Post by Eric Farrington on Sept 12, 2022 14:13:10 GMT
July 19th, 1950 the USAF sought to establish air superiority against the invading communist forces. This was know as the Air Battle of Korea. At this stage in the war, the USAF was using a combination of piston and jet engine aircraft for this mission. The primary opponents were the North Korean air force using propeller driven late WWII era aircraft.
On July 19th, F-80's from the 5th air force took on advanced elements of the North Korean Air Force. They engaged in a dogfight near Taejon. In the engagement, the F-80s managed to down 3 enemy Yaks.
I am super excited to get my Tumbling Dice miniatures out on the table to see how they look and feel on the table!
Mission:
We used the rules from the book to determine the Sortie for today and came up with a Combat Air Patrol in clear weather. This is a simple scenario to kill the other sides planes.
Forces:
We have decided to use the North Koreans and USAF lists.
USAF
3 F-80 Shooting Stars
- Experienced pilots
North Koreans
4 Yak - 9 Franks
- 3 Rookie Pilot
- 1 Experienced Pilot
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Set-up:
This games starts off with both players undetected. There is also no need for terrain, but we added some for the look.
The game is taking place on a 86 x 86 MU board. 1 MU is equal to 1/2 and inch.
Two of the Yaks are connected as wing-men. Everyone else is individuals in this furball.
For reference, if a plane has no stand, it is at low altitude, stand is combat, and on top of a dice on a stand it is High altitude.
You can read the full report on the Blood and Spectacles blog here:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2022/09/battle-report-white-starred-star-cap.html
The rules are from the Wargame Vault:
www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?keywords=blood+and+spectacles&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto=
Enjoy!