New planes/movement cards

[Candyman]

Movement decks. Is there a supply anywhere?

I have many WW2 scale aircraft form various companies to adapt to my WoG gaming. I would like to have movement cards for each if possible.

thanks

[Hu Rhu]

22 hours ago, Candyman said:

Movement decks. Is there a supply anywhere?

I have many WW2 scale aircraft form various companies to adapt to my WoG gaming. I would like to have movement cards for each if possible.

thanks

The files are being migrated as we speak but it might be a couple of weeks before they are available.  In the meantime if you pm me your email address, I'll send you what I have.

[flash]

Original movement cards are not kept in the system due to copyright infringement issues, Mark, however, a number of pilots here have electronic copies I'm sure they'll be happy to send you   Dave

[HauptmannHummel]

Being very new to the game I currently just have the starter set and yet to get some aircraft. Seems to be a bit tricky to find stock of aircraft in the UK and seems the 3D print route is a viable option. So Id greatly appreciate an electronic copy of what is required to get these 3D printed planes into the game.

[Teaticket]

I have all the decks scanned. Let me know which specific ones you need. PM me your email so I can send the scans.

[grimlin]

Hi, i'm a new member to this group. Also trying to convert my existing plane models to wog WW2 game. Could i be cheeky and ask someone tot share a pdf of the maneuver decks? Thanks:-)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

This is difficult territory Grimlin. The official maneuver decks are copyrighted by Ares and may not be circulated on this site.

Rob.

[OldGuy59]

The only option that I know of, that doesn't (quite) run afowl of Ares copyright, is this:

Link-> WGS MATES WWII Cards

Not exactly what you need for tabletop gaming, but it might help?

[grimlin]

Thanks for the replies 👍

 

[OldGuy59]

On 1/7/2025 at 4:51 AM, HauptmannHummel said:

Being very new to the game I currently just have the starter set and yet to get some aircraft. Seems to be a bit tricky to find stock of aircraft in the UK and seems the 3D print route is a viable option. So Id greatly appreciate an electronic copy of what is required to get these 3D printed planes into the game.

If you can source planes (Blood Red Skies, Shapeways, greatwarplanes.com, F-Toys (1/144), hand-made paper, etc).  Then, you need a card, with the appropriate stats, a stand (Rival Sky Games, Litko), and a maneuver deck for each plane you acquire.  Pegs for altitude changes, or different length rods for Litko stands, depending on what version of stand you acquire.

If you can source Ares Plane Packs, all that stuff comes in one box.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Hi Mike.

If you ever get a bit of spare time could you do me an aircraft card for a FAA Fairey Swordfish Float Plane. I now have two painted ones thanks to Gunners but have no card nor stats for such. i am hoping to use them in an upcoming game in my Malta saga once I have time to get it started again.

Rob.

 

 

[Guntruck]

Mike/Rob - This might help

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Thanks Steve.

I tried taking a top down of my own aircraft that you gave to me but the flash cast such deep shadows it was no reall help.

Rob.

[Jager]

I can't find any performance figures for the floatplane Swordfish. My first thought  was to have it fly slow speed always,

but since it was armed (both bombs and torpedoes), that might not be enough.

Does anyone have any speed figures for this?

Karl

[Flying Officer Kyte]

I should be able to supply those and contrast them with the ordinary Swordfish for you Karl.

Rob.

[Jager]

That would be great, Rob.

Karl

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Here you go Karl.

The Fairy Swordfish Mks. I-IV

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 - pilot, observer, and radio operator/rear gunner (observer's position frequently replaced with auxiliary fuel tank)

• Length: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)

• Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)

• Width: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) wings folded

• Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)

• Wing area: 607 sq ft (56.4 m²)

• Empty weight: 4,195 lb (1,903 kg)

• Gross weight: 7,580 lb (3,438 kg)

• Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Pegasus IIIM.3 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 690 hp (510 kW)

• Propellers: 3-bladed metal fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 143 mph (230 km/h, 124 kn) with torpedo at 7,580 lb (3,438 kg) and 5,000 ft (1,524 m)

• Range: 522 mi (840 km, 454 nmi) normal fuel, carrying torpedo

• Endurance: 5 hours 30 minutes

• Service ceiling: 16,500 ft (5,000 m) at 7,580 lb (3,438 kg)

• Rate of climb: 870 ft/min (4.4 m/s) at 7,580 lb (3,438 kg) at sea level

690 ft/min (210.3 m/min) at 7,580 lb (3,438 kg) and 5,000 ft (1,524 m)

Armament

• Guns: ** 1 × fixed, forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in upper right fuselage, breech in cockpit, firing over engine cowling
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis or Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit

• Rockets: 8 × "60 lb" RP-3 rocket projectiles (Mk.II and later)

• Bombs: 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 1,500 lb (700 kg) mine under fuselage or 1,500 lb total of bombs under fuselage and wings.

 

 

Fairy Swordfish   Float Plane.

No. 701 Catapult Flight, HMS Malaya

November 1940

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• Engine: One 690 h.p. Bristol Pegasus III M.3 radial

• Span: 45 ft 6 in

• Length: 35 ft 8 in

• Height: 12 ft 4 in

• Weight: 4,700 lb empty / 7,510 lb loaded

• Crew: Three

• Max Speed: 138 mph at 5,000 ft

• Service Ceiling: 19,250 ft

• Normal Range: 546 miles

• Armament: Two .303 cal MG; one 1,610 lb torpedo, or one 1,500 lb mine, or equivalent load of bombs

 

[OldGuy59]

Start with this...

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Its a cracker Mike.

All I had were the ordinary cards done for Taranto. They of course have no rear firing arc either because they flew with extra fuel tanks where the observer would normally have sat, and so he had to move back into the rear gunners seat. I assume the rear gun was removed to facilitate the observers kit, radio etc and reduce weight to allow for the extra fuel tank and its contents.

Edited January 14 by Flying Officer Kyte

[OldGuy59]

OldGuy59's WWII Seaplane Album - Fairey Swordfish Floatplane card

[Jager]

OK, the C(Z) deck will do fine for the floatplane Swordfish; to be honest, the loaded speed of the Swordfish would be either the C(Z) or D(Z) decks. The D(Z) would probably be better, since the slow speed is higher, and I don't know the stall speed (slow speeds for the C(Z) is 77MPH, and the D(Z) is 109MPH).

The unloaded Swordfish has a speed of 154 mph (246 km/h), which would be best as the M(Z) deck; however, then you lose the 45 degree turn. Not good.

We are looking at a matter of 5mm after all. So if you want to give your unloaded Swordfish a bit of a nudge, go for it.

All other stats can stay the same.

Karl