# Hornet Leader: Strike Fighter Operations

Hornet Leader: Strike Fighter Operations is a board game for 1–2 players. It plays in 15–300 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 15–300 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1991
- **Categories:** Wargame, Modern Warfare, Aviation / Flight
- **Mechanics:** Paper-and-Pencil, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Cooperative Game, Simulation, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Dan Verssen

**Artists:** Rodger B. MacGowan

**Publishers:** GMT Games

## Expansions

- [North Korea: Hornet Leader Module #2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/north-korea-hornet-leader-module-2)
- [Hornet Leader: Falcon Leader Module](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hornet-leader-falcon-leader-module)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hornet-leader)
- [Hornet Leader: Strike Fighter Operations in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/hornet-leader)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6927)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-20. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._