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Congrats Dropper, Skeeter, & Grover

It's an honor flying with you guys and gals!!! Thanks

I lOve being a WOLF!!!!...I have howled all my life, like Rick Flare, so being a Wolf Pack member...there was never a question...I didn't choose Wolf Pack, it choose ME!

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Brother Dunc take it from a former air force pilot and instructor in the air force upon the combat simulations they tell you that there's nothing wrong with flying high low to avoid radar using terrain to your advantage or even fly out of radar zone to avoid begin seen.

So some of my real life situations avoid radar detection that would be what many class as sneaking in game I think that's avoiding radar and using terrain to advantage same as flying high they are all tactics used by the air forces of the world

So nothing to worry about my brother wolf awwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooawwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Wolf Pack,

It is with a heavy heart that I pass along news from our Commanding Officer, Digger. His beloved wife Mindy passed away following a long illness on Thursday, June 11th. He asked me to inform the squad of this sad news, and let everyone know that he will be out of action for a time while dealing with his family. Here is the link to Mindy's obituary harrisfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/18...y.html#tribute-start

On behalf of the squad I plan to send flowers. Nothing too big, but enough to say his extended family has his immediate family in our thoughts and prayers.

Additionally, I am going to observe a 24 hour no-fly day for myself, out of respect for our leader and founder. Nobody else needs to do this, I just wanted you to know where I am if you don't see me in the skies for a short period.

Viper10

I know that I am not the squad chaplain (btw I'm not extremely religious myself) however I would like to to say this prayer for our brother and founder digger and family that in this time of such sad news and upset that the lord looks over you all and the lord giveth you what is due after having a precious loved one taken away from you to soon and the lord gives you all the health and success and support in your futures amen sorry if its not the best prayer however I'm thinking of of all the suffering that digger and his family are going through this is such sad news that I send my condolences to all viper I know that you and the group leaders are running alot however if you need assistance and none are around I will happily offer to step up and try to run the day to day operations in game for us when I can while our brother digger is not around and your acting as our squads co

I am resuming normal combat operations. Time to fly a few sorties and kill some reds.

Just so you all are aware that sometimes from now on I might not be flying I might pop on to have a chat I ain't subscribing either due to work and planning to move from London once all is sorted I will resume flying as much as possible but for the time begin if I am inactive for a while it's due to begin busy I will try to pop onto forum a majority of the time so every bit of money I am getting I'm saving I hope to move by October the latest and if the time comes I have to leave the game I will let you know and update as of progress

HoooOOOoooowwwllll, to all the pilots in the squad who dont know me i am White Trash Bear. I dont live in a trailer but i do like honey.
I come and go from the game and what strikes me is how much things change when i come back in.

I was never a fan of the head on attack tactic because i cant hit a barn door at long range and much prefer dogfighting so what to make of the new habit that players seem to have of opening fire as soon as they see you, often at insanely long ranges?! It strikes me as a problem, how to close the range to my preferred firing range of 100 yards when i am under fire from 10,000?
For those who have played with me you will have seen what i do.

1) always try to have a height advantage.

2) I try to use the fact that most players are bad shots, if i fly at 90 degrees to their attack i present a full deflection shot which most cannot handle. I watch their tracer falling well behind while they close the range. This is a finely judged thing, if i wait too long they will get their aim right and blow me apart but often i can let them get very close before having to take action. (sometimes they run out of ammo at this point which is hilarous)

3) Now the tricky bit, Once i judge they are close enough i have to turn into them and try to get past and onto their tail. I used to barrell roll but got shot down too often. I got my inspiration from the CORKSCREW, the defensive manouver used by RAF heavy bombers in WW2. Its like a big square roll, I climb up, bank and pull sideways then pull down, roll over and repeat in the opposite direction.
And it actually works!,Not so good with 2 bombs but with 1 you are still fast enough to manouver. This will get me past players about 80% of the time even when under fire the whole time. I have gone dogfight missions, (15 kills) on the same belt of ammo while hearing pilots complain about running out after 1 or 2 kills.

Anyway no particular reason for posting this but it might help if like me you are tired of gettin shot when planes are still out of artillary range.

Is Wolfpack the best squad in DF? Hell yeah! Hoooowwwwllllllllllll!

Fly safe and shoot straight. Would love to hear of other peoples tactics, Bear

I'd like to send my condolence to Digger and his family as they deal with their loss, I'll keep all in my prayers.
It's pretty remarkable that this game has brought so many of us together as an online family, people who would never have met under other circumstances, from all walks of life, with various ages, and scattered to points around the globe. All brought together by some coded electrical signals, united in a brotherhood (and sisterhood) called Dogfight.
I for one am proud to be a member of this Pack and to call all of you my brothers & sisters, you are truly a great group of people.

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whitetrashbear wrote: HoooOOOoooowwwllll, to all the pilots in the squad who dont know me i am White Trash Bear. I dont live in a trailer but i do like honey.
I come and go from the game and what strikes me is how much things change when i come back in.

I was never a fan of the head on attack tactic because i cant hit a barn door at long range and much prefer dogfighting so what to make of the new habit that players seem to have of opening fire as soon as they see you, often at insanely long ranges?! It strikes me as a problem, how to close the range to my preferred firing range of 100 yards when i am under fire from 10,000?
For those who have played with me you will have seen what i do.

1) always try to have a height advantage.

2) I try to use the fact that most players are bad shots, if i fly at 90 degrees to their attack i present a full deflection shot which most cannot handle. I watch their tracer falling well behind while they close the range. This is a finely judged thing, if i wait too long they will get their aim right and blow me apart but often i can let them get very close before having to take action. (sometimes they run out of ammo at this point which is hilarous)

3) Now the tricky bit, Once i judge they are close enough i have to turn into them and try to get past and onto their tail. I used to barrell roll but got shot down too often. I got my inspiration from the CORKSCREW, the defensive manouver used by RAF heavy bombers in WW2. Its like a big square roll, I climb up, bank and pull sideways then pull down, roll over and repeat in the opposite direction.
And it actually works!,Not so good with 2 bombs but with 1 you are still fast enough to manouver. This will get me past players about 80% of the time even when under fire the whole time. I have gone dogfight missions, (15 kills) on the same belt of ammo while hearing pilots complain about running out after 1 or 2 kills.

Anyway no particular reason for posting this but it might help if like me you are tired of gettin shot when planes are still out of artillary range.

Is Wolfpack the best squad in DF? Hell yeah! Hoooowwwwllllllllllll!

Fly safe and shoot straight. Would love to hear of other peoples tactics, Bear

WTB, its always good to see you on the forum, and I love your in game tactics.... boom and zoom as I recall. Anyway the 90 degree max deflection shot you described is outstanding and I use it all the time to get the red close enough to shoot. It is the most difficult shot in the game, so just show red your flank and let him close. Im not quite sure I completely understand the corkscrew you described so I will have to go practice.

If I can add one thing to all that.... what I have found is to be unpredictable. Don't try the same tactic more than once or twice before mixing it up. If you haven't tried a head on attack, let the red get close with the 90 degree shot, then turn into him and attempt a snap shot.... he wont expect it if the last 2 or three times you did something else. Maybe next time turn away from him instead of towards him. Its good to be as unpredictable as possible.

Finally, never allow a red that gets past to get behind ya. Always give chase to the ones that fly past without being killed. I can say that in 90% of the cases they will continue towards their target, and you have a nice easy shot from behind. Of course that isn't the case in a df mission, but in bombing games don't let the easy kill continue to your base or carrier!

Anyone else like to add some tactics? What works, what doesn't.. that kind of stuff.

Resumed flying today after a day of respect and prayer for our Leader, Digger and his family.


Continual prayers for strength and guidance through these difficult times, OH Lord. Please keep them safe and in Your arms during this sad time. Please give them all the guidance they may be seeking, in Jesus'name. We give You all the glory, Oh God. I pray that the family finds peace, and have asked for a day that you take Mindy into your hands and take her into your Kingdom to have everlasting peace. I pray this in your name Oh Lord, and in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, Amen

I would also like to offer Digger my sympathy for the loss of his wife, Mindy. I've never experienced that, Thank God, but I have lost my parents and I know how much that has hurt. I'm so sorry, Digger! I wish you well on the road from here.

Congratulations to Viper on attaining 20,000 kills! I didn't think he'd tell you all that he'd done it, but it is a significant milestone in the game. I remember early on looking at some of the amazing pilots who had achieved that and marveling. I am proud to say that I have contributed mightily to Viper's totals, lol! Now, could you please give me a pass next time you see me up there, Viper?! There are holes all over my plane!

Dunc7 wrote: Congratulations to Viper on attaining 20,000 kills! I didn't think he'd tell you all that he'd done it, but it is a significant milestone in the game. I remember early on looking at some of the amazing pilots who had achieved that and marveling. I am proud to say that I have contributed mightily to Viper's totals, lol! Now, could you please give me a pass next time you see me up there, Viper?! There are holes all over my plane!

I will certainly give you a pass, Sir Dunc..... whenever you're blue.

Viper10{WP} wrote:

Dunc7 wrote: Congratulations to Viper on attaining 20,000 kills! I didn't think he'd tell you all that he'd done it, but it is a significant milestone in the game. I remember early on looking at some of the amazing pilots who had achieved that and marveling. I am proud to say that I have contributed mightily to Viper's totals, lol! Now, could you please give me a pass next time you see me up there, Viper?! There are holes all over my plane!

I will certainly give you a pass, Sir Dunc..... whenever you're blue.

Ahhhhhahahahahah!!! Spoken like a true Pilot! Most certainly a Wolf, at that,lol!
Dunc, You're not the only Wolf Viper has demolished over and over and over...myself included,lol. I know it's all in jest, and we have talked on this subject at length sometimes(shooting Pack members),but I definitely see it as a learning experience, for sure. Watching Viper, or anyone else for that matter has made me a much better pilot(although I'm still not even in my KDR thanks to guys like them). It's all fun and games til somebody has to re-spawn, lol. Anyway, I know you're poking fun while sending kudos his way.

Congrats to Whitetrashbear. Glad to see you again and way to go after those reds to earn that second star!!!!!
AOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW . I'd love to put it on a banner for you. If you're interested, click on the link above my banner to get started.

I missed my screenshot with the congrats flooding the screen last night, but I made level 27! It took a few months to get it with what's been going on in real life, but I have arrived,lol. NEXT!

Congratulations, Myrlin! Glad to say "I told you so"! You just don't fly as much as some others because of the generous donation from your time to making people like me happy with their banners and such. I, for one, am most appreciative of the sacrifices you and VIPER make for us all. Thus, you are doubly congratulated on the achievement. Huzzah!

I came up with a new idea for the 20k kill threshold. I know we have other Pilots worthy of this award,and this is a new design, but I wanted to get some opinions since Viper just breached that amazing mark. Congrats again!
Thoughts?

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Woohoo Vipers giving us a free pass when we're blue. I'm always blue so woohoo.

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What a cool idea, Myrlin! I love the design and VIPER10' name looks great like that. Of course, it's up to Viper, and maybe he would have some ideas as to how it should look as the first ever recipient of the award. I'll just shut up,now. ..lol.

Myrlin, I love the new badge/award just the way it is. Not sure if it is possible, but adding just the medallion to an existing banner would be nice.

You are a banner wizard of the highest caliber, and we are soooooo lucky to have ya.

Congratulations on level 27!

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BZ Whitetrashbear on this remarkable game. It really is a pleasure recognize and decorate our most elusive wolf, but one I consider a good friend.

Keep killing those reds WTB!

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Congratulations, White! Enjoyed your commentary on tactics very much, and hope to see more of you in the skies. OWWWWWWOOOOOOOH!

How do I even stat this.. When your chaplain was really needed I was AWOL.. To the Sqd.. Guys I'm really sorry, please know my absence was only due to the chemo, and NOT a reflection on my feelings about the Sqd.. Thank goodness I recieved an email from Arthoman tonight filling me in on Diggers loss.. Pard thank you, Deli, and others for stepping up and offering prayer..

Mike, please know I've had Mindy in my prayers since you first shared her condition when you two were flying home from Germany.. These words come late Mike, but they do come from the heart.

A prayer for Mindy's soul, and for her husband, our skipper and our friend Mike .. Dear Lord please guide these words that they might be blessed by you.

Dear Lord, one of the most traumatic events that can befall a family has transpired.. A family has lost its core, and a husband has lost his soulmate.. We thank you for giving them positive news after their trip to Germany.. We know you've heard all our prayers and while we don't understand your will, we honor it.. Even in time like this that seem so bleak.. Words to comfort Mike are beyond us, and we can only pray (and do) that you cover him with the Holy Spirit that you shed your blood to give us..

Father when ever we see and acknowledge a cross know that It's not the cross that we worship, it's your ultimate sacrifice that gives us salvation that we honor.. We pray that every time we see a cross in the weeks ahead, we can think of Mindy and say a brief prayer for her soul.. A simple "dear Lord, please have Mindys soul in your arms" is enough

We pray that you might watch over Mike, and give him the strength to make it through this time of crisis.. and most importantly, please except Mindys soul into heaven.. Where she can look down and watch over her family she left so soon.. Please bless and protect that family, and give them the strength To deal with their pain.. We give them over to you, knowing you're there to hold them in your arms..

In your holy name .. Amen

thank you to Viper and to MYRLIN for posting that screen shot and those two stars! Thanks heaps guys!
That marksman badge sure looks good, have to aim for three stars now and 10,000 kills was broken a few days ago, oooooooooOOOOOOOooooWWWWWWWWWWWWW That screen shot was a long time coming.

Myrlin i will definitly need to think about a banner now that i have seen your skills in the workshop. Give me some time and i will get back to you with some ideas. Its great to have your skills around sir.

Cheers for your comments dunc, i will keep my eye out for you again

And to pistol, a big thankyou for putting into words what we are all thinking, Amen

Its a cold night in new zealand tonight. Signing off Bear

Wbt I will say after such a long game I had 100 kills then the game crashed on me before I got the screenshot of that tremendous game I had it was the most annoying thing that happened to me lol but congrats on your 2 stars.

Parde I know my prayer wasn't the best and we understand that your chemo will take alot out of you but thanks for the recognition.

Also I am going to do a no fly from 00:00 GMT 16th June till 00:00 GMT 17th June out of respect for our brother and founder digger he's the reason I became part of the pack among the many others I'm proud to call you all my friends and extended family.


And finally a non game matter my business is going well I'm writing up the contracts with venues, employment contracts, time sheets. I've got to get a few bits so hopefully with luck get my business account sorted

Wolf pack.. I hope you all read Delie's post above . This was something that Viper did as well, Our Skipper is going through the worst time in his life right now, and im sure this simple act of respect from us will matter..

Well done Viper, and Deli.. Mark me down fo tomorrow (16th) as well.. This is all voluntary and im sure Mike would tell you not to worry about it, and to fly.. That being said im equally sure this is one of those positive gestures that will honestly matter to him.. If you feel like joining this show of support, just pick your day and do it..

I'm going to send him a PM about this, and maybe Viper can send him an email in case he misses his PM's for obvious reasons..

Pardi
I did the no-fly the day after I heard the sad news, but I will join you in support of the ongoing respect. I have a memorial badge I am currently designing for my own banner, and for anyone that would wear it on theirs. I will release it as soon as I complete the Memorial.
In other news, my son graduated high school last week, and has requested to come live with Teresa and I. Of course we were excited about it, and are making arrangements to welcome him into our home. Maybe I can get him into a plane again, and join us in the skies. Stay tuned.