Down In Flames: Poland 1939

Expansion for Rise of the Luftwaffe

Down In Flames: Poland 1939 Rulebook

Campaign Sequence of Play

Draw Action Card to determine Target
Each Player secretly selects one Resource
Players reveal Resources selected
Conduct Mission
Determine Victory Points
Determine Air Group Performance at the end of 6 Missions

German Resources

2 L/W Bf-109E
German Fighter, Overwhelmed Defenses
German Fighter, Freie Jagd
Nervous Ground Troops

Phase I:

German Fighter, Scramble
German Fighter, PZL P.7
Trained Bomber Crews

Phase II:

German Fighter, Dispersal Airfield Deficiencies
German Fighter, Blundering Recon Aircraft

Phase III:

German Fighter, Dispersal Airfield Discovered
German Fighter, Recognition Error

Polish Resources

2 L/W PZL P.11c
L/W PZL P.11c, Bf-109D
L/W PZL P.11c, Bf-109D
L/W PZL P.11c, Tight/Loose Formations

Phase I:

L/W PZL P.11c, Vacant Airfield
L/W PZL P.11c, Recognition Error
L/W PZL P.11c, Mechanical Malfunction

Phase II:

L/W PZL P.11c, Standing Patrol
L/W PZL P.11c (Skalski)

Phase III:

L/W PZL P.11c, Ramming Attack
L/W PZL P.11c, Variant Aircraft

Missions

The Action Card drawn determines the mission, by phase and by Even or Odd column as printed on the sheet.

Action Card	Phase I Even	Phase I Odd	Phase II Even	Phase II Odd	Phase III Even	Phase III Odd
Ace Pilot & Half Loop	16	1	17	1	15	1
Barrel Roll & Full Throttle	17	5	17	15	6	18
In My Sights (1B)	4	15	16	6	17	10
In My Sights (2B)	14

Mission Targets

Target	Target Type	Aircraft	Altitude	Turns
1. Radom	Patrol - 1B	German Bomber	Low (3)	9/8
2. Poznan	Patrol - 1B	Polish Bomber	Low (3)	7/6
3. Krakow	Airfield - 3A	German Bomber	Medium (3)	8/7
4. Katowicz	Airfield - 3A	2 He-111H, 2 Do-17Z	Very Low	8/7
5. Warsaw	Factory Complex - 7B	4 He-111H	Medium

Note: the Special (Future) Mission Chart referenced by target 19 is not printed on the three scanned sheets this transcription is taken from, so it is not reproduced here.

Mission Notes:

Fortified Target. See 27.9.
Add 2 He-111 if target is Small City.
Altitude listed is for Medium Bombers. Choose altitude for Light Bombers.

Target Map

The module map (Poland, with Germany, East Prussia, Danzig (Gdansk) and Warsaw labelled) shows the Mission Targets as numbered circles. Target 19 appears on the map in several places as 19a through 19f, and 19c is placed in East Prussia. Refer to the Mission Targets table above for each target's details.

Air Group Performance

The Air Group Performance table is read using the Net VP (German VP minus Polish VP) at the end of each phase.

German	Phase I	Phase II	Phase III	Polish
Outstanding	76 or more	86 or More	96 or More	Appalling
Excellent	66 to 75	76 to 85	86 to 95	Dismal
Good	56 to 65	66 to 75	76 to 85	Bad
Historical	46 to 55	56 to 65	66 to 75	Historical
Bad	36 to 45	46 to 55	56 to 65	Good

Target Damage Charts

Railroad Train (Logistical Target)

Area 0, Target 1. Damage Points per attack: Miss 0, Hit 1, Direct 2, Vital 3.

Level	Damage Points	Victory Points
Untouched	0-2	0 VP
Damaged	3-4	1 VP
Heavily Damaged	5	3 VP
Destroyed	6+	5 VP

Radio Station (Morale Target)

Area 1, Target 2. Damage Points per attack: Miss 0, Hit 1, Direct 3, Vital 5.

Level	Damage Points	Victory Points
Untouched	0-1	0 VP
Damaged	2-3	1 VP
Heavily Damaged	4	3 VP
Out of Operation	5+	6 VP

Target Systems Chart

Target System	Red-Bordered Card	Blue-Bordered Card	White-Bordered Card
RAIL NETWORK	Railyard - 3B	Railroad Train	Bridge - 6B
SHIPPING	Freighter - 4A	Small Watercraft - 5B	Destroyer - 4A
URBAN AREA	Factory Complex - 7B	Supply Center - 2A	Small City - 3B
NAVAL COMPLEX	Small Watercraft - 5B	Seaplane Base - 4B	Ground Forces - 3A

Land Campaign Victory Point Awards

Award	Fighters	Light Bombers	Medium Bombers	Patrol Aircraft	Skilled Pilots and Crews
Each enemy aircraft Destroyed	5	6	10	12	2/Skill
Each enemy aircraft Damaged and/or Voluntarily Disengaged	2	3	5	6
Each friendly aircraft to go Over Target, attack, and return Undamaged		3	5
Each friendly aircraft to survive a Patrol Mission on its Undamaged side