Von Steig's Fateful Flight. (A Newbie's first AAR) Contains Pics.
Hi Everyone,
This particular dogfight was the last game a mate and I had last night. We've played about 4-5 games against each other and just introduced the special damage rules.
Also, apologies if my terminology is a little off the mark as I'm still learning and I'm not much of a story teller so hopfully this this isn't to painful.
Thank you very much for reading and if you have any questions, comments, tips please don't hesitate to post em up.
Enjoy!!
Pip.
Unteroffizer Von Steig had been in the air for almost an hour. It had been a pleasant summer morning and visibility was close to perfect. Although he didn’t really like flying a solo barrage patrol along the front in the Alsace region, he was thankful that up until this point it has seemed like a leisurely flight. It was at this moment that a tiny speck on the horizon caught his eye. Von Steig’s stomach tightened. It always did when he wasn’t sure if that speck was friendly or enemy. Thoughts raced in his mind. Was it just another German fighter coming back from their patrol? Was it perhaps a recon flight or simply a pilot who gotten a little lost during their flight? Von Steig kept course while checking his guns to make sure that if that speck wasn’t friendly, he’d be ready. 1 minute, 2, 3, 4 minutes passed by agonisingly long and still he could not see if the speck was a prospective target.
Then Von Steig caught a glimpse of the familiar badge of the RAF. A lone Sopwith Snipe (from what Von Steig could gather) was closing in fast. In a split second a pleasant flight had transformed into a potential confrontation. Von Steig banked slightly to the left. The enemy fighter followed. Now that Von Steig had a full vision of the enemy he drove is Albatos D.Va forward towards the Snipe. Banking left and right Von Steig fired a burst into the Snipe. Fabric ripped and the Snipe broke off immediately.
The first Pass.
Von Steig stole a quick glance as the Snipe went by and was almost certain that he hit the pilot as he was slumping in the cock pit. However, the Snipe had managed to score a number of hits on Von Steig’s Albatross causing only minor damage before breaking off. This was going to be no easy fight! Von Steig bought his Abatros around for another pass but out of the corner of his eye he saw the Snipe had already turned round. He’d been caught out by a more nimble fighter. A burst of machine gun fire from the Snipe slammed in to Von Stieg’s Albatros. Sparks flew as the Albartos burst into flames!
The Snipe takes the upper hand.
Von Steig Panicked. Weaving left and right he tried desperately to extinguish the flames as more rounds hit his Albatros. Whilst the Snipe hadn’t managed to tail Von Steig, a couple of passes had given the Snipe all the opportunity it needed to pump more rounds in to the stricken Albatros. Von Steig cut his engine hoping this would cause the flames to die out. As the last of the flames licked his engine compartment Von Stieg held his breath and tried to reignite the engine. The Engine roared in to like as Von Steig pulled a sharp turn to the left. The Snipe meanwhile had been approaching for another pass as was too late to react. Guns blazed as wood snapped and struts broke as the two fighters exchanged fire at point blank range almost colliding with each other. Von Steig was amazed he’d managed to avoid the collision as his Albatross had been severely damaged by that last exchange. However, the Snipe had come off relatively lucky suffering only minor damage.
It became clear that Von Steig’s aircraft was in real trouble and could not take much more punishment. Von Steig rammed the throttle to full and threw caution to the win. Instead of trying to turn to engage the Snipe, Von Steig pulled back on the stick and threw caution to the wind executing an Immelmann. Von Steig’s Albatros groaned as the G forces probed at the damaged points of the fighter. However, the fighter’s structure held as Von Steig levelled out.
Sensing that this last pass might be his last with the Snipe heading right for him he lined up the approaching Snipe pulled the trigger... Both Fighters once again wore the full brunt of each other’s firepower. The Snipe pilot groaned and slumped lifelessly as a second bullet lodged in his chest killing him instantly. However, Von Steig’s Albatros had finally had enough as struts gave way which tore off his right wing.
With the snipe pilot dead the ablatros finally falls.
Time slowed for Von Steig. His plane banked sharply to the left and began to spiral out of control. Von Steig knew there was nothing he could do. Round and round he went corkscrewing towards the earth. His surroundings blurred into one as the fighter fell faster and faster towards the ground. Von Steig was calm and simply closed his eyes and waited...
The butchers bill revealed.
Thanks agains for reading!
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Originally Posted by flash
You underestimate your story telling ability Phil.
Neil
Congrats on your first report, Pip. 
) I'm VERY keen to see all tis kinds of campaign and scenario rules that you guys incorparate into your games. 
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