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…
We’re taking a look at how to use the Air Strike rules compendium for Blood Red Skies to develop your own historical scenarios, with the potential to even tie those games in with other systems for combined arms set of linked scenarios. A number of Air Strike! scenarios use ‘targets’ as their objectives. These come…
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…
Striking out of the deep desert, the SAS unleashed overwhelming force against lightly-defended Axis airfields. The workhorse of these raids was the humble jeep, modified for desert driving and loaded down with multiple machine guns. Using a mix of armour-piercing and tracer rounds, the SAS gunners made mincemeat of grounded aircraft. With the sun peaking…
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…
With the addition of the Me 262 jet fighter to Blood Red Skies, Tom takes a look at some of the tactics you can use to outfox the Allies! How Jets Work Providing no enemy aircraft are within 9″ of a jet, it immediately gains an Advantage level on activation. Combined with a high speed,…
Jagdgeschwader 7 (Nowotny) operated the Messerschmitt Me 262. This heavily armed aircraft was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter. Messerschmitt Me 262 Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 10.6 m Wingspan: 12.6 m Max Speed: 900 km/h Combat Range: 1,050 km Armament: 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon (the A-2a had only two cannons); 24 × 55 mm (2.2…
Jagdgeschwader 52 employed the Messerschmitt BF109G on the Eastern front. It was the most successful fighter wing of all time. Messerschmitt BF 109G Vital Statistics Crew: 1 Length: 8.95 m Wingspan: 9.925 m Max Speed: 640 km/h Combat Range: 850 km Armament: 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) synchronized MG 131 machine guns with 300 rpg; 1 ×…
Scramble your squadrons. It’s soon to become a target-rich environment with the arrival of the Air Strike! compendium for Blood Red Skies. Airstrike Blood Red Skies: Air Strike! is a rules compendium that presents all of the rules from the original Blood Red Skies starter set and adds many new ones suitable for expanded air…
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