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Airwar 1940

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  In 1940 the Germans had advanced their airbases to the coast of France.     The Battle of Britain was about to begin.   One lone Hurricane fighter was on a test flight over Kent but a German fighter swarm on a fighter sweep had spotted the lone fighter and was getting ready to pounce.  However, the Germans had been spotted by an RAF formation that was seeking to use their up-sun advantage. The initial situation. Two German aircraft miss when firing and the British fighter dodges the third, thereby surviving the initial attack and is now alerted to the danger while the support closes in on the Germans.   The Germans continue to fire and continue to miss. All the aircraft are now in combat and a whirling engagement develops.  The Germans have positional advantage over their prey but generally miss when firing or the pilot, either clever or lucky, dodges their shots.  Meanwhile 74 Squadron arrive and prove better shots, scoring hits to the discomfort of the Germans who find that they th

POLAND: 5 Battle of Rawa

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    5 Battle of Rawa  (Rules: Arras to Ardennes)   Battle Turn Zero and Start   The wall of blinds going down masked the German grouping of the battlegroup on their right centre.  The Poles were in trenches forward of the treeline with a clear field of fire and with the tanks in the front line.                     Battle Turn One The first battalion advanced on the right of the road and promptly put pressure on the Polish infantry.  3 rd  Tank advanced directly to their front and promptly ran into the Polish tanks.  The defences proved deeply illusionary and in the combat that followed the Polish tanks unit was put to flight.  At the same time the advance of the second battalion overcame the Polish infantry defenders and a hole was torn in the defences.   In the picture on the left one Polish company has retreated from their trenches into the woods, in the centre the German tank companies are advancing screened by reconnaissance that is facing off against the Polish 3 rd  Battalion rec