Already missing the mossie (spoiler)

[algherghezghez]

I finished V for Victory a few days ago and I would like to write down my feelings about it.

It surely is another superb campaign, it may lack the "realistic" factor of others like "beware beware", expecially jumping from role to role, but makes up in gameplay, I loved trying all this different roles and flying missions that made ww2 history.

I would love to see you take another go at the mossie but I understand it's not in the plans unfortunately.

 

Following some pics (SPOILER)

 

Mission one really sets the mood, bad weather over the sea is never pleasant. It really gives you the idea of those boring patrols over the convoys that in reality lasted fo hours.

I would just like to point out that with the weather moving the convoy got engulfed in the clouds at some point making it impossible to patrol over it.

 

nullMission 2 was awesome, learning about the night procedures and the OBOE system was really something new and fresh in DCS. Also briliant idea to implement the photoflash.

I had to refly mission 4 several times because I kept clipping the trees with my propellers, really a challenging one but a good school on low level flak avoidance for the future missions.

I was worried about mission 4 with the night lighting problem, but I was able to wasily spot the junkers and shoot them down before running home (standard gamma 2.2, I guess with different screens gamma increase it's not necessary)

 

Ramrod 564, I vaguely knew about it, and I'd really like to find something to read on

Now the PR mission was my favourite, not everything has to be about blowing stuff up! loved the "gameplay" implemantation.

 

On the other hand, blowing stuff is also fun, had to refly mission 7 a few times as well before learning to really kick that rudder to avoid those green streems flooding your way!

On the way back I refused to intercept the V-1 because by the time I was flying over the channel I was quite shot up with a nasty oil leak.

Edited February 5, 2024 by algherghezghez

[algherghezghez]

Operation Cargthage was another really cool one, I'm afraid I might be the one hitting the school, I read a bit on it but again I would love to find something more.

 

Mission 9 was a blast, precision low level flying, with the help of the navigator my bombs blew up right when the train was on the bridge, even though the bridge didn't collapse, on the positive side I bagged one 190 before the thunderbolts saved us.

I expected mission 10 to be a boring one, but oh boy I was wrong, I didn't reach cruising altitude by the french coast so running away from the huns was really thrilling, full throttle hoping for the best. 

 

On the way to destroy the uboat! (which unfortunately survived)

The last mission was my least favorite (not a bad one though) I don't know it just didn't click

 

Overall a really good campaign, loved the interactions with the navigator and his help, Keep it up!

 

[DD_Fenrir]

1 hour ago, algherghezghez said:

Ramrod 564, I vaguely knew about it, and I'd really like to find something to read on

 

Try this:  https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/robert-lyman/the-jail-busters/9781784290177/

I have a few books that cover the subject, best balanced by far.

There is also: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walls-Came-Tumbling-Down/dp/0285625195

But the veracity of this is made deeply questionable by statement about the Mosquito's dogfighting their way out of the target with the Navigators steering and firing the guns...

'Nuff said.

It also reads like a boys own adventure novel, with the story telling suspiciously florid at points where the details of conversations and chance meetings seem too detailed or forced, as if they have been embillished or even fabricated.

There's also this: https://servicecomm.co.uk/catalogue.php?product=874&productID=the-amiens-raid-secrets-revealed

However, despite some great research on the RAF involvement and a creditable analysis and follow-on conjecture of the bombing (which aircraft dropped what and where the bombs ended up), he very much has an axe to grind against the British Intelligence services and this leads him to some rather spurious conclusions based on compounded suppositions.

 

Edited February 5, 2024 by DD_Fenrir

[algherghezghez]

1 hour ago, DD_Fenrir said:

Try this:  https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/robert-lyman/the-jail-busters/9781784290177/

I have a few books that cover the subject, best balanced by far.

There is also: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walls-Came-Tumbling-Down/dp/0285625195

But the veracity of this is made deeply questionable by statement about the Mosquito's dogfighting their way out of the target with the Navigators steering and firing the guns...

'Nuff said.

It also reads like a boys own adventure novel, with the story telling suspiciously florid at points where the details of conversations and chance meetings seem too detailed or forced, as if they have been embillished or even fabricated.

There's also this: https://servicecomm.co.uk/catalogue.php?product=874&productID=the-amiens-raid-secrets-revealed

However, despite some great research on the RAF involvement and a creditable analysis and follow-on conjecture of the bombing (which aircraft dropped what and where the bombs ended up), he very much has an axe to grind against the British Intelligence services and this leads him to some rather spurious conclusions based on compounded suppositions.

 

 

Thanks! I will definetely check them out, I might skip Walls came tumbling down though

[Reflected]

Thanks for the feedback and the beautiful screenshots!