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AIR POWER #1

Scenarios: CE-1: "With Extreme Prejudice!" 4 January 1989 > 2 F-14As vs


2 Libyan MiG-23 Flogger-Gs.
Vietnam: "MiG Threat Neutralised" 2 June 1972 > 2 F-4Es vs
2 MiG-19S
Vietnam: "The Death of Col. Tomb" 10 May 1972 > 1 F-4J vs
1 MiG-17F
Designer's solution to T-1 and T-2
Analysis: The shooting down of 2 Libyan fighters by U.S. Navy jets.
A/C Briefings & Versions: F-16 variants (F-16 ADF, A-16 & F-16 AGILE
Falcon)
Vietnam Phantoms & Vietnam weapons
Rules: Desert Falcons Errata
AAA facing
IRST rules & user aircraft

AIR POWER #2
Scenarios: NATO-1: "Incident on the High Frontier" Late '60's > 4 J-32B vs
3 MiG-21MF
NATO-2: "Battle over the Adriatic" Mid '70's > 4 G-91Y attack torpedo
boats with MiG intervention (MiG-17, -19, or -21)
NATO-3: "Skirmish over Cyprus" Early '70's > 4 Turkish F-104G vs
2 Greek F-4E & 1 RF-4E
NATO-4: "Entendards in Algeria" Early '70's > 4 French Entendards
on a ground attack mission are intercepted by MiGs (-17s or -
21s)
"Hornet Dance, Yuma Arizona" Modern > One-on-one F-18s
nose-to-nose
"Knife Fight over Kimpo" Modern > 1 MiG-29 vs 1 F-16A,
Korean war II
Data Cards: F-104G Starfighter
Fiat G-91Y
SAAB-32 Lansen
Dassault Entendard IVM
Targets: Torpedo boats
Rules: Errata for Air Power 1
RF-4E photo recon scenario rules
Tournaments: 1988 Origins Air Superiority (Part 1); analysis and review of "Hornet
Dance" & "Knife fight over Kimpo" with interesting results analysis
including probability of kill percentages of different weapons.
AIR POWER #3
Scenarios: "Melee over the Suez" 1970 > 4 F-4E vs 4 MiG-21MF
G-15 "Air Superiority Campaign"
BG-2 "Chinese Fireworks" January 1967 > 4 F-104G vs 12 MiG-19
A/C Briefings & Versions: Swedish Hunters
Weapons: All the worlds Air-to-Air missiles
Rules: Air Power 1 & 2 Errata
Tournaments: 1988 Origins (Part 2) analysis of "Melee over the Suez"
Tactics: Comments on the F-104 scenario

AIR POWER #4
Scenarios: Export-1 "Attack on Tan Son Nhut" 28 April 1975 > 3 A-37s attack an
airfield defended by 2 F-5Es which may scramble
Export-2 "The Fall of South Vietnam" May 1975 > 3 F-5Cs on multiple
ground attack missions against the NVA
Export-3 "Iran against Iraq, The Early Days" 1980-81 > 6 F-5Es attack
oil fields defended by AAA, SAMs & fighters (Hunters or
MiG-21/-23)
Export-4 "Starfighter - Fishbed Duels" December 1971 > 2 scenarios
with 2 Pakistani F-104s vs 2 Indian MiG-21FLs
BG-1 "Aussies over MiG Alley" August 1951 > 4 Meteor F.8 vs
6 MiG-15s
BT-1 "Descant" Modern > Keflavik is attacked by 4 Su-25 2 Su-27
& 18 IL-76; the defence is 2 F-15C & 1 Patriot (plus other
Anti-air stuff)
KR-1 "Target Rich Environment" Modern > RAF Tornado IDS
attacking armor with F-16s & MiG-29s thrown into the SAMs &
AAA mix
Data Cards: Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
F-5A Freedom Fighter
F-5E Tiger II
F-104A/C Starfighter
Analysis: Intelligence brifing: F-16ADF, Swiss F-18s, Libyan Su-24, Japanese
F-4EJ, AMRAAM ext.
A/C Briefings & Versions: F-104S, SF-5A, F-35 Draken, F-1C Mirage,
MiG-27 Flogger J, Su-24 Fencer C/D
Targets: IL-76 from "Descant"
Charts: Availability and date of this issues data card aircraft
Rules: How we should move through a game turn
Rocket Pod partial salvos; Laser guided weapons vs runway & roads;
sun clutter
Tactics: "Death of Colonel Tomb" analysis

AIR POWER #5
Scenarios: G-16 "Air Strike Campaign"
EOG-2/S-15 "Thunder and Fire" October 1956 > 4 Israeli jets attack an
Egyptian column during the Sinai war of 1956
NS-1 "Night Stalker" Modern > Night time intercept of an RC-135 by
Soviet fighters (stopped by 2 F-15Cs)
"Khaddafi Strikes Back" Modern > 6 Su-24 & 2 MiG-23 attack Sicily
and are intercepted by 2 Italian F-104S
A/C Briefings & Versions: MiG-29 `Fulcrum' with user nations
Targets: RC-135
Weapons: Versions of the AA-10 `Alamo'
Rules: Errata for issue 2, 3, & 4
New missile rules
Errata and clarifications for Air Superiority and Air Strike (including
weapons)

AIR POWER #6
Scenarios: Origins 1989 "Aggressor Pilot-Red Flag" Modern > 1 F-5E vs 1 F-15A
"Combat Air Patrol , Beirut" 1983 > 4 AV-8Cs play fighter and
intercept 4 SU-22s and 2 MiG-23s
"Sea Harrier First Kill!" 1 May 1982 > 2 Sea Harrier vs 2 Mirage IIIE
"Attack on Goose Green!" 27 May 1982" > 2 Harrier GR.3 on a
Falklands war ground attack mission
"North Sea Challenge" Mid 1990s > 2 Sea Harrier FRS.2 vs 2 Su-24
& 1 Su 27 attacking oil rigs
Data Cards: Harrier GR.1/USMC AV-8A
Harrier GR.3
Sea Harrier FRS.1
Sea Harrier FRS.2
A/C Briefings & Versions: Hawk 100 versions
Su-17/22 Fitter H/J
Targets: Oil platform
Charts: Harrier national availability
Tournaments: Origins 1989 analysis of the "Aggressor Pilot-Red Flag" scenario

AIR POWER #7
Scenarios: K-1 "The Navy Scores" 9 Nov 1950 > 4 F-9F vs 2 MiG-15
K-2 "First Blood" 8 Nov 1950 > 4 F-80C vs 6 MiG-15
K-3 "Enter the Sabre" 17 Dec 1950 > 4 F-86A vs 4 MiG-15
K-4 "Thunderjet Battle" 23 Jan 1951 > 8 F-84E vs 8 MiG-15
Origins '89 "Crisis over Seoul" Modern > 4 F-16C vs 4 MiG-29
Data Cards: F-80C Shooting Star
F-84 Thunderjet
F-86 Sabre
F-9F Panther
Charts: Data card national availability
Rules: Errata for the Fitter data cards
Tournaments: Origins '89 part 2, analysis of "Crisis over Seoul"
Tactics: Gun Combat in Air Superiority

AIR POWER #8
Scenarios: "Quandary over Kep" 1966 > 2 MiG-17 vs 1 F-4C
Data Cards: F-100C/D Super Sabre
F-105D Thunderchief
F-105F/G Wild Weasel
F-4B/C Phantom II
Analysis: The Swiss Air Force; including versions of the Mir III-S, Mir III-RS,
F-5E, Hunter and F/A-18
A/C Briefings & Versions: Swedish Hunters
Swedish Mirage III-S
Games & Books Review: Rolling Thunder > Vietnam air war board game
Air Force/Dauntless impulse move system
Linebacker & Thud Ridge > Vienam era books

AIR POWER #9
Scenarios: "Hammer Strike Countered" Modern > 4 F-4/2000 attacking a tanker
intercepted by 3 Su-27
"Thunder Hogs Fight Back" 29 June 1966 > 4 F-105D vs 4 MiG-17F
Data Cards: Su-27 Flanker
F-4/2000 Kurnass
Analysis: Swedish Air Force
Fighter trends for the 1990s
A/C Briefings & Versions: SH-37 Viggen
Psycho's data card revisions
Targets: Oil Tanker (damaged)
Charts: Expanded damage tables
Weapons: Gabriel Ant-Ship Missile
Rules: Take-off and landing rules
Tactics: Energy tactics
Games Review: Their Finest Hour > WWII battle of Britain air combat computer game

AIR POWER #10


Scenarios: Origins "Taiwanese Tango" 1958 > 3 F-86F vs 4 MiG-17F
Origins "Two against one over MiG Alley" Korea 1953 > 1 F-86F vs
2 MiG-15
Origins "Lion Cubs get Flogged" Middle East 1975 > 2 Kfirs vs 2
MiG-23
Analysis: Crisis in the Gulf with Iraq
Charts: New record sheets, bombing chart & sequence of play
Tournaments: Origins '90 Part 1, analysis of "Taiwanese Tango", "2 against 1 over
MiG Alley" and "Lion Cubs get Flogged".
Tournament scoring
Tactics: Reversals
Games Review: Their Finest Hour > WWII battle of Britain air combat computer game
(part 2)

AIR POWER #11


Scenarios: Origins "Opeation Bolo" 2 January 1967 > 4 F-4C vs 4 MiG-21F
EOG-15 "The War of Attrition" 1968-1969 > Israeli air strike against
troops
EOG-16 "Enter the Phantoms" 1970 > 6 F-4Es on a ground attack
mission with MiG-21PFMAs intercepting
EOG-17 "Yom Kippur MiG Strike" 13 October 1973 > 8 MiG-17s on a
ground attack mission with MiG-21 escort against 2 F-4Es
EOG-18 "Across the Suez" 6 October 1973 > Choose an Israeli attack
force to make its way through heavy Egyptian defences
EOG-19 "Firestorm over the Golan" 7 October 1973 > A-4s and F-4s
support Israeli forces against the Syrian army
EOG-20 "Race to Refidim" 8 October 1973 > 6 Su-7s attack an airbase
defended by Neshers a Hawk and AAA
Map N
Data Cards: A-4N Skyhawk
Kfir C-7
Analysis: How the Gulf War may be fought in the air
Radar Physics
A/C Briefings & Versions: A-4N/H Skyhawk, Kfir C-1/-2/-7
Tournaments: Origins '90 review part 2, "Operation Bolo"
Tactics: Vertical rolls
Games: New aircraft for Top Gun
AIR POWER #12
Scenarios: EOG-21 "MiGs on our tails" 14 Oct 1973 > 4 F-4Es on an airfield
attack mission are attacked by 6 MiG-21s
EOG-22/S-18 "Kelt Raids" October 1973 > 2 Tu-16s make missile
attacks against Israel with Mirage IIIs or F-4Es as interceptors
EOG-23 "Desperate Fighting" 18-19 October 1973 > Egyptian ground
attack against Israeli troops and fighters
EOG-24 "The Sultan's Air War" Autumn 1975 > Hunters &
Strikemasters attacking rebels
Origins 1990 "Battle over Detroit" Modern > 2 F-15C vs 2 CF-18
Data Cards: Super Entendard
MiG-23BN Flogger-F
Su-17/20 Fitter-C
I.A.I. Lavi
Tournaments: Origins '90 Part 3 air-to-air and air strike games and awards
Games: Richthofen's War > Board game scenarios for WWI air raids over
Britain

AIR POWER #13


Scenarios: Iraqi-1 "The First U.S. Eagle Kill" 17 January 1991 > 2 F-15C vs
1 Mirage F1C
Analysis: Air War over Iraqi - how it actually happened
The Iraqi airforce - A short history (with numbered order of battle)
Charts: Desrt Storm Order of Battle
Rules: Gunslingers rules and charts
Tactics: Ground attack scenario advice; rule 1 & 2
Games Review: Jihad > Battalion level combined arms board game in the Middle East

AIR POWER #14


Scenarios: Canada-1 "Chuck vs the Canucks" 1955 > 2 F-86F vs 2 Sabre 5
Canada-2 "Spiny Norman gets his..." Cold War > 4 Tu-16 intercepted
by 2 CF-100 & 1 CF-105
"MiG Killers over Kep" 10 May 1972 > 2 F-4J vs 4 MiG-21F
"Fear and Loathing" Multi-player free for all!!
Data Cards: Sabre 5 & 6
CF-100 Canuck
CF-105 Arrow
CF-101
B-52D/G
Analysis: A history of the Royal Canadian Air Force
A/C Briefings & Versions: Canadian Vampire F.3 F-5E Plus
Harrier GR.5 Tornado ECR
MB-326 variants Hunter Mk.74
Weapons: AIR-2A Genie
Charts: List of Gulf War kills and some analysis
Rules: Helicopter rules & helicopter data table
CF-18 Searchlight
Tactics: Ground attack scenario advice; rule 3,4 & 5.

AIR POWER #15


Scenarios: Origins '91 "21st Century Carrier War" Modern > 1 F-14D vs 1 Su-27
Origins '91 "Scandanavian Fury" Modern > 1 F-16C vs 2 JA-37
Origins '91 "Leathernecks Return" Modern > 2 F-18 vs 2 MiG-29
Origins '91 "The Basque War" Modern > 4 F-20 vs 4 Mirage 2000
Data Cards: F-8 Crusader C/D
F-8 Crusader E/J
RA-5C Vigilante
F-101 Voodoo
Analysis: Rafale, Korean F-18s, MiG and Su exports, AIM-120, ASRAAM ext.
Tournaments: Origins 1991 scoring, analysis of all Origins scenarios
Tactics: Missile defensive flying

AIR POWER #16


Charts: Air Power play Charts
Tournaments: Scoring guidlines
Tactics: Defensive flying

AIR POWER #17


Analysis: Yugoslavia-the air war
Eyewitness to Desert Storm
A/C Briefings & Versions: CF-105 proposed updated versions
Charts: 2nd edition rules for super sonic speed, missile speed decoys ext.
Tournaments: Origins '91 Iraqi Air Strikes
Origins Awards
Tactics: Flying the F-100 Super Sabre in air combat

AIR POWER #18


Scenarios: "Vampire Disaster" 1 September 1965 > 4 Ground attack Vampires
bounced by 2 F-86F
"Gnats Up High" 3 September 1965 > 2 F-86F & 2 F-104A vs 6 Gnat
"Early Skirmishes" 6 September 1965 > 3 Sabre vs 3 Mysteres
"Raid on Adampur" 6 September 1965 > 3 Sabres strafe an airfield
defended by Hunters
"Calamity at Halawara" 6 September 1965 > 3 Sabres vs 10 Hunters
"30 Seconds over Sargodha" 7 September 1965 >4 F-86 vs 6 Hunters
"Starfighter Disaster" 7 September 1965 > 2 F-104 vs 6 Mystere
"Gnats on the Nose" 10 & 13 September 1965 > 4 F-86 vs 2 Gnat
"Gnats on CAP" 19 September 1965 > 4 F-86 vs 4 Gnat
"Gnat Sandwiche" 6 September 1965 >19 September 4 F-86 vs 4 Gnat
& 4 Mystere (the sabres are higher and faster)
Data Cards: Hawker Hunter F.6/FGA.9
F-86F Sabre
Dassault Mystere IVA
HAL Gnat Mk.1 and HAL Ajeet
Analysis: 1965 Indo-Pakistani Air War, includes analysis of the different aircraft
types involved and the ground forces
Tactics: Five rules in when facing AAA in attack missions
Gun and missile tactics for fighters

AIR POWER #19


Scenarios: "Argus Flight" Modern > 2 recon F/A-18s vs 2 Mirage F.1s wth more
Mirages and MiG-29s thrown in.
Data Cards: F/A-18 Hornet
F-22A Lightning II
Mirage F.1C
MiG-29 Fulcrum A
Analysis: Fiction from Lary Bond, a chapter from "Vortex" - Argus Flight
scenario
Air Show report - F-14B, RF-4C, Tornado IDS ext.
A/C Briefings & Versions: F-14B ground attack Tomcat, early French Mirage IIIC
ADC conversion
Games Review: Knights of the Sky > WWI computer flight simulator

AIR POWER #20


Scenarios: "Prelude to War" 22 November 1971 > 4 ground attack Sabre 6 vs 4
Gnats
"First Strike at Amritzar" 3 December 1971 > 4 ground attack Mir III
attack an airfield defended by 2 Gnats
"Attacks on Tezgaon" December 1971 > 2 Sabre vs 2 Su-7 7 1 MiG-21
"MiGs on MiGs" 6 December 1971 > 2 MiG-21 vs 3 MiG19
"Storm Spirts in Battle" December 1971 > 2 Maurut vs 4 Sabre
"No. 14 Squadron Campaign" December 1971
"Triple Kill over Tezgaon" December 1971 > 2 Sabre vs 2 Su-7 &
2 Hunters
"Farmers and Hunters" December 1971 > 4 Farmers vs 4 Hunters
"Starfighter Fishbed Duels" 12 &17 December 1971 > 2 scenarios with
2 F-104s vs 2 MiG-21FLs
"The High Altitude War" December 1971 > 4 MiG-21 vs 4 Pakistani
fighters
Data Cards: MiG-21FL Fishbed
Su-7BMK Fitter-A
HF-24 Marut
Dassault Mirage IIIE
F-23A Black Widow
Analysis: AV-8B+, Chinese Su-27
1971 Indo-Pakistani Air War, includes analysis of the different aircraft
types involved and the ground forces

AIR POWER #21


Scenarios: "Hell over Iceland" December 1963 > 9 Tu-16s intercepted by 2
fighters
"The First U.S. Ace?" 1967 > 2 F-4C vs 4 MiG-21F
"Atoll Surprise!" 8 May 1972 > 2 F-4C vs 3 MiG-17 (with AA-2s)
Data Cards: Mirage F.1 A Mirage F.1 E
J-7 II Fishbed F-7M Airguard
Analysis: U.S.A.F. Aircraft Performance during Desert Storm
Charts: Second edition data card updates
Humor in Air Combat Gaming 1
Rules: L.P.I Radar Stealth Technology
Games: The baby blitz for > RAF & The Battle of Britain board games

AIR POWER #22


Scenarios: Origins '92 "Cutlasses Save the Day (Maybe)" 1955 > 2 F7U-3
intercept a Chinese IL-28 bomber escorted by 2 MiG-15s
Origins '92 "Road-Recce from Hell" 1972 > 2 A-7Es on a ground
attack mission over Vietnam run into a MiG-19 while trying to
spot camoflaged targets
Origins '92 "The Speed of Heat" > 2 F-4Js protect an RA-5C against
MiG-21MF while the Vigilante make a photo-run over AAA and
an SA-2
Data Cards: Tu-14/14T Bosun
Charts: Advanced Aircraft Damage Tables
Humor in Air Combat Gaming 2
Tournaments: Origins '92 - reports on all of the above scenarios
Games Review: Thunderbolt & Apache Leader > Close support board game
Richthofen's War >WWI sea plans for the board game

AIR POWER #23


Scenarios: U-Con '91 "Soviet Dis-Union" Modern > 2 MiG-21MF vs 2 MiG-
23MF
Analysis: Air war over Croatia
A history of the Wild Weasel Mission and aircraft
Vietnam war stories from an ex-A-7 pilot
A/C Briefings & Versions: Wild Weasel aircraft
Harrier GR.7
Charts: Humor in Air Combat Gaming 3
Rules: Errata for The Speed of Heat
Tournaments: Review of "Soviet Dis-Union" scenario

AIR POWER #24


Analysis: Iraqi border patrols with AMRAAMS
A/C Briefings & Versions: F-4F+, F-14D, F-5E, F-4D, Mir IIIC/E & Nesher
Charts: The Speed of Heat chart tables, Air Power index
Rules: Cruise speed and drag
Radar rules
Normal & high drag bombing attacks
Errata for F-7M
Games Review: The Speed of Heat

AIR POWER #25


Data Cards: F-86A/E/F Early Sabres F-86F-25 Sabre
F-86D/L Sabre-Dog Fiat F-86K Sabre-Dog
CAC CA-27 Avon-Sabre Mk.32 F-86H Sabre
F-86F-40 Sabre Canadair CL-13A/B Sabre 5/6
Analysis: 2 Iraqi MiG-25s shot down by F-16Cs using AMRAAMs
The Mystique of Killing MiGs
Charts: Humour in Air Combat Gaming 4
AIR POWER #26
Scenarios: Tucson-Con "Tiger by the tail. Over the Iron Curtain" 1962 >
2 MiG-19SF vs 2 Sabre 6
Tucson-Con "Strike on DaNang" 1968 > 2 IL-28 with MiG-21 escort
intercepted by 2 F-102A
Tucson-Con "Sabres down Under" 1963 > 2 Sabre 32 vs 3 MiG-17PF
Tucson-Con "Caribbean Vacation" 1972 > 1 F-106 vs 2 MiG-21MF
"Aussies over Route Pack-6" July 1967 > 2 Mirage IIIO vs 3 MiG-21F
Analysis: North and South Korea 1993, Aircraft and weapons
RAAF in Korea and Vietnam
WWII Did you know
Fighter pilot dictionary excerpts
A/C Briefings & Versions: A-4G Skyhawk (Australian Navy version)
Canberra B.2
F-4K/M squadrons and versions - including data card
details, paint schemes and recon pod data
Charts: Victory point values of all aircraft
Humor in Air Combat Gaming 5
Rules Questions: Missile flight & attack / Rapier SAM
Games Review: Survey of "all" WWI games published
Blue Max > A sceneario for the WWI board game

AIR POWER #27


Scenarios: "A Doomsday like any other" September 1966 > 1 Tu-16B vs 2
Lightning
"Tally Ho" August 1974 > 4 Su-7 & 2 MiG-21 vs 4 Lightning
"Gone for a Burton" September 1974 >1 MiG-23 vs 1 B-52G & 2
Lightning
"Desert Bloom" February 1979 > 2 Lightning F.53 vs 2 Hunter FGA.9
"Operation Combat Lancer" Mini-Campaign
Data Cards: BAC Lightning F.1A
BAC Lightning F.2A
BAC Lightning F.3
BAC Lightning F.6
Analysis: BAC Lightning versions, weapons and British and export
service history
A/C Briefings & Versions: RF-100A, F-100A, F-101, F-106, F-8, RF-8G, F-8E(FN),
RA-5C
Charts: Humor in Combat Gaming 6
Weapons: Firestreak IRM Red Top IRM
Games Review: Strike Jets > Computer game
Red Baron > Aircraft, errata, & rules change

AIR POWER #28


Scenarios: "St. George Aloft" Modern ? > 2 Lightning F.6 vs 1 Dragon
"Chariots of the Gods" Modern > 2 F-15s vs 1 UFO
"War of the Worlds" Modern > 2 Jaguar GR.1 vs 5 Martian Fighting
Machines
Over the Reich B-17 example mission
Data Cards: Bf 109 F-4/Z "Friedrick"
Bf 109G-6/U4 "Gustav"
Fw 190A-8/R4 "Focke-Wulf"
Hawker Typhoon IB
Analysis: Current USAF trends
Weapons: Matra 155 rocket pod
Charts: Humor in Air Combat Gaming 7
Games: Over the Reich review and sample B-17 scenario
Red Baron > Zeplin scenario for this board game

AIR POWER #29


Scenarios: Origins '93 "Penetanguisnene Peril" 1969 > 2 F-101 vs 2 F-5A
Origins '93 "Our Feta is Sealed" 1960 > 2 F-102 vs 2 F-100D on a
ground attack mission with 2 F-5 as escort
Origins '93 "Malmo Maelstrom" 1981 > 2 Draken vs 2 F-16A
Origins '93 "Madness in Morocco" Modern > Attacking F/A-18 + 2
AV-8B vs 2 Mirage F.1C
Rules: Lightning missile launch clarification
Tournaments: Origins '93 summaries of all the scenarios
Games Review: Hornet Leader > US Navy board game
Wings > rules upgrades
Rise of the Luftwaffe

AIR POWER #30


Scenarios: U-con '93 "Weasel Kill" April 1967 > 1 EF-105F vs 1 MiG-17
U-con '93 "Invasion of Belize" 1982 > 2 A-37 vs 1 Harrier GR.3 with
both sides doing ground attack
U-con '93 "How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" 1964 >
2 MiG-21 vs 2 Su-11 vs 1 B-52D (damaged)
U-con '93 "Stochastic Circus of Death" 1970 > multiple aircraft
"Push comes to Shove" Modern > 2 F-16s vs 2 Mirage 2000
"Open Season over Kashmir" Modern > 2 MiG-29s vs 4 Mirage IIIE
on
a ground attack mission
"Fishbed Potpourri" Modern > 4 MiG-21MF vs 4 F-7
Analysis: Indian and Pakistan Air Forces in the 1990s: Aircraft order of battle,
weapons and general discussion.

A/C Briefings & Versions: Jaguar with Agave radar


Weapons: M-1A1 40 mm AAA .50 Cal (12.7 mm) AAA
Blowpipe SAM
Matra R.530B IRM Matra 155 rocket pod
Sea Eagle ASM Exocet ASM
Rules Question: Air Power flaps & slats, climbing & diving barrel rolls, TSOH missile
speeds.
Games Review: Over the Reich

AIR POWER #31


Scenarios: "Floggers on the Border" 13 September 1988 > 2 F-16 vs 6 MiG-23BN
"Fitters on the Border" 3 November 1988 > 2 F-16 vs 3 Su-22
"Frogfoot Hero meets F-16A" 4 August 1988 > 2 F-16 vs 4 Su-
25
Data Cards: Bf 109G-10/U4 & K-4 "Gustavs"
Bf 109G-14/AS "Gustav"
Analysis: Modern Indian and Pakistani pilot quality and ground defences
Operation "Deny Flight" order of battle
Air show Fanborough international '92
A/C Briefings & Versions: MiG-29M Fulcrum-C Harrier GR.7
Su-35 Super Flanker Hawk 200
Su-24 Fencer E Mirage 2000-5
Rafale - C
Weapons: SA-16 SAM AAM-AE AMRAAMski
TIALD laser designator game statistics KH-31P ARM & AAM
Rules: Errata & clarifications for Over the Reich
Games Review: World in Flames > WWII stratigic level air power game

AIR POWER #32


Scenarios: "Mustangs and Messerchmitts (262s that is)" 6 November 1944 >
2 P-51D vs 3 Me 262A
"Mustangs and MiGs" 1 November 1950 > 4 F-51D vs 6 MiG-15
"Corsairs and MiGs" 10 September 1952 > 2 Coursairs vs 4 MiG-15
"Sea Furies and MiGs" 9 August 1952 > 4 Sea Furys vs 4 MiG-15
Data Cards: F-51D Mustang
NB: TSOH Me 262A-1 Schwalbe
F4U-5 Corsair
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
Analysis: Super Galeb shootdowns over Bosnia by F-16s
Rules: Low Bleed Rate aircraft
Over the Reich - Design notes & optional rule: fast bomber fate
resolution
Tactics: Prop vs jet tactics
Games Review: Rise of the Luftwaffe > WWII board game

AIR POWER #33


Analysis: Blackhawk shootdowns over Iraqi by F-15s
Luftwaffe organisation
Rules: Fighting Wings revised charts and tables
Tactics: Part 1 Air-to-Air missile fighting
Games Review: Zeplins > WWI stratigic bombing

AIR POWER #34


Scenarios: "Falcon against Two" Modern > 1 F-16C vs 2 Iranian F-4E
"Chariots of Fire" June 1945 > 2 Meteors vs 3 He 162A-2
"Thunderbolts and Whistling Death" Sept 1944> 2 Coursair vs
2 Raiden
"Spitfires Trapped" 2 October 1944 > 4 Spitfire vs 6 Fw 190
Data Cards: F-16C-40 Fighting Falcon
Gloster Meteor Mk.III
F4U-1D Coursair
He 162A-2 Volksjager
J2M3 Raiden Model 21
Analysis: Origins '94 OTR scenario reviews
Tournaments: Origins '94 Scenarios, reviews & news
Tactics: Part 2 Air-to-Air missile fighting

AIR POWER #35


Scenarios: "Operation Feather Duster" 1965 > 2 F-104C vs 2 F-86H
"Intercept over Stalingrad" October 1942 > 2 Bf109G vs 2 Yak-9 &
1 Pe-2
"Low Altitude Dogfight over Kursk" June 1943 > 2 Fw190A vs
3 Il-2M3 & 1 La-5
"Lightnings and Yaks" 7 November 1944 > 2 P-38J vs 2 Yak-9D
Data Cards: IL-2M3 Shturmovik Petlyakov Pe-2FT
Yakovlev Yak-9 Lavochkin La-5FN
Bf 109G-2 Gustav
Analysis: Operation Feather Duster - F-104 dogfights
Rules: Sighting with machine guns in Fighting Wings

AIR POWER #36


Scenarios: Cunningham & Driscoll's war (Mini-Campaign)
"The First Kill" 19 January 1972 > 1 F-4J vs 2 MiG-21J
"The Second Kill" 8 May 1972 > 2 F-4J vs 3 MiG-17
"Third & Forth Kills" 10 May 1972 > 6 F-4J vs 8 MiG-17, 2 MiG-19,
2 MiG-21
"Fifth Kill, Col. Tomb" 10 May 1972 > 1 F-4J vs 1 MiG-17
"Thunderbird" 15 August 1944 > 9 B-17G intercepted by 1 Fw 190 &
1 Bf 109
Data Cards: F4U-4 Corsair
F4U-1D Corsair
N1K2-J Shiden-Kai 21
J2M3 Raiden Madel 21
Analysis: NATO attacks in Bosnia
Fighter exports that never happened
Operation Feather Duster : Starfighter kicks butt-part II
WWII bomber hunting
Analysis of WWII scenarios from last issue
Rules: Errata for The Speed of Heat
Over the Reich addition & clarification

AIR POWER #37


Scenarios: "Tanner's probable" 7 Nov 1950 > 4 F-51Ds vs 4 MiG-15s
"Little Friends" 12 April 1951 > 1 B-29 & 3 F-86A vs 4 MiG-15
"It happens to the best of them" 12 April 1953 > 1 F-86A vs
1 MiG-15
"The death of Major Davis" 10 Feb 1952 > Multiple MiG-15s vs
F-86Es
"The best pilot I ever met" 4 Dec 1952 > 2 F-86F vs 1 MiG-15
"Gunval" Winter 1953 > 4 MiG-15 vs 2 F-86F (with 20mm
cannons)
"Welcome Prey" June 1944 > 2 P-47D vs 2 Bf 110
"Adler Tag, again" 1 August 1943 > A complete Me 410 attack
mission
Data Cards: Ki-43-IIa Hayabusa
Ki-44-IIB Shoki
P-40N-20 Warhawk
B-25C/D Mitchell
Analysis: Chinese-American cooperation in China 1943-1945 (Flying Tigers ext.)
Games Review: Flight Commander - Computer air warfare game
Books Review: Two WW 2 books reviewed

AIR POWER #38


Scenarios: "Bombs on Bagdad" 17 Jan 1997 > F-117 attacks during the Gulf war
Analysis: USAF "Super Wings"
US 8th airforce during WW 2
Games Review: Flight commander II – Computer air warfare game (including
tactics)

AIR POWER #39


Scenarios: "South Africa vs Angola" 1977 > 2 Mir F.1 vs 2 MiG-21bias
"NKAF vs ROKAF" modern > 1 Su-27 vs 2 F-16
"Switzerland vs Italy" 1980s > 2 F-104S vs 2 Mir IIIS
"USA vs Cuba" 1981 > 2 F-106 vs 2 MiG-23 Flogger-E
Data Cards: Mirage F.1CZ
Mirage IIIS (Swiss version)
MiG-21bias Fishbed L/N
MiG-23MS Flogger E
F-104S Starfighter
F-16C-40 Fighting Falcon NB: Scenario 2 gives F-16 internal Loral
ALQ-178 Rapport III ECM
statistics
Su-27 Flanker-B
Weapons: Expanded Air-to-Air missile chart
Rules: Multiple flight, arcs, & missile rules
Tournaments: Origins '94, with review of games

AIR POWER #40


Scenarios: "Melee over Truk" 29 April 1944 > 4 Hellcat vs 6 "Tony" &
2 Zero
"The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" 19 June 1944 > 4 Hellcat &
carrier vs 2 Zero, 6 Kate & Val
"Prelude to Okinawa" 16 February 1945 > 4 Hellcat ve 2 Shiden
& 2 Raiden
"Kamikaze Attack-Okinawa" 11 May 1945 > 4 Hellcat & carrier
vs 6 Kamikaze & 2 Kai
Data Cards: F6F-3 Hellcat
F6F-5 Hellcat
A6M5 Zero
A6M5b Zero
Ki-61-Ib Hien "Tony"
Ki-61-Kaic Hien "Tony"
D3A2 "VAL-22"
B5N2 "Kate"
Targets: CV-17 USS Bunker Hill
Charts/Weapons: Lots of stuff on the carrier defence rules
Rules: Additional Fighting Wings rules, special tournament rules for Japanese
pilots
Tournaments: Origins '94 Fighting Wings tournament

AIR POWER #41 received 25 Jan '96


Scenarios: "Sabre Slayers Over the Punjab" 18 Sep 1965 > 2 F-86F-40 vs 2
Gnat
"Hunters become the Hunted" 12 Dec 1971 > 1` F-6 `Farmer' vs 2
Hunter
"Are you sure you want to order Inian Hot" 15 Dec 1971 >
varoius choices for Pakistani fighters vs Indian fighters
"Raid on Amritsar" 10 Sept 1965 > 2 F-104 & 4 F-86 on a ground
attack mission intercepted by 4 Hunters
"Sabres on the Ropes" 4 Dec 1971 > 2 F-86 vs 2 MiG-21 & 2 Su-
7 on a ground attack mission
Data Cards: Gnat Mk.1 "Sabre Slayer"
Hunter F.56
MiG-21FL Fishbed
Su-7BM Fitter-B
F-86E Sabre (CL-13B) F-86F-40 Sabre
F-6 Farmer
F-104A Starfighter
Weapons: Bofors L/60 AAA 7 x 2.17" Rocket pod
Rules: Idle pwr & speedbrakes, pylon drag, missile launch failures
Fighting wings weather rules
Tournaments: Origins '95 tournament scenarios above - tournament scoring
Books Review: The Big Show by Pierre Clostermann
Air Wars & Aircraft by Victor Flytnham
AIR POWER #42
Data Cards: Spitfire Mk.IA & IIA
Hurricane Mk.IIB & IIC
Analysis: Situational awareness in Fighting Wings
Rules: Bf 109 slatted wings rules
Tactics: Bf 109E vs Spitfire tactics : strengths and weakness, tactics to
live by in the combat and tactical scale

AIR POWER #43 received July '96


Scenarios: "Recon Intercept" May 1940 > 1 Bf 109 vs 1 He 111 or Ju 88
"Messerschmitt Vs Messerschmitt" June 1940 > 4 Bf 109E vs
4 Bf 110
"It Never Occurred to Me to Shoot a Red Cross Plane" Autumn
1943 > 1 B-17F vs 1 Bf 109E
"Mustang Surprise" 5 Sept 1944 > 1 B-24J & 1 P-51 vs 4 Bf 109E
"A Nasty Three-Way" May 1944 > 2 P-51 vs 2 Fw 190 vs
2 Bf 109G
Data Cards: MiG-21bias Fishbed L/N
MiG-23M/MF Flogger B
Su-15TM Flagon F
Yak-28I Brewer C
Analysis: Modern Cuban, Chinese, andTaiwan airforces.
Swiss Air Force during WW 2
Rules: New and more accurate climb chart for the Me-163

AIR POWER #44 received Sept '96


Scenarios: "Air War over the Balkans" 1963 > 2 F-84 vs 2 J 29 with a ground
strike
"Baltic Bounce" Early 1980s > 2 SH 37 vs 2 Su-15TM
"Portugese Scultors" > 2 Mir IIIEs vs 2 G.91Rs with a ground
attack
"East and West" - at the Merge" Late 1970s > 2 F-4F vs
2 MiG-23MF
Data Cards: F-84F Thunderstreak
AJ 37 Viggen (with recon variants)
J 29F Tunnan
Mirage IIIE
F-4F Phantom II
G.91R-3 Gina
MiG-23M/MF Flogger B
Su-15TM Flagon F
Targets: Church building!
Weapons: European and Russian 1970s era AAMs
Rules: Standing Guard & tournament rules eg : missiles, cruise speed,
pylon drag

AIR POWER #45 received Oct '96


Scenarios: "Midways Defenders" 4 June 1942 > 2 Buffaloes vs 5 Kates &
2 Zeros
"Thach's Weave" 4 June 1942 > 2 Wildcats vs 2 Zeros +
2 extra Zeros
"Big Gun Mitchells" Spring 1944 > 2 B-25H vs 2 Zeros & ships
"The fat Lady Sings" 15 April 1945 > 2 P-51 vs 2 Fw 190D-9 vs
2 P-63
Data Cards: F-2A-2 Buffalo
F-2A-3 Buffalo
A6M2 Zero
A6M3 Zero
F4F-4 Wildcat
P-51D Mustang
B-25H Mitchell
P-63C-5 Kingcobra
Targets: IJN "Yugumo" class Destroyer
IJN "Daido Maru" class Merchant
Rules: New Fighting Wings rules
Tournaments: Origins '96

AIR POWER #46 received Dec '96


Scenarios: "Stringbag in Trouble" 4 Sept 1940 > 6 Swordfish vs 4
CR.42 Falco
"Falco Prey" 14 Nov 1940 > 1 Blenheim vs 3 CR.42 Falco
"Biplanes over Greece" 28 Nov 1940 > 4 Gladiator vs 4
CR.42 Falco
"Hurricane Ace Swats Three" 28 Feb 1941 > 1 Hurricane vs 3
CR.42 Falco
"Macchi Strafing Attack" 26 March 1941 > 2 Gladiator vs 4
C.200 Saetta
"Dogfight over Malta" 12 June 1941 > 4 Hurricane vs 4
C.200 Saetta
"Western Desert Action" Spring 1941 > 2 Tomahawk &
2 Harricane (Trop) vs 5 Ju-87, 2 C.200 Saetta & 2
CR.42 Falco
"Action over Java" 21 Feb 1942 > 2 Brewster Buffalos vs 4
Ki-43 Oscar I
"Dogfight at Coral Sea" 8 May 1942 > 6 TBD-1 & 2 F4F-3 vs
2 A6M-2
"Death Duel over Luzon" Late 1944 > 2 F4U-1D vs 2
N1K2 George
Data Cards: Gladiator Mk.II
Swordfish Mk.I
C.200C.B. Saetta
C.R.42 Falco
F4F-3 Wildcat
TBD-1 Devastator
Brewster Model 339D
Hurricane Mk.IIB (Trop.)
P-40C Tomahawk
Ki-43Ic Hayabusa

AIR POWER #47 received May '97


Data Cards: Fulmar
Walrus
Swordfish Mk. II
Albacore
Martlet Mk.IV
FM-2 Wildcat
Analysis: WWII fighter/bomber strategy
Pakistani ace from the '65 war reviewed
Rules: Fighting Wings rules
Games Review: Future directions for the Airpower series

AIR POWER #48 received Dec ‘97


Scenarios: “Fulmars Against Fiats” 28 Nov 1940 > 6 Fairy Fulmar vs 6
CR 42 Falco
“Chasing Heinkels in Iraq” 16 May 1941 > 1 Gladiator vs 3
He-111 on a bombing mission
“Ambushed on Take Off” 17 May 1941 > 2 Bf 110Ds vs
2 Gladiator
“The French Flex their Muscles” 28 May 1941 > 1 Blenheim vs
2 MS406
“Fulmars Battle Dewoitines” 8 June 1941 > 6 Fulmar vs 4 D.520
“Tomahawk Show” 12 June 1941 > 4 P-40C vs 8 Ju-88
“Hurricanes Tap Vichy Fighters” 14 June 1941 > 4 Hurricanes vs
3 D520 & 3 MS406
“Dewoitines Take on Gladiators” 15 June 1941 > 6 Gladiators vs
6 D.520
“Crescendo” 10 July 1941 > 12 Blenheim & 6 P-40 vs 5 D.520
“Dewoitines in the Sun” 11 June 1941 > 4 Hurricane & 3 P-40 vs
6 D520
Data Cards: Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406
Dewoitine D.520
Rules: Second edition Fighting Wings rules standards and combat charts

AIR POWER #49 received


Scenarios: “Hawks vs Kates” 7 Dec 1941 > 2 P-36 vs 6 Kates
“Hawk Meets Emil” 8 Sep 1939 > 5 Hawk vs 4 Bf 109E
“Invasion Day” 10 May 1940 > 4 Hawk vs 5 Bf 110
“Alone over Java” 5 Feb 1942 > 1 Hawk vs 3 Zero
“Burmese Skies” 10 Nov 1942 > 4 Hawk & 3 Blenheim vs
5 Ki-43 Oscar
“Phoney War Furball” 6 Nov 1939 > 12 Bf 109D vs 6 Hawk &
1 Potez 631
“109 Hit and Run” 21 Sept 1939 > 3 Bf 109 vs 9 MS 406 &
1 Potez 631
“Achtung!-Moranes” 22 Sept 1939 > 9 MS406 vs 4 Bf 109 &
1 Do-17
“Achtung!-Moranes Part II” 24 Sept 1939 > 4 MS406 vs
8 Bf 109 & 1 Do-17
“They got Moelders!” 5 June 1940 > 4 Me 109 vs 6 D.520
Data Cards: P-36A/C Hawk
Hawk 75A-7
Hawk 75A-1
Hawk 75A-3
A/C Briefings & Versions: Hawk versions and operators
Rules: New vertical flight model
AIR POWER #50 received June 98
Scenarios: “Kimpo Airport” 27 June 1950 > 4 Il-10 vs 4 F-80C
“The Pusan Perimeter” July 1950 > 4 F-80C or F-51Ds on
ground attack
“Mustang Truck Killers” Spring 1951 > 4 F-51 on ground attack
“Sinuiju Airfield” 11 July 1951 > 4 F-80 & 4 F86 on ground
attack vs 8 MiG-15
“Air Battles at the Yalu” 1951-53 > 4 F-84G & 4 F-86 on ground
attack vs 8 MiG-15
“Superfortress Night Raids” 1951-53 > 3 B-29 & 2 F-94 vs
MiG 15s
“The Bridges of Toko-Ri” 1994
“Corridor to Berlin” Modern
Data Cards: Il-10Stormovik
Yak-9D
F-94B Starfire
Meteor F.8
Analysis: Time line & order of battle for the Korean War
Modern fighter and ordinance costs
Charts: Time line and order of battle for the Korean War
Tactics: Korean War MiG tactics

AIR POWER #51 received late Sept. 98


Scenarios: “Bay of Pigs Invasion” 1961 Cuba > 2 B-26 vs 1 Sea Fury &
ground targets
Data Cards: B-26K (A-26A) Counter-Invader
B-26B/C Invader
A-26B-50 Invader
A-26B-15 Invader
Analysis: Phantoms in Combat – and Air.Power Internet discussion
G-forces
Targets: Landing Ship & Trawler
Tournaments: Gator Con ‘97

AIR POWER #52 received


Scenarios: “Action over Lybia” Spring 1942 > 4 P-40E vs 4 M.C. 202
“Dieppe Road Recce” 19 Aug 1942 > 2 Mustang Mk vs 2 Fw 190
“Resupplying a Lost Cause” January 1943 > 2 P-39 vs 2 Bf 109G & 3
He 111
“Bombers Over Dieppe” 19 Aug 1942 > 4 Spitfire IX vs 2 Fw 190 & 3
Do 217
“Furball over Tunisia” Spring 1943 > 2 Mustangs & 2 P-40 vs 2 Bf
109G & 2 MC 202
Data Cards: P-40E Warhawk
Mustang Mk.1 & Mk.1A
Macchi C.202 C.B Folgore
P-39D Airacobra
Rules: Condensed version of rules
New Fighting Wings rules standards
Games/Books Review: Book reviews: Overlord. Clashes; Air Combat over
North Vietnam. The Luftwaffe 1918-1940

AIR POWER #53 received early Nov (sent


Scenarios: Jet Death Duels – 6 mid eara games from Origins 97
“Corsairs vs FWs” 1944 > F-4Us vs FW-190s or Me–109s
Data Cards: Lancaster Mk.I
Lancaster Mk.III
Beaufighter Mk.IF
Beaufighter Mk.VIF
Analysis: Phantoms in Combat part 2
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AIR POWER #54 received July 2000


Scenarios: “Air Pirates” Gulf of Sidra 1968 > 4 MiG-21C vs 4 F-4B & an Airliner
“Blow Torch meets unducted fan” Korea 1951 > various props vs jets
“Strafers Surprised” 31 July 1942 > 6 Spitfire VC vs 4 Macche 202
“Dive Bombers over Sicily” 19 July 1943 > 4 Spitfire VC & 4 transport
ships vs 4 Re.2002
“Rescue over El Alamein” August 1942 > 5 P-40F vs 1 Macche 202 &
1 Bf 109G-2
“Convoy Torpedo Attack” Late 1941 > 4 Hurricane & 4 transport ships
vs 3 Macchi 202 & 6 S.79
Data Cards: Reggiane Re.2002 “Ariete”
Savoia Marchette S.79
Macchi C.202 C.B. “Folgore”
Curtiss P-40F “Warhawk”
Analysis: Modern Libyan Airforce
Italian Air Force in World War II
Development of the Macchi series
Gladiators in WWII
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AIR POWER #55 received April 2001


Scenarios: “Winter War Furball” Dec 1939 > 3 I-16, 3 SB 2 & 3 I-153 vs 4
Fokker D.XXI
“Brewster Power” 9 July 1941 > 3 I-153 vs 2 Brewster 239
“Scattered Resistance” June 1941 > 2 I-16 vs 2 Bf 109F & 1 Do2155
“Defender of Moscow” Winter 1941 > 2 MiG-3 vs 2 Bf 109 & 3 He111
“The Gulf of Finland” 16 August 1942 > 4 I-16 & 4 SB 2 vs
4 Brewster 239
“Vigilance Pays-off” Late 1941 > Random Finnish vs random Russian
fighters
“Race to Glory” Summer 1941 > 3 SB 2 vs 2 Bf 109s (with the Bf109s
attacking each other at some point)
Data Cards: Fokker D.XXI
Brewster Model 239
Polikarpov I-153 “Chaika”
MiG-3
Polikarpov I-16 Type 18
Polikarpov I-16 Type 24
Tupolev SB-2M-100A
Tupolev SB-2M-103
Bf 109 F-1 “Friedrick”
Bf 109 F-4 “Friedrick”
Dornier Do 215B
Heinkel He111H-4 & H-6
Analysis: Finnish Air Force in WWII
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AIR POWER #56 received


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AIR POWER #57 received


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AIR POWER #58 received


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AIR POWER #59 received


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AIR POWER #60 received


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