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Originally Posted by dkwookie
I flew top cover in the P51 with fuel tanks, thy unlocked the corsair. If you do it in the Blenheim you unlock the Catalina and "Bismark Search" mission. It takes a ton of runs to down Tirpitz with the Blenheim. Rock hard stuff but worth it
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Ah so thats how the corsair is unlocked!! I didnt know this, simply because i've not flown escort yet. I enjoy flying the Lanc that much that i've not even bothered with the P51.
Tried it in the Blenhiem though.... The amount of AAA that ship throws up at you is ridiculous. The Blenheim just gets chewed up. Completed it though.
The Bismark search mission i was a little let down with to be honest. I would of preffered attacking with swordfish. Just scouting around with a catalina for an hour or so got a bit boring eventually. Though it was good to finally spot her!! After accidentally locating royal navy ships a few times
One mission that is hard and also quite emotional is "limping home"
For those that haven't unlocked it yet, its the next one after "search for the Bismark", it puts you in control of a heavily damaged B17 with only 3 engines running (one of them smoking) and a couple of your gunners are dead so their guns are inoperable.
You have to fly this damaged bird home from somewhere over france and land it back in the UK, manston. (yes not an 8TH air force base but its what the game came with so its ok). Its hard.....
Those 2 FW190's really freak me out... they dont attack for a good 5 minutes, they just constantly stay out of the range of your guns and stalk you, its horrible. And constantly having to check your map for direction is nervy.
When those FW190's decide to attack though..... makes you panic haha. Its best to get the destroyed ASAP, because as you get to the channel 3 more appear.
I must admit though... the biggest grin ever came over me when i was halfway across the channel being attacked by 3 FW190's, thn in the distance i saw 2 more shadows... as they got closer comnig from 12 high....
THEY WERE P51's!!!!
2 of them...
The greatest sight i ever saw on this game. Seeing them come screaming past me and engaging the FW190's until they retreated or were destroyed. It was amazing. Once the FW's wer dealt with the P51's fly on your wing all the way back to Manston, before breaking off.
Then the landing....
A really good mission, i enjoyed this one.
