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Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP Dive Bomber 1VP Torpedo Bomber 1VP

Ki-10-II (Perry) A4N1 Ki-51 (Sonia) B4Y1 (Jean) Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 8+ 2 4 3 – 8+ 1 3 3 – 17+ 2 3 S – 12+ 0 1 S – 4 - 7 3 5 2 – 3 - 7 2 4 2 5 3 - 16 3 4 2 6 3 - 11 1 2 2 9 0 - 3 3 5 1 – 0 - 2 2 4 1 5 0 - 2 3 4 1 6 0 - 2 1 2 1 9

0 0 Firepower 0 Firepower 0 Edge Firepower Dive Brakes Firepower Torpedo +0 Slow 4 3 Protection 3 Protection 3 Protection Protection T T Bombsight T Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight Defence 0 Defence 0

Japan 1937 v0.1 Japan 1935 v0.1 Japan 1938 v0.1 Japan 1936 v0.1

Fighter 1.5VP Light Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP Medium Bomber 2VP

Ki-102b (Randy) B7A2 Ryusei (Grace) A7M2 Reppu (Sam) P1Y1 Ginga (Frances) Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 12+ 4 4 3 – 18+ 4 5 S – 14+ 5 6 3 – 18+ 4 4 S – 3 - 11 5 5 2 9 3 - 17 5 6 2 9 5 - 13 6 7 2 9 2 - 17 5 5 2 14 0 - 2 5 5 1 9 0 - 2 5 6 1 9 0 - 4 6 7 1 9 0 - 1 5 5 1 14

1 1 Firepower 1 Drop Tanks Firepower Dive Brakes Firepower 2 Rear View Firepower Low Drag 3 3-4 Protection 4-5 Heavy Gun 6 Protection Torpedo +1 Protection 4 Protection Torpedo +1 T T Bombsight T Rear View Bombsight Bombsight T Bombsight 0 0 Defence 0 Defence Defence

Japan Oct 44 v0.1 Japan 1944 v0.1 Japan 1945 v0.1 Japan Oct 44 v0.1

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B4Y1 Ki-51 A4N1 Ki-10-II Allied Codename: Jean Allied Codename: Sonia Allied Codename: Perry The Nakajima A4N (or ‘Type 95 Carrier The design team at the Yokosuka Arsenal The Imperial Army’s standard dive bomber Fighter’) was an interim biplane design, The Kawasaki Ki-10 (or ‘Type 95 Army designed the B4Y (or ‘Type 96 Carrier of the war was the Mitsubishi Ki-51 (or ‘Type intended to tide the Imperial Japanese Navy Fighter’) marked the moment when the Attack Bomber’) as a replacement for the 99 Assault Plane’). Initially deployed in over until the arrival of modern monoplane ‘manoeuvre’ faction in army aviation won out disappointing B3Y. The three-man biplane China, it played a major role in the fighters. The A4N would see service as a over the ‘speed’ proponents. Their reward had a short career, but saw combat in China China-Burma-India theatre, its major virtue fighter and fighter-bomber against the was a nimble, sleek biplane design that before being replaced with more modern being an ability to operate from small rough Chinese before its replacement in 1938 by performed well against the modestly monoplanes. strips. The Ki-51 would remain in service the A5M. equipped Chinese, but by the outbreak of until the end, ultimately being pressed into the Pacific War the biplane was no longer action as a kamikaze. competitive and was being replaced by increasingly fast monoplanes. Variants Ki-51 (Late) Late-production aircraft were Variants up-gunned This card also depicts the early Ki-10-I, Increase Firepower to 1 available 1935

P1Y1 Ginga A7M2 Reppu B7A2 Ryusei Ki-102b Allied Codename: Frances Allied Codename: Sam Allied Codename: Grace Allied Codename: Randy

The P1Y Ginga (’Galaxy’) was built by the Growing out of a requirement for a replace- The B7A Ryusei (‘Shooting Star’) was one A derivative of Kawasaki’s Ki-45, the Ki-102 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal as a replacement ment to the Imperial Navy’s A6M ‘Zero’, of the most advanced carrier bombers built (or ‘Type 4 Army Assault Aircraft’) had been for the G4M ‘Betty’. It was a sleek, Mitsubishi’s A7M Reppu (‘Hurricane’) was for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Large but designed as a bomber destroyer but was long-range bomber possessing great speed, an ambitious design, aiming for superior boasting great performance, the aircraft was repurposed for the ground-attack role. but it suffered from engine reliability speed and armament. This required a large designed to fill both the dive-bomber and Available in small numbers over Okinawa, problems. In the final months of war it flew airframe and more powerful engine, but torpedo-attack roles. However, these most were kept back on the mainland for the land-based bombing and torpedo missions problems with engines and stringent Navy requirements limited carrying capacity to no expected invasion of Japan. against the Allies fleets, and during the requirements delayed the project. The war more than the aircraft it was designed to Okinawa campaign served as a kamikaze. ended before a handful of production aircraft replace: the B6N and D4Y. Slow production Variants were built. and an earthquake at the factory limited the Ki-102a Interceptor version B7A’s numbers, and by the time it entered Remove Bomb and Defence ratings; reduce service all carriers that could take it were Heavy Gun ability to Heavy Gun 4 sunk. Some aircraft launched strikes from land bases in the late stages of the war.

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Light Bomber 2VP Torpedo Bomber 2VP Fighter 1VP Torpedo Bomber 1VP

Mosquito B Mk.IV Beaufort Mk.I Roc Mk.I Albacore TB Mk.I Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 10+ 5 4 S – 12+ 2 2 S – 8+ 1 0 3 – 12+ 0 1 S – 3 - 9 6 5 2 13 3 - 11 3 3 2 13 3 - 7 2 1 2 4 3 - 11 1 2 2 13 0 - 2 6 5 1 13 0 - 2 3 3 1 13 0 - 2 2 1 1 4 0 - 2 1 2 1 13

0 0 0 Firepower U Low Drag Firepower Torpedo +1 Firepower Rear View Firepower Speed Brakes 4-5 4 3 Protection 4-5 Protection Protection Protection Torpedo +1 V T T Bombsight V Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight Defence 0 Defence 0 Defence 0

Great Britain May 42 v0.1 Great Britain Apr 40 v0.1 Great Britain Feb 40 v0.1 Great Britain Mar 40 v0.1

Fighter 1VP Dive Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP

Spiteful F Mk.XIV Skua Mk.II Defiant Mk.I Seafire F Mk.IIC Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 18+ 6 6 3 – 14+ 2 2 S – 11+ 3 2 3 – 13+ 4 5 3 – 8 - 17 7 7 2 13 3 - 13 3 3 2 6 3 - 10 4 3 2 – 3 - 12 5 6 2 – 0 - 7 7 7 1 13 0 - 2 3 3 1 6 0 - 2 4 3 1 – 0 - 2 5 6 1 –

Firepower 3 ATGR 8 0 0 Firepower Dive Brakes Firepower Rear View Firepower 2 Protection 4 Drop Tanks 4 3-4 Protection Protection Protection 4 Bombsight T Edge T T Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight T Gyro Defence 0 Defence 0 Rear View

Great Britain 1945 v0.1 Great Britain Nov 38 v0.1 Great Britain Dec 39 v0.1 Great Britain Sep 42 v0.1

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Albacore TB Mk.I Roc Mk.I Beaufort Mk.I Mosquito B Mk.IV

Intended as a replacement for the Fairey As with the Defiant, the Blackburn Roc was Building on its experience with the The first production bomber version of De Swordfish, the Fairey Albacore was a built around the turret fighter concept, in Blenheim, the Bristol company’s Beaufort Havilland’s versatile Mosquito was the more modern biplane torpedo bomber. which fighters would fly alongside bombers was a land-based torpedo bomber of B Mk.IV. Unarmed, save for its bomb load, Though it went on to equip the fleet and take and pound them with gun ‘broadsides’. unexceptional performance. Phased out of this fast bomber became known for making part in actions such as the Battle of Cape However, in its brief service it became clear service by RAF Coastal Command in 1942, nuisance night raids on Germany and Matapan, it was mostly confined to coastal that the Roc was underpowered, danger- it went on to fight in other theatres, seeing precision attacks, such as the raid on the work and support for ground troops. In 1943 ously vulnerable, and unable to catch considerable use in the Mediterranean and Gestapo HQ in Oslo. the aircraft was gradually replaced by the enemies, let alone shoot them. After a brief Pacific. A much-modified fighter version of Variants Barracuda. period in the front line the Roc was the aircraft would find fame as the withdrawn to second-line duties. Beaufighter. Mosquito B Mk.IV (Late) Some late-production aircraft were remodelled to Variants allow 4,000-lb bombs and had improved This card depicts all combat variants, bombsights including the Beaufort Mk.I and Mk.II, as Upgrade Bombsight to G; increase Bombs well as the Australian-built Mk.V to Mk.VIII to 18

Seafire F Mk.IIC Defiant Mk.I Skua Mk.II Spiteful F Mk.XIV

Supermarine’s navalised version of the The Boulton Paul company’s Defiant was Britain’s Royal Air Force was uninterested in Supermarine’s Spiteful began as a Spitfire Mk.VB was a stopgap for use ordered because of doubts about the dive bombing, but the Royal Navy was keen development of the Griffon-engined Spitfire aboard the new armoured-deck carriers. effectiveness of aircraft armament. The RAF to use the technique and acquired the Skua with an improved high-speed wing. The resulting fighter had good performance Air Staff believed that bomber formations from Blackburn Aircraft. Because the fleet However, numerous changes, including to but was fragile for carrier operations and, outgunned fighters with fixed guns, so demanded multi-role aircraft the Skua was the engine mounting, fuselage, and tail, critically, lacked endurance. This meant that encouraged the development of a turreted sometimes misemployed as a fighter. created what was effectively a new aircraft. it was often reserved for defensive use as a bomber-destroyer that would fly alongside However, its vulnerability to modern fighters The Spiteful entered production, but with point interceptor. raiders and engage them with massed and its light bomb load led to it being the end of the war and the coming of the jet firepower. However, the scheme relied on withdrawn from combat after Feb 41. age the order was cancelled after a handful Variants the bombers operating unescorted, and were built. Oddly, the Spiteful’s wings were This card also depicts the early Seafire German fighters soon had the measure of used on an early naval Supermarine jet, the Mk.IB, available Jun 42 the Defiant. After heavy casualties the Attacker. aircraft was withdrawn from daylight combat For the Seafire LF Mk.IIC see the Seafire in Aug 40. It would go on to have a second, Variants LF Mk.III card though ineffectual, career as a night fighter. This card also depicts the navalised Seafang F.32

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Fighter 1.5VP Fighter 1VP Medium Bomber 2VP Light Bomber 1VP

Meteor F.3 Sea Fury F Mk.X SM.84 Ba.65 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 19+ 7 6 3 – 14+ 6 6 3 – 16+ 3 3 S – 12+ 2 1 S – 5 - 18 8 7 2 – 7 - 13 7 7 2 13 2 - 15 4 4 2 13 3 - 11 3 2 2 5 0 - 4 8 7 1 – 0 - 6 7 7 1 13 0 - 1 4 4 1 13 0 - 2 3 2 1 5

0 Firepower 3 Gyro Firepower 3 ATGR 8 Firepower Max Load 19 Firepower 1 Max Load 9 4-5 Protection 4-5 Jet Protection 4-5 Drop Tanks Protection Torpedo +1 Protection 3 V Bombsight T Rear View Bombsight T Gyro Bombsight Bombsight T 0 Rear View Defence

Great Britain Dec 44 v0.1 Great Britain Aug 47 v0.1 Italy Feb 41 v0.1 Italy 1936 v0.1

Fighter 1VP Fighter 1.5VP Fighter 1VP Dive Bomber 2VP

Vampire FB.5 Hornet F.1 Re.2005 Sagittario Ro.57 bis Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 18+ 8 7 3 – 14+ 6 6 3 – 15+ 5 6 3 – 11+ 3 3 3 – 8 - 17 9 8 2 9 9 - 13 7 7 2 13 6 - 14 6 7 2 5 3 - 10 4 4 2 9 0 - 7 9 8 1 9 0 - 8 7 7 1 13 0 - 5 6 7 1 5 0 - 2 4 4 1 9 Firepower 3 ATGR 8 Firepower 3 ATGR 8 Firepower 2 Drop Tanks Firepower 2 Dive Brakes Protection 4 Drop Tanks Protection 4-5 Drop Tanks Protection 4 Protection 4-5 Bombsight T Gyro Bombsight T Edge Bombsight T Bombsight T Jet Gyro Rear View Rear View

Great Britain 1948 v0.1 Great Britain Mar 46 v0.1 Italy Mar 43 v0.1 Italy Feb 43 v0.1

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Ba.65 SM.84 Sea Fury F Mk.X Meteor F.3

Breda’s Ba.65 was a progressive develop- Intended by Savoia-Marchetti as a replace- A progressive evolution of Hawker’s Britain’s first jet fighter debuted shortly after ment of the Ba.64 ground-attack aircraft. ment for the SM.79 Sparviero, the SM.84 cannon-armed fighters, this aircraft began the Me 262 entered service. A far more Nominally a single-seat multi-role aircraft, it was essentially a new fuselage and engines life as a much-lightened Tempest variant mature and reliable aircraft than the German made a poor fighter and a middling attack built around the Sparviero wing. The named the Fury. Further work on strength- jet, the Gloster Meteor F.3 added more aircraft. Blooded in Spain, the Ba.65 had a resulting aircraft saw service in the Mediter- ening the aircraft and adding a radial engine powerful engines to the initial production F.1 poor showing in North Africa, hindered by ranean but did not handle as well as its with contra-rotating propellors resulted in version, resulting in greatly improved engine troubles and a bomb shortage. It was predecessor and was unpopular with crews. the navalised Sea Fury. While the ‘land’ performance. Deployed early 45 to also vulnerable to more modern aircraft, It was eventually retired in favour of the Fury project fell by the wayside, the ‘sea’ continental Europe in an attempt to trawl for even when equipped with a rear gunner. aircraft it was meant to replace. version was a stalwart of the post-war Royal German jets, the Meteor missed out on air Navy in the fighter and fighter-bomber role, combat but was instead used to strafe Variants Variants performing well in Korea. enemy airfields. Ba.65 bis Two-seat version, available in This card also depicts the SM.84 bis limited numbers Variants Increase Turn by 1; add Defence 0 This card depicts all variants, including the FB.11 and the export FB.50, FB.51 and FB.60

Ro.57 bis Re.2005 Sagittario Hornet F.1 Vampire FB.5

Italy’s pre-war search for a heavy fighter The last of the Reggiane fighters, the The requirement for a long-range fighter for The low power of early jet aircraft meant that resulted in a single-seat twin-engined Re.2005 Sagittario (’Archer’) fitted licence- use against Japan spurred De Havilland to they often required two engines. De design from IMAM that was, for 1939, built Daimler-Benz DB 605 engines to a develop the single-seat all-wooden Hornet, Havilland’s Vampire benefitted from the relatively fast. However, the Ro.57 fighter much-improved airframe to create a sleek, employing new low-drag versions of the availability of a reliable, high-thrust motor, was undergunned and so was instead agile aircraft. The battery of 20mm cannon Merlin engine. With a family resemblance to permitting a lightweight single-engine fighter selected for conversion into a dive-bomber. gave it just enough firepower to tackle the the Mosquito, the new fighter was fast and to be built. The result was one of the The resulting Ro.57 bis was fitted with Allied bombers. Though orders were placed quite manoeuvrable. Arriving too late for the greatest of the first-generation jets. additional guns, bombs and dive brakes. for the new aircraft, the armistice came war, the Hornet’s short service life saw The aircraft did not reach operational units before more than a few dozen were deployment to the Far East and participation Variants until early 43. It was disliked by its pilots and delivered, and the type saw limited service. in the Malayan Emergency. This card depicts the Vampire FB.5 and played very little role in the war. Variants FB.6 (J 28B in Swedish service) Vampire F Mk.I Early interceptor version, Variants This card depicts all variants, including the named J 28A in Swedish service, in service Ro.57 Early fighter version F.3 and the navalised F.20 and F.21 Sea Mar 46 Remove Bomb rating and Dive Brakes Hornet Remove Bomb rating and ATGR ability ability; reduce Firepower to 0 and VPs to 1.5

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Fighter 1.5VP Light Bomber 1VP Light Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP

Pe-3 bis Su-2 IL-10 La-9 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 11+ 3 3 3 – 17+ 3 3 S – 11+ 4 4 S – 24+ 5 6 3 – 4 - 10 4 4 2 8 3 - 16 4 4 2 10 3 - 10 5 5 2 8 6 - 23 6 7 2 – 0 - 3 4 4 1 8 0 - 2 4 4 1 10 0 - 2 5 5 1 8 0 - 5 7 7 1 –

2  0 2 Firepower Edge Firepower ATGR 5 Firepower ATGR 5 Firepower 3 Edge 4-5 4 5 Protection Max Load 11 Protection Protection Protection 4 Rear View T T T Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight T Defence 0 Defence 0 Defence 0

Soviet Union May 42 v0.1 Soviet Union 1940 v0.1 Soviet Union Feb 45 v0.1 Soviet Union Aug 46 v0.1

Fighter 1VP Light Bomber 1VP Light Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP

D.XVII C.V C.X F.K.58A Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 10+ 1 3 3 – 12+ 0 1 S – 16+ 1 2 S – 9+ 3 4 3 – 4 - 9 2 4 2 – 3 - 11 1 2 2 6 3 - 15 2 3 2 8 3 - 8 4 5 2 – 0 - 3 2 4 1 – 0 - 2 1 2 1 6 0 - 2 2 3 1 8 0 - 2 4 5 1 –

0 0 Firepower 0 Rear View Firepower Firepower Firepower 0 3 3 Protection 3 Protection Protection Protection 3 T T Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight T Defence 0 Defence 0

Netherlands Nov 31 v0.1 Netherlands 1924 v0.1 Netherlands Oct 34 v0.1 Netherlands May 40 v0.1

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La-9 IL-10 Su-2 Pe-3 bis

Though bearing a family resemblance to Despite a superficial similarity to the IL-2, Pavel Sukhoi’s design team was tasked with The first night bomber raids on Moscow previous Lavochkin fighters such as the Ilyushin’s IL-10 was a new aircraft, derived creating a simple light bomber combining made evident the Soviets’ need for a La-7, the La-9 was a completely new from an armoured fighter prototype. high speed with modern construction. The long-range interceptor. A decision was airframe. Extensive use of metal made it Repurposed as a two-seat attacker, the resulting Su-2 was a tough little bomber that quickly made to adapt Petlyakov’s Pe-2 light lighter, and it had a fierce gun battery. It IL-10 was fast and capable of defending bore the brunt of the early fighting during the bomber into a fighter, largely by adding became one of the primary Soviet fighters of itself in air combat. Though dogged by German invasion of Russia. It was eventu- more internal fuel and removing a crew the post-war period, and would see combat engine reliability issues, the aircraft was ally eclipsed by the IL-2 and Pe-2 and was member. It took just a week from the in Korea. rushed to the front in time for the Battle of withdrawn from the front line from 1942 decision until the new Pe-3 passed its state Berlin, and by the cessation of hostilities onward. acceptance tests. The resulting aircraft had Variants constituted 4% of the attack fleet. After the a mixed career as a night fighter, daylight La-11 Long-range variant with reduced end of the war the IL-10 became the Variants escort fighter and fighter-bomber. Soviets’ primary attack aircraft and would armament, in service 1947 Su-2 (Early) Early variant with reduced Variants Remove Edgeability; reduce Firepower see combat in Korea. armour to 2 Reduce Protection to 3-4 Pe-3 Early-production variant, in service Aug 41 Reduce Firepower to 1

F.K.58A C.X C.V D.XVII

In the throes of re-armament, France The Fokker C.X was designed as a light Fokker’s C.V series was a multi-role bomber A biplane fighter of early 30s vintage, commissioned a cheap, modern fighter bomber and reconnaissance aircraft for the of 1920s vintage. In spite of its age it served Fokker’s D.XVII was outmoded by the time from the Dutch firm Koolhoven. Erich Dutch colonial army. Some were to serve faithfully in the reconnaissance and of the German invasion of Holland. In the Schatzki, a Jewish refugee, designed the with the metropolitan Luchtvaartafdeling, ground-support roles during the invasion of crisis of May 1940 they were to serve as F.K.58, which developed concepts he had performing low-level attack duties during the Holland. The type had been an export escorts and ground-attack aircraft against used in his D.XXI design at Fokker. Only a Five-Day War. success for the Dutch, seeing service in German forces along the Grebbe Line. At squadron of the aircraft had been delivered many air forces. the Dutch surrender the survivors were to the French before Germany invaded. burned to prevent them falling into enemy They were flown by Poles protecting French Variants hands. aircraft factories and did not see air combat. This card depicts the C.Vd reconnaissance aircraft and C.Ve light bomber, as well as the Variants S 6 in Swedish service, the Ro.1 in Italian This card depicts all variants of the fighter, service and the WM-9 in Hungarian service including the early production F.K.58

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Dive Bomber 1VP Medium Bomber 2VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP

A-31A Vengeance B-25J Mitchell P-51H Mustang P-80A Shooting Star Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 9+ 2 2 S – 15+ 3 3 S – 18+ 6 6 3 – 19+ 7 6 3 – 3 - 8 3 3 2 11 3 - 14 4 4 2 16 8 - 17 7 7 2 9 7 - 18 8 7 2 9 0 - 2 3 3 1 11 0 - 2 4 4 1 16 0 - 7 7 7 1 9 0 - 6 8 7 1 9

1/0 2 2 Firepower 0 Dive Brakes Firepower ATGR 8 Firepower ATGR 7 Firepower ATGR 7 4-5 4 Drop Tanks 4-5 Drop Tanks Protection 4 Protection Protection Protection G T Edge T Gyro Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight Defence 1 Gyro Jet Rear View Rear View

United States Oct 42 v0.1 United States Dec 43 v0.1 United States 1945 v0.1 United States Feb 45 v0.1

Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP

P-43A-1 Lancer F4U-4 Corsair F8F-1 Bearcat F8F-2 Bearcat Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 16+ 4 3 3 – 19+ 6 6 3 – 19+ 5 5 3 – 19+ 6 6 3 – 4 - 15 5 4 2 4 6 - 18 7 7 2 13 8 - 18 6 6 2 9 8 - 18 7 7 2 9 0 - 3 5 4 1 4 0 - 5 7 7 1 13 0 - 7 6 6 1 9 0 - 7 7 7 1 9

Firepower 1 ATGR 7 Firepower 1 Drop Tanks Firepower 2 ATGR 7 Firepower 3 ATGR 7 Protection 4 Drop Tanks Protection 3-4 Protection 4-5 Drop Tanks Protection 4 Drop Tanks T Edge T T Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight Gyro Gyro Bombsight Gyro Rear View Rear View

United States Sep 42 v0.1 United States Apr 45 v0.1 United States May 45 v0.1 United States 1948 v0.1

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P-80A Shooting Star P-51H Mustang B-25J Mitchell A-31A Vengeance

Spurred by intelligence about the German The ultimate Mustang was the product of The most prolific version of the North Originally designed for the French, the Me 262 jet, Lockheed designed the P-80 in North American’s weight-saving redesign, American Mitchell was the B-25J, which Vultee Vengeance was diverted into the secret at their ‘skunk works’. The engine allied to the installation of an uprated engine combined features of the G and H models in hands of Commonwealth forces and was an evolution of British jet designs that delivered greater emergency power. an effort to restore the aircraft’s medium deployed to the Far East. Opinions of the installed into a clean airframe. Though Intended for the invasion of Japan, units bomber role. The B-25J2 was the ultimate aircraft were mixed. The Australians were slower than the Me 262, this proved to be a were still working up with the new variant gunship, pointing 18 machineguns forward. unsatisfied with it in New Guinea, but it gave successful fighter with a long post-war when the war came to an end. The aircraft’s the British in Burma solid service before it career, most notably in combat in Korea. lighter structure made some airmen Variants was withdrawn from combat in 1944. suspicious of its sturdiness, which was why The B-25J was named Mitchell Mk.III in The P-80 was redesignated as the F-80 Variants Shooting Star in 1948 the older D and K variants, and not H British service models, were broken out of mothballs for B-25H Gunship version armed with rear The A-31A was named Vengeance Mk.I, Variants service in Korea. turret and 75mm gun, available Feb 44 Mk.IA, Mk.II and Mk.III in Commonwealth This card also depicts the P-80B service Variants Add Heavy Gun 7 ability A-35 Improved variant, named Vengeance P-80C Advanced version, available 1947 B-25J2 Machinegun-gunship variant This card also depicts the P-51M Mk.IV in Commonwealth service Upgrade Bombsight to S Increase Firepower to 3/0 Increase Firepower to 2

F8F-2 Bearcat F8F-1 Bearcat F4U-4 Corsair P-43A-1 Lancer

Grumman improved the F8F-1 Bearcat by Grumman’s last piston-engined fighter, the The last major Corsair variant of the war A progressive development of Republic’s adding a more powerful engine and F8F Bearcat was built as a lightweight was the F4U-4, which boasted a more P-35, the P-43 Lancer was installed with a redesigning the cowling and tail to create interceptor that was small enough to powerful engine and better high-altitude turbo-supercharger as a means to achieve the definitive version, the F8F-2. This also operate from an escort carrier. It had a performance than the F4U-1 series. In the high-altitude performance. Lacking agility incorporated the cannon armament of the higher climb rate than the F6F Hellcat, but final months of war it was a workhorse and protection, the aircraft was obsolete by earlier aircraft. However, this ultimate the resulting aircraft had to sacrifice fuel fighter and fighter-bomber. 1940 and Republic turned their attention to piston-engined fighter was soon overtaken capacity and range, limiting its use as a the P-47 Thunderbolt. A number of P-43s by jets aboard carriers and was withdrawn patrol fighter. The early versions were also Variants were lend-leased to China, but most were from service by 1952. under-gunned. Arriving too late to see F4U-1D Precursor to the F4U-4 with used for training or reconnaissance. combat, the Bearcat went on to have a boosted engine, in service Apr 44. Named successful post-war career. Corsair Mk.IV in British service Variants Reduce ATGR ability to ATGR 5 This card also depicts the P-43B reconnais- Variants sance variant F4U-4C Cannon-armed variant that did not F8F-1B Cannon-armed variant see service in the war P-43A Early variant, available May 41 Increase Firepower to 3 Increase Firepower to 3 Remove Bomb rating; reduce Protection to 3

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Fighter 1VP Medium Bomber 2VP Medium Bomber 2VP Fighter 1VP

P-63A Kingcobra B-10B A-26B Invader Myrsky II Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 16+ 5 5 3 – 14+ 1 1 S – 17+ 4 4 S – 10+ 3 3 3 – 4 - 15 6 6 2 11 3 - 13 2 2 2 14 3 - 16 5 5 2 18 5 - 9 4 4 2 6 0 - 3 6 6 1 11 0 - 2 2 2 1 14 0 - 2 5 5 1 18 0 - 4 4 4 1 6

0 2/0 Firepower 2 Drop Tanks Firepower Firepower ATGR 8 Firepower 1 Edge 3-4 4-5 Protection 5 Rear View Protection Protection Gun Pod Protection 4 G T Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight Max Load 22 Bombsight T Defence 0 Defence 0

United States Oct 43 v0.1 United States Jun 34 v0.1 United States Jun 44 v0.1 Finland Aug 44 v0.1

Dive Bomber 1VP Light Bomber 2VP Fighter 1.5VP Fighter 1VP

SB2U-2 Vindicator 167 A3 ‘Glenn’ F-82G Twin Mustang Pyörremyrsky Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 14+ 2 2 3 – 18+ 3 3 S – 13+ 6 5 3 – 13+ 5 5 3 – 3 - 13 3 3 2 9 3 - 17 4 4 2 10 6 - 12 7 6 2 18 6 - 12 6 6 2 8 0 - 2 3 3 1 9 0 - 2 4 4 1 10 0 - 5 7 6 1 18 0 - 5 6 6 1 8

0 Firepower 0 Max Load 11 Firepower Max Load 12 Firepower 2 ATGR 14 Firepower 2 4-5 Protection 3 Speed Brakes Protection Protection 4-5 Drop Tanks Protection 4 T Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight T Gyro Bombsight T 0 Defence Rear View

United States Dec 37 v0.1 United States May 40 v0.1 United States Sep 48 v0.1 Finland 1948 v0.1

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Myrsky II A-26B Invader B-10B P-63A Kingcobra

In the run-up to the Winter War, the Finnish The A-26 was the Douglas company’s The Martin B-10 was a revolutionary The P-63 was Bell Aircraft Corporation’s government commissioned the State successor to the A-20 Havoc attack aircraft. aircraft, an all-metal monoplane whose attempt to correct the deficiencies of the Aircraft Factory (Valtion Lentokonetehdas) Fast and well-armed, the new aircraft had a power and low-drag shape made it twice as P-39. Though it resembled the Airacobra, to build a new fighter. The Myrsky (’Storm’) difficult start in the Pacific, its pilots thinking fast as the biplane bombers of the time. It the Kingcobra was an all-new aircraft, mated a civil aircraft engine to a mixed wood it inadequate for air support. However, in set the template for bomber design in the larger in all dimensions and with a more and metal airframe. Some 47 production Europe it fared better, eventually replacing 1930s. Though obsolete by the outbreak of powerful engine. However, the USAAF aircraft were built, serving during a relatively Ninth Air Force’s Havocs and Marauders. war, some remained in second-line service considered the aircraft inferior to the P-51 quiet period of the Continuation War. Redesignated B-26 in 1948, the aircraft in 1940, while export versions served with Mustang, so it was delivered under Overall, the aircraft did not have the would have a successful post-war career in the Argentine, Chinese, Dutch, Siamese Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union, who had performance of its Soviet opponents, while Korea and several counterinsurgency and Turkish air forces. been the largest user of the P-39. The the use of inadequate glues in the wooden campaigns. Soviets deployed it to the Far East, where it construction did not stand up to the harsh Variants participated in battles against the Japanese. weather. However, the type would continue Variants This card also depicts the long-range B-12A in service into 1947. A-26C Glass-nosed version Model 139W, Model 166 Export versions Variants Reduce Firepower to 0 and upgrade Downgrade Bombsight to V This card also depicts the improved P-63C Bombsight to G

Pyörremyrsky F-82G Twin Mustang 167 A3 ‘Glenn’ SB2U-2 Vindicator

With the Myrsky fighter underperforming, The search for a very-long-range escort for The Martin 167 was designed for a US Army The Vought SB2U was the US Navy’s first the State Aircraft Factory (Valtion the B-29 Superfortress prompted the F-82 bomber contest, but lost out to the A-20 monoplane carrier-based dive bomber, Lentokonetehdas) began work on a fighter design from North American, fusing two Havoc. Still, in the race to re-arm, France though it was phased out in favour of the in the Bf 109G class, using that aircraft and P-51H fuselages to make a twin-engined ordered the bomber, deliveries starting late SBD at the start of the Pacific War. its engine as the basis of the new design. fighter with formidable range. The escort in 1939. The 167 did not begin operations The Pyörremyrsky (’Hurricane’) employed had a short life with Strategic Air Command, until late in the Battle of France. When Variants a lot of wood in the construction yet boasted but when fitted with a radome it served as a France signed the Armistice, the British This card also depicts the SB2U-1 performance close to that of its German night fighter, and would perform in the accepted the remaining deliveries, naming SB2U-3 USMC long-range variant forebear. However, only a single prototype fighter-bomber role in Korea. the aircraft the Maryland, which became the Increase Protection to 3-4 was produced, as the order for production basis for the Baltimore bomber. Variants V-156-F French variant aircraft was cancelled after the cessation of hostilities with the Soviet Union. This card depicts all night-fighter variants, Variants Remove Speed Brakes ability; add Dive including the F-82F and H Maryland Mk.I, Mk.II British variants, Brakes ability Chesapeake Mk.I British variant F-82E Escort version, available May 48 available Sep 40 Increase Protection to 3-4; remove Speed Remove Bomb rating and ATGR ability Upgrade Bombsight to V; increase Bombs to 13; remove Max Load ability Brakes ability; add Dive Brakes ability

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Medium Bomber 2VP Fighter 1VP Light Bomber 1VP Light Bomber 1VP

Ju 86D-1 He 100D-1 He 70F-2 Hs 123A-1 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 12+ 1 1 S – 10+ 5 5 3 – 11+ 1 1 S – 11+ 1 1 S – 3 - 11 2 2 2 11 5 - 9 6 6 2 – 3 - 10 2 2 2 6 4 - 10 2 2 2 6 0 - 2 2 2 1 11 0 - 4 6 6 1 – 0 - 2 2 2 1 6 0 - 3 2 2 1 6

0 U/0 0 Firepower Max Load 13 Firepower 1 Firepower Low Drag Firepower Max Load 9 3-4 2-3 3-4 Protection Protection 2-3 Protection Protection Speed Brakes T T T Bombsight Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight Defence 0 Defence 0

Germany 1936 v0.1 Germany 1939 v0.1 Germany 1935 v0.1 Germany 1936 v0.1

Medium Bomber 2VP Medium Bomber 2VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1.5VP

Ju 188E-1 Ar 234B-2 Blitz He 162A-2 Spatz Do 335A-1 Pfeil Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 19+ 3 3 S – 20+ 6 6 3 – 18+ 6 6 3 – 17+ 6 5 3 – 3 - 18 4 4 2 17 2 - 19 7 7 2 13 5 - 17 7 7 2 – 8 - 16 7 6 2 13 0 - 2 4 4 1 17 0 - 1 7 7 1 13 0 - 4 7 7 1 – 0 - 7 7 6 1 13

0 U 2  Firepower Max Load 23 Firepower Jet Firepower Edge Firepower 3 Edge 4-5 4-5 h 4 Protection Torpedo +1 Protection Max Load 17 Protection Jet Protection 4-5 V V T Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight Bombsight T Defence 0

Germany Aug 43 v0.1 Germany Aug 44 v0.1 Germany Apr 45 v0.1 Germany Jan 45 v0.1

Hs 123A-1 He 70F-2 He 100D-1 Ju 86D-1

Henschel’s attempt to meet the Luftwaffe’s Originally built as a high-speed mailplane, Sometimes touted as a Wunderwaffe that Born from the same requirement for an 1933 dive-bomber requirements resulted in Heinkel converted its He 70 into a military never was, the He 100 was intended to be airliner and bomber that would also produce the sesquiplane Hs 123. Made obsolete by reconnaissance aircraft with a secondary Heinkel’s answer to the Bf 109 and used the the He 111, the Junkers design was based the Ju 87 soon after entering service, this bombing capability. Despite service with the same engine. Sacrificing everything for around diesel powerplants, which offered light bomber found a role as a close-support Legión Cóndor and the Hungarian air force, speed, the He 100 broke speed records and superior fuel efficiency and range. However, aircraft in Spain, Poland and the early the use of magnesium alloy in the airframe was blisteringly fast, even when equipped a lack of reliability meant that the Junkers battles of the Eastern Front, before slowly made the aircraft a fire risk in combat and so with guns. It boasted novel features, such as aircraft lost out to the Heinkel machine for being phased out. it was soon withdrawn to a liaison and a low-drag cooling system in the wings. orders. The Ju 86D served in Spain and courier role. However, its elliptical wing was However, this would have rendered the later versions used petrol engines. to inspire both the He 111 and He 112. aircraft more vulnerable to battle damage. In the end, the need to prioritise engines for Variants Variants the Bf 109 resulted in the cancellation of the This card also depicts the Ju 86A, E, G and This card also depicts the He 70E light Heinkel fighter. A dozen or so production K versions, as well as the Ju 86B and C bomber, as well as the licence-built aircraft featured in propaganda and were transports. In Swedish service it was Hungarian He 70K, renamed He 170A flown in a factory defence unit, but never designated B 3 saw front-line combat.

Do 335A-1 Pfeil He 162A-2 Spatz Ar 234B-2 Blitz Ju 188E-1

Starting life as a fast bomber design from Designed and built in an astonishingly short From a requirement for a fast jet reconnais- A progressive development of the Ju 88, the Dornier, the twin-engined Do 335 Pfeil time, the He 162 Spatz (’Sparrow’) was a sance aircraft, Arado developed the Ar 234. Junkers Ju 188 shared its airframe, but had (’Arrow’) evolved into a fighter-bomber. response to the failure and cost of the The potential for a fast bomber was obvious many improvements to the wings, cockpit Thanks to the unique push-pull engine Me 262 program. Conceived as a light- and by 1944 a prototype was flying. Out of and powerplants. It was well liked but not a arrangement, the aircraft was aerodynami- weight interceptor mass-produced using desperation, the aircraft was rushed into great improvement over its predecessor. cally efficient, proving to be one of the non-strategic materials such as wood, the service. The reconnaissance variant flew so Around half the Ju 188s built served as fastest piston-engined aircraft of the war. He 162 was designed to have a short fast the Allies were unaware of it. Bomber reconnaissance aircraft. However, the project suffered from combat life before being scrapped. The final versions were deployed in time for the Variants problems with engine supply, and though aircraft was dangerous to fly and suffered Ardennes offensive, but too late to make a some aircraft were delivered to combat from shoddy build quality that severely difference to the war. This card depicts all major service variants, conversion units, none flew in the front line. restricted its speed. The war came to an end including the Ju 188E-2 torpedo bomber, as Only one encounter with Allied aircraft was before its faults could be ironed out. Variants well as the Jumo-engined Ju 188A-1 to A-3 recorded before the war’s end. Note: Alternative names are ‘Salamander’, This card also depicts early prototypes, Ju 188D Reconnaissance version the name of the construction program, and pressed into service Jul 44 Remove Bomb rating Volksjäger (‘People’s Fighter’), which was a Ar 234B-1 Reconnaissance version propaganda title. Remove Bomb rating

Fighter 1VP Light Bomber 2VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1.5VP

MB.155 MB.175 D.551 Po 631 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 11+ 3 3 3 – 18+ 4 4 S – 12+ 5 5 3 – 10+ 3 2 3 – 3 - 10 4 4 2 – 3 - 17 5 5 2 10 5 - 11 6 6 2 – 3 - 9 4 3 2 – 0 - 2 4 4 1 – 0 - 2 5 5 1 10 0 - 4 6 6 1 – 0 - 2 4 3 1 –

0 2 Firepower 2 Edge Firepower Firepower 1 Firepower Rear View 4-5 4-5 Protection 4 Protection Protection 4 Protection V T Bombsight T Bombsight Bombsight T Bombsight Defence 0 Defence 0

France Jun 40 v0.1 France May 40 v0.1 France 1940 v0.1 France Sep 38 v0.1

Fighter 1VP Medium Bomber 2VP Dive Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP

D.520Z Amiot 354 LN 411 VG-33 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 18+ 5 5 3 – 18+ 3 3 S – 18+ 2 2 3 – 12+ 4 4 3 – 5 - 17 6 6 2 – 3 - 17 4 4 2 13 3 - 17 3 3 2 6 4 - 11 5 5 2 – 0 - 4 6 6 1 – 0 - 2 4 4 1 13 0 - 2 3 3 1 6 0 - 3 5 5 1 –

Firepower 2 Firepower 0/1 Max Load 15 Firepower 1 Dive Brakes Firepower 1 Protection 4 Protection 4-5 Protection 3 Protection 4 Bombsight T Bombsight V Bombsight T Bombsight T Defence 0

France 1943 v0.1 France Apr 40 v0.1 France Nov 39 v0.1 France Jun 40 v0.1

Po 631 D.551 MB.175 MB.155

The Potez Po 631 stemmed from a 1934 Dewoitine developed the D.520 fighter to The Bloch MB.175 was a fast, modern In late 1939 Bloch began work on an requirement for a multi-seat defensive make an attempt on the world airspeed plane, derived from a requirement for a improved version of the MB.152, installing a aircraft that could be an interceptor, bomber record. The resulting simple, light racer multi-role aircraft. The MB.174 reconnais- more powerful engine, additional fuel, and escort and night fighter. The resulting evolved into the D.551 fighter. The sance variant was one of the few French revising the aerodynamics, particularly aircraft was underpowered and could barely prototypes were almost ready to fly when aircraft permitted to penetrate deep into around the cowling. The new aircraft was outperform German bombers. In the Battle the Armistice came, stopping work. This was Germany, but the MB.175 bomber variant faster than its predecessor and some 35 of France it fought by day but was a short-range interceptor with potential that did not see action in the Battle of France. were built. It is alleged that some of the outclassed by German fighters. Some could have entered service in late 1940. After the war the aircraft would continue as prototypes were thrown into combat in the continued to serve under the Vichy regime. a torpedo bomber until 1953. dying days of the Battle of France. Had Variants France not fallen the MB.155 would likely Variants Variants This card depicts the D.551 and ‘short-wing’ have been a mainstay of the French air This card depicts all fighter variants, D.552 MB.174 Reconnaissance variant, available force, at least until more modern successors Mar 40 could appear. including the Po 630 D.553, D.554 Planned developments with Decrease Bombs to 8 more powerful engine and armament Increase Firepower to 2 MB.175T Post-war naval attack version Add Torpedo +1 ability

VG-33 LN 411 Amiot 354 D.520Z

France’s need to re-arm with modern Loire-Nieuport developed the LN 40 series The Amiot 350 series originated from the Following the Franco-German Armistice, fighters resulted in a contract for a light for the French navy as a single-seat carrier same requirement as the rival LeO 451. A Dewoitine continued to develop the D.520 fighter of wooden construction to be built by dive bomber. However, the air force’s need cheaper, less complex aircraft than its rival, fighter with the permission of the Germans. Arsenal de l’Aéronautique. The VG-33 was for a stop-gap attack aircraft until the problems with engine supply slowed With a new specially supercharged engine the developed version of this aircraft, Bre 691 could be delivered resulted in two production so that only small numbers of the the aircraft was projected to be far faster at boasting excellent low-altitude performance. variants: the carrier-based LN 401 and the Amiot 354 and its differently powered sister, higher altitudes than its predecessor, while However, problems with construction and land-based LN 411. The new bomber was the Amiot 351, were available for the Battle carrying a more powerful gun battery. engine supply slowed production and only too slow for the air force, so the navy took all of France. However, flight tests were prevented by the small numbers were received by the Armée the production aircraft on board. In the German invasion of the zone libre under de l’Air by the time of the Armistice. Battle of France, lacking escorts, the Variants Vichy. Development continued after the war, Loire-Nieuports were soon chewed up in This card also depicts the Amiot 351 as the SE.520Z, until the project was combat. A lack of replacements prevented cancelled in 1949. squadrons from operating. Variants This card also depicts the LN 401

Light Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP Light Bomber 2VP

CA-16 Wirraway CA-12 Boomerang P.24B Brigand B.1 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 14+ 1 2 S – 10+ 3 3 3 – 11+ 2 4 3 – 16+ 4 3 S – 3 - 13 2 3 2 6 4 - 9 4 4 2 6 4 - 10 3 5 2 4 3 - 15 5 4 2 13 0 - 2 2 3 1 6 0 - 3 4 4 1 6 0 - 3 3 5 1 4 0 - 2 5 4 1 13

0 Firepower Dive Brakes Firepower 2 Drop Tanks Firepower 0 Firepower 3 Speed Brakes 3 Protection Protection 4 Protection 4 Protection 4-5 T Bombsight Bombsight T Bombsight T Bombsight V Defence 0

Australia Jul 39 v0.1 Australia Apr 43 v0.1 Poland 1936 v0.1 Great Britain Aug 48 v0.1

Light Bomber 1VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP Fighter 1VP

Š-328 Šmolík J 21RA J 21A-2 J 21A-3 Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb Altitude Speed Turn Climb Bomb 14+ 1 2 S – 18+ 7 7 3 – 12+ 5 5 3 – 12+ 4 4 3 – 3 - 13 2 3 2 5 5 - 17 8 8 2 10 5 - 11 6 6 2 – 5 - 11 5 5 2 10 0 - 2 2 3 1 5 0 - 4 8 8 1 10 0 - 4 6 6 1 – 0 - 4 5 5 1 10

0 Firepower Max Load 9 Firepower 2 ATGR 8 Firepower 2 Firepower 2 ATGR 8 3 Protection Protection 4 Jet Protection 4 Protection 4 Max Load 11 T Bombsight Bombsight S Max Load 11 Bombsight T Bombsight S Defence 0

Czechoslovakia Dec 35 v0.1 Sweden Aug 50 v0.1 Sweden Dec 46 v0.1 Sweden 1947 v0.1

Brigand B.1 P.24B CA-12 Boomerang Wirraway CA-16

Built to replace the successful Beaufighter A desire for export success focused PZL on Faced with a shortage of fighters after Pearl The Australian government, observing the torpedo aircraft, Bristol’s Brigand was a development of their successful P.11 Harbor, the Australian government commis- re-armament of Japan, invested in building based on the aborted Buckingham bomber, fighter. The P.24 had a new engine and sioned the Boomerang from the Common- a domestic aircraft industry by forming the but equipped with powerful Centaurus numerous improvements, making for an wealth Aircraft Corporation. A prototype with Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and engines for superb low-level performance. aircraft that was fractionally faster and more the contract number CA-12 flew within charging it to produce an armed trainer and The first torpedo variants arrived too late for powerful. Despite export sales, the aircraft months, using an existing American engine. bomber. The Wirraway was a licence-built the war, so were re-engineered into was never purchased by the Polish air force. The new fighter was agile but slow by version of the T-6 Texan. Though obsolete bombers, where they went on to have a It would see combat with the Romanian and modern standards and there were doubts as a combat aircraft, it saw action against post-war career in colonial policing. Greek air forces. about its front-line fighting ability. However, the Japanese in the fighter and ground- it managed a creditable career as a attack roles, until modern aircraft were able Variants Variants close-support aircraft over New Guinea. to replace it. Brigand TF.1 Original torpedo variant, in This card also depicts the P.24C and P.24G Variants Variants service 1946 P.24A, P.24E, P.24F Cannon-armed models Add Torpedo +1 ability Increase Firepower to 1 This card also depicts the CA-13 and CA-19 CA-1, CA-3, CA-5, CA-7 to CA-9 Early models Remove Dive Brakes ability

J 21A-3 J 21A-2 J 21RA Š-328 Šmolík

SAAB adapted the fighter version of the J 21 The Swedish air force’s decision to re-arm The piston-engined J 21A airframe proved The Letov Š-328 Šmolik was derived from fighter for the ground-attack role by adding and modernise resulted in SAAB’s J 21, a amenable to accepting a jet engine, so the Š-28 reconnaissance aircraft and was stations for bombs and rockets, as well an twin-boom pusher fighter based around a SAAB fitted a British-made powerplant. This the primary Czechoslovak light bomber up advanced bombsight, changes that dropped German engine and boasting advanced required major rebuilding of the back of the to the occupation. Some aircraft were used its speed by around 50 mph. The resulting features such as an ejection seat. Though aircraft, but the result was Sweden’s first jet by the Slovak air force in Poland and the J 21A-3 was later redesignated the A 21. intended as a fighter it became the basis for aircraft, designated the J 21R. The J 21RA, Soviet Union. Slovak pilots would later fly The aircraft would remain in service into the a ground-attack aircraft (the J 21A-3) and converted from J 21A aircraft, would them during the Nationalist uprising. A early 1950s. even a jet variant (J 21RA). continue to serve until 1953, when number were flown by the Bulgarians and purpose-built Swedish jet designs began to the Luftwaffe even employed the type as a Variants enter service. night fighter. This card also depicts the early-production J 21A-1, in service Dec 45 Variants Variants For later variants also see the J 21A-3 and This card also depicts the ground-attack This card depicts all variants of the type, J 21RA cards A 21RA including the Š-28, Š-128, Š-228 and Š-428, as well as the Š-328 Vrana (’Crow’) in Bulgarian service