20 November, 2022 - Operation Noble Tempest Week 7

[ticman]

VFA-41 Black Aces were tasked with a precision guided strike of three bridges north of the Georgian town of Kazbegi along the Terek River. Secondary objectives were to strike any nearby enemy convoy positions trying to move supplies to the south into Georgia.

During ingress to the AO, VFA-41 pilots came upon several SU-34's circling the area. The migs were engaged and destroyed, with one Black Ace pilot and airframe loss. Two of the bridges were dropped along with substantial hits to secondary convoy vehicles. The final bridge suffered direct hits, but remained intact after the strike. Mission was deemed a success, with 8 of 10 aircraft returning to Tbilisi International.


Dealer 1
1 - Ticman: 1-SU-34, shot down by SU-34
2 - Rhino: Primary and Secondary Targets
3 - Lion: Primary and Secondary Targets, 1 SU-34
4 - Mad Dog:

Dealer 2
1 - Trim: Primary and Secondary Targets
2 - Crash: hit by SAM, Ejected
3 - Dirty Dan: Primary and Secondary Targets

Dealer 3
1 - HedgeHog: Primary and Secondary Targets
2 - Chaos:
3 - Maniac: Primary and Secondary Targets

[Rhino]

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[Hedgehog]

Pilot records updated.

[Crash]

I believe that I was the first one in my flight to be able to get a GBU-31v2 on primary target before getting shot down by a sam. So I did not die a total loser. LOL

[Rhino]

I believe that I was the first one in my flight to be able to get a GBU-31v2 on primary target before getting shot down by a sam. So I did not die a total loser. LOL

I think Tacview confirms that you did in fact get one JDAM off the rail and onto the target. You also managed to eject, so at least you lived!

[Hedgehog]

Pilot Records updated.