Zone Defence Part 2

[Baxter]

For the second game we decided the attackers should consist of a B17 escorted by the P47. The first mat is defended by an Re.2001 and a D520, the second by two BF-110's, and the city one by a couple of CR.42's. That should provide a more survivable scenario for the attacking force we thought.

The first action. The D520 managed to collide with the B17.

Their is an exchange of fire. Both aircraft are hit hard.

The P47 rushes in and downs the Re.2001.

Glowing with the sense of victory our intrepid P47 pilot grossly underestimates his speed and overestimates his turning ability and sails off the edge of his mat!!!!
The B17 driver presses on stoically/ and exchanges fire with the dark 110. B17 picks up an engine damage hit.

Lucky that B17 has so many guns! He exchanges fire with both 110's as he jinks and weaves towards his target.




Despite his zig zagging the B17 manages to destroy the target as he comes under fire from the CR42's.

The CR42's manage to down the B17 with another engine damage hit.


A longer and more satisfying game than the first one.

[gully_raker]

That looked like an interesting game Gary.
Shame the Thunderbolt "Bolted"!

[milcoll73]

looks like fun! but i was under the impression multi engines had to take a number of engine hits equal to the number of their engines to even feel the engine hit and that more engine hits than that were required to knock them down.

[Baxter]

I have the Fire from the Sky box and those rules say 2 and finis. Maybe the more modern rules say more. I will have to check. It was a good game though.

[Naharaht]

Thank you for two interesting A.A.R.'s, Gary. It was good that you gave some of the less popular models a role.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Was there a sheet with the B17 with the multi engine rules in? Sure it can take more than 2.

Brilliant game just goes to show what you can do with those unplayed with planes. 520 and 42's. Nice to see them in action.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Good show there Gary, always impressive to see one of the 'Big Birds' on the table.

You will have to take some WGS to Wintercon so Zoe can have a play, she posted earlier that she has not had a WW2 game in years.