BlackSheep wrote:
Amusing. A long time ago, in a thread on Blue Max design and development Phil Hall said that altitude wasn't part of original Blue Max (the version played here) since in a game that wants to simulate a sudden dogfight, hte change of altitude has almost no meaning.
Well, virtually all air combat wargames include altitude rules, at least as an optional expansion on the basic games. From all the pilot memoirs and diaries I've read, altitude was certainly a key factor in actual combat, not just in preliminary maneuvering. Finally, given the option for much bigger map sizes, than in the original game, I feel the larger scope of such lends itself well to including altitude as an option.
Canvas Eagles includes altitude rules and plane data we could easily adapt. Ideally, I think altitude rules would be an additional optional item one could select when creating scenarios.
markrendl
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