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Book SOME AIR WAR GAMES

    Book Details:
  • Author : R. LOWELL WINE
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1953
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 23 pages

Download or read book SOME AIR WAR GAMES written by R. LOWELL WINE and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Donald Featherstone s Air War Games Wargaming Aerial Warfare 1914 1975 Revised Edition

Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Air War Games Wargaming Aerial Warfare 1914 1975 Revised Edition written by John Curry and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Featherstone's book on wargaming with model planes was hugely influential when it was first published in 1966. It included many new ideas on how to recreate dog fights on the table-top. This revised edition brings it up to date with notes on availability of models, commercial board games and includes three new sets of rules. It includes chapters on: Battle of Britain Fighter Tactics Commercial Air War Games Short game Sturmstaffel: Defending the Reich 1944 Simulation Rolling Thunder: Air Combat over South-East Asia The solo game On a Wing and a Prayer: Bomber Command in the Battle for the Ruhr, July 1943 The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry. It aims to collate and make accessible some of the very best of material from the development of the art of wargaming.

Book Red Flag

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tyson V. Rininger
  • Publisher : Zenith Press
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780760325308
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Red Flag written by Tyson V. Rininger and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red Flag takes the reader behind the scenes of the biggest, most complex, high-tech military exercise conducted anywhere in the world. The Red Flag exercises, which take place at Nellis Air Force Base just outside of Las Vegas, brings together the U.S. Air Force and aircraft and crews from its allies around the world for two weeks of training that is as intense and demanding as actual combat. Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century offers a complete history and an unprecedented insider’s view of the fully integrated, war-conditions exercise that uses the largest combat range on the planet—the size of Connecticut—and involves every kind of military aircraft and asset, from fighters, tankers, and bombers to helicopters, satellites, and unmanned aircraft. With dynamic photos and firsthand description, the book also gives readers a close-up look at the modern and upgraded version of Red Flag—Joint Red Flag, an all-new exercise integrating live and virtual elements in a seamless campaign that challenges warfighters and tests command and control procedures, processes, and architecture.

Book Airwar

    Book Details:
  • Author : Phillip S. Meilinger
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2003-04-29
  • ISBN : 1136803114
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Airwar written by Phillip S. Meilinger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-04-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the author all aircrews, tacticians and those who direct them have to realise the limitations of air power during conflicts. For years opinion has differed as to whether the aircraft has altered war strategies or merely the tactics of war. This volume explores the limits of airpower.

Book Air War Games

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donald F. Featherstone
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1966
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Air War Games written by Donald F. Featherstone and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Crimson Sky

Download or read book Crimson Sky written by John R. Bruning and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exciting accounts of a key crossroads in military aviation history

Book 1942 the Pacific Air War

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  • Author : John Possidente
  • Publisher : Prima Games
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN : 9781559586177
  • Pages : 473 pages

Download or read book 1942 the Pacific Air War written by John Possidente and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 1995 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1942: Pacific Air War is the exciting new WWII air combat simulation that gives gamers a real sense of what naval campaigns were like for Japanese and American pilots. This official guide is a must for readers interested in this period. Included are all the hints, tips, adn tactics needed to become an ace for either side.

Book STAG  A Two Person Simulated Tactical Air War Game

Download or read book STAG A Two Person Simulated Tactical Air War Game written by John Matthew Foley and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The model developed in this study is a highly aggregated theater-level game comprised of interaction equations which utilize the allocation of aircraft to various missions on a daily basis to obtain the outcome of an offensive versus defensive systems engagement. The simulation which supports the model consists of an interactive air portion and a parametric ground portion. The theater of operations consists of two sides with their respective air and ground forces. While the model produces credible outcomes, the main objective is to reflect the effect of strategy and employment tactics on the outcome of the battle. The model is designed to provide individuals an opportunity to plan and conduct an air war and to test various air employment concepts. Existing war games are quite large and contain so many factors that the main effects of a player's employment decisions are confounded by the interactive effects of the factors. The war game described in this report has a limited number of factors so that it is easier for players to determine the main effects of their strategies. Included in the appendicies are a user's guide, analytical formulations, and a source listing of the program. (Author).

Book Air War Games

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  • Author : Donald Frederick Featherstone
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1971
  • ISBN : 9780091087104
  • Pages : 175 pages

Download or read book Air War Games written by Donald Frederick Featherstone and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jane s Fighter Combat in the Jet Age

Download or read book Jane s Fighter Combat in the Jet Age written by David C. Isby and published by Collins Reference. This book was released on 1997-06-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighter Combat in the Jet Age covers the entire history of jet fighters in action, from the end of World War II to the present. Meticulously detailed, it features 300 photos, line drawings and graphs that reveal how jet fighters and their weapons have developed and improved, utterly changing the face of air combat. It also focuses on the key technological developments of the Cold War, such as the fighters built to intercept nuclear bombers and to dominate European skies in a Third World War. With combat examples from Southeast Asia, the Falklands and the Middle East, Fighter Combat in the Jet Age compares and contrasts the fighter aircraft of different nations and manufacturers. Also included are spreads with sidebars and boxes describing fighter tactics, major air battles, experimental weapons and famous pilots. It's enough to thrill aircraft enthusiasts of all ages.

Book Air War Over America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leslie Filson
  • Publisher : Tyndall Air Force Base Public Affairs Office
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 168 pages

Download or read book Air War Over America written by Leslie Filson and published by Tyndall Air Force Base Public Affairs Office. This book was released on 2003 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes America's air sovereignty mission in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Book Air Power in the Age of Total War

Download or read book Air Power in the Age of Total War written by John Buckley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support first rate air power status. In addition, the move away from the principle of total war with the onset of the Cold War and the replacement of air power by ICBMs is thoroughly examined. This work should provide students of international history, war studies, defence and strategic studies with an insight into 20th-century warfare.

Book Lost Battles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Philip Sabin
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2015-02-05
  • ISBN : 0826422004
  • Pages : 527 pages

Download or read book Lost Battles written by Philip Sabin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author's introduction: Ancient battles seize the modern imagination. Far from being forgotten, they have become a significant aspect of popular culture, prompting a continuing stream of books, feature films, television programs and board and computer games... there is a certain escapist satisfaction in looking back to an era when conflicts between entire states turned on clear-cut pitched battles between formed armies, lasting just a few hours and spanning just a few miles of ground. These battles were still unspeakably traumatic and grisly affairs for those involved - at Cannae, Hannibal's men butchered around two and a half times as many Romans (out of a much smaller overall population) as there were British soldiers killed on the notorious first day of the Somme. However, as with the great clashes of the Napoleonic era, time has dulled our preoccupation with such awful human consequences, and we tend to focus instead on the inspired generalship of commanders like Alexander and Caesar and on the intriguing tactical interactions of units such as massed pikemen and war elephants within the very different military context of pre-gunpowder warfare. Lost Battles takes a new and innovative approach to the battles of antiquity. Using his experience with conflict simulation, Philip Sabin draws together ancient evidence and modern scholarship to construct a generic, grand tactical model of the battles as a whole. This model unites a mathematical framework, to capture the movement and combat of the opposing armies, with human decisions to shape the tactics of the antagonists. Sabin then develops detailed scenarios for 36 individual battles such as Marathon and Cannae, and uses the comparative structure offered by the generic model to help cast light on which particular interpretations of the ancient sources on issues such as army size fit in best with the general patterns observed elsewhere. Readers can use the model to experiment for themselves by re-fighting engagements of their choice, tweaking the scenarios to accord with their own judgment of the evidence, trying out different tactics from those used historically, and seeing how the battle then plays out. Lost Battles thus offers a unique dynamic insight into ancient warfare, combining academic rigor with the interest and accessibility of simulation gaming. This book includes access to a downloadable computer simulation where the reader can view the author's simulations as well create their own.

Book Battle Over Britain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gary Graber
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-05-21
  • ISBN : 9781542756785
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Battle Over Britain written by Gary Graber and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battle Over Britain is the first volume of the Battle Over Britain game series, covering tactical air combat between British and German fighter planes in World War II. The book contains a complete game, including full rules and authentically rated warplanes that participated in the Battle of Britain (such as the Spitfire, Hurricane, Defiant, Me-109E, Me-110C), and more. Standard, advanced, and optional rules are included for individual dogfights, as well as a campaign game. Dogfight Display, Reference Card, and airplane counters are included within the pages of the book; components must be cut apart prior to play. Players must supply a standard deck of playing cards, and one six-sided die. Battle Over Britain emphasizes playability and historicity, and is designed for two players, though solitaire rules are also included.

Book Thud Ridge

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jack Broughton
  • Publisher : Crecy Pub
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780859791168
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book Thud Ridge written by Jack Broughton and published by Crecy Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a special breed of warrior, the fighter-bomber pilot; the story of valiant men who flew the F-105 Thunderchief 'Thud' Fighter-Bomber over the hostile skies of North Vietnam. From the briefing rooms to the bombing runs, Vice-Wing Commander Colonel Jack Broughton, recounts the tragedy and heartache, the high drama and flaming terror, the exhilaration and thrill of life on the edge. He relives the incredible feeling of high-speed, low-level sorties where SAM missiles, flak and MiGs were all in a day's work. The bravery of the pilots and their commitment to each other in times of extreme fear, crisis and catastrophe are highlighted by vivid, fast moving flying sequences. Thud Ridgeis a fascinating and graphic memorial to the courage of the men, the power of their machines and their dedication to their mission.

Book Command Of The Air

    Book Details:
  • Author : General Giulio Douhet
  • Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
  • Release : 2014-08-15
  • ISBN : 1782898522
  • Pages : 620 pages

Download or read book Command Of The Air written by General Giulio Douhet and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.

Book In Pursuit

    Book Details:
  • Author : Johan Kylander
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2006-09-19
  • ISBN : 9789197607704
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book In Pursuit written by Johan Kylander and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In Pursuit' is a thorough anthology of all facets of the life of a fighter pilot. 'In Pursuit' covers, in detail, all of the positives and negatives, the things to do and the things not to do in order to become a 'Top Gun' as a fighter pilot.