Stations Manned and Ready #3 - World War Two Air Power and Carrier Warfare

The third and final part of the series expands into the third dimension with the introduction of aircraft. Air power can be based off table in the form of planned air strikes, which will appear during the course of the game. Carriers and Air Bases may also be located on table, and the player will be confronted with the need to organize his own air assets while hoping that the enemy aircraft will not catch him unprotected.

The rules contain some expanded and modified sections of the rules that appear in Part II, however a copy of Part II is required to fully use the rules, particularly if both side have ships on the table. The rules include Air to Air combat, anti aircraft fire, and air attacks on ships. They also incorporate rules for Kamikaze aircraft.

There are rules for playing large scale battles ranging over several tables, with the additional possibility in such games to refuel and rearm your surviving aircraft, relaunching them to attack the enemy again.

Extensive data is included to cover aircraft from major nations in WW2, which were used in a combat role in the naval environment encompassed by these rules. Five scenarios are included which allow players to get to grips with the effect of aircraft, including Coral Sea, Midway, and Malta convoys.

• recommended scale 1/1200 to 1/3000
• complexity: 7/10
• level of detail: 7/10
• avg game length 2-3 hours
• dice required: D20, D10, D6