Squadron Report 7/29/09

[Andrew Priest]

Game #1- August 1918 over the front. John B. & AP were returning from a ground attack in their trusty Bristol F.2b 200’s when intercepted by Kurt & Carl in Fokker DVII 200s. The Germans decided to try to take the Brits out one at a time, and doubled up on AP’s Brisfit, plugging him from the tail and bottom. On the 2nd turn of this mobbing the Brisfit took both a nasty engine crit AND forward fuselage crit, and after a few turns of pursuit from Kurt, was able to dive away to live another day. Carl and John exchanged a few more volleys before they decided to part ways.

Game #2- ‘Bloody’ April 1917, over a small front. John B. & AP were back at it again, Patrolling in the front in their Albatross DIII and Roland DII when they were surprised by Kurt & Carl in their trusty F.E.8 pushers. The duo again doubled up on AP doing a combined total of 5 hits, but one found their mark in the engine and sprung an oil leak, causing the Roland to start smoking and the Allies to start cheering! Annoyed that they were surprised and his wingman smoked, John jumped to action on turn 2 and got on the tail of Carl’s FE. 8 points rattled the pusher, 2 of which hit the center wing…the first pilot hit roll with the deadly little red diced fell, and 1 – 1 was a pilot hit. The 2nd roll… SAME result 1- 1, to which John exclaimed ‘wow! Carl you gave me one of these dice!!’ The FE began its decent next turn and took a nasty overdive, ripping the wings of the now coffin. Turn 3 began to look bleak for Kurt. He had 2 Germans on his tail and nowhere to run. The hun pummeled the poor pusher, ripping holes all over the aircraft. As turn four began Kurt was losing hope, when suddenly AP announced ‘first!’! The Roland, after 4 turns had succumbed to the oil leak and had to glide down away from the battle. Kurt was able to pull a Stall w/ John tight on his tail, and with the slower stall speed caused the Alb to pass on by. The next turn John was able to get one last parting shot, one of his guns jammed he could not dish out the final blow. Winning initiative the next turn, the rattled FE limped home. Carl was the 12th kill for John’s pilot, and more importantly his 48th mission, giving him his first ever Quad-Ace!!

Game #3- October 1918 deep in Allied lines. The dice gods had their sides picked for the evening, and John B. & AP teamed up for a 3rd time, with John flying a Roland DIVb escorting AP in his L.V.G. CVI on a Artillery Obs mission. On the way home they were intercepted by Kurt & Carl in British Camel 130’s. The Allies won initiative early, and figuring it had worked well for them in the first two games, decided to go after AP in the big lumbering 2 seater. After trading shots for a few turns, Carl finally found his mark and critically wounded APs pilot, who immediately went unconscious. The observer had a parachute and jumped, landing safely and becoming a POW for the remainder of the war. The pilot unfortunately could not wake up enough to use his own parachute, and fell to his untimely death. Being out-numbered and out-performed, John did his best to battle off the Brits, and was eventually able to gain the initiative and run for home.

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