Mission 7: Mow 'em down! Toro, Toro, Toro!

[Rain Man]

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B17 #10 – Gunther’s Thunder III – Rise of the Machine

Pilot JOhn
Copilot KC Jones (6)
Bombardier Taliswoman (1)
Navigator DrNick (6)
Engineer Dartgod
Radio Op. Mohillbilly
Tail Gunner Stinger
Ball Turret Gunner roger
Right Waist Gunner Bug
Left Waist Gunner 4th and Long

Target: Meaulte
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack

DrNick fires, misses
dartgod fires, misses
stinger fires, misses
roger fires, kills Me110

Fw misses, breaks off attack

2 Fw190s, 1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 driven off by fighters

Taliswoman fires, misses
DrNick fires, misses
stinger fires, damages Me110
dartgod fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-nose – starboard cheek gun knocked out of commission
-pilot compartment – top turret gun knocked out of commission

Fw circles, attacks again

Taliswoman fires, misses
stinger fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 1 hit
-Shrapnel rains into the nose, giving Taliswoman a light wound to the stomach, and rendering DrNick serious wounds to the mouth and the right calf.

Despite the flak and her wound, Taliswoman does the job proud – 20% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Fw190s driven off by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack – 1 Me109 is driven off by fighters

stinger fires, misses
4th and long fires, misses
Taliswoman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to pilot compartment

Fw circles, attacks again

roger fires, misses
stinger fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits
-starboard wing aileron out
-DrNick’s oxygen is damaged. Taliswoman gives him her system, and switches to a backup oxygen system herself.

Fw circles, attacks again

stinger fires, kills Fw190

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

DrNick is sent home for some extensive dental surgery. The war is over for him.

Eligible for next mission

Pilot JOhn
Copilot KC Jones (6)
Bombardier Taliswoman (1)
Navigator Dartgod, promoted
Engineer Mohillbilly, promoted
Radio Op. Stinger, promoted
Tail Gunner roger, promoted
Ball Turret Gunner Bug, promoted
Right Waist Gunner 4th and Long, promoted
Left Waist Gunner XXX

It’s tough to be up in the glass house on the front of the plane.