New ideas for "Historic missions" in Sim?

[McQ59]

I'm working on an idea to launch "Operation Husky" - the invasion of Sicily.

The mission on Canterbury last saturday l think learned us that to get the bombers to be at bit more central in the battle, I want to engage ships as targets and do it in strike-mode. This way the fighters are given an incitament to down them before they get to do theire bombruns.

The general idea is to set it to 1943 and have the german side to scramble He-111 and Stukas at the airfield at Catania. The top-cover will be G2's and F4's, and maybe a cpl of 202's from the Italian airforce.

The allied forces will defend the ships with the aid of P51's and Spits. The thought strategy will be for the mustangs to engage enemy fighters, and the spits to engage enemy bombers.

What do you guys think? Anyone interested in doing a mission like that? If it is, I'll put up a thread with the name "Operation Husky" and follow MACs idea of how to brief it from there...

[Gilly]

I'm in mate. Happy to fly anything.
Regarding the mission briefing I did create one for the one on Saturday in the historic group it's just no one bothered with it obviously (save for those who pre-committed to an aircraft). What Saturday did demonstrate is how lacking sadly BoP is in terms of it's lobbys compared to other titles. Whilst we all know about the necessary 'work arounds' in certain areas of this game, having stubborn 'I'm not leaving, I'm flying an airborne T34 and I'll do my best to spoil it for all' types really wound me up. Having been graced with recent titles whereby idiots are quickly removed and even 'reported' for being idiots it really is one thing that needs to be addressed in any possible sequel.
As much as I really think these historics are a great idea I get the horrible feeling that the pre-lobby (for example using sicily 1943) will end up with B17 and IL's which will either require much messaging to those without headsets or common sense and subsequent frustration for those having to wait. Whilst I agree with the pre-match chat room should cut down on this we saw Saturday how quickly lobby's get 'hijacked'. Sorry not meant to be a downer but having laid out a brief that those who had read it understood it just wound me on Saturday night having to sit until the lobby was correct and then having to deal once in the game with the randoms. I want to play this game for the fun factor and not to have to babysit stubborn morons.

[McQ59]

No problem in seeing what you mean Gilly. If we get a good pre-interesst for doing the "Op Husky" on saturday, the mission will be launched from the text-chat. The number of players in the chat will be the # of players in the lobby. It will be pointed out that no B-17's or Arados or IL's will be given permission to take off.

Let's see if we can do it. It has been done before.

[JOED70]

Originally Posted by McQ59

No problem in seeing what you mean Gilly. If we get a good pre-interesst for doing the "Op Husky" on saturday, the mission will be launched from the text-chat. The number of players in the chat will be the # of players in the lobby. It will be pointed out that no B-17's or Arados or IL's will be given permission to take off.

Let's see if we can do it. It has been done before.

Huskey !!!!!
Oh I can not miss that one for sure count me in

[Gilly]

Rest assured that the good intention is there it just boils my piss when you get one muppet doing their level best to mess it up.

[McQ59]

I've set up a thread in the social group. Let's take it from there guys.

If more pilots check in for duty there, I will make a thread on main forum to start serious recruiting for saturday 26'th.

The mission will start from textchat up front, with the excact # of slots.

[FOZ_1983]

Us 360 players need to get together and organise something like this. Granted i've given combat a miss in recent months, but free flying/historic missions are worth flying for.

Anyone on the 360 fancy sorting something like this out?

We've done it before so no reason why we cant do it again. Anyone remember the HE111 staffel flying across the channel with 109 escort?

All going well until about 2 miles off the Dover cliffs, jackedwardmorri decided to cause one huge mid air collision amongst the bombers...

Good times haha.

[bobbysocks]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Us 360 players need to get together and organise something like this. Granted i've given combat a miss in recent months, but free flying/historic missions are worth flying for.

Anyone on the 360 fancy sorting something like this out?

We've done it before so no reason why we cant do it again. Anyone remember the HE111 staffel flying across the channel with 109 escort?

All going well until about 2 miles off the Dover cliffs, jackedwardmorri decided to cause one huge mid air collision amongst the bombers...

Good times haha.

sure let me know when? i will juggle things around if i can to be there. or we could do a bombing raid on berlin.

[JOED70]

Yes Gilly again 100% correct.
Funny though when I have met some of these don't understand english or no headset individuals as my alter ego . They seem to have no problem understanding english as they messeged me asking questions. They have come for one reason only to cause trouble . If only thier mothers had changed thier diapers more often or breastfed them longer they would not now suffer from the mental defects that seem to plauge thier cobweb filled skulls.

[vdomini]

Originally Posted by McQ59

I'm working on an idea to launch "Operation Husky" - the invasion of Sicily.

The mission on Canterbury last saturday l think learned us that to get the bombers to be at bit more central in the battle, I want to engage ships as targets and do it in strike-mode. This way the fighters are given an incitament to down them before they get to do theire bombruns.

The general idea is to set it to 1943 and have the german side to scramble He-111 and Stukas at the airfield at Catania. The top-cover will be G2's and F4's, and maybe a cpl of 202's from the Italian airforce.

The allied forces will defend the ships with the aid of P51's and Spits. The thought strategy will be for the mustangs to engage enemy fighters, and the spits to engage enemy bombers.

What do you guys think? Anyone interested in doing a mission like that? If it is, I'll put up a thread with the name "Operation Husky" and follow MACs idea of how to brief it from there...

MC202 pilot reporting ! Ready to take off! An italian plane at last ehehe