Air Force (game)
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AIR FORCE was an Avalon Hill
game (previously owned by Batteline), and currently out of print, like the majority of the Avalon Hill catalogue. It was designed by S. Craig Taylor, Jr.
The game allowed players to handle individual aircraft
, battling in Europe during World War II
. Using a fairly complex but, at the same time, incredibly fun system, the game portrayed 30 aircraft of the 1939-1945 period, including Spitfires, Mustangs, Me-109, Me-262 and B-24.
The game was based upon smartly designed color Aircraft Data Cards, that portrayed characteristics of the planes, such as speed, manoeuver, handling, fire power, damage absortion and others. Movement was simultaneous.
Players could play one another, or make teams of players, which was a great advantage of the game: it allowed a lot of players.
After the first release, Avalon Hill published a expansion to Air Force, called "Dauntless". This one had another 30 aircraft, this time covering scenarios of the Pacific War
.
A second expansion, "Sturmovik" (based on the Russian front) was scheduled for release, however it never happened.
Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in wargames and strategic board games. Its logo contained its initials "AH", and it was often referred to by this abbreviation. It also published the occasional miniature wargaming rules, role-playing game, and had a popular line of sports simulations...
game (previously owned by Batteline), and currently out of print, like the majority of the Avalon Hill catalogue. It was designed by S. Craig Taylor, Jr.
The game allowed players to handle individual aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
, battling in Europe during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Using a fairly complex but, at the same time, incredibly fun system, the game portrayed 30 aircraft of the 1939-1945 period, including Spitfires, Mustangs, Me-109, Me-262 and B-24.
The game was based upon smartly designed color Aircraft Data Cards, that portrayed characteristics of the planes, such as speed, manoeuver, handling, fire power, damage absortion and others. Movement was simultaneous.
Players could play one another, or make teams of players, which was a great advantage of the game: it allowed a lot of players.
After the first release, Avalon Hill published a expansion to Air Force, called "Dauntless". This one had another 30 aircraft, this time covering scenarios of the Pacific War
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
.
A second expansion, "Sturmovik" (based on the Russian front) was scheduled for release, however it never happened.