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I'm thinking of doing a sim lets play and was wondering what people would like to follow most.

B-17 II - The Mighty Eighth. I started one of these ages ago, but never finished it.

Strike Fighters 2. This would probably be a Merc Campaign in the desert for a bit of fun, unless people wanted a specific scenario from Vietnam, Europe or Israel. And I'd need Shep's assistance in modding the campaign to alter names.

il-2 FB/1946. Again, not sure how to mod names here, but it could be any number of things: Eastern Front, Pacific, Finnish War.

I'm not sure if Gunship! allows for name changing, but I could throw that in the mix too.

Do B-17 since I have never been able to get it running on anything, ever.

I vote B-17 as well, the other let's plays for that seemed awesome.

I'd really like to see a B-17 LP as well.

I'll throw in my hat for B-17 also, hilarious WW2 antics go!

B-17. No contest.

EDIT: I think you should have made a poll, Ando.

B-17, and again, give me Scuicide Jockey* or Catch-22**

*Bottom Ball turret gunner the man most likely to die in a B-17 crew.
**Navigator, the position the main character crewed.

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Catch-22**

**Navigator, the position the main character crewed.

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Yossarian was the Bombardier on a B-25.

damn, it's been so long since I read that....

Anyway, I'll be Tail End (yank) Charlie on a B-17.

I'll take right waist gunner.

And put me on left.

I've always wanted to be a bombardier, if that's still open.

I'd like to take Right side then, if possible.

I can bring an aura of britishness to the plane!

I already called for right side.

OK. I think I'll take nominations for one plane to start with. Unless I get a seriously large number of applicants I'll keep it to one plane as my god do you take casualties in this game and reservists are always appreciated.

Bombadier - Master Baerne
Navigator -
Pilot -
Co-Pilot -
Top Turret -
Radio Operator - Anders Russell - nabbing this as it's the "jack of all trades" role, you never know when you're going to have to fill in for someone.
Ball Turret - Colin "Yosemite" Witz
Left Waist Gunner - Lord Relvenous
Right Waist Gunner - Norade
Tail Gunner - Vendetta

Reserves:

I'll go top turret.

With my terrible sense of direction, I'm the perfect choice for navigator!

If you'll have me, that is! If not, then just jam my soon to be mutilated corpse somewhere.

Might as well go as Jason Dyson instead of my screen name.

Hell, sign me up for pilot, then. I rule.

Since Losonti called Pilot, I want to be his co-pilot.

Because God was busy, he sent the next best man for the job

Norade wrote:Might as well go as Jason Dyson instead of my screen name.

Yeah, and I can go by Shaun Sharp myself. Lord Relvenous is a silly name for a waist gunner. For anyone, really.

Bombadier - Master Baerne
Navigator - born in shadow
Pilot - Losonti Tokash
Co-Pilot - Pezook
Top Turret - atg
Radio Operator - Anders Russell - nabbing this as it's the "jack of all trades" role, you never know when you're going to have to fill in for someone.
Ball Turret - Colin "Yosemite" Witz
Left Waist Gunner - Shaun "Lord Relvenous" Sharp
Right Waist Gunner - Jason "Norade" Dyson
Tail Gunner - Vendetta

Still going to need reserves. Lots of reserves. Seriously, if people think X-COM games are high casualty, then you ain't seen nothing yet.

Also - we'll need a name for our B-17.

edit - and here's a nice little link: Combat Crew handbook - your guide to the crew of a B-17.

Guess I need a real name too, since borninshadow stinks for a navigator

Gimme Aaron Johnson for my name, if it's not too much trouble. As for our plane...why not Reckless Thunder?

Damn, everybody is getting real names now...

How about Franklin Keosekkernbach Pezoszczezki? Since nobody, including the squadron commander, can remember how to spell his name, they just call him "Pez"