The Destruction of the Third Temple

[John B.]

and now the situation is spiraling out of control. Israel launched a nuclear attack on Egypt but her armies are split up and out of supply the Jordanian, furious and the loss of Amman took Haifa. The US, in a little bit too little too late, has ordered its navy to blockade Arab ports. The Soviets, however, have attacked units of the 6th fleet.

[John B.]

The war in Israel is essentially over. But, will WWIII start?

[UP844]

A great AAR [&o] with a very disquieting end. Thanks for sharing it!

[John B.]

UP844, It was my pleasure!

This was a very fun scenario. The computer had it's normal troubles handing encirclement but the only real quibble I had was that the IAF was almost always absent from the battlefield. Sometimes it would bomb Arab airbases but for the most part it was the Arab air forces providing ground support.

All in all, it was tense with neither side really gaining an upper hand until the Egyptians finally broke through in the north and converted a minor victory into WWIII (and a significant win for the Arab side).

Here are the final positions. Note that all Israeli units are out of supply. Also, once the Egyptians took Tel Aviv their supply levels in the city were as high as around Cairo (not that Cairo exists anymore since it was the target of a last second Israeli nuke).

[John B.]

Here are the final losses in armored vehicles for the Arab armies.

[John B.]

And for the Israeli army. One problem that the IAF had was I believe it lost a number of planes when Egyptian commandos would land on its bases. Something to watch for if you're a human Israeli player.

[MikeJ19]

John,

Well done and thanks for sharing your game with us. I find it really interesting watching how other people approach the scenarios.

Enjoy your next game,