Let's Play! Fulcrum Leader | Solitaire | Cold War | Bombing Mission

Description provided by Wayne Hansen on YouTube:

This is a playthrough of a bombing focused mission, from the Afghanistan 1984 Campaign, from the solo wargame Fulcrum Leader: Soviet Frontal Aviation. Designed by Benjamin Chee and Douglas Glover and published by Dan Verssen Games (DVG). This is part of DVG's Leader series of games. Fulcrum Leader is a solitaire tactical game which depicts the conventional Soviet air campaign against NATO in Europe during the Cold War era. The game covers the crucial decades from 1970s to 1990s as opposing forces faced each other down in a game of nuclear brinkmanship, with featured aircraft including the MiG-29 Fulcrum, MiG-23/27 Flogger, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-25 Foxbat, Su-27 Flanker, Su-24 Fencer and Su-17 Fitter. In Fulcrum Leader, you will need to select the right combination of aircraft in your regiment in order to successfully carry out the different missions which your pilots will execute. You will be faced with the same type of decision-making and risk-taking experienced by Soviet air regimental commanders. This game adds new aspects of Soviet air operations such as enhanced radio-electric combat, ground controlled intercepts (GCI), and the ever-present political officer watching over your shoulders, the Zampolit. You will need to manage the capability of your pilots, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of your aircraft, use your zampolit to manage your superiors, and avoid the ignoble fate of being sent off to a re-education facility in Kamchatka. The core game contains 336 cards and 704 counters, including: 207 x Aircraft cards MiG-21bis Fishbed-N MiG-23ML Flogger-G MiG-27 Flogger-J MiG-29 Fulcrum-A (USSR / Bulgaria / Czechoslovakia / DDR / Poland / Romania) MiG-29 Fulcrum-C Su-17M Fitter Su-24 Fencer Su-27 Flanker 5 x Squadron Asset cards MiG-25RB/RBV Foxbat-B MiG-25RBSh Foxbat-D MiG-25BM Foxbat-F Su-25 Frogfoot 18 x Support Aircraft cards Yak-28PP Brewer-E Tu-126 Moss A-50 Mainstay 9 x Ground Control Intercept cards 45 x Target cards 36 x Event cards 16 x Zampolit cards In addition, the core box includes: 11 x Campaign sheets 3 x Skills / Traits / Player Help sheets 1 x Sequence of Play Flowchart 1 x Airbase Squadron Control sheet 1 x Player Log sheet 1 x Tactical Display board 1 x Rulebook Support me directly! Monthly: https://www.patreon.com/wargaminghansen One-time donation: https://paypal.me/wargaminghansen Shop for Wargames at Amazon (Affiliate Link): https://www.amazon.com/shop/waynehansen?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_7QA6E7NSZ70ZNE2E2KTN The game on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346673/fulcrum-leader The game on the publisher's website: https://dvg.com/product/fulcrum-leader/ Contact me: On BGG at username "wtjbatman", or via email at murdly@gmail.com Can't get enough of me? Check out my Blog at https://www.substack.com/@wargaminghansen