Mission 12: The Burning of Atlantaburg - Tara! Tara! Tara!

[Rain Man]

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

Pilot JOhn (5)
Copilot KC Jones (11)
Bombardier Taliswoman (6)
Navigator Dartgod (5)
Engineer Mohillbilly (5)
Radio Op. roger (5)
Tail Gunner Bug (5)
Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (5)
Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (4)
Left Waist Gunner bowser

Target: Kiel, a distant U-boat base in northern Germany. It’s a long haul, but fortunately much of that route is over the North Sea. It’s got extra flak defenses
Mid-formation horizontally and vertically (low vulnerability)
Distance: 8 zones

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

1 Fw190 attacks

Roger fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off

Zone 3 Out: North Sea

4 Fw190s attack

Mohillbilly fires, damages Fw190
dartgod fires, damages Fw190
Dave Lane fires, misses
bug fires, misses
taliswoman fires, misses

4 Fws miss, break off attack

Zone 4 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 5 Out: North Sea – out of fighter range

No enemy

Zone 6 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 7 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 8 Out: Germany (Entering Target Zone)

1 Me109 attacks

Roger fires, misses
bug fires, misses
Mohillbilly fires, misses

Me blows in at 6 o’clock high and strafes 6 hits up and down the B-17
-tail – tail gun is knocked out of commission
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to radio room
-starboard wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals
-bomb bay – life rafts are destroyed
-superficial damage to starboard wing flap

Me circles, attacks again

dartgod fires, damages Me109
Dave Lane fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Bad Weather – the u-boat pens are socked in by fog
Heavy Flak – 5 hits
-superficial damage to tail
-port wing flap is destroyed
-tail – tail gun pod is broken open as the tail gun is hit again. Bug is unhurt, but nervous.
-superficial damage to radio room
-tail – tail gun pod is destroyed. In the blink of an eye, Bug’s position disappears and he is dangling behind the plane by his tether. Unable to call for help, he whips around in the slipstream, hoping his harness will hold.

Taliswoman doesn’t stand a chance between the fog and the flak – 0% score

Bowser and Dave Lane abandon their positions and sprint back to the howling wind at the rear of the plane. Bracing themselves against the plane’s ribs, they haul Bug back into the plane foot by foot. Patting them on the back in thanks, he moves up with jelly legs to the heated radio room and gloms off of roger’s backup oxygen supply. Bowser and Dave Lane return to their positions, and radio gunner roger and ball turret gunner 4th and Long are extra watchful at the B-17’s 6 o’clock position.

Zone 8: Germany (Leaving Target Zone)

2 Me110s are driven off by other B-17s.

Zone 7: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 6 Out: North Sea

No enemy

Zone 5 Out: North Sea

5 Me109s attack

Mohillbilly fires, hits Me109
dartgod fires, kills Me109
taliswoman fires, misses
4th and Long fires, misses
Dave Lane fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 1 hit
-#3 engine is hit in the oil tank. It begins to leak, but then self-seals.

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to radio room
-superficial damage to radio room, and the two men crowded in there are dodging frantically

2 Mes circle, attack again

dartgod fires, damages Me109
Mohillbilly fires, kills Me109
Roger fires, misses
taliswoman fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 4 Out: North Sea – back in fighter range

No enemy

Zone 3: North Sea

3 Fw190s attack

Roger fires, misses
Mohillbilly fires, kills Fw190
dartgod fires, misses
taliswoman fires, misses

2 Fws miss, break off attack

Fw scores 3 hits
-tail – control cables are damaged, but functional
-radio room – Continuing his unlucky streak, Bug takes a light wound to the left thigh
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Fw circles, attacks again

Mohillbilly fires, misses
bowser fires, damages Fw190

Fw misses, breaks off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot JOhn (5)
Copilot KC Jones (11)
Bombardier Taliswoman (6)
Navigator Dartgod (5)
Engineer Mohillbilly (5)
Radio Op. roger (5)
Tail Gunner Bug (5)
Ball Turret Gunner 4th and Long (5)
Right Waist Gunner Dave Lane (4)
Left Waist Gunner bowser

Good thing Bug had that rabbit’s foot to re-roll the dice once. Otherwise, he’d be dead.