SETUP Attacking enemy Leaders:

• +1 Burst if your Leader is advantaged

The number of aircraft on each team should be the same.
Each player secretly selects his initial altitude. Alternate play
between players of each team. Play for 6 turns.
SEQUENCE OF PLAY
1) Wingman Attacks
(Ignored by first player on first turn)
Wingman altitude effects:
• Very High: -1 Attack, -1 Defence
• High: -1 Defence
If Leader neutral, Wingman can attack:
• Any Wingman
• Any neutral Leader
If Leader engaged, Wingman can attack:
• Engaged Leader. Wingman's maneuvering, full throttle,
scissors and half loop cards increase your Leader's
position
• Engaged Wingman
• +3 Bursts if your Leader is tailing
Attacking enemy Wingmen:
• +1 Burst per Maneuvering
• +2 Bursts per Half Loop
Vertical Roll: Consult Adjust Altitude table, but Enemy Leader
must discard 1 additional card
Agile: During your turn, you may treat any card as a Scissors
(become advantaged when disadvantaged or respond to
Scissors or Tight Turn)
Gunners: Gunners can attack enemy Leaders or Wingmen
with In My Sights or Out of the Sun when your Leader is
disadvantaged or tailed by that enemy Leader. Use the
gunner's burst value for the attack. The burst value can
never be increased (except by the G skill).
4) Discard Cards
Discard as many cards as you want

5) Draw Cards
2) Adjust Altitude
Leader altitude effects:
Leader Enemy Advantaged* Enemy Tailing* • Very High: -2 Horsepower
• High: -1 Horsepower
Dive Draw 1 Discard 1 & Draw 1 Draw 1 card • Low: +1 Horsepower
Climb Discard 1 Discard 2 Discard 1 card • Very Low: +1 Horsepower
* if the enemy Leader decides to follow.
NOTES
3) Play Cards or Disengage
Fighter Shoot-Downs
Play maneuvering, full throttle, scissors and half loop cards
to increase your position. If Leader is shot down:
• Remove hits from Leader
If Leader disadvantaged, Leader can not attack • Transfer Wingman hits to Leader
• Removed Wingman
If Leader neutral, Leader can attack: • Discard previous hand and draw a new hand equal to
• any Wingman performance – 1.
• any neutral Leader
• any engaged Leader without a Wingman by playing Victory Points
cards that increase the enemy Leader's position up to
neutral, and then that increase your own Leader's • 5 VP for shooting down an aircraft
position. • 2 VP for each aircraft on its damaged side
If Leader engaged, Leader can attack:
• engaged enemy Leader

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 SEQUENCE OF PLAY ALTITUDE EFFECTS

1) Wingman Attacks Wingman Leader

2) Adjust Altitude Very High -1 Attack, -1 Defence -2 Horsepower
High -1 Defence -1 Horsepower
3) Play Cards or Disengage
Medium
4) Discard Cards Low +1 Horsepower
5) Draw Cards Very Low +2 Horsepower

LEADER VS LEADER LEADER VS WINGMAN

Advantaged +1 Burst Maneuvering +1 Burst
Tailing +3 Bursts Half Loop +2 Bursts

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