Profiles of planes and pilots, with a history of their service and how they are used in the Blood Red Skies game.
The 16th of October 2020 marks the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the River Forth. The battle brought a number of firsts to the Second World War. It was the first Luftwaffe bombing action conducted against a British target, it marked the first enemy aircraft to be shot down by a Spitfire and indeed the…
MiG Alley shifts us into the future, moving away from the relatively sluggish prop-driven aircraft of World War 2 towards the shrieking jet aircraft of the Cold War! The Jet Age in Blood Red Skies To represent the technological leap forward that occurred between the end of World War 2 and the start of the…
Few flying machines can claim to be such icons of aviation as the Supermarine Spitfire. The telltale call of its merlin engine still incites the hearts and minds of any who hear it three-quarters of a century after the Battle of Britain. “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”. Designed by…
The Luftwaffe dominates the skies over continental Europe, ably assisted by the technologically superior Bf109E. Only the nimble Spitfire is a match for this Teutonic beast! When it was introduced in 1937, the Bf109E was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world, incorporating cutting-edge technologies and design techniques which gave it an edge…
The Battle of Britain has become one of the most storied episodes of the second world war. The frenetic battle for air supremacy of the English channel has captured the imaginations of writers, filmmakers and artists down the years, and is the subject of countless wargames. The Skies Over Britain With the fall of France…
As winter closed in around the besieged city of Stalingrad, the desperate struggle for control of the city had entered its final stages. The German army had been completely encircled following the success of the Soviet offensives as part of Operation Uranus. A Luftwaffe Ju52 lands at an airfield near Stalingrad. It was decided that…
The game of Blood Red Skies is primarily concerned with the dogfighting of relatively sluggish prop-driven aircraft of World War Two. However, in the latter stages of the war the World’s first operation jet-powered fighter aircraft entered the fray, the Messerschmitt Me-262. Though this was far too late to improve the fortunes of the beleaguered…
Rushed into service to combat the deadly Focke-Wulf 190, the Spitfire Mk.IX combined the performance of the Spitfire’s airframe with a more powerful engine. View in Store The arrival of the Focke-Wulf 190 shook the RAF to the core. This new radial engined fighter completely outclassed the Spitfire Mk.V, allowing the Axis to challenge Allied…
The P-40 Warhawk was employed over most theatres by most Allied Nations in WW2. The “Flying Tigers” enjoyed considerable success with the aircraft… Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 9.665m Wingspan: 11.367m Max Speed: 538kph Combat Range: 1152km Armament: 6 × 0.50 in (12.70 mm) M2 Browning machine guns with 235 rounds per…
The 61st Fighter Squadron employed the P-47 Thunderbolt in the European theatre. The squadron produced a significant number of aces. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 11m Wingspan: 12.42m Max Speed: 697kph Combat Range: 1290km Armament: 8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (3400 rounds); Up to 2,500 lb (1,134…
Dan Hewitson
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