Air War

air_war.zip

All scenarios in one zip file (updated 3/28/08)

f5evq5.btl

This scenario was adapted directly from SPI's "Air War '80" boardgame.

"Return of the Red, Red River Rats 7 March, 1979

General Situation: On 7 March 1979, four pilots of the People's Liberation Army air Force joined the elite fraternity of men who have been "Downtown"--penetrated the dense defenses of Route Pack Six, the Hanoi/Haiphong area. The four Chinese F-9's were intercepted by the Vietnamese F-5E's, scrambled from Hanoi's Noi Bai field. Though no losses ensued, it marked the furthest Chinese penetration of Vietnamese airspace."

formosa2.btl

This scenario is adapted directly from SPI's "Air War '80" boardgame.

"Formosa Straits 1300, 13 January 1967

General Situation: As China suffered in the wake of the Great Cultural Revolution, some of the revolutionary fervor was directed against a patrol of four nationalist F-104G Starfighters north of Quemoy. The Nationalists, however, showed that revolutionary spirit was no match for better aircraft and pilots, as two MiG-19s were downed without loss."

formosa.btl

This scenario was adapted directly from SPI's "Air War" boardgame.

"Formosa Straits, 14 August, 1958

General Situation: In one of the earliest usages of heat-seeking missiles, four Nationalist Chinese F-86 Sabres confronted 8 Chinese MiG-17s over the Formosa Straits. The Communist aircraft were approaching the Nationalist-held island of Matsu when the Sabres struck, and in the dogfight four MiGs perished without loss."

rrrats.btl

This scenario was adapted directly from SPI's "Air War" boardgame.

"Return of the Red River Rats, Route Pack Six, 22 December, 1972

General Situation: This strike was part of Linebacker II, the late 1972 air offensive against North Vietnam, and had the aim of supporting B-52 strikes in the Hanoi-Haiphong area while also disrupting North Vietnamese communications. To jam North Vietnamese radars, there were "Wild Weasel" aircraft from the 561st Tactical Fighter Squadron, A-7E attack bombers from the 353rd (Green Hornet) Fighter Squadron with strong MiGCAP of F-4Es from the 555th (Triple-Nickel) Tactical Fighter Squadron. This force was intercepted by a gaggle of MiG-21s who went for the A-7s. The F-4s soon ended their fun, and Ltc James E. Brunson and his back-seater Maj Ralph Pickett downed a MiG. There were no other losses, and the USAF then treated the North Vietnamese to a display of the deadly effectiveness of "smart bombs"."