Buffalo Mk I Rookie

Unit Card:

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Australia, Aircraft , 1942

ATT inf 7/4/-
ATT veh 2/1/-
Cost 7.00
Def 3/3
Speed A

Aircraft
Aircraft are placed during the flight phase and attack during the airstrike phase. Units attacking Aircraft use their anti-Soldier attacks and get –1 on each attack die.

Antiair
This unit ignores the -1 penalty on each attack die when attacking Aircraft. If an enemy Aircraft is placed in a hex adjacent to this unit, this unit may make a defensive-fire attack against it.

Inaccurate 1
This unit gets –1 on each attack die.

Set - Number

Bandits High - 5/31

Historical Background:

In December 1941, Buffalos operated by both British Commonwealth (B-339E) and Dutch (B-339D) air forces in South East Asia suffered severe losses in combat against the Japanese Navy's Mitsubishi A6M Zero and the Japanese Army's Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar". The British attempted to lighten their Buffalos by removing ammunition and fuel and installing lighter guns to increase performance, but it made little difference. After the first few engagements, the Dutch halved the fuel and ammunition load in the wing, which allowed their Buffalos (and their Hurricanes) to stay with the Oscars in turns.

- Source Wikipedia

Reviews:

Akela152
Australia's only aircraft option is unremarkable at best. For 7 points you get an aircraft that can be placed anywhere on the map each turn. However, weak armor and attack value paired with Inaccurate 1 makes this unit very unlikely to hit anything before going down. I would consider it only in a pure Australia build, as the allies have way better option for a few points more.

Plastic Figure Notes:

This is an Axis and Allies Air Force Miniature model. They are not the same scale as the planes in AAM but are the same scale as the tanks. The models are all very detailed and well painted.

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