This third article of the WW2 Special Packs previews presents the North American B-25 Mitchell, the allied medium bomber so named in honor of William ‘Billy’ Mitchell, a US Army general considered the “father” of the US air power. The B-25 Mitchell is famous for the Doolittle Raid of April 1942, when 16 of these bombers took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, stationed in …
The first preview article about the Heinkel He.111 focused on the history of this aircraft. Now it’s time to know something more about the two models featured in the WW2 Wings of Glory Special Packs and how they are represented in the game. Both Heinkel He.111s, entering in the Wings of Glory universe, are H variants used by the KG 53 (Kampfgeschwader 53) “Legion Condor”, which …
The Duke Boys, Kevin and Steven Duke, hosted demo games of Wings of Glory at Nashcon 2012, in Tennessee, on May 26th. See here the report of the event, by Kevin Duke. “Saturday, May 26, at the HMGS Mid-South convention, known as ‘Nashcon’, saw my first ‘two-fer’ demo session, where I used both WW1 and WW2 planes in a single time block (but not on the …
The bombers will soon arrive for the WW2 Wings of Glory game, with two aircrafts to be released soon: the German Heinkel He.111 and the North American B-25 Mitchell, each one presented in two different versions. In this first preview article, we present the Heinkel He.111, which was the Luftwaffe’s bombing mainstay in the early years of the WW2. Designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in …
Three conventions in U.S. in the next two weeks will hold Wings of Glory sessions. Players will have the chance to see the first releases of the game in the WW1 and WW2 lines and play with them at Nashcon 2012 (Franklin-Tenessee, May 2 5th-27th), Enfilade 2012 (Olympia- Washington, May 2 5th-27th) and Origins 2012 (Columbus-Ohio, May 30th-June 3th). At Nashcon 2012, organized by Mid-South’s Historical …
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