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Looks great and thanks for the mention. Hope my guy makes it 😅

Good stuff. Looking forward to the next vid.

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

Coming tommorow!

Excellent video, and it is very informative. I'm looking forward to your play through of a mission, and I can't wait for it to be published.

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The first playthrough is soon done and it should probably be published late this summer!

@HistoricWings

Ай бұрын

Thanks! The play-through videos will all be uploaded over the next week or so. Daniel has done a great job with this series of videos! He is a master video editor!

Great Job! Can’t wait to get this one and the boxed set.

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

Thanks Scott! Glad to have you on the pilot roster! :D

Looks like a really interesting game - love that it uses the "T" on the flight cards for each of your pilots. That's just like in history at the Ops buildings when prepping for missions!

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

I did not know that! Very cool indeed

@HistoricWings

Ай бұрын

Yes, that is true. The "T Icons" on the flight cards were taken directly from the last surviving Second World War era flight board, once located at the ops building at Little Waldon (Station 165), which, after I secured it in 2000, I had it transferred to the Imperial War Museums. At the time, it adorned the back wall of a commercial garage and was steadily deteriorating -- it was stained with car and truck oil, partly covered with pin-up calendars, and generally abused as just any ordinary garage wall would be. For reference, the flight board at Little Waldon initially served the 409th Bombardment Group (A-20 Havocs) starting in March 1944, and, subsequently, the 361st Fighter Group (P-51 Mustangs), from September 1944 until the end of the war (though it deployed to Chievres, Belgium between February and April 1945 to support the crossing of the Rhine, when it returned to Little Waldon). For clarity, the 361st FG moved in after the 409th moved across the Channel to ALG Bretigny, France (A-48). Perhaps I will include a photo of the flight board as it was found, in situ, in the upcoming wargame book. Even if it did not directly pertain to the 371st Fighter Group, it was the common form in use through much of the Second World War.

Looking like a great game

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

Wait until you see the air to ground combat! It's so cool when the Flak hits

@HistoricWings

Ай бұрын

Thank you, sir!

Looks great! Thanks for the video! I hope it will be released soon! I am looking forward to the F-100 Vietnam game that is on the "to do" list of games.

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

Should be released this summer!

@HistoricWings

Ай бұрын

I'm hoping to have the game finalized around the end of the month. On the F-100 game in Vietnam, I'm actually doing work on it this evening! That game will take many more months, I expect -- I wish I could get it done faster!

@cavtroop50

Ай бұрын

@@HistoricWings Thank you for the update on the F-100 game. It is one of my favorite aircraft from that era of aviation. The other aircraft that would probably make a good game is the F-105 "Thud". Will the F-100 game focus on the use of the F-100 in North Vietnam or in its CAS role in South Vietnam? No need to rush on the game. These things take time! Thank you for making these games! Skål!

@HistoricWings

Ай бұрын

@@cavtroop50 -- Thanks for asking! The operations that will depicted in the game are those flown by the 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS). In 1968, they flew from Tuy Hòa AB, South Vietnam, typically conducting ground attack missions against North Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong units. One of their key missions was flown in support of the evacuation of Kham Duc Special Forces Camp, which was at risk of being overrun by the North Vietnamese -- the USAF flew 120 sorties, managing to hold off the vastly superior numbers of North Vietnamese soldiers along the runway perimeter until the camp could be evacuated after a pitched battle that lasted for many hours. The former squadron commander of the F-100D unit that flew from Tuy Hòa AB, Col. John S. Rivers, USAF (Ret), is assisting with research and information to support for this wargame book.

@cavtroop50

Ай бұрын

@@HistoricWings That is awesome! I am looking forward to the release, I know it will be some time before it is ready but I will wait patently and just play your other games until it is ready for Release! Skål!

Looks very interesting. Tempting.

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

Wait till you see the air to ground combat! It's intense

@charleslatora5750

Ай бұрын

Lots of writing though. That could chase me away from this. I'll just have to think about it

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

@@charleslatora5750 I am the same depending on my mood. Sometimes I want something super deep, with lots of details, sometimes I just want action. The good thing with this game is that almost all writing is optional, so you can skip it if you feel that it does not add to your experience. There is a roster of the historical pilots in the 3 squadrons of thr 371st fighter group so you don't need to write anything at all.

@charleslatora5750

Ай бұрын

@@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel cool. I decide I'm going be a little more selective on two-player games and focus Mostly on looking for good state of Siege games and solitaire games and two-player games that can easily be played solitaire/two handed.

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

@@charleslatora5750 That's what I do too!

This looks great! Thanks guys. Is there a release date, por favor?

@WW2SolitaireBoardGameChannel

Ай бұрын

No detirmined release date yet, but likely this summer!

@HistoricWings

Ай бұрын

Thanks! To answer, I'm hoping by the end of the month, but it might be in July.

@vancemag

Ай бұрын

@@HistoricWingsBeen waiting for this one ever since I first heard about it several weeks ago. Looking forward to it!