What was your most memorable down to the wire Scenario fight?

[ROC]

As we head towards the upcoming 12 Hour Scenario, there has been a lot of discussion about how "epic" the battle is going to be, it got me wondering about what fights in the events really stood out. 
One of my favorites was the Pacific War, where the fleet to fleet battle went down to the very last minute, and the point where we were about to attack Ford Island and the Allies found us just off the coast. 

Which fights had you white knuckled, panting after it was over?

[Guppy35]

Too many to name, but first thought was from the first DGS.

474th 38s were escorting 17s deep.  Clouds obscured the primary.  Got hit by fighters early.  My wingman lost and engine and I escorted him home.  Del took over the lead of the escort.  Took forever running on the deck to avoid trouble to get my wingman home.  In that time the 17s went to the secondary which was also covered by cloud.  So on to a third target.  The 474th is in a running fight but the 17s finally drop.  Those of us who had gone home early were by that time re upping and racing to get back to what was left of the 17s.  The 38s still there were going to be in serious trouble for fuel.   

Winds are also blowing unknowingly blowing the formations north.  The Luftwaffe keeps coming, but thankfully never in one big bang, just small groups of 1s and 2s.  The radio chatter is intense for those of us trying to get back to help.  Finally we spot the remains and race in to clear off the last attackers.  The 38s who had been with the 17s all the way head direct for home.  Del, Oboe and a few others land with 2-6 gallons of fuel in their tanks if memory serves.  Seems like it was one of the longest single flights in a scenario frame.   

Ironically it caused some controversy as the winds had blown the fight just north of the boundaries and it became one of those 'breaking the rules' arguments, when considering the intensity of the fight, no one was paying attention to anything but trying to stay alive


Listening to Batfink and Slash try and nurse their damaged 364th FG P-51s home through hostile territory in DGS II was a nail biter too and I was just sitting in the tower.  They'd been winging, got separated in the fight and both were damaged.  They kept working back towards home and each other for cover.  Seems like Bat had damaged Flaps and Slash was dinged up too.  They finally made it.

[Hajo]

It was the first DGS.  At the time I was the CO of the 56th FG for the scenario.  Had a lot of good sticks.  Anyway, we were flying P47D25s escorting B17s deep
into enemy territory.  We were jumped by many 109s and 190s.  Furious battle in the air at 27 to 28K as I recall.  The enemy fighters just kept on coming.
The Axis fighters if shot down could re-up in their territory and engage a depleted Allied escort group, who if shot down had little chance to get back in enough time
to continue to defend the group.  Through attrition and the fog of war, I lost my squad mates who were few in number still flying.  There were only two left as I recall.  With fuel becoming  huge problem, I headed for home with little hope of making the base I took off from.  While returning as luck would have it I picked up a 3 ship and 2 ship formation
of B17s returning home.  I had some ammo left so I could still defend somewhat but not for long.  If I did have to engage I knew I would never make it back home.
At this point it wasn't clear who was escorting who.

Luckily the two forms of B17s made it back to a forward base.  I ran out of fuel as I dropped my gear and touched down on the tarmac at the same base.  Bringing two kills home.
Talk about white knuckle!  Also made it very clear what Allied escorts had to go through escorting Allied Bombers deep into enemy territory.  Still DGS 1 the best scenario
imho in Aces High. I was completely immersed in the battle. I haven't found that since then.  Getting old LOL.

As always kudos to the Scenario Team.  They do a huge amount of work on their personal time to make the game fun.  They get little applause and ask for none.

[KCDitto]

Flying Luftwaffe all the time, we are always looking for the bombers. This is just one time when Stampf put us in the right place at the right time. You get so amped up for this pass, and so much to think about. I cannot wait for this again.



 

[Slash27]

Listening to Batfink and Slash try and nurse their damaged 364th FG P-51s home through hostile territory in DGS II was a nail biter too and I was just sitting in the tower.  They'd been winging, got separated in the fight and both were damaged.  They kept working back towards home and each other for cover.  Seems like Bat had damaged Flaps and Slash was dinged up too.  They finally made it.

This. One of the best times I've ever had in AH was that scenario with this being my favorite memory of that event.

[JunkyII]

KOTH always has epic fights

[Muzzy]

Pac War frame when the IJN managed to get a couple of cruiser groups within range of our CV's. Flying home after an unsuccessful strike, I spotted one of the groups on the horizon. Ordering my squadron to RTB, I stayed and shadowed it until the initial strikes were launched. I was shot down just as the first wave of our attack came in, then re-upped and guided a group of bombers to the target.

When we got back we saw that the cv's were getting attacked by more cruisers, so we spent the rest of the frame re-upping "Taffey 3" style and dropping what ordinance we could on the surface forces. I managed to sink a destroyer with my SBD and it was the only successful bomb hit I had that whole scenario.

[Fencer51]

DGS Frame 3

CONFIDENTIAL

Combat Report

A. Mission Type:  Fighter Sweep / Escort

B. Date/Mission Number: 6 November 1944 Mission 704

C. Unit: 4 Fighter Group, 334 Fighter Squadron

D. Takeoff Time: 9:45

E. Target: Enemy Fighters

F. Visibility: Unlimited

G. Enemy Aircraft Types Sighted: Fw190A8, Me109K, Me262, Me109G, Me163

a. Aircraft Markings/Camouflage:
i. Me109G with white nose and yellow stripe on aft fuselage.
ii. All white Me109G with black tulip on spinner and yellow markings.

H. Claims: 1 Fw190A8 Destroyed
              2 Me109G14 Destroyed
              2 Me109G14 Damaged

I. Mission Debrief Narrative:

White sweeping ahead of the 1st Bomb Division, a flight of 2 262s went past us.  Unlike previous missions this month the enemy seemed to be scouting rather than fighting, a bothersome change in tactics.  We continued East and enemy aircraft were sighted.  A Me109G with a white nose and yellow bar went across my nose from left to right and I turned in behind him and closed to 400 yds getting hits with my first burst.  The E/A pilot may have been hit as he immediately pulled up too fast and departed flight entering a violent spin which caused him to flop nose over tail and roll violently. My #2 Lt Pitzer, a new pilot to the 4FG who I had taken as my wingman to allow my usual wingman to lead a section, made a run as the E/A attempted to recover off my 7 oclk scoring no hits.  The E/A put his nose down and ran for the deck.  We did not follow. (Claim 1 damaged)
Shortly there after we sighted Dryden Lead and high dots to his North.  Those dots turned out to be Fw190A8s which were setting up for a run on the 1BD in a head on attack.  I radioed the 1BD and gathered the 4FG to turn into the attack which got by us as we were to the south of them.  I closed on the 1BD and picked up a Fw190A8 which had made a run on the bombers from their rear quarter.  I turned into him and followed him at 800 yds as he turned left then right back toward the bombers.  He made a 1oclk run on the right bomber of a VIC and destroyed it.  Once clear of the bombers he broke left and I opened up at 600yds with at 70 to 90 degree deflection shot.  At 400 yds my bullets hit his left wing root and traveled across the canopy to his right wing.  He continued in a hard left turn.  I fired again and missed to his right.  I corrected and gave him another burst which hit his left wing.  A follow burst scored hits on his right wing close inboard. Parts departed from the aircraft but his path did not change.  My wingman Pitzer remained in close with me throughout this engagement covering my six.  Two more bursts again scored hits as the turn continued. He had made a complete 180 and was back inbound on the bomber formation from it’s six.  I continued firing and he began the classic “FockeWulf Flop” and was able to bounce around my bullet streams. I waited and was able to get a good burst into his right wing which departed the A/C.  He flipped right and went down spiraling and exploded about 2000 feet below me. (Claim 1 Fw190A8 destroyed)
At this point a second Fw190A8 went down in front of me in a tight roll missing half a wing.  2 P-38s and more than 3 P-51s were on him and I did not see who made the kill.
A Me109G made a run on the lead bombers as I was passing under them, and at the call of several escorts I broke right.  He was destroyed by a gunner in the lead Bomb Group.  As I rolled back level a previously unseen Fw190A8 was making a head on attack. I broke into him but he was through the formation in a flash taking out one B-17 of a trailing group.  A Me109G passed under my nose and pulled up to my right and promptly had his wing blown off my a P-38.  I believe the pilot was the famous Group Executive “Major Delirium” of the 474FG.  I can confirm the kill.
Note here that unlike previous missions this month all E/A were engaging the bombers, not just Fw190s.
Red 2 called out a Me109 on me but I was unable to see anything and I continued closing on the Bomb Division again.  The 1BD was unable to drop on their primary target  and continued east for over 15 miles then turned south over a large Luftwaffe base.  At this point Me163s were sighted and I dove on one which was passing below me well in front of the bombers.  I closed to 600 and then it extended to 800yds.  I was able to get a burst at him before he closed on the lead bombers.  He made an ineffectual pass at the bombers and I followed him through still maintaining 800yds, but not firing.  I shot a couple more short burst in hopes of a lucky hit.  Suddenly the sound of other engines filled my cockpit. A quick glance down to my left showed I had nearly collided with a P-38 which passed under me in level flight as I continued pulling up to the left trying to get lead on the 163.
As other fighters were now engaging the 163 I went wings level and moved back in front of the bombers. 
Things quieted down at this point and we began to reorganize. I lead Blue flight behind the bombers to put us between them and the nearest Luftwaffe Base.
White and elements of Red flight got in trouble to our north with a reported 12 Me109s.  I took Blue flight and moved to cut the Me109s off from the bomber stream.

to be continued...

[Fencer51]

After some invective by Red 2 on channel concerning our inability to locate him, Blue 2 spotted them and we went diving down and engaged 6 Me109Gs which had 3 of our guys cornered.  (7 on 6) An all white Me109G rolled out in front of me as I dove on his 9 Oclk passing through 10000 feet.  I opened fire on him at 400yds and he barrel rolled and flopped right in front of me and I missed ramming him by feet, as I scored hits on his left wing.  I let him go and turned into a Me109G which I had spotted in front of me outside gun range.  He turned into me inverted and I shot a burst at him from 500yds and his 10 Oclk. I pulled vertical and rolled over onto a third Me109G dropping down onto his six.  He broke hard into me and I did not get a shot off.  Red 2 continued to complain the whole Luftwaffe was on him and after another Immelman I was dropping on the second Me109G and noticed him with 2 Me109Gs on his six, but not in firing position, cutting across my front from left to right.  I broke left cutting throttle then cut back right onto the tail of a Me109G that was on Red 2.  At almost tree top level I opened up on him from 200yds getting solid hits with a single short burst.  He immediately began leaking radiator fluid and puffs of smoke from his engine.  He broke up and left and I overshot as I had too much speed despite my having cut throttle seconds earlier.  I immediately pushed full throttle and pulled back on the stick as another Me109G had barrel rolled in behind me to my right.  My wingman who had remained with me throughout all of this engaged this Me109G as the one I had hit shot up shot Red 2 in the nose from dead ahead which really filled the radio with invective as his engine began to leak.  Blue 2 engaged this Me109 as he followed me up.  I rolled over and back down looking at 3 Me109Gs, there were still 6 E/A in the area all low.  At this point White 3 and 4 rejoined and the odds went to 9 to 6.  Red 2 went down shortly after this with three of them on him.  A Me109G was shooting at my wingman and I turned onto it opening up at 400yds from his low 9, I scored no hits but I noticed his engine was dead and I pulled up and away as Red 1 and Blue 4 opened up on him.  I believe that Red 1 collided with him as he spun into the ground.  The E/A pulled up and shot at Blue 4 as he went by.  I pulled up and around as Blue 1 engaged a Me109G low and behind me.  Blue 3 pulled in on the E/A as Blue 2 pulled clear.  I saw another Me109G pull in behind Blue 3 so I dove down at him from his high 11 letting rip a good burst which unfortunately hit nothing but the ground behind him.  While this was going on White 4 was firing at another E/A above and to my right.  About this time Red 2 went down which considerably freed up the squadron’s vox channel.  As I pulled up and leveled at 2000 feet I spotted a single Me109 away from the fight about a mile away.  As I closed I noticed a thick trail of smoke from the E/A and I turned back to the main fight sure he would not make it to a base.  At this point I began to try and get the Group to disengage as we were deep in enemy territory and getting low on beans and bullets.  As I closed back in on the main fight I noted 4 E/A left and 7 of us.  A smoking Me109G went down my left side about a half mile out with Blue 4 on him.  I closed back in on the main fight with Blue 3 and White 3 and 4 engaged with 3 109s in the dirt.  A smoking Me109G pulled up in front of me and I shot at him from directly beneath him getting a couple hits on his engine.  Apparently Red 2 had bellied in as he reappeared on the radio again filling the airwaves with curses.  White 2 was trying to contact me in the middle of this to report that he was with the bombers.  I barrel rolled and noted a 109G behind Red 3 and I closed on him from dead astern as he was brushing the ground with his belly he was so low.  I pulled lead as he banked to the right and shot a 90 degree deflection shot and I miraculously got a good long burst on his fuselage from aft of his cockpit to his tail as he rolled to his left to level his wings which blew his tail off.  As I pulled up and rolled right to drop on his six, he was pitched up, stalled and fell back down striking the ground in a huge explosion. (Claim 1 Me109G destroyed)
As I turned west I saw the rest of the Group with the single remaining Me109G, which was on Red 4’s tail.  Blue 3 was on him and I went in to cover in case he broke right.  He was particularly good and evaded passes by Blue 3 and Blue 2.  I noted a dead stick 109 attempting to land under me and shot a burst at him, missing as he impacted heavily and tumbled and exploded.  I then noticed the remaining Me109G which had turned on Red 3.  I pulled hard right and shot yet another 90 degree deflection shot getting strikes on this outer left wing blowing it off.  He was barely above treetop level and he rolled violently and struck the ground nose first.  The pilot did not get out. (Claim 1 Me109G destroyed)
At this point I called all the E/A were down and our survivors were turned west for home regrouping on the way.  For the loss of 2 P-51s we had destroyed 6 Me109Gs.
It was a long flight home.
The flight home consisted of numerous Me109s and Fw190s attempting to cut us off. Lt Dogfart was very low on gas and we tried to cover him, although several of us were down to less than 200 rnds in our single pair of 50cals.
We had not traveled 25 miles when we ran into 3 Fw190s from our north and more 109s piled in from the east.  Red 1 and 3 were lagging behind and we turned into the 190s to cover them.  One 190 ran the other pulled straight up.  At this point 5 Me109s joined the fight.  Red 3 flamed a 109 and it was on.  I shot a 109 off of Blue 4.  A 190 impacted the ground and it got very confusing, worst than the previous fight.  I pulled up and met a 109G head on and barrel rolled with him as we both tried to gain an advantage.  As he pitched up I rolled low under him and headed back toward the rest of the 4FG.  Red 4 shot a 109 off of Red 2.  A 109 pulled in on me and I pushed the nose down to head west as we all tried to get clear.  We had shot quite a few down despite our low ammo and fuel as there were but four of the 9 left.  I drug the 109 out of the main fight and Blue 3 dropped on him.  He pulled up and I went hard right to get on him as he tried to pull onto Blue 3.  At this point my wingman, Blue 2, who had done a magnificent job the entire mission was hit by the remaining Fw190 and went down.  The 109 broke hard right and Blue 3 and I worked our way west as I continued to call the rest to get clear.
We managed to fight our way back to the coast without further losses.  We were down to 6 out of the original 9 but had knocked down over 12 E/A since engaging the 6 on our 3 south of Stuttgart.  As the survivors continued west we were again jumped but by 2 109Gs from dead ahead level.  I called that we were going to blow through them.  They came at me from my 10 and 11 oclk trying to turn onto me.  The trailer took a 90 degree deflection shot.  Strangely this is the first time all mission that I had been shot at.  He pulled up right as I went left and his wingman turned and shot at me from 800yds dead astern.  Blue 3 brushed him off and we continued west for home.

I am sure that Red 1 Lt PH was killed in his collision with the E/A, Red 2 Lt Bswin was sure alive based upon his lung capacity.  Blue 2 might have gotten out but no one saw a chute.

While the whole group did well I want to bring to the attention of Command Blue Flight which performed exceptionally well.
Blue Flight:
Blue 1 Capt Fencer
Blue 2 Lt Pitzer
Blue 3 Lt Frodo
Blue 4 Lt Killjoy



J. Pilot/Aircraft Type/Callsign – Position/Rounds Expended:
Captain Fencer / P-51D 44-13732 QP-F / Horseback – Pectin Blue 1 / 1648 rnds fired

[fudgums]

Flying Luftwaffe all the time, we are always looking for the bombers. This is just one time when Stampf put us in the right place at the right time. You get so amped up for this pass, and so much to think about. I cannot wait for this again.

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I believe this was Tunisia right? I wasn't with you all but I remember reading the text over the radio when the B-24s were discovered on the deck. 

[KCDitto]

This was the Italy one. When the bombers came in from the East.

[Frodo]

After some invective by Red 2 on channel concerning our inability to locate him, Blue 2 spotted them and we went diving down and engaged 6 Me109Gs which had 3 of our guys cornered.  (7 on 6) An all white Me109G rolled out in front of me as I dove on his 9 Oclk passing through 10000 feet.  I opened fire on him at 400yds and he barrel rolled and flopped right in front of me and I missed ramming him by feet, as I scored hits on his left wing.  I let him go and turned into a Me109G which I had spotted in front of me outside gun range.  He turned into me inverted and I shot a burst at him from 500yds and his 10 Oclk. I pulled vertical and rolled over onto a third Me109G dropping down onto his six.  He broke hard into me and I did not get a shot off.  Red 2 continued to complain the whole Luftwaffe was on him and after another Immelman I was dropping on the second Me109G and noticed him with 2 Me109Gs on his six, but not in firing position, cutting across my front from left to right.  I broke left cutting throttle then cut back right onto the tail of a Me109G that was on Red 2.  At almost tree top level I opened up on him from 200yds getting solid hits with a single short burst.  He immediately began leaking radiator fluid and puffs of smoke from his engine.  He broke up and left and I overshot as I had too much speed despite my having cut throttle seconds earlier.  I immediately pushed full throttle and pulled back on the stick as another Me109G had barrel rolled in behind me to my right.  My wingman who had remained with me throughout all of this engaged this Me109G as the one I had hit shot up shot Red 2 in the nose from dead ahead which really filled the radio with invective as his engine began to leak.  Blue 2 engaged this Me109 as he followed me up.  I rolled over and back down looking at 3 Me109Gs, there were still 6 E/A in the area all low.  At this point White 3 and 4 rejoined and the odds went to 9 to 6.  Red 2 went down shortly after this with three of them on him.  A Me109G was shooting at my wingman and I turned onto it opening up at 400yds from his low 9, I scored no hits but I noticed his engine was dead and I pulled up and away as Red 1 and Blue 4 opened up on him.  I believe that Red 1 collided with him as he spun into the ground.  The E/A pulled up and shot at Blue 4 as he went by.  I pulled up and around as Blue 1 engaged a Me109G low and behind me.  Blue 3 pulled in on the E/A as Blue 2 pulled clear.  I saw another Me109G pull in behind Blue 3 so I dove down at him from his high 11 letting rip a good burst which unfortunately hit nothing but the ground behind him.  While this was going on White 4 was firing at another E/A above and to my right.  About this time Red 2 went down which considerably freed up the squadron’s vox channel.  As I pulled up and leveled at 2000 feet I spotted a single Me109 away from the fight about a mile away.  As I closed I noticed a thick trail of smoke from the E/A and I turned back to the main fight sure he would not make it to a base.  At this point I began to try and get the Group to disengage as we were deep in enemy territory and getting low on beans and bullets.  As I closed back in on the main fight I noted 4 E/A left and 7 of us.  A smoking Me109G went down my left side about a half mile out with Blue 4 on him.  I closed back in on the main fight with Blue 3 and White 3 and 4 engaged with 3 109s in the dirt.  A smoking Me109G pulled up in front of me and I shot at him from directly beneath him getting a couple hits on his engine.  Apparently Red 2 had bellied in as he reappeared on the radio again filling the airwaves with curses.  White 2 was trying to contact me in the middle of this to report that he was with the bombers.  I barrel rolled and noted a 109G behind Red 3 and I closed on him from dead astern as he was brushing the ground with his belly he was so low.  I pulled lead as he banked to the right and shot a 90 degree deflection shot and I miraculously got a good long burst on his fuselage from aft of his cockpit to his tail as he rolled to his left to level his wings which blew his tail off.  As I pulled up and rolled right to drop on his six, he was pitched up, stalled and fell back down striking the ground in a huge explosion. (Claim 1 Me109G destroyed)
As I turned west I saw the rest of the Group with the single remaining Me109G, which was on Red 4’s tail.  Blue 3 was on him and I went in to cover in case he broke right.  He was particularly good and evaded passes by Blue 3 and Blue 2.  I noted a dead stick 109 attempting to land under me and shot a burst at him, missing as he impacted heavily and tumbled and exploded.  I then noticed the remaining Me109G which had turned on Red 3.  I pulled hard right and shot yet another 90 degree deflection shot getting strikes on this outer left wing blowing it off.  He was barely above treetop level and he rolled violently and struck the ground nose first.  The pilot did not get out. (Claim 1 Me109G destroyed)
At this point I called all the E/A were down and our survivors were turned west for home regrouping on the way.  For the loss of 2 P-51s we had destroyed 6 Me109Gs.
It was a long flight home.
The flight home consisted of numerous Me109s and Fw190s attempting to cut us off. Lt Dogfart was very low on gas and we tried to cover him, although several of us were down to less than 200 rnds in our single pair of 50cals.
We had not traveled 25 miles when we ran into 3 Fw190s from our north and more 109s piled in from the east.  Red 1 and 3 were lagging behind and we turned into the 190s to cover them.  One 190 ran the other pulled straight up.  At this point 5 Me109s joined the fight.  Red 3 flamed a 109 and it was on.  I shot a 109 off of Blue 4.  A 190 impacted the ground and it got very confusing, worst than the previous fight.  I pulled up and met a 109G head on and barrel rolled with him as we both tried to gain an advantage.  As he pitched up I rolled low under him and headed back toward the rest of the 4FG.  Red 4 shot a 109 off of Red 2.  A 109 pulled in on me and I pushed the nose down to head west as we all tried to get clear.  We had shot quite a few down despite our low ammo and fuel as there were but four of the 9 left.  I drug the 109 out of the main fight and Blue 3 dropped on him.  He pulled up and I went hard right to get on him as he tried to pull onto Blue 3.  At this point my wingman, Blue 2, who had done a magnificent job the entire mission was hit by the remaining Fw190 and went down.  The 109 broke hard right and Blue 3 and I worked our way west as I continued to call the rest to get clear.
We managed to fight our way back to the coast without further losses.  We were down to 6 out of the original 9 but had knocked down over 12 E/A since engaging the 6 on our 3 south of Stuttgart.  As the survivors continued west we were again jumped but by 2 109Gs from dead ahead level.  I called that we were going to blow through them.  They came at me from my 10 and 11 oclk trying to turn onto me.  The trailer took a 90 degree deflection shot.  Strangely this is the first time all mission that I had been shot at.  He pulled up right as I went left and his wingman turned and shot at me from 800yds dead astern.  Blue 3 brushed him off and we continued west for home.

I am sure that Red 1 Lt PH was killed in his collision with the E/A, Red 2 Lt Bswin was sure alive based upon his lung capacity.  Blue 2 might have gotten out but no one saw a chute.

While the whole group did well I want to bring to the attention of Command Blue Flight which performed exceptionally well.
Blue Flight:
Blue 1 Capt Fencer
Blue 2 Lt Pitzer
Blue 3 Lt Frodo
Blue 4 Lt Killjoy



J. Pilot/Aircraft Type/Callsign – Position/Rounds Expended:
Captain Fencer / P-51D 44-13732 QP-F / Horseback – Pectin Blue 1 / 1648 rnds fired

    Allied propaganda!   

Remember it well and oh for the days with the numbers DGS produced.   

[Lusche]

I don't think I ever had any.
The majorites of sorties I've flown in scenarios was just spending hours in search for any enemy which never showed up in the location I was in.
The only notable exception from that was the awesome bomber busting in the legendary DGS I, the biggest scenario we ever had in AH (in terms of player numbers). No "down to the wire" fight for me in there as well, as my unit was strictly smashing into bomber formations.

[Soulyss]

Wow, that's kind of a tall order I've had a lot of memorable moments over the years.  From  B-25 runs with Beefcake deep behind enemy lines, to escorting straggling bombers home wondering the whole time if you're going to make it out of enemy territory or not.  But I think the most memorable "fight" for me was during DGS2 because it was the sort of thing that you only get in special events.  I was flying a photo recce P-38, which flew their missions unarmed, and by rule had to dump all our ammo after take off.  I had just made a bomb assessment photo run over the target and I look back and see a 109 is closing in.  I turn away from him but I can't out run him and he's gaining on me.  What happens next is a completely white knuckle fight from 30K down to the deck, all I can do is try and stay alive while yelling for help over the radio.  The encounter ended with me back in the tower but I'll never forget it.

[Tilt]

Battle for the Niemen

The Russians lost their last troops which were about to take Konigsberg literally seconds before frame 4 end.

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away.