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    ATAG Attack in Tobruk!



    With the release of Tobruk lots of people are flying IL-2 Cliffs of Dover again. A bunch of ATAG pilots got together to do a bombing run with escorts on an enemy airfield. I took up a spitfire, which gave me a perfect view from above to record the fun!

    This video has it all. A large formation takeoff, some great gunnery, some embarrassing gunnery, and a bunch of bombers Snargling each other (which is rather funny as Snarglepuss showed up late and did a solo run to finish up the objective). Add to the mix a rough take off and landing... well lets just say I'm rusty in this sim.

    This video has been unedited so it's long, but you can see the entire flight including all of the talk and surprises that happen on it. Enjoy!
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    Re: ATAG Attack in Tobruk!

    Thanks for posting this, Headshot!

    Here are my comments on your Youtube video:

    "Great footage, Headshot! Kudos to ATAG_Flare for conceiving this mission, rounding us up for 21:00 UTC Saturday, then leading us on a successful raid on an Axis airfield at 500 feet. Most of us were unfamiliar with the Wellie, but Flare (and others) kept us in the picture with Helpful Hints. Our initial assault on the airfield resulted in an impressive 84% damage with 6 Wellies, and ATAG_Snarglepuss' solo follow up attack brought the damage to 98%. (Probably should have resulted in the airfield being completely destroyed, but I think a scripting glitch has limited the damage to a max of 98%). Great air cover provided by Headshot and BOO with a 109 F4 knocked down after completing just one firing pass on a Wellie enroute to the target - the surviving Wellie was able to reach target and drop its full bombload. Flare successfully got us back to our airfield - great navigation once more on his part. We all landed successfully (and in some cases, hilariously! LOL).

    Well done, Flare! Well done, everyone!"


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    Re: ATAG Attack in Tobruk!

    Dont forget Ribbs
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    Re: ATAG Attack in Tobruk!

    Quote Originally Posted by BOO View Post
    Dont forget Ribbs
    Ribbs? Who's Ribbs?

    Hey, Ribbsie:



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    Re: ATAG Attack in Tobruk!

    @Snapper I would kindly put it as more of a team effort.


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    Re: ATAG Attack in Tobruk!

    Definitely a team effort - I don't really take credit for the Welly flight instructions, I was just reading from the manuals myself as it was my first flight, same for the navigation, I just miraculously remembered to set the DI gyro before the flight and kept it on the right heading that was given to me.

    Great job everyone, good bombs on target, great escort, lots of fun. My video is still in the works but it will arrive some time this week for sure.

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