Bloody April - 1917 is a campaign game from Terry Goodchild’s ‘Wings over France’ rules for solitaire play of WWI aerial combat during the Battle of Arras. Like all the combat of the war the offensive took a terrible toll, but in the air the Allied losses were especially heavy compared to those of Germany. This campaign attempts to recreate that bloody month . . .

ASSIGNMENTS & REPORTS


To the Men of the Amiens Sector:

We are about to undertake a great offensive. It will prove to be a challenge for all of you and your aircraft. Because of the defensive nature of the Hun air strategy we must take the battle to him, which we will do with the utmost vigor. Remember always our primary responsibility is to provide assistance to the ground forces; this is the highest priority, and to do so, we must do everything possible to protect our reconnaissance and observation aircraft. Set forth and do battle knowing that with you are the confidence and heart-felt appreciation of a grateful nation.
Colonel J.B. Wagner-Stowe DSO
Commanding Officer, Amiens Sector

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

19 Sqdrn. 'B' Flight - Artillery Spotting - April 6, 1917.

Objective: Artillery Spotting (Zone “B” & “C”)

Taking Part:
Pilots:
Lt. Miles Kipp-Parr
Lt. Harry Brandt
Lt. Henri LeMaris
2nd Lt. Wendell Austen

Two-Seater Aircraft (5 Sqdrn.):
Sgt. Brian Cornell w/ Lt. Paul Pressing
Sgt. David Emmet w/ A/M Melvin Goodhouse

Comments:
• Nothing to it, mate; we took off in iffy weather which got sloppier as we got closer to Hun-land. 19’s K-P was leading the flight and took us straight northeast wanting to get there and back before the weather cleared. He was right, it just got worse and we never saw a Hun; good lad, that - tactics spot-on. I’m thinking they were all above us, not down in the mist and clouds where we was trying to spot for bloody arty. No problem there, in Zone “B”, anyway, but Cornell and I was circling our prams around a bit in “A” (and me praying the Hun would stay away!) with the aerials whipping all over. Finally me mate, Goodhouse, made contact with the battery. In came the bloody rounds and Bob’s your uncle - home we was after a leisurely stroll down the west side. All neat and tidy, that. Me mum coulda done it in her shopping cart.

Sgt. David Emmett (pilot, No. 9 Sqdrn.) speaking to a mechanic.

Mission Points:
Two Zones spotted: 40
Mission deduction: 0
Mission TOTAL: 40
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