The third article of Wings of Glory WW2 airplane packs’ preview series (following the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and the Yakovlev Yak-1), presents the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (“Hien” = Swallow), a Japanese fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. Over 2.500 Ki-61s were produced, first seeing action around New Guinea in 1943, and continuing to fly combat missions throughout the war. A clean, streamlined …
Following the preview dedicated to the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, it’s time to know something more about the Soviet fighter Yakovlev Yak-1, an agile and fast single-seat monoplane that came into service just in time to meet the German Invasion in 1941. Extremely maneuverable, fast and well armed, the Yak-1 was also easy to maintain and reliable. The primary user was the Soviet Air Force, but also …
Sails of Glory – HMS Bellona On november, 1st, during the press conference held by Ares Games at the Lucca Comics & Games show, some preliminary information about the upcoming Sails of Glory was presented to the audience. Two images have been shown – the first one is the unpainted prototype of the British ship H.M.S. Bellona, the second one shows some prototype cards and the …
The Wings of Glory WW2 game debuts with four aircrafts, each presented in two different versions. In this series of preview articles, we let you know something more about the models and the pilots represented in these airplane packs, starting with the American fighter Curtiss P-40. The P-40 is most known as “Warhawk” – the official name in the United States for all P-40s, but it’s …
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