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| City: | Wynne, Arkansas  | | Personal Data: | Male, born: November 26 1954 | | Membership | 21years 130days ago. | | Last Login | 3years 359days ago. | | Last Move | 3years 349days ago. | kduke is currently  | Send a mail to kduke |
| Message header | Area/Game: | Blue Max | | Topic: | Rules | | Subject: | Re: Crtitcal hits | | Posted by: | kduke  - 20years 73days ago. |
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| Message text Bolko:
I believe the Creator is referring to what is known as "Canvas Eagles!" See the link below:
http://www.generalissue.com/canvas.html
There are links within for maneuver charts for a vast number of early war aircraft. Check it out.
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No. He is referring to Blue Max that was released not as a board game but for use with miniatures or models.I happen to use 1/72 scale planes with mine and this was my introduction into the world of Blue Max(I didnt even know there was a board game version) Yes there are early war aircraft charts and I am painting up some planes now for a scenario with Eindeckers and Morane Saulniers to play at my local game club
Canvas Eagles takes the BM miniatures to the next level. Graphic design of the plane charts is much improved, both for how you use it and how they look. Fine job there.
CE fixed some errors but left some in (the same errors we have here) -- most notably the concept that the N 17 and SS D1 had identical characteristics. (Yes, SS D1 was a direct copy of the N 17 but had different engine performance and different construction-- making the plane heavier but sturdier.) Making the SSD3 and SSD4 identical is a tad bizarre also, since the D4 was an intentional "upgrade" of the D3 and picked up more speed. Neither really works as identical to the Snipe.
To another writer who wanted to go the full 1914-1918 campaign, keep in mind that there is almost zero air combat in 1914 (a few rifle and pistol shots) and not very much until mid 1915, when machine guns start to become a little more common. The "Fokker Fodder" period actually saw pretty limited combat, but compared with very few losses prior to that time, it seemed horrible. Still, the numbers of "fighter" planes in use until about summaer 1916 is very small. From there it gets "interesting" in a hurry. When you realize the Germans introduced the Albatros D1 (with very low numbers) in Sept '16, and got all the way to the D3 by January '17, you can see that things increased exponentially. And developments then slowed down again. The D5 came out a few months later in '17, and was in heavy use for another year- in fact, some of them show up through the end of the war.
Sorry to ramble. Point is that Canvas Eagles does a very nice job of taking BM a step farther, but I hope Phil and Eric and whoever else might be involved will tweak things a bit more before a "final" Canvas Eagles is released.
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