Ploesti B-24 Groups

Bomber Groups participating in the campaign.

In this game each group is represented by six aircraft from that group. The six from each group were selected for a variety of reasons.

In playing the game each of the six planes needs to have its own data sheet. Note that the 8th and 9th Air Force planes have different armaments.

All planes have the following flight characteristics (Blue Sky Rules):

Flight Characteristics
Level speed	5	Climb speed	1	Turn	10	Brake factor	1
Dive speed	7	Climb	3	Slip	8	Size modifier	7

8th Air Force 44th Bomb Group (Eight Balls)
PORKY II LADY LUCK		SCRAPPY II SUZY Q		HORSE FLY RUTH-LESS
Damage: 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
Die	Position		Hits		Armament
1	B		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
2	N		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
3	P		ooooo ooooo
4	CP		ooooo ooooo
5	E		ooooo ooooo		2 a high
6	RO		ooooo ooooo
7	SW		ooooo ooooo		1 s all
8	PW		ooooo ooooo		1 p all
9	VG		ooooo ooooo		1 a low
10	TG		ooooo ooooo		2 r all
Elevator: 1 2					Aileron: 1  2
Engine: 1 2 3 4			Electrical		Structural 1 2 3

 

8th Air Force - 93rd Bomb Group (Ted's Traveling Circus)
Jerk's Natural Boomerang		Hell's Wench Utah Man		Jose' Caricoa TARFU
Damage: 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
Die	Position		Hits		Armament
1	B		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
2	N		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
3	P		ooooo ooooo
4	CP		ooooo ooooo
5	E		ooooo ooooo		2 a high
6	RO		ooooo ooooo
7	SW		ooooo ooooo		1 s all
8	PW		ooooo ooooo		1 p all
9	VG		ooooo ooooo		1 a low
10	TG		ooooo ooooo		2 r all
Elevator: 1 2					Aileron: 1  2
Engine: 1 2 3 4			Electrical		Structural 1 2 3

8th Air Force 389th Bomb Group (Sky Scorpions)
Sand-Witch The Scorpion		Old Blister Butt Chattanooga Choo Choo		Wolf Wagon Eager Eagle
Damage: 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
Die	Position		Hits		Armament
1	B		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
2	N		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
3	P		ooooo ooooo
4	CP		ooooo ooooo
5	E		ooooo ooooo		2 a high
6	RO		ooooo ooooo
7	SW		ooooo ooooo		1 s all
8	PW		ooooo ooooo		1 p all
9	VG		ooooo ooooo		1 a low
10	TG		ooooo ooooo		2 r all
Elevator: 1 2					Aileron: 1  2
Engine: 1 2 3 4			Electrical		Structural 1 2 3

 

9th Air Force - 98th Bomb Group (Pyramiders)
Tagalong The Witch		Kate Smith Boilermaker		Hail Columbia Jersey Jackass
Damage: 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
Die	Position		Hits		Armament
1	B		ooooo ooooo
2	N		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
3	P		ooooo ooooo
4	CP		ooooo ooooo
5	E		ooooo ooooo		2 a high
6	RO		ooooo ooooo
7	SW		ooooo ooooo		1 s all
8	PW		ooooo ooooo		1 p all
9	VG		ooooo ooooo		1 a low
10	TG		ooooo ooooo		2 r all
Elevator: 1 2					Aileron: 1  2
Engine: 1 2 3 4			Electrical		Structural 1 2 3

 

9th Air Force - 376th Bomb Group (Liberandos)
Wongo Wongo Barrel House Bessie		Brewery Wagon 8-Ball		Let's Go Teggie Ann
Damage: 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000
Die	Position		Hits		Armament
1	B		ooooo ooooo
2	N		ooooo ooooo		1 f all
3	P		ooooo ooooo
4	CP		ooooo ooooo
5	E		ooooo ooooo		2 a high
6	RO		ooooo ooooo
7	SW		ooooo ooooo		1 s all
8	PW		ooooo ooooo		1 p all
9	VG		ooooo ooooo		1 a low
10	TG		ooooo ooooo		2 r all
Elevator: 1 2					Aileron: 1  2
Engine: 1 2 3 4			Electrical		Structural 1 2 3

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