1917. Across the Lines

1917.  Scenario 15  Across the Lines

70 Squadron Briefing from Colonel Raymond:

Please settle down Gentlemen, and take Laudanum if you have any.  Excellent for the nerves, I use it three times a day.  Today's patrol is once again over last years battlefield at the Somme.   Jasta 3 at Vraignies are fast becoming a menace.  Their Fokker Triplanes have been causing havoc among our artillery observation aircraft.   Its up to the Camel squadrons to sort this out and we best be about it.  

The aerodrome at Vraignies is protected by heavy "Archie," but we

will not let that prevent us seeking them out... and by "us" I of course mean you.  

Go over there and show them the power of a rotary turn.

That monstrous rascal Klaus Buttnauzegger remains Commander of Jasta 3.  He flies a red triplane, in honour of his hero the Baron Schumacher.  If you see him shoot the cheeky beggar down. 

Good Hunting Gentlemen.

"A" Flight 70 Sqd. France F1 Sopwith Camels

Flight Leader Lt  "Berte" B. U. Farthingdale (Veteran)
2nd Lt "Parsnips" Ponsonby (Reg)
2nd Lt "Fast" Edwards-Hope (Reg)
2nd Lt "Dodgy" Davidson (Sprog)
2nd Lt "Greasy" Witherspoon (Sprog)

B Flight, F1 Sopwith Camels
Flight Leader  Lt "Squiffy" Simpson  (Veteran)
2nd Lt "Cosh" Carlisle (Reg)
2nd Lt "Doctor" Mainwaring
2nd Lt "Daisy" Dawson-Tate

Jasta 3 
Flying DR1 Fokker Triplanes  Major  Klaus Buttnauzegger (Red) (Ace), Leutnant Jurgen Fucknutz (Black) (Jr Ace), 4 regular pilots and 2 sprogs.  

	Sopwith Camel	Fokker Dr I
Speed	7	6
Manoeuvrability	6#	6#
Ceiling	11	11
Rate of Climb	3	3
Robustness	2	2
Size	1	1
Front	4	4
Rear	0	0
Left	0	0
Right	0	0
Notes	#The Camel can snap turn to the right	#The Dr1 can snap turn to the right

Two planes that are really well matched, with a slight speed edge for the camel!







The Game:

The blinds go down, and the Hun are lying in wait.

The two flights of Camels are spotted

The Germans go in but it's first blood to "Parsnips" Ponsonby

The Hun gang up on fast Eddie and down he goes.

The Yankee German kills Greasy Witherspoon, whose plane explodes 

But Squiffy is on hand to even things up

Bertie takes his shot at Gunther but misses

And Squiffy gets the Blue Hun too

Gunther shoots up "Daisy" Dawson-Tate, cutting a fuel line.  Daisy goes down behind the Lines

Bertie does a better job at getting the white Hun.  His shots kill the pilot.

The Yankee comes in, shoots over Cosh's plane to hit "Doc" Mainwaring, damaging his engine.

The fight is thinning out as planes escape off table.  A lone Hun has two critical hits from "Parsnips," his fuel line is cut and his engine dies, but he is over the sausage side as he glides down.

70 Squadron RFC survivors.

But the Hun also lost half their planes.  A Win for the RFC for once!

The Roll of Honour
2nd Lt. Parsnips Ponsonby 2 Huns   Awarded the Military Medal tally 2 Huns
Lt. Squiffy Simpson 2 Huns    Awarded the DSO.  Tally 9 Huns
Lt. Bertie Farthingdale 1 Hun       Promoted Captain.  Tally 7 Huns

In Memory of
Fast Eddie, not fast enough
Greasy Witherspoon exploded with his Camel
Daisy, and his ruptured fuel line, POW
Doc Witherspoon, at level seven with no engine