You will have the possibility to fight through the Linebacker-II champaign from the Vietnamese SAM crew point of view.
From the early successes, till the hopeless battles at the end of December against the full wrath of the USAF.



7:45pm 18th of December, 1972. Eightyfour plane is participating in the firs wave, during Night-1 of the Linebacker-II raid against Hanoi, the biggest bombardment of a city since World War-II. 48 B-52 will deliver carpet bombing against the Hoa Lac, Kep, and Phuc Yen AFB's, beside Kinh No Industrial Complex, and Yen Vien Railroadyard. The supporting force consist of 36 F-4E Phantom-II, 6 F-105G Wild Weasel, 2 EB-66B Destroyer, 2 EA-6B Prowler, 1 EC-135 Looking Glass and 1 EC-121H AWACS. The nine SA-2 battery, defending Hanoi is firing 20 missiles during 11 engagements. B-52G `Charcoal-01` is shot down by the 59th SAM Battery, Lt Col Donald Louis Rissi, Lt Robert James Thomas, Sgt Walter Lee Ferguson dies. Maj Richard Edgar Johnson, Cpt Robert Glenn Certain, and Cpt Richard Thomas Simpson are survives the ejection. Four other B-52's are hit (56-0678, 56-0583, 56-0592, 58-0254), but able to fly back to base.

4:40am 19th of December, 1972. Hundred plane is participating in the third wave, during Night-2 of the Linebacker-II raid against Hanoi, the biggest bombardment of a city since World War-II. 51 B-52 will deliver carpet bombing against the Kinh No Industrial Complex (18 B-52), Gia Lam Rail Road Yard (12 B-52), and the Hanoi Radio (21 B-52). The supporting force consist of 36 F-4E Phantom-II, 6 F-105G Wild Weasel, 2 EB-66B Destroyer, 2 EA-6B Prowler, 1 EC-135 Looking Glass and 1 EC-121H AWACS. The nine SA-2 battery, defending Hanoi is firing 35 missiles during 16 engagements. B-52D `Rose-01` is shot down, Cpt. Richard Cooper, and TSgt. Charlie Poole dies. Cpt. Hal Wilson, Cpt. Charles Brown, Maj. Fernando Alexander, and Cpt. Henry Barrows are survives the ejection. B-52D `Rainbow-01` is also hit, but able to fly back to base.

13:45 19th of December, 1972. SR-71 bomb damage assessment flight number one.

14:40 19th of December, 1972. SR-71 bomb damage assessment flight number two.

26th of December 1972, the largest formation of B-52s ever assembled into a single wave (120 B-52's along with 101 support planes, EB-66 & EA-6B ECM, F-4 Chaff/CAP, F-105 & A-7 Iron Hand) attacking 9 targets within North Vietnam.The 361st Air Defense Divisions three SAM regiments defending Hanoi, launched 45 missiles during the attack. B-52D No.56-0584 Ash-01 was hit by 261/93 SAM Battery, and crashed at U-Tapao. B-52D No.56-0674 Ebony-02 was shot down by 257/76 SAM battery. B-52D No.55-0062 Cream-01 was hit, but safely Landed at Andersen AFB, Guam. B-52D No.55-0090 Cream-02 was hit, safely landed at Andersen AFB, Guam. B-52D No.56-0629 Black 03 was hit, landed at U-Tapao. 63 manhours to repair fourteen external holes plus three dents.

11:00pm 27th of December, 1972. 161 plane is participating in the bombing of Hanoi during Night-9. 39 B-52 will deliver carpet bombing against three SAM sites, Duc Noi, Trung Quang Railroad Yard, and Van Dien Supply. The nine SA-2 battery, defending Hanoi is firing 30 missiles during 17 engagements. B-52D 56-0605 Cobalt-01 is shot down by the 72nd SAM battery, Maj Allen Louis Johnson, and Lt Bennie Lamar Fryer dies. Cpt Frank Douglas Lewis, Cpt Samuel Bolden Cusimano, Maj James Carrol Condon, and MSgt James Wayne Gough are survives the ejection. B-52D 56-0599 Ash-02 is also hit and lost all 4 engines on left wing, all crew members were bailed out over Laos, and rescued.

10:15pm 28th of December, 1972. 135 plane is participating during Night-10 of the Linebacker-II raid against Hanoi. 36 B-52 will deliver carpet bombing against two SAM sites, the SAM missile storage base, and Duc Noi. The SA-2 battery's, defending Hanoi is firing only 6 missiles during 4 engagements.

11:20pm 29th of December 1972, the last night of Linebacker-II. 162 plane is participating in the raid against Hanoi. 27 B-52 will deliver carpet bombing against the Phuc Yen SAM missile storage. The SAM battery's, defending Hanoi is firing only 6 missiles during 3 engagements.
After this bombing, North Vietnamese agreed to release a total of 591 American prisoners of war.