Blockland Aces: The Cartelian War [On Base]

[NoZoner]

The gauges on the dashboard reflect an uncanny diffused orange glow, indicative of the sun's dying state. It takes me some time to work through each of the checklist items on my kneeboard. As I hear the low whir of the last engine starting up, my copilot turns his head to me with a look of skepticism drawn on his face.

"... You sure you're ready for this?"

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Is there something bothering you?"

"It's just that we've been here for some time now..."

I glance at the clock before letting out a small sigh. "It can't be helped. They needed pilots to man the bombers. I know we're running short on time, so bear with me here. It'll get better once we're up in the air."

It takes another ten minutes before we finish setting up the avionics and receiving the mission data. Rushing to leave with due haste, we reach the runway in a disproportionately small amount of time.

"Tower, Baker, holding short, requesting takeoff on runway 03."

"Baker, cleared for takeoff on runway 03, climb and maintain 30000."

Instinctively bracing myself for the kick of the engines, I'm met with a gentle push as the bomber lumbers down the runway before lifting off the ground.

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[Gojira]

"All ordinance armed."

[morningstar]

Just because I don't want my character to be completely inactive, let's all just assume that he got transferred to the vicinity of the first city getting bombed. 
Also, this time I'm not just going to let you guys win so easily.  A bunch of bombers means a bunch of big targets.  Don't expect an exact repeat of my first mission. 

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Gun's ready whenever, ECM set to barrage jam,"

[Swat 3]

I assume everyone is in the air.

"Blackhawk, heading NW cruise at 32000. ETA one hour on highest speeds."

"This is Blackhawk, gliding toward objective NW mantain 32000, ETA 01:00 on highest speeds. Escorts take front at elevated height, back at deprecated height, both flanks at varied height." I flip a switch and the plane goes into autopilot.  "Danna, wake me up if needed." I take off my oxygen mask and take a rest.

[Mr. Hurricane]

I assume everyone is in the air.

"Blackhawk, heading NW cruise at 32000. ETA one hour on super cruise."

"This is Blackhawk, gliding toward objective NW mantain 32000, ETA 01:00 on super cruise. Escorts take front at elevated height, back at deprecated height, both flanks at varied height." I flip a switch and the plane goes into autopilot. "Danna, take the controls if needed." I take off my oxygen mask and take a rest.

B-52's are subsonic bombers and cannot supercruise.

And Danna, being the Navigator is on a different flight deck.

[Gojira]

One hour passes.
"We have reached the target. Permission to release payload?"

[Swat 3]

I am woken up by Steele's voice. "Release payload. The art of surprise is in our favor, folks... unless they caught us."

[Gojira]

I release some of our payload, being careful when targeting. Explosions light up the ground below. Suddenly, a fuel main explodes. Whoops. So much for avoiding collateral damage. We're spotted. Flak starts exploding everywhere around our bombers.
also
>waked up
>waked
>waked
>waked

[Mr. Hurricane]

-We jump a few feet into the air every time we release bombs-

[Gojira]

-We jump a few feet into the air every time we release bombs-

wat
i dont get it
does that actually happen with b-52s or

[NoZoner]

The glimmering lights of Reghadia's skyline come into view far below. Flak explosions cackle all around us and loom ever so closely, threatening to bring down the Stratofortress. A voice from the lower deck rings in my headset:

"Approaching calculated release point in thirty seconds."

Every now and then I check the MFD to make sure we're directly on course. The radar navigator begins the countdown, opening the weapons bay moments before release.

"... 3, 2, 1... Bombs away."

Mechanical noises reverberate all across the aircraft as the ordinance is dropped rapidly. I keep a hand on the trim wheel to make any necessary adjustments throughout the release.

wat

to maintain level flight, it's necessary to compensate for carrying weight on the aircraft. a bomber may gain altitude when the weight suddenly drops to 65000 lbs because it's trimmed to stay in the air at 70000 lbs ...right?

[Gojira]

oh okay
that makes sense
"Bombs away."
I drop the payload onto whatever target we're bombing.
A large chunk of the target satisfyingly explodes in sequence.

[Deoxys And One Noob]

I see an airfield in the distance. I along with other escorts see planes taking off.

"Crap. Planes! I'll get them!" I quickly release a missile, hitting the front of one roosterpit and killing the pilot and shooting down the plane.

[Gojira]

the plane would have just exploded making takeoff hazardous for other pilots