Feisty Frogs

[Baxter]

Intelligence reported a Hun raid on Dunkerque. Four machines take off to intercept. The French fielded a Nieuport 11 (with 3 respawns), a Breuget 14, A Sopwith 1 1/2 strutter, and a Spad VII. The Germans led their attack with a Zeppelin Staaken, followed 6 movements later by a Gotha GV and a second Gotha six movements after that. The action was fast and furious with 3 of the suicidally brave Nieuports going as well as the Sopwith. The Germans lost their Staaken and one of their Gothas but unfortunately the French could not prevent Dunkerque being bombed by one of the Gotha's. The game ended with the last Gotha limping home and the remaining French planes returning to base.

[Flying Helmut]

Nice photos, thanks for posting.

Makes a nice change to see the French getting into an aerial ruck!

[gully_raker]

That looked like fun Gary!
Definitely nice to see some French planes in action.

[Windy Jack]

The Breuget 14 pilot found a good way to deal with the Staaken without being shot at - collide with it!!! Half points for a boom card on top of the Breuget 14 damage was enough to bring the Staaken down.
The Nieuport pilot-pilot-pilot-pilot was persistent, but not so successful.
So say I, the 1 1/2 Strutter pilot.

[Baxter]

Thanks for that comment Windy. I did not have a photo of the collision and had forgotten about the contribution of the Breuget 14. Too busy burying the Nieuport pilots I guess

[Ken at Sunrise]

I liked this mission, sounds like fun. If you didn't use automatic movement the German bomber could be run by a single person since they were spaced apart.

[Naharaht]

The French performed very well because to me it seemed that they were seriously outclassed in the scenario description.

[flash]

That Gotha cut a swathe through the French before they downed it - well played