This is the second time that World of Warplanes has been spun up. Several months ago when the game was in the end of Alpha and the beginning of the Beta testing, TAW tried to spin up a battalion, but had no success. In April of this year I received the key to participate in the closed Beta, and from that moment on I was addicted to the game. That was the reason that I contacted the Vanguard staff to see if I could help out with the spinning up of game if they needed it. I then found out that the game had been cancelled due to lack of interest from the World of Warplanes community and taw spin up members, due to the game's state at the time. Within the months that followed I had notice that the interest towards the game increased and new pilots took off to the skies. As I saw the changes in the game and the improvement in the community I contacted the Vanguard staff to update them on the games progress.I stayed within the community and kept in touch with the players and the state of the game and thankfully Vanguard staff contacted me to see if I still had interest in spinning up the game within TAW. This was an opportunity that I was hoping for and so I took it, and started spinning up the division for a game I like so much, and still love to this day. I am fortunate that I have found a group of good people to create a team around me that are really great guys and have good knowledge of the Game and of TAW. Without out these members, we would not be as far as we are now, with the great members we have joining the ranks of this division, for doing this with me I would like to thank, JordonDummy, Davsank, MrHowell, and TigerFang, who have stepped up and are doing everything they can to help with the tasks ahead. Gentleman I take my hat off for you.We now are at the point of building the battalions further and staff accordingly. I see potential in a lot of the members, we have some are good candidates for positions in the future. Now we have the time to build up world of warplanes to a full division within TAW. Please read the in the scope articles and the video and screenshots made by our division and its members.
~Tazmanian [CC SNC]Spin Up Leader World of Warplanes.
During one of 1st NA Spitten Kittens Mandatory Trainings, we decided to go into a training room and put 2 Tier X Artificial Intelligence planes (North American F-86A Sabre and the Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III) and 7 of us on the opposite team used tier V planes from a wide variety. We went into battle and no more than 15 seconds the enemy was at our base. We kept out maneuvering these planes as they were jet planes and their airspeed is high therefore, maneuverability is not as good a P-40 KittyHawk. For some reason the tier Xs only got a shot on one of us 5 times that match. It took about 8 minutes but we kept shooting these tier X and we chewed down their health. After 8 minutes we won using tier V planes and only lost 2 planes.This is absolutely remarkable how a 7 tier V planes could take out 2 tier X planes and only lose 2 planes. This goes to show that if you have skilled pilots like we had and strength in numbers, then you have the potential to do anything in World of Warplanes. This is what 1st NA Spitten Kittens loves to do, we train our pilots up and when the battles come we use this skill and strength in numbers which is exactly what the Russians do. We also have excellent staff members that are very skilled and are excellent teachers. These members go by the names: CooperKill, XenoZombie, Wolftotem. They are all very skilled pilots and I have had the honor of working with them. Gentlemen, a toast to your good work.
NA CO JordonDummy
I started out in another TAW division - World of Tanks, at one point I was the staff officer for the EU battalion for WT, even back then however I used to play WoWP (World of WarPlanes) while it was still in closed beta - especially with my best friend in TAW - Tigerfang. Real life then forced me out of TAW for a while but I still maintained contact with my mated from TAW. On one of the occasions when I decided to come on Teamspeak to visit my friends, TigerFang informed me that the SUL for World of Warplanes was looking for someone to take over the SO position for the EU battalion. As real life released its tight grasp over my schedule I decided to help out - what awaited me was a complete surprise, the game changed considerably in comparison to the closed beta I played in, and the changes were for the best! After a while, the Battalion started catching speed, with some good recruiting we became a full spinup after being in Horizon for a while - Tigerfang also transferred to World of Warplanes and I can say without a single doubt, we would NOT be where we are today if it wasn't for his help! My coolest story was during a match I played with one of our DIs as a wingman. I was flying my Japanese fighter, the A6M1 - Tier IV fighter with average fire power, but extremely high velocity and maneuverability for it's tier. At some point during match I saw that I was one kill away from getting my Ace medal which you get after destroying 5 enemy planes. I kept flying and then asked my wingman for assistance as an enemy fighter was sitting tightly on my tail and wouldn't let go - I was then informed that after killing the 5th plane I was the only plane alive on our team and I had 3 more on the enemy team. With that information in mind I kicked my plane into high gear - utilizing every last bit of my maneuverability to continue chasing my target while evading the other 2 chasing me - at the end of the long skirmish I came out victorious, with 8 kills and about 80% of my HP remaining.I highly suggest to anyone who reads this to register (or if you have an account for world of tanks it's valid for World of Warplanes as well) and come fly with us! I'm sure the NA guys will be happy to see some new pilots as well! Good Hunting!
EU CO Davsank
I first came to taw over a year ago when a few friends I played with invited me to TAW, I started just as my old division (World of tanks EU) was starting their new in clan championship called Steelwars, I quickly fell in love with TAW and its ethics and the people within the battalion. I quickly gained experience, stepping into the TI role, then PL and TS and working my way over the months to FS, I worked hard on the updates and continuation of the good work of the previous FS. After running 2 seasons of Steelwars, I moved up to temporary XO and then moving onto CO, after a year ii needed a new challenge so I stepped aside to give someone else the chance to lead the battalion and gain experience, this is when I joined Davsank in world of warplanes, who by then was a very good friend in TAW, to help spin up World of Warplanes.World of Warplanes is very similar to World of Tanks in a lot of ways and is still in its initial after release development phase where they have still got a lot to add both in terms of Content and features but is shaping up to be a good addition to TAW.Davsank and I have been working hard to spin up world of warplanes, starting not only a whole new game, but also a rare game type for TAW is not easy, a lot of things to think about, but the challenge is what makes it fun and exciting, We have a great team and great new players joining the TAW roster.I love working with the members in TAW, we have a few great people here, people like KingCheese, Tazmanian, Davsank and Dazz and I would like to also mention Mayungi, a very special friend of mine whom I met in TAW, people who have become almost family to me, i have learned a lot from these people, and make me the person who I am today, so thank you to everyone, especially those I mentioned personally for their help and support.I would also like to share with you a quick story of my time as a Ground Attack Aircraft Specialist. I started a game and took the path with most ground targets, I get across the small stretch of channel on the map. I find 2 bogies on my tail, 2 levels higher, one being a jet, I'm in a large slow, lumbering IL10, they come in for a pass and take me down to half health, I take a quick dive through a valley and into a small city area, make a left turn between 2 buildings with my wing almost touching the ground, I line up on a ground target thinking I might as well use my bombs as I'm going to die anyways, I drop just as my targeting shows over the ground target, the 2 planes come in for the next run right on my tail, I look behind me to see the bombs go off and a giant balls of flames and 2 dead aircraft, they were so busy trying to kill me that they didn't see they were so low, 2 air kills with 1 bomb and killed the ground target, I went on to get 10 ground kills and we won the match.
EU SO TigerFang
For a while, I had been debating whether or not to purchase some nose art for some of my planes. The biggest factor of this was whether or not I knew for sure that I wanted to keep the plane indefinitely. My sights were set on getting the red nose paint for my tier one AR 65 biplane, inspired by a History Channel video about a famous dogfight from World War I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6fU64-ZhM). I gave the plane one test run, and came out with an ace medal to add to my stats, and so I was sold and got the nose art permanently applied. I admired the plane in my hangar for a while, then decided that I should take it out for one last battle for the evening; show off my new paint job. The matchmaker put me into a battle on El Haluf, with a handful of tier two planes alongside the tier ones. Once the match had started, I climbed to the upper range of my AR 65's optimum altitude, and proceeded to lead one group of my team over the outer edge of the southern lake. It wasn't long before a red blip appeared on the mini-map. I maintained my heading but kept an eye on the spotted enemy. My stomach turned a little though, as within seconds even more red blips appeared on the map, until it seemed like half the enemy team had flown the same way as us. As the enemy began to line up on their chosen targets, I maneuvered my plane to do the same, and looked for anyone looking to go head-to-head with me. The enemy seemed more interested in my teammates though, which was fine with me. As they went head-to-head, my twin MG-17 machine guns laid armor-piercing tracer fire into the side of the lead aircraft's fuselage, sending him spiraling towards the lake below. With one down, I opened fire upon the next-closest enemy. My shots left him damaged badly, but his plane was still flying as the survivors and I passed one another. I turned, along with everyone else, to face the enemy again, but now there were no more clear lines; the battle had morphed into a furball of death with me dead in the center. Allied and enemy planes surrounded me, flying in every direction imaginable. There wasn't any time to think about what I should do or where I should go, instincts took hold and guided my hands. From what felt like the eye of the storm, my guns ripped into the enemy, crippling and killing those unfortunate enough to pass into my crosshairs, while very few of them were positioned to return fire of their own. I don't know how much time had passed before the last of the enemy planes was sent to a watery grave, but when all guns went quiet on our side of the map, I and a few of my allies had survived, though some of my teammates had taken a serious beating in the fight. A glance at the mini-map showed that the other side hadn't fared so well, as there were still the last third of the enemy team mopping up. We made our way towards our other allies, hoping for the slim chance to arrive in the nick of time to help. As we closed the distance to the next fight, I glanced at my score for the first time since the start of the match: seven kills. In the chaos of the battle, I'd put myself one below my highest record! Now I was even more determined to eliminate the rest of the enemy.By the time we had arrived, the last of our team on that side had been shot down and the enemy was turning to face us head on. Leading the pack once again, I exchanged shots with their lead aircraft. My hail of 7.92mm bullets proved superior and my 8th kill fell to the arid ground below, but my plane had been pummeled in the process. Adjusting my facing, I joined one of my teammates in firing at another enemy, crippling him before my ally finished him. Another enemy had latched himself into an ally's tail, and I moved to drive him away or destroy him. My machine guns began to tear the enemy plane apart, but before I could react, one of my badly-damaged allies tried to move in to nab the kill, straight through my line of fire. Friend and foe both plummeted to the earth from my efforts, but I couldn't dwell on the accidental friendly fire; one more enemy plane remained.The last man on their team was a ground attack plane, a minor relief from the tense maneuvers I'd been doing before, but my plane was in rough shape and I couldn't afford a mistake. He tried time and time again to turn his eight heavy machine guns towards me, but the larger plane couldn't keep pace with me, and I swooped in from the sides time and time again, whittling him down until at last, he joined his comrades.When the dust had settled and the after-action screen appeared, only one ground attack plane and myself had survived to tell the tale. He'd taken out fifteen enemy ground targets, while I had shot down ten enemy planes and assisted in destroying two others. Along with the ace medal, I also had a shiny Goroverts medal added to my service record.