A Little WWII with Son#1

[jbmacek]

Having finished our WWI game, we decided to do something out of the ordinary (for us) and play WWII. I suggested he use the 'Tony' from the boxed set, while I went with something a little earlier, yet one of my favorites - the Flying Tigers P-40.

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We started rather close.

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And before you know it, I'm getting hammered at short range!

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[jbmacek]

That hurt! I figured I'd give myself some room and lick my wounds.

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We then spent some time in a slow, turning chase.

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Since he hadn't played in awhile, I thought it only fair to give him a reminder about the "Immelmann." I've noticed a tendency on his part to avoid it, so I wanted to point out its usefulness to him.

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That brought us into long range.

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And ouch! Game over!

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[calm]

That was fast ! Only two firing passes :takecover:

[gully_raker]

:eek: Yep! Those cannons can really hurt!

[Marechallannes]

Sometimes they did.

Somtimes you draw only zeros. ;)

Nice little AAR, John.

My girls don't like WW II. The planes are less colorful and the continous maneuvering too exhausting. :lol:

[Brambo]

Cheers John, it just shows you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach a young dog new tricks :guns: and they hurt. Nice little AAR :thumbsup:

[jbmacek]

I'm sitting here looking at my 1:200 New Ray P-38 Lightning and thinking I need revenge. ;)

[Nightbomber]

Congrats to your son, John;) Take it easy, it was just a 2D game. Challenge the youngling in a 3D fight and you shall show your teeth then:)

[jbmacek]

Indeed. And... I'm quite happy that he won. If it builds his confidence, and gets him interested in playing more, it's a huge plus in my book.

[crashx]

Great AAR John, keep the youngsters coming back for more!!! :clap::clap::thumbsup:

[CappyTom]

Cheers John great AAR!
:thumbsup:
Thomas

[FrankJamison]

Going face to face with a Tony hurts. A lot. Nice battle report by the way. :thumbsup:

[jbmacek]

Thanks. You know... I knew it was going to hurt, but I didn't know it was going to hurt that much.

I'm curious, what did we throw at them later in the war that put the hurt on the Tony? Corsairs? P-38s?