1 Model aircraft = One flight of 3-4 actual planes. AIRCRAFT TYPES are Fighter or Bomber Further defined as : Bi-plane / Fast / Slow / Tough / Undergunned / Heavy Guns Battle of Britain Aircraft Examples : Spitfire & ME109 = Fast Fighter Hurricane = Tough Fighter ME110 = Tough, Heavy Gunned Fighter Bolton Paul Defiant = Slow, Undergunned Fighter Ju87 Stuka = = Slow Undergunned Bomber Do217, HE111, Ju88 = Tough Bomber He59 = Undergunned Biplane Type Attack Defence Speed Fighter 3 2 5" Bomber 1/2 4 3" MANOEVRE Pip = 1xD6 Fighters may turn and fire in any combination AIR TO AIR COMBAT Ranges : Fighter w. Cannons 4" Fighter w. Machine-guns 6" Bombers / Fighters w. Rear Turrets 2" Method : 1D6 vs 1D6 Attack vs Defence factors Heavy Guns, Stern Attack, Diving Attack +1 Target Tough - 1 Undergunned - 1 Bombers - Formation Broken - 2 Roll More than Target = DAMAGE Roll Double Target = KILL Hurricanes may exchange a KILL result to break a formation of bombers. Bombers may not reform formation. Ed Note: These are just some thoughts down on paper and might form the base for a jolly good and quick set of airplane rules. Back to The Gauntlet No. 20 Table of Contents Back to The Gauntlet List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Craig Martelle Publications This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com