Mission 9: Oy Vey! Torah! Torah! Torah!

[Rain Man]

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B-17 #7 – Flyin’ Doublewide

Pilot htismaqe (8)
Copilot Bwana (8)
Bombardier jAZ (8)
Navigator 58Forever (8)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (8)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (8)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (8)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (8)
Right Waist Gunner tweak6 (1)
Left Waist Gunner joesomebody (1)

Target: Abbeville
Tail plane in formation, mid-level vertically (extremely high vulnerability)

Zone 1 Out: Britain

No enemy

Zone 2 Out: English Channel

2 Me109s attack

ExtremeChief fires, misses
KC Dan fires, kills Me109
fbal4lif32 fires, misses
SDChiefsfan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 3 Out: France (Entering Target Zone)

3 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

jAZ fires, misses
58forever fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

5 Me109s attack – 2 are driven away by fighters

Tweak6 fires, misses
jAZ fires, misses
58forever fires, damages Me109
SDChiefsfan fires, misses
KC Dan fires, misses

2 Mes miss, break off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-superficial damage to pilot compartment
-superficial damage to waist

Me circles attacks again

KC Dan fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Entering Bomb Zone
Good Weather
Medium Flak – 1 hit
-nose – navigation equipment is destroyed (a challenge if you’re out of formation)
Bomb run off target – 0% score

Zone 3 Out: France (Leaving Target Zone)

6 Me109s attack – 1 is driven off by fighters

58forever fires, misses
fbal4lif32 fires, kills Me109
SDChiefsfan fires, hits Me109
KC Dan fires, misses
Joesomebody fires, misses

Me scores 1 hit
-superficial damage to tail

Me scores 1 hit
-port wing – inboard fuel tank is hit, but self-seals with no fire, explosion, or leakage

Me scores 3 hits
-port wing aileron is hit, but still works fine
-nose – jAZ takes a light wound to the mid-chest.
-pilot compartment – htismaqe’s oxygen supply is damaged. He switches to his reserve supply.

Me strafes in at 6 o’clock high and strafes the B-17 with 7 hits
-nose – port cheek gun is out of commission. jAZ will use only the nose gun now.
-superficial damage to nose
-pilot compartment – The top turret gun is hit and knocked out.
-superficial damage to bomb bay
-radio room – SDChiefsfan sustains a light wound to the mid-chest.
-waist – joesomebody takes a light wound to the left foot
-superficial damage to tail

4 Mes circle, attack again

SDChiefsfan fires, misses
Tweak6 fires, misses
ExtremeChief fires, misses
KC Dan fires, kills Me109

Me misses, breaks off attack

Me scores 2 hits
-radio room – intercom system is knocked out. No more fire coordination.
-waist – ball turret gun is knocked out of commission

Me scores 3 hits
-superficial damage to waist
-superficial damage to tail
-superficial damage to bomb bay

2 Mes circle, attack again

jAZ fires, misses
SDChiefsfan fires, kills Me109
KC Dan fires, kills Me109

With three guns out of commission, two of which are twin .50s, the trip home becomes rather nervous.

Zone 2: English Channel

4 Me109s attack – 3 are driven off by fighters

jAZ fires, misses
58forever fires, misses
SDChiefsfan fires, misses

Me misses, breaks off attack

Zone 1: England

Good weather
Good landing

Aftereffects

None

Eligible for next mission

Pilot htismaqe (8)
Copilot Bwana (8)
Bombardier jAZ (8)
Navigator 58Forever (8)
Engineer fbal4lif32 (8)
Radio Op. SDChiefsfan (8)
Tail Gunner KC Dan (8)
Ball Turret Gunner ExtremeChief (8)
Right Waist Gunner tweak6 (1)
Left Waist Gunner joesomebody (1)

Wow. Just go in unarmed next time. Those guns draw fire.