Tailspin45 Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) A cursory search didn't find a link to these here, but anyone interested in the DCS P-51 will undoubtedly enjoy reading the first-hand reports from Mustang pilots, officially called "encounter reports" so I'll post a link here at the risk of creating a duplicate thread. You can read the details of encounters, word for word, from JPEGs of the actual typewritten reports: 1st Lt. Charles E. Yeager, 12 October 1944, 357th FG Five (5) Me 109's destroyed Capt Thomas P. Farrell, 5 December 1944, 364th FG "At 8,000 feet while still going straight down indicating above 650 mph, I had to trim the a/c out of the dive. The e/a went straight into the ground and exploded." 1st Lt. Robert O. Peters, 20 July 1944, 355th FG Five (5) destroyed. "I was flying YF-S, a P-51 B5 equipped with a new K-14 sight. The sight was perfect and so easy to use in combat that I was amazed. The accuracy was perfect as it always showed hits at the point of aim. Without it I probably would have barely damaged one or two E/A. The sight is a miracle. I had only had one hour practice on it before." 1st Lt. James F. Hinchey, 14 November 1944, 353rd FG “For fifteen minutes at 74” hg and indicating 600 mph…” Lots more at http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/combat-reports.html I know (knew, sadly) and have flown with a couple of these pilots and have to say, reading their words from almost three quarters of a century ago is very spooky. Edited June 1, 2012 by Tailspin45 changed PDFs to JPEGs Blue Skies & Tailwinds tailspinstales.blogspot.com
WildBillKelsoe Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Thanks for these. AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.
Spetz Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Some good reading there..Can we go to 74 inHg ??? I can't get past 60ish (what ever the redline is)
DDSSTT Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Some good reading there..Can we go to 74 inHg ??? I can't get past 60ish (what ever the redline is) WEP is still a WIP. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.csg-2.net/
Bullitt Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Thanks a lot for this, I've reading these all day. Excellent find sir.
Daze Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Awesome, cheers! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] First to Fight, First to Strike.
Tailspin45 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Posted June 1, 2012 Here's a dilly: http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/20-nicholson-25feb45.jpg "He was now turning to the left and I gave him a 2 second burst from 150 yards observing strikes along the engine. The enemy plane was smoking and pieces were flying off. I pulled up almost alongside the E/A, the pilot waived (sic), pulled himself out of the cockpit with one arm, the other hanging by his side. He went over the back hitting the vertical stabilizer as he went by. This pilot was the biggest and fattest (possibly Goering) flyer I have ever seen." Blue Skies & Tailwinds tailspinstales.blogspot.com
WildFire Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 A cursory search didn't find a link to these here, but anyone interested in the DCS P-51 will undoubtedly enjoy reading the first-hand reports from Mustang pilots, officially called "encounter reports" so I'll post a link here at the risk of creating a duplicate thread. These are sick. I wish so much we could have some German adversaries to rake on.
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