acctingman1869 | 03 Jan 2013 2:38 p.m. PST |
Hola amigos! Can someone recommend a nice set of rules for aerial combat for the modern day? I'm looking at 10+ planes on the board, minimum. I'd prefer the rules not be overly detailed, but enough meat and bones on them to make it at least semi-accurate/realistic. Many thanks!! |
Onomarchos | 03 Jan 2013 2:49 p.m. PST |
I really like Air War C21. You can find them here: link Mark |
Sundance | 03 Jan 2013 2:51 p.m. PST |
You can play any number of planes with CY6! JA, but it gets to be a bit much if each player is playing much more than 2 planes per (I think 4 planes per would be pretty much the limit). The beauty of CY6! is that your movement choices are right in front of you based on whether you want to go straight or turn and your current speed. The rules that Tumbling Dice sell aren't too bad, but tend to be on the simpler side. I don't know about any other sets hopefully others can fill you in on other sets. |
freewargamesrules | 03 Jan 2013 4:01 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Air War C21 |
Only Warlock | 03 Jan 2013 4:58 p.m. PST |
yet another for Air War C21 |
RazorMind | 03 Jan 2013 5:21 p.m. PST |
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acctingman1869 | 03 Jan 2013 5:40 p.m. PST |
Looks like CY6 jet age can't handle many planes on the table
.get's bogged down, so those rules are out. Did a little reading on AW C21
.looks like those are for me. Maybe not as detailed as CY6, but it doesn't bogged down like CY6 would. Thanks folks |
cfielitz | 03 Jan 2013 6:03 p.m. PST |
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BigNickR | 03 Jan 2013 6:15 p.m. PST |
There was a guy running Fasa's TOP GUN! at RECON ORLANDO 2012
about 7 "Mig 27's" (proxied mig 29's) versus 3 or 4 F-14's. 1:100 scale on a 3" hex map that covered about 8x12 feet. Played pretty good, fast and simple |
Allen57 | 03 Jan 2013 8:32 p.m. PST |
AW C21 gives a great game until you get into the real modern beyond visual range combat but then nothing makes that much fun IMHO. For the Jet Age up to the end of Vietnam the TD Wings at War (not the same as Wings of War) are fun but wont handle as many jets. Their strong point is a great campaign system. Al |
Mako11 | 03 Jan 2013 9:56 p.m. PST |
Yea, C21 is the best for that many, or more jets. |
BattlerBritain | 04 Jan 2013 3:36 a.m. PST |
You can also use the boardgame 'Flight Leader', which is pretty simple and can be used with lots of planes. There is also a good set of simple jet rules called 'Phantom' downloadable from: wfhgs.com/downloads.html B |
Dynaman8789 | 04 Jan 2013 4:43 a.m. PST |
I can second the Phantom rules BattlerBritain listed. They are based on the Mustangs! boardgame from Avalon Hill but updated to handle everything from WWI to Modern (in 4 different sets of rules, all with the same core mechanics) |
Sundance | 04 Jan 2013 5:18 p.m. PST |
I forgot about the Phantom rules. Those are interesting and pretty simple. |
Ken Hall | 29 Jan 2013 7:39 a.m. PST |
I want to try Phantoms! out with my sons. It looks like a promising set. |
(Jake Collins of NZ 2) | 01 Feb 2013 1:51 p.m. PST |
What about the Typhoon rules on the same page as the Phantoms rules. They seem super=easy. |
The Young Guard | 22 Feb 2013 6:56 p.m. PST |
I've got Fox Two Reheat but never used em. Anyone tell me about them>? |
Fatman | 25 Feb 2013 3:26 a.m. PST |
I loved Fox 2, still play them today, but didn't like Reheat. To be honest they are more a jet version of the publishers WW II set "Scramble" than of Fox 2. Even the author of the original rules has mentioned this on a previous topic on this forum. Fatman |