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Gulf Strike - turns 7 and 8

The "Soviet-Persian War" continues using the Gulf Strike rules .

The tide seems to be turning toward the Soviet side. The Kitty Hawk is sunk and the Soviets are surrounding the northern Iranian cities. 

Turn 7
  • At Sea, CV-65 USS Enterprise arrives in the Indian Ocean to relieve the damaged Kitty Hawk. US and Soviet subs continue their duel in the Persian Gulf. 
  • In the Air, Backfire bombers fire on the Kitty Hawk again. The missiles strike the ship and the mighty carrier is laid low.
  • On Land, the Soviet Afghanistan army attack Iranian forces in eastern Iran. In the north, Tabriz and Zanjan are captured. American Special Forces continue to harass the Soviet supply network, but attachment #4 from the 1/75th Ranger regiment is destroyed while conducting a raid in Yemen. 



Turn 8
  • In the Air, F-5 planes from Tehran intercept Soviet ground attack aircraft. They push back a major air assault including bombing attacks from Backfire bombers. B-52's bombers continue to pound the Yemen base but can't put it out of operation. 
  • At Sea, a combined attack from an Iranian P-3 Orion and the US SSN finally defeat the pesky diesel sub that has plagued the shipping lanes. However, mines are still a problem further north. A flotilla of Iranian "fast attack craft" travel into the Indian Ocean and launch a swarm of anti-ship missiles at the Soviet carrier 'Baku' and sink it. 
  • On Land, fighting continues in the mountains outside of Kerman. Mashad is still in Iranian control but Soviet divisions are surrounding the city. Tehran is taking a beating from Soviet ground and air forces. Bashit is attacked but the local militia is able to defend that city. The Iranian military is not able to supply all the available units to mount a counter-offensive. 


As an experiment, I tried to live stream this session of our game. My phone stopped recording when a call came in, but we got about an hour's worth of footage. The video is here but the first few minutes is mostly just the two of us eating Tex-Mex food while Joe contemplates his next move. I recommend you fast forward to the 17 minute mark when the action begins.



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