Last week I started a new series of Wings of Glory WW2 Face to Face campaigns at The Emperor's Legions game shop, 13A, Annerley Arcade, 478 Ipswich Rd, Annerley on Brisbane's southside. Games will mostly be run on Saturdays between 9.30am and 2pm. These campaigns will eventually touch all theatres of the war and enable players to fly as pilots of all the major (any many minor) combatant nations. The first of these campaigns follows the progress of the Polish Air Force from 1939 to 1945.
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Players start on 1 September 1939 defending Poland against the depredations of the mighty Luftwaffe. Pilots who survive this baptism of fire escape their doomed country and arrive in France where they can volunteer to fight as part of a 'Patrouille Polonaise' just in time against resist the German invaders. With the fall of France however the Polish airman retreat to the British Isles where they join the RAF. The Polish squadrons enter the fray as the Battle of Britain reaches a crescendo, taking every opportunity to punish the Luftwaffe for earlier defeats. The Polish pilots can then continue to fly with the RAF attacking Fortress Europe, join 'Skalski's Circus' in North Africa and eventually take the fight to the Germans in the skies over France, Norway and into the Reich itself.
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The players begin flying the open cockpit PZL P.11c fighter over Poland, move on the Morane MS.406 and Dewoitine D.520 in France before taking to the skies in Hawker Hurricanes to defend England. In 1941 Hurricanes are replaced by Spitfire Mks. I and II and later by the Mk.V and eventually the Mk.IX. For those that make it to April 1945 they will transition to the Mustang Mk.IVa which they fly for the last few weeks until VE Day. For those who wish to make the switch they can even leave Britain to travel to the Soviet Union and fly Yaks with the Red Air Force!
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Throughout the campaign service and success will see pilots promoted and decorated with medals and awards by their homeland .....
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..... as well as the foreign air forces with which they fly.
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For simplicity's sake the campaign will use the latest Battle of Britain Starter Set basic, advanced and optional rules as appropriate for each campaign mission. There will be a short 'campaign ruleset' addendum to deal with wounded pilots, damaged aircraft, bailing out, escaping enemy territory and other matters not covered by the official Ares products.
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The campaign ruleset will include the accumulation of 'victory points' that determine the victorious side in individual scenarios and can be used to 'purchase' replacement aircrew, aircraft and reinforcements.
During the campaign players will pit their pilots against 'NPC' aircrew run by Campaign Moderators and other players, or against other player pilots flying for the 'other side'.
If anyone in the Brisbane area is interested in joining in these campaigns please post on this thread, PM me or contact Paul at The Emperor's Legions on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/The-Emperor...s-128204896668
If any members have a preference for a WGS campaign (North Africa, Eastern Front, Pacific, Spanish Civil War) let me know so I can start the ball rolling for that theatre of war.
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