ISIS continues to lose territory around Palymra and up near the Taqba dam. Remnant Assad forces and rebels near Hatay, Turkey have intensified battles in recent weeks.
MISSION
Dealer flights will fly a A2G combat air patrol throughout Syria, starting an hour before sunrise. Each Dealer flight has a different flight plan, covering primarily northeastern and central Syria.
Mission Commander and Flight Leaders should expect to be called over tactical frequencies for targets of opportunity throughout the patrol. RTB criteria is fuel emergency or winchester.
Syrian airspace is light at this time, expected to be more busy as the Sun rises.
Refueling tankers are spread across the region, there should be no problem getting a top-up if needed.
THREATS
- MANPADs everywhere that friendly forces do not control.
- Possible harassment and unprofessional airmanship from Chinese fighters.
ROE
WEAPONS FREE (on assigned targets). It is highly likely that given targets will be in dense urban areas. Carrying a FLIR pod is mandatory and verification needed to ensure civilian areas are not struck.
MISSION OVERVIEW
DATE: 10 September, 2023
TIME: 0515 local
Sunrise: 0619 local
TASK: A2G Combat Air Patrol
WX:
- Clouds: Broken layers 12,000 and 20,000 feet
- Winds:
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AVAILABLE SQUADRON ASSETS:
Dealer 1 - 4x F/A-18C
Dealer 2 - 4x F/A-18C
Dealer 3 - 4x F/A-18C
12x F-14B
SUPPORTING UNITS:
AWACS / E-3A / DARKSTAR / Freq 266.000 [4]
Tanker / KC-135MPRS / Texaco 1-1 / Freq 290.000 / TACAN 2X
Tanker / KC-135MPRS / Texaco 2-1 / Freq 291.000 / TACAN 4X
Tanker / KC-135MPRS / Texaco 3-1 / Freq 292.000 / TACAN 6X
Tanker / KC-135MPRS / Shell 1-1 / Freq 293.000 / TACAN 8X
Tanker / KC-135MPRS / Shell 2-1 / Freq 294.000 / TACAN 10X
CVN comms info automatically generated on in-game kneeboard. Channel 5 for fast select for mom's frequency.
BULLSEYE: Beirut International