Khalkhin Gol Bonus Scenario: Red Rocketeers

 

One of the scenarios that I didn't include in my Bag the Hun Red Star Rampant article for last year's Lard Mag involved the first combat use of RS-82 air to air rockets by the Soviets on 20th August 1939, when five rocket equipped I-16 elite pilots led by Captain N.Zvonarev launched a successful attack against a formation of Ki-27 fighters that were escorting Ki-21 bombers on a raid over the Khalkhin Gol front lines: Jim's Wargames Workbench: Rockets! (jimswargamesworkbench.blogspot.com)

I decided not to write this one up at the time, as it involved too many aircraft, but I'm going to scale it back to represent the attack by Zvonarev's rocket flight, supported by a zveno or two of I-16's, leaving the rest of the Soviet fighters out of the equation. I'll also scale back the Japanese fighter numbers to make the scenario manageable and leave out the Ki-21's bombers, as they didn't play a role in this part of the action and just flew on past. I'll have a crack at this over the next couple of days, then post it on the Bag the Hun FB group and on the TFL forum as a bonus scenario.