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Gulf Strike - Turns 3 and 4

The latest report from our Gulf Strike game.  The "Soviet-Persian War" continues with increasing casualties on both sides. The Iranians are running out of supplies, while the Soviets are hitting the Iranian armor divisions with everything they got. Here is a brief recap of the events from turns 3 and 4.

Turn 3:

  • On Land: Continued grinding in the north. Iranians continue to take damage from Soviet ground and air forces. An ill advised counter-attack around Tubriz causes more damage to the Iranian attackers than Soviets. US Special Forces raid the Yemen base where the Tu-26 Backfire bombers are stationed, disabling the airfield for one turn. Soviet bombers start dropping mines in the Persian Gulf. The 82nd Airborne division arrives on Iranian soil in port city of Konark on the gulf but is out of supply due to Soviet diesel subs patrolling the straits. 
  • In Air: The Iranian F-14 gets into a decent position to call interceptors from Tehran and this helps support the ground forces around the Caspian Sea. F-5s launched from Tehran are able to intercept the Soviet EDWA units and the Soviet air offensive is slowed.
  • At Sea: The Iranians find one of the Soviet diesel subs and sinks it. A single remaining sub is still a problem and blocks transports into Gulf. It also manages to find and sink the American destroyer. The Kitty Hawk sinks a old Soviet Cruiser. 
I started keeping track of my casualties per turn. This is the cumulative casualties for the US-Iranian forces up to turn 3.


Turn 4:

  • On Land: More grinding on the northern front. Soviet attacks at Basht, Kanjan, and Tubriz. Intense fighting in the mountains around Mashud. The Soviet divisions hammer down Iranians and casualties mount. US Special Forces attack Yemen base again and forcing the Tu-26 Backfires to fall back to bases in Afghanistan.  The 82nd Airborne is still out of supply and losing effectiveness due to lack of resources. The Iranians take 15 hits in a single turn which forces the initiative to pass to the Soviets. The Iranians are now reacting to Soviet actions. Also, Iran runs out of supply before the turn ends and must wait until the next turn begins to resupply.
  • At Sea: Soviet sub in the gulf strait is still a problem. The remaining Iranian ships start a hunt for the sub but are unable to put a hit on it.
  • In Air: Air unit continue to support ground troops. Iranians are forced to limit air support due to lack of supply. The Iranians send their P-3 aircraft to sink the sub but only manages to damage it. The Tu-26s launch anti-ship missiles to sink an Iranian corvette. Man talk about overkill!
Here is the damage report for turn 4

I took a short video of the game action and posted it in the previous post. It wasn't playable in that post because it was hosted on Google photos. But here it is again, hosted on YouTube and should work now. The next post will cover turns 5-6 and possibly 7.



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