Wright Flight at the Local Game Store

**predhead** · 10-19-2015 16:38

Hey folks!

In an effort to give a bit more advanced notice, I am leaning towards November 14th for our next event at The Hobby Shop in Miamisburg (a Dayton suburb). I cannot finalize the date yet, depends on work, but most likely this will be the day. We will game using early war aircraft (Fokker E.III, Morane-Saulnier, DH2, Halberstadt D.III, Neiuport 17, and Albatros D.II). If you get shot down, wait one full turn and then pick another plane and rejoin the action.

Darryl

**matt56** · 10-19-2015 16:59

Sounds great, Darryl! I'll put it on the calendar but keep things open if you have to switch the date...

'Early' sounds like fun - lots of "B" guns...wait...that's what I was using on Saturday...

All the best,
Matt

**Old guy** · 10-19-2015 17:51

How about RE8's are they early enough?

**fast.git** · 10-19-2015 18:57

November 1916 for the Harry Tate, so it's contemporary to the Albatros D.Is and D.IIs... though it wasn't in widespread use until 1917. Early models had a nasty tendency to spin, resulting in the first operational R.E.8 squadron (No.52) trading them in for their trusty B.E.2s after a couple of months!

Roland C.II would work as well (timeline-wise), but is a tough nut and hard on early-war Entente scouts.

**milcoll73** · 10-19-2015 21:59

im in! ill commence the logistical process!!1

**predhead** · 10-20-2015 14:54

I agree with adding the Roland and the RE8, but we may have to balance those birds a bit. COuld even add the SPAD VII, the Albatros D.III, and the Sopwith Tripe, but now we are just getting silly!

I have some ideas about rolling for random replacement aircraft. I may skip using Brits altogether, which would then lead to the following:

1915:
Morane-Saulnier N
Fokker E.III

1916:
As above plus:
Nieuport 11 (if it comes out in the next few weeks, which I doubt)
Nieuport 16
Nieuport 17
SPAD VII
Halberstadt D.III
Roland C.II
Albatros D.II

If we add Brits then:
DH-2
Sopwith Tripe
SPAD VII
R.E. 8

First round everyone has a Fokker or MS. If you get shot down or fly off the table, I have a chart to roll on to see what your next plane will be. Chances are you may get the same plane type. Shot down a second time and we use another column on the chart, increasing the chance for a better plane, which seems a bit backward, so I may try to revamp that.