8 AUG 21 Gauntlet-19

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ticman
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8 AUG 21 Gauntlet-19

Post by ticman » Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:26 pm

VFA-41 Black Aces were tasked with a strike mission at the Iranian airbase on Sirri Island. Primary targets where four (4) Hardened ammo bunkers near the runway, with secondary targets of fuel storage tanks, and any target of opportunity such as aircraft at the base or supporting military vehicles.

Assigned NATO SEAD and CAP flight pushed ahead first clearing the way for the strike package. Bandits patrolling the area were engaged and destroyed upon ingress, allowing full strike ordinance of the package to be delivered. Primary ammo bunkers were hit with at least three of the four heavily damaged, while numerous secondary targets were also destroyed including aircraft, vehicles, SAM support hardware and all of the fuel storage tanks.

Mission was deemed a success although one pilot was lost at sea during recovery operations.

Dealer 1
1 - Ticman: Secondary targets, killed at sea returning to Mother
2 - MadDog: Secondary targets, trapped
3 - Mr. Bean: Iranian F-14 Kill, Secondary targets, trapped
4 - Lion: Secondary targets, trapped

Dealer 2
1 - Trim: Primary targets, secondary targets, trapped
2 - HedgeHog: Primary targets, secondary targets, trapped
3 - Rhino: Primary targets, secondary targets, trapped

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Re: 8 AUG 21 Gauntlet-19

Post by Hedgehog » Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:52 pm

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Dealer 2 flight; CO and XO ready for launch
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Targets on ATFLIR being hit
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Targets destroyed
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CO's jet back on deck, somewhat the worse for wear by AAA.
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Re: 8 AUG 21 Gauntlet-19

Post by Hedgehog » Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:02 am

Pilot records and Greenie Board updated.

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