Carl_Brisgamer
02-07-2013, 04:16
The last day of Cancon 2013 dawned grey and wet. That plus what some in the RPG community describe as 'Con-Drain' saw a smaller crowd that morning. That allowed me a chance to check out the other games and the trade stands. I got a great deal on some Peter Pig 1/144 scale aircrew for my WGF aircraft and had to buy a t-shirt with a Beaufighter motif from the 'www.B24flak.com' stand.
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"Check out www.b24flak.com for some great aircraft and AFV t-shirts!"
After spending some cash and checking out some amazing games I went back to the WGS table and set up for the last scenario of the weekend. Jon aka 'Steel Rat' and his father Rob were back, and experienced WGF player Barry aka 'Gully Raker' came over to the dark side to try out WGS. I had also recruited a casual WGF player Jason who hails from my hometown of Brisbane. He had just been knocked out of the Battletech tournament and was looking for some aerial action - and we gave him plenty.
This scenario was another IJN bombing raid, this time against the docks of the northern Australian town of Darwin in early 1943. The attacking forces consisted of a flight of three Mitsubishi G4M1 bombers escorted by three Zeros. The defenders were four Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC fighters of 1 Fighter Wing RAAF. Three AA guns were also deployed in defence of the town, keeping the Japanese to altitude 6. The Zeros started at altitude 7.
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Sleek and deadly Mitsubishi Zeros
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The Bettys attracted a lot of attention on the table.
Unlike the previous Port Moresby scenario however the RAAF had the benefit of early warning radar, so had managed to climb above the bombers. One element of two aircraft had reached altitude 8 whist the other was at altitude 7. Historically the Spitfire squadrons were often strung out at different heights as the 1 Fighter Wing Commander S/L Clive Caldwell was known to climb hell-for-leather and often left some of his less experienced pilots trailing.
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This was the Spitfire miniatures' table top debut.
Jon and Barry decided to play the RAAF Spits, Rob took the Betty flight and Jason and I split the Zeros, one for Jason and two for me.
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Jon and Barry discuss WGS rules and tactics.
The stage was set and in the next part of this thread we will see how the actions developed, with the Spits using their altitude advantage to good effect. I'll post the next part tomorrow.
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"Check out www.b24flak.com for some great aircraft and AFV t-shirts!"
After spending some cash and checking out some amazing games I went back to the WGS table and set up for the last scenario of the weekend. Jon aka 'Steel Rat' and his father Rob were back, and experienced WGF player Barry aka 'Gully Raker' came over to the dark side to try out WGS. I had also recruited a casual WGF player Jason who hails from my hometown of Brisbane. He had just been knocked out of the Battletech tournament and was looking for some aerial action - and we gave him plenty.
This scenario was another IJN bombing raid, this time against the docks of the northern Australian town of Darwin in early 1943. The attacking forces consisted of a flight of three Mitsubishi G4M1 bombers escorted by three Zeros. The defenders were four Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC fighters of 1 Fighter Wing RAAF. Three AA guns were also deployed in defence of the town, keeping the Japanese to altitude 6. The Zeros started at altitude 7.
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Sleek and deadly Mitsubishi Zeros
74752
The Bettys attracted a lot of attention on the table.
Unlike the previous Port Moresby scenario however the RAAF had the benefit of early warning radar, so had managed to climb above the bombers. One element of two aircraft had reached altitude 8 whist the other was at altitude 7. Historically the Spitfire squadrons were often strung out at different heights as the 1 Fighter Wing Commander S/L Clive Caldwell was known to climb hell-for-leather and often left some of his less experienced pilots trailing.
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This was the Spitfire miniatures' table top debut.
Jon and Barry decided to play the RAAF Spits, Rob took the Betty flight and Jason and I split the Zeros, one for Jason and two for me.
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Jon and Barry discuss WGS rules and tactics.
The stage was set and in the next part of this thread we will see how the actions developed, with the Spits using their altitude advantage to good effect. I'll post the next part tomorrow.