08 June 2025 - Kola Week 4 - Blockade Monitor

[Lion]

SITUATION
Search for and visually identify ships attempting to run the blockade out of Murmansk. To keep the Red Russians from supporting forces elsewhere and to keep a portion of the Red Banner fleet in port, we have been tasked to enforce a blockade of all ships attempting to exit the Murmansk fjord.

DETAILED MISSION OBJECTIVE
Surface search and E-2C radar controllers have detected surface contacts departing the port of Murmansk and heading north. Identify these contacts, but do not destroy them.

S-3B Viking flights will also be assisting in identifying blockade-runners. Be careful not to engage these aircraft.

The Red Russians are attempting disperse munitions and other military logistics from Murmansk to units outside the Kola Peninsula. Because Murmansk is the largest logistics center in the Kola region, the National Security Council has placed the ports and airfields of the city under military-blockade. It is the NSC's intention to prevent the re-supply of Red Russian forces engaged against Blue Russian forces in Archangel and St. Petersburg districts.




THREATS
The peninsular island northwest of the Murmansk river is currently hosting three SA-2 sites positioned along the coast. These sites will need to be suppressed in whichever fashion the Mission Commander deems fit in order for the rest of the package to have a safe flight.
Possible SA-6 SAM activity has been detected on an island northeast of the Murmansk river mouth.

Along the coasts of the river and inlets may be groups of shore based AAA and short range SAMs such as SA-19 Tunguskas.

Russian CAP flights have significantly decreased since the previous mission's events, however intelligence analyses that Red Russian airbases may instead put flights on quick alert reaction instead if NATO aircraft are detected nearby.

Mission Type:
Search and Identify - Dealer 1/2
Suppress Enemy Air Defenses - Dealer 3

DATE: 08 June 2025

TIME: 1625L

WX: 090@15kt / BKN 9000 - 12,000 / SCT 18,000 - 20,000 / 45 F / Q29.50 / Light turbulence at low level

EXPECTED FLIGHT DURATION: ~200 nm

Package Elements:
4xF/A-18C (Dealer 1) 315.0
4xF/A-18C (Dealer 2) 316.0
4xF/A-18C (Dealer 3) 317.0
Unfortunately, all squadron Tomcats are all down for maintenance.

Supporting Flights:
1xE-2C (Focus 41) 266.0
4x S-3B (Bloodhound 1) 266.50

ROE:
Weapons free on confirmed hostile targets

DIVERT:
Kirkenes, 90 southwest of mother VOR 112.00, ATC 250.250
Banak, 156 nm west of mother TACAN 47X, ATC 250.550


Bullseye:
Polyarnyy

[Crash]

Mission Commander: Mr.Bean
Back up: Maniac

[Lion]

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