The Battle of Britain

"Plane versus Plane Combat over England"


Title:		The Battle of Britain
Publisher:	Gamescience (1968)
Designer:	Lou Zocchi
Subject:	Two-player simulation of the Battle of Britain, 1940. 
Scope:		operational
Box:		flat box - 13" x 10" x 1.5"
Counters:	138 round counters:
			12 red/black	British fighter
			 8 red/black	British Spitfire
			14 red/black	British Hurricane
			 4 red/black	British Defiant
			 2 red/black	British Gladiator
			 4 red/black	British Blenheim
			18 green/black	German fighter
			29 green/black  German bomber
			 7 green/black	German Me109
			 6 green/black	German Me110
			 4 green/black	German Do17
			11 green/black	German Me111
			10 green/black	German Ju88
			 5 green/black  German Ju87
			 2 red		blanks
			 2 green	blanks


Map:		1 20" x 26" mounted
Rules:		1 28-page Command Manual
Player Aids:	2 marking crayons
		1 Combat Results chart
		2 command cards
		1 production-defense card
		
Dice:		1 6-sided


Information on this title compiled by David Krause on March 18, 2001.
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