This is a collection of historic air combat information and Aircraft Description Cards (ADCs) I designed to be used with JD Webster's Fighting Wings series of WW2-era air combat games.
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I have always been curious about aircraft not mentioned much by history, usually because they had little effect and that they were inferior to what the enemy used. (There is little glory in discussing getting beaten; and if you win later, you talk about how you won...). As in any aircraft game, it is easy to win flying a superior aircraft; I've always had a spot in my heart for the guy fighting the uphill battle.
Aircraft technology in the mid to late 1930s underwent a series of major advances - rather like computers in the late '80s and '90s. "State of the art" in materials, manufacturing, and aerodynamics advanced rapidly. Designs that were top of the line, using the most powerful engines available were out-classed by designs built a year later.
Also, the design paradigm (that is, what made a "good" fighter) was also changed rapidly from a basis in maneuverability to a basis in speed as both fighters and bombers changed rapidly. The more powerful engines available allowed for single-engine pursuit ships to be able to catch multi-engine bombers; they also allowed heavier aircraft that could carry more and larger weapons.
However, in beginning of Word War II, brave men flew what was available to them in an attempt to defend their nations. Accordingly, I have put my attention on to some rarer aircraft not often mentioned by history... (see the ADC collection).
Of course, these aircraft did not operate in a vacuum. Some of these aircraft served with minor nations, who may have had a completely or partially indigenous air force, or may have built it from purchases from other major powers. See the Minor Nation Air Forces.
These aircraft were not built solely for their deterrence value or for pretty displays at airshows. from 1936 to 1945 (and points beyond), the aircraft discussed here were involved in air warfare campaigns, which, as a technology or a military science, was developing at as furious a rate as the aircraft themselves. See Alternate Air Campaigns.
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Over the Reich , Achtung! Spitfire and Whistling
Death are copyrighted by JD Webster and Clash
of Arms Games 1994-6.
These ADCs may not be used for commercial purposes without their permission.
You are welcomed to use them for your personal gaming.
| 15-Apr-05 | Updated ADCs:
Added the E8N2 Dave to the Japanese Recon
Seaplane ADC set. Minor updates to Gerrman Recon (including Defensive Gun arcs for the He59A). New ADCs: Added the US oddities and US attack planes ADC sets. These include some aircraftt I have wanted to do for a long time, especially US oddities. ADCs from JD: Recent publicly posted ADCs for FW 2.0: A6M5c, Bf109E-1, FW190A-4, Spitfire IXc (see appropriate Air Forces) Corrected SDCs: Corrected the point values on British smaller vessels in the Royal Navy New Scenarios: Added a Tarafaoui scenario to the Operation Torch campaign. Replaced m"Back from Dutch" with an updated Alaskan Surprise. Updated Campaign: Added more detailed plan and force information the Operation Cerberus Campaign. Addeda more complete TO&E for Operation Torch. Raw Bits: Added 25 pages of assorted material; lots on Operation Torch and Operation Cerebus (among others). |
| 26-Oct-04 | Updated ADCs:
Added the PV-2 Harpoon to the Lockheed Patrol
Bomber ADC set. Added the Japanese biplane and USN biplane sets of ADCs. Also updated the PV-1 Venturas. Updated the Ki.46 ADC with information for the Ki.46 III recon version. Added a full three-view picture of the Be-4 (KOR-2) Soviet ship-borne scout flying boat. SDCs: Corrected some of the AAA values in the Kreigsmarine and Royal Navy ships. Added a new set of smaller vessels (Destroyers, Subs, escorts, and S-boats) to Kreigsmarine.. New Scenarios: Added Bomber: A Night Mission to Raiding by Day and Night campaign (really this time). Added four scenarios translateed from Armee de l'Air to the Battle of France campaign: Blenheims Over Holland, Ponts de la Meuse, Counter-Attack at Arras,and the Last Mission of Camille Plubeau. New Rules: Posted a copy of JD's Official Errata for Whistling Death. Added an optional rule: Naval Vessel Accelleration to allow moe realistic acceleration of vessels based on size and speed. New Bits: Raw Bits now has a complete time line for Operation Pedestal, plus another 30 pages of material. |
| 21-Feb-04 | Updated SDCs: updated to FW 2.0 (WD) standards the Royal Navy Far East Fleet ship SDCs and the the Japanese sub SDCs used in the Last Banzai mission. |
| 1-Jan-04 | New Scenarios:
Added McHale's Navy Classic to the Solomons
Campaign. China Nights was added to the China: US 14th Air Force Campaign. Macchis and Marylands and Marylands and Zerstorers, both by Joe Ferrara, were added to the Malta Campaign. Shootout Over Gazala and Bardia Suprise, both by Joe Ferrara, were added to the Afrika Korps Campaign. Bombers to Bizerte was added to the Northwest Afrika Campaign. North Sea Hornets Nest and First Fortress to Fall were added to the Britain's Bombers Campaign. New Section: Added Raw Bits, a section of nearly two hunndred pages of historical timelines, equipment notes, and TO&E data I have collecteed over the years. Removed: my versions of Japanese aircraft publisheed in Whistling Death. |
| 8-Oct-03 | Updated SDCs:
Updated the German capital ship SDCs to the (current)
FW 2.0 standards. The shipyard is again open. Fixed links to NJ's scenarios so they point to his current files at his current site. |
| 19-Sep-03 | New ADCs:
Added Lockheed Patrol Bombers ADCs: the
Hudson and Ventura, and their non-military base aircraft, the Super Electra
and the Lodestar. Added a set of 4 Italian Seaplanes and Flying Boats. |
| New scenarios: Added Under the Libyan Sun (Mission Scenario generator by Prof. Errata) to the Afrika Korps campaign, Sakai Over Buna to the New Guinea I campaign, and Sakai Over Guadalacanal to the Guadalcanal campaign, and Bombing Five's Dive, a mission scenario JD played out to test WD, to the Coral Sea campaign. See the AAR below. |
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