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Join Date: Jul 2001
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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You
Pilot Lattimer (11)
Copilot go bo (11)
Bombardier KCJohnny (11)
Navigator Redcoats58 (11)
Engineer voyager (11)
Radio Op. munkey (11)
Tail Gunner TheFly (11)
Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (11)
Right Waist Gunner headsnap (10)
Left Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell (2)
Target: La Rochelle, a very distant U-boat base in southwest France. Better fuel up! La Rochelle has beefed-up flak defenses.
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Distance: 8 zones
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
TheFly radios up from the tail that he has something to tell the crew, but then changes his mind.
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
2 Fw190s attack
KCJohnny fires, damages Fw190
Cdcox fires, damages Fw190
TheFly fires, hits the same Fw190 that cdcox just hit
2 Fws miss, break off attack and limp away
Zone 3 Out: Western Channel
No enemy
Zone 4 Out: France
No enemy
Zone 5 Out: France (out of fighter range)
1 Me110 is driven off by other B-17s
Zone 6 Out: France
No enemy
Zone 7 Out: France
1 Fw190 is driven off by other B-17s
Zone 8 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)
3 Me110s attack
KCJohnny fires, misses
Voyager fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, damages Me110
TheFly fires, misses
Cdcox fires, hits Me110
2 Mes miss, break off attack
1 Me, obviously flown by a veteran, hammers in from 6 o’clock low and pounds Red, White, & Blew By You with 11 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to tail
-waist – kcfanintitanhell takes a serious wound to the back of the neck. He drops like a rock.
-waist – headsnap fares a little better, taking only a light wound to the right hip.
-waist – never mind. Headsnap takes a serious wound to the middle of the chest. He lingers for a few minutes, but dies from blood loss.
-superficial damage to radio room
-bomb bay – PING! A bomb is hit, but doesn’t explode.
-port wing root is slightly damaged
-#4 engine takes a big hit and seizes up. The B-17 is running on three engines for the rest of the mission.
-pilot compartment – lattimer and gobo lose their oxygen system and switch quickly to backup
-superficial damage to nose
Me circles, attacks again
KCJohnny fires, misses
Voyager fires, misses
TheFly fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 3 hits
-nose – redcoats58 takes light wounds to the back of the head and the jaw. He temporarily blacks out.
-nose – KCJohnny takes a grazing light wound to the neck from the same flak burst
-nose – redcoats58 takes one more as he drops to the deck, a light wound to the left hip.
Bomb run off target due to flak hit and bombardier injury – 0% score
Zone 8: France (Leaving Target Zone)
Despite running on three engines, the B-17 is keeping up fine. It’s just further back and slightly lower in the formation.
1 Me109 attacks
KCJohnny fires, misses
TheFly fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
1 Me109 attacks
KCJohnny fires, misses
Voyager fires, misses
TheFly fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Zone 7: France
No enemy
In a bit of bad luck, kcfanintitanhell lost his oxygen when he was injured. He quietly succumbs to oxygen loss while unconscious.
Zone 6: France
No enemy
Zone 5: France
No enemy
Redcoats58 is conscious again and groggily takes his position.
Zone 4: France (back in fighter range)
2 Me110s attack
KCJohnny fires, kills Me110
Voyager fires, hits Me110
Cdcox fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, misses
Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to bomb bay doors
Me circles, attacks again
KCJohnny fires, misses
TheFly fires, hits Me110
Voyager fires, misses
Zone 3: Western Channel
1 Me109 attacks
KCJohnny fires, misses
Redcoats58 fires, damages Me109
TheFly 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 Lattimer (11)
Copilot go bo (11)
Bombardier KCJohnny (11)
Navigator Redcoats58 (11)
Engineer voyager (11)
Radio Op. munkey (11)
Tail Gunner TheFly (11)
Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (11)
Right Waist Gunner XXX
Left Waist Gunner XXX
It wasn’t a bad mission except for twenty minutes of hell in the target zone. Redcoats58 will have to sit out the traditional trip to the pub afterward, too.
(Game note: bummer for kcfanintitanhell. He had a lucky rabbit’s foot that let him reroll the dice when he took his serious injury. The reroll was a KIA.)
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