Phantoms: Meeting Engagement

F-4Cs Rule The Skies

Back to the skies over North Vietnam and this time it would be F-4Cs going up against Mig-21s and Mig-19s. This was going to be difficult from the start as not only were the Migs facing F-4s, I had to run all four Migs plus the game charts! It's always hard to impose rules of engagement on the F-4s as they are very powerful in the game, but we used the sighting rules and stipulated they couldn't fire until all targets were visually identified. The F-4s easily got radar locks on alll four MIgs, but had a tough time getting visual I.D. until they closed the range. That didn't stop the first pair of F-4s from launching a volley of AIM-7s that obliterated a Mig-19 from the sky and all of a sudden it was 4 against 3! The F-4s and the Migs danced around for several turns, with the Migs dodging a few cannon shots as well as more Sparrows.

The Migs' luck ran out when a F-4 got in behind one and got off a Sidewinder that caused an incredible 7 damage points plus a few critical hits that destroyed one of the Mig-21s. Now it was 4 against 2 and the handwriting was on the wall. The Migs did get off a few cannon shots, but they were at bad angles and they were left on the defensive. The F-4s caught one in a tight turn way out in front and shot it down with another Sparrow, then the final Mig decided it was time to go home.

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