Drop Zone: Southern France is a fast-playing (about 2 hours), company-level game of the Allied airborne assault (code-named Operation RUGBY) that spearheaded Operation DRAGOON, the Invasion of Southern France—the Second D-Day, August 15th, 1944. The game can be played face-to-face, by 2, 3, or 4 players or solitaire (as the Allies). Early on the morning of...
Duel for Kharkov is a divisional/regimental board-wargame of the 3rd and 4th battles of Kharkov, including Soviet operations “Star” and “Leap” and von Manstein’s “Backhand Blow.” Originally published in 1985 by People’s War Games, this edition has been thoroughly revised — with new counter art, streamlined rules, and an updated Soviet order of battle based...
From the publisher's website: World War 2 air combat game depicting the nighttime air raids of British bombers hitting German cities. As the head of the British Bomber Command, you plan the attacks on Germany in order to undermine the morale of the civilian population. Or as a General of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), you defend using your ace squadrons...
From the publisher's website: World War 2 air combat game depicting the nighttime air raids of British bombers hitting German cities. As the head of the British Bomber Command, you plan the attacks on Germany in order to undermine the morale of the civilian population. Or as a General of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), you defend using your ace squadrons...
British air defenses remained strong following the Battle of Britain. The RAF, understanding the importance of guarding the bomber airfields, ensured they were heavily protected with anti-aircraft guns. Shell splinters from the AA gun damage German fighters by reducing their fuel line by one for each hit. An AA gun can only hit one fighter in its hex but...
The Luftwaffe was not the only service that used searchlights to aid their night defenses. The British, too, employed these over England to protect the bomber stream and guide their night fighters to intercept the German planes. Searchlights "blind" German fighters and reduce their score by -1VP if in the same hex as the bomber on a "one for one" basis....
The Ju88 fighter may be exchanged for any other night fighter plane. The larger Ju88 crew increased the ability to spot the British bombers. This is represented by the "Observer Badge". The Ju88 may use the Observer Badge once each during the bomber's inbound and outbound flight to ignore the penalty for cloud cover when the Ju88 scores points against the...
As the war progressed, medals were awarded to gun crews who excelled in shooting down Allied aircraft. The "Skilled Gun Crew" marker represents an experienced flak crew. Skilled Gun Crew markers are awarded for scoring victory points against a bomber crew in a single hex (3VP for a Silver marker, 4VP for a Gold marker). These markers can be placed on a...