I'm a bit worried on account of the lack of a recce mission over the target area. I mean what are the flak defences like? Do Brummies favour the Me110 or teh HS219 or even the Mosquito as a night fighter???
One volunteer is worth 5 conscripts. We'll teach you basic aviation engineering as we go. Okay, we still need a Mid Upper Gunner! And as Morse's phoneline is still down and it doesn't look it shall be repaired this side of Judgement Day, we might need a new Jeep as well. All volunteers post here and I'll set up the thread in the barracks in a few days once the crew is finalised. Oby, fancy being a turret gunner? And anyone with a target in mind after we do Wimbledon and the BB House, let us know. Kitty Well, I have flown in the last lanc as a wireless op and have the tecnical manual(Haynes series:icon-mrgreenbandit: ) and two sets of the pilots notes then i an quite happy to volunteer!
And i want to know what is the tehnique contion of the plane ? And i dont understand with what bomber we will flight.
I'll set up the thread in the barracks, then we'll finalise the crew and sort out the PRU flights over Birmingham. Deal?
Well with Sympathy for the Devil playing in my cockpit I am swooping down on your bomber in my modified TA-152, 20 mil blazing away, I blast the BB House to bits. Yeah I passed the bomber in a flash you may have felt the roar of the engines as I blew by you at 3/4 throttle. So what's your next target as I pull up along side you and wag my wings. Beware of the Hun in the sun. Truth is Colonel I'm a bloody literary genius. In the Middle Ages they would burn you for that. Rule Britannia in a Dora.
Well with Sympathy for the Devil playing in my cockpit I am swooping down on your bomber in my modified TA-152, 20 mil blazing away, I blast the BB House to bits. Yeah I passed the bomber in a flash you may have felt the roar of the engines as I blew by you at 3/4 throttle. So what's your next target as I pull up along side you and wag my wings. Beware of the Hun in the sun. Been waiting for that.. (Feeling psychic again) Full of Gin and ready for you Fritz.
What make you think i dont know what Big Brother is ??I know what it is i may be from east Europe but that dont mean that we live in 50 years Sorry, Bulgarian, I knew BB was famous but I wasn't sure if it was famous enough to have reached outside the UK. So we're united in fighting for our cultures So to Navigating - I was going to cheat and use GPS but the Iranians have just shot the satellite out of orbit and there's no-one in NATO trained to navigate the old way. :sign_help: And I've just realised I'm not sure where the BB house which is a bit of a bummer for a nav. Never mind, we'll use the H2S system, it should pick up the clutter from the aura given off by bruised egos and smudged eyeliner in the House and the laptops of millions of tabloid journos camped outside. I think B/Aimer and Nav (Owen and I) would use it together. Then Owen can go back to visual when we're in the target area while I try and get a VOR fix on the East Midlands beacon. Failing that I'll just use the A-Z. Adrian
What have we done to the seriousness of this site when we have corrupted Adrian. The Horror the Horror Von, I'm glad you're full of Gin better than being full of something else(That's the Pirate for ya) but it maybe clouding your judgement as you need to read my post more closely...You were not fired on ....yet Where's Tom Cruise? Sounds like my next Target.
Ohhhhh Dora, Come out Come out wherever you are. This Paddy Daddy's gonna give you a spanking!!!! Weeehhaaa!! Bring em on VP we are the Gunners who are gonna defend this Lanc all the way and back!!!! Now lets see how do I operate this cannon thingy????
Instructions for cannon, use of:- Point narrow end at target. Place finger to hooked bit underneath cannon. Close eyes and pull hooked thing back. Cannon makes loud noise. Target should blow up. End of instructions.
Instructions for cannon, use of:- Point narrow end at target. Place finger to hooked bit underneath cannon. Close eyes and pull hooked thing back. Cannon makes loud noise. Target should blow up. End of instructions. Kitty you are amazing. Can even translate from chinese.
Kitty you are amazing. Can even translate from chinese. Stark raving genius mate.:icon-mrgreenbandit:
Close eyes and pull hooked thing back. Target should blow up Is closing one's eyes before firing a good idea? Don't want to shoot off the tail fins do we? ! (I think the joystick and triggers were at the base of the glazed area, by the gunner's thighs). Kitty : Can you fly a bit lower? I'm trying to read the roadsigns. LOOK OUT - MOTORWAY BRIDGE!!!! If you do that again I shall close my eyes. -_- Adrian
(I think the joystick and triggers were at the base of the glazed area, by the gunner's thighs). Adrian I'll check that out using my trusty technical manual for the lanc!
Is closing one's eyes before firing a good idea? Don't want to shoot off the tail fins do we? ! Alright, keep your eyes open while you aim, then close them and pull the little hooked thingy. Kitty : Can you fly a bit lower? I'm trying to read the roadsigns. LOOK OUT - MOTORWAY BRIDGE!!!! If you do that again I shall close my eyes. -_- Adrian Will you quit your whining? If you had learnt how to navigate with a map I wouldn't have to keep the altimeter at zero would I? And that bridge was perfectly high enough to get under, there was a good 4 inches clearance. What's the problem? You just keep reading the roads signs while I give Dani a crash course in throttle control. Kitty
Originally Posted by adrian roberts (I think the joystick and triggers were at the base of the glazed area, by the gunner's thighs). Adrian I'll check that out using my trusty technical manual for the lanc! morse - I've always wondered how the guns were controlled, and looking into turrets in museums didn't seem to provide a clue. But I think I sussed it when I visited the Brooklands museum, where you can get right up close the the rear turret of Wellington 1A "R-Robert". There were definitely handles with triggers and hydraulic pipes attached, by the gunner's knees, rather like the steering handles on a tank. Of course, it may have varied with different types of turret and been different on a Lanc.
ACHTUNG - GATSO on our six o'clock!!!! Nav to Rear Gunner: "von poop, old chap, do you mind giving that yellow box a quick burst?" Nav to Pilot: "approaching a forward-looking speed camera that takes a picture of your face. Slow down to stalling speed. Don't let them get a picture of you applying make-up while flying" Adrian :elkgrin:
