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How2 Make Enemies & Fail to Influence ANYONE, The Self Help book - DW Style

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Feb 21, 2012, 6:41 am Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:11 am by *Bastille*

*JeeTeeOh* Loose Cannons Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals Posts: 1,796 Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Frederick 'Freddy Ghoul' Gould limps over to the bar and takes a seat next to Bradford. "Man. They really tore that guy up. Them gatling gun rounds'll bounce all over the place once they get inside the car ya know." He signals to Dex for a round of whatever's handy (his usual order). "Never pretty, I'll tell ya what." Bradford raises an eyebrow, obviously unimpressed. "Yeah, I know. You don't need any help from someone with an old shock absorber where half his leg usedta be. But here's a bit o' news for ya: With a reputation like y'all got, you oughtta be glad it was just the Cobras pumpin yer guy full o' lead. You got two choices, the way I see it. You can play it by the book out there for a while until them other gangs forget they hate ya. That could take a little bit, cuz from what I hear the bullseye on yer car is bigger'n Lake Elmsfield. The other choice, and the one I'd wager yer gonna go with, is drive like hellhounds're on yer trail and don't quit shootin' till you or all the rest of 'em are dead. Cuz them other guys ain't gonna take their fingers off tha trigger till yer mama's askin' fer a closed casket. And that's how simple it is, amigo." Ghoul pours the first shot down his throat and motions Dex for another. Still a good hour till I'm due at the track, he thinks to himself. ......................... vet wv e2g marshal cont deathrceL1 sssc Posted Feb 21, 2012, 3:48 pm

Joel Autobaun Joels Bastards Darkwind Guru Deathrace Mafia Faction Group: Sinbinned Posts: 4,598 Joined: Nov 10, 2008 "Ammo Beotch" Swayze scratches his chin thoughtfully... This gang's reps are so bad, one could curry favour for killing them...anywhere... ......................... vet northernsummer deathrce1 raceL1 deathrceL1 ww ped1 sssc paintball semiprocombat ped2 e2g gwextrav gwped combat1 paintladder elmsautumn gateautumn wv race1 combatL1 pvp1 pvp5 pvp4 zom pvp3 circuit1 pvp2 circuit2 circuit3 ss2fl67 slay2013 storm2013 geek triangle198,96,31 Posted Feb 21, 2012, 6:05 pm

theHumungous Worldeaters Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 686 Joined: Jan 12, 2010 Charles Wadkins walks up to the wanted board and peers at it intently. He studies each word carefully. "Wot doz scavengers get fer dem?" ......................... vet wv Posted Feb 21, 2012, 7:01 pm

Tez Blood Roses Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 579 Joined: Sep 13, 2009 Kevin "Wheels" Morgan strides in, looking tired but also relieved from his previous encounter with the Raider gang Boss. Lives lost, morale crushed but luckily none of the Blood Roses. Walking up to the bar, he nods up at Dexter & receives his usual drink, a ####tail of what the locals call "whiskey" & a cactus based liquor from down south. Peering over the small crowd gathering over this supposedly reputation boosting book. You'll need more than a book to get the Mafia to like you ......................... vet wv combat1 pvp3 pvp51,4,0 Posted Feb 21, 2012, 7:32 pm

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Feb 22, 2012, 1:33 am Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:11 am by *Bastille*

*JD_Basher* Gearjammers Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals + Storytellers Posts: 2,728 Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Rose "Tai" Boe pulled a small book from her pocket and stumbled to the message board.... She tried to push it into the plastic board and it fell on the floor... Her head wavered side to side as her eyes tried to focus on the fallen book. One of the new Gearjammer recruits hurried over and picked up the book and held Rose up by her arm.... "Here you go Rose...." He said. She snatched the book from his hand and yelled.. "You wanna know how to winna fight!...?"... She puked...... With bile dripping from her chin she held up her cherished memento in her grimy hand. "a hunnerd an fiddy years ago, THISHHH man wrote how we oughtta fight.." Rose stumbled and caught herself.... "You can read it yurrrself...." She had had enough and fell to the floor passed out. The ganger next to her holding her arm let her down easily and took the book from her hand and read the title.. "Dicta Boelke, An Aviators field book by Oswald Boelke" The Dicta Boelke consists of the following rules: Try to secure the upper hand before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you. Advantages for World War I aircraft included speed, altitude, surprise, performance and numerical superiority. * #1 Speed: The pilot with the faster of two machines has control over the combat. He has the choice to break off combat and retire. The slower machine can not catch him. The pilot of a slower machine must stay on the defense. He can not run to safety. A fast moving aircraft can perform elaborate maneuvers, giving its pilot many options. A machine flying close to its stall speed can do little beyond wallowing in a more or less straight line. Aircraft engines available in 1914 and 1915 provided just enough thrust to keep machines airborne at 150 km/h (93 mph), and not much more. Level flight was fine, but climbing to a higher altitude took several minutes and cut air speed nearly in half. Diving, on the other hand, could add half again to a plane's top speed. By 1916, engine power and speed increased. By the end of the war, aircraft were operating regularly at speeds over 200 km/h (124 mph). Speed was critical. Speed is LIFE! * #2 Altitude: From the advantage of flying above his opponent, a pilot had more control over how and where the fight takes place. He could dive upon his opponent, gaining a sizable speed advantage for a hit and run attack. Or, if the enemy had too many advantages- numbers for instance- a pilot could fly away with a good head start. At best, World War I aircraft climbed very slowly compared with later types. Altitude was a hard earned 'potential energy' store not to be given away capriciously. * #3 Surprise: Getting the first shot before one's opponent is prepared to return fire is the 'safest' and preferred method for attack. Most air victories were achieved in the first pass. Without all-seeing devices like radar, a pilot could approach his foe stealthily, using clouds, haze or even using the enemy aircraft's own wings or tail to conceal his approach. The glare of the sun, especially, provided an effective hiding spot. * #4 Performance: Knowing the strengths, weakness and capabilities of your own aircraft, and that of your foe, was also critical. Who was faster, who could turn tighter, how many were there, etc. He argued against foolish acts of 'heroism.' If he could not 'secure advantages,' he would not attack. One of Boelcke's pupils, Manfred von Richthofen, learned this rule very well and became the war's top scoring ace. A documented example of Boelcke 'securing advantages' took place on 17 September 1916. Boelcke and his pilots intercepted a flight of bombers and fighters crossing the lines. He chose not to attack right away, but had his Jasta climb higher above the bombers, keeping themselves between the bombers and the sun. There they circled and waited. When the bomber pilots, observers and fighter escort pilots were preoccupied with the destruction they were causing on the ground, Boelcke signaled for his pilots to attack. Several enemy aircraft went down and Jasta 2 lost no one. * #5 Always continue with an attack you have begun: Rookie pilots would start a fight, but instinct (fear) would convince them to break it off and run. This inevitably presented the rookie's tail to his opponent's guns, making the rookie an easy victory for his enemy. Boelcke learned that it was far better to stay and continue mixing it up — waiting for his opponent to make mistakes or flee — than to break and run. To turn tail and run was to surrender most, if not all, of the advantages a pilot might have had. As an example, when Manfred von Richthofen met British ace Lanoe Hawker in November 1916, each persisted in trying to get on the other's tail. Both stuck to Boelcke's second dictum. When their endless circling had brought them down near the ground behind German lines, Hawker had to choose between landing and capture or fleeing. He chose to flee. Richthofen was then able to get behind him and shoot him down. * #6 Open fire only at close range, and then only when the opponent is squarely in your sights A common rookie's urge was to start blasting away upon sighting his first enemy machine. Shots taken at ranges of 1000 m (3280 ft) stood little chance of hitting their mark. The rattle of machine gun fire would alert the intended target and gave them time to react. The machine guns available for aircraft during the Great War were not highly accurate at longer ranges. Add to that the difficulty of aiming from a moving, bouncing gun platform at a fast moving target and it is a marvel that anyone ever hit anything. Boelcke preferred to fly to within 100 m (330 ft) or less before firing, to ensure hitting what he aimed at with his opening burst. Once the rattle of his guns was heard, the advantage of surprise was gone, so it was best to make that first shot most effective. Another aspect of making each shot count was the limited supply of ammunition carried in World War I aircraft — usually only a few hundred rounds. This could amount to less than 60 seconds of sustained fire. Reloading in the air varied from dangerous to impossible. Spraying the sky with lead in hopes of hitting something, eventually, was not an option. Shots had to be chosen carefully. Early in the war, when a sense of chivalry still held sway, some men allowed their opponents to depart if they were out of ammunition or had jammed guns. Total war did not allow such courtesies to last for long. * #7 You should always try to keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses The first part, 'keeping your eye on your opponent,' sounds obvious enough, but it needed to be stated. In the hustle and bustle of an air fight it was easy to lose sight of your adversary. A restatement of this rule might be: never assume you know where your opponent is or will be. If a pilot 'lost' his foe, the advantage shifted to the foe. A successful pilot did not allow himself to be distracted from his opponent. As far as ruses go, it was not an uncommon practice for a pilot to feign being hit, going into a supposedly uncontrolled spin or dive, in order to exit a fight that was not going well. This practice traded on the chivalry of their opponents. To continue hammering a man who was already going down, was thought unsportsmanlike. Boelcke recognized that too many enemies were being allowed to escape and return to fight another day. War for national survival was not sport. He taught against the accepted notion that once a machine began to spin down, that one could move on. If it were a ruse, the enemy pilot would pull out at the last moment and either escape or return to attack, perhaps now having gained the advantage of surprise. Boelcke wanted his pupils to follow their opponent down, and make sure they were out of the fight or resume the fight if necessary. * #8 In any type of attack, it is essential to assail your opponent from behind: Firing at a machine flying across one's path required 'leading' the shot—aiming ahead of a moving target to compensate for its speed. While a few pilots were adept at the mental calculations necessary and good aerial marksmen, most were much less adept. The velocity of a moving gun platform, the speed of bullets plus the speed and direction of a moving target could be a lot to consider in the heat of battle. Furthermore, in deflection firing, the target could cross the stream of fire whose bullets were 50 m (165 ft) or more apart. Such crossing gave less exposure to the bullets. Head-on attacks or head-to-tail attacks required little or no calculated deflection in aim. A head-on attack, however, exposed one directly to the enemy's guns. It was far safer and more effective to have one's target and bullet stream all traveling in more or less the same direction. This required little or no 'leading,' and exposed the target to a greater concentration of fire. Because of the prevalence of attacks from the rear, aircraft design adapted to allow for rear firing guns in two-seaters and larger bombers. * #9  If your opponent dives on you, do not try to get around his attack, but fly to meet it: This rule is related to dictum #5 above. The instinctive reaction of many rookies was to turn and flee from an approaching attacker—especially a diving one. This simply presented their tail to the attacker, usually with disastrous results. Boelcke taught that a pilot had to conquer that instinct. Turning to face the attack could force the attacker onto the defensive, or at least keep the situation unsettled, which was far better than presenting your tail. Even though climbing to meet an attack would reduce speed, it was better to try to bring one's own guns to bear than to flee. Furthermore, if both fighters miss, the diving attacker must now pull out of his dive, while the defender is now in position to circle around and counter-attack with his own dive. * #10 When over the enemy's lines, always remember your own line of retreat: If a pilot chose to flee a superior force, or was coming down with a damaged machine, it was critical to spend what little time he might have going in the right direction. This rule sounds as though it is stating the obvious, but Boelcke found it necessary to include. More than a few pilots came down behind enemy lines because they got confused and lost their way. In World War I, aerial navigation was done mostly by sight. Taking regular note of landmarks helped a pilot get his bearings quickly, perhaps making the difference between safety and captivity. * #11 Tip for Squadrons: In principle, it is better to attack in groups of four or six. Avoid two aircraft attacking the same opponent. In the first year or so of World War I, air combat was more of a one-on-one affair. The early aces, like Pegoud, Garros, Boelcke and Immelmann, hunted the skies alone. As the war progressed, the sheer number of machines in the sky increased. Several reconnaissance machines traveled together for mutual protection, further protected by escorting fighters. Boelcke recognized that the days of the lone hunter were over. Many young pilots, however, still came to the front expecting to dash valiantly into battle as an errant knight, alone, but in reality they would be quickly overwhelmed by multiple enemies. Boelcke tirelessly lectured his pupils on the need for teamwork—sometimes scolding them for acting too independently. Attacking in a group allowed the leader to concentrate his attention exclusively on his target, while his wingmen protected his tail. Air battles later in the war could involve dozens of aircraft from each side at the same time. The sky could become a swirling tangle of machines. When your side was at a numerical disadvantage, it was especially important not to double up on one opponent. The concentrated fire was of dubious value, since you were just as likely to get in each other's way as to hit the enemy. Doubling up also left an enemy machine somewhere unbothered and free to tail one of your side's machines. Later in the war, teamwork became the primary key to success and survival. ================= In my humble opinion, Speed is LIFE! If you are getting shot up, less armor is less weight.. RUN AWAY FASTER! If your engine is smoking, Get the hell out of Dodge unless you are helping others... Then you need to talk to them and save your own a*^! Keep up the attack on one side of the armor.. Makes them retire faster. OK... I'm off the soapbox now..... NEXT! ......................... vet marshal wv cont Posted Feb 22, 2012, 4:26 am Last edited Feb 22, 2012, 5:28 am by *JD_Basher*

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Feb 22, 2012, 12:13 pm Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:11 am by *Bastille*

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Feb 26, 2012, 9:58 pm Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:12 am by *Bastille*

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Apr 10, 2012, 9:25 pm Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:12 am by *Bastille*

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Apr 10, 2012, 9:31 pm Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:12 am by *Bastille*

*StCrispin* Beasts of the Lair Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Marshals Posts: 2,657 Joined: Feb 13, 2012 ......................... vet wv gwped paintladder paintball marshal raceL10,1,0 Posted Jun 14, 2012, 6:13 am Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:12 am by *Bastille*

*JD_Basher* Gearjammers Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals + Storytellers Posts: 2,728 Joined: Feb 11, 2007 <<taunts removed by Marshal JeeTeeOh, topic locked down>> ......................... vet marshal wv cont Posted Jun 14, 2012, 7:36 am Last edited Jun 14, 2012, 7:45 am by *JeeTeeOh*

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