Olham

Yes, very interesting indeed! Looks like luck was also involved - imagine the Russian 1st army would have joined in. Manfred von Richthofen was first flying in the east, by the way. One mission he had to set down an officer over night to sabotage railways. Next day he flew to the appointed spot and picked that man up again.

View File Faint Tactical Display without numbers Go to the following folder... OBD Software > OBDWW1 Over Flanders Fields > aircraft > shared ...and backup or zip the file... tacical_display.dds ...then put this file into that same folder. The TAC screen is fainter, and the number are removed. Enjoy! Submitter Olham Submitted 10/09/2014 Category Modding Tools and Add-on Software

Thank you for the details, Capitaine; I didn't know there had been so many brutal massacres against Belgians and northern French civilians. I had thought it only happened very few times, or I had hoped so, and never investigated any deeper. I guess I was afraid to find something like this. It is a shame, that this was possible to happen; that it was ordered, and that enough soldiers followed these orders. I can understand the horrified Leutnant very well. But I cannot know what I would have done, if I had been there. Fortunately I never had to fight a war. Today's Europe may often be a mess of conflicting interests - but at least do we not fight out these conflicts by shooting at each other anymore. So it isn't all only getting worse, as I sometimes too easily say...

Yes, it would be spelled as Jim said. The "U" is long like "Oo" in "ooze"; the "det" is like in "cadet". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDlCXZfgOvk

Well, if you have to fight at three hotspots, it must be extremely difficult to get all the movements right, I suppose. Transport capacities were far from todays - the railways were the best transport lines, but it takes a certain time to move thousands of troops plus all their equipment, from A to B, and maybe back again. It seems to me that the possible Russian front was underestimated for too long.

It often seems to me, that military strategians rely too much on their own plans, and overlook possible enemy strategies. A good strategian should put the same effort, as he puts into his own plan, into the detailed working-out of "what would I do, if I was on the other side?" plans.

...and even if you are, indeed! Before Prussia grew so big, Germany was even more a colourful patchwork rug. Beautiful and clear map, Hauksbee - thank you for sharing!

I wish you the best of luck, good doctors and good nerves, and everything else you need to stand it, Tony! See you in a week!

Interesting detail - thanks for sharing. Moves this craft even more to the top of my list.

Good observations about some of the (negative) German character attributes - I feel a strong ring of truth.

The Caudron G.IV is among my top 3 planes I'd ask for in WOFF. Firstly because we really need French two-seaters, and secondly, because this craft has a very distinctive look and character, which should make it worth to have in a sim like WOFF. Maybe one day...

Javito, you'll be more than welcome on the German side - we can always use good men! But 1918 is big chaos - that was the year when the density of aircraft (friend & foe) was highest, and it came to collisons so often, that they gave the German pilots parachutes. You would also fight with the now clear feeling that it is all lost. I would suggest to start a German carreer either in September 1916, when the first Albatros arrive (at Jasta 2); or in early 1917, when they receive the Albatros D.III. The latter has sensitive lower wings; you would need to learn to fly them without high G, and you shouldn't dive fast (throttle back; sideslip). But the safety you get from flying on your own side mostly is very encouraging - when your craft is damaged or you are wounded, you just land at the nearest field, or even a road. Units I like a lot are Jastas 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16b, 19, 21s, 23b, 30, 32 and 37. The reasons why these units, are either that they use the Albatros long enough, or the area where they operate. You can chose all this, when you carefully check all units in the "Enlistment", where you can advance time by year, month or even day, to see what the unit has when; where they fly; which morale they have and which aces. You do all that in the "Manual enlistment" (bottom right corner) in the "Enlist" screen.

Here is some good footage of the Japanese war in colour:

View File RAF BE.2c 1916 Belgian Skin On request by Bucksnort, I have added a BE.2c for the Belgian air service, for the use in the "New DiD Campaign". I have only painted the upper surfaces green, and added Belgian roundels. The original skin is from the huge skins department in WOFF and was created by the OBD Skinners (OvS, Paarma, Sandbagger, RABU and Makai). I would like to thank them all for their wonderful, rich works. Submitter Olham Submitted 08/28/2014 Category Aircraft Skins

From what I read in Otto Fuchs' book, he followed and stalked a two-seater for some time without even knowing the type of aircraft - not to speak of the nationality. A book I can highly recommend, by the way, if you want to read the colourful descriptions of a guy who could not only fly, but also paint, and write. Translated into English as "The Flying fox". Best book by a German flyer I know.

View File Olham's Belgian Skin Pack 1 My first skins for the "DiD Campaign" Belgian aircraft contain the Nieuport 16, the Nieuport 23, and two Sopwith Strutter skins. The original skins were all made by the OBD skinners (OvS, Sandbagger, Paarma, Makai and Rabu); I have only changed the upper surface greens, and the Belgian roundels. Thank you guys for your great works! Submitter Olham Submitted 08/19/2014 Category Aircraft Skins

Now you said it, Lou, it is OBVIOUSLY a Brisfit! I was only thinking German two-seaters - tch! Hauksbee, German scouts would often attack from above, I guess. But I guess Lou has it right - it must have been on upper- and undersurfaces.

The things you can find in the internet... Translated, the writing on this two-seater means: "Don't shoot - good people!" Does anyone know, which plane this is?

Yeah, it's unbelieveable! Same for Anthony Fokker - as far as I know, he had first offered his qualities to the British - but they wouldn't have him.

Thanks for the book tip, Wayfarer! My list of books to get is quite long already, but I'll keep it in my mind. Alexander Solschenizyn has also written a book with poems about the conquering of East Prussia; titled "Prussian Nights". I wonder if and how such events can be described in poems, and this book is also on my list.

Yeah, that reminds me of Wernher von Braun, "father" of the V-1 and V-2, who was later the "father of the American Moon Mission".

WIKI says, that the Maroilles has a long and nice aftertaste - must check, if I can get it here. The worst cheese I ever had was a Scandinavian "old cheese" ("gammel ost") - that stuff perfectly etched away all and any taste buds from your tongue, and all membranes from the inside of your mouth and throat. After that you could eat whatever you wanted - it tasted all the same: like nothing. I bet you could strip off old paint from old doors with that stuff, or cauterize holes into concrete floors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroilles_cheese