07 May, 2023 - Operation Noble Tempest Week 26

[Lion]

Three flights of VFA-41 aircraft departed mother to combat air patrol stations near the coast of Russia in the Black Sea. Intel had information that the Russians were preparing a wave of antiship missile attacks against the carrier, and subsequently multiple ground attack and bombers from Russia were shot down by US Navy aircraft, with minimal losses on the American side.

Dealer 1
Lion - 1x Su-25TM Frogfoot, 1x Su-34 Fullback, 2x Su-24 Fencer, trapped.
Hedgehog - shot down by coastal SA-11.
Raid (F-14) - 3x Su-25TM Frogfoot, 1x Tu-22M Backfire, diverted.
Maniac (F-14) - 3x Su-34 Fullback, 1x Tu-22M Backfire, crashed on deck.

Dealer 2
MrBean - trapped.
Crash - rampstriked.
Chaos - 1x Tu-142 Bear, trapped.

Dealer 3
Rhino - 1x MiG-31 Foxhound, diverted.
Trim - diverted.
Ticman - 1x MiG-31 Foxhound, fuel emergency on egress & ejected.

Mission success! Post-mission telemetry showed that not a single hostile anti-ship missile was ever fired.

[Hedgehog]

Pilot records and Greenie Board updated.

[Hedgehog]

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