This AAR is based on mission from the campaign “Battle of Britain: Hurricane Season” designed by Cobra427so.
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Yesterday a new aircraft arrived at our base. We have been fighting off the Germans with our faithful Hurricanes, but now at least one slender Spitfire arrived. And I have been selected to fly a test run with. I climb aboard the agile fighter, preparing myself for an early spin. But the Krauts have other ideas.
Radar detected a large formation of German bombers, heading this way.
They are heading for the harbor and must be stopped at all cost.
There is no time left to switch planes now. I guess I'll have to take the Spitfire into combat. Lucky for me the crew chief did load her up with fuel ammunition boxes.
But first the rest of the squadron has to take off. Some of my co-pilots even use the taxiways to take off as quickly as possible.
Finally the last Hurricanes have left the tarmac. They race towards the oncoming Luftwaffe bombers.
I taxi to the start of the runway. The Spitfire is harder to taxi with its smaller wheelbase. The long nose forces me to zigzag to keep spotting the road.
I reach the start of the runway, which is by now completely deserted. I line up and push the throthle full forward. Like stallion the Spitfire jumps forward.
Above me, the first Hurricanes have already encounters the Luftwaffe escorts, Me-109's.
The German bombers pass right over my base as I leave the ground. But our runway is not their target. They are heading straight for the harbor.
I am too late to prevent them from dropping their bombs. I hope my Hurricane-brethren had more luck. But I decide to tail the bombers while they make their retreat over the channel.
The Germans try to escape in the low-hanging clouds. I dive down, trying to catch up with a bomber which is heading for nearby safety of the clouds. I quickly fire a burst with my guns, setting the starboard wing aflame.
At first sight the damage seems irrelevant, but somehow my attack must have spooked some of the crew, because quickly small dots jump out of the plane.
But there is no time to loose, this is a target rich environment and the German escorts are all gone. A second bomber feels the wrath of my anger.
However I closed in too fast and have to dive below the bomber. Its belly gunner tries to hit me but I am too fast.
A quick loop brings me back on the tail of the bomber. This time I take my time for the shot, making sure that every bullet hits the target. Like a saw, my bullets tear through the bomber, shearing of its tail. Like a leaflet the bomber tumbles towards the sea. There are no parachutes.
I have no time to admire my latest victims plunge to death. I already focus on my next victim. But a Hurricane beats me too him, peppering it with gunfire. As I close in I spot small dots leaving the aircraft.
The crew of this bomber finds it also wisely to abandon ship.
There is no use to waste good ammunition on a crew less bomber, so I peel off. But as quickly as the fight started, as quickly it is over. There are no bombers to be seen. I dive below the cloud deck, hoping to spot a lone bomber limping back home, that I can finish off but the sky remains empty.
There is nothing left for me but to go home again. As I touch down, I am in awe of the beauty, strength and lethality of the Spitfire. I sure hope we will replace our Hurricanes for the Spitfire.
The end
