Flight of 3x F/A-18Cs departed the CVN strike group in the Black Sea at 1400L for strikes on remaining armor and AAA groups at Sochi-Adler airbase before friendly forces arrived in the area. Weather was forecast to be overcast with rain/snow with a cloud floor of 7000 feet, unfortunately when we arrived in target area, nearly-complete whiteout conditions were observed. Aircraft attempted several passes over target area but mission abort was called after Dealer 1-3 was struck by AAA fire. Dealer 1-3 successfully performed an emergency landing at Gudauta airfield after suffering right engine failure, right fuel tank puncture and loss of hydraulic fluids.
Dealer 1
1) Lion - trapped.
2) Chaos - 2x T-55 tank, trapped.
3) Rhino - 1x T-55 tank, diverted to Gudauta airfield.
Mission fail
P.S. morons in charge of friendly forces advance on the airfield decided to cross a railway bridge and got stuck, holding up the entire advance.
