B-17 The Mighty 8th | C-Cup's Tour - Mission 1
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Welcome to a new tour of duty in the 8th Airforce as we join the crew of C-Cup as they attempt to complete their 25 mission tour.
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ABOUT THIS GAME
The missions undertaken by the crews of B-17 bombers during World War II are the stuff of legend. What was it to fly through relentless anti-aircraft fire over Nazi-occupied Europe? What was it to have a thin layer of steel between life and death at 15,000 feet? Furiously fend off enemy fighters zipping around your plane and then precisely deliver your cargo of bombs over enemy targets?
Find out for yourself as you lead a 10-men crew to victory... or defeat... against squadrons of Nazi warplanes in the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress!
A WWII Campaign to fight and survive through
Carry out a realistic 25-missions tour of duty based on historically accurate scenarios and targets, or Take to the skies in "Quick Start" assignments with available Instant Action mode. Plan real missions, select authentic flying formations, and manage both crews and bombers. Assess your crew's strengths and skills to effectively re-position members and cope with wounded personnel and casualties.
It’s a 10-men job
Take to the skies in any one of ten B-17 Flying fortress crew positions: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Bombadier/Chin Turret Gunner, Radio Operator, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Port Waist Gunner, Starboard Waist Gunner, Ball Gunner, and Tail Gunner! Take total control: Take-off, land, shoot from various crew positions, navigate across a realistically mapped Europe, operate the radio, line up the bomb run, release the bombs and bail out if necessary.
Choose your plane, choose your allegiance
Fly a variety of aircraft from the legendary B-17 to the rugged escort fighters - Choose between the American B-17G bomber, P-38 Lightning, P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt, and the German Bf 109, Fw 190, and ME 262 fighters. Yes, you can even fight "The Mighty Eight" in the role of a German Luftwaffe pilot!
Back from 2000!
This is the original MicroProse B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th, the legendary sequel to B-17 Flying Fortress: World War II Bombers in Action. Fly the B-17 Flying Fortress and become a legend before your own time!
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM:
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
DirectX: Version 6.0
Storage: 600 MB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 600 MB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
During the American Civil War, they gave out Medals of Honor like candy at Halloween, but by the First World War, the requirements where much higher. The fact that SSgt Willson remained at his post despite receiving a severe wound and shot down 6 enemy aircraft would defiantly qualify IRL.
Hell did you see how many EK the third Reich gave out? lol
A total of 1522 MoH issued during the Civil War. Just fyi ^-^
He certainly deserved a medal, but he would probably not get a Medal of Honor IRL. That usually require some serious heroics.
A recipient have to "distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty."
Its the above and beyond part that is important. Shooting down 6 planes in one mission is no small feat, but is not above and beyond what you might expect from a good gunner, even though he was severely wounded but patched up.
@@haakonsteinsvaag you’re right, probably a Distinguished Service Cross at best.
If he had crawled out on the wing to put out an engine fire, it would have warranted a MOH
I looked it up and the 8th Air Force had 17 Medal of Honor medals awarded.
I hear that C-Cup is more than a handful to handle
At the beginning with the introduction of the crew and you came to the TG I shook my head and said he's no Sgt. Free.....I regret my error. Good show! Looking forward to 25!
Could also be 26 missions as the USAAF changed it to 26 in late 1944. Knew a navigator and radio operator of a B-24 that had that happen to them on their 18th mission, they thought oh just 7 more to go and we'er going home only to have that happen and it was 8 more, lets say neither was really happy about it.
No, they changed it to 30 missions before making it 35 missions by wars end!!.
@@MikelZappy I knew they upped it before 1945, Just remember these two in 2011 in front of Witchcraft (Collins Foundations) B-24J only flying example in the United States going on how they got caught in the middle when they changed it and how it really was unfair as they had the bulk of their missions behind them. They never really said by how much but now no wonder why they felt the way they did.
Glad to see this up! Looking forward to seeing how the brave boys of C-Cup get on.
Good to see you charlie mike. Everyone loves the C-Cup!
Excellent episode taff, 1 raid down.. 24 more to go. As it is with all the B17 raids, you face untold hardship and perils in the skies of occupied Europe. First raid for C-cup has gone down with the crew coming home and the first bombs dropped in anger. Let's see if these young lads get through this one and get back home to the States. Excellent episode looking forward to the next one 👍
YES! Good one mate! Been waiting for this!
I can detect, another fan of Memphis Belle!
He was talking about that in his Bombers In Action video - AnE6a7CkPX0
Best wishes to C-Cup and crew. "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
I remember this game from my younger years. Amazing how it has stood the test of time. Its Very realistic also. Great videos Sir !
I was watching Memphis belle the other day. In the movie C-cup lost the nose glass causing the bomberdier to fall out. He did not have his parachute
Excellent Episode Taff, what a exciting start for the crew especially the TG. I can't wait to see what's next. Thank you Taff
When I was a strapping young whippersnapper, I remember a film involving a B-17 "C-Cup" (Won't name it you all should know)
Let's just say the famous scene with it it traumatized me quite a bit.
"He didn't have a parachute!"
Any body remember the movie Memphis bell and what happened to the plane called C-Cup, let’s hope this bomber actually stays in the air this time!!.
Awsome, another episode of my favorite WORLD WAR 2 bomber.
This game is too complicated to play it myself but what an addictive gameplay loop, I'm watching all your B17 videos, very compelling stuff.
Yes liked that very much shame about the tail gunner.
Wow, what a performance by the Tail Gunner!
Great memories played It on my First pc
Bravo on a new plane and series! Hopefully Wilson recovers to return and boost the fighter kills. Excellent shooting. Those tight turns are deadly for collisions…. bad news.
Amazing video as always taff, and a new series for a new crew! Thankyou!
Great episode, as always diligently looking forward to the next one. Thanks Taff
I promised myself I would not get attached to the crew in the next campaign... but too late, I'm all-in! 😂
bummer day at work...but now at home...an things are looking up....Taff has a new video out...an its a B17 mission...oh yes.....the day is looking good folks.
Had hopes for a subscriber crewed squadron again. I was the Navigator for miss-chief its the most fun i had on this channel
The tail gunner must live up to Mr. Free of the last crew.
Good start on C-Cup's campaign. Tail gunner got hit with a lot of flak shrapnel, but stayed at his post. You were lucky that AAA hit in the tail didn't destroy the empennage!!! Otherwise, a very good first mission. One thing occurs to me: with a narrow target area from the perspective of your approach vector, it might be better to have C-Cup's aim point be on the near edge rather than the middle. That way, the squadron's bomb dispersal will be more on target (?) Just a thought, Taff. Edit: You again have an outstanding tail gunner. His wounds were much more serious that was apparent, yet he stayed put, becoming an ace in a day!!!
A new crew ...giggiddy..yea baby...
It seems that it's best to place the bombsight crosshairs, at the edge of the target area, on the side you are approaching.
So that the bombs will play out from one side to the other.
Placing crosshairs in the center of the target area, means that half the target is now free from bombardment.
Got this game today thinking surley it will be easy.
Boy was i really wrong.
I know I’m three months late but can we talk about how the ball turret gunner is married, like that’s ending quickly
Am l the only one that is concerned about the innumerable " Below Average " ratings of the crew ??? .... Yikes 😬 . May the odds forever be in their favor .... Cheers .
The rookie expirience
With the name of "C-Cup" you should put some armor on the nose of your B-17. IDK if this happened in reality but in the movie Memphis belle there was a B-17 with the same name which had it's nose blown off and assumed destroyed/crashed once it fell out of formation.
Appreciate the video Taff
Yes!
Wilson the spiritual son of Sgt Free
Taff:
Since the AI bombers prefer to drop long sticks of bombs rather than dropping them all at once like you do, maybe you should change the way you aim and drop your bombs.
Suggest you drop long sticks as well, so you and your squadron are singing from the same hymn sheet.
Instead of aiming your bombsight crosshair at the centre of the target, aim at where you want the first bomb of the long stick to fall, on the edge of the target, and that should 'walk' the long sticks of bombs across the target.
This game handed out Medals of Honor like candy
The 8th seems to have many men of Finnish descent. I wonder if one of the game devs was a Finn?
Make sure the ratings for gunnery for all crew is either good, great, or excellent if you want them to survive!!
what set up are you using? are you using a joystick? does this work on a modern computer? I owned this originally and it didn't work on my newer computer but that was years ago. Also the more you take over for your crew the better they get at their jobs so use your navigator often. it makes the bomb run path more accurate and bombing will be better.
that left waist gunner is an SSG at 19 years old, is that just for the pay than actual rank responsibility?
Great video, great game. Looks like your game is playing with an incorrect aspect ratio though. I.e, bomb sight is squeezed vertically vs being a round circle.
Yes the original B-17 mighty 8th game wasn't in native widescreen resolutions so I had it set to stretch the screen a little as a workaround
@@TaffinExile Still play the game myself.
Why don’t you rotate the ball, waist and tail gunners to get them all leveled up. Your tail gunner and top turret always end up dead eyes.
Redux is coming out on the 23rd january. Stand by……
This may be a silly question...I am having enormous difficulty getting my gunners to aim. When I move my joystick, it only moves in one direction. Any advice?
so if your tail gunner gets the CMH he shouldnt come back to the plane he would be going back to the states to sale war bonds becomes an ace while serirly wounded on first mission that would sale me on some war bonds
Can this be played without joystick and on windows 10?
Anyone else having trouble getting this running ok on a newer AMD card?
i wish they mad a german version of this game
Let's hope they don't end up like the original C-Cup (DF-X) in the Memphis Belle movie. Better make sure all of the crew have parachutes. ruclips.net/video/59Ntwoot4_s/видео.html
I miss Billy boy and it never took a flying tour over Berlin.
Edit....it's may first. Might wanna target more rail yards and other targets for d day
Taft isn’t the squadron commander so he doesn’t get to choose where he bombs.
I prefer a d cup to be honest
Somebody please explain to me why in this game their are no promotions. In the game Flying Fortress b17 their you got both promotions and medals 🥇🎖️🏅, and sadly 😢in this game it’s medals only, how weird that is does anybody else agree with me on that?.
It's more realistic this way. Merit promotions aren't common, and typically involve a new duty. You're not going to have your E-7 gunner promoted to an E-8 because he had a good mission. That would be weird. As for the Officers, it's the same deal.
@@johnroscoe2406 in b17 Flying Fortress the real old game before this game you could promote any one member of the crew and award 🥇 them medals depending on the mission and how many fighters you knocked down so I most heartily disagree with you on that point!!.
@@MikelZappy I don't care if you "disagree."
@@johnroscoe2406 I am expressing my opinion something your still allowed to do in the western world 🌎 unless you know something I don’t?.
To jest gra? To jakieś gówno na Atari, żeby w dzisiejszych czasach zrobić taki szajs bez graficzny. Omijajcie to szerokim łukiem.
The realism of this game, though, is off the charts.