CAP intercepts 2 IJN Scouts

[THECCRICH]

Two IJN scouts locate a section of US Navy FM2s returning from CAP.

8. Jenk…Stay tight...Drop to 9k we'll pick em up... Roger Will Co Nolt...


12. TkTkTkTk… Nolt…Taking heat...rolling to engage...


13. Jenkins fires at the lead Zero...PT PT PT PT PT PT…


15. The IJN pilot’s right arm is wounded by canopy fragments…


16. Nolt joins the salvo...PT PT PT PT… Drop you spotted BitPT PT PT PT…


18. Nolt's engine feels like it’s going to shake apart….


19. The IJN pilot goes black and begins to yaw over…


20. Inverted and… BOOOOM…. Fireworks….


22. Floating debris trail…


23. Nolt's ship is in bad shape...


24. Jenk climbs and rolls over, I've got to get into this fight...


25. That Zero is chasing a kill on Nolt...Not today.... PT PT PT PT PT...


27. The Zero pilot feels his flight controls getting sluggish…


28. Nolt dives to the deck to pick up speed and distance between him and that Zero…


29. Jenkins furiously pulls into Nolt's pursuer…


31. He empties his quad 50s into the violently spinning Zero…


33. Nolt…You up... Jenk... I’m up for now...


34. 40 miles to group…150 lb fuel, and I’m shaking bad…


39. Jenk runs the numbers…I think you got it Hank…


40. Jenk let those engine snipes know that my RPMs were spiking and dropping cyclically at the 43hg manifold pressure mark...


41. Nolt...put that in your de-brief... I see the Hoal in the distance…


42. Hoal… Jenk did they ever fit her with a flight deck...


43. cause I’m only lookin at a 30lb puddle of fuel…


45. I only have enough to clear Hoal...


47. Nolt come on... Hang in there, the Saint Lo is only a mile out...


48. Renault looks at his gauge…


49. That's it Jenk… I have 100 feet per minute descent and dead props... I'm going in...


51. 400…


52. 200…


53. nose up...


54. keep it up...


55. SPLOOSH...


56. Nolt… You Up… Lt. Renault… You up…


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59.


60. Denton tells Jenkins... Lets go get some coffee Lieutenant...


Regrettably, Commander Thomas of the USS Hoel (DD-533), personally informed Commander Denton that Hoel's crew had observed the smoking FM-2 stall, knife-in the right wing, and although preparations were initiated to launch a rescue, after 10 minutes the pilot did not returned to the surface.

Taffy 3 is still vulnerable while in the process resupplying, and group is concerned the IJN Zero's were part of a larger Japanese initiative pending minutes.

The End

[Baxter]

Great AAR. I liked the aircraft damage management cards and the aircrew figures too. Are they in our files?

[Teaticket]

Nice AAR Chris. This make me really want to reboot my Pacific campaign....sadly not in the near future.

[THECCRICH]

the aircrew figures too. Are they in our files

I don't have the aircrews in the file section yet, but will get them uploaded, everything else should be in WWII File section.


Thank you guys for looking at the AAR I was up late last night LOL...

Chris

[Stumptonian]

Excellent AAR. Feels like I found a great movie on late night TV.
Love the dials - very effective.

[OldGuy59]

Excellent AAR. Feels like I found a great movie on late night TV.
Love the dials - very effective.

^^^^^ What he said.

[Future Pilot]

Great job! Great story line!

[zenlizard]

Excellent job on supplementing the story with the gauge shots. Rep-worthy!

[THECCRICH]

If I may, I just wanted to link up some of the back ground storries leading up to the AAR... Also, thank you for calling the AAR a late night movie... That made my night...



https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...lenge-(Part-2)

https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...gn-s-Challenge

https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...landing-drills

https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...st-a-Colleague

https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...o-run-Scenario

[Flying Officer Kyte]

A very enjoyable story line Chris. You have added yet another dimension to our AARs with the control instrumentation.
Good show all round old boy. sorry your buddy went in, but you never know.The Hoal may have picked him up.
Rob.

[THECCRICH]

A very enjoyable story line Chris. You have added yet another dimension to our AARs with the control instrumentation.
Good show all round old boy. sorry your buddy went in, but you never know.The Hoal may have picked him up.
Rob.

Thank you Rob and everyone for reading the After Action Report,

I waited a couple of days to find out the status of Lt. Hank Renault (Game Mechanics) because I was really hoping Lt Hank Renault would live to appear in future AARs;but, Scenario mechanics ruled out.

I really appreciate having the Aerodrome to share in this game/hobby with...

[OldGuy59]

Excellent job on supplementing the story with the gauge shots. Rep-worthy!

WGS Flies - WWII Altimeter and Fuel Gauge

Or, even better ones:
WGS Flies - Modified Climb Rate, Altitude, and Fuel Gauge

Note: The Modified gauges are not in the Game Aides section, so I missed them the first time through.

[THECCRICH]

Note: The Modified gauges are not in the Game Aides section, so I missed them the first time through.

Good catch sir,

When I first started uploading, I was not aware of the subcategories so I just littered the WWII files section. I wonder if there is a way to re-catagorize the files now without having to re-upload them.

I modified someone else's gauge file; but I really have to hand it to the original designer of those gauges because they look great.

All I did was add sub-windows so that I could use my fuel burn rates and actual altitudes (for use when arguing collisions).

Oh, and if you are looking for a way to determine a pilot's wound status, I use these from my old G.I. Joe game days (my brothers and I came up with them):





In the case of Lt. Hank Renault, I rolled the 2 die to determine how he fared. His severity roll was a 5 (the proximity die was not rolled) indicating that he had suffered lethal trauma to his heart/chest.

I was reluctant to share these rules because they tend to introduce a graphic element to the game, and may border on being appropriate or not.

All in the name of driving the story.


Thank you Mike,
Chris