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    Default Scenario 10 - THE PROTOTYPE - 12th Dec 1917 - by Marechallannes

    Over the Trenches - Mission 10 - The Prototype




    Due to the achievements of your squadron, the Headquarter decided to test a prototype under „front-conditions“. You are the lucky one to test it in a sector near the front, without aerial activities the last two weeks.

    You are not allowed to go for a fight, but there are no direct orders what to do when an enemy plane attacks - as far as you could remember. So it was no question that you engage a lone enemy plane, spotted over no-man’s land.


    Who is the attacker:

    You

    Your flight consists of:

    Your plane - starting 2 rulers away from no-man’s-land/enemy plane - over your side

    Enemy planes:

    1 scout/two-seater over no-man’s land

    After turn 3 another scout/two-seater coming from the enemy side - 2 rulers away - heading directly for your position

    Both planes accept the fight and try to shoot your plane down

    Playing area:

    One or two game mats with no-man’s-land in the middle

    Winning conditions:

    Damage the first encountered plane with 75 % of his hit points or shoot him down and return to base.


    Special rules:

    a) Use a Sopwith Snipe as Bulldog pilot / use a Fokker D.VII/ UFAG C.1 as Eagle pilot

    or

    any Entente/Central Power late war scout/two-seater/prototype model/scratch build for this mission. (something that fits in your opinion)

    b) After turn 3 before you plan the maneuvers for turn 4:

    Roll a 1d6:

    1. Nothing happens *
    2. Gun Jam **
    3. Engine damage
    4. Engine damage
    5. Engine damage
    6. Smoke damage***


    * roll again after turn 6 (if you roll 1 again - everything is ok)
    ** after the three maneuvers of jam you got only a “B”-firing MG because something is wrong with the amunition inlet / if you had only a “B”-firing MG from the beginning – everything is ok
    *** three maneuvers later, your plane gets an automatic fire damage

    All damages a cumulative to other special damages! Engine and fire damages are handled as normal.

    Deadline 31th August

    A Spy reported, that the Austrians tested a prototype at the Isonzo Front, too...
    Last edited by Marechallannes; 08-08-2012 at 03:38. Reason: changing deadline

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    A very interesting mission Sven. I may even pit my prototype Dolphin against a prototype enemy aircraft.
    Rob.

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    Nice one Sven, I will get into this once I've cleared the road to Baghdad, wish I was central powers - I could use my Roland D.VIb !
    Hmm - prototype on prototype ?!

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    Think I will send in:

    Cpt. Thomas Peabody - Prototype

    vs.

    Lt. Carsten Rueckert - from the Reservestaffel - Fokker Dr.I

    &

    Lt. Sven von Zirndorf - he will reinforce Rueckert with his brand new Pfalz D.III

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    Wooooow VERY intreresting game ahead...Thanks Sven!

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    I will fly Cpt Tim Hall in a Snipe vs Hans Kapple and Jan Muller Both in Pfalz's
    Paul

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    Von Lisbon will fly the prototype DVII, against:
    2nd Lt John James Woolsey,
    2nd Lt Craig Coupland.

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    I read the damage preprogrammed system you had prepared for the prototype, Sven, and I'm sure it's gonna be a hairy/deadly mission:seroius:
    I thought we would have a nice evening patrol in a factory new machine...

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    Flying Officer Charles 'Chuck' Spellman will be flying a prototype Snipe

    vs.

    Leutnant Norman Stegner (from the Reservestaffel) in a Fokker DR.I

    &

    Leutnant Bernhard Siebenhaar (from the Reservestaffel) in an Albotross D.III

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    I've just flown this with Wright-Rownde in a Snipe against Ltn Franz Jach (Ace) in a DR1 & Obltn Tobias Eberstark (Ace) in a Pfalz D.IIIa (German kites diced for).
    There will be empty seats in the Mess tonight.....

    AAR to follow.

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    Did my mission this morning.

    Pebody did a good job with the snipe - one Eagle down.

    AAR will follow.

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    Mission flown yesterday. The prototype returned to base. A detailed report will follow...

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    I am about to fly this mission, but I am rather limited on my choice of aircraft as I do not have many in my collection. What do people recommend if I have only the Famous Aces and a Rumpler in my collection?

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    Sean,

    1. Play with cards only (you should have a Snipe or D.VII there),
    2. Print cards from file section.
    Maneuver cards...hmmm... I'm sure you can find them in the file section too.

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    Thanks for the information Andrzej

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    My choice of combatants (unless anyone objects...)

    Leutnant Arno Kremp (Fokker D.VII)

    Vs

    Major Herbert 'Bert' Billings (Camel)
    Lt Paul Stone (Camel)

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    Sven, the mission was a very nicely planned. Thanks for this project

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    I will fly a Fokker DVII with Joachim Marseille.
    Sven or Dave: Would you be most kind and one of you choose two pilots from the Bulldogs for me?
    Thanks.

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    Take these guys, Joaquim:

    FO Dwight E. Montgomery
    FO Robert Picton


    Think they didn't saw much action.

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    Thanks Sven.
    Poor guys....
    I hope...



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