Blowpipe - Falklands
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| SM: | 3 |
| Turns: | 14 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Argentina |
| Second Side: | UK |
Company Level
Normal Daylight Conditions
Hypothetical Scenario
Play as Either Side or PBEM
While the Argentines were able to gain control of the air over the Falklands long enough to land the airborne brigade, the cost was high. Harriers from Goose Green were reconfigured from ground strike to air-to-air and once again the British ruled the skies. Attempts to land supplies by air drop were rarely successful and came to a stop after a C-130 was shot down with the loss of the entire crew. Resupply of the airhead was now going to be the responsibility of the 601 Helicopter Company and the other rotary air units in Port Stanley.
The British realized that there were only a few routes the helicopter units could take to avoid the British troops and reach the airhead. Right in the middle of two of these routes was Chata Hill. Overnight, a platoon of Marines and several Blowpipe missile launchers were airlifted to within a day's march of the hilltop. It was a struggle to get the missiles up the steep hillside, but dawn found them dug in on the summit and waiting for the morning supply run. Several missiles were fired from ambush and a Chinook was damaged and a Huey was shot down.
The Argentines reacted quickly and a platoon of paratroopers and the Air Force Special Forces were flown in at night in the few helicopters that had pilots which were capable of flying at night. The troopers marched to the base of the hill and started their attack as the sun started to rise.
Normal Daylight Conditions
Hypothetical Scenario
Play as Either Side or PBEM
While the Argentines were able to gain control of the air over the Falklands long enough to land the airborne brigade, the cost was high. Harriers from Goose Green were reconfigured from ground strike to air-to-air and once again the British ruled the skies. Attempts to land supplies by air drop were rarely successful and came to a stop after a C-130 was shot down with the loss of the entire crew. Resupply of the airhead was now going to be the responsibility of the 601 Helicopter Company and the other rotary air units in Port Stanley.
The British realized that there were only a few routes the helicopter units could take to avoid the British troops and reach the airhead. Right in the middle of two of these routes was Chata Hill. Overnight, a platoon of Marines and several Blowpipe missile launchers were airlifted to within a day's march of the hilltop. It was a struggle to get the missiles up the steep hillside, but dawn found them dug in on the summit and waiting for the morning supply run. Several missiles were fired from ambush and a Chinook was damaged and a Huey was shot down.
The Argentines reacted quickly and a platoon of paratroopers and the Air Force Special Forces were flown in at night in the few helicopters that had pilots which were capable of flying at night. The troopers marched to the base of the hill and started their attack as the sun started to rise.
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