01 June 2025 - Kola Week 3 - Backfire Telegram

[Lion]

Dealer 1
Lion - 1x Su-27, shot down
Bean - shot down, damaged 1x Su-27 Flanker (pilot later ejected from presumed battle damage)
BammBamm - shot down
Maniac (F-14) - trapped x2

Dealer 2
Crash - shot down
Hedgehog - trapped
NoPro - SA-3 vehicles, trapped

Dealer 3
Chaos - 1x MiG-31, trapped
LeadFoot - trapped
Rhino - 1x MiG-31, trapped

Dealer 1 took off initially and almost immediately encountered an incoming pair of Su-27 Flankers. This group splashed all of Dealer 1 and Dealer 2-1, while the two Flankers were splashed in turn. Dealer 1-4 was ordered to RTB as a protection measure while the furball occurred.
After the battle, the package reformed and it was assessed that enough mission resources were available to attempt a recon pass over Severomorsk-3 airfield.
Dealer 1-4 executed the low level ingress at high subsonic speed with the rest of Dealer 2 while Dealer 3 provided top cover.
An SA-3 was briefly encountered but suppressed by NoPro.
Dealer 1-4 reported ground fire being shot at him but all missed due to mission flight profile.
Dealer 3 encountered a pair of Foxhounds that were promptly dispatched with no problem.
All remaining aircraft safely returned to mother and trapped.

Mission successful with unexpected high rate of airframe loss.

[Hedgehog]

Pilot records and Greenie Board updated.