This AAR is different to others I have written because I am not trying to give you a running description of all the action of the scenario. Rather it is an illustrated evaluation of the scenario.
SCENARIO
Due to cloud cover, a Fokker E.III and a Halberstadt D.II have gone off course. When the cloud clears, they discover they are behind Entente lines with Entente planes between them and their base.
They need to reverse direction to get back to base, evading the DH2 and Nieuport 17 on the way.
Set up: 3 mats with countryside map in the centre. German planes are just off the countryside map facing the end of the table. The Entente planes are just off the other edge of the countryside map facing in the same direction as the German planes.
Winning Conditions: Central planes get to base, the end of mat. Entente planes bring down both Central planes or drive them off the playing surface.
AAR
As the German planes wheeled around to head towards base, the Entente planes headed straight towards them. They both had one opportunity for close in firing. Fortunately for the DH2 it set the Fokker on fire.
On passing, the Entente planes now had to reverse direction to catch the Germans. They never did get within range again, and so we finished the game before the German planes got right to the end of the table.
(Out of curiosity, Baxter looked to see what the next A damage card would have been for the Fokker because of the fire. The Fokker would have been downed!!!!)
This game took such a short time that we decided to try it again, reversing the roles – the DH2 and Nieuport trying to get back to base past the Fokker and Halberstadt.
The Halberstadt pilot, a visitor, James, playing his first game, took the same approach as the Entente pilots in the first game.
However the Fokker pilot waited for the approach of the Entente planes and then attacked from the side, and swung in behind.
This allowed for multiple shots on the DH2, as can be seen by the number of +1 damage markers in its final damage tally.
The Nieuport managed to just keep out of range of the Fokker, which ended up with no damage.
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