After the number of aircraft has been determined, a roll is made for each aircraft’s arrival. The player with air superiority rolls one Air Mission Dice per aircraft, then allocates the dice to his Dice Chains.

• Air missions must be used in the current turn.

Gaming Tip: To avoid confusion in the heat of battle use different coloured dice for Air Superiority to those used for Command Dice.

Arrival Results (Roll 1D)

1 The aircraft’s mission is aborted due to mechanical problems, inclement weather or faulty navigation. The aircraft is unavailable this turn.

2-5 The Air Mission Dice is added to an existing Dice Chain, or of there is no existing Dice Chain, it is used to form a new Dice Chain.

6 Special Air Mission Dice (see Special Air Missions).

Gary has four air missions available this turn.

• He rolls a dice for each one: 1, 3, 4, 6.
• The 1 means that the mission is aborted.
• The 3 is allocated to a Command Dice Chain consisting of two 3s.
• Gary doesn’t have a Dice Chain of 4 so he uses the Air Mission Dice to form a new Dice Chain.
• The 6 forms a Special Air Mission.

Air Missions and Command Pulses

When using a Dice Chain containing both Command Dice and Air Mission Dice, a player can use his dice in any order he likes.

A player with a double Dice Chain plus an Air Mission dice could use one Command Dice to activate ground units, then use an Air Mission Dice, and then use his second Command Dice.

Air Superiority Dice

Air Power Dice are used to determine how many aircraft are available each turn.

Aircraft and Air Superiority

The number of Air Superiority Dice available to a battle group is determined by its point cost.

Using Air Superiority Dice

Each turn players roll to see who has air superiority.

Air Superiority is checked immediately after Command Dice are rolled. If both players roll Command Failures the turn ends; no Air Superiority Check is required.

Air Superiority TN

TNs for Air Power Dice are listed on the Air Power TN table by army and period.

Command Failures and Air Superiority

If a player rolls a Command Failure with his Command Dice, his TN is increased by +1.

The US (1944-45) have rolled a Command Failure. Their Air Power TN is increased by +1 to 4+.

Compare Results

Players compare results by deducting the lower number of successes from the higher.

• The player with the most successes gets that number of air missions this turn.
• The lower roller doesn’t receive any air missions.
• If the number of successes is tied, neither player gets any air missions.

The Germans roll one success and US roll three. The US have two air missions available.

Air Power Rules for Combat HQ

This week I’m posting the Air Power Rules for Combat HQ.

Here’s some gun camera footage of a P-47 to help set the scene.