Mission 6: It's not just France any more.
 

As soon as the results of Mission 5 are sorted out, the 15 surviving intrepid planes of the Chiefsplanet Bomber Group will head out on Mission 6, having completed 20 percent of their service obligation.

The targets are evolving, though. The nearby fighter base at St. Omer is no longer on the list, having been transferred to newer crews. The same with the somewhat isolated western airbase at Cherbourg and the railyards at Amiens.

The crews will draw one of six missions on Flights 6-10, three of which remain familiar:

1. The aircraft parts plant in the inland town of Meaulte in north-central Occupied France. Distance: 3 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, and Zone 3 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel and high in the target zone.

2. The heavily defended key fighter airstrip just inland from the coastal town of Abbeville in northeast France. Distance: 3 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, and Zone 3 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel and extremely high in the target zone.

3. The munitions plant in the inland town of Lille, on the border with Belgium. Distance: 3 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, and Zone 3 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel and high in the target zone.

You will now add three new sites:

4. The shipyard at Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the westernmost coast of the Netherlands. Distance: 4 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, Zone 3 is over the North Sea, and Zone 4 is over both the North Sea and Netherlands. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel, moderate in the North Sea, and high in the target zone.

5. An engine factory in Antwerp, Belgium, in north Belgium on the border with the Netherlands. Distance: 4 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, Zone 3 is over Belgium, and Zone 4 is over Belgium. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel, moderate in Belgium, and high in the target zone.

6. A key railyard in Rouen, France, in the western part of the country. This site is along the coast, but is further south than your old target of Cherbourg. Distance: 4 zones. Zone 1 is over England, Zone 2 is over the Channel, Zone 3 is over the western Channel, and Zone 4 is over France. German fighter defenses are low in the English channel, moderate in the western Channel, and high in the target zone.

Flak at all six sites is variable. None of these sites is a priority for flak guns, though you may run into heavy flak on occasion. The good news is that you will still have fighter cover throughout your entire mission.* All three new mission sites are at the extreme edge of Allied fighter cover, but are still there.






* Game note: I misspoke earlier when I wrote that fighter cover stopped at Zone 3. It actually goes to Zone 4.

Well, I just hope I get over this flu so that I can fly the plane.

Morphius
Darn 2 year olds.

Can't fly with the flu. If you flew with the flu, would you fly true.

It could be worse, I mean it could be valentines day...

Morphius
Oh yeah, gonna pay.

Have a hot tottie, a real hot bubble sponge bath, and call me in the morning! I cannot have my captain sick, we crashed a burned when you were healthy!!

Oh sure bring that up.

Morphius (watching too much Shrek)
"I'm all alone there's no one here beside me"

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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle

Pilot Logical (5)
Copilot memyselfi (5)
Bombardier Hoover (5)
Navigator The Bad Guy (5)
Engineer JimNasium (5)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (5)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (5)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (5)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (4)


Target: Rotterdam
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

2 Me110s attack

Jennygump fires, kills Me110
Warrior5 fires, misses
Ecto-1 fires, kills Me110

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Warrior5 fires, kills Me110
Ecto-1 fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak (We caught them by surprise?)
The sun was in hoover’s eyes, which is technically weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Netherlands (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

3 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

The bad guy fires, misses
Ecto-1 fires, misses
Hoover fires, misses
Jimnasium fires, misses

Both Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 3: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Logical (5)
Copilot memyselfi (5)
Bombardier Hoover (5)
Navigator The Bad Guy (5)
Engineer JimNasium (5)
Radio Op. BigChiefDave (5)
Tail Gunner Ecto-I (5)
Ball Turret Gunner Warrior5 (5)
Right Waist Gunner cntrygal (5)
Left Waist Gunner JennyGump (4)

I think the Dutch weren’t expecting that attack.

I have a feeling that might be the quietest mission we'll see here for a while. They did mark up 3 kills though...

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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You

Pilot KCWolfman (5)
Copilot Lattimer (5)
Bombardier go bo (5)
Navigator KCJohnny (5)
Engineer Redcoats58 (5)
Radio Op. voyager (5)
Tail Gunner munkey (5)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (5)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (5)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (4)

Target: Meaulte
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack – 2 Me109s driven off by fighters

Thefly fires, misses
Gobo fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Me circles, attacks again

Munkey fires, kills Me110

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
No Flak
GoBo finds the sweet spot – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

5 Fw190s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

Gobo fires, misses
Thefly fires, misses
Headsnap fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-tail – autopilot is knocked out of commission – not an issue since the bombs have been dropped

Fw circles, attacks again

Voyager fires, misses
Munkey fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot KCWolfman (5)
Copilot Lattimer (5)
Bombardier go bo (5)
Navigator KCJohnny (5)
Engineer Redcoats58 (5)
Radio Op. voyager (5)
Tail Gunner munkey (5)
Ball Turret Gunner TheFly (5)
Right Waist Gunner cdcox (5)
Left Waist Gunner headsnap (4)

Another day, another mission for the men in Blew.

It is indeed a quiet start to a new phase. Let's hope we all get a few quiet runs.

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (5)
Copilot SNR (5)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (5)
Navigator philfree (5)
Engineer Talisman (5)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (5)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (5)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (5)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (5)
Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis


Target: Meaulte
Lead Bomber horizontally, high vertically (extremely high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me110s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Radar chief fires, kills Me110
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

6 Fw190s attack (hoo boy! It’s not good to be the lead bomber.)

Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses
Ajkcfan fires, misses

4 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-waist – Fat Elvis loses his heating unit

Fw circles, attacks again

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, kills Fw190
Garcia bronco fires, misses

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - misses
Garcia Bronco sights in on the target – 20% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s driven off by fighters

5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

Talisman fires, misses
Radar chief fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Hawaiianboy fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses

3 Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

Enddelt drops out of formation and descends to 10,000 feet so Fat Elvis won’t freeze.
No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ENDelt260 (5)
Copilot SNR (5)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (5)
Navigator philfree (5)
Engineer Talisman (5)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (5)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (5)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (5)
Right Waist Gunner Scaga (5)
Left Waist Gunner Fat Elvis

Pretty painless mission considering the position and the number of fighters. I guess Talisman will keep the lucky sunglasses, too.

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B-17 #6 – Wrath of Zod II – Son of Zod

Pilot Morphius (2)
Copilot papasmurf (5)
Bombardier Saggysack (1)
Navigator Alphaman (5)
Engineer RednFeisty (1)
Radio Op. Redbrian (5)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (5)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (1)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (4)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (1)

Target: Rotterdam
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me109s driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – chief henry sustains light wound to right calf
-radio room – redbrian sustains light wound to mid-chest
-tail – rudder is slightly damaged
-nose – saggysack sustains light wound to right elbow

Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Rotterdam (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me110s driven off by fighters

Zone 3: North Sea

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

MrBlond fires, damages Me110

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Morphius (2)
Copilot papasmurf (5)
Bombardier Saggysack (1)
Navigator Alphaman (5)
Engineer RednFeisty (1)
Radio Op. Redbrian (5)
Tail Gunner Chief Henry (5)
Ball Turret Gunner MrBlond (1)
Right Waist Gunner jenson71 (4)
Left Waist Gunner MikeTheWildcat (1)

Flak hits from nose to tail – this mission was closer to a disaster than it seems.

Technically, this is a knee-jerk reaction with Fat Elvis having more insulation on his frame than allowed by law. Especially if this is Fat Elvis circa '75.

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (5)
Copilot Bwana (5)
Bombardier jAZ (5)
Navigator 58Forever (5)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (5)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (5)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (5)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (5)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (5)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (3)

Target: Antwerp
Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Poor Weather – Overcast, low ceiling
Light Flak - misses
Bomb run off target due to weather – 0% score

Zone 4 Back: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 driven off by fighters

1 Fw190 attacks

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3: Belgium

1 Me109 attacks

fbal4lif32 fires, misses
sdchiefsfan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (5)
Copilot Bwana (5)
Bombardier jAZ (5)
Navigator 58Forever (5)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (5)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (5)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (5)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (5)
Right Waist Gunner trndobrd (5)
Left Waist Gunner ROYC75 (3)

Hey, a mission’s a mission.

That had to be the most boring mission yet. 4 shots by the bomber boys, all misses. 2 shots by the enemy, all misses. 0% on the bombing. Sounds like they slept through the whole thing! LOL