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    Remy St. Martin gathered the escadrille in the briefing room. A courier had just delivered an important mission to be flown immediately but it would wait a minute.

    Remy, standing in front of the young French pilots, calmly spoke, “Captain Jerome will be away for some time. While he is away, he has handed down command to me.”

    The silence was broken with muffled comments between many of those attending. A laugh, a thanks to God, an its about time, some sighs of relief.

    Remy loudly cleared his throat to regain their attention. “Captain Jerome will return and expect that you have done the escadrille proud in his absence”.
    “In the meantime, we have a war to fight! Sit tight for a minute while I read the dispatch.

    Remy quickly opened the dispatch. He read the mission wheres and whys to the escadrille. He looked it over closely and compared it to his list of postings for the morning’s flight schedule. “Good, no conflicts that can’t be solved”, he thought.
    He wouldn’t have to make any changes to the roster of the day’s missions he had earlier tacked to the board.

    “Scout crews, your assignments are posted on the board, except for Claude, please stay with me. Tandem crews, today HQ honors you with this request,” he said with a smirk.
    Remy went into the details of the of the mission with those involved. A section of the line had been mined. The detonations left several large craters and the control of the lines was a mess. Positions of friend and foe were not known so photos of the current situation were desperately needed by HQ.

    “Claude, you did yourself proud in rescuing the scientist off of that sand bar. I know you are a chasse pilot at heart but today we are short of a tandem flyer. If you prefer not to fly this mission I should be able to do it so you can fly your Bebe”.

    “Ah Remy, I would be honored to take part in this mission. Flying the Caudron will be like riding the Swan Boat at Versailles compared to the Bebe in a dogfight”.
    Remy laughed, “Don’t worry Claude, we’ll get you back in your beloved Bebe tomorrow”.

    It was a clear and calm sky when the trio of two-seaters lifted off the ground. Claude sat behind his observer Louis Faure in the Caudron nacel. To their right were Jacques Rosseau piloting with Hevré Soucy manning the gun in a black nosed Morane-Saulnier P. To their right in a similar yellow nosed MS, Leo Monet piloted with Oscar Tasse observing.
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    In the newer, sturdier Albatros C.III Hans Steinhäuser felt he deserved the upgrade from the older Rumpler C.Is that Reinhold Schäfer(grey/blue) and Rudolf Muszler(cdl) would be piloting. Their respective observers, Gottfried Esswein, Kaspar Glochner and Dieter Rosenfeldt cared less about which plane they were in.
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    Claude could see three dots on the horizon slowly growing, EA approaching. He signaled Jacques and the changed positions so the two escorts would be between Claude and the incoming Hun.
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    The Hun seemed to be on the same program.
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    Reinhold signaled to Rudolf, he would go for the larger French craft while Rudolf should escort Hans.
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    Leo, not looking back took straight towards the German pair. Jacques turned and followed Leo not thinking about the Rumpler heading towards Claude.
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    As Hans lowers his plane to the best altitude for photographs the crater below erupts with gunfire. Several machine gun rounds strike the engine and cause it to sputter. Hans now curses the Albatross for it’s frailty.
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    Leo, turns towards the Hun escort and puts a few well aimed rounds into the German. As they pass the Hun catches Jacques flying towards the Albatros and damages his engine.
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    Jacques, ignoring the incoming rounds stays the course on the Albatros and pulls his trigger. The Albatros bursts in flames.
    Adding insult to injury, groundfire puts a few more holes into the canvas.
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    As Claude drops down to take a photograph the grey Rumpler drops down with him and shoots into his flank. Groundfire also comes up to greet him.
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    As the Rumpler flies past Claude readied to take his photograph. Groundfire continues to spray upwards and catch both planes. Several large holes appear in the starboard wing of the Caudron but the Rumpler catches the brunt of the fire and spins out of control.
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    Directly over the grater the camera makes a click that no one can hear. The machine guns on the ground have a difficult time firing straight up and miss the Caudron this time.
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    Jacques is slow in turning to follow the Albatross. To his dismay both the Albatros and Rumpler rear gunners shoot at him. He weaves and dodges about and luckily no rounds find the Morane.
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    Jacques gunner Hevré fires into a swirl of smoke and clips the unseen observer.
    Oscar uses his sharp eye and sets the smoking Rumpler on fire.
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    The fire is not kind to the Albatros.
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    Jacque’s sputtering engine prevents him from getting his guns to bear but the Albatros gunner lets him know he is seen. Several new holes festoon the Morane.
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    Gottfried keeps firing and doesn’t notice his rounds falling short while Hans guides the burning Albatros towards another target.
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    Claude climbs out of range above the crater. He looks around and spots another crater, his next target. He turns the smooth slow Caudron to the left to line up another photo run.
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    The fires kick up and eat away large swathes of canvas.
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    Rudolf knows the fire is too dangerous and must head home…if he can make it.
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    Hans also has a deadly fire burning. One last photo on the way home…if God allows.
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    Leo has to make a decision. One burning German is heading towards Claude, another towards him. He decides to help Claude and turns left after the cdl Hun.
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    Jacques nurses his badly sputtering engine home to his observer, Hevré’s relief.
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    As Hans lowers for a photo the troops below notice. They send up a wall of lead and take down the Albatros.
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    Claude has to forget about his photo run as a Hun approaches.
    “What the hell is he doing”? Claude shouts to Louis.
    He turns so Louis can get off a shot.
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    Whether or not Louis’ shot hit home, the Rumpler starts to spin towards the ground.
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    Claude watched the Hun fall a little too long. Looking up his eyes nearly pop out of his head as Leo is right in front of him.
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    By luck they pass by each other without an incident.
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    Leo turns to escort Claude to the next target. As Claude drops for the photo the muddy boys below give him a welcome.
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    The boys on the ground set up a few more machine guns. As the Caudron slows over the crater Claude reaches for the camera.
    The boys on the ground watch the stream of tracers arching skywards. The French airplane seems to stop and hang in the air. A big cheer went up with it all “Ending with a BANG’!
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    Leo and Oscar don’t want to believe their eyes. The Caudron’s upper wings detach from the rest of the plane along with the port engine. It flops and flutters like a leave until it hits the ground 100 yards from the crater.
    Louis is badly stunned by the impact. By the time the Hun troopers reach the crash site Louis has pulled the limp body of Claude from the wreckage.
    Louis is sent to the hospital alone.



    Butcher’s Bill

    Kaiser’s Eagles

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    Ltn. Reinhold Schäfer EXP 0 Kills
    C 9 -3(exp) = 6 injured, 3 = miss 2 missions

    Ltn. Kaspar Glochner EXP 0 Kills
    C 5 -3(exp) = 2 KIA

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    ObLtn. Hans Steinhäuser SD (FLM) ET 0 Kills
    C 9 -2(flm) = 7 injured, 5 miss 2 missions
    E -1(flm) -1(wic) -1(bel) = 4 captured but escapes, 6 = miss 3 missions
    Ltn. Gottfried Esswein SD (FLM) ET 0 Kills
    C 12 -2(flm) = 10 ok
    E 8 -1(flm) -1(bel) = 6 in hiding, 3 = miss 1 mission

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    Ltn. Rudolf Mulzer FLM 0 Kills
    C 10 -2(flm) = 8 injured, 3 = miss 1 mission

    Ltn. Dieter Rosenfeldt FLM WIA 0 Kills
    C 10 -2(flm) = 8 injured, 3 = miss 1 mission

    Bouledogues de la Republique

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    S/Lt. Claude Lefevre EXP ET 0 Kills
    C 2 -3(exp) = -1 KIA

    Cpl Louis Faure EXP ET 0 Kills
    C 6 -3(exp) = 3 injured, 3 = miss 3 missions
    E 56 -1(exp) -1(bel) -1(wic) = 2, Captured

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    S/Lt. Jacques Rosseau FRTB 0 Kills
    Cpl. Hevré Soucy FRTB 0 Kills

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    A 'bang' indeed, Peter. Rep gun is jammed but will come back when it's clear.

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    I played this as Mike explained with most of the flying at level 4, only down to 3 when photos were taken. Still the boys on the ground didn't miss much when given a chance!

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    Well done, Peter.
    REP on the way to you.

    Great photos as usual, and I always like to see your unique aircraft.


    Too bad about S/Lt. Claude Lefevre and Cp.l Louis Faure
    KIA in the last mission is a tough one to take.


    Faure has survived but will spend the next campaign incarcerated.

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    Bang on Peter ! Another superb AAR; lovely models and lots of action - Just how I like it... Woof !

    Oncle says:


    Mon-dieu Pierre ! Mutual assured destruction. A brave effort by all parties - we edge a win by surviving, that is the best I can say.
    S/Lt Jacques Rosseau has been awarded the Croix de Guerre étoile de argent for his services to the Republic.
    Cpl Hervé Soucy has been awarded the Croix de Guerre étoile de argent for his services to the Republic.
    Lt Leo Monet has been awarded the Croix de Guerre étoile de argent for his services to the Republic.
    Cpl Oscar Tasse has been awarded the Croix de Guerre étoile de argent for his services to the Republic.

    There has been some catching up to do also:
    Lt Etienne Martin has been awarded the Croix de Guerre étoile de argent; étoile de vermeil;avec palme de bronze for his services to the Republic.
    Colbert & Lambert are POW but will receive medals also

    Ltn Rudlof Mulzer has been awarded the iron cross 1st class for his services to the Kaiser
    Ltn Kaspar Glochner has been posthumously awarded the iron cross 2nd class for his services to the Kaiser


    I am preparing your roster in reverse for the next campaign Peter...
    Last edited by flash; 02-03-2020 at 23:49. Reason: Medal Update

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Ye Gods! It was a wonder than any aircraft were left in the air!
    Talk about ending with a "Bang" there were enough Booms to make that true.
    I guess that ended in a Draw as nobody got photos although your Doggies shot more Hun planes to the ground.

    Have some rep for a great action filled AAR & I loved those rigged Moranes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gully_raker View Post
    Ye Gods! It was a wonder than any aircraft were left in the air!
    Talk about ending with a "Bang" there were enough Booms to make that true.
    I guess that ended in a Draw as nobody got photos although your Doggies shot more Hun planes to the ground.

    Have some rep for a great action filled AAR & I loved those rigged Moranes.
    Thanks for the REP Baz. Sadly my French pilots had no luck shooting anyone down. All planes shot down were done so by ground fire! One might have tried to make a claim being the last to shoot at a burning plane before it went down but he is now a POW.(he actually missed his target that had only 1 point left)

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    Well, Peter, the ground fire really did go badly for you, as well as the fire from aircraft. Just about every bad card that could come up did so. That was very tough! Real shame about S/Lt. Claude Lefevre RIP and also the loss of Ltn. Kaspar Glochner is sad for the enemy. Very sorry for both
    Your AAR is great, as always and the aircraft are beautiful. REP gun still jammed I'm afraid, as I haven't been around much for a bit, but I shall return, eventually. It is thouroughly deserved.
    Chau for now,
    Mike

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    Another great report Peter but what a booming disaster for everyone, and just when you must have been feeling things were going your way to loose the Caudron like that must have been gut wrenching.

    Just one question, didn't Oscar set the smoking CDL plane on fire and didnt that cause it to fall from the sky, so doesn't he get a kill?

    Having just given you Rep for mission 11 I doubt this will work but I'll try anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vagabond View Post
    Another great report Peter but what a booming disaster for everyone, and just when you must have been feeling things were going your way to loose the Caudron like that must have been gut wrenching.

    Just one question, didn't Oscar set the smoking CDL plane on fire and didnt that cause it to fall from the sky, so doesn't he get a kill?

    Having just given you Rep for mission 11 I doubt this will work but I'll try anyway.
    Thanks John. Yeah, I thought I had a good chance of pulling this one off when all the Germans were downed but it was not meant to be.

    Not sure if Oscar can get the credit as Louis also shot at the Hun after the fire started. I didn't give either credit as I couldn't figure for sure who would get the claim. Dave?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    ...Not sure if Oscar can get the credit as Louis also shot at the Hun after the fire started. I didn't give either credit as I couldn't figure for sure who would get the claim. Dave?
    I wasn't sure from the pics - usually it goes to whoever last put a damaging shot into it.
    If Louis' shot was a 0 & the fire got him it must belong to Oscar.

    "He is wise who watches"

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    That's what I thought, do I get a gold star for spotting it? ok maybe not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    I wasn't sure from the pics - usually it goes to whoever last put a damaging shot into it.
    If Louis' shot was a 0 & the fire got him it must belong to Oscar.
    It's still not totally clear as another observer also damaged the plane (wounding the Hun observer) in the same firing phase. I do roll dice for firing sequence and Oscar was the last to shoot. I guess Oscar gets the Kill as no other damaging shots on that plane were taken. A small glimmer of glory for the French for a deadly day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    It's still not totally clear as another observer also damaged the plane (wounding the Hun observer) in the same firing phase. I do roll dice for firing sequence and Oscar was the last to shoot. I guess Oscar gets the Kill as no other damaging shots on that plane were taken. A small glimmer of glory for the French for a deadly day.
    I concur with that, the fire did the damage so Oscar gets the credit & a gong ! See above, I have also found some others deserving of gongs.
    Last edited by flash; 02-03-2020 at 23:50.

    "He is wise who watches"



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