D3A Val
TABLE AIR COMBAT Table Air Combat is a fast¸ simple air combat game that can be played on any flat surface. Each ruleset is a self-contained game including cut-out miniatures of one aircraft and a set of rules. All you need are some six-sided dice and some coins to provide weight for the aircraft counters. Everything else can be printed from this ruleset. Download a free set of the complete rules here: Flight Operations Manual Watch how to play Here Each player has a flight of four aircraft¸ represented by two counters. Aircraft counters move by means of curved "performance rulers" that represent the aircraft's historical cornering ability and maximum speed. TAC is designed for portability; The entire game can fit in a plastic bag. Even the largest battles can take place on a fast-food restaurant table. Each aircraft is sold separately. Only pay for the ones you want¸ and print out as many copies as you need to create your own epic WWII air battle. The Aichi D3A "Val" dive-bomber was considered obsolete at the start of the war¸ but claimed warships at Singapore¸ Pearl Harbor¸ Midway¸ Coral Sea¸ and Guadalcanal. This set is a self-contained rulebook that includes miniatures for the Aichi D3A "Val" and contains three scenarios that reference other aircraft: Iron Bottom Sound: D3A dive bombers escorted by A6M2 Zeroes attack a US Navy destroyer. The destroyer is defended by a F4F-F Wildcats. Easter Sunday Raid: Continual-spawning D3A Val and A6M2 Zeroes threaten to overwhelm defending RAF Hurricanes over the city of Colombo. Midway: Attack the USS Yorktown with A6M2 escorts while fighting off defending F4F-F Wildcats ¸ SBD Dauntlesses ¸ and flak from both the carrier and an escorting destroyer. This set contains only the D3A Val. Other aircraft referenced in the scenarios are sold separately.