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Updated material is available through the respective Groups.IO group for owners of a module or by contacting me at Steve@WarBirdsGS.com if you own a copy and are not a group member.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the game system.
Cheers,
Steve
26 July 2024
Module 2 for The Cutting Edge, Wars of Survival 1948-66 is available for purchase.
Working on DoE Module 5 Barbarossa.
Barbarossa has a planned release date of Early 2025.
WarBirds Rule Book v1.2.1 is avilable for download through the Group Home Page or by contacing me at the address above..
1 February 2024
The next Canvas Falcons module, Schlacht Staffel is available for purchase.
Working on TCE Module #2, Wars of Survival and DoE Module #5 Barbarossa.
Wars of Survival will cover the Middle East 1948 to 1967.
WoS has a planned release date of Mid to Late Summer 2024.
8 February 2023
Working on the next Canvas Falcons module, Schlacht Staffel. This will be followed by a DoE module covering the Russian Front or a Middle East module for TCE.
15 November 2022
Desert Air Force is released today along with updated material for the rule book, Canvas Falcons, Duel of Eagles and The Cutting Edge.
Will be working on data cards for a number of modules since I have not decided which to release next. I'm just dong aircraft I find interesting.
The surface to air missile rules will be added for the next rule update, but that will not be for a while.
Rule Book
WarBirds Rule Book v1.1.0
Volume 1: Canvas Falcons v3.2.0
Module 1: Canvas Falcons
Work in Progress
Module 2: Schlacht Staffel
Volume 2: Duel of Eagles v1.3.0
Module 1: Blitzkrieg
Module 2: Battle of Britain
Module 3: Rhubarbs, Rodeos and Circuses
Module 4: Desert Air Force
Work in Progress
Module 5: Red Star Black Cross (Working Title)
Volume 3: The Cutting Edge v1.1.0
Module 1: Over the Yalu
Work in Progress
Module 2: Divided Ground
Module 3: On Yankee Station
Module 4: Quick Reaction Aleart
15 February 2021
Volume 3: The Cutting Edge, Module 1: Over the Yalu is complete and ready for purchase. The rule books for Canvas Falcons, Duel Of Eagles and The Cutting Edge have been combined to form one rule book. The charts and tables are applicable to only their respective volume. The volumes and modules follow the following format:
Will be working on Desert Air Force next which should be followed by Schlacht Staffel for CF. This will add front line tac scale maps and more aircraft.
Canvas Falcons Flight Ops maps have been updated to area maps, the generic format has been removed.
Division maneuvering rules have been added to the system. This scale, 1 minute per game turn allows the mission player's formation to maneuver for position. Beyond visual range missile shots are possible too.
10 August 2020
Canvas Falcons v3.1.0 and Duel of Eagles v1.2.0 are available for purchase and down load through the support group. If you are not a member of a WarBirds support group, own the game and would like to have the updated material please contact me at Steve@WarBirdsGS.com and I will set up a Drop Box for you. Updates are always free.
Play testing of The Cutting Edge continues, will be working on helicopter flight rule next. Also working on the next Duel of Eagles module, Desert Air Force. No release date yet but will post one when known.
30 April 2020
Rules developed for The Cutting Edge will be added to Canvas Falcons and Duel of Eagles with new rule set version numbers of v3.1.0 and v1.2.0 respectively. Color illustrations are being added, examples below. Owners of rule sets will have access to the updated material through the support group wiki or by contacting
Steve@WarBirdsGS.com.
Canvas Falcons F2b and Albatros DV
Duel of Eagles Spitfire Mk Vb and Bf 109F-2
The Cutting Edge F9F-5 and MiG-15bis
25 June 2019
• Warbirds - Rhubarbs, Rodeos and Circuses module is now available.
9 March 2019
• Warbirds - Canvas Falcons v3.0 rule set is now available. If you purchased a previous version you may download v3.0 through the group or contact the web owner for access to the material.
• The next Duel of Eagles module, Rhubarbs, Rhodeos and Circuses should be available soon. The aircraft data cards have been completed and work on ship data cards, Flight Ops Navigation map and scenarios is currently in progress.
• The Forgotten Wars and The Cutting Edge rule sets have been combined using one scale, 75mph flight point, 4.5 second game turn and 500 foot hexes. The first module will be Over the Yalu which will cover the Korean conflict and may include the early Arab-Israeli Wars.
• Currently we are play testing Korean scenarios, Infrared and radar homing missiles and radar rules.
Work in the hangar:
14 February 2018
• The Canvas Falcons rule set and supporting charts and tables are being updated to match the Duel of Eagles format. Improved munitions and shell armor penetration equations from Duel of Eagles are being used. Material will receive a new version number when completed.
• NACA airship performance report 397 and War Department Airship Aerodynamics TM 1-320 are being used to generate Zeppelin data cards. These references have proven very useful in creating a performance spread sheet.
• Building the Forgotten Wars rule set and material. No date for roll out at this time.
• Additional data cards will be released as time permits. Need to complete the Canvas Falcons update before issuing additional cards.
14 February 2018 WarBirds - Battle of Britain module is available.
20 February 2017 WarBirds - Blitzkrieg module is available.
7 August 2015: Canvas Falcons v2.1 is now available. Features include revised data card format, additional rules, color rule book graphics and new modular maps. Version 2.1 is available to purchasers of any Canvas Falcons module through the WarBirds support group or contacting Steve@WarBirdsGS.com
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