27 July 2025 - Kola Week 9 - Going Downtown

[Lion]

SITUATION
Your strike package is tasked with the destruction of several bridges on the southern outskirts of Murmansk. These road and rail bridges are vital links in the transportation system between Murmansk and military logistic centers to the south. We must sever these links to isolate units stationed in and around Murmansk.

MISSION OBJECTIVE
Strike packages have been assigned to destroy a set of bridges linking Murmansk to the north-south trans-Kola highway network. The packages will be proceeded by an F-14 division sweep and EA-6B/F/A-18 SEAD hunter-killer teams will suppress air defenses along the ingress corridor. GBU-38* (or GBU-24 if you want to be really sure) are recommended for this mission.
We have a small window of opportunity for a surprise attack during the first twilight-nighttime hours of the summer season in the Kola region. Startup time is 0030 local, sunset is 0053 local and the Sun will rise again at 0218 local. Red Russian SAM and interceptor crews should be at minimal alertness during this period, but will respond promptly once the fireworks begin, so sticking around is not recommended.


THREATS
SA-9
SA-10
SA-11
SA-13
SA-15
SA-19
23mm AAA
23mm Radar-guided AAA
57mm AAA
100mm Flak
100mm Radar-directed Flak

Mi-24P Hind helicopter
MiG-29S Fulcrum
MiG-31 Foxhound
Su-27 Flanker
Su-30 Flanker

DATE: 27 July 2025

TIME: 0030L
SUNSET: 0053L
SUNRISE: 0218L

WX: 137@11 kts / Clear / Unlimited vis (in twilight) / 57.2 F / Q29.51 / Low turbulence

EXPECTED FLIGHT DURATION: ~300 nm

Package Elements:
4xF/A-18C (Dealer 1) 315.0
4xF/A-18C (Dealer 2) 316.0
4xF/A-18C (Dealer 3) 317.0
4xF-14B Tomcat 315.0

Supporting Flights:
1xE-2C [AWACS] (Focus 41) 266.0
2x F-14B [Escort]

4xEA-6B Prowler [SEAD] (Trash 2) 266.50
4xF/A-18C [SEAD]

4x F-14B [SWEEP]

ROE:
Weapons free

Bullseye: Severomorsk

[Crash]

Mission Commander: Lion
Back Up: Maniac

[Lion]

P.S. earlier weapon tests indicated a 500 lb bomb can blow up a bridge span