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

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #13 – Throw Bomba from the Plane III – Bomba with a Vengence

Pilot ndbbm (4)
Copilot JimNasium (1)
Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4)
Navigator Saggysack (1)
Engineer Simplex3 (9)
Radio Op. mikey23545 (9)
Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1)

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

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)

4 Me109s attack

Slayer Diablo fires, kills Me109
Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires, misses
Saggysack fires, misses
Dakcman ap fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to nose

Me circles, attacks again

Dakcman ap fires, misses
Bunnytrdr fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – A thunderstorm and turbulence shake the plane
Medium Flak – 4 hits
-tail – tailplane is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to radio room
-waist - DaKCMan AP takes a light wound to the left hip
-superficial damage to nose

Despite the storm and the flak, Slayer Diablo is ‘on’ today – 30% score

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s are driven off by fighters

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

1 Me109, 1 Me110 attack

Chiefjustice fires, misses
Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Bunnytrdr fires, kills Me109
Saggysack fires, misses

Me110 climbs from 3 o’clock low and strafes Bomba with 7 hits!
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing root is slightly damaged
-port wing – aileron is slightly damaged
-superficial damage to starboard wing
-starboard wing – aileron is slightly damaged
-waist – DaKCMan AP is hit again, this time taking light wounds to both the groin (tough break there) and the left shoulder.
-waist – chiefjustice takes a light wound to the mid-chest.

Me circles, attacks again

Theultimatekcchiefsfan fires, misses
Simplex3 fires , misses
Saggysack 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 ndbbm (4)
Copilot JimNasium (1)
Bombardier Slayer Diablo (4)
Navigator Saggysack (1)
Engineer Simplex3 (9)
Radio Op. mikey23545 (9)
Tail Gunner theultimatekcchiefsfan (9)
Ball Turret Gunner Bunnytrdr (9)
Right Waist Gunner DaKCMan AP (1)
Left Waist Gunner ChiefJustice (1)

A good solid mission in bad weather.