Attack on H-3, 1981

Iran vs. Iraq Time/Date: 4th April 1981 / 07:15 Zulu - 10:15 Local Location: Iraq Playable Sides: Iran Background After an Iraqi FROG-7 rocket attack on two of their cities, Iranian Air Force commanders were resolved to launch a fitting counterattack on Iraqi long-range strike assets. Their aim was to eliminate or cripple the Iraqi Air Force's Tu-16 and Tu-22 bomber squadrons, recently redeployed to the far west of the country and (in the minds of the Iraqis) outside the effective range of Iranian counterstrikes. Unfortunately for the Iraqis, the officially-neutral Syrians had permitted Iranian tankers to be staged at Damascus Airport, opening up some interesting possibilities for Iranian strike aircraft... Scenario Notes This hopes to be a relatively close approximation of the actual H-3 'Blitz,' with a secondary aim of providing an interesting PvP scenario for Baloogan's Joint Command.