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Join the German Luftwaffe or the British RAF in Battle of Britain!
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Creator's note:

This is a European-based sequel(?) to my previous 2 RPGs of the same name. I have drastically changed the storyies, ideas, etc, and this is the improved version. I WILL NOT be testing out ideas, so treat this seriously! Also, please enjoy.

Thanks,
Maverick4
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British Royal Airforce (RAF) Story:

The British Warmachine is in throes after the ingloriious rout at Dunkirt. Bruised and battered, but not beaten, you prepare for your new assignment: protect Britain from the inevitable assault that will surely come from the Kraut hordes. As leaflets of Hitlers 'Appeal to Reason' rain down, you are filled with a new resolve to win, at any and all cost.

German Luftwaffe Story:

Operation: SeaLion, the plan to invade the British Isles, is now in effect. Your mission? Destroy the RAF. The German Army has already sent it realing. In the words of The Fuhrer '...selected by the fates to deal the final blow to the structure which these men (Churchhill and CO.) have already set tottering...". End. Them. Now.

Both Sides:

Your goal throughout the entire campaign will be in the role as a fighter-pilot. For the RAF, this means defending their homeland. For teh Luftwaft, this includes destroying the RAF and protecting the Bombers from attack as they progress to London and other British Cities.
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Registration

Sign-up is limited to FOUR PEOPLE! And try to balance it out to 2 Brits and 2 Germans; more balanced=more fun.
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Name: (I shouldn't have to explain this, I hope)
Age: (19-24)
Force: (RAF or Luftwaffe)
Rank: Pilot (this will increase with kills)
Plane: (see below)
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: (see fuel)
Fuel: (you have 7 points to spend on armor and speed. more armor means you take less damage, but can stay up less. More fuel means your faster and can stay up longer, but take more damage)
Perks: (pick two, see below)
Plane Weapons: (see below)
Bio: (A short player bio about your character)
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'see below' appendix
British Royal Air Force (RAF):
Start out with the Hawker Hurricane.
Plane Weapons: (2) .303 Browning Machine Guns (MGs)
German Luftwaffe
Start out with the Messerschmict BF 109e
Plane Weapons: (2) MG-17
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Perks
British Royal Air Force (RAF) Perks:

RADAR: Your character can 'see' enemy planes and formations sooner.

Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks: If your fuel tanks are hight, less fuel will be lost.

Fisherman-Friend: If you go down, a friendly fisherman will be there to pick you up.

Exaust Covers: Your exaust pipes are covered, making you harder to see at night

Reflector Sight: Your guns are more accurate, due to your upgrade from the WWI-Era tube sight.

E-MARE-IH-CAN: Americans have come to help the war-effort: Your plane is repaired faster.

German Luftwaffe Perks:

Daschund-Belly: You have an extra fuel tank on your plane belly; your plane uses fuel more economically

Red-Cross Buoy: If you go down, a 'Swiss' AID buoy is always nearby.

Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks: If your fuel tanks are hit, you'll loose less fuel.

Londra: Italians have given you additional training; you do more damage.

Size DOES Matter: Luftwaffe's size is on your side: your plane is repaired faster.

Pure Race: Your eyesight is exceptionally good: your guns are more accurate.
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A few notes:

1. There will always be one choice out of four or five in which you die or get wounded. If you happen to choose that one, don't worry, I'll give you the option to parachute out a total of 3 times. After that, it's game over. War is hell, and people die.

2. You may have noticed the Armor/Fuel tabs. These can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. More fuel means you can out run the enemy in dire situations, but more armor means you can take less damage. Play to your strengths, because the enemy plays to your weaknesses.

4. Remember that you are not limited to the choices I give you. There will almost always be an answer marked "Other," where you can do something different or even do two actions I've given you, provided they don't contradict. Surprise me with your tactical skill! If you are especially creative, you may be rewarded with a new weapon or even a perk.
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Good-luck.

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Maverick4
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Name: Conan Doyle Arthur

[quote]Eye c wut joo did thar.
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Likewise.

Hun


German Slang name, orginating in WWI. Transferred to Kraut in WWII.
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German Slang name, orginating in WWI. Transferred to Kraut in WWII.


It's relatively unimportant. "Jerry" and "Kraut" were more popular, but Hun was used too.
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Hun was used primarily by british+Aussie forces, while Kraut and Jerry were much more popular among American ranks.

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I'll start sometime later today. Hopefully, someone else will join, or ace will fix his sheet. I'll typically post only on the weekdays, but still check on the week-ends.

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Name: Fritz von Hasselhof
Age: 19
Force: Luftwaffe
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Messerschmitt 109e
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: 3
Fuel: 4
Perks: Self-Seal, Red Cross
Plane Weapons: 2 MG-17
Bio: Son of a Famous Infantry Officer from WW1, at the bidding of his father he joined up with the Luftwaffe to follow in his father's footsteps to Glory.
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At the all clear from the mechanics, you ease your plane out of the hanger and onto the runway. After a few moments, you pump the throttel, and your plane begins to race down the runway. You soon lift off, and join up with the 4 Stuka's circling above the airstrip. After organizing, you begin to head towards London. Do you:

A) Fly above and behind the Stukas
B) Fly directly infront of the Stukas
C) Fly below the Stukas
D) Fly in the middle of the Stukas
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Name: Joesph S. Cooper
Age: 20
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot (this will increase with kills)
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 4
Fuel: 3
Perks: Reflector Sight, Exhaust Covers.
Plane Weapons: (2).303 Browning Machine Guns
Bio: Raised in an upper-class, influential family, drafted to the war. Sent to flight school after discovering he hated combat infantry and didn't want to be sent to the meat grinder in Europe on foot, so he had his family pull some strings and got in as a pilot.
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Name: Conan Doyle Arthur
Age: 23
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 5
Fuel: 2
Perks: Radar, E-MARE-IH-CAN
Plane Weapons: (2) .303 Browning Machine Guns (MGs)
Bio: Formerly a street boxer in London, he joined the RAF to battle it out with the Hun on his own "home turf." His personal philosophy is to "speak softly and carry a big stick," as reflected by his Hawker Hurricane, which is outfitted with more armor than those of his comrades. He has a violent temper at times, but many a street fight has taught him to keep cool and calculating even in the fury of a fight.

You and your flight squadron are in a systematic patrol over the English Channel (-10 Fuel). As your fuel runs low, several of your compatriots are forced to return back to base. Soon, these only 2 of you left. Radios in your plane begin to crackle, as reports come in of a group of planes beginning to form up over Normandy at 9000 feet. Do you:

A) Fly to Normandy, and attack while they form up (-60 Fuel)
B) Gain an altitude advantage, and rise to 15000 feet
C) Wait to see what they do
D) Head back to base anyways.

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Name: Fritz von Hasselhof
Age: 19
Force: Luftwaffe
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Messerschmitt 109e
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: 3
Fuel: 4
Perks: Self-Seal, Red Cross
Plane Weapons: 2 MG-17
Bio: Son of a Famous Infantry Officer from WW1, at the bidding of his father he joined up with the Luftwaffe to follow in his father's footsteps to Glory

A) Above and behind. If i play my cards right, i can dive straight down on those Brit fighters when they come.

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Name: Joseph S. Cooper
Age: 20
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot (this will increase with kills)
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 4
Fuel: 3
Perks: Reflector Sight, Exhaust Covers.
Plane Weapons: (2).303 Browning Machine Guns
Bio: Raised in an upper-class, influential family, drafted to the war. Sent to flight school after discovering he hated combat infantry and didn't want to be sent to the meat grinder in Europe on foot, so he had his family pull some strings and got in as a pilot.

B) Gain an altitude advantage, and rise to 15000 feet

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Name: Fritz von Hasselhof
Age: 19
Force: Luftwaffe
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Messerschmitt 109e
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: 3
Fuel: 4
Perks: Self-Seal, Red Cross
Plane Weapons: 2 MG-17
Bio: Son of a Famous Infantry Officer from WW1, at the bidding of his father he joined up with the Luftwaffe to follow in his father's footsteps to Glory

You ease up above and behind the Stukas, and begine your trip toward the English coast (good tactical descision, and reasoning behind it). The Stukas are crusing at about 9000 feet, and your above them at 13000 feet. Do you:

A) continue on towards England
B) ditch the Stukas and go hunting
C) Fly back towards base
D) Switch positions (see previous answers)

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Name: Joseph S. Cooper
Age: 20
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot (this will increase with kills)
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 4
Fuel: 3
Perks: Reflector Sight, Exhaust Covers.
Plane Weapons: (2).303 Browning Machine Guns
Bio: Raised in an upper-class, influential family, drafted to the war. Sent to flight school after discovering he hated combat infantry and didn't want to be sent to the meat grinder in Europe on foot, so he had his family pull some strings and got in as a pilot.

You pull back on the throttle, and rise up to 15000 feet. Oxygen is starting to get then, and you become lightheaded. It soon passes, however, and the radio chatter signals that the flight group is beginning to come towards England. DO you:

A) Intercept them (-40 fuel)
B) Circle at your position
C) Leave your postition
D) Wait for your buddy (Parsat) to do something.

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Name: Joseph S. Cooper
Age: 20
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot (this will increase with kills)
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 4
Fuel: 3
Perks: Reflector Sight, Exhaust Covers.
Plane Weapons: (2).303 Browning Machine Guns
Bio: Raised in an upper-class, influential family, drafted to the war. Sent to flight school after discovering he hated combat infantry and didn't want to be sent to the meat grinder in Europe on foot, so he had his family pull some strings and got in as a pilot.

A) Intercept them (-40 fuel)

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Name: Fritz von Hasselhof
Age: 19
Force: Luftwaffe
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Messerschmitt 109e
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: 3
Fuel: 4
Perks: Self-Seal, Red Cross
Plane Weapons: 2 MG-17
Bio: Son of a Famous Infantry Officer from WW1, at the bidding of his father he joined up with the Luftwaffe to follow in his father's footsteps to Glory

Raise another 1,000 feet, then A) Continue on towards England.

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Name: Conan Doyle Arthur
Age: 23
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 5
Fuel: 2
Perks: Radar, E-MARE-IH-CAN
Plane Weapons: (2) .303 Browning Machine Guns (MGs)
Bio: Formerly a street boxer in London, he joined the RAF to battle it out with the Hun on his own "home turf." His personal philosophy is to "speak softly and carry a big stick," as reflected by his Hawker Hurricane, which is outfitted with more armor than those of his comrades. He has a violent temper at times, but many a street fight has taught him to keep cool and calculating even in the fury of a fight.

I see my compatriot rise to a higher altitude. I decide to stay at the same altitude, but use my radar to get an idea of enemy formation and strength.

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If you ever make a new one it should have the plish because poland was taken by the germans so the polish flew with the brits over the english channel and europe.

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If you ever make a new one it should have the plish because poland was taken by the germans so the polish flew with the brits over the english channel and europe.


True. But I like to keep things simple, and I don't believe they did in large enough numbers to make a significant impact.
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Name: Joseph S. Cooper
Age: 20
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot (this will increase with kills)
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 50/100
Armor: 4
Fuel: 3
Perks: Reflector Sight, Exhaust Covers.
Plane Weapons: (2).303 Browning Machine Guns
Bio: Raised in an upper-class, influential family, drafted to the war. Sent to flight school after discovering he hated combat infantry and didn't want to be sent to the meat grinder in Europe on foot, so he had his family pull some strings and got in as a pilot.

You push on the throttle and begin racing towards the Normandy coast (-40 Fuel). You do some quick math, and arrive at the conclusion that you will *barely* have enough fuel to get back to base. You see the enemy formation below you, peeking through the clouds. Do you:

A) Head towards base to refit and refuel (-50 fuel, out 1 Day AG time)
B) Do a screaming dive, all guns blazing
C) Hide, and see what they do
D) Make your own option
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Name: Conan Doyle Arthur
Age: 23
Force: RAF
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Hawker Hurricane
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 90/100
Armor: 5
Fuel: 2
Perks: Radar, E-MARE-IH-CAN
Plane Weapons: (2) .303 Browning Machine Guns (MGs)
Bio: Formerly a street boxer in London, he joined the RAF to battle it out with the Hun on his own "home turf." His personal philosophy is to "speak softly and carry a big stick," as reflected by his Hawker Hurricane, which is outfitted with more armor than those of his comrades. He has a violent temper at times, but many a street fight has taught him to keep cool and calculating even in the fury of a fight.

You look up to see your friend racing across the channel, towards the Reich and Normandy. He soon fades into the distance. Fighter Command radios in to report that about 5-10 Planes are heading right at you, and your friend is racing out to meet them (Perk: Radar). Then, the radio crackles: "Ah... fighter overwatch behind and high": Your friend (hypermenstra) doesn't know, and is heading out to face the 'alone' Stukas. Do you:

A) Look out your cockpit, and try to see them (Perk: Radar)
B) Follow your friend.
C) Continue with your patrol, per orders.
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Name: Fritz von Hasselhof
Age: 19
Force: Luftwaffe
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Messerschmitt 109e
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: 3
Fuel: 4
Perks: Self-Seal, Red Cross
Plane Weapons: 2 MG-17
Bio: Son of a Famous Infantry Officer from WW1, at the bidding of his father he joined up with the Luftwaffe to follow in his father's footsteps to Glory

As you reach the mid-way point of the channel, and enter into British Teritory, you begin to scan for any RAF patrols. At first, you see nothing. But as you scan the cloudbank at 11:00 high, you see an ominous shape poking out: A Hawker Hurricane (Hypermenstra)! He's seen the Stukas, but has yet to spy you. Do you:

A) Pull up to meet him
B) Try and get above him
C) Warn the Stukas
D) Make your own option
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Name: Fritz von Hasselhof
Age: 19
Force: Luftwaffe
Rank: Pilot
Plane: Messerschmitt 109e
Lvl: 1 0/20 EXP
HP: 30/30
Fuel Amount: 100/100
Armor: 3
Fuel: 4
Perks: Self-Seal, Red Cross
Plane Weapons: 2 MG-17
Bio: Son of a Famous Infantry Officer from WW1, at the bidding of his father he joined up with the Luftwaffe to follow in his father's footsteps to Glory

Fritz flies into a small cloud to hide and radios the Stukas of the Fighter's presence.

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