B-17 Queen of the Skies - Rules

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11.4 Accord ing to Note (d), Table B·3, Miss Cue's Good fighter cover has no effect on the diving attack. Only the Radio Room and Top Turret Guns may fire defensively. However. the Radio Operator has moved forward to the Nose, and the Radio Room Gun is un manned (t he seriously wounded Bombardier here cannot man the gun). Only the Top Turret may fire, and accordi ng to Note (d), it must roll a 6 to hit. Mark off one box of ammo for the Top Turret and roll 1D: " 4" = Miss.

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11 .5 Roll I D on Table M-3 for the German fighter's attack: " 4" = Miss. Remove the fighter from play. This ends fighter attacks in Zone 3.

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11 .6 Miss Cue has safely passed through Zone 3, and into Zone 2.

12.0 TURN 9 12.1 Miss Cue enters Zone 2 (over the English Channel), pointed toward England . 12.2 Roll 1D on Table G-5 for fig hter cover: "2" = Poor cover. Record Poor cover on lhe MC in Zone 2 under "Back". 12.3 Roll I D on Table B-1 to determine German fighter waves: " 3" - 3 = "0" = None. No German fighters attack. 12.4 Miss Cue has safely passed through Zone 2. and enters Zone I.

13.0 TURN 10 13.1 Miss Cue enters Zone 1. and is placed on the 8th Air Force Base. 13.2 Roll 20 on Table 0-1 to determine the weather co nditions at the base: "10" = Good weather. There is no modification to the landing roll due to weat her. 13.3 Ro1l 2D on Table G-9 to resolve Miss Cue's landing: "7"3 (landi ng gear inoperable) = " 4 " = Crew and B-17 down safely.

14.0 POST-MISSION DEBRIEFING 14.1 Roll ID according to Note (b) of Table BI-4 to determine the survival of the seriously wounded Bombardier: "I" = Rapid recovery. may fly on next mission. 14.2 Record the Bom b Run percentage, 20'1" on the Composite Mission Record. Also, record the Me 110 kill credited to the Tail Gu nner. 14.3 Since the Bomb Ru n was On Target and Miss Cue returned not irreparably damaged. this mission is considered an 8th Air

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