Is CoD worth getting?

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Originally Posted by furbs

I think ATAG deserve a medal for what they are trying to do with CLOD.
But unless we get COOPs will never get close to recreating BOB battles online, it simply will not happen.

The ATAG server can be great fun, ive had fun on there. Its the best CLOD experience online by a mile, but its not the BOB.

Thanks for the kind words, Furbs!

Most of us think of the Battle of Britain as huge epic battles involving dozens of Axis bombers in formation with equally large numbers of escorting 109's perched high above at varying altitudes, with one or two squadrons (sometimes more, sometimes less) of RAF fighters rising up to intercept them. Indeed, this is where COOP missions would shine if 1C properly institutes them in future patching. No question, no argument.

A month or two (or three?) ago Farber and his JG/27 crew hosted a "bomber night". He'd have to jump in here to say how many participated, but I was in a Spitfire Ia squadron that spawned at Manston and we sat warming up while waiting for a squadron of Hurri Rotols to move their lumbering behinds off the runway so we could take off. Our job was to patrol the neighbouring Thames Estuary -- we barely got to 18,000 feet when the sudden appearance of flak alerted us to what turned out to be 6 He111's heading for London about 5,000 feet below us. Easy meat except for the pesky 109's escorting 'em. So......."not even close to BoB", you say? Hah!

Hey, even today I spawned in a Rotol at Manston and headed south. "Ribbs" joined up on Teamspeak flying a Rotol out of Lympne, so we hooked up. I had a go at a formation of five AI Dornier 17's at 12,500 feet while Ribbs headed off a 109 looking to interfere with my fun. While they headed to the deck I noticed a single twin engine --a 110 -- overflying my Dorniers headed towards our Comms HQ at G10 (an Axis designated target). Ribbs was finishing off the 109, so I gave pursuit on the fast-flying 110. He climbed to 17,000 feet with me slowly gaining. A quick burst had him instantly kicking over into a hard spiralling dive to the right. On the verge of blacking out I was losing sight of him, so I relaxed the turn, only to find the 110 on MY six! A quick split-S saved my bacon, but it took a few seconds to reacquire visual contact on the now-fleeing Zerstorer. Caught up once again and fired up into his belly. He fell away and dove into the ground. For my part, low on fuel, I landed at Littlestone amongst the Blenheims.

So, "not even close to BoB"? C'mon!