VFA-41 was tasked with a nighttime raid an an Iranian airbase to destroy Su-24 long-range bombers and anti-ship weapons thought to be warehoused there.
The squadron was divided into Escort, SEAD, and Strike flights. All flights were engaged by MiG-21s, which seem to be virtually invisible to our AWACS and sensors. One Hornet was lost to a MiG-21, while another fell victim to a blue-on-blue friendly fire incident. All Su-24 bombers on the ground were destroyed, as well as the warehouse suspected to be holding the anti-ship missiles.
Dealer 1
1 - Ticman: 1x MiG-21, 1x Su-24, 1x Hornet, trapped.
2 - Swivel: 1x MiG-21, 1x Su-24, trapped.
3 - Dirty Dan: shot down by friendly fire over target area.
Dealer 2
1- Shadow: shot down by MiG-21.
2- Novex: aircraft lost due to hardware failure.
Dealer 3
1 - Hedgehog: gnd tgts hit, sim disconnect failure.
2 - Trim: gnd tgts hit, 1x MiG-21, trapped.
3 - Raid: gnd tgts hit, 1x MiG-21, trapped.
MISSION SUCCESS.