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1995 Ranked #6,472

Achtung: Spitfire!

This tactical air-combat wargame has players fly World War II missions through air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements. Detailed energy physics and aircraft performance make each four-second turn a demanding contest of maneuver, altitude, and attack timing.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Wargame Grid Movement Hexagon Grid

Players

1-10

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

4.09/5

Rating

7.42

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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Second of J.D. Webster's World War II air combat wargames Fighting Wings series.

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Second of J.D. Webster's World War II air combat wargames Fighting Wings series. Tactical WW2 Air Combat game with mechanics upgraded from Over the Reich (first game in series). Focuses on air to air and air to ground combat during the Battle of Britain with some before (Battle of France) and some afterward (Western Europe through 1942). Mechanics are based on fairly realistic energy physics. Aircraft capabilities modeled closely on differences between the performance of the aircraft. A turn represents 4.1 seconds; a hex represents 100 yards. The game system is more complex than the other games of this type of combat such as Mustangs or Dauntless/Air Force Dauntless Expansion Kit. The system includes an operational scale to handle flying an entire mission.

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Play and group

Players
1–10
Best with
2–8
Play time
240 min
Age
12+
Complexity
4.1/5
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Credits

Designers

1
J. D. Webster

Artists

1
Rick Barber

Publishers

1
Clash of Arms Games

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