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B-17 #3 – Dreamsicle Pilot Logical (12) Copilot memyselfi (12) Bombardier Hoover (12) Navigator The Bad Guy (12) Engineer BigChiefDave (12) Radio Op. Ecto-I (12) Tail Gunner cntrygal (12) Ball Turret Gunner JennyGump (11) Right Waist Gunner EBOLA (5) Left Waist Gunner Warrior5 Target: La Rochelle, in southwest France Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability) Distance: 8 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 2 Me109s are driven away by other B-17s Zone 3 Out: Western Channel 2 Me109s attack Hoover fires, misses The Bad Guy fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 3 hits -nose – bomb controls are damaged. The bomb run will have to be aimed manually -superficial damage to starboard wing -tail – rudder slightly damaged Me circles, attacks again Jennygump fires, misses The Bad Guy fires, damages Me109 Me scores 2 hits, breaks off attack -superficial damage to waist -superficial damage to tail Zone 4 Out: France 4 Me109s attack – 2 are driven off by fighters The Bad Guy fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Ebola fires, misses Hoover fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Zone 5 Out: France – out of fighter range No enemy Zone 6 Out: France No enemy Zone 7 Out: France 3 Fw190s attack BigChiefDave fires, kills Fw190 The Bad Guy fires, misses Ecto-I fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses Ebola fires, hits Fw190 2 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 8 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 2 Me110s attack Jennygump fires, misses Ebola fires, misses Cntrygal fires, hits Me110 BigChiefDave fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to bomb bay -PING! A shell hits a bomb, but it doesn’t explode -port wing – outboard fuel tank begins leaking Me circles, attacks again Jennygump fires, hits Me110 Warrior5 fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack 5 Me109s attack Hoover fires, misses The Bad Guy fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Cntrygal fires, damages Me109 Ebola fires, misses Warrior5 fires, hits Me109 4 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -radio room – the radio is knocked out of commission -bomb bay – PING! Another bomb is hit, but doesn’t explode Me circles, attacks again Cntrygal fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Ebola fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Entering Bomb Zone Poor Weather – Rain and mist Light Flak – 3 hits -superficial damage to tail -tail – rudder is heavily damaged -superficial damage to port wing aileron Between the weather, the flak hit, and the damage to his controls, Hoover has no chance – 0% score Zone 8: France (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Me110 is driven off by other B-17s memyselfI is doing some calculations, and she’s worried about the fuel, with the port outboard tank now empty. Zone 7: France No enemy MemyselfI is now really worried about the fuel level. She thinks that there’s not enough to get back to base, and there may not even be enough to reach England. She takes the yoke, and logical confirms her calculations. Zone 6: France 5 Me109s attack The Bad Guy fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Ecto-I fires, misses Cntrygal fires, kills Me109 Ebola fires, misses Warrior5 fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to nose -nose – hoover takes a light wound to the stomach Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to tail -bomb bay – doors inoperable -tail – port elevator is knocked out 2 Mes circle, attack again Jennygump fires, misses Hoover fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 2 hits -pilot compartment – unbeknownst to the logical and memyselfI, the landing gear mechanism is jammed -nose – hoover takes a second light wound to the right foot Me circles, attacks again The Bad Guy fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses Me scores 2 hits -radio room – control cables are damaged, but still operable -waist – warrior5 takes a light wound to the forehead, dropping to the deck unconscious. Me breaks off attack due to low fuel Zone 5: France No enemy Logical and memyselfI have a problem. The fuel gauges are all reading near empty, and it’s still a long way home. They might be able to get some more range if they cut a couple of the engines, but that would just get them to the English Channel. If they crashed alone with no radio, they’d be doomed. Their choices appear to be just that, or crash landing in France and taking their chances. They consider their odds, and decide to take their chances on the water. If they can stay in formation long enough, they’ve got a reasonable chance of running into fighter cover, and possibly signaling to a fighter to follow them down. Landing in France means that most or all of the crew will likely be captured. Logical sets the engines lean, and the crew begins tossing overboard anything that’s not absolutely necessary. Zone 4: France – back in fighter range Warrior5 awakens with a huge headache. The crew is delighted to see a flight of P-47s waiting to escort the flight in. As logical begins to pull out of formation to attract the fighters’ attention, the #1 engine sputters and dies for lack of fuel. 5 Fw190s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters BigChiefDave fires, misses Ecto-I fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses Ebola fires, misses Jennygump fires, damages Fw190 Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 2 hits -superficial damage to pilot compartment -nose – hoover once again takes a hit, this time a serious wound to the right side of his head. He goes down in a heap, and dies of his wounds a few minutes later. Fw circles, attacks again The Bad Guy fires, misses BigChiefDave fires, misses Cntrygal fires, misses Logical pulls out of formation, but stays at altitude. Two of the P-47s pull in close to see what’s happening, and back in the radio room, Ecto-I passes signals to the closest of them. He reports up that the pilot gave him a thumbs up. The #2 engine sputters to a stop as Dreamsicle crosses over the coast. They’re still a long way from home. A water landing is inevitable now, and logical begins easing the plane down, realizing that a powered landing will be much safer than a gliding landing. Zone 3 Out: Western Channel The crew gets busy at this point, donning their parachutes if they didn’t already have one, and ebola ducks into the bomb bay to get the life rafts ready to go. Unfortunately, the bomb bay doors won’t open. Cursing, ebola calls up to the crew, and jennygump, now wearing her parachute, moves up to help him drag them back to the waist. They won’t be able to inflate the rafts ahead of time since they won’t fit through the waist door. They’ll have to hope that the plane stays afloat long enough to get the rafts out and inflated. The #4 engine sputters to a stop. MemyselfI gives a thumbs up to the escorting P-47 pilots, and logical guides the ship toward the water. Inside the plane, everyone braces for a landing. The Bad Guy moves back from the vulnerable nose and hooks himself into warrior5’s harness. Jennygump, no longer in the vulnerable ball turret, does the same with ebola’s harness. Dreamsicle cruises down toward the water, the #3 engine still purring. MemyselfI calls out the altitude so the crew will know what’s coming. “300 feet…200 feet…100 feet…50 feet…brace yourself!” In an enormous cascade of water, Dreamsicle slams into the English Channel. A massive wave washes over the pilot compartment, and the plexiglass nose shatters, sending water cascading through the front of the plane. Navigator The Bad Guy (12), Ball Turret Gunner JennyGump (11), Right Waist Gunner EBOLA (5), and Left Waist Gunner Warrior5 pile out the waist gunner hatches, dragging the bulky rafts with them and struggling to swim in their chutes. As a team, they paddle away behind the wings as the nose of Dreamsicle begins to sink, The Bad Guy hauling the bloodied and woozy warrior5 to the left, and ebola heading right with two of the rafts. Jennygump waits with the third raft as water sloshes up to her thighs, then ducks out the left side with the third raft as soon as The Bad Guy is clear. Bombardier Hoover (12) lies KIA in the flooded nose, and will go down with the ship. Pilot Logical (12), Copilot memyselfi (12), and Engineer BigChiefDave (12) scramble out the top of the plane. After a moment’s hesitation to find the waist gun crew, they all take off their parachutes, dive off the top of the plane, and begin dog paddling, the two pilots heading left and the engineer heading right. Tail Gunner cntrygal (12) waits until the plane settles, then calmly opens her tail hatch and scouts the situation. Climbing out onto the rising tail of the plane, she sees ebola swimming away from the plane, and dives in to join him after doffing her parachute. Radio Op. Ecto-I (12) was in a tougher position to escape, and gets slammed into his radio room by the wave of water. Slogging through instant waist deep water, he makes his way to the left waist gun hatch and makes his escape as the tail starts rising into the air. Weighed down by his parachute, he struggles to get clear as the waist of the plane submerges. Jennygump and ebola are in good shape, and are able to take a moment to shed their parachutes. With a flourish, jennygump pulls the inflation cords on the small raft that she holds, and it inflate perfectly. On the other side of the plane, ebola inflates the first raft, and then the second. BigChiefDave joins him, and they help each other aboard. A moment later, cntrygal arrives and she too is pulled aboard into ebola’s raft. On the left side, The Bad Guy keeps warrior5 afloat and safe as jennygump climbs aboard the raft. Logical and memyselfI approach, but realize that warrior5 needs it worse. They hang onto raft as jennygump maneuvers it, and The Bad Guy and warrior5 climb aboard. A coughing Ecto-I also reaches the raft at that time and hangs on as well. Only the tail of the plane is visible now, and the rafts paddle away as their trusty steed sinks below the seas. Once it’s clear, BigChiefDave and the Ebola/cntrygal team steam over to the overloaded boat, and logical and memyselfI climb into BigChiefDave’s raft. Ecto-I is hauled aboard the Ebola/cntrygal raft, and at that point the nine crew members wave in relief to the two P-47s circling overhead. Twelve long hours later, and after three shift changes of escort fighters, the trio of rafts sees lights on the horizon. The Bad Guy fires a flare, and the crew rides home in style in a Lend Lease destroyer. Aftereffects Despite the plane loss, nine of the ten crew members are coming back for more. Dreamsicle II is in the works. Eligible for next mission Pilot Logical (12) Copilot memyselfi (12) Bombardier The Bad Guy (12), promoted Navigator BigChiefDave (12) , promoted Engineer Ecto-I (12) , promoted Radio Op. cntrygal (12) , promoted Tail Gunner JennyGump (11) , promoted Ball Turret Gunner EBOLA (5) , promoted Right Waist Gunner Warrior5, promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX Water, water everywhere, and hoover’s in the drink.
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B-17 #4 – Red, White, and Blew by You Pilot Lattimer (12) Copilot go bo (12) Bombardier KCJohnny (12) Navigator Redcoats58 (12) Engineer voyager (12) Radio Op. munkey (12) Tail Gunner TheFly (12) Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (12) Right Waist Gunner tk13 Left Waist Gunner Nightfyre Target: Lille Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability) Distance: 3 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 2 Fw190s attack Redcoats58 fires, misses Voyager fires, misses Cdcox fires, misses TheFly fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to radio room Fw circles, attacks again TheFly fires, hits Fw190 Redcoats58 fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack Voyager fires, kills Me109 TheFly fires, kills Me110 Redcoats58 fires, misses 2 Me109s attack Kcjohnny fires, hits Me109 Tk13 fires, damages Me109 Voyager fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak – misses Bomb run off target for some inexplicable reason – 0% score Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Fw190, 3 Me109s attack – 1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters Kcjohnny fires, kills Me109 Redcoats58 fires, hits Me109 Voyager fires, damages Me109 TheFly fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack 2 Me110s are driven off by fighters Zone 2: English Channel 3 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters Kcjohnny fires, misses Tk13 fires, misses Me misses, breaks off attack Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot Lattimer (12) Copilot go bo (12) Bombardier KCJohnny (12) Navigator Redcoats58 (12) Engineer voyager (12) Radio Op. munkey (12) Tail Gunner TheFly (12) Ball Turret Gunner cdcox (12) Right Waist Gunner tk13 Left Waist Gunner Nightfyre Milk run. Too bad the bombing didn’t come off.
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B-17 #5 – El Duderino II - Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders Pilot Lzen Copilot Rain Man Bombardier Talisman (12) Navigator Joe Seahawk Engineer Radar Chief (12) Radio Op. Mr. Blond Tail Gunner UMKC 1L Ball Turret Gunner morphius Right Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell Left Waist Gunner PastorMikH Target: St. Omer, just across the Channel (The mostly rookie crew gets a break, except for their position within the formation.) Lead Bomber in formation, high vertically (extreme vulnerability) Distance: 2 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel/France (Entering Target Zone) 1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me110 is driven off by fighters Talisman fires, misses Radar Chief fires, misses UMKC1L fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack 2 Fw190s are driven off by other B-17s 4 Me109s attack Radar Chief fires, damages Me109 UMKC1L fires, misses Talisman fires, misses Joe Seahawk fires, misses Pastormikh fires, misses 3 Mes miss, break off attack Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to starboard wing -#4 engine is hit, and a major oil leak spews liquid out Me circles, attacks again UMKC1L fires, misses Morphius fires, kills Me109 Pastormikh fires, misses Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather No Flak It’s an easy run for Talisman – 40% score Zone 2: English Channel (Leaving Target Zone) 1 Fw190 attacks Talisman fires, misses Radar Chief fires, misses UMKC1L fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Zone 1: England Good weather Engine #4 is overheating badly, so Rain Man turns it off, as well as the healthy Engine #1 to keep power symmetric. Lzen drops out of formation and El Duderino circles at the base until the other planes land. Even on two engines, it’s a good landing. No harm done. Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot Lzen Copilot Rain Man Bombardier Talisman (12) Navigator Joe Seahawk Engineer Radar Chief (12) Radio Op. Mr. Blond Tail Gunner UMKC 1L Ball Turret Gunner morphius Right Waist Gunner kcfanintitanhell Left Waist Gunner PastorMikH
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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide Pilot htismaqe (12) Copilot Bwana (12) Bombardier 58Forever (12) Navigator fbal4lif32 (12) Engineer SDChiefsfan (12) Radio Op. KC Dan (12) Tail Gunner ExtremeChief (12) Ball Turret Gunner tweak6 (5) Right Waist Gunner joesomebody (5) Left Waist Gunner BIG DADDY Target: Vegesack, in northern Germany Lead bomber in formation, high vertically (extreme vulnerability) Distance: 7 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 1 Me109, 2 Me110s attack – 1 Me110 is driven off by fighters Tweak6 fires, kills Me110 58forever fires, misses sdchiefsfan fires, misses extremechief fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, misses Me scores 2 hits -nose – the bomb sight is destroyed. It’s going to be a blind bomb shot. -nose – WHOOOOSH! Fbal4lif32’s oxygen system lights up in flames. Fbal4lif32 rips off his mask with only very minor burns to his mouth. He sprints back to grab a fire extinguisher. Me circles, attacks again Big Daddy fires, misses sdchiefsfan fires, hits Me109 Me misses, breaks off attack Fbal4lif32 comes back with an extinguisher and sprays down his oxygen system. Fortunately, the fire goes out relatively easily. So does fbal4lif32, though, as he passes out from oxygen deprivation. 58forever reports the situation to htismaqe and bwana, who shake their heads. With the bomb sight damaged and no oxygen for the navigator, this flight is doomed. Flyin’ Doublewide is dropping out of formation so fbal4lif32 can get oxygen, and so is moving out of the formation. Reluctantly, htismaqe decides to abort. He lets the second plane know, and then turns the B-17 in a great sweeping circle. No point in continuing a mission under these circumstances. Zone 4 Back: North Sea No enemy Zone 3 Out: North Sea No enemy Zone 2: English Channel 5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters 58forever fires, misses fbal4lif32 fires, hits Me109 sdchiefsfan fires, misses extremechief fires, misses 2 Mes miss. Me scores 2 hits -pilot compartment – the top turret gun is knocked out. -radio room – intercom is out, which means no communication between crew members 3 Mes circle to attack again Big Daddy fires, damages Me109 extremechief fires, misses 58forever fires, misses 2 Mes miss. Me scores 1 hit -#1 engine is destroyed, but doesn’t cause more harm by racing. The damaged Me goes home, but the other two circle for another attack extremechief fires, misses joesomebody fires, misses Tweak6 fires, misses 2 Mes miss, break off attack Zone 1: England Good weather Good landing Aftereffects None Eligible for next mission Pilot htismaqe (12) Copilot Bwana (12) Bombardier 58Forever (12) Navigator fbal4lif32 (12) Engineer SDChiefsfan (12) Radio Op. KC Dan (12) Tail Gunner ExtremeChief (12) Ball Turret Gunner tweak6 (5) Right Waist Gunner joesomebody (5) Left Waist Gunner BIG DADDY Oh, well. Living to fight another day.
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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine Pilot JOhn (6) Copilot KC Jones (12) Bombardier Taliswoman (7) Navigator Dartgod (6) Engineer Mohillbilly (6) Radio Op. roger (6) Tail Gunner Bug (6) Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (6) Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (5) Left Waist Gunner bowser (1) Target: Antwerp Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability) Distance: 4 zones 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) 2 Me110s attack Bowser fires, misses 4th and long fires, hits Me110 bug fires, hits Me110 Me misses, breaks off attack Me scores 2 hits -superficial damage to tail -tail – bug takes a serious wound to the left chest Me circles, attacks again 4th and long fires, misses mohillbilly fires, kills Me110 1 Fw190 attacks Bowser fires, misses mohillbilly fires, damages Fw190 roger fires, kills the same Fw190 KC Jones orders Dave Lane to switch positions with the wounded Bug to ensure that the plane’s 6 o’clock is protected. Dave Lane leaves his position to make the switch. Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Heavy Flak – 1 hit -superficial damage to starboard flap Taliswoman has a talent for this – 40% score Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone) Dave Lane is now ensconced in the tail gun pod, while bug is strapped into Dave Lane’s old position. 2 Fw190s are driven off by other B-17s Zone 3 Out: Belgium No enemy Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Bad weather – major fog Despite the weather, John brings GT in for a good landing Aftereffects Bug is sent home on a nice slow cruise on the Queen Elizabeth, with a tube in his sucking thorax wound. The war is over for him. Eligible for next mission Pilot JOhn (6) Copilot KC Jones (12) Bombardier Taliswoman (7) Navigator Dartgod (6) Engineer Mohillbilly (6) Radio Op. roger (6) Tail Gunner 4th and Long (6), promoted Ball Turret Gunner Dave Lane (5), promoted Right Waist Gunner bowser (1), promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX It was a textbook mission except for that hit on Bug.
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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane III – Bomba with a Vengence Pilot ndbbm (7) Copilot JimNasium (4) Bombardier Slayer Diablo (7) Navigator Saggysack (4) Engineer Simplex3 (12) Radio Op. mikey23545 (12) Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (12) Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (12) Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (4) Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (4) Target: Amiens Mid-formation horizontally, low vertically (high vulnerability) Distance: 3 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel No enemy Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone) 3 Me109s are driven off by other B-17s 5 Me109s attack Slayer Diablo fires, misses Saggysack fires, misses Simplex3 fires, misses Mikey23545 fires, misses Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, hits Me109 Dakcman ap fires, misses ChiefJustice fires, misses 5 Mes miss, break off attack 3 Fw190s attack Slayer Diablo fires, hits Fw190 Simplex3 fires, misses Bunnytrdr fires, misses Dakcman ap fires, misses ChiefJustice fires, misses 3 Fws miss, break off attack Entering Bomb Zone Good Weather Light Flak - misses Slayer doesn’t quite make the grade – 0% score Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone) 4 Me109s attack Slayer Diablo fires, kills Me109 Simplex3 fires, misses Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, kills Me109 Dakcman ap fires, misses ChiefJustice fires, misses Me scores 3 hits -superficial damage to tail -superficial damage to waist -superficial damage to nose Me scores 3 hits -waist – ChiefJustice takes a light wound to the left foot -superficial damage to waist -waist – DaKCman AP takes a light wound to the right upper arm 2 Mes circle, attack again Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, kills Me109 Slayer Diablo fires, misses Simplex3 fires, misses Saggysack fires, kills Me109 3 Me110s are driven off by fighters 5 Fw190s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters Slayer Diablo fires, misses Saggysack fires, misses Simplex3 fires, hits Fw190 Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses Bunnytrdr fires, misses 2 Fws miss, break off attack Zone 2: English Channel No enemy Zone 1: England Bad weather – major fog The weather is horrific, with visibility near zero. The B-17 formation spreads out to avoid the risk of collision, and navigator saggysack and radio op. mikey23545 team with the pilot crew to ensure location. After circling for a bit as ground control allows extra time to clear runways, ndbbm lines up Throw Bomba and brings it in for a landing. At 50 feet, a faint outline of the ground becomes visible, and sure enough, the runway is there. Ndbbm brings it in. “Whoa!” JimNasium yells, but it’s too late. The B-17 was almost lined up with the runway, but not quite. A hundred feet into the landing, it’s apparent that they’ve come in at an angle. As ndbbm pushes the rudder left, the right wheel runs off the runway. A split second later, the plane responds and overcorrects to the left. Ndbbm rudders back right as JimNasium frantically cuts the engines, but it’s too late. Throw Bomba leans hard, and the left wingtip takes out a fueling truck that should never have been parked that close. The force of the collision spins Throw Bomba back left, and the right wing hits the runway. From there, no one knows exactly what happened next. Five seconds, later, though, Throw Bomba is in the middle of a taxiway, facing the wrong way, lying on its side with its left wing ripped off. Crew members burst from every available hatch as the fire starts, ChiefJustice being the last to limp away frantically through the spilled fuel. All ten members escape safely, but Throw Bomba goes up in a funeral pyre as ndbbm shrugs to his crewmates. Aftereffects Call central supply, and Get ‘em another plane. Eligible for next mission Pilot ndbbm (7) Copilot JimNasium (4) Bombardier Slayer Diablo (7) Navigator Saggysack (4) Engineer Simplex3 (12) Radio Op. mikey23545 (12) Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (12) Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (12) Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (4) Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (4) I hope no one left their wallets on board.
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B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment II – Lucy Reloaded Pilot Clint in Wichita (12) Copilot Loki (7) Bombardier old_geezer (12) Navigator chiefsfan58 (12) Engineer Patteeu (12) Radio Op. FloridaChief (7) Tail Gunner JazzzLovr (4) Ball Turret Gunner KS Smitty (4) Right Waist Gunner Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (1) Left Waist Gunner LVNHACK Target: Emden, on the German coast Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability) Distance: 7 zones Zone 1 Out: Britain No enemy Zone 2 Out: English Channel 3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven away by fighters patteeu fires, misses KSSmitty fires, misses Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 2 hits -starboard wing – the #4 engine is hit, and goes wild. Clint in Wichita tries to control the plane, while Loki works to shut down the runaway engine. -tail – jazzzlovr gets hit hard, sustaining a serious wound to the right chest while also losing her left arm halfway down the forearm. Fw circles, attacks again patteeu fires, misses old_geezer fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Loki manages to get the #4 engine shut down, but the mission is doomed. With only 3 engines, Lucy Quipment can’t keep up with the formation. With no choice, and also not wanting to delay getting medical attention to jazzzlovr, Clint drops out of formation and turns the plane around. They leave the bombs on board because they’re so close to England that they might as well bring them back. Zone 2: English Channel It’s a busy day over the Channel. 4 Fw190s attack old_geezer fires, misses chiefsfan58 fires, damages Fw190 patteeu fires, misses KSSmitty fires, hits Fw190 Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan fires, misses lvnhack fires, misses The damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack 2 Fws miss, but circle around for another attack since Lucy Quipment is alone and damaged Fw scores 1 hit, circles, attacks again -bomb bay – PING – a bomb is hit, but doesn’t explode old_geezer fires, misses patteeu fires, misses Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan fires, hits Fw190 lvnhack fires, misses 2 Fws miss, but circle again Fw scores 3 hits, circles to attack again -superficial damage to port wing -superficial damage to tail -radio room – the intercom system is knocked out, so no one can communicate within the plane patteeu fires, misses KSSmitty fires, misses lvnhack fires, misses Fw misses, breaks off attack Fw scores 1 hit -superficial damage to pilot compartment Fw scores 2 hits -tail – elevator control cables are slightly damaged, but functional -port wing aileron is hit The 2 Fws break off their attack due to low fuel. Zone 1: England Good weather Clint brings the three-engine plane in for a good, and very early, landing. Aftereffects Jazzzlovr goes home to face life as a one-armed tech support person. Eligible for next mission Pilot Clint in Wichita (12) Copilot Loki (7) Bombardier old_geezer (12) Navigator chiefsfan58 (12) Engineer Patteeu (12) Radio Op. FloridaChief (7) Tail Gunner KS Smitty (4), promoted Ball Turret Gunner Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan (1), promoted Right Waist Gunner LVNHACK, promoted Left Waist Gunner XXX Well, that was fast.
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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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