After a long search, I managed to find a Crimson Skies player! My opponent does not have much experience with the game, so I tried to keep it simple.
The scenario was simple, the Steel Eagles, a mercenary group based in the ISA, must escort a bomber across the board. The Sky Rangers (also a band of hired guns) had to shoot it down.
I had a Bloodhawk, a Firebrand (with a DE 7 pilot), a Me-108 (BTN7 SP4, G3, AC3, 3 x 50) and the bomber was a Festung IV
My opponent had a Devastator, a Valliant, an Avenger and a Brigand.
We were using the open sky map.
The Firebrand draws first blood! (He only got hit by a 50 MG and the Brigand suffered heavy damage)
Here is the mistake that cost me the game, I did not stick to my plan and keep the bomber straight.
The Valiant scores a MG hit that will go BOUM in 4 turns.
After some prep work from the Firebrand the Me-108 blew up the Brigand with a MG tank hit. There was no 'chute
After 2 rocket hits from the Bloodhawk, the Firebrand destroyed the Devastator's engine. The pilot bailout out, lost 2 Con when he hit the rotor, but survived.
The Bomber goes BOOOOOOM! The Rangers now need to exit the board as they fulfilled their objective.
But the Valiant is not fast enough, the Firebrand gets his second kill! The pilot (the leader of the Rangers) did not survive.
After that, both sides call it a day and returned to base.
Some quick conclusions:
1- Bombers according to the
Zeppelins and Bombers rules are very vulnerable. In that case if was a BTN 4 to target any location. My opponent logically targeted the wing to get a tank hit. They can hurt you with their turrets especially the rear turret that took out 2 of the Valliant’s guns, but even if I had played it perfectly, the bomber would probably not have survived. It was just too easy to hit it.
2- The Firebrand is still the king. I remembered it as one of the most dangerous plane in the game and it lived up to its reputation. With a DE 7 pilot, it was a deadly combination
3- I made the mistake of trying to be fancy with the bomber. I should have stick to the plan, straight ahead! But again, I am pretty sure that the bomber would not have made it even if I had not made this mistake. If we replay the scenario, we will do it on the small side of the map.
4- Although I lost the game, my opponent paid a very high price. By concentrating on the bomber, he allowed me to get some good shots at his fighters. The only substantial damage that I suffered was an elevator hit on the Firebrand. The Me-108 paint got scratched and the Bloodhawk got stress fractures from random movement.
5- I never liked the Bloodhawk. I always played it when introducing players to the game because it did not fit my style. However, I think that I am starting to “get it”. It will never be my favorite plane but I think I figured out the loadout and the tactic to use it correctly.
6- The Me-108 (my creation) had a good game. I am eager to test it more. The pilot had only 2 in Quickdraw so it made it a challenge. I got the feeling that I am going to like this plane a lot.
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