![]() With all of this, USAAF and British Commanders adopted the strategy of taking on the Luftwaffe head-on, in larger and larger air raids by mutually defending bombers, flying over Germany, Austria, and France at high altitudes during the daytime. Because of their heavier armament and armor, the B-17s tended to carry smaller bomb loads than British bombers. 50 caliber machine guns and armor plating in vital locations. The B-17 was nicknamed the “Flying Fortress” because of its heavy defensive armament of ten to twelve. In mid-1942, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) arrived in Britain equipped with B-17 Heavy Bombers. ![]() Before we could worry about it, the radio crackled, target ahead, prepare for bombing run”.Ī WING AND A PRAYER is a design by Erik von Rossing where you, the player, assume the role of a Commander of a Squadron of B-17 “Flying Fortresses” stationed in England during World War II. Boom, Boom, Wham! The heavy crashing noise came from below us. The German gunners had intense radar control. And frightening! Our thoughts were ‘Good God! How can anything live through that?’ We all knew how accurate the flak was over Germany. “As we approached the target the enormous field of flak ahead was unbelievable. ![]()
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