Gulf Strike - Turns 9 and 10

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

The Soviet war-machine starts throttling up to full speed. The Iranians are taking far too much damage, and the Americans are still trying to get units into the battle-space.

Turn 9

At Sea, The Soviets drive a transport ship to Yemen and drop off a Marine brigade to defend the Yemen base.
In the Air, US B-52s continue to hammer the Yemen base. Soviet air units continue to bomb Tehran.
On Land, Soviets surround Tehran and begin their ground campaign. Iranian militia are struggling to hold the city. Special Ops successfully ambush a Soviet column just south of Tabriz, thus delaying the assault on Kermanshah.

At this point, we noticed a problem with the US Order of Battle. The Soviets would get victory points if they could deploy mines in the Persian Gulf. However, the US OB doesn't show any mine-sweeping capability at all! This seemed like an incredible disadvantage to the American-Iran alliance. We were not sure if this was a typo or mistake on our part. We have not found any errata to compensate for this. So, we decided to replace the SH-3 helicopter from CVA-65 with a RH-53D mine-sweeping helicopter.

Turn 10

At Sea, CVA-65 moves northward toward the Persian Gulf. A P-3 Orion from Diego Garcia detects two Soviet subs, one of which is a guided missile boat SSGN. A Los Angles-class sub engages the SSGN but neither sub gains an advantage.
In the Air, B-52s continue dropping bombs on Soviet units headed toward Kermanshah. Soviets launch a Tu-26 Backfire bomber on a mine-laying mission, without escort. But, they fly too close to the Mashad air base and the Backfire is shot down by Iranian F-4s. The rest of the Tu-26s make a missile attack, with Su-24 escorts this time, on the Enterprise. The carrier's F-14s on CAP successfully intercept the bombers and turn back the attack. US F-15s from Konark bomb a supply depot in the south and disrupt supply lines from Afghanistan.
On Land, Special Ops continue ambushing Soviet convoys. The Tehran militia fight hard but ultimately, the capital falls. Soviets have captured four cities; Tehran, Zanjan, Rasht, and Tabriz.

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