Franco Lucchini
03-24-2016, 20:55
Tuesday night 4 of us got together in buddy's garage, rolled out the ping-pong table, and covered with a green mat for WGS. Hmmm, could be the top of a jungle...
A B-25 task with dropping supplies to entrenched Chindits.
After crossing the hump, a lone Indian Hurricane met up with it as its escort. The Hurricane and Mitchell can't communicate (incompatible radios)
Our opponents, flying patrol in a pair of Ki-61s did not know the mission or any of the enemy specific scenario rules, only that enemy aircraft were spotted.
Scenario rules:
- Ki-61s select their altitudes (1-6)
- B-25 enters table at altitude 3
- Hurricane then selects altitude
- B-25 can only move slow until the Chindits signal.
- At the beginning of every turn 1d6 is rolled and added to the current turn. Once 9 is reached, the infantry target card is placed 24" straight forward from the B-25 base (the Chindits are signalling). A Ki-61 pilot rolls 2d6 and can move the Chindits that many inches in any direction.
- B-25 must drop parachuted supplies on infantry card, then it can turn tail and run away.
- Parachuted supplies fall like a bomb the first tirn they are released, and then fall directly down with no more forward momentum/movement.
191790
B-25 over the jungle looking for friendly Chindits. Hurricane up high to swat away any trouble.
191791
Ki-61s looking for trouble.
191792
IJA pilots.
191793
My escort.
191794
Closing the gap, and no Chindits are found.
191795
Tonies turn in, and still no Chindit signal.
191796
Turn 3 and a 6 is rolled. Chindits send up flares.
191797
Lined up for the drop. Should be a cake walk. and then turn for home...
191798
...except for those IJA pilots diving down towards us. Indian Hurricane turns to swat away the threat.
191799
The thatch-and-weave was planned! There was no confusion at all as to what each Tony was going for!
191800
Ooops, guess there was some confusion, or perhaps static in the radio. Nonetheless, knot to be untied while the Mitchell gets closer to its drop zone.
191802
Knot united and one of the IJA pilots dives down and turns right into the sweet spot behind the B-25. The top turret can't hit him, and the bottom turret only puts out a single A at short range only. This is going to be a long trip now to the drop zone.
191803
USAAF pilot can't shake him and taking some serious damage. The other IJA pilot swings around to wait his turn, and block off the escape route.
191804
The perfect view (and we weren't even using the tailing rules!)
191806
Approaching drop zone. One of the engines smoking. Time to release the goods and high tail it back to the China.
191807
Happy Chindits.
191808
Just can't shake this guy.
191809
Turning for home. How do you say "help" in Indian?
191810
Hurricane swung in too late. An explosion token on the B-25.
191811
Medals for mission success to be presented posthumously.
191812
All the As the tailing Ki-61 received (including the 6 additional from a fire damage). Lucky, Lucky pilot. I should start a solo campaign just around this guy!
All in all, a fun scenario, and we had a good time (as always). Played a second game, but that report will have to wait another day.
A B-25 task with dropping supplies to entrenched Chindits.
After crossing the hump, a lone Indian Hurricane met up with it as its escort. The Hurricane and Mitchell can't communicate (incompatible radios)
Our opponents, flying patrol in a pair of Ki-61s did not know the mission or any of the enemy specific scenario rules, only that enemy aircraft were spotted.
Scenario rules:
- Ki-61s select their altitudes (1-6)
- B-25 enters table at altitude 3
- Hurricane then selects altitude
- B-25 can only move slow until the Chindits signal.
- At the beginning of every turn 1d6 is rolled and added to the current turn. Once 9 is reached, the infantry target card is placed 24" straight forward from the B-25 base (the Chindits are signalling). A Ki-61 pilot rolls 2d6 and can move the Chindits that many inches in any direction.
- B-25 must drop parachuted supplies on infantry card, then it can turn tail and run away.
- Parachuted supplies fall like a bomb the first tirn they are released, and then fall directly down with no more forward momentum/movement.
191790
B-25 over the jungle looking for friendly Chindits. Hurricane up high to swat away any trouble.
191791
Ki-61s looking for trouble.
191792
IJA pilots.
191793
My escort.
191794
Closing the gap, and no Chindits are found.
191795
Tonies turn in, and still no Chindit signal.
191796
Turn 3 and a 6 is rolled. Chindits send up flares.
191797
Lined up for the drop. Should be a cake walk. and then turn for home...
191798
...except for those IJA pilots diving down towards us. Indian Hurricane turns to swat away the threat.
191799
The thatch-and-weave was planned! There was no confusion at all as to what each Tony was going for!
191800
Ooops, guess there was some confusion, or perhaps static in the radio. Nonetheless, knot to be untied while the Mitchell gets closer to its drop zone.
191802
Knot united and one of the IJA pilots dives down and turns right into the sweet spot behind the B-25. The top turret can't hit him, and the bottom turret only puts out a single A at short range only. This is going to be a long trip now to the drop zone.
191803
USAAF pilot can't shake him and taking some serious damage. The other IJA pilot swings around to wait his turn, and block off the escape route.
191804
The perfect view (and we weren't even using the tailing rules!)
191806
Approaching drop zone. One of the engines smoking. Time to release the goods and high tail it back to the China.
191807
Happy Chindits.
191808
Just can't shake this guy.
191809
Turning for home. How do you say "help" in Indian?
191810
Hurricane swung in too late. An explosion token on the B-25.
191811
Medals for mission success to be presented posthumously.
191812
All the As the tailing Ki-61 received (including the 6 additional from a fire damage). Lucky, Lucky pilot. I should start a solo campaign just around this guy!
All in all, a fun scenario, and we had a good time (as always). Played a second game, but that report will have to wait another day.