Mission 10: The Sports Illustrated Supermission. Tyra! Tyra! Tyra!

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #5 – El Duderino

Pilot ENDelt260 (9)
Copilot SNR (9)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (9)
Navigator philfree (9)
Engineer Talisman (9)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (9)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (9)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (9)
Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (9)
Left Waist Gunner tk13

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Fw190 is driven off by fighters

Hawaiianboy fires, damages Me110
Radar chief fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

4 Fw190s attack

Garcia bronco fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
Pennywise fires, hits Fw190
Philfree fires, kills Fw190
Radar chief fires, damages Fw190

3 Fws miss, break off attack

5 Me109s attack – 1 Me is driven off by fighters

Ajkcfan fires, kills Me109
Garcia bronco fires, misses
Radar chief fires, misses
Tk13 fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 3 hits
-starboard wing root damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to waist

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to waist

2 Mes circle, attack again

Philfree fires, kills Me109
Talisman fires, misses
Radar chief fires, hits Me109
Garcia bronco fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Heavy Flak – 6 hits!
-superficial damage to port wing
-starboard wing flap sustains minor damage
-starboard wing – landing gear brake is knocked out
-port sing root damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to #4 engine

Garcia Bronco misses the target due to the flak – 0% score

Zone 3 Back: France (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me109s, 1 Me110 attack – 1 Me110 is driven away by fighters

Garcia bronco fires, misses
Philfree fires, misses
Radar chief fires, kills Me109
Hawaiianboy fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-nose – philfree takes a light wound to the left hip

Me circles, attacks again

Pennywise fires, misses
Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

Me scores 5 hits
-radio room – heat is out for ajkcfan
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist – pennywise sustains a light wound to the left calf
-waist – tk13 takes a light wound to the left thigh
-superficial damage to waist

Me circles, attacks again

Radar chief fires, misses
Talisman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

2 Fw190s are driven away by fighters

Zone 2: English Channel

1 Me109 fires

Ajkcfan fires, misses
Garcia bronco fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 1: England

Endelt drops down to 10,000 feet so ajkcfan won’t get frostbite. Bandages get passed around.

Good weather
Endelt wheels the plane down to a good landing but can’t hit the brakes. He cuts the engines and the plane rolls down the length of the runway, sinking into the ground at the end of the base. There’s no significant damage, though, just a long walk back to the barracks.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot ENDelt260 (9)
Copilot SNR (9)
Bombardier Garcia Bronco (9)
Navigator philfree (9)
Engineer Talisman (9)
Radio Op. AJKCFAN (9)
Tail Gunner Radar Chief (9)
Ball Turret Gunner hawaiianboy (9)
Right Waist Gunner PennyWise (9)
Left Waist Gunner tk13

Purple hearts for everyone, kind of.