Post by boomerbill on Sept 10, 2018 5:09:50 GMT
Here are a couple of photos from the Battle of Britain scenario I hosted at Broadsword 6 in Hamilton, Ont. on Aug. 25.
I promoted it as an introductory Axis and Allies Air Force Miniatures aerial combat game using standard and custom aircraft. The time frame was August 15, 1940 and with the Battle of Britain in full swing.
There were three waves of Luftwaffe raiders: one raid of two He-111s with a Bf110 escort; one raid of a Do-17 and Ju-88 with a Bf110 escort; and one raid of two Stukas — with a fighter sweep of four Bf109s that were on the board from Turn Four to Turn Seven.
The targets for the raiders were two airfields.
The Axis scored 15 points for each successful bomb attack on an airfield, and 15 points for destroying an RAF fighter.
The Allies scored based on the number of aircrew eliminated: so an He-111 was worth 25 points, while a Bf109 was only worth 5 points.
Of course, the Bf109s were very pesky.
That's Firehouse in the yellow T-shirt, with the RAF team. The three other players to join the game were AAAF virgins.
It was a bloody battle for the Luftwaffe. Some good shooting, and the repeated application of the Kosciuszko Hurricane's SA of Point Blank range, sent all but one of the raiders into rough landings in Angleterre. Only one bombing attack got through. Having said that, all but one of the RAF aircraft bought the farm, with the last Hurricane heading off the map to avoid becoming an Axis victory point.
The game ended with RAF 100 points, Luftwaffe 60.
The telescoping stands are Topgun Dogfight Flight Stands from Topgun Marketing LLC. The He-111s, Do-17 and Ju-88 are from Armaments in Miniature, painted by yours truly. The playing surface is a Hotz mat.
I'd been waiting for a long time to put all these pieces together. The game caught a lot of attention. I'm going to playtest it further (I think we need to be able to shoot into a friendly aircraft's hex when there is an enemy aircraft in it — which would make the Kozciuszko's SA less advantageous) and host it again at SkyCon in Kitchener, Ont. and probably next year at Hotlead in Stratford, Ont.
I promoted it as an introductory Axis and Allies Air Force Miniatures aerial combat game using standard and custom aircraft. The time frame was August 15, 1940 and with the Battle of Britain in full swing.
There were three waves of Luftwaffe raiders: one raid of two He-111s with a Bf110 escort; one raid of a Do-17 and Ju-88 with a Bf110 escort; and one raid of two Stukas — with a fighter sweep of four Bf109s that were on the board from Turn Four to Turn Seven.
The targets for the raiders were two airfields.
The Axis scored 15 points for each successful bomb attack on an airfield, and 15 points for destroying an RAF fighter.
The Allies scored based on the number of aircrew eliminated: so an He-111 was worth 25 points, while a Bf109 was only worth 5 points.
Of course, the Bf109s were very pesky.
That's Firehouse in the yellow T-shirt, with the RAF team. The three other players to join the game were AAAF virgins.
It was a bloody battle for the Luftwaffe. Some good shooting, and the repeated application of the Kosciuszko Hurricane's SA of Point Blank range, sent all but one of the raiders into rough landings in Angleterre. Only one bombing attack got through. Having said that, all but one of the RAF aircraft bought the farm, with the last Hurricane heading off the map to avoid becoming an Axis victory point.
The game ended with RAF 100 points, Luftwaffe 60.
The telescoping stands are Topgun Dogfight Flight Stands from Topgun Marketing LLC. The He-111s, Do-17 and Ju-88 are from Armaments in Miniature, painted by yours truly. The playing surface is a Hotz mat.
I'd been waiting for a long time to put all these pieces together. The game caught a lot of attention. I'm going to playtest it further (I think we need to be able to shoot into a friendly aircraft's hex when there is an enemy aircraft in it — which would make the Kozciuszko's SA less advantageous) and host it again at SkyCon in Kitchener, Ont. and probably next year at Hotlead in Stratford, Ont.
