Lightning War is intense skirmish scale tactical gaming for tank and vehicle detachments in AE-WWII. Only tank detachments and detachments with one or more vehicles may participate in a Lightning War event. Lightning War is designed to reward experienced gamers with interesting tactical objectives and timed 7.5 minute (7 minutes 30 seconds) game turns. This means that a single six (6) turn game of AE-WWII should require 45 minutes.