SGCSG1 Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 I just put some guys engine on fire and he managed to land. I landed next to him, just for the heck of it. A WW1 'simulation/role-playing game' would be fun. :yes: Quote
Hauksbee Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 I just put some guys engine on fire and he managed to land. I landed next to him, just for the heck of it. I wish I could have heard what he had to say to you! [LOL] Quote
+Olham Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Reminds me of bashing a wasp with a newspaper, when I was a kid. Next moment, when I saw it being convulsive with pain, I felt sorry, and tried to carry it out to the garden. Guess what happened next. Quote
+Hasse Wind Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Reminds me of bashing a wasp with a newspaper, when I was a kid. Next moment, when I saw it being convulsive with pain, I felt sorry, and tried to carry it out to the garden. Guess what happened next. The wasp forgave you and you became friends? Quote
Hellshade Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 I just put some guys engine on fire and he managed to land. I landed next to him, just for the heck of it. A WW1 'simulation/role-playing game' would be fun. :yes: It's already in OFF, but the profantity filter blocked out everything he said to you. Hellshade Quote
+Olham Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 SGCSG1 - be glad it wasn't me. I always carry a revolver with me on my sorties... Quote
Check Six Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Robert Alexander Little, Australia's highest scoring pilot of the war, who flew for the RNAS, actually forced a German Pilot, Lt Neumuller to land, and attempted to land next to him to "capture" him, but unfortunately turned over upon landing. Neumuller said "It rather appears I have captured you than the other way around". After war's end, when Neumuller was repatriated to his native land, he kept a life-long correspondance with Little's wife, knowing that he spared his life (I believe his rear gunner was injured earlier on in the fight, and was unable to fight back, and either the German pilot had no forward-facing machine gun or Little merely stayed behind him coercing him with short bursts to adopt a certain flight path). He commiserated with her when he heard of her husband's death. "D.F.W. C.V OF FLIEGERABTEILUNG 17, BROUGHT DOWN BY CAPTAIN R A LITTLE ON 24 APRIL 1917 AFTER BEING INITIALLY ATTACKED BY TWO NIEUPORTS OF 40 SQUADRON RFC. THE CREW , LTS NEUMULLER AND HUPPERTZ BECAME PRISONERS. [COPY FROM NEWSPAPER. CLOSE-UP NOSE. S]" Caption to photo A05408 in the Australian War Memorial's photo collection (I won't attempt to reproduce it here, you can search for it yourself if you wish). Such actions as attempting to land next to a downed aircraft can have consequences. Like Olham says...he carries a pistol! (I firmly believe him to be a "good sport", and he might remove his pistol from his holster to surrender it to you, and NEVER to use it on you. I'm certain of that. I'm right, aren't I Olham?...Am I right?) Quote
Rickitycrate Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Reminds me of a QC a had yesterday. Shot up some Alb DII's, ran out of ammo and put her down in a field. After I rolled to a stop a saw a DII come crashing down right in front of me! Boom! Caught me off guard and was awesome to witness so close. One of those "wish I was running fraps" moments. OFF and role/playing. I think many of us approach our DiD flying as a roleplay. IMHO further developement in roleplay aspects would be interesting but for now our minds kind of fill in some of the blanks and that's not a bad thing either. Quote
+Olham Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Depends, Steve - if I hadn't had a chance to fight him really, cause out of ammo from another fight before, and he would then force me down, I might have used a gun or revolver to force him away from his craft, take his gun over if he had one, shot a hole into his tank and set it to fire. Then I would have started again and flown back to my side. I think it would have been "good sport" enough, as I hadn't done himself any harm. All this would only work, of course, if he doesn't come with his gun, too... Absolutely, Rickity, in my campaign flights, I really imagine to be right there, in 1917. And those flights, with a kill tally already there, I often get "sweaty hands" and hold my breath longer than the doc would allow! Lol!! Edited July 5, 2009 by Olham Quote
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