Deep Strike Mission - Oceanic Combat Group

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Deep Strike Mission

[107th]Butterfly & [OCG]Hells

SITUATIONIranian forces have become increasing hostile activity blah blah.. Uranium enrichment, so on & so forth.

Intel has confirmed the location of the enrichment facility in East Iran designated DONNER (WPT 1 & BULLSEYE)

A special forces team have in the last 24 hours managed to assemble Farp “Warsaw” high in the mountain area of ES31 and FARP Sydney at ES92 .

Ground based air defence in the region is comprised of:• Long range SA-2s & SA-6 around airfields• Medium range Rapiers at DONNER• Short range SA-18 systems at 4 x perimeter checkpoints, 5nm from DONNER• IGLA, MBT, BMP and mobile air defences could also be employed anywhere in theatre

Expect hostile aircraft in the AO to include:• F-14As• MiG-29As• MiG 21s• Mirage 2000s

ROE: WEAPONS FREE

MISSION OVERVIEW

A multi-package strike has been authorised to neutralise defences in the AO and destroy the facility at DONNER

DATE: 09 March 2020TIME: 06:00:00 (GMT +4)BULLSEYE: N28 19.944 E57 84.527 (WPT 1/DONNER) SUNRISE: 05:23 SUNSET: 18:23

MISSION COMMANDER: Darkstar

WX: METAR 010013Z 15004KT SKC 41/ A3030 RMK FBL TURB DENSITY ALT 3029FT

IRANIAN THEATRE DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Khasab

Al Dhafra

Al Minhad

Bandar Abbass

Havadarya

Jiroft

CVG

Ops North

Ops South

Ops East

FARP Warsaw

IP Maple

CVG: - CVN72 Abraham Lincoln N 24 47.194 E 057 16.663 BRC 338°M TCN 74X STN ICLS 11

- LHA Tarawa N 24 45.450 E 057 18.550 BRC 336°M TCN 11X TAR ICLS 1

CAP, Strike & Escort packages will depart from Al Dhafra, UAE

SEAD & CAP from CV74 Abraham Lincoln

Strike from LHA Tarawa

Helicopter support will operate from FARP Warsaw to the west of DONNER, and FARP Sydney to the East

Friendly Special Forces are in the area, and may provide JTAC support if the situation allows.

AAR & AWACs support will be on station for the entirety of the mission

FARP Sydney

AREA OF OPERATIONS – OPs SOUTH

Khasab

Al Dhafra

Al Minhad

AR127

E3

AR127

E3

Flight CorridorAAR RacetrackAWACS Patrol

Ops south will conduct support operations for the mission

Packages departing Al Dhafra (OMAM) must use designated corridors in UAE and Omanian airspace

Al Minhad (OMDM) is available for divert

An E3 Sentry will be on station south of Khasab

KC-135 and KC-135MPRS tankers will be on station at AR127 for the duration

Egress and ingress from/to the Ops south AO must be via the flight corridor to the north east, connecting to IP Maple

AREA OF OPERATIONS – OPs NORTH

Bandar AbbassHavadarya

SEADCAP DELTA

Ops north is established to deal with SAM and A2A threats originating from Bandar Abbass and Havadarya

These airfields are expected to have various long and medium range ground based defences.

The primary ground threats in the AO are the SA-2 sites at Bandar Abbass

Enemy air assets in the AO are expected to comprise mainly of MiG-21s

AREA OF OPERATIONS – OPs EASTJiroft

CVG

SEADCAP ECHO

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

CAP CHARLIE

FARP WarsawOps east is to be considered hostile territory

The carrier group in the south will be launching SEAD, Strike and CAP missions

SAM threats exist at Bandar Al-Jask and DONNER, with mobile anti-air and armour likely across the entire AO

Enemy air assets will be out in force, and crewed by competent pilots

Enemy naval assets are unknown

F-14As and MiG-29As are operating ex-Bandar Al-Jask in the south

F-14As, MiG-29s and Mirage 2000s are expected to be covering the north of the AO from Jiroft and Kerman (100nm north of Jiroft)

All fixed wing ingress to DONNER, BRAVO and CHARLIE must be via IP Maple

FARP Sydney

ORDER OF BATTLE

Flights Type Based Mission Flight Briefing

Bear 1 & 2 F/A-18CF14B CVN72 Abraham Lincoln

SEAD – DONNER & SEADCAP DELTA

Bear 3 & 4 SEAD – DONNER & SEADCAP ECHO

Shark F/A-18C CVN72 Abraham Lincoln CAP BRAVO

Scimitar F-14B CVN72 Abraham Lincoln CAP CHARLIE

Condor F/A-18C Al Dhafra AFB Pandion Escort, Strike & SEAD

Gryphon F-16C Al Dhafra AFB CAP ALPHA

Pandion A-10C Al Dhafra AFB Strike – DONNER

Vargar AJS-37 Al Dhafra AFB Strike – South of DONNER

Kestrel AV-8B LHA Tarawa Strike – North of DONNER

Raptor Ka-50 FOB WARSAW CAS - DONNER

Pedro & Cowboy UH-1 & Mi-8 FOB SYDNEY CAS - DONNER

Appendices

Support Unit Callsign Speed (CAS) Altitude in ft Frequency Tacan

KC-135 MPRS Arco 1-1 270kts 30,000 234.00Mhz 37X

KC-135 MPRS Arco 2-1 295kts 25,000 313.00Mhz 39X

KC-135 Texaco 1-1 240kts 22,000 308.20Mhz 47X

KC-135 Shell 1-1 240kts 27,000 308.60Mhz 42X

E-3A Darkstar 32,000 254.00Mhz

SUPPORT

Purpose Frequency TACAN

Al Dhafra AB 251.00Mhz 96XAl Minhad AB 251.00Mhz 99XCVN72 Abraham Lincoln 261.00Mhz 74XLHA Tarawa 271.00Mhz 11XMCCOM (Mission Command / Common) 254.00MhzPandion, Condor 331.00MhzBear 349.00MhzShark, Gryphon, Scimitar 351.00MhzKestrel, Vargar 131.00MhzRaptor 30.00Mhz

FREQUENCY LIST

OMAM – AL DHAFRA

Weather:

METAR OMAM 010013Z 15004KT SKC 41/ A3030 RMK FBL TURB DENSITY ALT 3029FT

Runway: 13R & 13L

Frequency: 251

NAVAIDS:

VORTAC “MA” 96X (114.9)

ILS 13L “IAD” 108.15ILS 31R “IDA” 111.35

ICLS 13L “ICAD” ch 7ICLS 31R “ICDA” ch 9

Alternate: OMDM Al Minhad Weather:

METAR OMDM 010013Z 15004KT SKC 41/ A3030 RMK FBL TURB DENSITY ALT 3029FT

Runway: 27

Frequency: 251

NAVAIDS:

VORTAC “MIN” 99X (115.2)

ILS 09 “IMNW” 110.70ILS 27 “IMNR” 110.75

ICLS 09 “ICMW” ch 2ICLS 27 “ICMR” ch 8

Flight Briefings

BEAR - F/A18C & F-14B – CVN74 - SEAD

Callsign Pilot Mission Recommended Loadout

Bear 1-1 (FL) – F18C Ingress IP Maple

Eliminate SAM threats at DONNER

RTB CVN74 – Rearm & Refuel

Establish SEADCAP at DELTA – Ops North

DONNERA2G Munitions

AIM-120Cs/AIM-54s

SEADCAPAGM-88

AIM-120Cs/AIM 54s

Bear 1-2– F18C

Bear 2-1 – F14B

Bear 2-2 – F14B

Bear 3-1 (FL) – F18C Ingress IP Maple

Eliminate SAM threats at DONNER

RTB CVN74 – Rearm & Refuel

Establish SEADCAP at ECHO – Ops East

DONNERA2G Munitions

AIM-120Cs/AIM-54s

SEADCAPAGM-88

AIM-120Cs/AIM 54s

Bear 3-2– F18C

Bear 4-1 – F14B

Bear 4-2 – F14B

ROSTER

Interflight Comms - 349.00Mhz

BEAR - AREA OF OPERATIONS

CVG

SEADCAP ECHO

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Ops East

CAUTIONPossible trespass SA-2 Al-Jask enroute to Maple Bandar Abbass

Havadarya

SEADCAP DELTA

Ops North

SHORT RANGE THREAT - DONNER

Multiple Rapier SystemsRange: 3.6nmCeiling: 10,000’Optical Guidance

Multiple SA-18 IGLARange: 3.2nmCeiling: 11,000’IR Guidance

Various mobile AAA and armour

NOTE: AGM-88 HARMs will not detect Rapiers and SA-18s

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N

FACTORY

BARRACKS

CMD CENTRE

COMMS TWR

FACILITY AT DONNERN28 19.944 E57 84.527

N

SHARK – F/A18C – CVN74 – CAP BRAVO

CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Khasab

AR127

E3

Callsign Pilot

Shark 1-1 (FL)

Shark 1-2

Shark 1-3

Shark 1-4

ROSTER

Mission Recommended Loadout

RV Tanker ARCO AR127 for AAR

Ingress via IP Maple

Establish CAP at CAP BRAVO

AIM-120CsAIM-9Xs

Fuel Tanks


CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Khasab

AR127

E3

Callsign Pilot

Scimitar 1-1 (FL)

Scimitar 1-2

Scimitar 1-3

Scimitar 1-4

ROSTER


RV Tanker ARCO AR127 for AAR


Establish CAP at CAP CHARLIE

AIM-54sAIM-7s

Fuel Tanks

SCIMITAR – F14B – CVN74 – CAP CHARLIE

CAP CHARLIE


Khasab

AR127

E3

CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Al Dhafra

Al Minhad

CONDOR - F/A18C - OMAM - ESCORT

Callsign Pilot

Condor 1-1 (FL)

Condor 1-2

Condor 1-3

Condor 1-4

ROSTER


RV Pandion flight out of OMAM

Escort to DONNER via

Tanker ARCO AR127 for AAR

IP Maple

AIM-120CsAIM-9Xs

Fuel Tanks


Khasab

AR127

E3

CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Al Dhafra

Al Minhad


GRYPHON – F16C - OMAM – CAP ALPHA

Callsign Pilot

Gryphon 1-1 (FL)

Gryphon 1-2

Gryphon 1-3

Gryphon 1-4

ROSTER


Dep OMAM


Establish CAP at CAP ALPHA

AIM-120CsAIM-9Xs

Fuel Tanks

Khasab

AR127

E3

CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Al Dhafra

Al Minhad

PANDION – A10C - OMAM - STRIKE

Callsign Pilot

Pandion 1-1 (FL)

Pandion 1-2

Pandion 1-3

Pandion 1-4

ROSTER


RV Condor flight out of OMAM



Strike Primary & Secondary targets at DONNER

Ground attack


FACTORY

BARRACKS

CMD CENTRE

COMMS TWRPrimary Target:Factory

Secondary Targets:Comms TwrCmd Tower

Tertiary Target:Barracks


N


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N

Khasab

AR127

E3

CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

Al Dhafra

Al Minhad

VARGAR – AS-37 - OMAM - STRIKE

Callsign Pilot

Vargar 1-1 (FL)

Vargar 1-2

Vargar 1-3

Vargar 1-4

ROSTER


Dep OMAM



Strike checkpoints at DONNER

Ground attack


CHECKPOINTS

Primary Mission:

Destroy checkpoints

There are four checkpoints within 2nm of DONNER

Checkpoints comprise of MLRS, IFV, MBTs & SA-18 MANPADS.

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N N

FACTORY

BARRACKS

CMD CENTRE

COMMS TWR


N





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N

Khasab

AR127

E3

CVG

IP Maple

DONNER

Bandar Al-Jask

KESTREL – AV8B N/A – TARAWA - STRIKE

Callsign Pilot

Kestrel 1-1 (FL)

Kestrel 1-2

Kestrel 1-3

Kestrel 1-4

ROSTER


Dep CVG - LHA Tarawa



Strike checkpoints at DONNER

Ground attack


CHECKPOINTS

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N NPrimary Mission:

Destroy checkpoints



FACTORY

BARRACKS

CMD CENTRE

COMMS TWR


N





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N

DONNER

RAPTOR – KA-50 – WARSAW - CAS

Callsign Pilot

Raptor 1-1 (FL)

Raptor 1-2

Raptor 1-3

Raptor 1-4

ROSTER


Dep FARP Warsaw

Search and Destroy targets of opportunity near DONNER

Provide CAS where required

Ground attack


FARP WarsawFARP Sydney

FACTORY

BARRACKS

CMD CENTRE

COMMS TWR


N

CHECKPOINTS

Checkpoints:



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N N

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N





FARP Sydney

DONNER

PEDRO/COWBOY – UH-1H & Mi-8TV2 – SYDNEY - CAS

Callsign Pilot

Pedro 1-1 (FL) UH-1H

Pedro 1-2 UH-1H

Cowboy 1-1 (FL) Mi-8TV2

Cowboy 1-2 Mi-8TV2

ROSTER


Dep FARP Sydney

Search and Destroy targets of opportunity near DONNER

Provide CAS where required

Ground attack


FARP WarsawFARP Sydney

FACTORY

BARRACKS

CMD CENTRE

COMMS TWR


N

CHECKPOINTS

Checkpoints:



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N N

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N





FARP Sydney

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