skills, elite pilots, counters, and alternate targets

Skills, Elite Pilots, Counters, and Alternate Targets

New Game ComponentsSkills

Skills are abilities you can purchase for your Pilots at thestart of a Campaign for SO points. The effects of eachSkill is described in the Pilot Skills sheet.

Pay 1, 2, or 3 SO points depending on if you are playinga Short, Medium, or Long length Campaign. You canassign up to 2 Skills per Pilot.

Elite Pilots

These Pilots are Elite versions of normal Pilots. Theycost SO points to purchase. Some ranks start with Skills.These Skills do not count towards your Pilot’s maximumSkill count.

Example: Chief is an Elite Pilot. It costs 4, 8, or 12 SO points toadd this Pilot to your Squadron depending on whether you areplaying a Short, Medium, or Long Campaign. Chief at Ace rankhas the Skills: Alert and Cocky.

Pilot Skills

+1 CoolAdd 1 to your Cool.

2 XPStart the Campaign with +2 XP.

-3 StressExpend. At any time, you may immediately remove 3 Stress.

AgileYou may go Evasive without suffering Stress.

AlertOnce per Mission, after rolling for a Bandit Attack, subtract 2 from the roll.

AmicableSelect another Pilot that flew on the Mission to have 1 less Stress after the Home-Bound Event.

Attack RunExpend. After rolling for an AtG Attack,treat the roll as a 10.

CockyIf you Destroy the first Site or Banditof the Mission, gain +1 XP during the“Record Pilot Experience and Stress” step.

Deep BreathsAt the end of each Mission, roll a d10: if 6+, reduce your Stress by 2.

DiligentIf you did not participate in a Mission yesterday,add 1 to all of your rolls during this Mission.

Eagle EyesAdd +1 to your AtG rolls at High Altitude.

Fighter PilotAdd +1 to AtA Attack rolls at Range 1+.

Fresh EyesAdd +4 to your first AtA roll of the Mission.

GunfighterAdd +1 to Gun Attack rolls.

I’m Here!If another Pilot has attacked a Site, Bandit, or theTarget, add +2 to your rolls against that Site, Bandit,or Target.

OverwatchOnce per Mission. During the “Bandits Move” step, ifa Bandit moves into Range of one of your Weapons,you may immediately perform an Attack against thatBandit.

PriorityExpend. Add +5 to your SAR roll.

ReliefIf you Destroy 3+ Sites or Bandits during a Mission,all other Pilots flying this Mission suffer 1 less Stress.

RiskyAdd +2 to your AtA and AtG rolls. Add +1 to Bandit and Site rolls made against you.

TargetingExpend. All Pilots add +1 to all Attack rolls this Turn.

Team PlayerWhen you are performing a Suppression for anotherPilot, add +1 to the roll.

TeamworkThis Pilot may perform a Suppression Attackwithout suffering Stress.

Test PilotOnly Veteran and Ace ranked Pilots can have thisSkill. When the aircraft suffers a Damaged result, treatas only taking a +2 Stress, but do not removeweapon and pod counters.

VengefulExpend. When another Pilot is Shot Down, add +3 toyour Attack rolls for the remainder of the Mission.

WingmanGain 1 XP the first time you performa successful Suppression Attack each Mission.

New CountersThere are optional new counters within this Expansion.

Ready and Acted counters mark which of your Pilotshave acted this Turn.

Okay, Shaken, and Unfit mark your Pilot’s currentStatus.

Damaged and Destroyed mark whether your Pilot’sAircraft is Damaged, or was Destroyed during theMission.

Alternate Targets

There are optional new Targets within this Expansion.These represent attacking the Target on a different Daywhere the Hits and VP are the same, but anything elsemay be different. When you choose your Targets duringCampaign prep, you may choose to use either versionof a Target to add to your Target Draw pile.

Example: The Cuban Missile Crisis USAF - 1962 requires youto add Target #1 to your Target Draw pile. You may choose toadd either Target #1 to your Target Draw pile, but not both.

Campaign creators: Peter Ball, Fernando Sola, andMichal Kochman

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