I'm on their site right now, and there isn't any dates on the release page, yet.
I'm on their site right now, and there isn't any dates on the release page, yet.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Site is back up now Bob but still just says November.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
If the shipment is on time, they will be landing at the warehouse early-middle of the month. So expect a release date towards the end of the month.
The site is back. No reason to say that bombers will not be released this month.
http://www.aresgames.it/upcoming-products
Gave up. Memphis Belle has been preordered at AA.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
You can rename it in "Stalingrad Beauty"
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Originally Posted by Marechallannes
You can rename it in "Stalingrad Beauty"Good point! Of course you mean III World War and a 1946 scenario, assuming combined Allied, Polish and Wehrmacht forces turn East to fight the Soviets and B-17s fly to finally crush the defenders of Stalingrad. Good. I shall invent such scenario. Not commonly known is the fact that Operation "Unthinkable" was an option taken into account...
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Thanks for the replies and that the site is back up. Looks like they will be out sometime this month so an early Christmas present.
Thanks Andrea
But it would be kind of pervertive to repaint ANY of the ARES's B-17s into this one
How did you find this Polish graphic
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
It seems like these bad boys are getting closer to my hangers with each and every day!!
Just looked and the date is 19 Nov. Looks like they will be out soon.
An early Xmas game with the Memphis Belle is still possible then
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Where did you see Nov19'th?
It on Aresgames.it, Ares' homepage!! This is great news!!! I hope to be able to get some battles in over Thanksgiving break!
I don't know why I'm not seeing it on their website, but I'll take your word for it. Awesome news!
Look in the UPCOMING NEWS and it says 19 Nov.
It certainly does Bob.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Ahh! I looked everywhere but upcoming! Duh. Thanks and that is awesome. B17's are my favorite!
Another good reason to buy a few Lancasters:
"This shark needs food."
(Picture of a new German nightfighter)
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
The searchlights caught him for a moment...
(Picture of a new German nightfighter)
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Dambuster's pack content.
"This shark needs food."
(Picture of a new German nightfighter)[/QUOTE]
Nice looking one too! Good job, SvenThe searchlights caught him for a moment...
(Picture of a new German nightfighter)
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Thank you Karl!
We should coordinate our Lancaster promotion tour better, Andrea.
Thx for posting this informations.
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Great Shark Sven, and I see Andrea is kindly providing some food for it too.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Most impressive nightfighter, Sven. I love the dim lighting of the picture
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Thats fantastic. Incredible work Sven.The searchlights caught him for a moment...
(Picture of a new German nightfighter)
Unit and crew?The searchlights caught him for a moment...
(Picture of a new German nightfighter)
You really don't need to ask why, and you shouldn't make me ask, either.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Damn it wasn't my intention to overcrowd this Lancaster thread with picture quotes of my
Junkers Ju88 C-6
6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Movement deck: M*
Front short B-C-C-C-C / long A-C-C
Rear short A / long A
Schräge Musik C-C
Crew:
OLt. Löwenherz (pilot)
Uffz. Himmel (radar)
Uffz. Schneider (radio/gunner)
As soon as I have more pictures I'll post it in the original Ju88 painting thread.
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
So we have a special instruction for a dambuster run.
A blue template for... throwing the bomb?
A crew of (only) 3 men.
Beside the map for the dam, an industrial complex for bombing missions.
Nice.
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
To keep the game simple, as usual only pilots and gunners are relevant.
There is a ruler to drop the bomb and the bomb itself, plus a "searchlights on" counter and a counter with the Y device to judge dropping distance by the eye:
Then you have three rulers, one shorter than the other, numbered 1/3: they are used to move the bomb in the next three turns, bouncing shorter and shorter. Here the prototype:
This is the effect to be simulated:
Or if you prefer:
Last edited by Angiolillo; 11-13-2014 at 22:56.
Yeah, but on a B-17 EVERYBODY except the pilots is a gunner either full- or part-time...
Ok, let's say that guns are emphasized over crew. And some simplification have been made., as with B-17 nose treated as a single firing cone with two men even if the firepower takes into account several weapons. After all, it seems that player are asking to keep things simple, isn't it?
Simple is good for me Andrea.
I love to discuss the intricacies of extended rules, but seldom adopt them.
It seems to negate all the things which attracted me to the game in the first place.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
It looks good. I hope that we can flatten the mat of the dam easily. How are we simulating flying the plane at an altitude of sixty feet, please?
In my best Tom Petty voice, "The waiting is the hardest part!"
You fly at altitude 1, that in the game is "just above the ground". To be sure that you fly at a constant altitude when you drop the bomb, you have to lighten two searchlight that are fixed to converge on the water when the correct altitude is kept. No sorry, the mini has not two led lights for that, we just provide a cardboard counter to keep track that they have been lighted.
This is my chief concern as well, but there should be some easily solutions to this. I'll probably copy and print out a new one so I have a nice flat one to game with. If there are any crease marks during the copying, I should be able to tidy those up in photoshop or the like.
Laminating the poster could be a solution, IMHO.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
That's one way to go. I'll most likely Laminate my new copy so that I can still remove the crease marks.
Wasn't really convinced about these big boys, but looking at the dambuster package the intrest is starting to grow. Those Lancasters really look so niceeeeeee.
Give in to your temptations! NO SET OF WGS IS COMPLETE without a Lanc and Fortress in them!
Do you have these in your possession yet Keith? Seeing as they are set for release this Wednesday, I am interested to know if retailers have them yet or not.
I'm curious, too.
Mid December we'll organize a WGF Christmas flight.
A bonus WGS misson with a B-17 would be nice.
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
If it does not arrive in time, try this...
http://etronsvolants.pagesperso-orange.fr/pagecadre.htm
Too cute, Andrea.
Try this:
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Yes Ares just need to upload the file to their homepage so it can be downloaded and printed - simple
That is an absolute scream, Andrea! I am still laughing. Pierre is a comic genius. This should be translated and posted to our Forum, or perhaps we should ask Pierre for permission to borrow? His Boom Card description is too drole.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
The Etrons Volats have several genial stuff in their pages, have a look.
Marechallannes' poster is great anyway.
After seeing the contents of the Dam busters Lanc will have to get one now!
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