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    Default A Bug Hunt & More, At the Family Game Store, 9 Mar '15

    I'll put this up as a placeholder...


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    Are there enough Fokker D VIIs to handle the bugs?

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    What, you didn't give those poor bugs an escort!
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jager View Post
    What, you didn't give those poor bugs an escort!
    Karl
    Hell no! It was ten against "one", and we all had a blast! I'd say more, but I need to finish an earlier AAR first.

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    Mission One, Fokker Dr.Is versus Nieuport 17s. Brought to you by Coca-Cola.




    I thought I was doing well, and then the expected happened.




    But our side held the skies in a rather one-sided victory.




    Next up, the Bug Hunt!

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    The ten Fokkers closed on the Bugs, with no fewer than four lining up to take a shot.




    The number two Bug is destroyed, exploding into flames that set one of the Fokkkers ablaze. (It has been awhile, but I seem to recall we were using a rule that said the destruction of a Bug resulted in a C card for each plane within a half a ruler.)


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    The black and white striped D.VII takes aim on the Bug at 10 o'clock, well aware of the fact that he is putting one of his comrades in great jeopardy. The Bug explodes! And in a surprising chain reaction, so does his comrade's plane!




    A third Bug is destroyed, but so is another Fokker, as the final wave of Bugs make their appearance.




    Two pilots make a risky move. Flying between the aerial bombs is a dangerous proposition.




    The lead Bug has moved beyond the halfway point, but replacement Fokkers have also appeared on the scene.


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    Do you have any close-ups of the Bugs and their bases? The bases looking interesting.

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    Some of the German pilots find themselves overshooting the slow moving drones, while others are able to move in behind their prey.




    Bug 7 is shot down by the combined fire of two Fokkers, but the explosion sets one of them on fire. Bug 8 is a little more lucky. He is shot down, but his explosion takes down another Fokker.




    Two Bugs are now quite close to reaching their objective - escaping the map board.




    The Fokkers seem to be getting the hang of this. Bug 9 has been destroyed.




    Four remain, but only one needs to escape for a Bug victory.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RJG173 View Post
    Do you have any close-ups of the Bugs and their bases? The bases looking interesting.
    I wanted to use something smaller than the normal sized scout base, so I went with Star Trek Attack Wing bases - which are available is separate packs in a variety of colors.

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    As Bug number one is about to escape, a desperate German defender is able to put in a final shot, bringing it down.




    Only two Bugs remain.




    And now, only one.




    The final damage on Bug 4 as it escaped the board.




    All things considered, this experiment went rather well. We had fun, and it got down to the wire. Those are the marks of a fun scenario.

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    It has been awhile, so I don't recall the specifics of the last battle that evening. Suffice to say it was D.VIIs versus Snipes, and someone had the dubious distinction of drawing the dreaded double pilot wounded kill.



    FIN

    And, I think I'm now only one AAR behind. Coming up... our third Bloody April at the Family Game Store.

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    Very impressive John.
    I would never have backed those slow flying bugs to have got more tha half way across the mats, never mind having one escape.
    Good game.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Super pictures there, John!
    I love seeing a pack of brightly-coloured Fokkers doing their thing!

    Oh, and the Bugs are cute, too!

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    I'm running my bug hunt this Saturday; IIRC (I need to find my scenario notes), I had the bugs explode with D damage (close range) if they took 6 points in a single phase.
    My bugs will have an escort
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jager View Post
    I'm running my bug hunt this Saturday; IIRC (I need to find my scenario notes), I had the bugs explode with D damage (close range) if they took 6 points in a single phase.
    My bugs will have an escort
    Karl
    I will be in Berea tomorrow to escort or kill bugs.
    Macht Nichts !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jager View Post
    I'm running my bug hunt this Saturday; IIRC (I need to find my scenario notes), I had the bugs explode with D damage (close range) if they took 6 points in a single phase.
    My bugs will have an escort
    Karl
    Having done that escort duty, I know first hand how very tough it is. I wish them luck!

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    The game went well; I'll post an AAR as soon as I can get the pics off my phone (I forgot the camera :slap
    Thumbnail report: I had 2 SPADS escorting 12 bugs against 2 Fokker D.7s and a SS-D.III.
    5 bugs escaped, and "shot down" 4 of the Germans (I was allowing re-spawning), three outright with explosions (might have to rethink the explosion threshold), and the 4th succumb to a explosion induced fire.
    The SPADs got a couple shots in, but no kills.
    Karl
    Oh, John: your PM box is full.
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Hey, John. Just an FYI: all but the first of your pictures here disappeared.
    Karl
    Last edited by Jager; 10-21-2015 at 01:09.
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Must agree with Karl I can't see any pics other than in the first post. What a tease, please could you restore them?

    Neil
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    As I mentioned on another thread, if you check here you will find all the photos in John's album bar one are gone.

    http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/mem...p?1962-jbmacek

    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Hmm....I wasn't aware there was a way of linking your album pics to pics that you can see in a posted thread.
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Bummer. Given the disappearance of photos from the other AAR, maybe this is a sign that my AAR writing days on this forum should come to an end.

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    I wouldn't say that; maybe you need a different hosting site?
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus



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