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Air War: Modern Tactical Air Combat(1977)

★ 5.4 BGG2–4 players120 minWeight 4.59
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Looking for games like Air War: Modern Tactical Air Combat? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Fighting Wings: Tactical Air Warfare in WWII (1936-1945) (Third Edition)(2020)

★ 9.02–8 players60 minWeight 4.3
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83/100

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Red Storm: The Air War Over Central Germany, 1987(2019)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 4.4
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78/100

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Vietnam 1965-1975(1984)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 4.3
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78/100

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Air Superiority(1987)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 3.9
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77/100

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Wings of the Motherland(2019)

★ 9.12–8 playersWeight 4.2
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76/100

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Bloody April, 1917: Air War Over Arras, France(2012)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 4.1
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76/100

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Gulf Strike(1983)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 4.4
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75/100

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Vietnam: Rumor of War(2019)

★ 6.51–4 players150 minWeight 4.1
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75/100

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Star Fleet Battles: Captain's Edition Basic Set(1990)

★ 7.61–6 playersWeight 4.3
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75/100

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Central America(1987)

★ 6.12 players360 minWeight 4.2
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74/100

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Advanced Third Reich(1992)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 4.5
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74/100

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Sicily II(2016)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 4.3
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74/100

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