climbing

**Baxter** · 12-04-2015 00:24

I was wondering if consecutive climb is allowed or do the climb moves have to be spaced out?

**flash** · 12-04-2015 00:43

They must be spaced out Gary due to the two card planning sequence. If you're playing a climb card it can't be selected for the next move as that should already have been chosen.

**Baxter** · 12-04-2015 02:08

Thanks for your prompt and logical reply

**Tonx** · 12-04-2015 08:17

Going along with Dave's explanation above I have only ever played Wings of Glory with manoeuver decks which feature one climb card. Regardless of how many cards the deck has which relate to the opposite - or losing height. But ... This thread is about climbing and I have met the need to do so both from an airfield in order to start a gaming piece as well as in-game to gain height above the opposition or on occasions to bomb a target.

**Flying Helmut** · 12-04-2015 11:36

Originally Posted by Tonx

Going along with Dave's explanation above I have only ever played Wings of Glory with manoeuver decks which feature one climb card. Regardless of how many cards the deck has which relate to the opposite - or losing height. But ... This thread is about climbing and I have met the need to do so both from an airfield in order to start a gaming piece as well as in-game to gain height above the opposition or on occasions to bomb a target.

ALL Wings of Glory card decks contain only one climb card!

**Tonx** · 12-04-2015 12:05

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

ALL Wings of Glory card decks contain only one climb card!

Aah ... But what goes up must come down.

In WGS the dive-bombers can lose height in consecutive manoeuvers. All other aircraft types' manoeuver decks feature one dive / descend card in reply to having one climb card only. Was going to mention this in my original answer but then decided not to. This thread being all about climbing ...

**Flying Helmut** · 12-04-2015 15:32

Yeah - everyone already knows that......................

**Tonx** · 12-04-2015 15:51

Mmm ... But I didn't until I actually got my hands on a Wings of War dive-bomber for the first time and thought hang on ... What's going on here?

It's worth mentioning that so far Wings of Glory has never had a genuine dive-bomber

produced for it by Ares Games though this situation is about to change. Only Wings of War / Nexus Games has ever seen dive-bomber

and this aspect of their operation doesn't IMHO become fully apparent until one is in possession of such an aircraft. However I do feel that it is correct for the dive-bombers' manoeuver decks in common with all others to feature just one climb card.

**Le Piaf** · 03-08-2023 01:25

They must be spaced out Gary due to the two card planning sequence. If you're playing a climb card it can't be selected for the next move as that should already have been chosen.

This also means that, unlike in WGF that allows one climb or one Immelmann per turn (ie. 3 cards), one can have in WGS : 2 climbs or one climb and an Immelmann within three cards/maneuvers spread over 2 turns in WGS (turn 1 = climb + straight ; turn 2 = climb/Immelmann + ...) which makes in-game WWII aircrafts better climbers, right ? Likewise for diving, right ?

(even though the scale is different)

(Noob questions. Sorry for digging up an old thread. Didn't think creating a new one was necessary.)