Blood Red Skies

The evolving nature of naval warfare gave more and more prominence to the carrier, and the control of island airfields were of paramount concern to the greater strategic concerns of the Pacific theatre. The air war over the Pacific, therefore, provides a fascinating focus for the tabletop gamer, and there was no battle more crucial than Midway, on which our brand-new Blood Red Skies Starter Set ce…

Blood Red Skies is the new World War II mass air combat game from Warlord Games, written by renowned game developer Andy Chambers. Packed with everything you need to play this fast paced air combat game, the Blood Red Skies starter set does what it says on the tin. Plus once started you'll have the extra rules to introduce the play cards that really bring your fighter aircraft to life, allowing yo…

"MiG Alley" was the name given by the United Nations (UN) pilots to the northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea. The area's nickname was derived from the Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 flown by North Korea (some unofficially crewed by Soviet airmen) and the People's Republic of China airmen. In response to the MiG threat the UN's P-51 Mustang squ…

Blood Red Skies faction specific dice for the British (10 dice)

British Spitfire Squadron set Possibly the most iconic fighter of the Second World War the Supermarine Spitfire along with the Hurricane was instrumental to the RAF winning the Battle of Britain in 1940. Keeping its popular shape and constantly improving its armament and engine, Britain would go on to build more Spitfires than any other aircraft type during the war. The British Spitfire Squadron s…

German BF ME-109 Squadron set The Messerschmitt BF-109 'Emil' was the Luftwaffe's premier single-engine fighter at the outbreak of WWII. This powerful Luftwaffe sighter ran wild over Poland, the Low Countries and France devastating its opponents. Throughout the war the Bf-109 constantly improved its aerodynamics, weapon systems and engines to keep up with Allied fighter development. The German BF…

Japanese A6MX 'Zero-Sen' Squadron set The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a fast, modern fighter, but had no armour for the pilot. When the Zero was in the hands of aggressive and well-trained pilots this weakness was rarely apparent. The A6-M5 model Zero featured improved engine, armament and protection, although the latter remained inadequate compared to other combat aircraft. The Japanese A6MX 'Zero-Se…

Japanese Ace Pilot Saburō Sakai set Saburō Sakai was the Imperial Japanese Navy's fourth highest ranking Ace. When was began he shot down the first B-17 to be lost in the Pacific theatre. During a mission over Guadalcanal Sakai was badly injured but still limped his damage plane home and reported to his superior before collapsing. Despite the loss of an eye, Sakai went on to score at least 69 kill…

Japanese Blood Red Skies Dice set consists of 10 faction specific dice

Soviet Ace Pilot Lydia Litvyak set Lyda Litvyak joined the famed Soviet all-female 586th Fighter Regiment in 1942. She scored her first two kills three days after her arrival becoming the first woman fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft. After shooting down the German ace, Erwin Meier, he demanded to meet her to prove he had been bested by a woman. She scored a total of 14 kills. The Sovi…

The American C-47 Skytrain (Dakota to RAF) was a militarised redesign of the civilian DC-3 airliner, highly valued for its rugged endurance. Under lend-lease agreements with the Soviet Union, the redesign DC-3 became the Li-2 Transport with the notable turret defence now included. Contains: 3 x Soviet Liszunov Li-2 Transport Aircraft 3 x Decal sheet 3 x Advantage Flying Base and extension 3 x Doub…

10 US faction dice for Blood Red Skies