Stalingrad Campaign

[_AH_Rumely]

Mission 5 has been posted on the server for viewing and download.

Stalingrad

[_AH_Moggy]

From:  Commanding Officer, 57th GvIAP
To:      Guard Squadron Flight Personnel
Subj:   Stalingrad Campaign Mission # 5 Orders

The mission commander's orders for mission # 5 are up for download!

All orders are pending Commissar Crash's approval, so until then they are all TENTATIVE!

All flight personnel are directed to download and review the orders!

Comrade Moggy

[_AH_crash]

Just downloaded the mission 5 CO's brief Comrade Moggy has put up.  :cool:
Da! That's the spirit, Comrades! I see an Order of Lennin forthcomming if we succeed! Maybe someone will get a Hero of the Soviet Union!  All glory to Comrade Stalin and not one step back!!!

Commisar Crash

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~ All. Signing in.  i thought it was Lennon.. but maybe yoko made him change it.. you know how she was.  (6)

[_AH_DarkWolf]

Something to note about the campaign. This is mission #5 this weekend, but Moggy's orders from LAST weeks mission is also listed as #5. So make sure not to download last weeks orders by mistake.

DW

[_AH_Rumely]

Mission  has been posted on the server for viewing and download.

Stalingrad

This is the link for the score board as there is a copy of the brief posted online and also there is a current download link for the mission

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~. Moggy led mission 5 already..  Mission 6 is scheduled for this evening.. Ghost is slated as Mission CO for this one..

[_AH_DarkWolf]

    Oh, it's mission number 6? I was going by the scoreboard which shows no one with more than 4 sorties.

DW

[_AH_Rumely]

That is correct, as the mission stats for mission 5 have not been summited yet for posting.

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~ just got back from flyin school... gonna trry to get through the mission track now so i can get the scores to Rumely for posting......been busy this week... busier than usual anyway.. sorry about the delay.. 

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~ All. Skat is Mission CO for the upcoming Stalingrad mission.

  Mission Brief is available int he downloads section of the PX.

[_AH__SKATtrash]

Good Morning Comrades.

  The results of the last mission to protect Stalingrad
have reached Moscow.  The Great Leader Stalin was not
happy with the report.

  The attack on the forward enemy airfield near Stepnoy
shall proceed as follows:

Flights "A" and "B" consisting of the IL-2M's shall take off
Pitomik AF and proceed 220* to the the joining of the two
lakes in H8/k5 and form up.

  "A" flight shall form up at 1000m over the the northern
side ot the the lakes joining.

  "B" flight shall form up at 850m over the southern side of
the lakes joining.

  At the command of the mission leader they shall both
proceed 280* to the target in F8/k8.

  Once over target flight commander's shall decide the
attack posture of their flights.  "A" and "B" commander's
are responsible for cordinating the attack so that the two
flights do not interfere with each other. Suggest one flight
at a time attack AF or, alternately, one flight attack AF
other the enemy vehicle traffic in the area.
   The recommended egress form the target area is 90*
keeping south of the river/road network in the row "9"
area back toward  Stalingrad till the the airfield at Pitomik
is sighted.  Try to maintain flight cohesion as much as
possible for mutual support. 


  Flight "C" shall take off Pitomik AF and form up over the
joining of the two lakes in H8/k5 at an altititude of 2500m
to 3500m (commanders discretion) and will escort the
bombers to and (hopefully) from target. 

  Flight "D" shall take off Pitomik AF, form up while
climbing (altitude at flight commander discretion) and
proceed 250* directly  to the target area F8/k8. 
  When "D" flight is formed up and ready to proceed the
flight commander shall inform mission commander, the
ingress towards target will not proceed until this flight is
formed up.  (You guys have the tough part, form up as
quickly as possible, the mission hangs on this.)
  If/when enemy fighters are encountered attempt to draw
them NORTH away from the bombers. Engagement of
enemy aircraft shall be at the flight commanders
discretion.

5th flight (If available) shall follow the same flight plan as
"D" flight, BUT when "D" flight calls ready the mission
proceeds regardless of 5th flight situation.

  6th flight (If available) shall follow the same flight plan
as "A" and "B" flight but shall form up east of the lake
joining I8/k4 at 1000m.  This flight will be "on call " to
attack the main target but will be free to attack vehicle
traffic around the enemy AF.

[_AH_DarkWolf]

Cool, let me just get prepped...


AH #%@#! I'M DRAGGING LIKE 8 109s! NO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE %@$# I AM! SWEET MOTHER OF @$#% #$%%$  #%$%$#@  $%#@!!!!!


Ok, I'm ready.

DW

[_AH_Mutley]

Yastrovia......wodka in da flask. Hic....comrade mutley, private no class, ready to fly. :drinking-29:  :drinking-29:

[_AH_Gonzo]

Good for tonight's Eastern Front hop.

Not sure if it's been updated but there's a couple of errors on the scoreboard page though:

_AH_Nimble shows up twice. Once as a civilian and as a member of A Flight. Can the tally be amalgamated?

My score shows two sorties and two kills. It should be three and seven respectively.

Oh yeah, almost forgot. I thought us Russian pilots had an extra Vodka ration allowance?