Lockheed P38G Lightning

USA, Aircraft , 1942

ATT inf 9/6/-
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.

Strafe
This unit can attack another enemy soldier unit that is adjacent to the original target hex.

Set D-Day, 20/45 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)

Strafe

This unit can attack another enemy soldier unit that is adjacent to the original target hex.

Q: When an Aircraft with this SA makes a second / strafing attack, does this second target need to be in the same line of fire as the original target?
A: No. The second target can be in either the same hex or any of the six hexes surrounding the original target.