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Thanks very much, @rastamann – I know you’re setting up for “Cold War goes hot in Europe,” but regarding C21 / Falklands, I see you have some Harriers in your force!  You’re halfway there!  AirWar C21 originally plays with model aircraft, using anywhere from 1:144 – 1:600.  Since 6mm roughly translates as 1:285 / 1:300 depending on who you ask, you’re right in the middle of the range.  😀  Get some Mirages or A-4 Skyhawks for your Argentinians and you’re there!

Looks like  you have your infantry pretty well sorted as well.

Yeah, Air War C21 is shaping up pretty well.  I definitely made some mistakes in that first game, both rules-wise and in regards to tactics.  Rules goof:  The lead Sea Harrier shouldn’t have been able to use his guns on that last pass, you can’t fire weapons in a phase in which you use Hard Break.  And tactics wise, I should have kept the Harriers at a longer distance for as long as I could, firing off American AIM-9L Sidewinders (those are definitely the “silver bullets” for the British, both in the historical conflict and in the game).  Knock down at least one of those Mirages before you get in close and mix it up in a dogfight.

Also thinking of playing with everyone having “Good” +1 pilots.  With “Average” +0 pilots, we were failing at least 60% of our special maneuvers, and the game threatened to devolve into a comedy of errors.