Well, after my self-introduction in the appropriate Forum section, i though i would just post some randomness, so i fully expect this thread to drop rapidly, but... i want to "stay current".
I was introduced to Wings of Glory just last December. I was looking to get out with my best friend (we are old school geeks), and he had been playing for a while. It was just a demo game at our local hobby store (Your Hobby Place in Martinsburg, WV. USA). For me it was just a "grab and go". I borrowed a plane (Nieuport 28, i believe) and sat down. I was hooked and bought 2 of my own planes the next day. A Spad X.III and a Phalz D.IIIa.
After that, the others had organized an introductory campaign (I have no idea how official it is, etc. - i know the planes being flown are from all over the place. A Nieuport 16 and a Sopwith Snipe, etc. - and no real cohesion to represent say, a specific squadron as there will be a Phalz D.IIIa with a Fokker Dr.1, and an UFAG C.I) I do know that there is VERY high attrition rate among the pilots. We play 1 game for 3 different sectors, and two flights in a day. My personal pilot roster is as such:
Albatros D.V Scout Johann Allmenroder -
Fokker Dr.1 Scout Linus Wach 1
Phalz D.IIIA Scout Offenbach 2
Phalz D.IIIA Scout Luther Martin 2
Roland C.II 2-Seater Stephen Pfautz / Hans Lubbert -
Sopwith Camel Scout Karl Braun -
UFAG C.I 2-Seater Neo Phyte / Karl Schmitt 1 / 0
The numbers at the end of each row is the number of missions they have flown... so.. yeah... i am just getting started. The highlights of my games are:
Offenbach was my very first pilot, flying in the first model i bought for myself. Other than that, not much of note. He was just my first. Named after a former employer, who happened to be from Germany.
Luther Martin was my 2nd pilot, because i could not fly the same pilot in 2 different sectors, on the same day, in the same time slot. He is my favorite. His first mission, he got shot down by a ground machine gun nest, while trying to shoot down a balloon that was almost to the ground. He survived the crash, escaped immediate capture, and got back to his own lines... (as per what the guy running the campaign had me do... he drew 0 damage for the crash landing... then had to roll a 6 to evade immediate capture, then had to roll snake eyes on 2d6 to successfully make it home). In his first flight back, we had complete cloud coverage above us. 2 Germans vs. 4 Allies. My partner got shot down before i could really do much, so i quickly climbed in to the clouds to try and get a favorable position, or just escape. For 6 turns, the guy running our campaign had me plot out the cards, etc. (a total of 18 cards) until i either said that i just fly off, or come back down. When i decided to come back down, i placed a marker on the board saying that was where i would come back down. I came within "short range" of the measuring shooting range marker. I was actually stunned.
Neo Phyte came about because i volunteered to be the plane that needed to land to rescue two other downed pilots. I have volunteered to learn how to perform recon missions, landing missions, etc. in the two-seaters. I love the challenge of learning how to pick the cards, etc. to accomplish what needs to be done.
In our campaign we have 1 guy running, and tracking everything. 5 pilots. 3 Allied, and 2 German - although, we probably have another newbie (like me) joining us this week. We've slowly been incorporating rules so that we are all on the same page. Our next mission is a German Bomber escort. I am hoping to share pictures after.
I've not had a chance to fly my Allied planes in the campaign, and i only ever flew a Nieuport when introducted. My "hanger consists of:
German
Albatros D.V
Fokker Dr.1
Phalz D.IIIA
Phalz D.IIIA
Roland C.II
Sopwith Camel (Captured) - i named the pilot Karl Braun (Charles Brown - )
UFAG C.I
Allied
Bristol F.2B Fighter
RAF S.E.5
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Snipe
SPAD XIII
I am still saving up for more, but the selections were really hard to come by before Christmas, etc.
OK, i have bored you all enough.
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