From the manual: Red Sun, Blue Sky is a fast moving miniatures game that recreates aerial combat in the Pacific and South East Asian theaters in the early years of World War II. Simple game mechanics let you focus on leading a squadron or more of aircraft into harms way. (...) The speed and decisiveness of aerial combat is accurately recreated in a game system that allows most games to be completed in 1-2 hours. (...) - BoardGameGeek