Mission 8: To heck and (hopefully) back.

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #18 – Fooooo Fighters

Pilot NaptownChief (7)
Copilot Tommykat (7)
Bombardier PastorMikH (7)
Navigator Mr. Christopher (7)
Engineer B2chiefsfan (7)
Radio Op. Adam (7)
Tail Gunner Amnorix (7)
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (7)
Right Waist Gunner el borracho (7)
Left Waist Gunner NewChief (7)

Target: Antwerp
Mid-formation horizontally, high vertically (moderate vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

5 Fw190s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

Pastormikh fires, hits Fw190
Mr. Christopher fires, misses
Amnorix fires, kills Fw190
El borracho fires, misses
Adam fires, hits Fw190

Hit Fw misses, breaks off attack

Hit Fw scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to port wing
-superficial damage to waist

Fw scores 5 hits
-nose – bomb controls are destroyed. Pastormikh is on his own during the bomb run.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-superficial damage to port wing
-tailplane hit – no effect
-superficial damage to bomb bay

Fw and hit Fw circle, attack again

Pastormikh fires, hits Fw190
Mr. Christopher fires, misses
B2chiefsfan fires, hits Fw190

The Fw that has been hit twice misses, breaks off attack

The Fw that has been hit once scores 2 hits
-nose – the bomb controls are hit once again, and are now just a twisted mass of metal and glass
-superficial damage to radio room

Fw circles, attack again

Mr. Christopher fires, misses
El borracho fires, misses

Fw scores 2 hits

-superficial damage to bomb bay
-starboard wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no fire, explosion, or leakage.

Fw breaks off attack

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Entering Target Zone)

4 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

Mr. Christopher fires, kills Me109
B2chiefsfan fires, kills Me109
Amnorix fires, misses
El borracho fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-port aileron is hit, but no effect

Me circles, attacks again

Mr. Christopher fires, misses
B2chiefsfan fires, hits Me109
Amnorix fires, damages the same Me109, causing it to go down.

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Light Flak - Misses
Working blind, pastormikh’s bomb run is off target – 0% score

Zone 4 Out: Belgium (Leaving Target Zone)

1 Fw190, 1 Me110 are driven off by fighters

Zone 3 Out: Belgium

1 Fw190, 2 Me109s attack

Pastormikh fires, hits Fw190
Mr. Christopher fires, misses
KCKings fires, misses
Amnorix fires, misses

Fw, both Mes miss, break off attack

Zone 2: English Channel

No enemy

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot NaptownChief (7)
Copilot Tommykat (7)
Bombardier PastorMikH (7)
Navigator Mr. Christopher (7)
Engineer B2chiefsfan (7)
Radio Op. Adam (7)
Tail Gunner Amnorix (7)
Ball Turret Gunner KC Kings (7)
Right Waist Gunner el borracho (7)
Left Waist Gunner NewChief (7)

Bummer about those bomb controls, but they sure caused a lot of damage to the Luftwaffe.