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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Very nice videos Chuck ,we on ACG have been trying high altitude bombing with our Blenheim 105 Squadron to take out the airfield targets and we've had great success from this,normally flying in on our bomb run at around 16,000 to 17,000 feet using the Blenheim autopilots to maintain a steady bomb run.

    With the advent of the latest patch,the flak now is so accurate,and we found out to our cost that at low level it was just too costly,so we tried the high altitude approach.We are in the process of training up new guys on the Blenheim,so very soon we hope to hit the hun on a massed bombing raid,with hopefully ten plus Blenheims.

    I flew with ATAG_DRock a few weeks ago,maybe at some stage we could all join forces together and really put up a big formation,would you guys be interested?


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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by Plt Off JRB Meaker View Post
    Very nice videos Chuck ,we on ACG have been trying high altitude bombing with our Blenheim 105 Squadron to take out the airfield targets and we've had great success from this,normally flying in on our bomb run at around 16,000 to 17,000 feet using the Blenheim autopilots to maintain a steady bomb run.

    With the advent of the latest patch,the flak now is so accurate,and we found out to our cost that at low level it was just too costly,so we tried the high altitude approach.We are in the process of training up new guys on the Blenheim,so very soon we hope to hit the hun on a massed bombing raid,with hopefully ten plus Blenheims.

    I flew with ATAG_DRock a few weeks ago,maybe at some stage we could all join forces together and really put up a big formation,would you guys be interested?
    You bet, mate! We've been trying for weeks to get these big wings up, but it's often very hard to find enough people and coordinate accordingly. Usually, lots of people are doing their own thing.

    Talk to DRock and your guys about that, and I could speak to a couple of 71st folks myself.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Nice work chuck
    watching!

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Just rewatched all chapters in a single viewing. Made me all nostalgic and stuff.

    Hopefully, other epic Blennie raids will follow.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck_Owl View Post
    Just rewatched all chapters in a single viewing. Made me all nostalgic and stuff.

    Hopefully, other epic Blennie raids will follow.
    1+ great series.

    I'm sure they will, my friend. How else are we going to get 20+ Blenheims in formation? Just keep teaching people how to fly it, and the skies will be filled with bombers. I'm amazed at how many people are taking the Blenheim up to 20,000 to bomb, and with great accuracy.

    I'm looking forward to Band of Blenheims: season 2.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Excellent series! I really loved the music and how everything worked together. Sometimes, my flying on ATAG is just me and a buddy getting lost in the clouds and being bounced by a couple enemies but whenever stuff like this happens, it really makes my day. Keep up the awesome work, all

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Great videos and great teamwork!

    Where do we sign the petition for more?

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    The trusty Windigger, the daring DRock, the golden-voiced Fidget, the unlucky Bowsewr, the hilarious Shamrock, Jarhead, Spiritus...

    Damn, I miss flying with all of you guys. I just watched Chapter 5 (The Longest Flight) again and I felt a helluva pang of nostalgia.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    When I fire up the machine in December there better be some big formations for me to get shot down in! Can't wait to get back up in the air with you all.


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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by spiritus_mortem View Post
    when i fire up the machine in december there better be some big formations for me to get shot down in! Can't wait to get back up in the air with you all.

    wir kommen.

    See-decide-attack-reverse.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    I think there needs to be a similar series on the blue team...

    We few, we happy few, we band of Junkers 88s


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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Doesn't sound nearly as romantic...
    Last edited by Chuck_Owl; Nov-13-2014 at 13:39.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck_Owl View Post
    The trusty Windigger, the daring DRock, the golden-voiced Fidget, the unlucky Bowsewr, the hilarious Shamrock, Jarhead, Spiritus...

    Damn, I miss flying with all of you guys. I just watched Chapter 5 (The Longest Flight) again and I felt a helluva pang of nostalgia.
    Yes guys where are you all? You put a lot of "pepper" in CoD and suddenly disappeared, at least as a band....

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    Quote Originally Posted by EG14_Marcast View Post
    Yes guys where are you all? You put a lot of "pepper" in CoD and suddenly disappeared, at least as a band....
    My machine is in storage as I plug away at finishing my thesis and graduate. Winter break I will be back and then come May my machine will no longer be in storage for any reason at all.


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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Well, personally I got real busy real fast with going back to university for Master's. But part of the reason why I don't fly the Blennie that often is because the Blennie itself is a horrendous bomber in comparison to what the Blues have available. It was very poorly designed and carried a laughable bomb payload. Also, our AI gunners are bugged (they have an accuracy of 0/20) and we cannot have any turret protection except if an actual human player is in our turret. But that also means you're one bomber short... There is not much point to fly in box formation like the heavies did because the point of flying in box is to maximize firepower and to allow our gunners to cover each other... which is useless if your gunners are ineffective. Overall, the Blennie is a terrible bomber that is ill-suited to the kind of missions it was supposed to accomplish.

    I guess most of us Blennie pilots are waiting for the Wellington (which would basically allow red bombers to be somewhat competitive for once with decent protection and bomb payload) and an AI gunner that can actually shoot worth a darn. Hopefully, both will come with the next TF patch.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Had a short blennie run the other night , was kind of fun. That is till we ran into about 4 109's and a 110 shortly after take off , making me go into a dive ripping the plane to shreds ....good laugh eh Drock lol.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck_Owl View Post
    .........But part of the reason why I don't fly the Blennie that often is because the Blennie itself is a horrendous bomber in comparison to what the Blues have available. It was very poorly designed and carried a laughable bomb payload. Also, our AI gunners are bugged (they have an accuracy of 0/20) and we cannot have any turret protection except if an actual human player is in our turret. But that also means you're one bomber short... There is not much point to fly in box formation like the heavies did because the point of flying in box is to maximize firepower and to allow our gunners to cover each other... which is useless if your gunners are ineffective. Overall, the Blennie is a terrible bomber that is ill-suited to the kind of missions it was supposed to accomplish.

    I guess most of us Blennie pilots are waiting for the Wellington (which would basically allow red bombers to be somewhat competitive for once with decent protection and bomb payload) and an AI gunner that can actually shoot worth a darn. Hopefully, both will come with the next TF patch.
    I like the Blenheim....she doesn't carry many bombs, but in CoD Red targets need less bombs to be destroyed. She's fast and manoeuvrable, and a good ground striker. And it's not difficult to hit an airfield from 17,000 ft. with her. Regarding the gunners, believe me we are not better than the Reds; I often dream to charge my gunners with a TNT belt and drop them as additional human bombs

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck_Owl View Post
    It was very poorly designed and carried a laughable bomb payload.
    But it is pretty fast and maneuverable, outturns blue fighters.

    Also, our AI gunners are bugged (they have an accuracy of 0/20) and we cannot have any turret protection except if an actual human player is in our turret.
    Ai gunners are bugged for all human flown bombers unfortunately.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    Quote Originally Posted by EG14_Marcast View Post
    I like the Blenheim....she doesn't carry many bombs, but in CoD Red targets need less bombs to be destroyed. She's fast and manoeuvrable, and a good ground striker. And it's not difficult to hit an airfield from 17,000 ft. with her. Regarding the gunners, believe me we are not better than the Reds; I often dream to charge my gunners with a TNT belt and drop them as additional human bombs
    I'm not talking about big targets like airfields. I'm talking about targets like individual tanks, ships, etc... with 4 bombs we have very limited options. But hey, I totally get what you mean with the human bombs.

    Quote Originally Posted by JG4_sKylon View Post
    But it is pretty fast and maneuverable, outturns blue fighters.
    Fast in comparison to what... a Sopwith camel? If a 109 is trying to turn with a Blennie, well... they're doing it wrong. Shooting down a Blennie is the easiest thing in the world if you can just climb and dive back down on him. Turning fights is NOT how the Blennie was supposed to be flown anyway, plus you bleed airspeed like a pig anyway.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    To be honest, I have never been outmaneuvered by a Blenheim but then I dont go "derp" on them by trying to turnfight in the first place. The Blenheim is the RAF Stuka in that regard: Run down by every fighter, slow to climb, horrible roll rate, weak armament but it can do pretty tight turns. There is an easy workaround for that however should you attacka Blenheim: Dont turn... easy as that

    Still I see the occasional Bf109 that suddenly finds itself victimized by a Blenheim on the deck because a min ago its pilot decided that a kill now is better than a kill a min later so sacrifized every bit of E just to get saddled in on the Blennies 6... comedy gold really

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    1 second delays + on the deck + closely following 109 = awesome kill.

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    Re: Il-2 Cliffs of Dover - Band of Blennies Series

    I find a well flown Blennie to be a good challenge in my 110 especially with a human gunner who knows what to do. Plenty of Blennie pilot/gunners are still too good for me.

    For me it's a time thing -the longer I'm booming and zooming a Blennie the closer any escorts are to disrupting my attack. I've just come from 3 hrs stalking Blennies on ATAG Fall Rotte map and every one of them was escorted which made it extremely difficult for me. Escorts did an excellent job of keeping me away.

    But I really like this challenge so am not in any way complaining.

    If I had to nominate which group of aviators from WW2 I respect/admire the most then early war Blennie pilots including the coastal and bomber command chaps doing anti-shipping missions thru till 1942 are at the top of my list. Their stoic bravery is very inspirational.

    One day I might even find the time to learn to fly it in COD -I have lots of hours in a Blenny in Il-2. And the Wimpey and especially the Beau if it becomes fly able.

    Ezzie

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