Our F4U-5N night fighter is back in action, pleased with its success from three nights ago.

A blip on the onboard radar at 10:00...

It's getting closer... it's coming in much faster!

MIG

The planes cross paths, the Mig has already passed, only the Corsair can open fire.

They both take a tight turn, but the Mig is already far away...

Immelman for the Mig coming back in a frontal pass.

13 - 0

New Immelmann for the Mig chasing the Corsair.

Tonight, a F4U-5N night fighter Corsair is on the lookout and has spotted the intruder.

It is in the center of the carpet, will it make it back?

The Corsair flies in P + extension of 41mm. (756 km/h.)

The Polikarpov in XA both turn (150 km/h.)

Two rounds and the Corsair is already in sight. The first exchanges get lost in the night.

Tight turn for the Corsair for a second pass

And here comes the feast... uh, no, it's still OO, it's even the Corsair that takes the first damage.

At point-blank range (4C against 1A), well, that's not enough!

He is being chased by 2 Migs. (We pilot the lead aircraft and his wingman follows him in his previous position)

After 2 rounds, the cavalry arrives to the rescue with 2 Grumman Panthers (same system)

Big frustration, on the first shot, the DC-3 is down!

AAR trad from Deepl trad

Divided arbitrarily in 1945 into two states separated by the 38th parallel, Korea had been the scene of constant border incidents since 1949, when the occupying Soviet and American troops began to withdraw. Under the influence of the United States, the United Nations embarked on negotiations aimed at reunifying the country and installing a pro-Western government. The Soviet Union, Communist China and certain political groups in North Korea were violently opposed to such a solution.

At dawn on June 25, 1950, eight North Korean divisions crossed the 38th parallel....

You play the role of a Soviet (3) Chinese(3) or Korean(1) pilot.

USSR

Chinese and North Korean

S.M Kramarenko

N.V Sutyagin

Y.G Pepelyaev ( Dominica)

V.I Chizh

V.M Khvostantsev

No Kum-sok

Zhao Baotong (Jean-Luc)

Wang Hai (JC)

Sun Shenlu

Gan Gyong-Duk

The Sabre's performance was close to that of the Mig-15. The lighter Soviet fighter, however, had a better rate of climb and maneuverability. Its armament consisted of three cannons (two 23mm and one 37mm), a single shell of which could bring down an opponent; but it fired at a third of the rate of the F-86's six machine guns. In fact, the mediocrity of the Chinese pilots and the value of the American pilots made the fighting unequal.

These air battles were reminiscent of World War II. The parameters differed, with altitudes of 3,000 m and speeds of up to 1,100 km/h, but the conditions and tactics hardly changed. There was no ground control, no radar (except, in the case of the F-86, an APG-30 fire-control radar), no missiles. Navigation was based on ground reconnaissance from maps, or more roughly on estimation. Fuel consumption calculations depended on the pilot's ability to estimate his range. For interception, he had only his own vision. Once the battle was underway, speed fell to around 600 - 700 km/h until one of the protagonists tried to escape (by acceleration) or was shot down.

In short, nothing that a pilot from the Battle of Britain was not familiar with!

North American F-86 Sabre

Base: Fighter

Deck: Dx2 including one straight

Climb: x2

Ceiling: 17

Damage: 22

Weapons: BBB/BA

Base:Fighter

Deck: Dx2, one straight. Can make 2 subsequent 45° turns.

Climb: x1

Ceiling: 17

Damage: 22

Weapons: DC/C

drawing Romain Hugault

Morning

Matinée

B29 shot: to simulate the speed of the Mig, a pilot who has been shot at by a B29 draws an extra counter and chooses the damage from the counters drawn.

Scoring:

Pilots keep the damage counters they have received.

Damage to enemy B-29s and fighters is recorded for each pilot.

At the end of the game, the damage received is deducted from the pilots' total points.

Morning game points are not added to the afternoon game points.

2 morning trophies: best saber pilot and best mig pilot

1 trophy in the afternoon for best pilot vs B29

1st and 2nd games (2x1h)

4 vs 4 (I play the 4th)

MIg15 vs F86 sabre

Pilots compete on a mig or saber for 1 hour, then switch mounts.

Aprés-midi

Mig15 vs B29

The B29 cross the table and the Mig15 try to do as much damage as possible.

Special rules:

[speed: [/b]

Hunters play two cards at a time, one of which must be straight ahead.

B29s will play only one card at low speed.

Limited time

Pilots have limited fuel for 10 turns (D10 MDJ).

One turn equals one movement (2 cards)

Pilots must finish their move outside the game table (central base support) when using their last fuel counter.

If the pilot leaves the table, he can always return, taking into account the number of turns required to do so.

If the pilot runs out of fuel and is still on the game board, he must eject, losing his plane and the structure points on his final score. He then tests the success of his ejection seat and parachute on a D6 (3+).

If he fails, he loses another 5 points and gains a POW "Prisoner" figurine.

He then returns with a new plane.

Table exit

A fighter can leave the combat zone (table) and return:

By the same edge: spend 1 turn (2 cards)

By the opposite edge: spend 2 turns

By an adjacent edge: spend 2 turns

Pilots 4 Russian, 3 Chinese and one North Korean

The F86 Sabre

That's it,

As usual, thanks to everyone for their participation and good spirits.

Morning game: victory in Mig for Dominique and in Sabre for Pascal.

Afternoon game: victory for Rémy with 3 explosions of B29, not easy to catch up with the score.

Next time, for the points, I'll only count the damage caused to the opponent and only 10 points less per plane lost for the pilot.

I won't be using D20s to blow up bombers either.

Le terrain est prêt , les B-29 sont en attente

The dogfight begins,

Pilots discover the speed and maneuverability of the Mig against the saber.

At the end of 10 laps, the pilots must be off the map or they run out of kerosene and lose a plane.

Rémy didn't have time to get out and found himself trapped...

After 3/4 of an hour, the pilots change horses.

End of training and dogfight

The B-29s enter the scene on both mats.

Pierre having chosen No Kum Sok, the North Korean pilot, finds himself with a saber to defend the B-29s. In fact, No Kum Sok is the only North Korean pilot to have deserted and brought his mig to the South Korean side

For once, fighters attacking the bomber will have to face enemy fighters. I also take a Saber, which will have to come out if I roll a 1 on a D6 (a D I throw discreetly so as not to alert the Communist pilots). I'll manage to make a few turns without leaving the table and damage one or two Migs.

Rémy will be lucky with the D20 roll and will get 3 explosions( 80+69+30) , Dominique will also get 2 explosions ( 66+48 ) Difficult to catch up with the score for the other pilots.

End of the fight, another great day, everyone leaves with at least one fig, everyone's a winner

Thanks to everyone.

Location : Persischer Golf - Iran Oil-Port

Rules : Check your 6! - Homerules

Iran : 4x F-4E , 2x 23mm Quad AA-Gun

Iran : 4x Mig 23 , 2x SU-25

Scale : 1 : 144

Outcome : Irak attack successful.