Fall In 2023 Game 2 - The Dirty Work Down Low
Fall In 2023 - Game 2 – The Dirty Work Down Low
This is a mission most pilots do not like to be assigned to, ground support. Its 1918, the spring German offensive. The Germans are at the head of the spear and attempting to break the lines.
6 pilots signed on for this difficult mission.
Three German planes are on the attack. Two planes designed specifically for this kind of mission, an AEG JII, an Albatros JI are armored and are allowed to ignore the first of each kind of special damage inflicted upon it from ground fire. A Halberstade CLII joins them for a bit more firepower.
Opposing them are a pair of SE5as and a Sopwith Camel. Of course there will be shooting from the ground at the Hun from all the troopers on the mud.
There are 7 target cards on the table. They take 6 hits to force them to retreat. A die marks the current damage. When forced to the infantry cards will retreat one measure stick to the rear. A plane cannot shoot at a target they just forced to retreat for the next 3 shooting phases. Each target forced to retreat is worth victory points for the Germans.
The Germans (on the left) begin their approach while the RAF each pick out a target that they hope they can prevent from achieving their aims.
The RAF have a bad start and fly past the Hun too high to get in any shots. Time to change plans!
Unfortunately for the Halberstadt, it does not have protective armor like the AEG and ground fire causes it to trail smoke.
After the smoke went away the Halberstadt sets a Camel on fire! The Camel pilot consoles himself that at least the Halberstadt isn’t shooting up the infantry.
A SE5a is just out of range and cannot interfere as the AEG forces a unit of Infantry to retreat.
The wounded pilot of the Albatros J.I harasses the Tommies below before the SE5a can reach him. (Burton was wounded 4 times in this game!)
The AEG pilot is frustrated his front guns only fire downward as the RAF fly to his front with impunity.
An SE5a gets behind the Halberstadt. The Halberstadt pilot turns off to keep the RAF pilot from getting in a shot.
Burton’s observer seems to not to be able to hit the infantry running in the open!
Ally’s AEG can’t evade the nimble Camel and starts to smoke.
Burton frustrates the SE5a pilot, keeping out of his firing arc while his observer clears his jam.
The SE5a pilot hunches his shoulders, “I didn’t really try to hit him”!
RAF SE5a fire finally downs Burton with his second pilot wound!
Ally’s AEG also is downed as Aiden ruthlessly guns down his better half.
Tough call on the result of this one.
Only 2 downed planes, both of the German armored ground attack planes.
No RAF planes downed.
7 infantry units retreated.
I think this was a draw leaning to a minor German victory as many of the infantry units were on the run.
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