[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #20 – Sky Chief

Pilot DenverChief (7)
Copilot Sky (7)
Bombardier Lzen (7)
Navigator AustinChief (7)
Engineer Michael Michigan (6)
Radio Op. DJay23 (7)
Tail Gunner UMKC 1L (7)
Ball Turret Gunner mlyonsd (7)
Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (7)
Left Waist Gunner MrBlond

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

No enemy

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me109s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters

pennywise fires, misses
mlyonsd fires, misses

Me scores 2 hits
-nose – norden bombsight is hit – the bombing will be a challenge. (The Nazis are really targeting the bombing equipment on this mission, aren’t they?)
-starboard wing root damaged

Me circles, attacks again

UMKC 1L fires, kills Me109

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 2 hits
-starboard wing root is badly damaged. Denverchief will have to be careful with strong maneuvers now.
Buffeted by flak and missing his bomb sight, lzen nonetheless manages to get the job done – 10% score

Zone 4 Out: Netherlands (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s are driven off by fighters

1 Me109 attacks
djay23 fires, misses
Michael Michigan fires, kills Me109

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

2 Me110s driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot DenverChief (7)
Copilot Sky (7)
Bombardier Lzen (7)
Navigator AustinChief (7)
Engineer Michael Michigan (6)
Radio Op. DJay23 (7)
Tail Gunner UMKC 1L (7)
Ball Turret Gunner mlyonsd (7)
Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (7)
Left Waist Gunner MrBlond

Pretty efficient on the shooting there.

Woohoo!