The 16th of October 2020 marks the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the River Forth. The battle brought a number of firsts to the Second World War. It was the first Luftwaffe bombing action conducted against a British target, it marked the first enemy aircraft to be shot down by a Spitfire and indeed the…
We’re taking a look at how to use the Air Strike rules compendium for Blood Red Skies to develop your own historical scenarios, with the potential to even tie those games in with other systems for combined arms set of linked scenarios. A number of Air Strike! scenarios use ‘targets’ as their objectives. These come…
Few flying machines can claim to be such icons of aviation as the Supermarine Spitfire. The telltale call of its merlin engine still incites the hearts and minds of any who hear it three-quarters of a century after the Battle of Britain. “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”. Designed by…
The Battle of Britain has become one of the most storied episodes of the second world war. The frenetic battle for air supremacy of the English channel has captured the imaginations of writers, filmmakers and artists down the years, and is the subject of countless wargames. The Skies Over Britain With the fall of France…
Scramble your squadrons. It’s soon to become a target-rich environment with the arrival of the Air Strike! compendium for Blood Red Skies. Airstrike Blood Red Skies: Air Strike! is a rules compendium that presents all of the rules from the original Blood Red Skies starter set and adds many new ones suitable for expanded air…
With cold nights drawing in, we’re looking to bring some sun into our lives – lets head for the North African coast with Blood Red Skies: Sandstorm! Welcome to the Western Desert! It’s November 1942, the Afrika Korps is in full retreat after the decisive battle of El Alamein. Ahead of the pursuing 8th Army…
Our collection of Big Wing bundles for all air forces in Blood Red Skies are ideal, great-value entry points into the World War 2 mass air combat game. RAF Big Wing – Supermarine Spitfire MkII The Big Wing, also known as a Balbo, was a tactic proposed during the Battle of Britain by 12th Group…
This week, we’re looking at the top French ace of the war, with 33 kills to his name. Pierre Clostermann takes centre stage! View in Store It’s July, 1943. A dozen Focke-Wulf 190s have bounced a flight of RAF Spitfire Mk.Vbs during a fighter sweep over northern France. In the cockpit of one Spitfire, one…
While the Spitfire steals the spotlight an unappreciated workhorse is defending Britain’s shores from the marauding Luftwaffe. Enter the Hawker Hurricane! View in Store Designed and built in the early 1930s, the Hawker Hurricane was the RAF’s workhorse during the early part of the second world war. While not as glamorous as the Supermarine Spitfire,…
Dive back into Blood Red Skies with a brief look at the Royal Air Force – join the “few” and help defend the sceptered isle from the marauding Luftwaffe! Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” – Winston Churchill Formed from the amalgamation of the…
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