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GQ Air Rules v4

Era: WW2 · Source: Naval Wargames Society

Air attack rules for General Quarters naval wargames, covering carrier aviation and shore-based aircraft.

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General Quarters Aircraft *=Carrier capable **=Catapult floatplane/amphibian/flying boat ***=Land-based flying boat/seaplane Type Mission Cruising Speed (Hexes/Map Turn) Endurance (Map Turns) Tactical Speed ("/Game Turn) Ceiling AA Strength Bombload 1. "Stick" = four 500 lb. bombs dropped simultaneously. Stick with an * = 4 250 lb. bombs. 2. D.C. = depth charges used for A missions 3. When two endurance figures are listed, one is with bombload and the other is with extra fuel for R or F missions. 4. Tactical speed of bombers is with bombload. 5. AA strength of Zeke and Oscar is 3; after Midway, they are reduced to 2. 6. Me 262 can also fire R47/77 rockets at A/C to a range of 6" by rolling D6: 1-2=1 a/c destroyed, 3 = 1 a/c dispersed, 4-6 = miss. 7. Type* = Type entered service after the end of WWII. 8. Type = Type never entered service. 9. + indicates plane capable of special gun attack (see rules at end) 10. Where max bombloads are given, reduce range to about ½ or ¼ if these are used. 11. Tiger Moth/Magister Rockets use normal rocket rules but AF = 2 and may only be used vs. DD/AK/SS. 12. Second AA Strength is for strafing ONLY. Argentina Hawk H75-O F/FB 9 5/7 28” C 2 1x 500 lb For G.55* – see Italy; for Walrus – see Great Britain, for J2F Duck – see United States Australia B-339-23 F/FB 10 5 29” H 2 2x 100 lb P-43 Lancer F/FB/R 14 4/6 35” C 2½ 2x 100 lb Boomerang F/R 13 5/6 30” C 2½ Beaufighter 21 F/FB 13 6/8 33” H 2½ [4] 2x 500 lb Beaufort V/VA/VII B/R/T 12 6 23” H ½ Stick/Torpedo Beaufort VIII B/R/T 12 7 23” H 1 Stick/Torpedo Lincoln Mk.30/30A/31* B 13 7 22” C ½ 7 Sticks Mosquito FB.Mk. 40* F/FB 15 6/9 38” C 2 ½ 4x 500 lb CA-1 Wirraway F/FB/R 9 5 20” M ½ 2x 250 lb CA-16 Wirraway D 9 5 20” M – 3x 500 lb CA-11 Woomera B/R/T 12 10 24” M ½ Stick/torpedo S.23 Empire (C-Class) P/C*** 8 5 18” H – 1 platoon/¼ unit For Demon, Bulldog II/IIA, Gladiator, Hurricane I, Beaufighter IC, Spitfire VC, Firefly FR I, Sea Fury FB.11*, Meteor F8, Audax, Wapiti, Lysander, Battle, Halifax II/V, Halifax III/VI, Baltimore, Anson, Sunderland, G Class, Walrus/Seagull - See Great Britain; for P-39D, Mustang 20* (P-51D), A-20C, B-25J, PBM Mariner, OS2U Kingfisher – See United States Austria CR.32 F/FB 10 3 22” H 1 1x 250 lb Belgium Fox B 7 5 15” M ¼ 1x 500 lb. Belgian Hurricane F 14 2 31“ C 2 ½ B-339B F/FB 11 5 33” H 2 2x 100 lb Renard R-31 R 8 3 18“ H ½ For Gladiator, Hurricane I, Battle – See Great Britain; for CR.42 – See Italy Brazil Sm-79B B/R/T 9 6 18” H ½ Stick / Torp For Gordon – See Great Britain; for P-47D – See United States Bulgaria B.534 F 12 2 25” C 1 ½ Avia B.135 F/FB 14 2 33” H 2 ½ 2x 100 lb D.A.R. 10F D/R 12 4 25” H ½ [1] 1x 1000 lb PZL P.43B B/R 8 6 20” M ¼ Stick For Bf 109E, Ju 87D – See Germany; for D.520 – See France Chile Ju-86K B/R 11 4 19” H ¼ Stick* Croatia For MS.406, MS.410 – See France; for Do 17Z – see Germany Czechoslovakia B.534.IV F 12 2 25” C 1½ Bloch 200 B/R 9 4 16” H ¼ 2 sticks Aero A-100 B/R 8 4 16” M ¼ Stick* Letov S.324 B/R 8 6 16” M ½ Stick* Denmark For Bulldog II/IIA, Gauntlet, Nimrod – See Great Britain; for Fokker D.XXI – see The Netherlands

General Quarters Aircraft *=Carrier capable **=Catapult floatplane/amphibian/flying boat ***=Land-based flying boat/seaplane Type Mission Cruising Speed (Hexes/Map Turn) Endurance (Map Turns) Tactical Speed ("/Game Turn) Ceiling AA Strength Bombload 1. "Stick" = four 500 lb. bombs dropped simultaneously. Stick with an * = 4 250 lb. bombs. 2. D.C. = depth charges used for A missions 3. When two endurance figures are listed, one is with bombload and the other is with extra fuel for R or F missions. 4. Tactical speed of bombers is with bombload. 5. AA strength of Zeke and Oscar is 3; after Midway, they are reduced to 2. 6. Me 262 can also fire R47/77 rockets at A/C to a range of 6" by rolling D6: 1-2=1 a/c destroyed, 3 = 1 a/c dispersed, 4-6 = miss. 7. Type* = Type entered service after the end of WWII. 8. Type = Type never entered service. 9. + indicates plane capable of special gun attack (see rules at end) 10. Where max bombloads are given, reduce range to about ½ or ¼ if these are used. 11. Tiger Moth/Magister Rockets use normal rocket rules but AF = 2 and may only be used vs. DD/AK/SS. 12. Second AA Strength is for strafing ONLY. Egypt For Gladiator, Hurricane I, Audax, Lysander, Anson – See Great Britain; for G.55* – See Italy Eire For Gladiator, Hurricane I, Lysander, Anson, Walrus – See Great Britain Estonia For Bulldog II/IIA, Anson – See Great Britain Finland Bulldog IVA F 7 2 16” H ½ Morkö Moraani F 12 2 32” H 2 Brewster B239 F 11 6 31” C 3 For H-75, MS.406, MS.410, C. 714 – See France; for Gauntlet, Gladiator, Hurricane I, Lysander, Blenheim I, Blenheim IV, Anson – See Great Britain; for G.50 – See Italy; for Fokker C.X, D.XXI – see The Netherlands; for Polikarpov I-153, Tupolev SB-2bis – See USSR France D.373 F* 10 3 22” H 1 Grumman G-36A (F4F) F/FB* 11 4 33” C 2½ 2x 100 lb LN 401 D* 10 4 21” H 1 1x 500 lb Vought V-156 A/D/R* 10 5/7 22” H ¼ 1x 1000 lb Curtiss 77 Helldiver A/D/R* 9 5/8 21” H ¼ 1x 1000 lb PL.7 R/T* 6 4 11” M – Torpedo Laté 298D D/A/R/T* 9 6 20” H ½ 1x 500 lb/torpedo D.501 F 9 4 21“ C 1 ½ D.510 F 12 4 25“ C 1 ½ Bloch 151 F 12 2 30” C 1½ Potez 631 F 12 4 28” H 1½ H-75A-1/-4 F 13 4 31” C 2½ MS.406 F 12 2/4 30” H 1½ Bloch 152 F 12 2 31” C 2 MS.410 F 12 2/4 30” H 2 C. 714 F 14 2 30” C 2 D.520 F 14 2 33” C 2½ Bloch 155 F 13 3 32” C 2½ Hanriot NC 600 F 12 3 34” H 2 ½ P-63 Kingcobra F/FB 14 6/8 40” H 3 1x 500 lb; 1x 37mm+ Potez 25 TOE B/R 6 4 10” M ½ 4x 100 lb Amiot 143M B/R 9 8 17” H ½ 2 sticks Bloch 200 B/R 9 4 16” H ¼ 2 sticks Bloch 210 B/R 10 4 18” H ¼ 2 sticks Potez 542 B/R 8 6 18” M ¼ Stick Bloch 131 B/R 9 5 19” H ¼ Stick Potez 633 B 12 4 24” H ¼ Stick*/8x 100 lb Martin 167 B/R 11 7 27” H 1 Stick Farman F.221 B/R 9 8 20” M ½ 4 sticks Farman F.222 B/R 9 8 20” M 1 4 sticks LeO 451 B/R 13 5 26” H 1 2 sticks DB-7 B/R 12 4 28” H 1 Stick Bloch 175 B/D/R 14 4 29” H 1 2x 1000 lb/stick Amiot 354 B/R 13 7 26” H ½ Stick Potez 637 FB/R 12 4 24” H ¼ 2x 250 lb Potez 63-11 FB/R 12 4 23” H ½ 2x 250 lb

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