OK, folks, time for the primaries.
(The February scenario will be 4-frame.)
Each person, please pick which four of the following that you would like to see continue into the next round of voting:
1. Battle of Britain. Britain's finest hour. Spit I's, Hurri I's vs. 109E's, 110C's, He 111's, and Ju 88's.
2. New Guinea, 1943. Fierce fighting involving Japan's highest-scoring aces. Ki-43, Ki-61, maybe Betty?, P-40, P-38G, B-25.
3. Channel Dash. The Kriegsmarine is trying to get Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen to safety. The Luftwaffe put up a huge moving CAP over the Channel, and the RAF struck in force. Spit V, Hurri II, Beaufort, Wellington, Swordfish, 109F, 190A-5, 110C, maybe Ju 88.
5. Late-war 8th AF. 8th AF strategic bombing with high-alt escorts vs. high-alt Luftwaffe. Like DGS/BOG. P-51, P-47, P-38, B-17, B-24, 109G-14, 109K, 190D, maybe some 190A-8.
6. Cactus Air Force. These guys fought out of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal under very tough conditions and held the place against concerted and repeated Japanese air attacks. This is where Joe Foss fought. A6M2, A6M3, D3A, G4M, F4F, P-39, SBD, TBM.
7. Battle of the Bismarck Sea. A major engagement in the Guadalcanal Campaign with a good matchup of aircraft. Ki-43, Zero, P-40, P-39, P-38G, A-20, B-25, singleton B-17/B-24.
8. Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. A battle between carrier groups. Zero, D3A, B5N, F4F, SBD, TBM.
9. Late-war Philippines. A fight with late-war Japanese fighters and bombers. Ki-84, N1K1, Ki-61, A6M5b, Ki-67, P-47, P-38, F4U, F6F, B-25, B-24.
10. Modified D-Day. Like D-Day, but with strong Luftwaffe opposition. So, D-Day aircraft set on allied side, but later-war Luftwaffe stuff in equal abundance in opposition. This one is usually quite fun when we run it as This Day in WWII. It would work as a 4-frame and perhaps especially well as 12-hour.
11. Operation Unthinkable. A "what if" scenario of Soviets vs. RAF.
12. Late-war USAAF vs. Japan. A6M5b, KI61, N1K2-J, KI-45 (BF110C-4b), KI84 vs. P-51D, P-47N, P-38L, B-29 -- like frame 4 of "The Pacific War" scenario, which was decently balanced.
13. Winter War -- Brewsters 109e 110c's p39s i16s
16. Late-war Soviet vs. Japan ("what if" scenario).
17. Summer 1941 RAF raids against Luftwaffe in France / coastal areas. "Johnnie Johnson describes it as the most brutal air fighting of the war." Spit I/V vs. 109E/F.
18 Battle Over the Winter Line (January, 2015
19 The Pacific War (June, 2014
20 Battle of Britain 2013 (September, 2013
21 Mediterranean Maelstrom (March, 2013
22 Der Grosse Schlag II (October, 2012
23 Winter Sky - Death Ground (April, 2012
24 Enemy Coast Ahead (October, 2011
25 Road to Rangoon (May, 2011
26 Battle Over Germany (February, 2011
27 Philippine Phandango (August, 2010
28 The Final Battle (March, 2010
29 Red Storm / Krupp Steel (October, 2009
30 Coral Sea 2009 (July, 2009
32 Operation Husky (June, 2007
33 Operation Downfall (July, 2006
35 Fire Over Malta (November, 2005
36. 1941 Summer, Barbarossa. 109E-4 and limited 109F-4; bombers Ju-87, He-111 & Ju-88; tanks Panzer IV with short 75mm canon; I-16 and limited Yak-7b; bombers IL-2; Tanks T-34
37. Solomons. P-40, F4F, F4U,B-17/25, A6M, ki-43, Ki-61?, G4M, D3A, B5N. Maybe P-38s but I'm not sure on that one. SBD, TBM (this is a contentious point)
38. Fall of Singapore, February 1942. RAF Hurricane IIs vs IJA G4M Bettys and Ki-43s set to attack airfields and cities. Could have a light ground game substituting with M3 75mm cannon vs Panzer IV short-barrell and SdKfz 251s set to capture fields.
39. Operation Cartwheel-Air campaign against Rabaul October/November 1943, B-25 and 24's escorted by P-38's. The Navy sent in carrier strikes.
40. Hell Over the Hinterland. The Battle of the Bulge is about to see its first day of clear weather in two weeks. P-51D, P-38L, P-47D-40, Spitfire XVI, Spitfire VIII, Typhoon Mk IB, Tempest V, Mosquito VI, BF109G-14, ME109K-4, FW190A-8, FW190F-8, FW190D-9, TA-152, ME410, BF110G-2
41. The Last Bomb. P-51D, P-47N, P-38L, B-29, KI61, KI84, N1k2J, A6M5b, BF110C-4b, ME163
42. Battle of the Philippine Sea. Carriers. f6f, sbd, tbm vs. a6m, d3a, b5n
