The first mission for the USN in the Rolling Thunder campaign was a strike on a minor bridge by four aircraft, two Skyhawks and two Crusaders. I spent four SO's to allow them their full weight point allowance so that they could load up with BLU-1's, Mk82's and AIM-9 Sidewinders, just in case. They went in at low level but it was a tough target and a baptism of fire.
Two AAA sites were knocked out before the attack went in, leaving a MiG-17, four AAA guns and an SA-2 to deal with. The MiG went down to a Sidewinder in Turn 2, with two of the AAA guns also knocked out but one of the Skyhawks was shot down on the way out by a remaining S-60. Luckily the veteran pilot, callsign Shadow, was rescued under fire but picked up six stress points in the debrief, so will be sitting out the next mission. The bridge was completely destroyed, giving the pilots an XP each and two VP's for the squadron.
It was another good game but I made some tactical errors in the set up, so will need to think it through with greater care next time round. I only had one fast pilot and also took too many AtA missiles instead of bombs or AtG weapons, the latter not having sufficient range to attack from a stand off position. I'll be careful to avoid the same mistakes next time!
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