AFTER ACTION REPORT:
Sunday, Feb. 8, 1945
Had an awesome time at Bradley’s Sunday afternoon.
We were playing a classic cut-throat round. Choose any 2 airplanes… Last man standing.
I said one thing, at the beginning… “You do not want to be in front of a Beaufighter” ….remember that.
Posturing as the match started. (Brad, Kevin, Isaiah)
Brad performs the first loop in Wings of Glory history…. Tries to catch my Focke Wulfs… They cut hard right and climb to avoid.
Kevin brings his Spit Mk IX to bear on Isaiah’s P-51s.
And loses! (Kevin draws an explosion chip!)
Focke-Wulfs – Oh ya….. Mangler takes last licks on Brad’s Beau. And Bruner spanks Isaiah’s 51….
After Kevin and Isaiah toe off and destroy each other, it was my turn to burn…
Brad’s Beau, in a brilliant maneuver pulls an immelmann and chews up what was left of Mangler, and then has Bruner for desert as he passes “in front of the Beaufighter”.
Uber fun. Ran about 1.5 hours (quick).
We played with Pitch Chips, meaning you could climb and dive every turn, during any maneuver. It was in the words of Brad “Freeing” “Like flying and airplane”.
It really added a lot to the play, and altitude become an integral element and fluid.
I strongly recommend adding Pitch to your play. (Thanks to Claudio for introducing me to the concept)
New altimeters worked well, too.
Awesome afternoon. Thanks Brad for hosting. Chili was good!
Cannot wait for “Raid on Bremmen” coming March 14.
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