Background: Four Gnats and four Mystere IVs were involved in a close support sortie at Chawinda where a major tank battle was underway when they were jumped by four F86 Sabres. The Sabres headed toward the Mystere's failing to see the tiny Gnats. The Gnats took the oppurtunity to slide in behind the Sabres which spotted them only at the last second. A vicious melee ensued between the Sabres and Gnats. Two Sabres were eventually destroyed, one each by the guns of IAF Sqdn. Ldr. Denzil Keeler and Flt. Lt. Vinay Kapila. Maps: I Game Length: 15 game-turns. Notes: 1. Only the Sabres and Mysteres begin sighted. All aircraft are silver. 2. Aircraft Loads: The Mysteres are carrying two 600L FTs and two Med. RP with large rockets. The Sabres are carrying two 400L FTs, and two AIM-9B IRMs. The Gnats have two 250L FTs. 3. Pilot Quality: Sabres. All R. Gnats= V, R, R, N. Mysteres= R, N, R, N. Roll for attributes, no characteristics apply. 4. Weather: Stratus layer at 10 and 16, dense layer from 25 to 30. Contrails 32 to 45. 5. Fuel: Sabre start= 160, bingo= 65. Gnat start= 60, bingo= 30. Mystere start= 150, bingo= 45. 6. The Sabres earn 3 V.P.s for every Mystere that jettisons any part of its load. 7. The play area is not fixed. Additional maps may be added as needed. The front is one map to the North. 8. Victory: The side with the most points wins. Back to Table of Contents -- Air Power # 18 Back to Air Power List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1991 by J.D. Webster This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com