Introduction “Tac Air”, Avalon Hill’s Cold War-turned-hot game from 1987, is about air and ground combat in a modern fast-paced land battle between the Soviets and NATO. In Scenario 1,”Covering Force”, the Soviet 6th Guards Tank Division is pitted against the US 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Scenario 1 – Objectives …
Today, I replayed scenario 2 from Avalon Hill’s “Tac Air”. In my previous playthrough, the Soviets had the West Germans on the ropes just outside the town of Bayreuth. However, a little intervention from some Tornadoes on an air interdiction mission ended up saving the day for NATO and shutting …
It’s turn 4 in the second scenario in AH’s classic WW3 game, Tac Air. The Soviets and the West Germans have a “meeting engagement” as the 52nd Guards Tank Regiments pushes west to capture the town of Bayreuth. The West German 36th Panzer Brigade (12th Panzer Division) is trying to …
