Blood Red Skies P-38 Lightning Squadron

Warlord Games 772412009

The P-38 Lightning’s comparatively long range proved invaluable in the Pacific Theatre and for escort duties in deep penetration raids over occupied Europe, enjoying considerable success as a ground attack strike fighter.

The twin-engined fighter enjoyed its most extensive deployment and successes in the Pacific theatre. Though it could not outmanoeuvre the A6M Zero at sub-200mph speeds, its speed and rate of climb lent it the capability of making several high-speed passes in combat, and Japanese aircraft armour was more susceptible than German aircraft to the tight groupings of the P-38’s guns.

It was P-38s that engaged in the fighter-intercept mission that claimed the life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour. In this engagement, 16 P-38G lightnings met two G4M transports and six escorting Zeros. Both transports were lost, as well as two Zeros, for the loss of one P-38.

Contents:

• 6 x Warlord Resin P-38 Lightning aircraft
• 6 x Advantage Flying Bases
• 1 x Punchboard with Game Tokens
• 1 x Aircraft Card (P-38J Lightning)
• 1 x Doctrine Card (Sustained Dive)
• 7 x Aircraft Trait Cards (3 x Heavy Hitter, 3 x Great Dive, 1 x Agile)
• 1 x Waterslide Aircraft Markings Sheet

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted