Olham

Lou, I always had the feeling, that the sim promotes quite intelligent. It seems to give medals for many kills, whilst it promotes pilots, who fullfilled their duties and tasks. (So I mostly only got medals - Lol!)

Could you enlighten me, Siggi, how to change a file to get the right date? Then we must not go through any "advance time" proceedure.

That's why I suggested to use Siggi's already present sticky thread "DiD Standard".

Well, that would suddenly be some 20 threads, all about Full DiD. I don't think the others will like that - we would block the whole forum. Couldn't we make one post each in your DiD sticky thread? And then update/edit that post each time we got news?

Shall we write our Log details into here then? Okay, here's some info for the beginning. My two identities for our DiD campaign. Staffelführer: Hauptmann Guenther Baron von Mahlow Normal Pilot: Leutnant Juergen Mahlo

If ever Peter Jackson will make a WW1 air combat movie (and he's collecting the aircraft already!), your 'Over Flanders Fields theme' would well be a worthy theme for the opening titles.

Siggi, to be able to fly like everyone else, you suggested Lou and I should have two identities. Okay, here are mine: Staffelführer: Hauptmann Guenther Baron von Mahlow Normal Pilot: Leutnant Juergen Mahlo Your website looks absolutely great! That should be fun!

The diagonal wingstruts near the cockpit: the right ones need to be moved left; the left ones are much closer to the guns. As Arto says: mirror it, and you'll see it. The tailskid should be more bent like a hook at the end, I'd say. Here is a RODEN model:

I can't say, that the SPAD XIII AI tactics had changed. They did the same before. Before the Superpatch, I had a real SPAD killer pilot in the Marne region, cause they tried to turn, dived and zoomed - and there I got them. They turn tighter now, but they should still not do that for more than a half circle. It would be great, if their behaviour could be improved in that way, that they make better use of their speed. If they would dive steep and away, and then zoom STILL AWAY FROM THEIR OPPONENT and come back higher than him, that would make them very dangerous. Perhaps in Phase 4 ?

Gentlemen, we're even now: GERMANS Olham Creaghorn Baldric Mr.Lucky Rickitycrate Velvet Rooster89 77Scout Hasse Wind VonGuber Blue781 BRITISH RAFLouvert Siggi cptroyce Manuc Ras Dej RedDog Carrick Stiffy Hoghead Macklroy

Absolutely right, Creaghorn, and my respect, that you manage to develop such feel. From reading most posts of other fighters though, it looks like most of us (me included) fail to emulate that feeling. I still am such a crazy hotspur sometimes, that I can't let one Nupe fly home intact, when I still have ammo. In other words: I fail to act like a real life fighter pilot mostly. I have only one Full DiD pilot, named Daniel C. Harms (as a reference to your flying), who flies like that. But I won't tell more, before his carreer is over, one or the other way.

Thanks for the Dicta, Creaghorn, but I had it posted already yesterday. Welcome in the Jasta. Lou, you may find it hard to compete, when you only fly twice on saturdays. And believe me: we won't drop turnips on you - the Kaiser has some fine bombs in his repertoire. INSTRUCTION FOR FORWARD SHOOTING IN THE DFW The sight is pretty bad with the engine block in front of you. But I managed to shoot down a Nieuport 16 yesterday, don't be afraid to try that. Therefor, it is quite helpful to switch to the gunsight by pressing F6. That will stop TrackIR and give you a good target view over your gunsight. To get back to TrackIR view, click F6 twice (it will switch through some instruments then and get you back).

Oh me oh my, Daniel - I really wanted to see that Log, but not this way. How that must feel, after such a long time with one pilot - I'll never know, I don't last long enough, but it must be a painful loss. You are an inspiration though to try it again. With 50 victories you where close on Udet's heels! One thing I'd like to know though: isn't it an enormous stress to fly such a pilot, with the thoughts of losing all these achievements in one bad moment?

TELEGRAMM + + + DEPESCHE + + + TELEGRAMM + + + DEPESCHE KOMMANDEUR JAGDGRUPPE I An den Staffelführer der Jagdstaffel 5, Boistrancourt Lieber Fritz Mit Bestürzung und großer Trauer erfahre ich eben, dass unser großer Flieger und Träger des Pour le Merite, Daniel Cvjetanovic, gestern im Luftkampf gefallen ist. Ich kann mich gut an ihn erinnern, weil ich noch im Juli versucht habe, ihn in unsere neue Jagdgruppe I zu holen. Aber er wollte lieber bei seinen Kameraden bleiben - ein feiner Kerl allemal. Ich habe viele gute Männer verloren und weiss, dass ihr ihn schmerzlich vermissen werdet. 50 Abschüsse schafft so schnell wohl keiner wieder. Wir werden uns bei seiner Bestattung in Berlin sehen. Bitte richte Otto Konnecke, Josef Mai und Rudolf Mathaei sowie allen Offizieren mein tiefes Beileid aus. Gez: Manfred von Richthofen

KOMMANDIERENDER GENERAL DER LUFTSTREITKRÄFTE DEPESCHE An den Staffelführer und alle Offiziere der Jagdstaffel 5 Mit Bestürzung und großer Trauer mußten wir zur Kenntnis nehmen, dass unser großes Fliegerass Daniel Cvjetanovic gestern im Luftkampfe für Kaiser und Vaterland den Heldentod fand. Wir wissen, dass die Lücke, die sein Tod in Ihren Reihen hinterlassen hat, schwer zu füllen sein wird. Wir haben veranlasst, dass die sterblichen Überreste unseres grossen Fliegers nach Berlin überführt werden, wo Seine Majestät eine angemessene Zeremonie mit allen militärischen Ehren ausrichten lassen. Gez: General von Hoeppner (KoGenLuft)

Update 10/29/09 11:15 Berlin time (Winter time = GMT +1) Galand, New York, added. CW3SF, Colorado, added. OFF conquers Colorado ! Hoghead, Washington, added. The maps are in post 1 of this thread

Nice team of artistic mechanics, Lou - they look really friendly guys you will have many a beer with, I'm sure. The idea of having two RPG characters for the Squadron leader and the Staffelführer sounds good and reasonable to me. Those two alter egos can have their flaming war, while we both could fly as normal Leutnant like everybody else, Lou.

Here's 11 Germans vs 10 British so far, if Hoghead wouldn't mind. British still one man short, but there's still time until 5th November. GERMANS Olham Creaghorn Baldric Mr.Lucky Rickitycrate Velvet Rooster89 77Scout Hasse Wind VonGuber Blue781 BRITISH Siggi cptroyce Manuc Ras Dej RedDog Carrick RAFLouvert Stiffy Hoghead Have I forgotten anyone?

Hey, Hoghead The British are one or two men shorter now than us Germans. But it's your free choice, of course.

Baldric and Hasse Wind - one could think, you are doing surreptitious advertising here for turnips. Are you running a turnip farm or a company for canned turnips? Hasse Wind: Who needs gay Paris with its debauchery and bad wine and music... Well-lll - it's not so much the music, not the gay, and not even the wine, that would attract me there.

Hauptmann J. Mahlow FA(A) 250 Wasquehal, den 26. Oktober 1916 An alle neuen Piloten! This is the most important information for each and every new pilot in the Staffel: the Dicta Boelcke. I want you all to copy it for yourself, read it, learn it like a poem, until it is part of your thinking, and even part of your unconcious. It may save your life. DICTA BOELCKE 1.Try to secure the upper hand before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you. 2.Always continue with an attack you have begun. 3.Only fire at close range, and then only when the opponent is properly in your sights. 4.You should always try to keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses. 5.In any type of attack, it is essential to assail your opponent from behind. 6.If your opponent dives on you, do not try to get around his attack, but fly to meet it. 7.When over the enemy's lines, never forget your own line of retreat. 8.Tip for Squadrons: In principle, it is better to attack in groups of four or six. Avoid two aircraft attacking the same opponent. [ Here you find more detailed instructions to each point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicta_Boelcke ] Our opponent's aces have also made rules - here are the rules by Edward Mannock: Pilots must dive to attack with zest, and must hold their fire until they get within one hundred yards (90 m) of their target. Achieve surprise by approaching from the East. (From the German side of the front.) Utilise the sun's glare and clouds to achieve surprise. Pilots must keep physically fit by exercise and the moderate use of stimulants. Pilots must sight their guns and practise as much as possible as targets are normally fleeting. Pilots must practise spotting machines in the air and recognising them at long range, and every aeroplane is to be treated as an enemy until it is certain it is not. Pilots must learn where the enemy's blind spots are. Scouts must be attacked from above and two-seaters from beneath their tails. Pilots must practise quick turns, as this manoeuvre is more used than any other in a fight. Pilot must practise judging distances in the air as these are very deceptive. Decoys must be guarded against — a single enemy is often a decoy — therefore the air above should be searched before attacking. If the day is sunny, machines should be turned with as little bank as possible, otherwise the sun glistening on the wings will give away their presence at a long range. Pilots must keep turning in a dog fight and never fly straight except when firing. Pilots must never, under any circumstances, dive away from an enemy, as he gives his opponent a non-deflection shot — bullets are faster than aeroplanes. Pilots must keep their eye on their watches during patrols, and on the direction and strength of the wind. It is a most important part of strategy, to understand how your opponent is thinking. So please copy these too. And read them, until you know them by heart.

Pappy, you seem to be rather a rookie to this. Well, I will try to give you some good advice, and your comrades will surely do the same. Remember UncleAl's best line: the only stupid question is the one that isn't asked. Okay? For Pappy and everyone else who wants to refresh it: Here is the Dicta Boelcke. Written by the first German ace of air combat, it is still true today. Below you find a link to it in Wikipedia. There are more detailed instructions to each point. Please read them patiently, and try to make them your "automatic knowledge". DICTA BOELCKE 1.Try to secure the upper hand before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you. 2. Always continue with an attack you have begun. 3. Only fire at close range, and then only when the opponent is properly in your sights. 4. You should always try to keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses. 5. In any type of attack, it is essential to assail your opponent from behind. 6. If your opponent dives on you, do not try to get around his attack, but fly to meet it. 7. When over the enemy's lines, never forget your own line of retreat. 8. Tip for Squadrons: In principle, it is better to attack in groups of four or six. Avoid two aircraft attacking the same opponent. Here is the Dicta Boelcke with more detailed instructions: http://en.wikipedia....i/Dicta_Boelcke

Hauptmann Mahlow FA (Artillerie) 250, Wasquehal, den 26. Oktober 1916 An alle Offiziere! Our intelligence was able to provide us with copies of the orders, our opponents where given by their Squadron leader (see above). I want you to read them. The British are military experts, and you will learn about their strategic thinking and tactics, and some of it is the same for us. So read them, please. Weitermachen! J. Mahlow Hptm. Mahlow, Staffelführer

Don't know why I had no claim form for the ground hit?

Hahaha, Scout, you DO envy them for Paris being on their side, eyh? Wouldn't we fly there too, if we had it on ours? Baldric, thanks for bringing up the "Imperial Turnip & Sausage" Plan, which, I believe was developed directly by his majesty, der Kaiser, himself! (Now, if you could perhaps draw me an inofficial copy of yours - I think that I accidently misused mine on the latrine. This must remain a well kept secret between you and me, okay?) "And now for something completely different!" (please imagine me doing an impersonation of John Cleese, with his funny way of speaking): "I have shot a first Nieuport down 15 minutes ago, and I must say, it was great fun! That DFW is a wonderful bomber! My men turned a whole railyard to ashes with their well droppedaimed bombs, while mine - ah - went somewhere else, to be honest - maybe the latrine. But I couldn't bear to be without any contribution, and strafed the railyard with my forward MG - and I - ah - destroyed to crates (big boxes!). After landing, I let my men go to town, and that's why I won't get this claim confirmed ever. I couldn't remember their names and wrote "Wing1, Wing2" and so on. Oh, and, the Nieuport 11 I have claimed, was in fact a Nieuport 16, as the review of the mission showed. Damn, I was soooo close! But seriously now: it is pretty difficult to identify other aircraft in Full DiD. I admit that I have marked the railyard via TAC for my wingmen - does anyone know, if they would have also attacked it without a target marker? Here are pics from our coming skin. I only made the wooden tone darker redbrown. And I tested the colour bands on the sides. Which do you prefer - the black/orange or the torquoise/white band?