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Aircraft Data Cards, Sheet 1 Front XXXX 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 Art by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood © GMT Games 2020 Wing Leader: ?? Aircraft Data Cards, Sheet 1 Reverse XXXX 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. Art by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood © GMT Games 2020 Wing Leader: ?? Aircraft Data Cards, Sheet 2 Front XXXX 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 Art by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood © GMT Games 2020 Wing Leader: ?? Aircraft Data Cards, Sheet 2 Reverse XXXX 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.