Catch the Pigeon, with a Beaufighter

Scenario 4:  Intercepting the Vulture Staffel or... 

"Catch the Picceones."

Major Von Dastardly has flown his Vulture Stuka Staffell From Sicily to Tunis.  Meanwhile the Picceone Armoured Battle Group "the Desert Pigeons," have landed and are preparing for the drive to Tobruk and the front.  Dastardly also means to get to the front lines and wreak havoc.

All that stands in Dastardly and the Pigeons way are the Beaufighters of Victor Valiant's 252, armed with bombs for this mission.  

For the second time my campaign rolls had two Beaufighters turn back to Malta.  I avoided the flak over Tunis but couldn't find the tanks.  Eventually I ran into the Stukas...  The Beaufighters drop their bombs to gain performance and attack.

The Beaufighters speed makes this relatively easy.  Klunk and Zilly are caught and the rear gunners performance leaves some questions as to Vulture Squadron's training...

Muttley escapes the debacle as the two Beaufighters down three Stukas.   Still proud of those scratch built Stukas!

With no sign of the Italian tanks its only a partially successful mission.
The General will not be pleased...