RED SUN/BLUE SKY:
White Star/Blue Sky

Expands the game to cover the U.S. 8th Air Force's daylight strategic bombing campaign over Europe (1942-44). Includes rules for air-to-air rockets, strategic bombing (pattern and precision), and heavy bombers (including optional crew rules). Bibliography provided.

There are seven scenarios (as well as notes on creating your own):

Where There's Smoke (June 11, 1943)

Germans use smoke defense against American attack on the sub pens at Wilhelmshaven. Six B-17F's vs. four FW-190A-3's, flak, and smoke. Solitaire scenario.

First Blood (August 17, 1942)

VIII Bomber Command's first mission of the war - a twelve plane raid, assisted by a 6-plane decoy mission. Eighteen B-17's vs. two Me-110G2's, two FW-190A3's, and four Me-109G-6's.

Hamm - and Exit! (March 5, 1943)

After VIII Bomber Command's second Ruhr raid, the Germans intercept the withdrawing bombers. Special surrender rules apply. Fourteen B-17F's and two P-47B's vs. two Me-410A's, two Me-210A's, four FW-190A-3's, and two Me-110G-2's.

Striking the Reich (January 27, 1943)

VIII Bomber Command's initial daylight raid over Germany. Twelve B-17F's vs. two Me-110G-2's, two FW-190A-3's, and four Me-109G-6's. Clouds, rookie German pilots.

von Schnauze auf Schnauze (March 8th, 1943)

First B-24 raid of VIII Bomber Command. Nine B-24D's escorted by nine Spitfire VB's (flying high cover) vs. sixteen FW-190A-3's.

Enter the Thunderbolts (April 15, 1943)

Fighter sweep pitting eight P-47B Thunderbolts against eight FW-190A-3's.

A Muenster of a Raid! (October 10, 1943)

American bomber formations, left unescorted due to weather problems in England, are being slaughtered by German interceptors - but at last, Allied fighters arrive. Sixteen P-47B Thunderbolts protect ten B-17F's vs. eight FW-190A-3's, four Me-109G-6's, two Me-110G-2's, and two Me-410A's.

There is also a Campaign Game, in which a series of unscripted missions represent the course of the strategic air campaign. There are two versions - the Full Campaign, which covers 30 campaign turns and multiple missions per turn; and the Fast Campaign, which limits itself to 20 campaign turns and one mission per turn.

Data is provided for 22 Allied and 18 German aircraft