CY6 Jet Age Air Combat

UNITED STATES NAVYVMA-224 1x A-6A w/ veteran (+2) crew (Roger Sheets)1x A-6A w/ skilled (+1) aircrew

(Setup first; start in a single formation of three aircraft, start within 5 hexes of board edge 6, speed 5, TAL 3, SURFACE LOW CAB)

VF-111 1x F-4B w/ veteran (+2) crew1x F-4B w/ green (+0) crew

(setup after first VPAF element; start in formation, within 5 hexes of board edge 4, Any speed, TAL, CAB)

2x F-4B w/ skilled (+1) crew(setup after first F-4B group; start in formation, within 5 hexes of

board edge 6, Any speed, TAL, CAB)

VARIABLE RULES1-3 Wet Circuits - Missile Malfunction AIM-9D missile malfunctions on 1-3 instead 0f 1-2. 4-6 Excellent GIB (Guy in Back) One randomly chosen F-4B receives an additional +1 die modifier

on all radar detection/visual spotting rolls.7-10 The New Guys

Change one skilled (+1) A-6A crew and one skilled (+1) F4-B crew to green (+0) crews.

NORTH VIETNAMESE AIR FORCEElements of 921st “Sao Dao”

Fighter Regiment1st Element1x MiG-17F w/ veteran (+2) crew1x MiG-17F w/ green (+0) crew

(setup after A6-As, within 5 hexes of board edge 5, Any speed, TAL, CAB)

2nd Element1x MiG-19 w/ skilled (+1) crew1x MiG-19 w/ green (+0) crew

(enter from board edge 1, turn 2-4, speed 5, TAL 6, LOW CAB)

3rd Element2x MiG-19 w/ skilled (+1) crew

(setup after all F4-Bs, in area A,B,C or E, speed 5, TAL 2, SURFACE LOW CAB)

VARIABLE RULES

1-3 Poor Vectoring The 2nd Element must enter on turn 4. 4-5 Lucky Dodge The first missile that hits a MiG by rolling the exact number

needed to hit will automatically miss if the MiG commits to evasive action in the following turn.

6-8 Advanced Training Replace any one green (+0) crew with skilled (+1)crew.9-10 Low Fuel Both MiG-19 have only two Afterburner boxes.

AFTERMATHAt precisely 09:00 (local time) on 8 May, six Navy A-7 Corsair IIs and three A-6 Intruders from USS Coral Sea entered Haiphong harbor and dropped 36 1,000-pound Mark-52 and Mark-55 mines into the water. They were protected from attack by North Vietnamese MiG fighters by the guided-missile cruisers Chicago and Long Beach and by flights of F-4 Phantoms. The reason for the precise timing of the strike became apparent when President Nixon simultaneously delivered a televised speech explaining the escalation to the American people: "the only way to stop the killing is to take the weapons of war out of the hands of the international outlaws of North Vietnam." The mines were activated five days after their delivery in order to allow any vessels then in port to escape without damage.

NOTESThis is a great scenario for four to six players; six players is optimal as it allows each player to run two aircraft (2 for the A-6As).

SETTINGDate: 9 May 1972, 0900 hoursLocation: Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam.History: On 9 May 1972, CVA-43, USS Coral Sea, launched three A-6A Intruders loaded with mines in support of the mining operation directed against Haiphong Harbor. The A-6 flight led by the CAG, CMDR Roger Sheets, was composed of USMC aircraft from VMA-224. Flights of F-4B Phantom IIs flew cover against North Vietnamese MiGs.Conditions: Visibility: 16; Sun: Edge 2CAB: LOW and SURFACE LOWClouds: Table Clouds: The N. Vietnamese player may place 6 x 6/TAL1-6 LOW CAB; Cloud Border: Bottom of LOW CAB.North Vietnamese Orders: Achieve more victory points than the opponent. The N. Vietnamese player receives an additional +2 VPs for each F-4B shot down by a MiG-17F (The VPAF can brag about the superiority of their MiG-17F)US Orders: Achieve more victory points than the opponent. Each A-6A that delivers its mines in the Sea Mine Area receives +2 VPs.Game Length: No limit.

SCENARIO RULES1. The US A-6As all start carrying 4 sea mines and are in a single two

plane formation. 2. The US F-4Bs are in 2 two plane formations.3. The sea mine target area is in the area displayed on the map. The

A-6As will use the Area Target modifier to determine successful deployment of sea mines.

4. The A-6As carry a heavy bomb load, one ECM Pod (-1) and are considered full-load. The F-4Bs carry 2x AIM-9Ds and 4x AIM-7E-2s.

5. The MiG-19s carry 2x AA-2, and start as hidden aircraft.6. Fighting Wing: While in formation (both pairs of F-4Bs), only the ‘lead’

aircraft may fire missiles. In order to plot a move which would break formation it must pass a crew check.

Operation Pocket Money

SCENARIO SET-UP(45 by 30 hexes)

Edge1

Edge2

Edge3

Edge4

A B

C D

E FEdge5

Edge6

NORTH

United States Home Edge North Vietnamese Home Edge

Sea M

ine Area