This weekend I thought I'd do something I haven't done for ages, namely play a wargame scenario or two! I've been wrapped up in modelling and painting over the Summer and haven't been to the local wargames club for months due to family commitments on game night, so my actual wargaming has been minimal. This is clearly not a good way to go and so it's about time I got myself organised to do some old fashioned solo wargaming.
Now that I've finished both the FAP and FAE for the Alto Cenepa War and have the bases and aircraft profiles sorted, I thought I'd play two games with the same scenario, using two different sets of rules. I'm going to have a go at replaying the clash between two FAE Mirage F1's and two FAP Su-22's on the 10th February 1995, in which the Peruvian Sukhoi fighter bombers were both shot down. Not a great outcome for the Peruvians but that's what happens when you don't have RWR!
I'll play this out with both Target Locked On! and the Wings at War rules, using Flames above the Falklands as a basis for the latter along with the aircraft ratings that I've worked out. It will be interesting to see what happens and also how the Wings at War rules actually work, as I have yet to use them in anger. I'll also be cracking on with the Soccer War project and may even get some bases done for MiG Alley, if I can squeeze them in, so that I can start using my extensive Korean War aircraft arsenal.
Phew!
Interesting to see how this goes. I have played a large Vietnam game and an Arab Israeli with WaW and I like it. I’d like to use it for other large scale “raid” games. Just ordered Scramble for Britain as 5be basis for a Malta game...
ReplyDeleteThat would work well for Malta. I've written several Malta based scenarios for BTH (there are some in the TFL Specials). It's a great subject for aerial gaming!
ReplyDeleteI have seen some of the scenarios, and I hope to try BTH soon too.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing the results of the games.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.
When ever I read about your soccer wars project I wonder how a double solo campaign might work. One person operates the air war solo and the other the ground war solo with each affecting the other.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about that that in a peripheral way too. The Pendraken Korean War American range and Falklands Argentinian figures might do in 10mm for company level?
ReplyDeleteWhat do we know? From the few pics I've found both sides used US Helmets. Do we know what were the standard issue rifles?
DeleteAnd in 15mm there's Peter Pig or perhaps the plastic WW2 figures from PSC?
ReplyDeleteI think Peter Pig could work.
DeleteThe were using G3's but all sorts of other kit as well.
ReplyDeleteSo at those scales FN's or M14's or M16's would be ok.
DeleteI should think so. To be honest, I don't think anyone would notice!
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