Coop 23rd Jan

Dates, News and Comments
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:07 am

Busy writing a couple of coops for Sunday - new venue. Channel map 1941 - Circus missions for Bader's Tangmere wing, or flying for the Abbeville Boys of Jg26.

I will give the option to fly red or blue.

Anyone for rhubarb?
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
User avatar
:FI:Genosse
Post Maniac General
Posts: 4563
Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:26 pm
Location: Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Contact:

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Genosse » Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:13 pm

:FI:Nellip wrote:Busy writing a couple of coops for Sunday - new venue. Channel map 1941 - Circus missions for Bader's Tangmere wing, or flying for the Abbeville Boys of Jg26.

I will give the option to fly red or blue.

Anyone for rhubarb?
Will it be Cannon's channel map, Nellip? I remember that on last Sunday some peeps (Airway and Heloego me thinks) had some troubles loading a COOP mission due to map loading failures ...

Just my two Euro cents worth onion ... ;)
Nunc est bibendum - Let's start to drink!

Image Image
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:25 am

OK, if Helo and Airway have problems we fly something else?

If they are OK, or not present next Sunday, we fly these?

Found some interesting stuff online about these "Circus" missons. It seems there were four types:

Ramrod - where a designated target was attacked by bombers with fighter escort
Ranger - as above but fighters only
Roadstead - attacks on coastal shipping
Rhubarb - small raids by single flight of aircraft - mostly low level in bad weather against targets of opportunity

For Sunday there will be a Rhubarb and a Roadstead!
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
User avatar
:FI:Heloego
Post Maniac General
Posts: 3899
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:40 pm
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (Smile when you say that!)

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Heloego » Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:01 am

I can't fly This Sunday anyway due to work, but I'll get on to DL'g and/or re-installing Canon's map so I can get in on thisat a later date. I really do like the BoB missions, especially if historically accurate.

If a Ramrod mission is created, be sure to be reasonably accurate as to # of bombers. It really does give a much more realistic feel. :D

Enjoy!
...and wear your feckin' mask!!!!! :x
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:23 am

:FI:Heloego wrote:I can't fly This Sunday anyway due to work, but I'll get on to DL'g and/or re-installing Canon's map so I can get in on thisat a later date. I really do like the BoB missions, especially if historically accurate.

If a Ramrod mission is created, be sure to be reasonably accurate as to # of bombers. It really does give a much more realistic feel. :D

Enjoy!
Hi Dan - Canon's map is standard with HSFX so if you have a clean install of 4.09 and can reinstall HSFX that might be the easier option.

These are not BoB missions - timeframe is early 1941 - and Churchill wanted to take the war to the Germans and these Circus missions over occupied France were one of the ways this was done. The Ramrod missions were therefore British bombers attacking targets in France in daylight. Bombers used in 1941 were Blenheims, Bostons, Wellingtons, Stirlings, Hampdens etc, and we only have the first 2 available in HSFX. Some Halifaxs were entering service in spring 1941 and these were used for some Ramrod attacks in France so these might get an outing at some point :D
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
User avatar
:FI:Wolfhound
Post Maniac 3rd Grade
Posts: 825
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:30 pm
Location: Kildare Town Co. Kildare

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Wolfhound » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:01 pm

UP have wellingtons and Halifax's i think neil
"i will give thee a dog which i got in ireland. He is huge of limb,and for a follower equal to any man,Moreover, he hath a man's wit and will bark at thine enemy's but never at thy friends. He will see by each man's face whether he be ill or well disposed toward thee. He will give down his life foe thee. (The Icelandic Saga of Nial,c . AD 970-1014

Image
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:23 pm

:FI:Wolfhound wrote:UP have wellingtons and Halifax's i think neil
Don't know about that Dec - I know most people have UP but I don't want to add another Mod version for people to get confused with - it's bad enough as it is :lol:
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
User avatar
:FI:Wolfhound
Post Maniac 3rd Grade
Posts: 825
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:30 pm
Location: Kildare Town Co. Kildare

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Wolfhound » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:22 pm

yep, your right :D
"i will give thee a dog which i got in ireland. He is huge of limb,and for a follower equal to any man,Moreover, he hath a man's wit and will bark at thine enemy's but never at thy friends. He will see by each man's face whether he be ill or well disposed toward thee. He will give down his life foe thee. (The Icelandic Saga of Nial,c . AD 970-1014

Image
User avatar
:FI:Airway
Post Maniac 3rd Grade
Posts: 1151
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:29 am
Location: Germany

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Airway » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:27 pm

I assume we will use 4.10m.
Image ImageImage
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:52 pm

:FI:Airway wrote:I assume we will use 4.10m.
No - HSFX 4.09m version - same as we have used for a while.
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
User avatar
:FI:Airway
Post Maniac 3rd Grade
Posts: 1151
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:29 am
Location: Germany

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Airway » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:49 pm

That was a rhetorical question ;)

But what's the problem to use those missions in 4.10m or is it just the mod map and the mod planes?

I'm more eager for 4.10m and it's MDS to be honest.

I tested the new patch more intensly and like it very much. The new Hs-129 is just great for parts of the FI.

But hey, just mentioning.

Just show me the way to the channel map again please and I'll do a reinstall of HSFX and UP to fix it all for you.
Image ImageImage
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:54 pm

Well the limitation for me with 4.10 is the maps for mission making. Once we get HSFX or UP for 4.10 I will be happy.

Mind you we might be on Cliffs of Dover by then....................2 weeks, be sure :lol:
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
User avatar
:FI:Falcon
Full Metal Ferret
Posts: 5572
Joined: Mon May 19, 2003 6:32 am
Location: New Orleans
Contact:

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Falcon » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:17 am

Well ...

if we fly any missions designed by Pike then ...

Image

anythin' can happen in the next half hour!

o/~bumdiddybumdidybumdiddybumdiddybum ...o/~


;)


F

PS: Yes, I know only folks of a ... distinguished age will get the reference but ...
Image

"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
User avatar
:FI:Airway
Post Maniac 3rd Grade
Posts: 1151
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:29 am
Location: Germany

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Airway » Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:51 am

Well I reinstalled HSFX as seperate installation (when I swutch to HSFX in my UP Mod, the game crashes) and so now to install the channel map again.

Where is it and is there maybe an update to it, that I musn't forget?
Image ImageImage
User avatar
:FI:Nellip
Post Maniac 2nd Grade
Posts: 1577
Joined: Wed May 21, 2003 7:09 pm
Location: North Yorkshire - God's own country

Re: Coop 23rd Jan

Post by :FI:Nellip » Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:19 pm

The Channel map comes with HSFX so you should find it if you open up the FMB and check?
Olegs stalker

Image
Image

Image
Post Reply