New Korean War Squadrons Arrive For Blood Red Skies
September 2, 2020 by brennon
The Korean War is being fought on the ground but also in the air. Two new Squadrons have been added into the mix for Blood Red Skies by Warlord Games for the USA to use against their enemies.
Grumman F9F Panther Squadron // Blood Red Skies
The first of these sets is the Grumman F9F Panther Squadron which was used extensively during the Korean War. The Panther was the plane that claimed the first US Navy aerial victory of the war and could be used as both a jet fighter and a ground-attack aircraft.
There was even an instance of a single Panther shooting down four Mig-15s in a single thirty-five minute period at the hands of Lt Royce Williams. Another pilot to fly in the Panther was the astronaut Neil Armstrong and also fellow space explorer John Glenn and baseball star Ted Williams.
You've also got the chance to run the Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Squadron as part of your collection too.
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Squadron // Blood Red Skies
This was a single-seat fighter-bomber that was designed in fewer than six months and was ready to fight by the end of 1944. This meant that by the time the Korean War rolled around it was considered pretty obsolete but it was found battling the enemy in the terrifying MiG Alley. The Shooting Star claimed the first MiG shot down in one of the first instances of jet-to-jet combat; quite the accolade.
So, if you're looking to dive in and add to your collection for the Korean War then you've now got two new squadrons for you to enjoy. The planes look pretty awesome and the background behind them is also rather fun to read through.
Are you going to be snapping these up?
"The planes look pretty awesome and the background behind them is also rather fun to read through..."
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Nice planes.
I hope they are bringing some mig’s out for Korean air battles
I think they have,the box is called ” MiG Alley ” ?
Thanks @kantor72 I’d missed that one ? Still haven’t played blood red skies but love the look of these Korean War minis. Have added a link below for you @Zorg set has 2 MIG 15 and 2 Sabers ?
http://www.warlordgames.com/mig-alley/
Nice.
But no decals. Still waiting on decals for the previous releases (Me262, P40, P47, Bf109G). No hard plastic replacement for the original warped Spitfires and 109’s. And why has Galland etc. been out of print for so long?
I think Warlord need to get there act together a bit with BRS.
To be fair a lot of distributors have run out, or having delays with replacements with the disruption to everything that the Pandemic has caused.
Galland etc. not being re-printed was well before Covid. Difficult to get new players interested when the starter box has badly warped planes. The scatter gun release schedule from warlord seems to have a negative impact on the basics for some games.
@tankkommander
You Van find a lot of Decals here https://miscmini.com/.
Great site and I have used them in the past. More fiddly to cut out, and the decal is slightly too thick and somewhat resistant to decal softener/fixer.
Really nice to see these and that they are in resin. Metal aircraft just aren’t great for this game. Though it makes you wonder why 4 resin aircraft cost as much as 6 metal ones. The lack of good decals out of the box is a bit frustrating.
I wonder if Warlord might end up doing a Korea version of the Starter set for Blood Red Skies? I’ve already got my WW2 game and rules, but this change into another war/era could tempt me to take the plunge.