Operation Watchtower Part 2- Chapter 7 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
The surviving VF-2 pilots battle to conclude the intercept mission started in Chapter 6 Continue reading Operation Watchtower Part 2- Chapter 7 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Category: Aerial Warfare
Operation Watchtower Part 1- Chapter 6 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
The pilots of VF-2 intercept a formation of Japanese G4M1 “Betty” bombers in the next installment of the Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign. Continue reading Operation Watchtower Part 1- Chapter 6 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Green Pilots and Blue Seas- A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
The South Pacific is warm and sunny, and the pilots of VF-2 are working hard preparing for their next combat mission: the support of the Operation Watchtower landings at Guadalcanal. On a clear day near Fiji the USS Lake Erie prepares to take on four new aircraft as a flight of F4F-4 Wildcats arrive as reinforcements for VF-2. As the four planes touch down on … Continue reading Green Pilots and Blue Seas- A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
Hello, Honolulu! – A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
The pilots of VF-2 spend some much needed time ashore in this campaign interlude Continue reading Hello, Honolulu! – A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
Battle of Midway Part 5 – Chapter 5 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
He knows there are more enemies inbound and he knows he should spot them soon… Suddenly a glint catches his eye, one o’clock high. He looks harder “one, two, three…six.” Six enemy planes closing rapidly. Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 5 – Chapter 5 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Battle of Midway Part 4 – Chapter 4 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Continued from Chapter 3 Preface and Scenario Welcome back to another installment of my Bag the Hun campaign. If this is the first time you’re reading about it, I recommend going back and catching up here if you want the full story. Today we see our protagonists of the fictional VF-2 mount a defense of their carrier (the fictional USS Lake Erie). This scenario was … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 4 – Chapter 4 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Ben’s Italian Bag the Hun Fun
Well, in a moment of weakness Evan exploited me into ramping up to a demo game/ solo campaign start of Bag the Hun. It started innocently enough with him probing my defenses asking me to pick a year and country. 1941, Italy. Continue reading Ben’s Italian Bag the Hun Fun
Battle of Midway Part 3– Chapter 3 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Continued from Chapter 2 Their morale rekindled by the sight of the burning Japanese ships, the pilots of the Devastators continue their attack. However they are not all able to make it to the target. One Devastator succumbs to its damage as control surfaces fail and it wings over into the ocean. Nearby another Devastator pilot decides to drop his torpedo early, judging that his … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 3– Chapter 3 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Battle of Midway Part 2 – Chapter 2 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
The Pilots of the Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign escort a doomed flight of torpedo bombers on a desperate attack against the Japanese fleet in this first half of a (very) long battle report. Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 2 – Chapter 2 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Battle of Midway Part 1- Chapter 1 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
After much prep work, I recently kicked off the campaign. Without further ado: June 4, 1942 – Somewhere in the waters off Midway Atoll Ensign Paul Paulson flies wingman for Dick “Bastard” Blanchard. He lost a bet, it happens, and no one likes flying with Bastard. They cruise some distance from their carrier: USS Lake Erie (CV-2)*. They fly what is known as a Combat … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 1- Chapter 1 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
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