Protecting Pearl

A few years ago, I did a mini Pearl Harbor campaign using my Micro Battle air combat rules. It's on my old blog so I decided to start fresh, with a slightly different scenario,

The Dogfight

It is the morning of December 7th, 1941. Lt. William Crow and Lt. Rex Raven, based at Hickam Field, get the alarm. Enemy forces inbound! They scramble for their P-40s and take off.

They engage 3 Val dive bombers (gray) escorted by a Zero (red)

The Zero gets on Crowe's (Green 1) tail. He takes damage. Meanwhile, Raven gets behind the Vals (left).

Raven damages a Val. It breaks off its attack. 

Crowe manages to slip the Zero. He and Raven get behind two Vals. Rat-tat-tat. BOOM!

Both Vals go up in flames.

The Zero stays in the fight, targeting Crowe. Evasive maneuvers! The Zero misses.

Raven comes to the rescue and damages the Zero.

There is more circling and missed shots. Finally, the Zero, running out of fuel, abandons the fight.

Crowe and Val have saved Hickam Field!

What's Next?

I have one more scenario - protect the battleships! I haven't played it but will post it when I do.

In future years, I don't want to keep repeating Pearl Harbor scenarios. Maybe I'll designate December 7th as Air War in the Pacific day and do further battles (Coral Sea, Midway, etc.). Crowe and Raven will be the stars; I guess they'll transfer to the Navy.