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Armoury Games Game Day 2-13-2011

Pictures from our Game Day at Armoury Games in Pickerington on Sunay 2-13-2011. Session One was a Free For All Dogfight as usual, with Session Two being a nasty Balloonbusting Mission!
  1. Game Day - Armoury Games - Pickerington, Ohio 2-13-2011  
...and here we find ourselves again... a small group of loyal pilots trudging their way...
  2. Before you know it, smoke begins to pour from the Baron's finely tuned Fokker Dr.1...
  3. Four turns later, and we find Snoopy and the Baron still in the air doing their dance of death, as Frank Luke's Spad XIII (piloted by the "Not so New...
  4. Things turn very nasty, very quickly as The Cowman and Eric go head to head with guns blazing full bore... The fragile triplane bursts into flames (I...
  5. Baronvontigger immediately takes advantage of the situation, quickly turning to open up on The Cowman and save his proverbial "bacon". His shots send...
  6. The Return of the "Not so New Guy"....  
... and Eric re-enters the battle behind the stick of his favorite SE.5a, heading straight for our intrepid...
  7. With some incredible maneuvering skill, Eric manages to get right (and I mean RIGHT) on the tail of Snoopy's Camel DH, unleashing the full fury of...
  8. Our buddy Snoopy has taken a beating and is pouring smoke from both rear dog-bowl mounts... The Cowman has re-entered the fight as well as seeks to...
  9. ... Poor Snoopy is unable to avoid the inevitable as The Cowman steals a kill from Eric... It seems that the "Not so New Guy" is doing all the work...
  10. On the following turn, Snoopy exacts some serious revenge for Crystal AND Eric as she comes out of the chute shooting, and deals a boom card to The...
  11. Session Two - Prepare to suspend belief one more time...  
... OK History Buffs, if you have not already passed out from the re-spawning flying...
  12. Lady Von Tigger, unhindered by the British patrol, makes a beeline run toward the North Balloon and prepares to fire a salvo of rockets...
  13. ...meanwhile "Experienced Dude" Eric has turned and is attempting to close and stop the Albatross, but must watch helplessly from a distance and she...
  14. Meanwhile, to the South and West, The Cowman has turned to engage the DR.1 and suddenly notices the Fokker DVII off his left side...
  15. Both aircraft turn into each other, barreling full speed into a head on pass, guns blazing...
  16. To the North Lady Von Tigger has fired her rockets... and missed!   ... she has underestimated her proximity to the barrage lines and must pull up...
  17. At the same time tthe Fokker has scored a lucky hit, as the Cowman's guns jam and his stick suddenly becomes extremely sluggish to the left...
  18. Both pilots quickly exchange Grey Poupon recipes as they narrowly miss each other in their pass...
  19. With his Guns still jammed and his rudder damaged, it looks like the Cowman might just be out of this fight for a bit... and that could be a costly...
  20. "Experienced Dude" Eric has decided to set his sights on the DVII as well and has moved to assist The Cowman... meanwhile the DR.I has homed in on...
  21. Baronvontigger lets loose with a salvo of rockets as Lady Von Tigger lines her Albatross for a second run...
  22. Baronvontigger's strike has left the Balloon damaged and burning as Lady Von Tigger releases the fury of her second and final salvo of Le Prieurs...
  23. With a fiery explosion the Balloon goes up in flames and then falls to the earth, dropping the barrage line... Lady Von Tigger claims her first...
  24. One turn later, to the South...  
The Cowman has been pushing his engines to the limits to return to defend the bunker as he helplessly must watch...
  25. The DVII finally takes enough damage...
  26. After finally gaining on the slightly slower DVII, and taking a small amount of fire from Lady Von Tigger, The Cowman then watches with joy as the...
  27. ...unfortunately The Cowman is too late. Despite a valiant effort by "Experienced Guy" Eric to stop him, The Enemy has arrived at the target. The...
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