Round 2 Over Soeul: 27-Jun-50

Background: During the afternoon on 27-Jun-50, US radar picked up another inbound raid heading over Soeul toward Kimpo. Ground Control sent 4 P-80C Shooting Stars of the 35th Fighter-Bomber Sqdn to intercept what turned out to be 8 Il-10s. The first pair closed slowly, checking to see whether these were British Fireflies or the enemy. They found out when the North Koreans opened fire.

Four were shot down and the rest turned back. Can you do as well?

Map: Ground Map

Set Up: The Il-10s set up first in a fixed formation. They are organized into two elements. Put the bombers in 2310, 2410, 2509, 2609, 2507, 2607, 2706, 2816 headed East, alt 5.0, speed 4.0. Each aircraft is Loaded.

The P-80Cs are organized as two pairs. Place the lead pair in 3302 and 3504, headed S, alt 5.0, speed 5.0, in level flight with a left bank.

The second pair arrives at random per Special Rule 3.

There is a Cloud Ceiling at altitude 7.0.

Game Length: 20 turns

Special Rules

1. The Sturmoviks must maintain a single fixed formation unless forced out of formation due to damage.
2. If they lose more than 4 aircraft, the remnants of the two Sturmovik elements may breakfrom the single formation.
3. The second pair arrives at random as follows:
   • Each turn after turn 1, roll a die at the beginning of the turn.
   • If the number is less than or equal to the turn number, the second pair of F-80Cs enters that turn.
   • When the second pair enters, they appear on the board first in initiative order, entering between rows 41 and 53 at least 15 hexes away from the nearest North Korean aircraft.
   • Determine initial altitude as 4.0+(1D10*.3), giving 4.3 to 7.0 for range.
   • Initial speed can be up to a maximum of cruise+(.5 x turn number). For example, If they appear on turn 3, the second pair can select any speed up to
   • Initial heading is the player's choice.
4. The North Korean Player gets half the kill value for each Sturmovik still loaded with bombs that exits off the East edge of the board. (These aircraft get to attack the airfield.)

Additional Rules:

1. Pilot Quality :
   • P-80 pilots are Vet, Regular, Regular, Green
   • The Il-10 crews are Vet, Regular, Green, Green, Regular, Regular, Green, Green
2. The Sturmoviks are Loaded, carrying 4x 100 kg bombs in their bombbays.

Notes:

• Although four were shot down, the remaining Sturmoviks climbed into the cloud cover and made it to Seoul City airport, where they destroyed 7 ROKAF T-6s - the RoKAFs only combat aircraft!
• The F-80C Shooting Star and the Il-10 Sturmovik ADCs can be found at Uncle Ted's ADC Collection.

Sources:

• Jackson, Air War Over Korea
• Dorr, Lake & Thompson, Korean War Aces
• Bruning, Crimson Sky

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