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Battle of Britain, 1940 - Meeting in the clouds
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  • Battle of Britain, 1940 - Meeting in the clouds

    14/11/2010
     

    Here is the british side with a flight of 6 Spitfires under command of Squadron Leader Miller with Flight Lieutenant Dever, Flying officer Kameron, Pilot Officers Craig and Almond and Flight Sergeant Gavin.

    Here is the german side with a flight of 6 Bf109-E under command of Major Adler with Hauptmann Becker, OberLeutnant Schmitt and Leutnants Dietrich, Erbach and Fisher.

    Turn 1

    The Bf109-E spread out in pair, Major Adler (1) with Lt Fisher(6), Hauptmann Becker (2) with Leutnant Erbach(5) and Oberleutant Schmitt (3) with Leutnant Dietrich (4)

    while the Spitfires part in two groups, Sqn Ldr Miller with Plt Off Craig and Flt Sgt Gavin on the right and Flt Lt Dever, Fg Off Kameron and Plt Off Almond on the left side.

    Turn 2

    The spitfires move under the protection of the clouds

    while the germans manoeuver to attack.

    Turn 3

    The spitfires get out of the clouds to meet the Bf109-E but they are unable to open fire.

    Kameron is able to made a wide turn in order to open fire at the Fisher’s Bf109-E but he misses it.

    Major Adler (1) and Lt Fisher(6) open fire at Gavin’s spitfire and the plane takes serious damage in the engine with an oil leak.

    Turn 4

    Miller and Craig turn left while Gavin is desesperatly seeking to escape the two german planes on his tail.

    While Oberleutant Schmitt (3) with Leutnant Dietrich (4) completly mess up their immelmann trying to pursue Kameron’s Spitfire, Flt Lt Dever and Plt Off Almond manage to be in position to fire at the two Bf109s.

    Becker’s Bf109 is damaged and Erbach’s one more seriously by the british fires.

    Turn 5

    Joined by Kameron’s Spitfire, Flt Lt Dever and Plt OffAlmond are going to pursue the two BF109-E

    Major Adler (1) hunts down the two spitfires while Lt Fisher(6) opens fire again at Gavin’s spitfire. The plane explodes, Gavin had no chance to bail out.

    Turn 6

    Sqn Ldr Miller and Plt off Craig seek protection in the clouds while the german pilots gathered. The two wounded Bf109 of Becker and Erbach try to escape.

    Plt Off Almond and Fg Off Kameron open fire at Leutnant Dietrich’s lone Bf109-E and critically damage it. Dietrich manages to bail out. Flt Lt Dever is pursuing the two damaged german planes.

    Turn 7

    Sqn Ldr Miller and Plt off Craig manage to make a barrel roll to escape the Bf109-E

    Flt Lt Dever is closing the gap with the two Bf109.

    He opens fire and critically damages Hauptmann Becker’s Bf109 who manages to jump off the plane.

    Turn 8

    Flt Lt Dever is now hunting Leutnant Erbach very seriously damaged plane. Sqn Ldr Miller and Plt off Craig are in position to intercept it if he breaks right.

    Fg Off Kameron and Plt Off Almond threaten the Bf109. Major Adler (1) and Lt Fisher(6) try a barrel roll to intercept the spifires. But the maneuver fails and because of their high speed, the planes’ structure takes heavy damages.

    Temporally losing control of the plane, Major Adler crashes into Oberleutnant Schmitt’s Bf109. Both planes are destroyed and both pilots are killed. At the same time, Fg Off Kameron and Plt Off Almond open fire at Fisher’s plane and destroyed it. A third german pilot is killed.

    Flt Lt Dever opens fire at the Leutnant Dietrich’s Bf109 and destroys it.

    The german player suffers a dramatic and total defeat with 6 planes down, 4 pilots killed.