The History of Wargaming Project
The project aims to make the largest possible collection of wargaming books and rules available to the modern reader. Ranging from second editions of wargaming classics, to professional wargaming rules used by the military and innovations in current wargaming.
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Francis Chichester’s Pinpoint
the Bomber by Sir Francis Chichester Edited by John Curry |
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The games in this book were made to help the
navigators of Bomber Command improve the chances of locating their
target. Written by Sir Francis Chichester, the games reflected his vast
experience at the exacting art of pinpoint navigation. This book was first published in 1942 at the heart
of World War II. Bomber Command was flying regularly to hit targets on
the content, but the navigators in the individual bombers were
struggling to find the targets. Using his experience of long-distance
flying, Chichester created three games to help the navigators improve
their skills prior to operations. Game 1 was a game of chance, game 2
involved finding the correct longitude and latitude, but game 3 required
the player to correctly locate themselves on the map. Reading the
paragraphs that describe the situation, then studying the map for clues
offers insight into the difficulties faced during the early stages of
the bombing campaign, before electronic navigation aids became
widespread.
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Supporting Material Maps for game from original book. - opens as pdf(c) John Curry (2019) Handouts for game opens as pdf (c) John Curry (2019) |