Post by boomerbill on Mar 18, 2021 17:53:43 GMT
Firehouse and I have had at it again, Finns vs. Soviets in the early going.
Four Brewsters, with modified statistics and abilities, vs. five I-16s.
The Finns have not won in a number of Firehouse's by-phone AAAF games, but I was handling the Soviets today, so he had a better chance.
And frankly, but for some bad dice rolls, the Soviets should have had this one.
Turn one, the two groups approach each other from opposite corners, but are too far away to engage.
Turn two: a lot of engagement, including solid hits on one Ishak and one Brewster. Fortunately for the Brewster, its SA of Absorb Punishment meant it could shake off the effects of being Crippled.
Turn three: More engagement, and some confusion about the positions of aircraft on our two maps, thanks in part to a bad phone connection. Another Brewster hit, another I-16 crippled and the earlier crippled aircraft is flamed.
Turn four: A third I-16 is crippled and another is flamed, while a crippled Brewster is flamed.
Turn five: The decisive turn: Firehouse flamed another crippled Ishak and the Soviets lost their Swarm SA. The Soviets' final shot of the game missed its target entirely, and the Finns emerged with a solid solid victory.
I played with the intention of always having two I-16s targetting one Brewster on any turn, with the fifth aircraft being bait, or joining in where necessary. But once the planes were in the air, if an aircraft didn't pass a manoeuvre test, that intention would go out the window. A lot of fun.
(The antenna-style flight stands I use don't have a sixth piece, so any aircraft at Altitude Six are marked with a die with the six showing.)
Four Brewsters, with modified statistics and abilities, vs. five I-16s.
The Finns have not won in a number of Firehouse's by-phone AAAF games, but I was handling the Soviets today, so he had a better chance.
And frankly, but for some bad dice rolls, the Soviets should have had this one.
Turn one, the two groups approach each other from opposite corners, but are too far away to engage.
Turn two: a lot of engagement, including solid hits on one Ishak and one Brewster. Fortunately for the Brewster, its SA of Absorb Punishment meant it could shake off the effects of being Crippled.
Turn three: More engagement, and some confusion about the positions of aircraft on our two maps, thanks in part to a bad phone connection. Another Brewster hit, another I-16 crippled and the earlier crippled aircraft is flamed.
Turn four: A third I-16 is crippled and another is flamed, while a crippled Brewster is flamed.
Turn five: The decisive turn: Firehouse flamed another crippled Ishak and the Soviets lost their Swarm SA. The Soviets' final shot of the game missed its target entirely, and the Finns emerged with a solid solid victory.
I played with the intention of always having two I-16s targetting one Brewster on any turn, with the fifth aircraft being bait, or joining in where necessary. But once the planes were in the air, if an aircraft didn't pass a manoeuvre test, that intention would go out the window. A lot of fun.
(The antenna-style flight stands I use don't have a sixth piece, so any aircraft at Altitude Six are marked with a die with the six showing.)
