29th January 1991, Ras Safaniya Airbase, 1730 local.
Beast6 - AI 4x F-16C-40 Cobra2 - AI 4x F-16C-40
While our ground troops are getting ready for a night offensive on the city of Hail Beast6 and Cobra2 will have to clear their respective AO of enemy ground forces.
SA-9 and Shilkas have been spotted W and NE of Hail, these will be our priority targets. Weather is fair with 5000ft overcast, only 1 TGP is currently available.
Enemy air activity has been fading out lately and tonight is supposed to remain calm but we will be in charge of our own air cover.
Mission success = 4hits/aircraft (with min. 1xSA-9 or 1xShilka) and no losses to air defenses Partial success = 2hits/aircraft and no losses to air defenses
Engage ground targets. first element focus around PPT 70 to North, second element to South of kill box. Priority targets were SA-9 and Shilkas. AGM-65D and Mk-20D mixed loadout. Concerns over target ID in low light conditions with no TGP available due to low stores stock.
Execution
Quick transit to AO. 1st element sanitized to North, engaged 4-ship Su-20. #1 fired Slammer at lead from 10nm, splash. #2 fired at no4 bandit but shot was trashed. Element pressed on bandits, #1 splashed one of the trail group as they turned cold. The remaining two bandits were splashed by other friendly AI.
With CAP flights now in the area the first element proceeded to engage ground targets.
A2G attacks from both elements resulted in a total of 8 ground units being destroyed although no SA-9 or Shilkas.
Coming off target first element and #3 setup CAP while #4 finished engaging ground targets. #1 engaged 2x Tu-16 with Slammers, both shots trashed but killed them both with guns. Meanwhile #3 splashed a further 2x Tu-16 with Slammers.
Once #4 came off target the flight RTB’d without incident.
Hold The Line 9 (31st May)
Posted - 29 May 2020 : 20:30:19
