1/144 Scale WWI Aircraft

Blue Max AAR

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a game of GDW’s Blue Max (first edition 1983) using 1/144 scale planes from the Wings of War series. The scenario was an Allied advance in the spring of 1918. A few rules were added to cover attacks on ground units and anti-aircraft fire. Five players (two German, three Allied) each flew one plane, and got a replacement if they were downed or left the table.

The photos suffer from reflections from the clear vinyl hex sheet.

An S.E.5a’s wings are shredded in a pass with a D.VII. Return fire and ground fire sets the D.VII alight.

Two French infantry units like the one here will eventually be scattered by fire from another D.VII.

A Dr.I occupied the other two Allied planes (a Spad XIII and a S.E.5a).

Several planes end up low or out of fuel.

Both German and one Allied plane left the table damaged and low on fuel and were replaced. One S.E.5a exploded. We played 28 turns in about 3.25 hours.

Wings of War AAR

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a Wings of War (aka Wings of Glory WWI) game. Two Bristol F.2B on a bombing mission are escorted by two Camels. The Germans intercept with two DVII and two DVa.

DVa. The dice are used to record altitude.

One Bristol heads straight for the target.

The target is bombed successfully.

Good formation flying by three German players.

A DVII pilot is killed by being wounded twice.

A Camel pilot sacrifices himself to cover the escape of the other British planes.

Additional photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/130153196@N08/sets/72157656997605822

The score at the end was one fighter lost on each side and the target bombed by one Bristol. The second Bristol was unable to overfly the target due to rudder damage.