With the conclusion of game one. More players joined in and the second game began.
Objectives: German, knock out coastal radar station. Secondary attack RAF airfields.
RAF, shoot down as many German aircraft as possible and defend radar stations and airfields.
Forces: German, three fully loaded HE-111`s restricted to slow speed to speed until bomb release. Three ME-110`s no restrictions.
RAF, the four Spitfires and four Hurricanes were available. Two of each started the game, the rest acted as a reserve.
Special rules: Every RAF pilot shot down over land had rolled a six sided die, 1-4 meant survival.
Any plane lost over the channel the pilot needed a 1-3 roll to survive.
No altitude rules were used, since this was a introductory game.
Any base to base contact caused an "A" chip damage for all parties.
The HE`s started two firing sticks from the target radar station. The 110`s moving slow stuck close to the bombers. The defenders came off their airfields fast and furious. The bombers droned across the table with only minor damaged suffered, when one 110 moved through the bombers. The battle took place over the channel with damage to all fighters my own 110 suffered more from bumping a Spitfire than from his guns. I did manage to drop the Spit from fire from the rear gunner. The Spitfire pilot did not get out. This was on the right side of the bomber formation. On the left another 110 i commanded brought down a Hurricane, with the loss of this pilot also. In the center the other 110 and the bombers crippled and brought down the other RAF fighters. They also went down with their planes. The bombers had taken damage but were still coming on. The reserve RAF fighter started in one of these were shot down with the loss of the pilot.
The game was suspended for the main action of the air show. All players agreed to return and finish the game. After the show, i was the only person to come back to the game.
I soloed the bombers in to the radar station. By the point of bomb release. One HE had 15 hit points left and one dead pilot. Another had 10 damage and one engine hit. The last was barley damaged with only 5 hits. One Me-110 had gone down with the crew picked up. They say Canada is lovely this time of year! The other two 110`s were both flying but down one hit point each. The bombing was worse than the Stukas in the first attack. Yes there are more "0" chips in mix than boom chips. I am certain had six more German bombers hit that target, they would have missed also. The 110`s strafed the radar and inflicted the minimum to disable it. The RAF was rallying it`s forces but four turns would pass before their arrival. The game was called at 5pm closing time for the museum.
In the end the German`s achieved a marginal victory. With the loss of one plane and crew, against five RAF aircraft and crew. The loss of a single Radar site was not a disaster. The next attack will find a hole in the chain!
The next mission will feature one German bomb ordnance specialist in each bomber. The can check the fuses on the way down!
Rich
P.S. I am sorry i shot down the Dave the ptownhiker. I am sure he will get his revenge in August!
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