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Wolfman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 5:36 pm That’s right, during the craziness surrounding the Fall of the Rump Soviet Union, they tried nuking Guam, missed, and ate several buckets of Instant Sunshine in return…

But we do now that North Korea has massive underground air bases across North Korea, i doubt they would all been hit and i doubt some of the pilots would wait until the South Koreans arrived, thus some planes could have gotten up and cross the border into Manchuria

Let’s see if Matt can weigh in on this…

Some of the bases were targeted, let's put it that way. Those with MiG-23s and -29s definitely ate a pair of W-78 (100 KT) or W-88 (475 KT).

Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:48 am Some of the bases were targeted, let's put it that way. Those with MiG-23s and -29s definitely ate a pair of W-78 (100 KT) or W-88 (475 KT).

So some, maybe close to the FER and Manchuria could have escape ore where not worth targeting.

Also a different question, was the Philippines at war also, ore only allowed the United States use of Subic Bay and Clark Air Base.

IIRC, the Philippines were a minor combatant on the Allied side.

Wolfman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:54 pm IIRC, the Philippines were a minor combatant on the Allied side.

So Soviet air raids, spetnatz raids and support for Cominist rebels we could see.

That sounds about right.

Wolfman wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:59 pm That sounds about right.

I can see Ferdinand Marcos using the war to keep his regime going on just until 1989 (with the United States tolerating his regime) when he dies in the presidential palace instead of exile in Hawaii.

Matt, when was Austin, Texas retaken?

Mid June, '88. One of the previous incarnations of the board had a description of LONG RIFLE/GULF HAMMER, which gave the exact date. Unfortunately....