V when he stated the engine was uprated from 160 to 180 hp, it would have started life with the Mercedes D.IIIa engine which was about 170hp (180hp by British rating), then had the Mercedes D.IIIaü 180hp (200hp by British rating) upgrade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_D.III
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I watched several of his videos when I was off work over the winter - he does a good job for the most part.
Thanks for posting that clip Dave. Great stuff!
Thanks for posting the link to the video Dave!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
For Christmas I got a copy of The Birth of the Royal Air Force by I.Philpott. I was looking through it recently, and while it reads more like a scrapbook than anything, it does have an appendix of which planes were in use by each squadron throughout the whole war! Now, it might say the squadron has Martinsyde G.100s in use without ever saying whether that is one G.100 or 20 G.100s, but we can still use the data to get an approximation of which planes the British were using during Jul-Aug-Sept 1916 period of this campaign:
Heavy Use
R.A.F. B.E.2c [No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19 (Jul), 21 (Jul-Aug), 24]
R.A.F. B.E.2d [No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15 (Aug-Sep), 16, 21 (Jul-Aug)]
R.A.F. F.E.2b [No. 11, 18, 19 (Jul), 22, 23, 24]
Airco D.H.2 [No. 24, 29, 32]
Medium Use
R.A.F. B.E.2e [No.4, 9(Aug-Sep), 13 (Sep), 15 (Aug-Sep), 16, 42 (Sep)]
R.A.F. F.E.2d [No. 20, 24]
R.A.F. F.E.8 [No. 29 (Jul-Aug), 40 (Aug-Sep)]
Martinsyde G.100 [No. 27]
Sopwith Strutter [No. 70]
Light Use
Morane-Saulnier Type BB [No. 1, 3, 60 (Jul-Aug)]
Nieuport 16 [No.1 (Jul-Aug), 3 (Jul-Aug), 11 (Jul-Aug), 60 (Aug-Sep)]
R.A.F. B.E.12 [No. 10 (Jul), 19, 21 (Aug-Sep)]
R.A.F. R.E.7 [No. 19 (Jul), 20 (Sep), 21 (Jul-Aug)]
Morane-Saulnier Type P [No. 1, 3]
Morane-Saulnier Type LA [No. 1, 3]
Bristol Scout [No. 11 (Jul-Aug), 19 (Jul), 43 (Sep)]
Nieuport 17 [No. 1, 11 (Jul-Aug), 60 (Aug-Sep)]
Morane-Saulnier Type N [No. 3 (Jul), 60]
Very Light Use
Nieuport 20 [No. 1]
Morane-Saulnier Type V [No. 60]
Morane-Saulnier Type I [No. 60]
Vickers F.B.5 [No. 11 (Jul)]
Vickers F.B.9 [No. 11 (Jul)]
R.A.F. R.E.5 [No. 19 (Jul)]
Martinsyde S.1 [No. 19 (Jul)]
Caudron G.3 [No. 19 (Jul)]
What he said over and again. Really really useful. Thanks for sharingOh, that is SO useful!
Very many thanks for posting!
For those using my solo charts I have added the new Ares R deck as Dave's D8 AI Solo Chart R(a) v.1 if any have the new model & a desire to use the full deck. I'm leaving the original in the shared B,J,R chart for those who don't have the new model. It will be marked as R(n) for Nexus one day.
Currently in moderation queue
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Typical luck ! That is likely the one to go with though, as that would have been the data they had when it was selected but may be worth asking the committee if it's worth changing up to the new deck. Zoe might be a person to ask.
I still fly my N.16 with the R(n) deck at the minute.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
The N.16 should be markedly less manoeuvrable than the N.11, so, on that rationale, the N.16 should use the old Nexus deck (no wide sideslips).
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Note for all -
In future when creating your BRF's can you keep the images down to a minimum please.
I ask this as, due to the vagaries of the system, I often have to transfer them across to the compilation thread or they don't show (though I can see them fine) and that can take a bit of time to do.
A couple or so for colour and a few for setup clarification is fine but we're hitting high teens in total these days & that seems to be a bit of an overkill - a picture paints a thousand words but we don't need a dissertation !
I & Uncle thank you !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Noted Uncle Mission 5 has 4 photos planned as set up guides and no other photos at all.
Chaps, Paul is unable not in a position to provide us with mission 6 next month, so if there is anyone else who has one on the drawing board or would like to jump in before I do then let me know via PM.
Uncle should be back in the office next week.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
If no one else has anything I can put together a mission for August.
Happy to knock up a bombing raid on a railway siding or some such, by BE2s / Martinsydes / RE7s or whatever, escorted by a Sopwith or two. Attacked by Rolands / LVGs etc OR reversed for the Central Powers players. It would be based on actual events taken from the Official History of the War in the Air.
Also, more than happy to step aside if anyone else wants to step in. Offer is there if needed
Peter / Mike
I am good for anything you throw at us, as long as I don't have to intercept more than one two-seater ...
No problem with my Adler - I have a full roster.
OK chief!
Thanks for taking up the slack Peter
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
I have sorted the back end of the rota:
Aug: - Peter (Teaticket) - Week 6 Aug 12th
Sep: - Baz (Gully_raker) - Week 7 Aug 19th
Oct: - John (Vagabond) - Week 8 Aug 27th
Nov: - Pete (Stumptonian) - Week 9 Sep 5th
Dec: - Paul (Tikkifriend) - Week 10 Sep 12th
Jan: - Baz (Gully_raker) - Week 11 Sep 19th
Feb: - Mike (Mikeemagnus) - Week 12 Sep 27th
If these dates are a problem for anyone let me know, all are subject to change at any time !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Cheers Dave - at this moment in time, no problem with the February slot for me.
Thanks Mike
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Again..Would the officer who keeps arsing around with the display of the Bulldog rosters please desist, or, reset it when they have done...
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