P-51D Mustang
USA, Aircraft, 1944
ATT inf 9/7/-
ATT veh 3/2/-
Cost 17.00
Def 4/4
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.
Rockets 8
Once per game, instead of rolling this unit’s attack against an enemy Soldier or Vehicle within four hexes, you can declare you are using rockets. If you do, roll eight attack dice against that unit.
Set Contested Skies, 24/45 r
Special Abilities Errata & FAQ
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.
Q: Can an artillery unit without the Antiair special ability attack Aircraft?
A: No. (Comes from the 11/12/2009 Rules update)
Rockets 8
Once per game, instead of rolling this unit’s attack against an enemy Soldier or Vehicle within four hexes, you can declare you are using rockets. If you do, roll eight attack dice against that unit.
(This includes the target unit and friendly units.)
Q: An enemy unit gets within one space of my Soviet Katyusha. Normally the Katusha has no attack ability at short range (range 1). But what happens if I declare a Rocket Salvo and target a hex just beyond the enemy unit at range 2? Can I hit the target at range one with the splash effect of the Rocket Salvo? Do I have to have a target at range 2? Can I target an empty hex behind the unit I want to hit?
A: If the Katyusha has a target at range 2, the splash effect of the Rocket Salvo could hit a target at range 1. But the target at close range can't be the primary target. And yes, you must have a target. An empty hex can't be the primary target.
Q: Can I target a friendly unit so I can get the splash effect on adjacent enemy units?
A: No, friendly units can't be targeted. Only enemy units can be targeted.