Gamers may expand their horizons by using their AIRFORCE and DAUNTLESS games to simulate combat between Russian and British or American aircraft in hypothetical air battles over post-war Europe, or actual dogfights in Korea. In order to be able to play this variant, players must have access to AIRFORCE and/or DAUNTLESS, plus Battleline's expansion kit which furnishes, among other things, Soviet aircraft.
Since any post-war air conflicts over Europe would be bypothetical and there is little information available on Korean War air actions between propellor driven aircraft, players will have to play the "type-situation" scenarios included with the game. The most applicable scenarios for use with this game are the duel, dogfight, low-level solitaire vehicle attack, lowlevel airfield raid, and massed bombers.
In all cases, these scenarios should be set-up and played according the game rules. The only thing that really changes is the selection of aircraft available to the players.
Some changes, however, must be made to reflect post- war changes made in the USAF, RAF, and Soviet Air Force. In the night fighter scenario, players may use F4U (radar equipped) Mosquito, and a P-61 aircraft. All aircraft armaments remain the same except that the F-51, F4U, A-26, Spitfire, and IL-2 may now carry rockets. Soviet aircraft carry 10 rockets while all others carry 16. Rocket armed aircraft are governed by all rules governing German aircraft armed with air-to-air rockets except that these may only be used against ground targets in this variant. Any aircraft taking a hit from a rocket is destroyed immediately.
Aircraft found in AIRFORCE, DAUNTLESS, or the Battleline expansion kit that can be used in post-war or Korean War scenarios are listed below:
RAF:
Spitfire (Seafire, V, SIV, MVE), Sunderland, Mosquito (FB VI, B - IV), Tempest V.
USAF/USN:
P-51, F6F, F4U, PBY-5, B- 29, A-26B, C-47, TBF, P-61.*
Soviet Union:
LA7, LA9, LA11, IL-2 (represents IL-10), Tu2 (use Pe-2), B 29 (represents Tu-4, a B-29 copy), P-63 (lend lease aircraft), Yak- 9, C-47 (built under license).
*NOTE: All of these aircraft with the exception of the P- 61 and A26B may also be used by the RAF.
Scenarios
Duel & Dogfight
Use any fighter except P- 61. Play as in the regular rules.
Massed Bombers