Paul and I played out second game of Elusive Victory today.
I took the IAF and he took the EAF in scenario EV6 Recon in Force.
Paul’s objective was to recon Mitla Pass with a pair of Fitters escorted by a eight MiG-21s. I had six Mirages to use to try to stop him.
It was a very intense game with planes from both sides being engaged by SAMs although the only SAM kill was a MiG-21 lost to a HAWK battery.
Two more MiG-21s and one Mirage were lost in dogfights as I attempted to stop the Fitters.
In the end the EAV scored 13 VP versus the 6 scored by the IAF resulting in a Significant Defeat for me.
A very good game and one that taught me the lesson (again) of concentrating on the objective – rather than engaging the escorts, I should have kept focused on the Fitters to prevent the recon.
