Dawn Patrol©
Melbourne, Australia


Game Reports:
2000 Season - Socials & ADPC Round 20, 22
Dawn Patrol on the Web: 2000 Aussie game results

World Cup Qualifiers: Australian Team
2001 Season - Socials & ADPC Round 3, 6, 9, 13.
Dawn Patrol on the Web: 2001 Aussie game results

Special Tournament Games:
Richthofen's Birthday / Snoopy's Birthday

Local Campaign Rules:
The Long Road of War
An Offensive Push

Personal rules:

Tailing:
Current Melbourne tailing is as per Southern Cross Squadron ADPC rules.

North Sea Front:
Any suitable pilot from the Western Front can also fly on the North Sea Front (they're not that far apart).

Modified Head-on chart:
This is an under test rules change for local games, especially those involving 2-seaters.  It reduces the instant kill lethality of attacking a rear-observer, but increases the chances of some nasty damage or pilot hit.

[HO: 1. RW / 2. CW** / 3. E / 4. E / 5. FF** / 6. LW ] for all Semi-Deflection and Full-Deflection fire. 
No-Deflection shots from 200' or less change possible pilot to probable pilot.

Advanced bombing, torpedo & rocket strikes (local 7th ed expansion).

World War II conversion - Undergoing a rewrite due to movement values having too large a range.

CW pilot armour: reduces all probable pilot hits to possible pilot hits until a successful critical is rolled against the CW. (WW2 play only).
No armour protection: (WW2 play only), this applies to a lot of early Japanese aircraft.  When the aircraft suffers a critical result, roll *twice* for the critical type, applying both results.
Heavy Craft: these cannot do reversal or fancy manoeuvres & always count as level.  They can only tail other "Heavy Craft".  Most of these craft also have fire extinguisher systems & will extinguish engine fires on a 1 (negates need for falling leaf manoeuvre).

Optional Setup modification:

This is a modified setup for a change to the "deploy line abreast and 6 squares apart" that you usually see.

Print two sets of "Formation Cards" onto light card, each flight leader chooses a formation from the deck *before* rolling for altitude, surprise etc. 
Place the flight leaders aircraft down first 6 squares apart, then place the rest of the flight according to the formation chosen (the flight leader's aircraft is highlighted).


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