Walrus
TABLE AIR COMBAT T able Air Combat is a fast¸ simple air combat game that can be played on any flat surface. 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. A performance ruler is unique to each aircraft¸ and contains all the speed¸ cornering¸ and weapon information needed. 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. The Supermarine Walrus was a biplane with a central floating hull. Its single engine was suspended between the two sets of wings and featured a pusher-prop. This arrangement allowed a gunner position in the nose and tail. The Walrus was catapult-launched from British warships. Upon completing its patrol¸ cranes would winch it back aboard the warship. Its intended purpose was to provide reconnaissance and gunnery spotting. However¸ the Walrus was heavily used for air-sea rescue and antisubmarine patrols. This set is a self-contained rulebook with miniatures for the Walrus and three scenarios that reference other aircraft: Fiord Encounter: While searching for U-boats¸ a Walrus engages in a dogfight with a He-111 bomber. Operation Canned: Walrus flying boats from a Royal Navy cruiser attack an Italian coastal radio station. A single Cr.42 Falco biplane fighter defnends. Air-Sea Rescue: The Royal Air Force races the Luftwaffe to rescue a high-profile aircrew downed in the English Channel. Spitfire Mk.V escort the Walrus. A Ju-87 Stuka substitutes for a Luftwaffe Ar-196 float plane¸ escorted by Bf-109F