Olham 164 Posted June 30, 2011 Jasta 37 clashed with No. 1 Sqdn RFC, and those S.E.5a "Viper" are real hellraisers! Although they had been a little lower, they quickly dominated the fight. Their engines are so powerful, and their aircraft so stable, that they were all over the place - up and down and up and down - They made me dizzy! I managed to shoot down two of them, but they also got at least two of us down. When I had finished the second, I found myself alone, and so I flew back home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 6, 2011 Beware of the Hun from the Sun ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaillyHo 2 Posted July 13, 2011 Not wishing to blow my own trumpet here, but I was really pleased with how this screenie turned out - something about the silvery Nieup and the Alsace winter backdrop, leaves all the colour focussed on my new 'bus'. Hope you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 13, 2011 Yes, that's a fine composition, TaillyHo. The Albatros brings some colour into the life of that Nupe driver. Mmuahahahahahahaaaaa!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaillyHo 2 Posted July 13, 2011 Indeed . . . but he doesn't get to 'enjoy' it for very long. Mmuahahahahahahaaaaa!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiloh 12 Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) That's a sweet photo TaillyHo. It has a "surreal" feel to it and the depth with the shadows on the snow is incredible. Is that a new pilot you're flying there? Edited July 13, 2011 by Shiloh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaillyHo 2 Posted July 14, 2011 Thank you, my firend. It was mid-afternoon, but I guess in January that means low sun and short days. This is over the Lines (you can just see a few tents of an entente army camp at the very bottom of the shot, below the Nieup), east of Corcieux - an area I'm sure you've flown over with Jasta 35, but perhaps not in winter (?). And yes, a new pilot who's making a solid campaign start (4 missions so far). Look for his first 'report' on the other thread soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+elephant 36 Posted July 14, 2011 Great shot indeed! Those shadows look great and the play with color and "grayscale"...perfect combination! Good luck on the new Career... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaillyHo 2 Posted July 14, 2011 Thanks Elephant, I'm chuffed to get positive feedback from people like you - and Olham and Shiloh - who know a whole lot more, and go to a lot more trouble than me on your pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theultimat 5 Posted July 15, 2011 Lovely picture TaillyHo. The Albatros really does stand out, as everything else appears to be almost in greyscale. I felt like doing some editing to pass the time today, so I fired up OFF and decided to shoot up an Albatros D.III, then had some fun with the picture I took. I think it turned out ok, but it wasn't a great picture to start with. Actually, looking at it now, I think I put in too much motion blur, but nevermind... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted July 18, 2011 After spotting the twin gun Sopwith Tripe on a campaign mission, I just had to try one in a campaign. For some strange reason, because only 6 were ever put into combat I thought the Devs had included it purely as a QC fighter. Silly me. Anyways, I started a pilot in RNAS 10, late July 1917. While still retaining the quick turning capabilities of her single gun sister, the twin gun adds enough firepower to destroy nearly anything unfortunate enough to be in front of you for more than a few seconds. With it's incredible manueverability and twin guns, I felt like I was everywhere I needed to be doing the work of some unholy avenger! Hellshade RNAS 10 Patrol (7:02) 1080HD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 18, 2011 Is the additional weight of the second machine gun considered? I guess, the twin gun Tripe was less agile? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 18, 2011 PS: here is an excerpt from Wikipedia: "Another drawback of the Triplane was its light armament. While contemporary Albatros fighters were armed with two guns, most Triplanes were armed with a single synchronized Vickers machine gun. Efforts to fit twin guns to the Triplane met with mixed results. Clayton & Shuttleworth built six experimental Triplanes with twin guns. Some of these aircraft saw combat service with Nos. 1 and 10 Naval Squadrons in July 1917, but performance was reduced and the single gun remained standard." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted July 18, 2011 Yes, agility is slightly reduced, but at least how it is modeled in OFF:BH&H, it's an easy trade off to make. Here's a short video of straffing the front lines in the twin gun version of the triplane. Straffing Gound Units on the Front Lines (1:24) 1080 Hellshade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jayo 0 Posted July 21, 2011 Lovely picture TaillyHo. The Albatros really does stand out, as everything else appears to be almost in greyscale. I felt like doing some editing to pass the time today, so I fired up OFF and decided to shoot up an Albatros D.III, then had some fun with the picture I took. I think it turned out ok, but it wasn't a great picture to start with. Impressive edit Actually, looking at it now, I think I put in too much motion blur, but nevermind... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+elephant 36 Posted July 21, 2011 Indeed, very cinematic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 24, 2011 A joyride in superb weather - and a fight, which ended with the forced landing of my opponent at Chery-les-Pouilly airfield. Not just anywhere in the green - no, on a real airfield! That was fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+elephant 36 Posted July 24, 2011 Very nice! Also very nice and plausible scheme, for the era on that D.II. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks, elephant! I like your "moving pictures" - ah, it's always good to see Albatros in action! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellshade 110 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Just a nice little video of some really great air combat. The huns were definately doing their best to make life hard for us. Somewhere around about 1:30 into the video, the Huns start to concentrate a number of their planes over our airfield and things get pretty claustrophobic fast. Hellshade Edited July 25, 2011 by Hellshade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theultimat 5 Posted July 28, 2011 Great video Hellshade. Also, thank you elephant and jayo! And Olham - I noticed you said it ended with a forced landing - just wondering, but does that give you a claims form? Below are two photos from two campaign reports that never happened - both because I died in the mission. The first is from my Bristol campaign (which started in the Reports from the Front topic), but the other is from a Camel campaign which never made it to the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 28, 2011 Olham - I noticed you said it ended with a forced landing - just wondering, but does that give you a claims form? I think it does, ulti - I'm not quite sure though, cause I most often shoot down more than one E/A, but I mostly claim only one, to keep it more realistic. So I can hardly tell, if the forced landing counted. But I think to remember cases, when it did. I like the Brisfit picture for the special lighting and athmosphere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaillyHo 2 Posted July 28, 2011 The thrill of the chase . . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted July 31, 2011 thrill of the chase indeed... thank you TallyHo. Good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smilingmonkey 1 Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Some screens of a small battle today over an enemy airfield...The weather was filthy and we were jumped by a flight of EIII's.... I pretty quickly latched onto this one, and ordered the rest of my flight to go after the others, we were victorious, three EIII's destroyed, no losses to our side. I think that I have my head around the posting of images now, so I will be able to put a few in my reports from the front, it's a bit of fun trying to frame that perfect screenshot in game, and one day I hope to achieve that... Loving the little Nieuport. Edited August 4, 2011 by smilingmonkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
