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EmailThe K9 Squadrons are a loose amalgamation of the DangerDogz and the HellHounds Squadrons, borne from their shared passion for 1C:Maddox's IL2 series of WWII flight simulators, IL-2 Sturmovik, IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles Aces Expansion Pack and Pacific Fighters, and the kindred ethos of both Squads whose primary goal is have fun and share in the rich experience on-line play of this simulation gives.
The DangerDogz are drawn from two continents and a small insignificant island, North America (both the US and Canada are represented), Europe has given us a Belgian contingent.
The UK has provided members from both Scotland and England (although one member from Scotland has his roots in the Green Isle to the west and is therefore somewhat confused as to his nationality) our geographical dispersion can be seen on our Google Map.
It is often a source of amusement when translators are called for to facilitate communications on Team Speak, despite the fact that fluent English is spoken by all!
Not an easy feat it has to be said, especially in the heat of a furball and the communication is a plea for speedy assistance!
Furball?
Well yes, as said above this is a WWII flight simulator. Or more accurately The WWII simulator as all others are mere pretenders to IL2:Sturmoviks well deserved crown. But I digress...
The DangerDogz started out small, with it's members originally drawn from Canada and the US.
The DangerDogz 'Patriarch' (as he is now known) Blairgowrie set out on a recruitment drive.
The offer of free whisky to all new recruits soon caused his email box to be overwhelmed, and is reputed to have been responsible for the temporary collapse of Canada's internet infrastructure. This was quietly hushed up and blamed on a hitherto (and it has to be said henceforth) unknown Worm.
Burying the true cause was of course relatively easy, as Blairgowrie's vast estate is such that the majority of Canada's network infrastructure passes through it, and as he has milked most of the money out of the Canadian economy already he no longer charges for the privilege of the cable traversing his property.
Sorry, I digressed again. So difficult to stay on track in the obligatory DangerDogz state of mild drunkenness. Even at 9:30 am. 
The recruiting drive was certainly a great success, BG's (as we affectionately call him...decide for your self what the acronym means) whisky mountain remains seemingly undented. Yet our roster now shows no less than 40 members.
You can imagine the raucous noise that that many drunks, oops Pilots, can create on Team Speak during a campaign night!
The HellHounds, like their sister squadron the DangerDogz, was spawned in the North American Continent, with both the US and Canada thrusting forward their finest.
Interestingly they managed to broaden their squad dialect by seeking out and enlisting a Canadian former Australian, quite a find as there aren't many who would admit to such a heritage.
One of their number is particularly skilled at the art of Lawn Darting, it is alleged, and is such an expert that he has now given his name to the act.
'Arthuring' has a much better ring to it than 'Lawndarting' and, it has to be said, does dribble of the tongue so much easier after a drop or two of the good stuff.
We should also give a nod to that other member of theirs, the king of the reformat.
Such is his dedication to the simulation that he can not only reformat his machine with his eyes closed (it is said that he has been heard to mumble his Windows XP product key in it's entirety when asleep) but he has also single handedly staved off the expected US computer components recession, forecast by many leading economic forecasters. However there are rumours of unrest in his neighbourhood sparked, it is alleged, by the frequent dimming of the lights and frequent blackouts triggered when he turns his PC on now. Thankfully he has been able to divert suspicion from himself by pointing out it is a Tornado hotspot and, well we all know what global warming is doing in the Tennessee area don't we?
Rumours that Homeland Security have negotiated CPU time on his rig are, we believe for now, entirely unfounded. And I have a court order here to that effect.
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