Our two-ship flight will carry Sidewinder missiles, and bombs I’ve never used before – 1000 lb. A crap ton of other aircraft will be operating from bases in Israel and adjacent Carrier Task Forces, so the skies will be busy. A look at the planning map shows the disposition of forces, with Russian task forces bracketing our route to the east. On our first mission we draw a strike on Tsaikal Airbase in Syria with fuel tanks as our intended target. Our Harrier squadron will be based offshore in the Med as part of the Marine Amphibious Group 1. That guy may be a rookie.but damn he’s handsome! Playing the campaign using the “Dead Is Dead” rules, I create a new pilot with fresh statistics. You probably don’t need to be Tom Clancy to build some plausibility into that scenario. The campaign map is extensive with a basic premise that stands up to reason – Israel is surrounded, their neighbors are angry, and war ensues. You’ll find some notes at the end of the article on where you can find the War for Israel campaign as well as some links. While not as fancy as some of the other aircraft you can fly in the campaign, the Harrier has that certain challenge that appeals to me. In this second attempt at a “Dead Is Dead” campaign in Strike Fighters 2, we once again visit a hotspot of the Middle East…įor this campaign we are going to give the Strike Fighters 2 War for Israel “Club Med” theater a whirl flying the awesome USMC AV-8B Harrier.
