Scenario 2: Operation Dynamo - "That inferno on May 23 Was Boulogne"

[Dan-Sam]

Fire in the Skies
Scenario 2: Operation Dynamo - "That inferno on May 23 Was Boulogne"
Český Brod, 13^th April 2020
1:40, 1 player (Allied), 6 planes in total

Date of mission: 23^rd May 1940
Location: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France
Story: F/Lt Duda in Spitfire and experienced P/O Vašátko spotted two pairs of Stukas approaching to evacuation ships near Boulogne-sur-Mer. They immediately started defending actions and interpcepted both pairs. After several minutes both pilots claimed the first victories and then P/O Vašátko continued with shooting down of an unexperienced Germant Stuka pilot obove heads of merchant sailors. Leading Stuka bomber from the second pair bomb the HMS Bedale directly and seriously damaged it. F/Lt Duda tried to catch him, but P/O Vašátko finish this job faster. We recommend P/O Vašátko for a public praise and quotation in order.
Axis Forces (AI): 4× Junkers Ju.87 B-2 Stuka
Allied Forces: 1× Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I, 1× Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, 1× destroyer, 1× merchant ship
Axis victory conditions (AI): destroy both evacuation ships or at least damage them as mich as possible
Allied victory conditions: protect evacuation ships for all costs
Result: 4× Stukas down, 24+30 units evacuated; 1× direct full hit of destroyer for 26 HP (of 50 HP), 1× Hurricane seriously damaged (14/17 HP) + 1× Spitfire damaged (9/18 HP) ⇒ Allies won
Uncertainties: What to do with previous unfinished try? How many HP ships have? How many HP for a full/partial hit? (my solution, Gutland's solution)


Innitial setup: both ships docked on coast, defenders above the city and approaching Stukas.


First changing of bullets with leading machines.


P/O Vašátko: No mercy to enemies...


P/O Vašátko: Attacking on the second Stuka from it's blind spot.


P/O Vašátko: And again!


P/O Vašátko: Until the final shot.


P/O Vašátko: The second enemy also eliminated by deadly shooting.


F/Lt Duda: A serious hit after several cutted edges of the Stuka's wings.


F/Lt Duda: Finishing the enemy just seconds later.


F/Lt Duda: The last remaining Stuka start a dive manuevre. There was a direct hit of the destroyer few moments later.


Hurricane was comming to help Spitfire to finish dirty job, Stuka tried to escape...


...but it was destroyed by P/O Vašátko during his next maneuvre.


German losts, zero chits hidden under other ones.


British side with damaged destroyer HMS Bedale.

F/Lt Josef Duda / RTB / - / 1 (+3 XP)
P/O Alois Vašátko / RTB / - / 3 (+7 XP)

[Marechallannes]

Impressive result, Dan.

Which idiot sent the Stukas in without an escort?

[Dan-Sam]

I heard it was somebody called Hermann...Meyer

I wanted to have a balanced mission and 4× Stuka = 278 points versus 1× Spitfire + 1× Hurricane = 302 points

Hmm, I overrated Stukas a little bit

[Stumptonian]

Well played, Dan.

Hope I can do as well when my time comes.

[gutland]

Well done Sir

Jerries were rookies, their formation was a bit loose. And that Herrman ..

[Teaticket]

Eeek! You sure made those Germans pay for the damage they did to the destroyer. These unescorted Stukas got what they deserved.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

I must have been playing against the best out of that Stuka SQN then.

Well played.