Balloons over Verdun
Prague, 30th June 2015
6 players, 6 planes, 2 stationary machinegun (A,B)
Date of mission: 2nd December 1916
Location: Azonnes, Verdun, France, behind German lines
Story: During final weeks of Battle of Verdun, Germans instigated artillery fire from captive balloons behind their lines near Azonnes village. French commander sent a specialized pair of airplanes with rockets covered by two fighters agains both balloons. Whe they reached the target area, they were attacked by two German Albatross.
Central Powers Forces: 2x Albatros D.II, 2x observer balloon, 2x machinegun (A, B)
Entente Forces: 2x Nieuport 16 (rockets), 2x Nieuport 17
Central Powers victory conditions: protect at least one balloon for the 12 rounds.
Entente victory conditions: shoot down both balloons before the end of 12th round.
Special rules: rockets, stationery machineguns
Result: Entante won - they destroys both defenders in the fourth round without any lost.
Balance: 70 %. May be the third defender would be better for game balance.
First clash of this battle - one defender was set fire from the first MG dose. Rocketeers are covering behind fighters.
Both Albatross are divided and turns to the attackers in opposite directions. A fatal mistake.
Nieuport 16 is attacking with it's rockets on the balloon (but it missed) and the second one is destroying twin machinegun.
A big MG dose to the one of Albatross from close range. The other one is turning in Immelman maneuvre (behind the edge of picture).
The first Albatros is rammed from the sky...
...and the other one goes to the ground in flames after second long dose. Balloons are vulnerable and without defenders. Nieuports won!
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