After I hi-jacked Neil's [Skafloc] invite for a Skype game, it turned out that he didn't get to play.
I got in and set up for the Wings of Glory game demonstration, and the rig for the webcam for the 10:00 AM PDT opening.
Ready for the crowd:
I used the flat screen to show people things on the Aerodrome site, and play my silent-film videos. There was waayy too much going on, and far too many distractions to demo the game. Only one person sat down to play all day. I did talk to lots of people, but they were on their way to other things, not looking to try out new games.
Paul called in at 3:00 PM PDT, and we started getting ready for a game:
Two SPAD VIIs against two Albatros D.IIs.
We started our game with me splitting up and Paul coming straight toward my starting position.
Von Richthofen tags my Sqn 23 SPAD with no damage.
I continue my split, but Paul Immelmanns both planes.
Had I come straight at him, it would have been a joust, with Paul shooting up my butt at the end.
Paul had to continue straight, and I actually continued my pincer maneuver with great shot opportunities.
The next move I over-ran my initial targets, but could still shoot at the opposite planes.
Ending of Turn 2, and I am following Paul, adding +1 shots to his planes. Guynemer's guns jam.
I find out later that Boelcke took serious hits in the last two exchanges, and limited his options. It caused him to run straight out from my plane, taking shots all the way.
Sqn 23 SPAD pounds Boelcke as Guynemer and von Richthofen circle away from each other.
No surprise, Boelcke goes down. The surprise is no gun jams with all the shooting.
Sqn 23 SPAD Immelmanns as Guynemer and von Richthofen finally come around and shoot each other. Guynemer takes only two damage.
As Guynemer and von Richthofen overlap, 23 Sqn SPAD shoots up von Richthofen.
Turn 5 was all maneuvering for position.
Turn 6 and Guynemer gets another shot on von Richthofen, Sqn 23 SPAD is out of range. Guynemer's shot lights up von Richthofen's plane
Second maneuver of Turn 6 had Sqn 23 SPAD and von Richthofen overlapped, so no shooting. No Photo.
The SPADs overun von Richthofen, and the lack of maneuverability takes everyone far apart.
And von Richthofen exercises discretion, and takes the separation as an opportunity to get away from some very fast planes.
The Butcher's Bill:
The two SPADs were barely scratched, and the Albatri are mauled.
This is where the competition with my environment made decent communication with Paul almost impossible. So, von Richthofen survived at least to get away, but on fire.
Not the contest I expected, but some unexpected maneuvers by me and some bad hits on Paul's planes gave him limited options that I was lucky enough to be able to take advantage of. I still can't believe that my guns didn't jam up more, with all the firing I was doing.
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