Post by limburger59 on Jun 17, 2023 12:42:29 GMT -8
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B-17G "Kat-Astrophe" Serial #: B-17G-30-B0 42-31797 Code: LB-F
Pilot: 1Lt. Thomas BarberSquadron: 79th Bomber Squadron, 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Squadron Position: High
Formation Position: #8 (Middle)
Mission Date: 15th January 1945
Mission Number: 91 (Mission #25)
Target: Ingolstadt, Germany - Marshaling Yards
POSITION/RANK/NAME | # Missions | TOTAL CLAIMS | TODAY'S CLAIMS | Confirmed Claims | Crew Status | Notes: |
Pilot 1Lt. Thomas Barber | 26 | - | - | - | RTD | |
Co-Pilot 2Lt. Darrick P. Adolfson | 25 | - | - | - | RTD | |
Togglier S/Sgt Guies P. Alvard | 3 | - | - | - | RTD | Spare Pool fill-in |
Navigator 2nd Lt. Hever T. Muncy | 13 | 0.8 | - | - | RTD | |
Engineer (TT) T/Sgt. Maykell Q. Hanlon | 26 | 2.5 | - | - | RTD | |
Radio Operator S/Sgt. Erik Poole | 25 | 2.5 | - | - | RDT | |
Ball Gunner Sgt. Micha L. Netherland | 1 | - | - | - | RTD | |
Port Waist Gunner Sgt. Donald W. Dethlefs | 19 | 0.3 | - | - | RTD | |
Starboard Waist Gnr. Sgt. Henry Baker | 26 | 0.3 | - | - | RTD | |
Tail Gunner Sgt. Willy C. Konotopsky | 1 | - | - | - | RTD | |
Crew Chief: S/Sgt. Joseph A. Capetti [Ave. Joe] | 43 | Hard Stand: | #18 |
Bomb Load: 38 x 100lbs AN-M30 Fragmentation Bombs
Bomb Run: off, 0%
Crew Chief Report: S/Sgt. Joseph A. Capetti [Ave. Joe]
Hard Stand: #18
Pre Mission Repair status: (2D6=9; Standard Mechanical Rolls this mission)
Post Mission Repairs & Crew Chief Experience roll: (2D6=8; Good Work on Aircraft repairs, 0.5 Experience Point)
B-17 Damage: 102pts. Mostly Superficial, with mechanical failure of engine #4 Turbo-Supercharger, caught fire, but extinguished on first try.
Mechanical Issues: #51; Chin Turret malfunctioned (1d6=1 Fixed). #53; Chin Turret malfunctioned (1d6=6 Inoperable). #65; Top Turret malfunctioned (1d6=3 Fixed). #35; #4 Turbo-Supercharger (1d10=7, Supercharger caught fire, 1d6=3 fire out)
Random Events:
#16: Curious George (Peckham's Chart)
Repair Time: 2 days to repair, returns to service on January 18th 1945.
Replacement Bomber: None
Landing: OK
E/A Encountered: 6
EA Claimed:
Claims: | Aircraft: | Confirmed: |
None | - | - |
Type | Encountered | Destroyed | Probable | Damaged | Intercepted |
Bf 109G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Me 262A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Casualties:
None
Recuperating:
POSITION/RANK/NAME | # Missions | TOTAL CLAIMS | TODAY'S CLAIMS | Confirmed Claims | Crew Status | Notes: |
Bombardier 2Lt. Sylvestere Z. Boothby | 6 | - | - | - | SW (Mission 88) | Returns to Duty on January 27th 1945 |
Award/ Promotions Requests:
none
Replacements:
None
After Action Report (game system - TfT):
Again!?...”
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Mission Debriefing
1st Lt Barber, 79th BS Pilot
MISSION #25 (Groups 91)
Date: January 15th, 1945
Target: Ingolstadt, Germany- Marshalling Yard
Plane: B-17G-797 "Kat-Astrophe"
Position: High Cell / (#8)
Altitude: 24,000feet
38x 100lbs AN-M30 Fragmentation Bombs
38x 100lbs AN-M30 Fragmentation Bombs
Mission Report C03M91 -797
O/B Target Zone 6: As we were lining up to drop our eggs a pair of German Schwalbe's attacked from the rear. One high and one level. The boys tried to line up a shot, but the Me 262's are just too fast. After three passes by the Jerry's we were lucky to only come away with a few holes in the bomber. After the last missions encounter with these birds everyone was on pins and needles. Once the Me 262's left we saw our little friends following them down. Maybe our fighter jockeys can get the as the Germans are landing. The target was again covered in thick clouds and Sgt Alvard toggled on command fo the PPF. I doubt we hit a thing.
I/B Target Zone 6: Turning for home Sgt Alvard's Chin turret stopped functioning once again. This time T/Sgt. Hanlon was unable to get the contraption working.
I/B Zone 5-1: After all his efforts to get Sgt. Alvard's guns working again, T/Sgt Hanlon's top turret stopped working. The gremlins were very busy on this mission. T/Sgt Hanlon was able to get his turret functioning after a bit. All over Germany we encountered light to medium flak. Yet only once were they in range to damage our ship. Half way home an errant flak burst came close enough to put a big hole in the belly just behind the ball turret. Everything was going fine till we were in sight of the English coast. This is when our number four engine's supercharger just caught fire out of the blue. It was a very tense time as we franticly worked to get this fire out. Thankfully Lt. Adolfson was able to get the extinguisher to put it out. He feathered the prop and shut the engine down for safe keeping.
Even with one engine out our landing went smooth and we got "Kat-Astrophy" back to the hardstand. I will be having a long talk with S/Sgt. Capetti about all the Bull Sh!t that went array on this mission. Multiple malfunctions with major systems can be deadly on mission of any length much less so deep in Germany. Especially with the Chin Turret which we have had issues with on two previous missions.
1st Lt. Thomas Barber
Pilot of, "Kat-Astrophe" (B-17G-30-B0 42-31797)
79th BS, 509th BG(H), 8th USAAF.
Sudbury, England - Station 174 (Square [W])
Game Note: This is the second Bomber I have reached 25 mission with. The first one was many, many years ago playing B-17: Queen of the Skies. The "Little Miss-U" was my first ship. Now the "Kat-Astrophy" makes two. Both planes few under many of my variants and others variants. None of them make it easier to complete missions, though variants such as Fuel conservation and putting out fuel fires do help. In this case the Fuel conservation rules were used on one mission for the "Kat-Astrophy." As we are in Late war missions I will finish out this campaign with the "Kat-Astrophy" as we now need 30 missions to go home. Even with the 8th USAAF formula for grandfathered crews I want to get to 30 missions plus, if the Jerry's will let me.