richard m schwab
02-09-2014, 13:05
Daylight Bombing part2
After a nights sleep the 8th Air Force came back in force.
Three B-17-G`s and Three B-24J`s, escorted by two P-38`s attacked. Two Fw-190`s and two ME-109`s defended two factories and two airfields.
The bombers started three firing sticks from the factories, with a P-38 for escort. The Germans started over their own airfields.
Like the night before the Germans attacked the B-17`s ignoring the B-24`s. In rapid succession the Germans attacked the bombers, with much less success. Between the P-38`s and the bombers guns all four German fighters were brought down. One collision crippled one of German fighters and defensive fire did the rest. German reinforcements in the form of two ME-110`s came in. They and the flak brought down one B-17 over the target. Their glory was short lived as the target was destroyed and they were both shot down. Two more ME-110`s arrived and one of these finally attacked the B-24 as the droned on to their target. It was not the Luftwaffe`s day, both 110`s were soon shot down and the B-24`s survived the flak and destroyed their target also!
For the Loss of one B-17 , two shot up B-17`s , one P-38 damaged and one B-24 damaged the USAAF scored a decisive victory. Claiming 20 enemy fighters destroyed and receiving confirmed kills on 11.
We drew a lot`s damage chips in this game, none were returned to the cups. I have three sets we use one cup for each color. Only one boom chip was drawn and that was on the B-24`s bomb damage. Without it i would not have destroyed the second target.
This was a fun game. The Maximum effort of six 17`s and six 24`s was not called for!
Rich
After a nights sleep the 8th Air Force came back in force.
Three B-17-G`s and Three B-24J`s, escorted by two P-38`s attacked. Two Fw-190`s and two ME-109`s defended two factories and two airfields.
The bombers started three firing sticks from the factories, with a P-38 for escort. The Germans started over their own airfields.
Like the night before the Germans attacked the B-17`s ignoring the B-24`s. In rapid succession the Germans attacked the bombers, with much less success. Between the P-38`s and the bombers guns all four German fighters were brought down. One collision crippled one of German fighters and defensive fire did the rest. German reinforcements in the form of two ME-110`s came in. They and the flak brought down one B-17 over the target. Their glory was short lived as the target was destroyed and they were both shot down. Two more ME-110`s arrived and one of these finally attacked the B-24 as the droned on to their target. It was not the Luftwaffe`s day, both 110`s were soon shot down and the B-24`s survived the flak and destroyed their target also!
For the Loss of one B-17 , two shot up B-17`s , one P-38 damaged and one B-24 damaged the USAAF scored a decisive victory. Claiming 20 enemy fighters destroyed and receiving confirmed kills on 11.
We drew a lot`s damage chips in this game, none were returned to the cups. I have three sets we use one cup for each color. Only one boom chip was drawn and that was on the B-24`s bomb damage. Without it i would not have destroyed the second target.
This was a fun game. The Maximum effort of six 17`s and six 24`s was not called for!
Rich