Nowhere else do I get beaten up as much as in Jasta 5

[Olham 164]

This is my third pilot with Jasta 5, May 1917, within short time. And it doesn't look like he will get very far.

The amount of enemies we are running into, is amazing. I can hardly avoid the fights, cause the enemies

are everywhere around us often.

After almost every fight, I have to put down a pretty shot up Albatros. Man, this is tough!

Not that I'm complaining - if I want it more "peaceful", I fly my 1916 Jasta 2 pilot.

Sometimes I like it hot. But at this rate, I won't live very much longer.

I often ask myself: what would Creaghorn do? I know, that he avoids fights, when the risk is too high.

But here - how can you avoid a fight, when you are surrounded by enemies most often?

 

My Werkmeister will kill me, when he sees this!

 

 

[+elephant 36]

Why still on Jasta Boelcke Scheme?

In my brief experience with Jasta 5, (second pilot), I have difficulties getting my usual number of kills as my squadmates seem to be getting all the credit...(many aces and lots of kill stealing by firing already flamed by me planes)!

Edited March 8, 2011 by elephant

[jwrich 0]

What setting do you have that displays this minor damage to the aircraft. I only major damage such as a damaged wing tip displayed.

 

 

 

 

Thanks

 

Rich

 

 

[Olham 164]

Elephant, in May 1917, only a few ace Albatros do already show the later so characteristic green tails with red outlines.

Werner Voss, when he was there, didn't have that design either.

I have - like him - chosen a white tailplane. I will change to green, when we get the later D.III.

jwrich, you need to have skins at "normal resolution" in "Workshops". The "high" one won't show bulletholes.

[Hasse Wind 46]

You like to get beaten up? May I suggest you join some RFC two-seater squadron for Bloody April? I've found that to be an excellent exercise in humility.

 

Have you tried Jasta 5 in 1918? They get the Fokker D.VII among the first Jastas. And boy, do they need that excellent fighter! It's almost impossible to takeoff from their field in the summer of 1918 without getting rammed by Entente fighters! No wonder Jasta 5 had the third highest number of kills among all the Jastas, after Jasta 11 and Jasta 2.