The SDnet B-17 Crew the 2nd.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-12-29 05:33am

OK - due the lack of full names I had to make some substitutions and additions, the current crew as of mission #1:

Bombadier - Ryan Crierie (Shep)
Navigator - Brad Carletti (GuppyShark)
Pilot - Mike Wong (Darth Wong)
Co-Pilot - Rob Dalton (Dalton)
Top Turret - Anders Russell (WeeMadAndo)
Radio Operator - David Harris (Darth David)
Ball Turret - Colin Witz (Yosemite)
Left Waist Gunner - Doug Robison (DesertFly)
Right Waist Gunner - Ian Relihan (Noble Ire)
Tail Gunner - Dorian Kratsas (Vympel)

Reserves:
Mark Harris (Sylas Gaunt)
John Doe (Sea Skimmer)
John Doe (Exonerate)
Martin Doe (Nitram)
John Doe (brianeyci)
John Doe (Thirdfain)

And our plane, "Luscious Leia"

Mission 1:
Brest Harbour with Brest U-Boat base as alternate.

Apparently the Bomb Damage Estimate was "low", had a shit angle of approach and tried to lay out the ships in harbour and follow up with the waterside warehouses and fuel oil storage.

From the mission, the squadron lost one bomber. And we had some injuries on our plane, the flak was only moderate, but it was pretty accurate.

SSgt Witz - Severe Wound - Purple Heart received.
SSgt Relihan - Severe Wound - Purple Heart received.
TSgt Harris - Severe Wound - Purple Heart received.
2nd Lt Wong - Flesh Wound - Purple Heart received.

Tiger Ace · Post by **Tiger Ace** » 2005-12-29 05:55am

Put me down on reserve navigator.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-12-29 08:39am

Wow, I got that Purple Heart quickly.

Well, at least I didn't die.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-12-29 09:35am

hey I only got a wound, which for a ball gunner is pretty good.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-12-29 10:37am

if there's room put me in reserve too, My real life name is Sampo Paalanen

you'll just have make up some reason why a Finn (Finland was fighting Soviet Union during this time) would be part of the crew (a recent immigrant perhaps)

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2005-12-29 01:02pm

I'll be a reservist, too, so long as I don't have to be the ball turret gunner. That thing's a death trap.

BTW, my name is Mark Stevenson

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2005-12-29 02:06pm

I'll take reserve pilot/navigator/bombadier. Name is Jake Hagel.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2005-12-29 02:13pm

reserve ball turret, if you please.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2005-12-29 02:20pm

Reservist?

M.B. Bucher

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2005-12-29 02:26pm

Sign up Reservist #4539872. Preferably navigator or radio operator, but, hell, I'll take the ball turret since everyone else hates it. Brandon Langlois.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2005-12-29 04:00pm

Reservist Steve Kissinger reporting for duty. Anything but ball turret (I'm too large to fit).

Haminal10 · Post by **Haminal10** » 2005-12-29 05:10pm

I'll be a reserve! Colin Hamill

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-12-29 05:29pm

damn I thought I was the only colin on this board.

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2005-12-29 07:36pm

Reserve, if you need some more. Put me down as "Eduardo III" if that fits in the name box.

...

No, that's not my name. But I occaisionally sign it to things that aren't official forms. So that should count.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-12-30 04:37am

Hmm, given the number of applicants, I might have to start running a squadron level campaign and give everyone a bomber of their own. See who makes the full 30 missions then!

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2005-12-30 12:22pm

If you make an SDNet squadron, I call "Death Incarnate" for my bomber's name

DesertFly · Post by **DesertFly** » 2005-12-30 01:15pm

I want "Falling Over Backwards."

Hehe, my own bomber.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-12-30 01:42pm

what game?

and what is the learning curve of this game? Looks fun.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-12-30 05:42pm

The game is B-17 The Mighty Eighth, you can download a demo (30minutes limit - not really worth it) or the intro movie (really worth a look) from 3dGamers.com.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-12-31 01:33am

weemadando wrote:Hmm, given the number of applicants, I might have to start running a squadron level campaign and give everyone a bomber of their own. See who makes the full 30 missions then!

Sidenote: RL name Daniel Goldberg.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-12-31 03:45am

well they could have you, me, Coyote, DEATH, and faqa crewing the "Fire from the mountain top" I'm sure the germans will hate it.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-12-31 03:49am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:well they could have you, me, Coyote, DEATH, and faqa crewing the "Fire from the mountain top" I'm sure the germans will hate it.

That'd be one killer outfit.

Julhelm · Post by **Julhelm** » 2005-12-31 11:15am

I could be reserve navigator or bombardier.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2006-01-01 04:10am

psh, all you not naming your bombers after women will have bad luck!

That being said, I'd like to request a bomber of my own, if we're going to do that.

Fleet Admiral JD · Post by **Fleet Admiral JD** » 2006-01-01 10:11am

I'll take a reserve spot, or a bomber, if you have it.

Real name is JD Roger.