J5_Hotlead Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Tonight I was on Wargrounds bashing around in my Pfalz D.IIIa. On one of my sorties, I encountered the enemy's recon trying to return to base, close to 1000 meters above the ground. I took shots at him, and as I got closer, I could see that his propeller was stopped, but that he might have enough altitude to glide back to a friendly field, so I pressed my attack in the hopes of knocking him out of the sky. Things went along well until I heard bullets from his tail turret impact my airframe and then heard the terrible crunching sound of wings peeling away. Amazingly, I was able to nurse my wounded bird down from 1000 meters high to the trenches and land her. I couldn't believe my survival at the time, and remarked I'd have to shoot some screenshots, since I had no external views to see the full extent of the damage done. When I took a look at the track I shot, I was even further amazed: I had miraculously landed my wounded bird without any upper wings at all! Now, I'm no Ace pilot and I've died plenty of times but I guess I got lucky this time. Thank goodness I didn't try to make any sudden moves!!! Mauler Mithel and Snaggle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Maybe it's a bit faster now . I like that you're giving a thumbs up... I'll add my own thumbs up to that... well done! Snaggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler Mithel Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Nice pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipfert Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Kameraden, Big shout out, that is impressive. I generally lawn dart after that happens. S! Snaggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Wow, great landing Hotlead! That really is catastrophic damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Thanks guys! I actually have a video of the landing itself. Might have to upload that sometime. New "Memorable ROF Moments" episode perhaps? ^^ Snaggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 That's impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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