First blood BoB80

On the 16th of June the Radar control reported a group of bandits over the channel. The Polish 303 squadron was scrambled to intercept them. F/Lt Urbanowicz led his men to the fight. Unfortunately Polish boys were too hasty and not very focused on the sky. Suddenly the pair of P/O Tolo Łokuciewski was attacked from above by four 109's. The first bandit outmanouver poor Tolo and the second finished him off. he RF-C went down to the channel. The first kill was assign to Lt Karl Dohle.

It was too much for  Tolo's wingman: Sgt Frantisek, he burn advantage and set on the tail of German pilot. The 109 hitwas sucessfully dodged. Another Jerry approached to engage Czech pilot. Frantisek lost concentraton for a while and ... was attacked by the fourh enemy.

Seeing frinds in trouble Sgt. Szaposznikow dive for help. He tried to climbe for advantage but was blocked by enemy fighters. He never helped to sgt Frantisek whos plane crashed. The kill was assigned to Unt. Otto Spatz.

First turn ended with a result 4:1 for Germans. Hopefully Poles gained a better position to attack. Only they want is a vengeance.

The squadron leader F/Lt Urbanowicz make a circle and open throttle to help the friends. P/O Mirosław Feric tailed up another enemy hit but dodged. Another turn ended up with a result 4:2 for Germans.

Third round belonged to the Poles. Initially F/Lt Urbanowicz hit without kill a rookie pilot and P/O Zumbach took the second one who also survived. Third turn ended with a result 4:4 (but Poles lost two planes before).

Fourh turn started with the deflective attack of P/O Feric who successfully shoot at enemy fighter. Focused on the fight Feric haven't realized that he was tailed by enemy. On another side of the sky Witold Urbanowicz took one more German pilot. The Poles gained 6 hits but received 5 (with 4 four planes presend). The 303 was driven off ... this time.

Meanwhile on the waters of English Channel  two dinghys appeared. Fortunately sgt Frantisek and P/O Łokuciewskie were resqued and returned to Northolt..

Big-game hunting - Solo Blood Red Skies scenario

 

It was said that no battleship was sunk by the  airplanes on the open sea yet. That's why admiral Philips decided to ambush Japaneese landing troops during dispembark at the root of Malay penisula with his Force Z squadron of two fast battleships. 

HMS Prince of Wales leaving Singapore - source wikipedia

His ships were follow hidden toward its target for quite long time, but eventually the party was discovered by the Japaneese reconnaissance aircrafts. Loosing element of surprise British admiral turned back to his base in Singapore. Meanwhile bombers and torpedo aircrafts hunted its prey. Eventually they tracked them down and attack wildly. The doom for a battleship comes. The two mainships were sunk in the open sea by the airforce

Source: weaponofwarfare

The Japaneese player's goal is to find and sink Prince of Wales before she returns to the Singapore base. He has at disposal a single element of three G3M Nell or G4M Betty twin engine bombers armed with torpedoes.

To play Big-game hunting scenario you need the regular 48x48" table. Before the game starts you need to determine position of PoW. Roll 3D6 and add the length of your ship marker (from bridge to stern) and place the ship in the proper place starting from the north edge of table heading south. Then place a flak barrage markers anywhare on the table. 

After that player place his 3 G4M Bettys (regular pilots) at the north edge of the table. The player chooses advantage level of the planes. All the aircrafts are laden with torpedoes.

At the end of each turn move the target battleship D6" direct toward the south edge of the table. The game ends when the target reaches the edge or is sunk. When the first wave of Japaneese bombers loose their payload another party of G4M appearing on from the North

British battleships under attack of Japaneese airforce near Kuantan, source - wikipedia

Optional rule:

Fighter cover: To make a battle more excited - and give a chance for a play a scenario with a living person - you could add fighter duel. Admiral Philips decided not to summon fighter cover from Singapore to hide his position from Japaneese. If this happen to determine initial PoW position roll 2D6.

Each player disposes pair of fighters (A6M2 Zero and Brewster Buffalo), secretly noting the turn number when his (or her) fighters arrive. At the proper turn the fighter element arrives at the North (Japaneese) or South (British) table edge (determine initial advantage level as usual). Each turn roll D6, on 4+ the fighter element receives one boom chit. When the number of boom chits exceed the number of figters, fighter element wthrows.

Pearl Harbor - BRS solo scenario

Are you bold enough to get in to the dragon's lair and stole some of his treasure? If so you are in a good position to start war against United States of America. Unleash power of your bombers and sink US Navy in her harbor.

This is solo scenario for Blood Red Skies game inspired by Japaneese operation against US fleet in Pearl Harbor. The player's goal is to sink the proud of US Navy: USS Arizona with a squadron of torpedo or dive bombers. You need to attack by surprise before enemy host of flak would respond.

The scenario is played on the table of 36"x 21'' which represent US base of Pearl Harbor. Main part of the map is port channel (flat terrain), 15" wide. On both sides there are 3" wide strips of Urban terrain (port). By the bank (both sides) there are light Flak (2points strong) positions (6" one from another). 

The main target: USS Arizona battleship is placed by the bank in the center. You can use a proper model (I prefere 1/700 scale which suits well to a wargame table), or, if none is available you can use a token 10" long. In the middle of the channel is placed USS Show destroyer. 

 

Japaneese squadron may appear on the table in elements (minimum 1) from any edges except South (where the battleship is berthed). You can free to devide your force and attack from different directions. You can also keep some force in reserve and unleash it in the subsequent turns. All your planes have to be the same type, all you plane have to start game with the same advantage level (players choice).

The attacking force: 

You can free to choose dive bomber squadron of six D3A Val or torpedo squadron of B5M Kate. Five pilots with regular (3) skill and one veteran (4). There are no trait, theatre or doctrine cards. Any bombing runs are following the Air Strike rules

Victory conditions:

For each hull hit in USS Arizona: +1VP 

Additionally for sinking USS Arizona: +1VP

For sinking USS Show: +2VP (allowed only when primary mission objective is completed)

For each Flak position destroyed: +2VP (allowed only when primary mission objective is completed)

For each plane lost: -2VP 

The game ends when all planes drop their ordnance or are forced to retreat.

Special rules:

Surprise attack: at the end of each turn the enemy may try to raise alert. Roll 3D6 + modifications. If any "6" is rolled All flak units are considered to be active
+1dice for any plane closer then 6" to any flak position (inluding ships).

+1dice for every turn (starting with second)
-1dice if all planes are disadvantaged
The alert is automaticly raised when any attack is commenced.

Flak:
Each active flak open fire to the closest plane (regular dodge regulations are in use including deflection shooting) within range (6") at the end of each turn. Additionally Flak units counterattack any bomb (or torpedo) run in regular way. Due to tight area ships doesn't use Flak barrage, only regular light flak. Flak units are considered as a Artillery position for a bomb run purposes.

Optional rules: 
USS Shaw on the move: to give your attack more thrill you can choose to set up USS Show in the random (use

dices) position after Japaneese party appears.