Air Power Newsletter Issues
Air Power Newsletter Issues
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