Yom Kippur War-October War (1973)
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15oct73.btl
On the 15th of October, 1973, the 10th day of the Yom Kippur War, an estimated 24 Phantoms and 24 escorting Mirages were intercepted by around 48 MiG-21s. The EAF claimed that, for the loss of two MiGs, seven Israeli aircraft were destroyed.
I have scaled down this scenario a bit so that it can fit within the parameters of FC2, with a maximum of 38 aircraft on a side.
From "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Alhamidi.btl
In the early morning of October 7, 1973, the Israelis launched an attack on the Syrian air base at Dmeyr. A section of MiG-21s, led by Captain al-Hamidi, surprised the Israelis as they set up for their bomb runs. al-Hamidi got behind one of the Phantoms and launched an Atoll missile, which damaged the Phantom. This Phantom ended up crashing.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Alhamid2.btl
Late in the Yom Kippur War, 1973
Over el-Mezze airbase, a single MiG-21, flown by Captain al-Hamidi, detected the approach of a group of bomb laden Phantoms coming in to bomb the airbase. al-Hamidi took off after the raiders, pursuing them out over the Golan Heights, only to be intercepted himself by at least two more Phantoms. He reversed on these approaching Phantoms, got behind one and downed it with cannon fire. The second Phantom downed him soon after, and he ended up as a prisoner of war.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Altaweel.btl
Yom Kippur War, October 22, 1973
On this day, Captain al-Taweed was flying by himself when he came across four Neshers. After evading three missiles, he downed one with an Atoll.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Alzoaby.btl
On the morning of October 8, 1973, an Iraqi formation of Su-7s, escorted by Syrian MiG-21s attacked Israeli armor around al-Qunaytirah. Syrian Captain al-Zo'aby, leader of the MiG formation, downed one A-4E in this engagement.
The description of this encounter was minimal and it is unclear how many or what kind of aircraft the Israeli used in this encounter. As al-Zo'aby was said to destroy one A-4E, with no mention of any other aircraft, I have set up the Israelis with only A-4s. It would have been quite unusual for the Israelis to use only A-4s on an intercept mission. Perhaps in this case there was no formal interception attempt made and the A-4s just happened to cross paths with the striking Iraqi/Syrian formation.
Also, FC2 does not allow modeling of the Su-7, so I have substituted the Su-17 for the Su-7.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Asaf.btl
In the early morning of October 8, a section of Syrain MiG-21s (led by Captain al-Hamidi) caught a flight of Israeli F-4 Phantoms as they approached Dmeyr air base. As the Phantoms began their bombing runs, al-Hamidi lined up behind one of the Phantoms and damaged it with an Atoll. This Phantom subsequently crashed.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Asafkill.btl
A raid conducted by the Israelis against port facilities at Tartus, Syria, on October 16th during the Yom Kippur War of 1973 was intercepted by four Syrian MiG-21s. While the raiding Phantoms seemed to be meat on the table for the intercepting MiGs, they ran afoul of the Mirage escorts instead. The Syrians did claim one Mirage destroyed by Captain Asaf.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Bait.btl
On October 16, 1973, two Syrian MiG-21s on CAP over Tartus, noticed a solitary Phantom about 4 miles ahead. The two MiGs took off after the lone Israeli, resulting in a very interesting encounter.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Brdghead.btl
By the 14th day of the Yom Kippur War (October 19, 1973), Israel had established and was rapidly expanding a bridgehead across the Suez canal. The Egyptians mounted attacks against this bridgehead. In this instance, four MiG-21s mounted a bombing attack on the bridge. As they made their bombing runs, a group of Israeli Mirages attacked. At least one MiG was downed, perhaps by a SAM.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Eafday1.btl
On Day 9 of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Israeli air force made a major effort against al-Mansourah air base in Egypt. Three waves of Phantoms and Skyhawks approached a-Mansourah from three different angles. Many MiG-21s were already air borne preparing to intercept raiders, and reinforcements were summoned from al-Mansourah, with additional support from Tanta air base. A huge dogfight developed as the Phantoms, Skyhawks and MiGs. The Egyptians claimed 17 Israeli aircraft downed, for the loss of six Egyptian MiGS. This date is celebrated in Egypt as Egyptian Air Force Day.
This scenario has been scaled down considerably, as there were said to be around 120 Israeli and 62 Egyptian aircraft in the same air space at the same time (a number that can't be handled by FC2) although the ratio of Israeli to Egyptian aircraft has been kept constant. Also, from the description of this battle, it is unclear how many Phantom vs Skyhawks were involved. I have made a guess.
From "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Eafday2.btl
On Day 9 of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Israeli air force made a major effort against al-Mansourah air base in Egypt. Three waves of Phantoms and Skyhawks approached a-Mansourah from three different angles. These three waves were intercepted by several flights of scrambled MiG-21s launched from a variety of airfields. These MiGs engaged the Phantoms and Skyhawks into a broiling As this dogfight was ongoing, another strike package was approaching from the three same directions as the intial strike, their mission to attack targets that had been missed by the first package. Another series of MiGs was launched to intercept this new strike, and MiGs from the first interception that had landed and refueled were on their way back into the fight. This is the point at which this scenario begins.
As the number of aircraft involved was said to be well over 100 Israeli and 70 Egyptian planes, this is way too many for FC2 to handle, so I have scaled down proportionally. Also, I have guessed at the ratio between Phantoms vs Skyhawks deployed by the Israelis.....I have made a rough guess.
El-gar.btl
Yom Kippur War, October 21, 1973
Syrian Captain el-Gar lead a flight of MiG-21s over an-Nasiriyah when they encountered a flight of Neshers. el-Gar claimed one Nesher destroyed, but three other MiGs were destroyed in turn.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Epstei14.btl
On October 20, 1973, at the Height of the Yom Kippur War, Giora Epstein, Israels leading aces with 10 kills was leading a flight of Neshers (Israeli produced Mirage V copies) west to attack Egyptian forces gathering to oppose the Israeli bridgehead near the Great Bitter Lake. On the way they came across two Egyptian MiG-21s coming towards them from the South. The two MiGs suddenly turned away from the Mirages and headed west. Epstein's flight gave chase and fell into a trap. Epstein destroyed the wingman of the first pair with an Shafrir 2 and pursued the leader, which evaded wildly. Epstein finally downed it with cannon fire, and two other Mirages also scored kills or probable kills. Soon after, the three other Mirages disengaged and headed for home, while Epstein continued to battle at least 10 MiGs. He downed two more MiGs with cannon fire, then found that the MiGs had disengaged. This brought Epsteins kill total to fourteen.
In this version of the scenario, the MiGs are armed with four Atolls each.
Information for this scenario was derived from the History Channel show "Dogfights" episode "Desert Aces" and from http://www.iaf.org.il/Templates/Kills/FirstDown.IN.aspx?lang=EN&lobbyID=40&folderID=43&subfolderID=294&docfolderID=294&docID=1436
Golan.btl
On October 7, 1973, the Israelis attempted a raid against Syrian SAM sites on the Golan. The Syrians anticipated this reaction and prepared an ambush, moving and camouflaging their SAM sites and waiting for the Israelis to attack. As the Israelis searched for the SAM sites, the attacking Phantoms would become vulnerable to AAA and the SAM sites themselves, as well as waiting MiGs. Five Phantoms were reportedly lost to AAA or SAM, and another two to MiGs. At least three MiGs were destroyed in this battle.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Golan2.btl
During the afternoon of October 7, 1973, Syrian Su-7s, escorted by several flights of MiG-21s, were on a strike mission over the Golan when they encountered two pairs of Israeli Mirages passing close by the formation to the left. The escorting MiGs turned in behind the Mirages and destroyed two. One Su-7 was destroyed.
As FC2 doesn't model the Su-7, I have substituted the Su-17.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper. r.
Habal.btl
Yom Kippur War, October 23, 1973
Over Mount Hermon, four Israeli Neshers clashed with four Syrian MiG-21s. Syrian Captain Habal claimed one of the Neshers, but two of the MiGs were destroyed in turn, with Habal's MiG becoming badly damaged as a result of a close call by a missile.
The Nesher is not modeled in FC2, so I have substituted the Mirage V, armed with the Magic 1 heat-seeking missile.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Hamshu.btl
Over the Golan on October 7, 1973, Israel launched an attack on Syrian positions. Over Lebanon, the Syrians, led by Captain Hamshu and his flight of four MiG-21s, intercepted the Phantoms and Skyhawks approaching their targets. Hamshu claimed a Skyhawk and a Mirage, while his wingman claimed a Phantom. Two MiGs were destroyed.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Hunters.btl
On October 7, 1973, an Iraqi formation of Hawker Hunters escorted by a flight of MiG-21s flew to strike targets in the Golan. These aircraft were intercepted by Israeli Mirages. Three Hunters were lost to a combination of SAMs and Mirages.
As the Hawker Hunter is not modeled in FC2, I have substituted the A-7E Corsair for the Hunter.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Isrlrf4e.btl
In the early morning of October 10, 1973, two Syrain MiG-21s (led by Captain Bassam intercepted an RF-4E, shooting it down with sn Atoll missile. These two MiGs were in turn attacked by two F-4Es, and both were downed by Sidewinders.
The RF-4E is represented by an F-4C, armed with a laser pod and one bomnb. The RF-4E must bomb the building target (representing a successful flyover by the reconnaissance aircraft). For the mission to be successful, the RF-4E must survive the mission.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Kahwaji.btl
Later in the day on October 7, 1973, eight MiG-21s (led by Captain Kahwaji) scrambled from the Syrian airbase at Sayqal to intercept a formation of Israeli Phantoms. The Phantoms were on their way to attack Sayqal itself. The two formations met head on, and a vivious dogfight developed. Kahwaji destroyed one Phantom with an Atoll, but was subsequently downed by another Phantom. Another Phantom was destroyed by Captain Jelyi, but he was downed by a friendly SA-6 as he tried to land at al-Nasiriyah.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Khaddim.btl
On October 10, four MiG-21s, lead by Captain al-Najjar, were on patrol when Captain Khaddim spotted four Mirages at lower altitude and apparently unaware of their presence. Khaddim roled his aircraft behind a pair of Phantoms, and launched Atolls against both. Surprisingly, both missiles struck their targets and both aircraft were destroyed. Two of the other Syrian pilots claimed kills as well.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Kokach.btl
On day 12 of the Yom Kippur War, eight Syrian MiG-21s clashed with a group of Israeli Phantoms. In this clash, the leaders of the Syrian MiGs, Major Kokach and Captain al-Ali both claimed kills, but the rest of the Syrian formation was destroyed.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Mirvmir.btl
This scenario was adapted directly from GDW's Air Superiority module "Desert Falcons" by JD Webster.
"Mirage against Mirage! 14 October 1973
Background: When the October War started, Libyan Mirages were quickly flown into Egypt for use against the Israelis. As one can expect, this caused both sides to have recognition problems. Several were engaged by Egyptian defenses. Israeli troops, after being hit by enemy Mirages, fired on IAF Mirages, downing two of them. This resulted in the IAF's quickly painting large orange triangles on the wings and tails of their Mirages for recognition. Eventually, these delta-winged opponents had to meet. On the 14th, IAF Mirages were vectored tointercept bomb-laden Libyan Mirage-5s over the sea. The IAF shot down two and saw a third crash during low-altitude maneuvering, with no losses to themselves."
Portsaid.btl
On day 3 (October 8) of the October War of 1973, there were several intense air battles as Israeli aircraft continued to attempt to knock out Egyptian air bases. In this case, four Egyptian MiG-21MFs were scrambled and flew off towards Port Siad, the epicenter of much of the air-to-air fighting. There they intercepted eight Mirages, and a swirling battle emerged. In this instance, the Egyptians lost one MiG in the fighting.
From "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Shakruw.btl
Yom Kippur War, October 23, 1973
In this battle, four Syrian MiG-21s ran into four Israeli Neshers over Beirut. Syrian Captain Shakruw claimed one Nesher, downed with an Atoll.
Information: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Supply.btl
On October 11, 1973, at the height of the Yom Kippur War, four MiG-21s were vectored to intercept four Israeli A-4 Skyhawks (escorted by Mirages) on their way to attack an Egyptian supply convoy. In the resulting dogfight, one MiG was destroyed by cannon fire and another by an air-to-air missile. The remaining MiGs, however, were reported to destroy one Mirage. An A-4 was damaged by a shouler-launched SAM as well.
From: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Tankatk.btl
On the first day of the Ramadan War in 1972, Syrian aircraft attacked parked Israeli tanks in several waves. The first waves attacked unopposed, but the second was challenged by the Israeli Air Force. In this case, a large formation of Syrian MiG-17s and Su-7s, escorted by MiG-21s were intercepted by a mixed force of Mirage IIIs and A-4s.
The details of this encounter are unclear, so I have made a best guess as to the exact composition of both the Syrian and Israeli forces. Also, the Su-7 is not modeled in FC-2, so I have substituted the Su-17.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.
Trap.btl
On approximately October 15, Iraqi aircraft took part in a large raid on Israeli positions. Because of a lack of effective intelligence, the Iraqis flew into a trap. Hunters and Su-7s, escorted by Mig-21s, were intercepted by several sections of Israeli Phantoms, Mirages, Neshers and,apparently, some Super Mysteres. The Israelis claimed one Hunter, two MiG-21s and three Su-7s. For their part, the Iraqis claimed two Mirages and two Super Mysteres.
FC2 does not allow modeling of the Su-7, Hawker Hunter or the Super Mystere, so I have substituted the Su-17, the A-7E and the F-100 for each.
Information from: "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat" by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper.