Well the Geordie tag team arrived at the venue: "Where is everyone Paul?" "Dunno, Neil. Apart from Trev walking down the road there's nobody here!"
Well first to arrive, found the building, found the rooms, "Well Paul they're set up ready to go but where is everyone?". Little did we realise that the party, sorry dinner with drinks, went onto well into late Friday night with a rumour that the members were asked to leave as the staff wanted to go home! Apparently all the members were trying to wake Andy (Andrzej) up who had fallen into a deep sleep (well that's was his excuse I hear).
Game set up and waiting for our first customers.
Kaneohe Bay December 1941:
L/R:
Playing the Japanese strike force:
Paul (Guzzi), Thomas (thomatchef), Andy (Hawkhurst), Marian, Steve (Guntruck), Trev (brambo)
Playing the gallant USAAF:
Paul (tikkifriend). Paul (Guzzi), Neil (skafloc - taking picture)
Thomas played 4 aircraft in this game 3 Zero's and a Rufe.
Andy 2 Kate torpedo planes.
Marian 2 Val dive bombers.
Steve 1 Kate 1 Val
Trev 1 Kate 1 Val
Paul (tikkifriend) 2 P36's (then 1 P40)
Neil 2 P36's (then 1 P40)
Paul (Guzzi) B17
Some game snaps:
Paul's B17 making for the runway guided in by Marian's 2 Val's!
Paul's B17 on fire, making for the runway courtesy of Marian's 2 Val's!
Paul's B17 missing the runway, crashing into Marian's primary target, the fuel tanks! courtesy of Marian's 2 Val's!
Neil's P36, 4 maneuver cards in, takes first damage a 0 and the dreaded boom card. Exit 1 P36 no shots returned!
(That was the first aircraft down in all 3 games! Beat that WINGCO!)
Exit Neil's 2nd P36 3 cards later! Well it did get to fire, once!
Thomas's Rufe and Zero straffe the PBY's sitting in one long row!
Paul, down 1 P36, flying a P40 watches Andy's Kate's drop their 'fish' at 2 transports.
An overview of the game, it's not going well for the defenders!
Marine barracks bombed (bottom of pic)
Fuel tanks destroyed (centre top)
Hangar 1 destroyed (to the left of fuel tanks)
Hangar 2 about to be destroyed!
6 PBY's destroyed, 10 damaged.
2 ships sunk and the machine shop, between hangar 1 and 2, about to be bombed!
(It was brutal).
Both Kate's sink their targets (2 transports) as Paul's surviving P36 downs one of the successful Kates. Thomas' 2 Zero's straffe the PBY's in the water whilst Paul's P40 tries to turn to intercept.
Thomas' Rufe and Zero make their return run, Steve bombs hangar 2. Neil closes in with his P40.
The gallant crew at games end, still smiling.
Result:
Japan: 3 enemy aircraft shot down. 2 ships sunk. 5 primary targets destroyed. 13 PBY's destroyed and 9 PBY's damaged.
USAAF: 1 enemy aircraft shot down.
Japan are the winners. (JApan 97 points v 5 points USAAF)
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