Operation Vulture

[Lawdog1700]

Ok, so I have to admit, I love any mission that involves SAC or older bombers. I played this mission in playtest and I thought it was incredibly hard. Since it was included in the latest Community Scenario Pack I figured I would give it another go. It went really well, I got a points victory after my first sortie (the scenario ended with he U.S. wiping out the Viet Minh around Dien Bien Phu). The Chinese did NOT join the fight, but I intend to play again and see what happens.

SIDE: USAF
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LOSSES:
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EXPENDITURES:
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924x M64 500lb GPB
40x M65 1000lb GPB



SIDE: Viet Minh
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LOSSES:
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2x 12.7mm DSHK Twin
5x 120mm Mortar
4x 37mm/63 M1939
23x 7.62mm MG
2x 81mm Mortar
1x Ammo Pad


EXPENDITURES:
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477x 37mm/63 M1939 [5 rnds]



SIDE: PRC
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LOSSES:
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EXPENDITURES:
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SIDE: French Union
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LOSSES:
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1x 105mm/22 M101 Towed Howitzer
2x 7.62mm MG


EXPENDITURES:
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SIDE: French Air Support
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LOSSES:
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2x F4U-4 Corsair
1x F8F-2P Bearcat


EXPENDITURES:
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9x 12.7mm/50 MG x 2 Burst [100 rnds]
19x 12.7mm/50 MG x 6 Burst [150 rnds]
4x 20mm Mk12 x 2 [50 rnds]
16x M64 500lb GPB
4x Mk77 Mod 1/2/3/4/5/6 500lb Incendiary Bomb
38x ZUNI 127mm HVAR Rocket

[Randomizer]

Thanks for posting the AAR. Is it too easy for the Player to win?

-C

[Lawdog1700]

Well, to be honest it was very easy. The last time I played it, it was a massacre, i.e. I lost 27 B-36s on my first run.

From the player side, the Chinese Air didn't fire. So, I was left bombing the VM from 40,000 and I got the point victory before all my B-36s had even hit. It may have swung too far towards the player. Although, I thought this scenario was "realistic" in that the bombing of the VM went pretty much as it would have, I think, in reality had the United States taken this action. I don't think the Chinese would have intervened.

Maybe the solution is to raise the points level for the victory? I was much more impressed by the way the French were modeled in the current version, as opposed to the 1.0 version of this scenario.

[Randomizer]

Thanks for the input. As it has already been uploaded in the latest Community Scenario offering I'm not sure how to proceed with scenario updating. Will revisit the VP schedule and perhaps the Viet Minh OOB to include additional targets. Chinese intervention is triggered by chance using a random-time trigger or US incursions into PRC airspace but there is a probability that the USAF can accumulate enough VP to end the scenario before the Chinese join the fight.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks again.

-C