Mutts Camp 0600
Lt. Richard Forbes: Gentlemen, as you know we have been moved here at the request of our French allies. In the coming days we will be providing assistance for a potential offensive. In the meantime we are to provide scouting information and locate pockets of troops.
Today we have a report of pontoon bridges in several locations along the Marne River. The Germans expect to use these to send troops and supplies forward. Our job is to neutralize them.
The chances are also good of an Observation Balloon in the area and if so you can expect fighter cover.
Here are the assignments. I will take 2Lt. Hamlett and 2Lt. Livingston. We will patrol North of Champagne. Lt. Kilpatrick you take 2Lt. Winklebleck and 2Lt. Reeves and patrol south of Champagne.
2Lt. Farr you have the job of protecting the camp.
We will each carry 1 bomb and 1 belt of incendiary ammo. Gentlemen I cannot stress how important it is to knock out those bridges. Hit a bridge then go after the balloon if it is there.
Good Luck and good hunting. We will leave as soon as each group is ready.
The set up.
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The race is on to see who gets to the bridges first.
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Lt. Kilpatrick: 2Lt. Hamlett, your first to return, how did the mission go?
2Lt. Hamlett: We had knocked out 2 of the pontoons when I was forced to retire. How did your mission go?
Lt. Kilpatrick: We did not see any usable bridges, so we dropped our bombs on some woods where we saw some Huns.
2Lt. Hamlett: Here comes Lt. Forbes and 2Lt. Livingston, maybe they have good news.
It. Forbes: Gentlemen, join me at the mess hall and we will tell our stories.
Col. Wringer bring your writing pad and take notes for the official report.
I took the lead going toward the bridges. To my right were 2 Fokker DVII diving on us and ahead was the gas bag, with an Albatross DIII circling proactively.
I concentrated on the bridge and let my bomb go as bullets punched a hole in the fabric of my plane. (1).
Bomb (Rolled a 5) on target Dot Covered bridge destroyed
2Lt. Hamlett: I got hit as well disturbing me and I overshot my target. (1)
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2Lt. Livingston: I overshot mine as well so I turned right to try for the one Rodger missed.
It. Forbes: The AA came close as I heard a BOOM and a rip. (1)
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2Lt. Livingston: As I turned right one of the Fokkers flew right in front of me so I stitched the bottom of it hitting something vital causing it to Explode.
Vzfwbl Albrecht (EXP)
KILL--2Lt. Livingston (see note in Butcher's Bill)
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2Lt. Livingston: I got in a shoot out with the two remaining Hun which allowed Lt. Forbes and 2Lt. Hamlett scurry away.
2Lt. Livingston (1) (2GJ) (+1,+1)
Ltn. Creutzmann (3)
Altitude difference.
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Lt. Forbes: I flew under the balloon so Archie didn't try to hit me.
2Lt. Hamlett: And we were too close to their planes for them to try us.
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