Wind vom Oberturm
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Jan 1, 2011 23:25:22 GMT -5
"Guten Morgen, fliegende Damen. Willkommen in den Streitdrillen des Sturzbombenwerfens. Heute werden wir über den Dorf Arlonsé fliegen und dessen Häuser vernichten." It was morning time at the 2nd Destroyer Flight Squadron of the German Air Force. It was a morning of bomber and fighter training. The flight section assigned to Oberleutnant vom Oberturm was going to find a small abandoned village in the south of France and do some precision bombing and then shoot down some ground-controlled gliders. Wind and his section were standing on the airfield, discussing the plans for the field and preparing for the action. The pilots were all standing in their flight gear, some of them with their leather-suited airmen at their sides. It was time to get in the air. Wind made his final statement to the men before they all got into their cockpits and began taking off: "Errinern Sie sich, hoch, tief, schnell und verdammt präzis. Flieg!" Soon, Wind was in his own plane, the Me262. Since his work with Messerschmitt, a friend of his had informed him of this plane, which he had asked from his superiors as soon as he could get one. The plane was an interesting sort, because the jet engines were quick to cut out if it took turns and angles that were too tight. It was a far cry from the 109, which Wind had been flying in for years, but it made up for maneuverability with a speed that was quite unbelievable. His knowledge of physics told him that the plane could be better; it would not stop him from flying it, though. The aircraft packed four machine guns, 24 rockets, and two 250k bombs. Speed and weaponry were his advantage. And now, he would use them in leading his men. As the other planes in his section took off, Wind waited back a bit. If he went first, as most section leaders did, he would be too far ahead. When it was time, he fired the engines up and pushed the throttle slowly forward. He heard the engines get louder outside and released the brakes as the plane started heading down the runway. He pedaled the machine's directional breaks and kept it on a straight shot down as it gathered speed and finally reached the right speed. Right at the end of the run way, he pulled the yaw back and started his climb up behind the rest of his squadron. The other sections in his squadron had already headed off, his section would be the final supporting and devastating arm of the simulated attack. The infantry and armor below would also take aprt in the exercises, firing blanks. Wind's section had the unique privilege of dropping live armaments. Once at the cruising altitude, Wind brought the speed forward and radioed his men. "Alujäger spricht. Bitte funken Sie mir Sektion 2. Ich bin bereit um zu führen." He moved forward and saw through the clouds. His section was flying right above the clouds and he pulled over them at full speed and down in front of them slowing his speed to keep in formation with them. He looked about the cockpit and lowered the throttle a bit and started feeding a more air enriched fuel into the engines, running it on less petrol than before. He made the final weapons check before flying into simulated battle, making sure that all systems checked out, just as he had checked on the ground. Behind him flew the two stukas. The 109s were keeping around the stukas, making sure that they wouldn't get hit because of their slow speed and inferior maneuverability. Soon enough, they would be traded in for the new FW190s, but the section would have to make do with them as long as they had them. Flying at 3000 meters and at about 350kmh, the section made its short trip to the small French village before they would land again and reload their live weaponry with fakes for the exercises that would continue to the next day.
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Wind vom Oberturm
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Jan 1, 2011 18:44:33 GMT -5
Reichspostbüro 5 April 1939 Von: Herrn Oberleutnant Wind vom Oberturm An: Herrn Lord Kurt vom Oberturm, Fräulein Anne vom Oberturm, Frau Lisl von Kielshofen Liebe Vater, Anne und Lisl Der Krieg in Spanien ist vorbei. Viel ist passiert seit meinem letzten Brief; die Republikanen haben nicht gegen uns gehalten. Ich habe Aufforderungen von meinem Kommandanten bekommen, zurück nach Deutschland zu gehen. Ich werde in Preußen als Offizier bleiben! Ich kann, also nächste Woche nach Hause kommen mein Kommandant sagt. Ihr könnt bereit sein. Ich habe viele dingen aus Spanien, die ich mitnehmen werde. Ich denke auch, dass wir ein Bankett haben müssen um unseren Sieg zu feiern. Ich muss auch sagen, dass ich Oberleutnant worden bin. Nach einem Kampf in dem Himmel über einem Dorf in Süd-Spanien, worin ich mehr als sieben Flugzeuge geschossen hatte, bekam ich eine Promotion bis Oberleutnant. Vielleicht kann ich kurzzeitlich eine Promotion mehr, bis Hauptmann, später bekommen. Das bleibt aber warten. Mit herzlichen Gedanken Dein Sohn und Bruder Wind
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Jan 1, 2011 17:02:03 GMT -5
Hospitals...they were not pleasant places in the grand scheme of things. Pain and horror seethed beneath the whitened surface of the ungainly facility. Nothing was more depressing to Wind than walking through the hallways of mercy. Mercy meant there was something to be merciful about. Aside from his dread, Wind was thinking about ordering his men in the flight section in the 2e Geschwader. One man, an airman, was in hospital. Wind had come to visit him, making sure he would be in order for training exercises the next week. His section would do some bombing exercises over Vichi-France, get rid of an 'abandoned' Jewish village. The airman was not vital to the exercises since he was only a gunner, but his participation would be better when the glider targets would be launched from the ground by some Wehrmacht soldiers invited to participate in exercises on the ground near the bombing. Though he was visiting one of his men, Wind's real mission in the camp was to make a pre-inspection. For some reason the Heer leaders thought it would be hilarious to send a Luftwaffe officer to do the job of the War Ministry. As funny as they thought it was, Oberleutnant vom Oberturm was not so amused. Not being the air for so long would dull the skills that kept his squad above the allies for so long. He brought his mind back down to Earth, though. He would complete the pre-inspection, report back to the Luftwaffe headquarters to have it delivered to the Heer. That would at least give the Heer a harder time. He smiled to himself as he pulled out the checklist he was to fill out. First, inspection of living quarters. Second, inspection of the hospital, since it was a medical unit. Third, pry around the motor pool. Fourth, annoy the airboys, more fun. Fifth, give the unit commanders hell. Well, it was written in more sophisticated German than that, but Wind was a good colloquial translator. He began by walking out of the hospital as a rushing medical staff-man came into the hospital. Someone had overslept. Oberleutnant vom Oberturm headed out of the hospital where his assistant, Airman Leonirus Helgricht, was waiting. "Sind Sie bereit, Herr Helgricht, die Einrichtungen zu kontrollieren?" He looked back and replied in the affirmative. The two walked to the barracks and walked in. It was empty and neat. A couple of sheets seemed to be ruffled, but people would be sleeping on them anyway. nothing was in the way of walking and all the personal belongings were in their proper places. Most people thought there was always a problem with order, as was often commented in stories, but most of the time regulations in barracks were followed. The next place on the list was hospital. Something the Oberleutnant did not want to do, but went onward to do. He walked into the building with Helgricht behind him, pencil and paper in hand. The place looked clean enough. He walked down the aisle between the beds, most of them empty. All the sheets looked fresh, but some things were dirty. He had Helgricht note them and continued on to the triage station. It was stained with the colors and scents of battle. He would give them leeway with this. It was understandable. Even the strongest vinegar would not cover up the ugliness of this room. He then headed on to the surgery room to find something he was not expecting, someone in the process of cleaning. Usually medical units were informed to pre-inspections, so this should have been done earlier. The pilot smiled. Finally he would get to hit the Heer with their inefficiency. One wouldn't find this in a Luftwaffe field hospital. The man washing the room still hadn't noticed him. The Oberleutnant spoke. "Guten Tag, Herr Landser. Können Sie mir bitte sagen, warum dieses Zimmer noch nicht aufgeräumt worden ist?" The air hung still a moment as the Oberleutnant waited for the man to answer him. His attention rested quietly on the mans grey woolen jacket, at the shoulder, waiting for a face to appear. Airman Helgricht moved forward a bit, pencil ready at the paper for what was sure to be an interesting answer. Translations: "Sind Sie bereit, Herr Helgricht, die Einrichtungen zu kontrollieren?" -Are you ready, Mr Helgricht, to inspect the facilities? "Guten Tag, Herr Landser. Können Sie mir bitte sagen, warum dieses Zimmer noch nicht aufgeräumt worden ist?" -Good day, Private. Can you tell me why this room hasn't been cleaned up yet?
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Wind vom Oberturm
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Jan 1, 2011 12:28:38 GMT -5
I can understand giving some direction to the site, since it seems to have none. However, a repeating time-line might work better than having staff controlled players. I've seen other sites go down that road and it was not pretty. I think if you put a repeating time-line, say 1939 (with US) to 1946 (since Germans don't have the added hindrance of their leader). I think this would achieve the same thing you're looking for. In any case, when everyone has the opportunity to direct gameplay instead of just the staff, things tend to run better.
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Dec 29, 2010 20:36:15 GMT -5
Name: vom Oberturm, Wind Date of Birth: 12 Januar 1910 Gender: Mann Rank: Oberleutnant Branch of Service: Deutsche Luftwaffe Unit: Zerstörergeschwader 2 Serial Number: PREU666LUFW57ZG2 Nationality: Deutsch (Preußisch) Tools [/u][/color][/center] ~Rucksack ~Messer ~Schippe
Weapons ~Luger
Vehicles ~Messerschmitt 262 ~Messerschmitt Bf 109
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Reichspostbüro Von: Leutnant Wind vom Oberturm Jägergeschwader 4, Madrid, Spanien an: Herrn Lord Kurt vom Oberturm 11 April 1937 Lieber Vater, Schon nach einem Jahr in Spanien habe ich gefunden, dass ich zur Luft hören. Du weißt das schon, aber ich wollte dich das nicht vergessen lassen. Viel is hier nicht passiert. Die Republikanen fliegen gegen uns mit alten Flugzeuge, die nicht sehr dynamisch fliegen. Schade. Ich möchte etwas schwerers kämpfen können. Du wurdest nicht glauben, wieviel Republikanen aus anderen Länder kommen. Gestern flug ich mit meinem Geschwader gegen einen, der aus Amerikanen und Briten zusammengestellt war. Wir sind auch nicht allein. Die Italienische fliegen mit uns, aber können nicht so gut wie Deutschen steuern. Sie sind keine Partner im Leben. Es geht mir gut. Wir bekommen genug zu essen und zu tun. Vielleicht werde ich nach Hause kommen, wenn ich zurück nach Deutschland gekommen bin. Wie geht es bei dir? Und, mit meinen Schwestern? Ich habe gehört, dass alles in Königsberg besser wird. Es macht mich froh, dass so viel so schnell passiert ist, Deutschcland besser und mächtiger zu machen. Bevor ich 'auf Wiedersehen' schreibe, will ich sagen, dass meine Männer die Käkse lecker fanden, die Hedwig mir geschickt hatte. Es ist nötig, die Männer glücklich zu halten, als der Krieg langer dauert. Wenn sie noch ein mal einen Brief, an denen, schicken werde, wären sie sich glücklich davon werden. Es grüßt recht herzlich Dein Sohn Wind
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Dec 29, 2010 20:27:17 GMT -5
I'm new, but I'm here!
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Post by Wind vom Oberturm on Dec 28, 2010 23:18:24 GMT -5
Zerstörergeschwader 2 Horst Wessel Gestrittene Kampfen: Keine Gewonnene Kampfen: Keine Unentschiedene Kampfen: Keine Verlorene Kampfen: Keine (PC)Vernichteten Alliierten: Keine (NPC)Vernichteten Alliierten: Keine (PC)Verlorene Flugzeuge: Keine (NPC)Verlorene Flugzeuge: Keine Das Arsenal Messerschmitt-262 Schwalbe Radio Designation: "Alujäger" Pilot - Wind vom Oberturm Junkers Sturzkampfflugzeug Stuka 87 Radio Designation: "Kopfwerfer" Pilot - Adalbrecht Heimstad Airman - Klaus Maastrichten Junkers Sturzkampfflugzeug Stuka 87 Radio Designation: "Himmelschreier" Pilot - Helbert Baumhäuser Airman - Leonirus Helgricht Messerschmitt Bf 109 Radio Designation: "Drache" Pilot - Einhard Mitrisch Messerschmitt Bf 109 Radio Designation: "Luftbrecher" Pilot - Hetrik Glitsch Messerschmitt Bf 109 Radio Designation: "Teufelschreck" Pilot - Zitner vom Rhein Leiste der Mitglieder: Offizieren: Der Herr Oberleutnant Wind vom Oberturm Nachrichten Sieg im Himmel! Ihre Kommandant,[/left] Wind vom Oberturm Kommandant des 2. Zerstörergeschwaders der Deutschen Luftwaffe
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