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| No.104 Squadron IAF DH9's |
The next scenario for the 'Raben's Ravens' scenario project is once again set in early June 1918, with a flight of DH9 light bombers of No.104 Squadron, Independent Air Force, running the gauntlet of Jasta 18 on a sortie to bomb the railyards at Karthaus in the Rhineland. This was one of the first bombing raids by the Independent Air Force and makes a good basis for a scenario that is easy to play but still challenging for both sides.
The scenario pits five lumbering Airco DH9's in a defensive formation, being intercepted by five Fokker DVII's of Jasta 18 on the outward flight to the target. The DH9's were subsequently diverted to a secondary target at Metz-Sablon after one of the bombers was shot down, although all four remaining aircraft eventually made in back to their airfield.
In this game, the DH9 crews will have to fly the length of the table while the Fokker DVII pilots try to cut out individual aircraft and pull the formation to shreds. It's a relatively simple set up but I'm aiming to include some special rules for air gunners, akin to those in Bag the Hun, to up the firepower of the bomber flight, while giving the Jasta 18 player a realistic chance of shooting down at least one of the bombers. Raben Raus!
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