table strategy
Allied air force Adam Norris, WarPuppy
AIRCO DH.4
SPAD XIII
Squadron: American Expeditionary Force Pilot: Unamed Move Class: H Damage Deck: A/A Damage Rating: 15
Squadron: 27th Aero Squadron Pilot: F Luke jn Move Class: A Damage Deck: A Damage Rating: 16
Adam’s pre-battle plan Right o chaps! The dastardly Hun has been a hive of activity of late and Top Brass want to know what they are up too. We have been tasked with a photo recon mission behind enemy lines. The information we retrieve is vital if we are to keep the Hun on the back foot and our chaps on the ground safe. For this mission the squadron has at its disposal an Airco DH.4 fitted with photographic gear and a SPAD XIII for fighter support. Observation of the region indicates limited enemy air support, so, fly hard for the target, take your photographs and then high tail it out of there. Simply put, this is not a time for personal glory seeking. For King and Country! My strategy is simple, fly the DH.4
straight at the target, soaking up the damage as I go. With the high damage value on the two-seater aircraft, Mick will have to be pretty lucky to shoot it down with the limited turns I plan to give him. The SPAD will hang back to provide cover and make the enemy fighters think about having a fighter on their tail blasting away at close range. Once within half a range ruler from the target, the DH.4 has to perform a stall maneuver to photograph the target. All that then remains is to exit the playing area. Once I have taken the photo the enemy doesn’t score any victory points for my aircraft leaving the playing area, but, can still score victory points for shooting me down, so a quick exit is essential.