A Trial Run with WoG App

[mikeemagnus]

A couple of days ago I tried out the app WoG Solo system by Danjel Ricci. This was my first time using it:-

The Chosen – Albatros D.Va flown by P. Baumer (AI) v Sopwith Camel – A.R.Brown (solo player – me!)

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Start: Planes on opposite sides of “no mans land” so first three moves for AI plane easy – full steam ahead. I side slipped to the left just before contact, with the intention of turning behind Baumer immediately after. Both planes opened fire:-

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Not the outcome I wanted with a damaged engine this early on plus my guns are jammed – well done Mike – good start!
Over with the joystick, hard right followed by a long left hand turn to give me time to unjam my ordance. At this point I start using the WoG app. Baumer flies ahead then turns to follow me. Ha, gotcha buddy!

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With guns no longer jammed I catch him in flank. Oh yea? Oh no!!!
Score so far? Not looking good and now I must stall once per turn – what a give away for another player, but will the AI notice?

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The next full turn seperates us, so now he's in sector 8 and moving away . Cannot perform an “Immelman” 'cos my last move was a stall and I have to get another stall in during this turn. So hard right and same again, followed by my stall. Hopefully that will bring me back into contact.

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Dakka dakka dakka dakka edged that one, but only just!

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Up close and cosy now; time to move! Hard right swing left and stall – another attempt at evasion, but I don't think that matters to the AI controlled Herr Baumer! Left, straight, Immelman. Couldn't possibly have predicted that one. Ha ha!

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If only I didn't need to stall. Could have flanked him again then. Lot of circling around in this “one on one” type of fighting, but I love the cat and mouse game! Only question here is, “Who is the mouse?”

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Dakka dakka dakka dakka; dakka dakka dakka dakka Boom!!! - You can not be serious!!! Now that's what I call “dashed inconvenient”, although believe me, I may be British what, what, but that really isn't what I actually said at the time!!

RIP Mikee baby!

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Butcher's Tally:

A R Brown 209 Squadron / EXP NML .
Crash resolution: 2d6 throw = 5 -3 exploded = 2. The pilot died!! I think I'll try a BE2c next time!



P Baumer Jasta 5 / RTB FT / 1 kill / all well.

The app worked without a hitch except that the plane I used was not listed (P Baumer Jasta 5). It wasn't important as I substituted “Jacob's” plane instead. I do not know if the decks are different for each “ace” covered, but I suspect not. Someone please correct me if I am wrong!

It would be good if, one day, other planes could be added, because the app is soooo convenient and saves on paper too. For now, though, I shall just have to print off the charts for other decks as I need them and use dice thows with them.

I used the 2nd Generation Advanced decks designed by Blackronin and based on rules designed by Richard Bradley. I have yet to try the alternatives. Neither did I attempt to use the heading distance and facing controls. They'll have to wait too. Having spent time to make a suitable device from my Weetabix packet, I thought I had better use that instead!


With thanks to Danjel et al

Mike
26 May 2016

[flash]

Keep practising Mike - looking good

[Mike George]

It is one thing being shoot down by another person, buy a none feeling machine.......I might try it some time.

[mikeemagnus]

What can I say? Talk about an own goal

[Setarius]

Isn't the Stall-Immelman-Straight combo the Split-S reversal, where you lose altitude rather than climb with the Str-Imm-Str combo?

[redcoon2]

Very excellent report...will have to dig into this for a few new adventures.
Just one question/observation...those must be some incredibly large trees!

[flash]

Isn't the Stall-Immelman-Straight combo the Split-S reversal, where you lose altitude rather than climb with the Str-Imm-Str combo?

Yep, though I don't add altitude for a WW1 Immelmann as it ends at the same altitude as it starts.