Windy Jack
09-14-2017, 20:41
There were five of us available on Tuesday. We decided on flying two-seaters to give some experience to our newer flyers. We also decided that if shot down we could re-enter in another two-seater. Due to the time it took to fly from the edge to the centre where the action was happening, a pilot who was shot down did not immediately re-enter the fray.
The Central Powers started with a Hannover CL.III, a Halberstadt CL.II, and a Ufag C.I. The Entente had a Bristol F.2B, a DeHavilland DH4, and a Breguet BR.14. This was a little unbalanced in terms of fire power because the Central Powers planes had B guns front and rear. For the Entente the F.2B had a A front gun, and the DH4 a A rear gun.
Here is sample of photographs taken through the game.
1) the opening planes in action
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2) a close encounter, with less damage than might have been because of the jammed guns. (We had a lot of jammed guns in this game. We'll have to vet the ground crew better!!)
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3) The Hannover has already gone down. Now it is the Breguet.
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4) The Hannover pilot returns flying a camouflaged Roland C.II. The DH4 gets up close and personal with the Ufag!
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5) The Halbestadt has gone down, while the DH4 continues close contact. This time with the Roland. In the background is the RAF RE.8 flown by the former Breguet pilot.
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6) A nice day for flying!
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7) The DH4 goes down after taking a hit from the Albatros C.III flown by the Halbestadt pilot.
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At the end of the game only the Ufag and the Bristol F.2B remained of the original planes!
The Central Powers started with a Hannover CL.III, a Halberstadt CL.II, and a Ufag C.I. The Entente had a Bristol F.2B, a DeHavilland DH4, and a Breguet BR.14. This was a little unbalanced in terms of fire power because the Central Powers planes had B guns front and rear. For the Entente the F.2B had a A front gun, and the DH4 a A rear gun.
Here is sample of photographs taken through the game.
1) the opening planes in action
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2) a close encounter, with less damage than might have been because of the jammed guns. (We had a lot of jammed guns in this game. We'll have to vet the ground crew better!!)
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3) The Hannover has already gone down. Now it is the Breguet.
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4) The Hannover pilot returns flying a camouflaged Roland C.II. The DH4 gets up close and personal with the Ufag!
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5) The Halbestadt has gone down, while the DH4 continues close contact. This time with the Roland. In the background is the RAF RE.8 flown by the former Breguet pilot.
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6) A nice day for flying!
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7) The DH4 goes down after taking a hit from the Albatros C.III flown by the Halbestadt pilot.
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At the end of the game only the Ufag and the Bristol F.2B remained of the original planes!