Other Encounters

Other Encounters

other_encounters.zip

All scenarios in one zip file

f15vm29.btl

On the 14th of September, 2001, an IDF/AD Boeing 707 on a reconnaissance mission off the coast of Syria and escorted by two F-15Cs is being shadowed by two Syrian MiG-29s. Usually the Syrians shadow a flight such as this without incident. However, on this day, 3 days after the attacks on New York and Washington in the United States, both the Israelis and Syrians were a bit twitchy, perhaps increasing the likelyhood of a confrontation. Indeed, after a time, the Syrian MiGs turned and accelerated towards the 707, threatening the flight. The Israelis responded by attempting to warn off the Syrians via radio. The Syrians did not respond and continued to close on the 707, forcing the F-15s to engage before the threatening MiGs could get off a shot at the now fleeing 707. The lead F-15 engaged the lead MiG-29 with an off-boresight shot from a heatseeking missile (a newly deployed Israeli-developed Python Mark 4), destroying it. The second MiG turned and headed towards Syria, only to be destroyed by another heatseeking missile fired from the other F-15 from short range.

Note: The 707 is represented by an E-3 EWACS. At least one of the F-15s are supposed to be armed with the Python Mark 4 missile. However, that missile is not available in FC2 so one F-15 is armed with AIM-9Xs as a substitute. The F-15s do not carry radar guided missiles to simulate the close-in nature of this dogfight.

Information from the article "Israeli-Syrian Shadow-Boxing" by Tom Cooper (available at http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_437.shtml) was used to construct this scenario.

foxkill.btl

This scenario was adapted directly from GDW's Air Superiority module "Desert Falcons" by JD Webster.

"Foxbat Kill! 13 February 1981

Background: In the early 1970s, a MiG-25 Foxbat was clocked at mach 3.2 during a recon run over Israel. No western fighter in existence at that time could catch it. Fearing the apparent advances in Soviet technology, the US initiated the F-15 design. Not until Victor Belenko (a Russian MiG-25 pilot) defected to the Japan did we learn how crudely simple and robust, by Western standards, the Foxbat was. Nevertheless, it is a capable interceptor. Syria acquired a squadron in the late 1970s and in 1981 used a pair to try and intercept and Israeli RF-4 recon flight. IAF F-15 Eagles riding shotgun on the Phantom cut them off and downed one with a Sparrow missile. This was the first Foxbat ever to fall in combat."

Modifications: If played solo, the human player should play as Israel.

Restrictions on the flight pattern of the RF-4 (F-4C #0): This aircraft must make as direct a possible route to and overfly each of the ground targets, starting with the group of buildings directly east, followed by those to the southeast, south, and southwest and then finally exit off the west map edge. The RF-4 may not change speed or altitude unless engaged by a missile. Once engaged, the RF-4 is free to maneuver.

The IAF player may not change altitude, make high-G maneuvers or use afterburners until the MiGs or missiles are detected or spotted.

Victory is determined as follows:

Damage level:

Aircraft Destruction Crippled Heavy Light

RF-4 64 pts 42 pts 20 pts 10 pts

F-15A 42 pts 28 pts 14 pts 7 pts

MiG-25 20 pts 14 pts 7 pts 3 pts

Each target hex entered by the RF-4 is worth 5 pts to the Israeli player (but only if the RF-4survives)

hunters.btl

This scenario is adapted directly from the GDW game Air Superiority module "Desert Falcons" by JD Webster.

"Hunters Forever! Hypothetical

In 1982, the Omani Air Force upgraded its Hawker Hunters with Sidewinders. Though Oman is rapidly replacing these aircraft, it is interesting to explore how a minor modification transforms an eliderly subsonic cannon fighter into a potential threat. This scenario assumes hostilities with South Yemen. The Hunters, lacking airborne radar, are used for point defense over their airfield"

As FC2 doesn't model the Hawker Hunter, I have substituted the A-7, an aircraft that has similar performance characteristics to the Hunter.

kaddafi.btl

This scenario was adapted directly from GDW's "Air Strike" Air Superiority module by JD Webster.

"El Dorado Canyon, 14 April 1986

Background: Libyan leader Muammar Kaddafi got a rude awakening when his headquarters at the Bab Al Azizia compound in Tripoli was destroyed by US Air Force F-111Fs of the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing. The operation entailed a 15-hour flight, demonstrating the capabilities of the Aardvarks. One F-111 was lost in the raid; causes unknown."

See wikipedia for more info

mirvsmig.btl

This mission was adapted directly from GDWs "Air Superiority" boardgame module "Desert Falcons", designed by JD Webster.

"Mirage: The Beginning! 20 August 1963

Background: The aircraft that most epitomized Israeli air power in the 1960s was the Dassault Mirage III. Acquired by the IAF in late 1962, this delta-winged fighter proved to be a formidable slayer of Arab MiGs for years. It saw its first combat when eight Syrian MiG-17F dighters intruded into Israel near Lake Tiberius in August, 1963. Two Mirages rose to intercept them, caught the MiGs unaware, and hit two of them with cannon fire, claiming probable kills. The rest panicked and fled back to Syria."

Special rules: The Syrian player may only move the MiGs straight ahead (no turns or maneuvers allowed) and may not change altitude until the Mirages are spotted or detected.

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