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Let's Play proposal.

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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.
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Do B-17 since I have never been able to get it running on anything, ever.
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I vote B-17 as well, the other let's plays for that seemed awesome.
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I'd really like to see a B-17 LP as well.
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I'll throw in my hat for B-17 also, hilarious WW2 antics go!
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B-17. No contest.

EDIT: I think you should have made a poll, Ando.
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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.
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The Yosemite Bear wrote:Catch-22**

**Navigator, the position the main character crewed.
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damn, it's been so long since I read that....
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Anyway, I'll be Tail End (yank) Charlie on a B-17.
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I'll take right waist gunner.
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And put me on left.
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I've always wanted to be a bombardier, if that's still open.
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I'd like to take Right side then, if possible.

I can bring an aura of britishness to the plane!
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I already called for right side.
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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

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I'll go top turret.
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With my terrible sense of direction, I'm the perfect choice for navigator! :D

If you'll have me, that is! If not, then just jam my soon to be mutilated corpse somewhere.
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Might as well go as Jason Dyson instead of my screen name.
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Hell, sign me up for pilot, then. I rule.
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Since Losonti called Pilot, I want to be his co-pilot.

Because God was busy, he sent the next best man for the job ;)
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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.
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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.
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Guess I need a real name too, since borninshadow stinks for a navigator :lol:

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