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B-17 #15 – Sack Time
Pilot Special Ed (12)
Copilot alanm (12)
Bombardier gh4chiefs (12)
Navigator seclark (12)
Engineer KC2003 (12)
Radio Op. redhed (12)
Tail Gunner Hydrae (8)
Ball Turret Gunner Fat Elvis (2)
Right Waist Gunner Zebedee DuBois (3)
Left Waist Gunner Iowanian (2)
Target: Kiel, a tough u-boat base in eastern Germany (extra flak)
Lead bomber in formation, high vertically (extreme vulnerability)
Distance: 8 zones
Zone 1 Out: Britain
No enemy
Zone 2 Out: English Channel
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: North Sea
No enemy
Zone 4 Out: North Sea
4 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters
Seclark fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
Hydrae fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
3 Fws miss, break off attack
Zone 5 Out: North Sea – out of fighter range
1 Fw190, 1 Me109 attack
Iowanian fires, misses
Hydrae fires, misses
Seclark fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
Fw, Me miss, break off attack
Zone 6 Out: North Sea
2 Me109s attack
Gh4chiefs fires, hits Me109
Seclark fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, damages Me109
Hydrae fires, misses
2 Mes miss, break off attack
Zone 7 Out: North Sea
No enemy
Zone 8 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone)
6 Fw190s attack (It stinks to be the lead bomber, doesn’t it?)
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Seclark fires, misses
Kc2003 fires, misses
Redhed fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, kills Fw190
Zebedee Dubois fires, misses
Iowanian fires, misses
3 Fws miss, break off attack
Fw scores 2 hits
-starboard wing – landing gear brake is out
-superficial damage to nose
Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to #2 engine
2 Fws circle, attack again
Kc2003 fires, kills Fw190
Hydrae fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Seclark fires, misses
Fw misses, breaks off attack
1 Fw190, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack
Gh4chiefs fires, damages Me109
Kc2003 fires, kills the same Me109
Seclark fires, misses
Hydrae fires, damages Me110
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Fw, Me miss, break off attack
Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 1 hit
-hydrae takes a light wound to the stomach
Bomb run off target due to flak – 0% score
Zone 8 Out: Germany (LeavingTarget Zone)
5 Fw190s attack
Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Seclark fires, kills Fw190
Kc2003 fires, misses
Hydrae fires, misses
Fat Elvis fires, misses
Iowanian fires, misses
3 Fws miss, break off attack
Fw scores 2 hits
-nose – gh4chiefs takes a particularly nasty serious wound to the stomach. He goes down for the count, trying to scoop up internal organs on the deck
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
Fw circles, attacks again
Kc2003 fires, misses
Seclark fires, damages Fw190
Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to tailplane
-superficial damage to nose
-port wing – the #2 engine blows up spectacularly. When the smoke clears, most of the engine is gone.
Fw breaks off attack due to damage
The pilots aren’t overly worried about the lost engine because they can keep up with the formation on only three engines. They just don’t want to lose another one.
Zone 7 Out: North Sea
No enemy
Zone 6 Out: North Sea
No enemy
Zone 5 Out: North Sea
No enemy
Zone 4 Out: North Sea – back in fighter range
No enemy
Zone 3 Out: North Sea
2 Fw190s, 2 Me109s, and 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 and 1 Me110 are driven off by fighters
Seclark fires, kills Me109
Kc2003 fires, hits Me109
Redhed fires, damages the hit Me109
Iowanian fires, misses
Hydrae fires, kills the hit and damaged Me109 (That one was doomed.)
Fw misses, breaks off attack
Zone 2: English Channel
2 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters
Kc2003 fires, damages Me109
Redhed fires, misses
Seclark fires, misses
Me misses, breaks off attack
Zone 1: England
Good weather
Good landing
Aftereffects
Gh4chiefs managed to survive another week, but alas, he went to Valhalla.
Eligible for next mission
Pilot Special Ed (12)
Copilot alanm (12)
Bombardier seclark (12), promoted
Navigator KC2003 (12) , promoted
Engineer redhed (12) , promoted
Radio Op. Hydrae (8) , promoted
Tail Gunner Fat Elvis (2) , promoted
Ball Turret Gunner Zebedee DuBois (3) , promoted
Right Waist Gunner Iowanian (2) , promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX
I’m actually impressed that they made it all the way to the target and back.
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