This is a free on-line link to the boardgame variant I made and researched for over 14 years, with many changes added up to the last minute... The pdf files image quality has been improved too... It includes 8 full colour fighter Data Cards, each with specially-made 1/144 scale aircraft profile drawings. The 10 available types are: FW-190A-8, Me-109G-6, P-51B/C/D, P-47D, P-38L, Spit Mk XIV, Me-163B, A6M5 Zero, B-24J, B-29.
Those familiar with Avalon Hill's "Air Force" will recognize the design: It is fairly intuitive and self-explanatory, and represents performance over ten seconds for each Game-Turn...
Note the game's performance hierarchy was made based on thousands of WWII pilot accounts (including all of those on Mike William's "WWII aircraft performance" site), and not theoretical calculations.
The winglift-depressing effect of nose-driven traction is accounted for in the design, this based on pilot accounts. This does replicate on some types the need to downthrottle to get the best sustained turn rate, if not to the extent it probably should...
Note "Power Factors" to some extent reflect the aerodynamic ability to sustain speed in turns, not necessarily the straight-line acceleration...
This is NOT the conventional "calculated" viewpoint on how these aircrafts compared, and it will not match some full power comparative tests, particularly concerning the FW-190A-8. It does reflect actual fighter pilot opinion and tactics...:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4811054957/m/5031083708?r=5031083708#5031083708 Though I realize few people here have an interest in boardgames, I hope some of you will enjoy it.
Gaston
