Post by Centanu on Mar 17, 2006 18:32:01 GMT -5
I am planning a role playing game based around Operation Linebacker after ground forces in Vietnam were pulled out. It is an aerial role playing game, based around air force units involved in the operation. Operation Linebacker was the name of a United States military operation during the Vietnam War. It encompassed bombing and other interdiction operations conducted by the United States Air Force and the United States Navy from May 9 to October 23, 1972. Its purpose was to stop a North Vietnamese Army offensive launched on March 30, 1972 against South Vietnam and to interdict its resupply.Linebacker missions included the first widespread use of precision-guided munitions, the electro-optical guided bomb and the laser-guided bomb. In addition to interdicting the road and rail system of the North, Linebacker also systematically attacked their air defense network. The North Vietnamese Air Force, with approximately 200 interceptors, strongly contested the attacks throughout the campaign. The Navy, fighting primarily MiG-17s, enjoyed a 4:1 advantage in kill-to-loss ratio in May and June, after which the North Vietnamese rarely engaged them. The Air Force, opposed by MiG-21s and F-6s (the Chinese version of the MiG-19), experienced a virtual 1:1 ratio through the first three months of Linebacker. In August the introduction of real-time early warning systems reversed that trend to a favorable 4:1 for the remainder of the war. the Seventh Air Force Units involved were:
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand (F-4)
56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand
366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Danang AB, RVN
388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand
432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
Aircraft carriers and there units operated from the Gulf of Tonkin (I believe). They are part of Task Force 77.
USS Constellation, Carrier Air Wing 9
USS Coral Sea, Carrier Air Wing 15
USS Hancock, Carrier Air Wing 21
USS Kitty Hawk, Carrier Air Wing 11
USS Midway, Carrier Air Wing 5
USS Saratoga, Carrier Air Wing 3
Aircraft used in Operation Linebacker included:
The F-4J Phantom II Air Superiority FIghter
The F-8 Corsair II Fighter/Bomber
The A-7 Attack Fighter
The B-52 Stratofortress Long Range Strategic Bomber
The F-105 Thunderchief Fighter/Bomber
The North Vietnamese Air Force comprised mostly of Russian built aircraft. They are:
MiG-17 Interceptor Nato codename 'Fresco'
MiG-19 Interceptor Nato codename 'Farmer'
MiG-21 Interceptor Nato codename 'Fishbed'
The North Vietnamese used a variety of anti-aircraft artillery, from WWII era Russian weapons to modern Chinese built items with advanced fire control. They also used the Soviet built SA-2A surface to air missiles, organized into batteries of six launch rails around a central radar.
Here is the character sheet. You can be either side. When we have a few signups, i'll start it in a briefing room.
Name:
Rank:
Aircraft:
Unit:
Weight:
Height:
Age:
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand (F-4)
56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand
366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Danang AB, RVN
388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand
432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
Aircraft carriers and there units operated from the Gulf of Tonkin (I believe). They are part of Task Force 77.
USS Constellation, Carrier Air Wing 9
USS Coral Sea, Carrier Air Wing 15
USS Hancock, Carrier Air Wing 21
USS Kitty Hawk, Carrier Air Wing 11
USS Midway, Carrier Air Wing 5
USS Saratoga, Carrier Air Wing 3
Aircraft used in Operation Linebacker included:
The F-4J Phantom II Air Superiority FIghter
The F-8 Corsair II Fighter/Bomber
The A-7 Attack Fighter
The B-52 Stratofortress Long Range Strategic Bomber
The F-105 Thunderchief Fighter/Bomber
The North Vietnamese Air Force comprised mostly of Russian built aircraft. They are:
MiG-17 Interceptor Nato codename 'Fresco'
MiG-19 Interceptor Nato codename 'Farmer'
MiG-21 Interceptor Nato codename 'Fishbed'
The North Vietnamese used a variety of anti-aircraft artillery, from WWII era Russian weapons to modern Chinese built items with advanced fire control. They also used the Soviet built SA-2A surface to air missiles, organized into batteries of six launch rails around a central radar.
Here is the character sheet. You can be either side. When we have a few signups, i'll start it in a briefing room.
Name:
Rank:
Aircraft:
Unit:
Weight:
Height:
Age:
