The fate of the Pacific resides on aerial dominance between the Japanese and Americans, all this within the new Blood Red Skies Battle in the Pacific set.
The battle in the Pacific contains:
- 1 x Blood Red Skies Box Game
- 1 x Japanese Ace Pilot Saburō Sakai set
- 1 x Japanese A6MX ‘Zero-Sen’ Squadron set
- 1 x Japanese Blood Red Skies Dice set
- 1 x US Ace Pilot George Preddy set
- 1 x US P-51 Mustang Squadron set
- 1 x US Blood Red Skies Dice set
Beneath is a breakdown of what comes in the ace and squadron box sets.
Blood Red Skies Box Game
Packed with everything you need to play this fast-paced air combat game, the Blood Red Skies starter set does what it says on the tin. Plus once started you’ll have the extra rules to introduce the play cards that really bring your fighter aircraft to life, allowing you to fly them just as they would have been by the Ace’s of WW2!
The Blood Red Skies Box Game contains:
- 12 coloured plastic fighter aircraft (6 Spitfire’s and 6 Messerschmitt’s)
- 12 clear plastic Blood Red Skies Advantage flying bases
- 10 combat dice
- 12 Pilot Skill level discs
- 3 Gaming booklets: Rules, Expanded rules, Scenarios
- 45 game cards
- 38 game markers
- A set of tools: movement template, rangefinder, and navigation calliper
- 6 card counter Clouds / Air defence balloon clusters
- 3 card counter Blenheim IV / Dornier Do17 Z2 bombers
- 2 Quick Reference sheets
The Japanese Force
Japanese A6MX ‘Zero-Sen’ Squadron set
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a fast, modern fighter, but had no armour for the pilot. When the Zero was in the hands of aggressive and well-trained pilots this weakness was rarely apparent. The A6-M5 model Zero featured improved engine, armament and protection, although the latter remained inadequate compared to other combat aircraft.
The Japanese A6MX ‘Zero-Sen’ Squadron set contains:
- 6 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighters
- 6 Advantage flying bases
- 1 Aircraft card
- 6 Aircraft Trait Cards
- 6 Double-sided Pilot Skill Discs
- 1 Aircraft Markings Sticker Sheet
- 3 Action cards
Japanese Ace Pilot Saburō Sakai set
Saburō Sakai was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s fourth highest ranking Ace. When was began he shot down the first B-17 to be lost in the Pacific theatre. During a mission over Guadalcanal Sakai was badly injured but still limped his damage plane home and reported to his superior before collapsing. Despite the loss of an eye, Sakai went on to score at least 69 kills.
The Japanese Ace Pilot Saburō Sakai set contains:
- 1 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter
- 1 Advantage flying base
- 1 Aircraft card
- 2 Aircraft Trait Cards
- 2 Double-sided Pilot Skill Discs
- 1 Adolf Galland Ace card
- 2 Ace Skill cards
The US Force
US P-51 Mustang Squadron set
The introduction of the Merlin engine transformed the initially mediocre P-51 Mustang into a world-class fighting machine with the iconic P-51D, all but supplanting other types of fighters used by the United States Eighth Air Force in Britain. By May 1945, Mustangs had flown 213,873 stories and claimed 4,950 enemy aircraft destroyed.
The US P-51 Mustang Squadron set contains:
- 6 P-51D Mustang Fighters
- 6 Advantage flying bases
- 1 Aircraft card
- 6 Aircraft Trait Cards
- 6 Double-sided Pilot Skill Discs
- 1 Aircraft Markings Sticker Sheet
- 3 Action cards
US Ace Pilot George Preddy set
George Preddy was the top scoring Mustang pilot and was ranked sixth overall among USAAF Aces with a total of 27 aerial victories. Despite suffering from a hangover, on August 6th 1944, Preddy shot down six enemy fighters in the course of one mission, earning him the Distinguished Service Cross.
The US Ace Pilot George Preddy set contains:
- 1 P-51D Mustang Fighter
- 1 Advantage flying base
- 1 Aircraft card
- 2 Aircraft Trait Cards
- 2 Double-sided Pilot Skill Discs
- 1 Adolf Galland Ace card
- 2 Ace Skill cards
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