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    Default Origins 2019 - Flying Tigers Over Burma

    My second event of the Con (and second event overall) was "Flying Tigers Over Burma", run by Peter Landry. I always enjoy playing his battles because he always has an interesting twist in his games, has exquisite models of planes not in the official game - or both.

    In this game, I'm on the Allied side. We're flying P-40's against Betty bombers and (I believe) Nates. If I recall, when a Nate got shot down, we came back flying an A6M Zero.

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    Setting up.

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    To the attack. I'm in the 2nd P-40 from the left, toward the bottom right. My plan is to try to go down the side and come around behind the bombers. I suspect the Nates will have some objections to that idea though.

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    Closer view. I'm on the right.

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    Still closing. Next card there should be some shooting.

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    Coming to the merge. I'm concerned about the Nate off to my right at about 1 o'clock, but not much I can do about it since my next card is a straight. If it looks like he's going to get behind me I can always plot an Immelmann.

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    And I end up in a perfect spot. The one I was concerned about turned back to the left, while the one we were closing with played an Immelmann. I end up right on his tail at short range.

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    Still on his tail. No overt evidence of my firing doing serious damage.

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    I end up overlapping the Nate I've been firing at as well as the bomber. I can't shoot them, but the can't get me either. I have to settle for a long range shot at the bomber behind this one.

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    I perform an Immelmann, and am able to come up behind the bombers.

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    I was fortunate here. The Nate made a turn while I had to go straight after the Immelmann. I shouldn't have to worry about him for a a card or two.

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    The P-40 next to me ends up in good firing position. Meanwhile, I continue on.



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    I missed a card play here, but I end up on the tail of one of the bomber.

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    The Japanese pilots across the table, plotting their next move.

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    I score a kill on a bomber (that I have to share with the plane to my left), but I also go down.

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    Coming back on the map.

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    I didn't plan my re-entry onto the map well. I overlap the near bomber. I have a shot at the next one, but after that I won't be able to turn quickly enough to get another shot. These two are going to make it off the map.

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    No choice. I turn to the left to take on the next bomber in line.

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    A longer view.

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    The next card I overlap the bomber, so no shot at him. I do have a long shot at the Nate behind him - and score the kill!

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    Another view.

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    I go past the bomber, and one of the P-40s behind me takes it down.

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    Longer view.

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    I went straight last card, so I have an Immelmann coming up...

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    ...and that worked out well. Short range shot, with no obvious damage.

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    I end up nose to nose with a Nate and knock him down. Unfortunately, he also gets me with his parting shot.

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    I end up as the high scorer with the scoring system used by Peter. Due to previous awards from one of his earlier games, I also get a DFC. I also took the most damage, so I also win one of his infamous "Bullseye" awards.
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    Great AAR & pictures, Bob.
    Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!



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