Mission 8: To heck and (hopefully) back.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (7)
Copilot KcMizzou (7)
Bombardier Bearcat (7)
Navigator alanm (7)
Engineer gh4chiefs (7)
Radio Op. seclark (7)
Tail Gunner Luzap (7)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (7)
Right Waist Gunner Hydrae (3)
Left Waist Gunner Rain Man (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190 attacks

Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Luzap fires, misses
Redhed fires, kills Fw190

3 Fw190s attack

seclark fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, damages Fw190
Luzap fires, misses
Redhed fires, misses
Hydrae fires, kills Fw190

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – landing gear controls are damaged. None of the landing gear legs will release now.

Fw circles, attacks again.

Gh4chiefs fires, hits Fw190
Bearcat fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

2 Me109s are driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Bearcat has an off day, but still makes contact – 5% score

Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

Bearcat fires, misses
Luzap fires, damages Fw190
Hydrae fires, misses

Fws miss, break off attack

Special Ed and the other pilots get in the groove, and form a tight formation that prevents an attack by 2 Me109s.

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Special Ed comes in, and is a bit surprised when the landing gear doesn’t deploy. No problem. He lines the plane up and skids it in for a belly landing, nice and easy.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (7)
Copilot KcMizzou (7)
Bombardier Bearcat (7)
Navigator alanm (7)
Engineer gh4chiefs (7)
Radio Op. seclark (7)
Tail Gunner Luzap (7)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (7)
Right Waist Gunner Hydrae (3)
Left Waist Gunner Rain Man (1)

I aspire to someday land on wheels.

[alanm]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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B-17 #15 – Sack Time

Pilot Special Ed (7)
Copilot KcMizzou (7)
Bombardier Bearcat (7)
Navigator alanm (7)
Engineer gh4chiefs (7)
Radio Op. seclark (7)
Tail Gunner Luzap (7)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (7)
Right Waist Gunner Hydrae (3)
Left Waist Gunner Rain Man (1)

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

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

1 Fw190 attacks

Gh4chiefs fires, misses
Luzap fires, misses
Redhed fires, kills Fw190

3 Fw190s attack

seclark fires, misses
Gh4chiefs fires, damages Fw190
Luzap fires, misses
Redhed fires, misses
Hydrae fires, kills Fw190

Damaged Fw misses, breaks off attack

Fw scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – landing gear controls are damaged. None of the landing gear legs will release now.

Fw circles, attacks again.

Gh4chiefs fires, hits Fw190
Bearcat fires, misses

Fw misses, breaks off attack

2 Me109s are driven off by fighters

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak - misses
Bearcat has an off day, but still makes contact – 5% score

Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)

3 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

Bearcat fires, misses
Luzap fires, damages Fw190
Hydrae fires, misses

Fws miss, break off attack

Special Ed and the other pilots get in the groove, and form a tight formation that prevents an attack by 2 Me109s.

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Special Ed comes in, and is a bit surprised when the landing gear doesn’t deploy. No problem. He lines the plane up and skids it in for a belly landing, nice and easy.

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot Special Ed (7)
Copilot KcMizzou (7)
Bombardier Bearcat (7)
Navigator alanm (7)
Engineer gh4chiefs (7)
Radio Op. seclark (7)
Tail Gunner Luzap (7)
Ball Turret Gunner redhed (7)
Right Waist Gunner Hydrae (3)
Left Waist Gunner Rain Man (1)

I aspire to someday land on wheels.

Just another day at the office for the Sack Time. We punch in. We take off. We get the shit shot out of us. We somehow manage to put our bombs on target and we come back bloody and bruised up. No big deal.