OTTBE Mission 26 - The War to End All Wars - 11 November, 1918 - {Stumptonian}

[Stumptonian]

Well that was an exciting turn of events!
It turned out pretty much as I had hoped.

It was a great scenario and gave me the opportunity to give nearly all of my Adler their last hurrah.
By having two of them 'turn' it allowed me a few more than I would have been able to use normally.
That situation also allowed me to tie up the loose ends of a thread I had touched on several times over the course of the last 37 outings.

Thank you, Rob, for a fitting end to this great campaign.


The War is Over - let's start over ....

[gully_raker]

What an absolute "cracker" to end the Campaign!

Great work Pete & bravely done in adding extra rebels to accompany the Straaken.
Excellent back story to the rebel Eagles & I was pleased to see none of your "goodies" lost their lives at the Bitter End!

Rep which is richly deserved is inbound.

[Vagabond]

As Barry said a cracker of a game, the Zeppelin seemed to take so much punishment before going down I was sure it was going to make it.
I got halfway though last night when the battery died in the tablet dooh, so just finished it.
37 outings that's a mammoth undertaking, brilliant. I think I detected an undercurrent in your reports and so it's great that you could resolve the story to your satisfaction, I always think these back stories bring a lot of life to the characters on the table and enrich the fabric of the tale.

As always a spot on presentation, the original photos make a big difference, I enjoyed the preamble and the conspirators meeting in the farmhouse, interesting that I saw mine as tragic heroes and you saw them as treacherous cowards, I guess Robs scenario enabled a wide range of interpretations, which adds to the enjoyment.

I hope to meet up in the next reimagining of tales of daring do and magnificent men in their flying machines.
Cheers

[flash]

Infamy ! ...... Mein Gott they have it in-for-me !
What a twist in the tale Pete & an absolute stormer of a final outing. I thought with the mutineers support that the behemoth was sure to get through but the boys got the job done and so did you. Bloody good show as Uncle would say ! It has been a pleasure to share the air with you again

Onkel says:

Congratulations on a successful mission, we have been betrayed but you have salvaged our honour in the eyes of our former enemies and had a hand in bringing this madness to its end.

Obltn Friedrich Schmidt with his victory in this mission finished with 20 kills - if not for the complete breakdown of the military he would have been awarded the Order of the Red Eagle (ORE) - Meticulous as always Onkel submitted the paperwork but in all likelihood it was used by mutineers as kindling or wiping their bums !

[grumpybear]

Enjoyed this one . Thanks Pete

[Setarius]

Nicely done Pete. It has been interesting to see the different takes on this mission.
It was interesting to see a pair of traitors to the cause and the epilogue was surprising in that both men faded into obscurity rather than ending up as "Heroes" in Hitler's Germany.
Congratulations to the men who survived all thirty seven missions and your perseverance.

[flash]

Onkel has done Pete...

[HotleadColdfeet]

Immensely entertaining to read. Well done, well done indeed!

[Stumptonian]

Many thanks for the compliments.
Always good to see people enjoying the efforts.

[mikeemagnus]

Nice one Pete. like the unusual take on the story. A lot of aircraft in the air - must have been busy for you. Excellent AAR as always Thanks for sharing this and all of the other AARs

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Thank yo Pete for doing the Scenario justice in such a wonderfully oblique manner. I left the whole scenario open so that people could put their own slant on it and you certainly did that.
You may have noticed in Andy and my run through that we had escorts for the Staakenand no chasers from the same side.
For this furball anything goes.
Rob.

[Teaticket]

That was a burner Pete. Germans cooperating with Entente pilots, treachery and mayhem filled the sky. A great ending to the campaign!