Frederick Corbin "Boots" Blesse (August 22, 1921 – October 31, 2012) was a United States Air Force major general and flying ace. Graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1945, he subsequently flew two combat tours during the Korean War, completing 67 missions in P-51s, 35 missions in F-80s and 121 missions in F-86s. For the first tour he was...
On 18 November 1952, piloting a Grumman Panther, Lt Royce Williams of VF-781 destroyed four MiGs in a single encounter that lasted no more than 35 minutes. During a series of air strikes against the North Korean port of Hoeryong, the four MiGs were intercepted as a result of intelligence provided by the US National Security Agency. Williams lost contact...
Wing Commander is a compendium of additions and expansions for the Blood Red Skies game. Inside you’ll find advice for beginners, advice for designing your own scenarios, more rules to expand MiG Alley games, a short carrier war campaign, and a longer more expansive campaign that allows for narrative progression. Additionally, complete lists of plane...
This is a complete game on its own despite the expansion in the title. This add-on to the popular original Blood and Steel game (issued by MDG) covers the two flanks of the southern pincer of the Kursk battle. The scenarios cover each flank separately and campaign rules allow the 3 scenarios to be combined in one huge battle. All components needed to play...
From the publisher's website: The Blood & Steel Expansion Pack is designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and is an extension of the highly successful Blood & Steel folio game on the battle of Kursk. The Expansion Pack involves the two other pivotal battles around the Kursk salient: Oboyan Hills and Rzhavets bridgehead using the Blood & Steel game system. Expands:...
From the publisher's website: Ponyri-Kursk: The Northern Pincers July 7 & 8, 1943 is a stand-alone Blood & Steel system game designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and is an extension of the highly successful Blood & Steel folio game on the battle of Kursk. Ponyri Station is a simulation of the armored clashes between XLI Panzer Corps and the defending Soviet forces...
Two free scenarios for Blood Sweat & Iron simple ACW Ironclad river combat rules. The first is The Convoy Must Get Through and the second is Run Rabbit Run both are nice and simple and a lot of fun. Playing as either the attacker or the defender will have its own set of challenges. Although these scenarios have been written especially for Blood Sweat &...
What you will find in this second scenario pack is two very simple scenarios for Blood Sweat & Iron simple rules for fighting ACW river battles. The first scenario is called Destroy the Supplies! and in this scenario a Union force makes a surprise attack on Confederate riverside warehouses. The second scenario is called Break Out which sees a small...