Battle of Britain mini-campaign

[bigjackmac]

Great stuff guys, and I agree wholeheartedly with Steve about the nature of the relationship between dogfighting rules and actual dogfighting, it's gotta be quick!

I've played the rules almost exclusively solo, and I've done as Pierre, making the Zeros more maneuverable but less likely to survive when getting eaten up by those American .50-cals.  And that's a great idea about giving big bombers 3 damage points.  I also love Raider adding in the Defiants for Battle of Britain, awesome!  Well, awesome idea, not awesome aircraft

V/R,
Jack

[pierre the shy]

Great stuff guys, and I agree wholeheartedly with Steve about the nature of the relationship between dogfighting rules and actual dogfighting, it's gotta be quick!

I've played the rules almost exclusively solo, and I've done as Pierre, making the Zeros more maneuverable but less likely to survive when getting eaten up by those American .50-cals.  And that's a great idea about giving big bombers 3 damage points.  I also love Raider adding in the Defiants for Battle of Britain, awesome!  Well, awesome idea, not awesome aircraft

V/R,
Jack

To be fair I think I actually got a copy of Jack's version of the rules and made a few tweaks of my own. The Japanese fighter pilots soon learnt to respect the B-17 and B-24, even when they were flying un-escorted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_666

If you want excitement in your campaign Jack you can always try the Fleet Air Arm in Norway 1940......just trying to keep up with German bombers in your Skua/Roc/Sea Gladiator is a challange!!  

[sean66]

Downloaded the rules.
Something to read in work today  
yesterday started painting 24 British fighters (1/300th Plastic Soldier Company) while watching the BoB Film  
I think Some Luftwaffe Bombers tonight.
Only criticism of the PSC bag of planes is no ME109's I know they had them in version 1 but seem to have been left out of the second Version

Regards
Sean

[pierre the shy]

No Me 109's?

No problem, not even a Spitfire can be at two places at once.......

[sean66]

No Me 109's?

No problem, not even a Spitfire can be at two places at once.......

and look how that turned out for them 
Regards
Sean

[steve_holmes_11]

Downloaded the rules.
Something to read in work today  
yesterday started painting 24 British fighters (1/300th Plastic Soldier Company) while watching the BoB Film  
I think Some Luftwaffe Bombers tonight.
Only criticism of the PSC bag of planes is no ME109's I know they had them in version 1 but seem to have been left out of the second Version

Regards
Sean

Mine are 1/600 Tumbling Dice.

I noticed the PSC bag of 100 on offer, and throught I might step up a scale.
Then I spotted the lack of 109s and opted for sanity.

Other 1/300 ranges are available, incliding Pendraken's onw Raiden, and you only need 4 109s for the campaign as written.

[sean66]

Mine are 1/600 Tumbling Dice.

I noticed the PSC bag of 100 on offer, and throught I might step up a scale.
Then I spotted the lack of 109s and opted for sanity.

Other 1/300 ranges are available, incliding Pendraken's onw Raiden, and you only need 4 109s for the campaign as written.

I already have a small Airforce for BoB both British and German Fighters so the PSC bag was to actually fill them out.
had a read through of the rules seems easy enough. now where to get a grid square mat from  :-
Also thinking to modify it a bit to Battle of the convoys where the Luftwaffe tried to stop the in shore convoys down the eastern coast.
Regards
Sean

[Raider4]

Yeah, I also have a variant in my head where Martlets from HMS Audacity defend the convoy from Fw-200s.

But this is more 1 or 2 Martlets vs. a single Condor. And if the airfield (Audacity) is sunk . . .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Tumbling Dice are awesome!

[sean66]

I have the Tumbling Dice for Vietnam and Falklands.
but already had 1/300th for WW2 to go with my 1/300th British and German Armies.

regards
Sean

[steve_holmes_11]

Westmarcher and I have exchanged Emails since, and are amazed that the AAR drew so much interest.

I see it as a vindication of "simple gaming" - easy to adjust and doesn't eat your weekend / brain.
I think it's also a sign of gaming returning to life as we emerge from lockdown.

Have fun, and be excellent.

[bigjackmac]

"I see it as a vindication of "simple gaming" - easy to adjust and doesn't eat your weekend / brain."

You're certainly speaking my language

V/R,
Jack

[sean66]

I agree the rules are quick and easy to learn. terrain is minimal.
its a win, win from me.

regards
Sean

[Raider4]

"I see it as a vindication of "simple gaming" - easy to adjust and doesn't eat your weekend / brain."

You're certainly speaking my language

This. So very much this.