How incompatible are the WW2 planes with the WWI rules? I picked up some Gloster Gladiators without realizing they were WW2 planes.
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How incompatible are the WW2 planes with the WWI rules? I picked up some Gloster Gladiators without realizing they were WW2 planes.
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Hey, if you're having fun, you can use the Gladiators with the WW1 rules.
Not sure about using them. You would have to pretend they were a particular WWI plane to know the movement deck, damage deck and hit points. Maybe you could score some CR42's and a WW2 box set and some well matched WW2 games.
They're not, John, the planes are a different scale (1/200 v 1/144) so you couldn't mix them - in reality the Gladiator would be twice as fast as the fastest WW1 model - the rule mechanics are quite different too. Nothing, however, stops you doing fromQuote:
Originally Posted by Elflord
your own thing with them but as Gary suggested score some Fiat's and have at it over the Med; the WW2 rules are available as downloads from Ares Games. https://www.aresgames.eu/downloads
Welcome to the 'drome by the way. :pint:
The scale is different (1/144 WWI to 1/200 for WWII) so the model size is a bit off, but technically you could use them; the manoeuvre cards are the same size.
The only major difference is the two-speed arrow system on the Gladiator cards - otherwise, just pretend the Glads are some fictional type, with the cards and stats provided, and get stuck in!
Interestingly, the 1/200 Gloster Gladiator is very close in wingspan as the 1/144 Fokker Dr.1. No, the Gladiator is not from the WW1 era but still could be used if that is what one has, alaThe Final Countdown.
Master 11 in a WW1 The Red Baron challenged my WW2 Spitfire to a duel - TRB taking WW1 damage cards while my sleek Spitfire drew WW2 damage chits. No jams, no mercy, but a whole lot of fun!
The Red Baron could do a tight turn and get inside my faster plane, giving the Spitfire the bash; but we both fell out of the sky together.
We then swapped decks, TRB flying on an A deck, the Spitfire on a D deck. I ended up …. ‘toast’!
Wished I had taken a few snaps but the action and draws were really intense, plus it was a fun maths exercise:-)
:pint:
Terry
Sounds like a good time Terry :clap:
Sounds like a fun experiment. I've thought about trying this but never got to it. Nice to see you did!Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptMoonbeam
the biggest sticking point would be the gladiators maneuver deck. its designed for plotting after each movement unlike ww1s 3 card plot. there arent enough of each maneuver card to plot 3.