Mission 13: Are you superstitious? Triskadekatoraphobia! Triskadekatoraphobia!

[Rain Man]

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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.

[ndbbm]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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.

Well......

At least we all lived.

[Rain Man]

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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.

[Cntrygal]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

-tail – jazzzlovr gets hit hard, sustaining a serious wound to the right chest while also losing her left arm halfway down the forearm.
Aftereffects

Jazzzlovr goes home to face life as a one-armed tech support person.

Damn girl! Good thing you have poor blood circulation and didn't bleed out!

[JazzzLovr]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

-tail – jazzzlovr gets hit hard, sustaining a serious wound to the right chest while also losing her left arm halfway down the forearm.

It's a good thing I'm right-handed.

Originally Posted by Rain Man

With no choice, and also not wanting to delay getting medical attention to jazzzlovr, Clint drops out of formation and turns the plane around.

Awwww... I met Clint in person a few months ago. I knew he was actually a nice guy.

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Jazzzlovr goes home to face life as a one-armed tech support person.

So, Kevin, how much of an annual disability payment do you think I could get out of COLA for this?

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by JazzzLovr

It's a good thing I'm right-handed.

Well, if you weren't, you are now.

[PastorMikH]

What are the odds now of Fooo Fighters getting a bomb shot and it explodes????

Amnorix may have just jinxed the plane. But then again Amnorix, if you die and get put on a lower numbered plane you don't have to wait a week to see the results of your flight.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by PastorMikH

What are the odds now of Fooo Fighters getting a bomb shot and it explodes????

Amnorix may have just jinxed the plane. But then again Amnorix, if you die and get put on a lower numbered plane you don't have to wait a week to see the results of your flight.

Tell me about it. The suspense is killing me. Hopefully the flight won't, however....

[Loki]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #14 – Lucy Quipment II – Lucy Reloaded

dang... that's the second time a bomb has been hit and we haven't exploded...

bon voyage jazzzlovr

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Loki

dang... that's the second time a bomb has been hit and we haven't exploded...

bon voyage jazzzlovr

Actually, seems to happen all the time. I think there's been at least 15-20 hits on bombs without exploding yet. Seems to be a VERY low probability event.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Actually, seems to happen all the time. I think there's been at least 15-20 hits on bombs without exploding yet. Seems to be a VERY low probability event.

1 in 6, actually, if a bomb gets hit. Other than one unfortunate plane early on, you're beating the odds.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

1 in 6, actually, if a bomb gets hit. Other than one unfortunate plane early on, you're beating the odds.

aaah...yeah, I wouldn't have guessed that.

I didn't "see" the plane die a horrible death early on -- I wasn't paying attention to this back then.

BTW, I want to commend you on the fine job you're doing. I'm frankly stunned that there's so much complexity to it. I never would have guessed that one possible result in this game would be serious fog over the landing strip, resulting in coming in at a slight angle, which has the expected disastrous results. It takes a very well developed game to include stuff like that.

[Loki]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Actually, seems to happen all the time. I think there's been at least 15-20 hits on bombs without exploding yet. Seems to be a VERY low probability event.

i meant in a row. 2 missions back to back.
if that's still common then i'll


ps: how's new baby? sleeping thru the night yet?

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Loki

i meant in a row. 2 missions back to back.
if that's still common then i'll


ps: how's new baby? sleeping thru the night yet?

"Sounds like he has a touch of colic", the doctor said. In other words, our lives are hell at the moment...

They say it tends to subside when they're about 12 weeks old, so we're about 2/3rds of the way there. Can't subside soon enough...

Thanks for asking, btw, and I hate to complain, but damn he's a handful.

He's also a future middle linebacker. My oldest is destined for either WR or just avoiding the sport altogether for fear of breaking him in half. This one is very solid indeed.

[Rain Man]

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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.