Birds of Prey
Air Combat in the Jet Age
Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age is the main game system product in the Birds of Prey line.
Birds of Prey is a revolutionary jet combat game simulating flight with unprecedented precision and engrossing play. The Birds of Prey flight mechanics create realistic three dimensional movement without need of special maneuver rules. Physics-based systems model aircraft performance differences simply and correctly through elegant playaids: graphical computers known as nomographs. Missiles pursue targets without player intervention, with proper kinematics from launch and flowing seamlessly in the flight engine.
The lavishly illustrated tutorial guides you through learning the game, with the rulebook only used as a concise reference.
Laminated playaids use color coding and subtle cues to keep the rulebook in the box during play!
Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age includes color data cards for twenty-four aircraft spanning the era from the dawn of jet combat to modern conflicts. Data cards for twenty-four missiles complement the fighters, giving aircraft teeth well outside of cannon range!
1:950th scale box-miniatures bring these aircraft to life, and tilt-blocks and altitude tiles give players an unprecedented situational awareness of the
three-dimensional battle!
On top of a revolutionary flight engine, Birds of Prey models the human aspects of air combat, showing how crews struggle to master the rapidly changing tactical situation, while also operating complex sensors, weapons and defensive systems and coping with the weight of high G-force
maneuvers. Birds of Prey shows the differences between the old hands and green “nugget” aviators, and portrays the benefits of highly automated modern cockpits over older steam-gauge layouts.
Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age is offered in three versions, standard for $74.95, expanded for $89.95 and deluxe for $119.95.
The standard edition (ADA 31000) contains two each of two sheets of die-cut box-miniatures, missile tents and counters and one sheet of uncut flat aircraft counters and one sheet of uncut aircraft ID counters. (Six sheets total.) It also contains one each of the blue-side and red side laminated Aircraft Control Cards (two ACC total) and a grayscale printed tutorial.
The expanded edition (ADA 31000-Expanded) contains four each of the two die-cut sheets and one each of the two uncut sheet. (Ten sheets total.)
It also contains two each of the blue-side and red side laminated Aircraft Control Cards (four ACC total) and a grayscale printed tutorial.
The deluxe edition (ADA 31000-Deluxe) contains four each of the two die-cut sheets and one each of the two uncut sheet. (Ten sheets total.)
It also contains two each of the blue-side and red side laminated Aircraft Control Cards (four ACC total) and a full-color tutorial.
This game is created using only unclassified, publicly available data.
Twenty-four Aircraft
MiG-15bis Fagot-B
F-86F (early) Sabre
MiG-17F Fresco-C
Hunter FGA.Mk.9
MiG-19S / J-6 Farmer-C
F-104C Starfighter
MiG-21F-13 Fishbed-E
MiG-21MF Fishbed-J
Mirage IIIC
F-8E Crusader II
F-4J Phantom II
F-4E Phantom II
(early, unslatted)
Lightning F.Mk.6
F-5E Tiger II (service variant)
F-14A Tomcat
MiG-23MS Flogger-E
Mirage F1EQ
JA 37 Jaktviggen
MiG-29 9.12 Fulcrum-A
Mirage 2000C S4
F-15C Eagle MSIP-II
Su-27S / J-11 Flanker-B
F/A-18C Hornet (early)
F-16C blk-30 Fighting Falcon
Twenty-four Missiles
AIM-9B Sidewinder
R-3S "AA-2A Atoll"
R.530 EM
Red Top
AIM-9D Sidewinder
AIM-9E Sidewinder
Shafrir 2
AIM-7E-2 Sparrow III
AIM-9J Sidewinder (early)
R-13M "AA-2D Atoll"
R-60 "AA-8A Aphid"
R.550 Magic
AIM-7F Sparrow
Skyflash
AIM-9L Sidewinder
Super 530F
AIM-7M Sparrow
AIM-9M-1/-2 Sidewinder
Python 3
R-27R "AA-10A Alamo"
AIM-9P-2 Sidewinder
R-73 "AA-11 Archer"
Magic 2
AIM-120A AMRAAM
Registration gift pack (PDF)
F-86F-40 Sabre
F-4E Phantom II (late, slatted)
F-16A blk-5 Fighting Falcon
F-7B / J-7 II Fishbed
AIM-9G Sidewinder
PL-2A
AIM-54A Phoenix
Super 530D
Registration gift is a PDF download provided at no additional charge, following the online registration of Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age at:
http://services.adastragames.com
Box-Miniatures (die-cut 2x or 4x each)
MiG-15bis “Fagot-B” natural metal
F-86F Sabre (early) natural metal - Korea stripes
MiG-17F “Fresco-C” DRV camouflage
Hunter FGA.Mk.9 IAF gray/green camouflage
MiG-19S “Farmer-C” natural metal
F-104C Starfighter USAF silver
MiG-21F-13 “Fishbed-E” natural metal
MiG-21MF “Fishbed-J” Egyptian camouflage
Mirage IIIC natural metal
F-8E Crusader II USN hi-vis gray
F-4J Phantom II USN hi-vis gray
F-4E Phantom II (early, unslatted) USAF SEA
Lightning F.Mk.6 RAF natural metal
F-5E Tiger II Service gray
F-14A Tomcat USN hi-vis gray
(wings mid)
MiG-23MS “Flogger-E” Syrian or Iraqi AF
(wings mid)
Mirage F1EQ Iraqi camouflage
JA 37 Jaktviggen Swedish AF
MiG-29 9.12 “Fulcrum-A” Russian AF camouflage
Mirage 2000C S4 FAF blues
F-15C Eagle MSIP-II USAF Mod Eagle
Su-27S / J-11 “Flanker-B” Russian AF camouflage
F/A-18C Hornet (early) USN lo-vis gray
F-16C blk-30 Fighting Falcon USAF gray
Other aircraft (uncut flat counter 3x)
B-29A Superfortress natural metal
Missile tents (die-cut 2x or 4x each)
AIM-9B Sidewinder
R.530 EM
Red Top
R-60 "AA-8A Aphid"
R.550 Magic
AIM-9L Sidewinder
Super 530F
AIM-7M Sparrow
Python 3
R-27R "AA-10A Alamo"
R-73 "AA-11 Archer"
AIM-120A AMRAAM
Birds of Prey:
Air Combat in the Jet Age
is available through normal distribution channels in many nations worldwide. Enquire at your local game store, or purchase directly from Ad Astra Games!
All of the details of the editions, final pricing are available at Ad Astra Game's order page.
(Standard edition is available through distribution. Expanded and Deluxe editions are usually only available direct from Ad Astra Games.)
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