Vapnartak 2024
We have once again been extended an invite to put on a little something at the York Show.
Sunday, 4th February
1000-1700 (access from 0800)
Knavesmire Stand
York Racecourse
YO23 1EX
Who’s in?
I’ll be asking asking for our usual tables up on the 2nd Mazzanine.
So, what do we want to play?
Unless anyone else wants to do something with WGS, I will run
my Dambusters Raid (Participation).
Simon
Brilliant, I shall be there, will try and think of something interesting to put on...
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Dambusters will go down well, we can have the soundtrack going...
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
You will be able to give it a trial run over Christmas Chris.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Ahh, my Birthday Show!
I'll be there (hotel booking permitting).
Available for WGF, WGS or BSG as required.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Hotel booked!
I'm in.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
I have already provisioned a WGF game entitled “The Twenty Minuters”, will add details later and can provide the kit if needed, to save anyone else having to lug it all the way to York….
Ooh sounds exciting
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Looking forward to seeing the gang again as usual in our usual spot.
See you on the Dark Side......
Sooooooooooo..........
4 days to go - I take it we are putting on
WGS - Dambusters
WGF - Twenty Minuters
Is there anything specific you want me to bring along (coz I'll have to dig it out from under other stuff in the next couple of days!)?
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Need mats, and any planes you fancy flying, balloons always look good on the table.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Tim I'll bring mats to save space for you.
I'll bring 2 balloons.
I'll bring some early war stuff.
Can't find snoopy etc, sorry.
Need damage decks, mine are somewhere safe!
See you on the Dark Side......
I'll just bring everything I have.
Tim did you once say you had a spare A damage deck I could have?
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Have a good day tomorrow, chaps, look forward to seeing the action.
Oh, and winning the balloon !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I’ll get Neil or Simon (Strangely Brown) to make the draw tomorrow, so plenty of witnesses.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Have a great one. Wish I could be there but as usual it is our regimental AGM.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Well that was fun.
Huge thanks to Tim (Flying Helmut) and Neil (Lt. S. Kafloc) for their help running the WW1 table and to Simon (Strangely Brown) and Garry (The Red Dragon) for their sterling work on the Dambusters themed WW2 table. Both tables were pretty busy all day. Good way to start this years set of shows.
The WW1 table set up to play the '20 Minuters' game. A smattering of DH.2's and FEs against Albatross D.IIs led by Von Richthofen himself.
Good even scrap, although not for me, pilot wound and damaged engine forced the Red Baron to retreat from the fray. I didn't realise the Germans were winning by 1 point until I decided to limp back home giving the RFC an additional point and coming out with a draw.
Meanwhile on the WW2 table - cue the music...
Game two we decided to speed things up so added a few Spad VII's into the mix, SPEEEED
Gotta love a Spad VII
Bugger
Third game we went for a balloon busting run with Bristol Fighters and a Camel trying to down three German balloons before they got winched down, all the while trying to avoid the attentions of some scrambled Fokker D.VII's. Great fun game...
It was a close run thing, the RAF lost two Brisfits and the Camel. First Balloon caught fire early on and went down quite quickly, the second one got a boom card that managed to take out one of the Brisfits as well.
The 3rd Balloon got down to level one (i.e. one turn before it was safe) when my lone Surviving Bristol came screaming in hotly pursued by a dogged D.VII flown by a wounded but determined (I've claimed six kills today) Tim (Flying Helmut). I had 1 HP left... I fire at the balloon at long range... BOOM, the balloon is down with ONE card left to play in the game.
Tim fires.. and misses, my rear gunner returns fire causing a second pilot wound and dropping him... so having shot Neil down earlier (another boom card) my tally for the game was two and a half balloons and two Fokker D.VIIs and home in time for tea and crumpets !!!
On The WW2 table, some dams were blown some Lancasters lost.
Good game, great day.
Last edited by Hedeby; 02-05-2024 at 14:14.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Had a go at the Dambuster mission. Fantastic. Dropped the trashcan, bounce 1, bounce 2, bounce 3........crap short but could still cause damage, nope big fat 0 on the chit!
Love the system, love the searchlights, managed to dodge them on the move after 'bombs away' called. Jinky P for Poppsy gets away, although I failed to hit the Dam!
Neil
See you on the Dark Side......
Looks like another fun packed day at York, well played chaps.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
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