Eagles Of the Gulf
Part II

Scenario: EOG-23:
Desperate Fighting!
18-19 October 1973

by J.D. Webster

Background:

On 17 October, Israeli armor had crossed the Suez near the Bitter Lake and destroyed several Egyptian SAM and radar sites. More Israeli ground units poured into this bridgehead expanding it northward to cut off the Egyptians in the Sinai.

The gap created in Egypt's air defenses also allowed IAF aircraft to strike hard at Egyptian supply lines. This bridgehead, and the impending encirclement of the Egyptian army in the Sinai, became Egypt's biggest threats and the EAF threw all it had at the force. The IAF covered the area with constant patrols and in two days of air battles claimed dozens of kills, eleven of them in a single engagement.

This last gasp by the EAF failed. The Egyptian army was cut off and with the collapse of the Syrians on the Golani front, the war was effectively over. Five days later it ended.

Israeli Ground Units:

Two pontoon bridges: N- 1020, 1015. Two POL sites: N-0915, 1712. Ten Trucks: two in N- 0916, one each in N-1114, 1112, 1210, 1410, 1611, three in L- 1714. Eight heavy Armor: one each in L-1312, 1313, 1314, 1411, 1414, 1612, two in L-1613. Eight light Armor: one each in N0920, 0921, 1020, 1910, 1809, three in N-1916. One armor HQ in N- 1915. Six medium armor: two each in N-1909, 1209, 1121. One Inf. HQ and two Jeeps all in N-0815. Eight infantry: two per hex in N- 1214, 1216, 1120, 1122.

Israeli Air Defenses:

One MIM-72A Chaparral SAM, two Bofors L/60 medium AAA, three TCM-20 light AAA, three M-55 light AAA, two M-16 light AAA, two TCM/M3 light AAA, four Infantry SAM (Redeye): all within two hexes of any ground unit except Bofors and Chaparral must be on East side of Canal.

EAF Raid aircraft:

    Wave 1: choose eight MiG- 17F or six SU-7BMK.
    Wave 2: Four MiG- 19F escorted by four MiG-2 IPFMA.
    Wave 3: Six SU-7BMk or eight MiG-17F (whichever was not used in wave 1)

IAF Patrol Aircraft:

Four F4E (export), four Mirage 3C, and four Nesher arranged in like pairs. Two pairs will oppose each Egyptian wave. The two pairs may consist of different aircraft, i.e. a pair of F4s and a pair of Mirages could oppose a wave. Each pair may only be used once.

Game Length:

Three back to back 20 turn games, each pitting a wave of attackers against two pair of defenders.

Notes

1. All aircraft begin unspotted and all are camoflauged. EAF aircraft enter from the west edge of the play area, IAF from the east. The play area is fixed and aircraft may only safely exit their own entry edges. Exiting an unsafe edge takes the aircraft out of play and subjects to a hit by outside defenses with an attack rating of 3.

2. EAF Loads. As desired by the player but limited to the following types of weapons:

    a) BB: BE, Fire, and Napalm only. No fuze extenders or high drag devices available.
    b) RP: Soviet types only.
    c) RK: Any type.
    d) GP: Soviet 30mm, 23mm pods or GSH-23 pack or 12.7mm pods.
    e) WR: TR or DR only.
    f) FT: any Soviet types.
    g) Missiles: AA-2A, AA-2C.

    The MiG- 17s are the Mid-East ground attack variant type.

3. IAF Loads. F4s: stations 15 = 1200L FT; 2A = two AIM9B each; 6,7,8,9= AIM-7E,. Conf. = DT, Load = 16. Neshers: stations 1,5= SHAFRIR; 2,4= 600L FT. Conf. = DT, Load 8. Mirages: stations 1,5 = SHAFRIR; 2,4= 600L FT; 3 one Matra 530 A or B. Conf. = DT, Load = 9.5.

4. Infantry SAMs have two ready missiles two reloads each. The Chaparral SAM has four reloads. SAM units reload between games. Mobile SAM and AAA units may reposition between waves: roll one die for each. Half the result, rounded up, is the number of hexes it may be moved in any direction.

5. Victory. To win, the EAF player must score at least 60 points against ground units and have more points overall. POL, truck, and bridges are worth double points. The IAF only recieves half the normal point value for damage to EAF aircraft (the EAF is deemed expendable). Normal value applies to ordnance lost or jettisoned.

6. Optionals. Fuel: Determine for each EAF wave as in Air Superiority scenario G-10. The same applies to IAF interceptors except the bingo base is .45. Aircrew are generated from the Desert Falcon tables.

Eagles Of The Gulf Part II (Subpart A)

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