Turn 6 on the way!
lol
Does your callsign derive from the visual effect just before your crate explodes?
Nah, it's what you see before you hear the bangs !
"He is wise who watches"
Over the Briny Turn 6
Flash turns hard right, A line with a grappling hook fall below the UFAG as Gangleader147 wonders what the hell is going on.
Planes are heading in all direction but no one is close enough to find a target in range.
The hooked line swings over the fishing boat, what kind of fish is Flash angling for?
Malachi Immelmanns so he can see what is going on back at the lovely lil boat.
Karo7 is so high up he can’t see much.
I can hear whistling. Camelbeagle, Baz, Zenlizard and Sauerkraut stare each other down as if they are in a Mexican Standoff. Who is the 'Good', the 'Bad' and the 'Ugly'? And a 4th, 'More Ugly'?
Karo7 finally drops closer to the rest of the party.
Malachi speeds towards Flash and the fishing boat.
Gangleader147 tries to distract Flash but ignores him and hooks a big one. No one is close enough to make out what he has caught. Is it a bucket of fish?
The Mexican Hat Dance tightens.
Turn 6 final positions.
Turn 6 had no shots taken. I doubt turn 7 will have that distinction.
Turn 7 in - not been too exciting for me .....
A green star cluster soars from the back of the UFAG - Blind Hans is disappointed that Macchi passing overhead is too high for a burst.. Turn 7 in
"He is wise who watches"
Turn 7 moves inbound Let's hope for some action this turn!
turn 7 in
Looks like we were right about them spies. But he still has to get the message bag home.
Turn 7 in
They are just wine smugglers!
I'm not worried until you're in range and telling me 'you got a purty mouth boy'...
(I'd rag on Dan too but as my wife & kids have lineage through Ohio I can't do that !)
"He is wise who watches"
Over the Briny Turn 7
The first and second to splash into the Briny.
The Mexican Hat Dance doesn’t end on friendly terms as it turns into a brawl. We’ll never know who started it. Zenlizard gets in the first shot into Baz’s tail.
Camelbeagle look on from above with bad intent.
Flash banks right while Blind Hans frantically hauls in the line with a bucket flailing madly at the end.
Maslachi turns right with an eye on Blind Hans working away in the tail end of the tandem.
Karo7 turns away from these two, leaving them far below.
Flash keeps banking, close to the edge of the world.
Malachi stalls, still watching Blind Hans struggling with the bucket on the end of the line.
Gangleader147 dives down to where the action is to his left.
Baz Immelmanns into the face of Zenlizard and a diving camelbeagle.
Sauerkraut Immelmanns on zenlizard’s tail.
Lots of close range shooting!
Zenlizard and camelbeagle have +1 shots for continuous fire and diving fire.
Baz shoots on the diving camelbeagle.
Sauerkraut fires into zenlizard’s tail setting him on fire.
The Kaiser is sad to inform your family of your gallant demise.
Baz cannot take the punishment, 12 points of damage this turn! He holds tight as his Phoenix spins down into the Adriatic.
Camelbeagle and gangleader147 bank left as zenlizard tried vainly to climb away from Sauerkraut.
Sauerkraut puts zenlizard out of his misery with a round to the back of his head. At least he won’t burn to death as the fire is put out.
The King of Italy is sad to inform your family of your demise while bravely defending your country.
Flash continues to bank right. Blind Hans almost had the bucket in his bony hands.
Malachi Immelmanns right over Flash, looking down as Blind Hans looks straight up back at him.
Turn 7 final positions.
Kills scored by Camelbeagle and Sauerkraut.
Last edited by Teaticket; 03-16-2021 at 13:07.
Good luck to all left, a bit difficult to stay alive but entertained 2-3 of our Italian friends. What a way to treat a visitor to your country at the beginning of the mission!
Turn 8 in - not that I’m used to this far into a sortie!
Unlucky Baz, definitely went down fighting.
Hope the water's not too cold! If you're lucky the trawler will pick you up and you'll be back at the aerodrome in no time.
Blind Hans has almost captured the satchel...errr...bucket of fish. Now it's up to Flash to get it home in time for dinner off his edge of the board. The race is on!
Nah, I blame the spies. 'Cause y'know spies are also saboteurs. All the time.Originally Posted by Teaticket
Turn 8 submitted. Good flying, fellas
Hans, it's tough flying in this position but I'm dropping a present to ya.
turn 8 turned in!
Ooo-ee-ah-ouch !
Unlucky Baz, that was a one turn shellacking you got there but bravely in and hopefully you got some stinging blows in yourself, you also did your bit keeping the wolves off so thanks and well done for that from Blind Hans !
Well done Andy for saving Sam from the inferno, it's what he would've wanted...
And way to go Dan, snatched a victory from under Sam's nose..!
Hans regards his hands as delicate...... Blind Hans almost had the bucket in his bony hands.
And, as his hands are full, sticks his tongue out at him.Malachi Immelmanns right over Flash, looking down as Blind Hans looks straight up back at him.
Turn 8 incoming...
Last edited by flash; 03-13-2021 at 03:09.
"He is wise who watches"
I am surprised by just how maneuverable those seaplanes are!
Nippy beggars ain't they ! Good as an Aviatik D.I which looks more like a standard fighter.
"He is wise who watches"
It's no Hanriot HD-2 but it'll do
"He is wise who watches"
Yes, that's strange. Can the uplift of a bigger wing area compensate the higher weight, in terms of speed? And can the Macchi's fuselage without the undercarriage and the pusher design give an advantage? Although the Albatros looks perfectly streamlined, the Oeffag types without the spinner had a better performance.
Over the Briny Turn 8
Down to 5.
As Blind Hans tucks the satchel into his cockpit Flash noses up a bit. Malachi swoops past after his Split-S and Flash sends a stream of lead his way.
Karo7 turns, hoping to be able to help his freund below.
Sauerkraut stalls as the pair of Macchis turn in unison. Gangleader147 and Sauerkraut exchange rounds.
Malachi turns over the side slipping Flash while Karo7 dives down into range. Malachi takes heat from above and below! With the satchel safely stowed Blind Hans takes to his trusty machine gun again.
Sauerkraut Split-S’s mere feet under Gangleader147. He does catch a glimpse of camelbeagle and lets loose.
Gangleader147 and camelbeagle keep turning while Sauerkraut straightens out after his Split-S.
Sauerkraut somehow keeps camelbeagle in his sights and pushes the firing tab on his one functioning Schwarzlose.
Camelbeagle instantly realizes why his Macchi is dropping like a brick. There is very little left to think he is flying an airplane. This Macchi won’t float for long. Maybe the fishing boat has room for one more?
Malachi wisely dives out of Karo7’s range and just underneath the surprised Flash. Blind Hans looks around frantically but cannot see the white flying boat anywhere.
Final turn 8 positions.
Note, Malachi is the card underneath Flash.
Last edited by Teaticket; 03-13-2021 at 17:31.
Mama Mia is that a collision?
edit: i see, probably not because Flash has a climb counter.
You better cool it Andy. Your guns are overheating for shooting 5 phases in a row! Didn't your armorers warn you what could happen?
Hans, do you tarantella?
It awfully hard to keep swiss cheese flying! Good game! Thanks Peter! Now to get some popcorn and watch the rest!
turn 9 submitted.
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