by Joe Ferrara
Background: Yak-9s of the North Korean Air Force attempting to strafe Suwon airfield were intercepted by four USAF F-51s from the 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. All four Yaks were shot down. An interested spectator to this combat was General MacArthur, who immediately ordered airstrikes on North Korean airbases.
Map: OTR Ground Map
Aircraft: | United Nations | = | Four F-51D-20 Mustang |
North Korean | = | Four Yak-9D |
Set Up:
The F-51s are set up in hexes 3349, 3251, 3050 and 2951, headed north at altitude 3.0, speed 8.0, in a left bank.
Game Length: 20 turns
Special Rules
Additional Rules: Pilot Quality
Generate the pilots per rule 12.3.
Note: The Yak-9 was published in Airpower #35. The B-26B was published in Airpower #51.
Variants: The "Yaks" could have been Yak-3s or Yak-7Bs, as well as the Yak-9s shown here. The Yak-3 and Yak-7B ADCs can be found at Uncle Ted's.
Source: Futrell, The USAF in Korea, pp 31-32.