E5Romeo
11-20-2010, 20:58
Dear Sir,
I write this to you from a field hospital 63 km from our Jasta's airfield. My injuries our light; the doctors tell me I should be dead, and from the injuries of the infantrymen around me, I am even more thankful. I should return to the aerodrome in a few days, but here is the events of my first mission:
After I took off from the Airfield, I started with the rest of my patrol at the front. The weather quickly turned sour, and I was separated from the rest of my flight. Flying into a break in the clouds, I spotted a single French fighter, a Spad 13!
Taking stock of the situation, I decided to engage immediately. His fighter came up fast, and we quickly shot at each other in a head-on pass. His marksmanship was impeccable and my machine was riddled with bullets, luckily none hitting me. My guns jammed after the first burst. I apologize, captain, as to this lack of discipline.
I flew straight and to the left to give me time to unjam my weapons, but the cunning frog must have seen it and turned back onto my tail. We spent the next several minutes trading shots and jockeying for position, and I admit, he was the more skilled opponent. He got on my tail after an immelman and put a long burst into my wings. I juked left and luckily got him from out behind me. Unfortunately we were set up for another head-on pass, and though I saw my shots take effect, his marksmanship riddled my engine, and my dying craft pitched left and fell to earth. Luckily, my squadron mates showed up at this time, and drove off the french pilot, but the Allied AA gave him a mighty curtain and I'm sure he escaped. I hope that you will tell me otherwise, as at that point I was concerned about trying to bring my nose up, and I barely had my machine pointed at the horizon before I slammed into the earth.
Say what you will about the new Fokkers, but the Albatros is a solid plane, and she kept me in one piece. Luckily, a passing regiment saw what happened and pulled my passed out form from the wreckage before my plane burned. I accept full responsibility for my performance, and will accept any punishments entailed.
Sincerely,
Pilot Stefan j. Rotwell.
IRL:
I just got the famous aces pack AND my spad and albatros minis. And being it my father's birthday, I asked him if he would want to actually try it... And he did.(he hates all games, so I was shocked). Because of this, he took the Spad and I took the Albatros D.Va. I read the rules, punched the Counter out, arranged the cards, and off we went!
We had a blast. I love the damage charts: Keeping them to yourselves adds an extra dimension to the game. Granted, I took 8 points of damage on the first pass, and he 1, but its cool. (He got alot of zeros from me- next time this german will NOT load the blanks)
My Dad was unexpectedly good at the game. He is a former commercial pilot, and he was impressed with the mechanics of it. I did not realize that you could use an immelman after a steep card, which i'm still not sure of, but could not prove wrong. He thought you could, which put him on my tail in a crucial moment.
We played with just the basic rules, and now we want to expand it with Altitude and more damage. I do have some questions, which I hope someone will answer..
1. How are some planes faster than others? I do not see a difference in card length. Is it a lack of turns?
2. CAN you use a steep, straight card before/&/After an immelman card?
3. The pieces move REALLY easily. Playing on a bare wooden table does not cut it. Would a tablecloth improve gameplay? I do not even see playing this game with the planecards, as they would move too much...
4. If I play this game with the planecards, how do I split up the manuever deck? Or do I just use 4 different planes with 4 different maneuver decks? And how do you recommend I add more people to the game, when it comes to damage? I would like to have a demo of 3v3, and I'm not sure the damage table can take it. I could always have them write down their damage....
5. Which optional rules do you recommend? Are some not as fun?
6. What the hell are the Manuever cards with red lines for? Are they for altitude rules?
7. I love the miniatures, but i dont want to spend the price. Are the revesco and skytrex miniatures good? And are the aerodrome accessories bases heaver than the WoW mini ones?
8. Do you think that "Watch your back!" is a good next buy? Can I find the altitude rules somewhere other than "burning drachens"?
Thank you all for reading, and good luck!
e5romeo
I write this to you from a field hospital 63 km from our Jasta's airfield. My injuries our light; the doctors tell me I should be dead, and from the injuries of the infantrymen around me, I am even more thankful. I should return to the aerodrome in a few days, but here is the events of my first mission:
After I took off from the Airfield, I started with the rest of my patrol at the front. The weather quickly turned sour, and I was separated from the rest of my flight. Flying into a break in the clouds, I spotted a single French fighter, a Spad 13!
Taking stock of the situation, I decided to engage immediately. His fighter came up fast, and we quickly shot at each other in a head-on pass. His marksmanship was impeccable and my machine was riddled with bullets, luckily none hitting me. My guns jammed after the first burst. I apologize, captain, as to this lack of discipline.
I flew straight and to the left to give me time to unjam my weapons, but the cunning frog must have seen it and turned back onto my tail. We spent the next several minutes trading shots and jockeying for position, and I admit, he was the more skilled opponent. He got on my tail after an immelman and put a long burst into my wings. I juked left and luckily got him from out behind me. Unfortunately we were set up for another head-on pass, and though I saw my shots take effect, his marksmanship riddled my engine, and my dying craft pitched left and fell to earth. Luckily, my squadron mates showed up at this time, and drove off the french pilot, but the Allied AA gave him a mighty curtain and I'm sure he escaped. I hope that you will tell me otherwise, as at that point I was concerned about trying to bring my nose up, and I barely had my machine pointed at the horizon before I slammed into the earth.
Say what you will about the new Fokkers, but the Albatros is a solid plane, and she kept me in one piece. Luckily, a passing regiment saw what happened and pulled my passed out form from the wreckage before my plane burned. I accept full responsibility for my performance, and will accept any punishments entailed.
Sincerely,
Pilot Stefan j. Rotwell.
IRL:
I just got the famous aces pack AND my spad and albatros minis. And being it my father's birthday, I asked him if he would want to actually try it... And he did.(he hates all games, so I was shocked). Because of this, he took the Spad and I took the Albatros D.Va. I read the rules, punched the Counter out, arranged the cards, and off we went!
We had a blast. I love the damage charts: Keeping them to yourselves adds an extra dimension to the game. Granted, I took 8 points of damage on the first pass, and he 1, but its cool. (He got alot of zeros from me- next time this german will NOT load the blanks)
My Dad was unexpectedly good at the game. He is a former commercial pilot, and he was impressed with the mechanics of it. I did not realize that you could use an immelman after a steep card, which i'm still not sure of, but could not prove wrong. He thought you could, which put him on my tail in a crucial moment.
We played with just the basic rules, and now we want to expand it with Altitude and more damage. I do have some questions, which I hope someone will answer..
1. How are some planes faster than others? I do not see a difference in card length. Is it a lack of turns?
2. CAN you use a steep, straight card before/&/After an immelman card?
3. The pieces move REALLY easily. Playing on a bare wooden table does not cut it. Would a tablecloth improve gameplay? I do not even see playing this game with the planecards, as they would move too much...
4. If I play this game with the planecards, how do I split up the manuever deck? Or do I just use 4 different planes with 4 different maneuver decks? And how do you recommend I add more people to the game, when it comes to damage? I would like to have a demo of 3v3, and I'm not sure the damage table can take it. I could always have them write down their damage....
5. Which optional rules do you recommend? Are some not as fun?
6. What the hell are the Manuever cards with red lines for? Are they for altitude rules?
7. I love the miniatures, but i dont want to spend the price. Are the revesco and skytrex miniatures good? And are the aerodrome accessories bases heaver than the WoW mini ones?
8. Do you think that "Watch your back!" is a good next buy? Can I find the altitude rules somewhere other than "burning drachens"?
Thank you all for reading, and good luck!
e5romeo