I
haven’t posted about Karl von Scmutzer since his initial mission link. I played
his second mission a few weeks ago. Here is his belated report.
With my success the day before, the
Hauptmann chose me to for a more dangerous mission; I was to fly patrol over
the trench line. Unfortunately, I did not have quite the success as my first
mission.
Once again, I spotted enemy aircraft
immediately after taking off. I first encountered an enemy bomber. I got in one
good shot, which I believe struck the pilot, before he was able to escape into
some clouds. Next was another bomber, which I severely damaged. Then I tangled
with a pair of enemy fighters. I was able to damage one while avoiding getting
shot by his comrade, but then they turned tail and fled.
[In
three out of four turns, von Schmutzer encountered enemy aircraft. His superior
stats enabled him to get in shots, but none were decisive. I “cheated” a bit.
In the early phases of the battles, I kept forgetting to roll to see if the
enemy fled so the battles may have gone on longer than per the rules. Oh well.]
I finally made it over the trench
lines, when I spotted a pair of enemy reconnaissance planes. I dove to the
attack. I tried to line up on the rear plane but could not get a clear shot.
The tail gunner of his comrade got a clean view of me. Bullets rattled
overhead. With a little maneuvering, I finally got a shot. I could see pieces
of fuselage breaking up. His comrade once again managed a clear shot. This
time, bullets bit into my craft, ripping open holes in the fuselage’s covering.
We maneuvered some more. All the time, I tried to position myself so they could
not fire back. I kept safe but only managed a few ineffectual bursts. Finally,
they made a break for their home base. My orders forbade me from chasing them
into Allied territory, so they were able to escape.
[The
second turn of the battle was the only one where any damage occurred. Leutnant
von Schmutzer rolled a 6 + 4 (the Eindekker’s bonus) + 1 (Ace status) = 11 vs.
1 + 2 (aircraft bonus) = 3. The damage roll only resulted in one structural
hit. Against the other aircraft, von Scmutzer rolled a 1 + 4 +1 = 6 vs. 6 +2 =
8. The enemy’s damage roll indicated structural damage against the German.]
After this encounter, I patrolled a
short while longer. Enemy AA guns sent up a volley, but they were wildly
inaccurate. Finally, with my fuel reserves running low, I headed home. Alas, no
victories today.
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