Algernon Pulls it Off!

“As the Fokkers came round from behind Algy knew that von Schtabbin and the Braun Hatta Jasta were up to their old tricks.  The dirty dogs.” "

The Great War of 1914 to 1918 saw the birth of a new type of warfare, combat in the air between aeroplanes, something unheard of and almost unconsidered in 1914.  From the earliest fumbling attempts, where fowling pieces were used to take pot-shots at an opponent right through to the large dog-fights of the latter years, aerial combat was always been a fast and frantic affair, with the skill and initiative of the pilot, rather than the theoretical technical specification of the machine, being the deciding factor in who wins or loses, who lives or dies. 

This rule set was born out of our Second World War aerial combat set, Bag the Hun.  For me, Bag the Hun recreates wonderfully the emphasis on initiative and personal skills.  As such it was an obvious choice to use as a model when looking at developing a system suitable for recreating the flamboyant, eclectic days of the First World War, when the first ‘Knights of the Air’ learnt their craft and set the benchmark for future generations.