[Rain Man]

Plane #18 – Fooooo Fighter


Pilot NaptownChief
Copilot Tommykat
Bombardier PastorMikH
Navigator Mr. Christopher
Engineer B2chiefsfan
Radio Op. Adam
Tail Gunner Amnorix
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings
Right Waist Gunner el borracho
Left Waist Gunner NewChief

Target: Cherbourg, in sunny western France
Mid-formation both horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – Me 110 driven away by fighters

Pastormikh fires, misses
B2chiefsfan fires, misses
Mr. Christopher fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-hit to waist knocks out the heating element on newchief’s flight suit. Newchief is uninjured but can only fly another half-hour at altitude before the risk of severe frostbite sets in.
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles and attacks again

Adam fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

At this point, Naptownchief must make a decision. If he remains in formation for the entire flight, newchief is likely to suffer severe frostbite. However, the plane is in good shape otherwise and has no other inflight problems. Naptownchief makes the decision to fly to the target zone and then decide. If a crew member is lost en route, newchief can move to their position.

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 FW190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters

B2chiefsfan fires, damages FW190
Newchief fires, misses
Pastormikh fires, hits FW190

1 FW misses, breaks off attack

Despite being damaged by b2chiefsfan, a diving FW scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-hits top turret – puts the top turret gun out of commission and b2chiefsfan sustains light wound to left eye.

Both FWs break off attack

4 Me109s are driven away by fighters

2 FW190s are driven away by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium flak – 1 hit
-superficial damage to radio room
Despite the flak hit and the cursing of b2chiefsfan, pastormikh makes a great bomb run – 30% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

Naptownchief makes the tough decision to drop the Fooooo Fighter out of formation and down to 10,000 feet to save newchief. Since the plane is still over flak this will expose it to occasional flak and also means that any fighters that find the Fooooo Fighter will sustain attacks against it as long as possible. Since the radio is still working, though, some fighter support is still available.

Light flak attacks miss

6 FW190s attack – 2 driven away by fighters

Amnorix fires, damages FW190
Mr. Christopher fires, misses
El borracho fires, misses
KC Kings fires, misses
Newchief fires, hits FW190

3 FWs miss.

FW scores 4 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist
-starboard wing root heavily damaged – No evasive action will be possible without risking ripping the wing off

The damaged FW breaks off, and the other 3 FWs circle and attack again.

Adam fires, misses
Amnorix fires, hits FW190
Newchief fires, misses
El borracho fires, misses

2 FWs miss

FW scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

All 3 FWs circle and attack again, though 2 appear to be limping.

Pastormikh fires, misses
Amnorix fires, kills FW190
KC Kings fires, misses

Both surviving FWs miss, break off attack.

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

Newchief is fine – no frostbite at all.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot NaptownChief
Copilot Tommykat
Bombardier PastorMikH
Navigator Mr. Christopher
Engineer B2chiefsfan
Radio Op. Adam
Tail Gunner Amnorix
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings
Right Waist Gunner el borracho
Left Waist Gunner NewChief

Plenty of high fives for amnorix, who scored hits on three enemy fighters. Newchief gives naptown a case of beer.