669VFS – Op Leonidas – Mission #2 DEAD/ESCORT

Mission Overview:

  Plasma1  (DEAD)
  Package #: 243  (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)
  Pkg-Mission: Strike enemy air defense assets
  Target Area: 6 nm south of Calti.
  Time on Target: 13:20:43

Pilot Roster:

  Callsign:   Flt Lead:   Wing Two:   Elem Lead:   Elem Two:
  Plasma1   Gen. Ripper   Lt. Starscream   Lt. Brandt   Lt. Burden
  Warhawk1   Maj. Agne   Lt. Perez   Lt. Steadman   Lt. Britten
  Cyborg1   Col. Klemmick   Lt. Rosenfeld

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

  Callsign:    Flt #:   Role:   Aircraft:   Task:
  Plasma1   245  ( x )   DEAD   4 F-16CM-40    Destroy enemy air defense assets
      T/O: 12:43:49   Push: 12:54:59   Tgt: 13:20:43   IFF: M124/173/26604-7/34730-3  
  Warhawk1   247   ESCORT   4 F-16CM-40    Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
      T/O: 12:43:53   Push: 12:55:03   Tgt: 13:18:43   IFF: M124/173/26610-3/34734-7  
  Cyborg1   248   DEAD   2 F-16CM-40    Destroy enemy air defense assets
      T/O: 12:51:26   Push: 13:02:36   Tgt: 13:21:13   IFF: M124/140/26614-5/30014-5  

Threat Analysis:

  Air-to-Air Threats:
  Enemy CAP aircraft are likely to be operating within operation area.
 
  Surface-To-Air Threats:
  Known or suspected enemy air defenses along your flight path include:
   — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers 17 nm north of Dere
   — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers over Beysehir
   — ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns 6 nm south of Calti

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time:   Dist:   Head:   Cas:   Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 12:43:49   —   —   —   — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 12:46:27   14.6   274   305   5.9M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 12:47:18   4.9   84   315   5.9M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 12:53:18)
4 Push 12:54:59   9.8   84   320   5.9M Descend immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 Pre IP 13:12:39   141.3   352   475   1.0A Descend immediate Wedge —
6 IP 13:15:18   21.2   353   475   0.5A — Wedge —
7 Grnd Attack 13:20:43   43.2   351   475   0.5A Climb delayed Wedge Attack ground targets
8 Split 13:46:26   205.8   172   475   21.0M Descend delayed Wedge Depart from package
9 Land 13:46:46   2.7   180   360   — — Wedge Land
10 Land —   —   —   —   — — Wedge Land (Alternate)

Comm Ladder:

 
 
  Agency:   Callsign:   Uhf [Chnl]:   Vhf [Chnl]:   Notes:
 
  Intra-Flight:   Plasma1   —   142.775 MHz [15]   Flight Management Comms
 
  Guard:   None   243.000 MHz   121.500 MHz   Distress / Emergency
  Common:   None   339.750 MHz [14]   123.500 MHz [14]   Advisory / UNICOM
  Base Ops:   None   256.100 MHz [1]   —   Homeplate Operations
 
  Check-In:   Sentry1   296.625 MHz [5]   —   AWACS: Global Check-In
  Tactical:   Sentry1   228.050 MHz [6]   —   AWACS: Package Comms 
 
  Dep Atis:   Akrotiri ATIS   —   127.200 MHz   Departure Airbase
  Dep Ground:   Akrotiri Ground   236.850 MHz [2]   —   Departure Airbase
  Dep Tower:   Akrotiri Tower   339.850 MHz [3]   123.300 MHz [3]   Departure Airbase
  Dep Departure:   Akrotiri Departure   279.150 MHz [4]   —   Departure Airbase
 
  Arr Atis:   Akrotiri ATIS   —   127.200 MHz   Recovery Airbase
  Arr Approach:   Akrotiri Approach   279.150 MHz [4]   —   Recovery Airbase
  Arr Tower:   Akrotiri Tower   339.850 MHz [3]   123.300 MHz [3]   Recovery Airbase
  Arr Ground:   Akrotiri Ground   236.850 MHz [2]   —   Recovery Airbase
 
  Alt Atis:   Paphos ATIS   —   126.650 MHz   Alternate Airbase
  Alt Approach:   Paphos Approach   335.200 MHz [10]   —   Alternate Airbase
  Alt Tower:   Paphos Tower   363.900 MHz [11]   119.900 MHz [11]   Alternate Airbase
  Alt Ground:   Paphos Ground   338.400 MHz [12]   —   Alternate Airbase

Iff

  GENERAL:
  Initial STAT Settings:   Modes Active: M124   Codes:   M1: 73   M2: 6604   M3: 4730
  M4 Validity Time (Until):   Key A: Day3 00:00   Key B: Day4 00:00
  IFF Policy:   M1: per team   M2: per aircraft   M3: per aircraft
  Code Change Setting:   TIM
  TIME EVENTS:
      Rot/day:   13:00   14:00   15:00   16:00   17:00   18:00   19:00   20:00   21:00   22:00   23:00   00:00
  M1:   24   40   10   01   50   40   32   40   51   61   23   43   13
  M3:   24   0004   1304   1504   4454   5454   1530   3604   3130   1630   2354   7204   2154
  M4:   1   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   A   B
  POS EVENTS:
  Ingress: M124 / —–   Egress: M124 / —–

Ordnance:

  Callsign:   Flt Lead:   Wing Two:   Elem Lead:   Elem Two:
 
  Plasma1   — Plasma11 —   — Plasma12 —   — Plasma13 —   — Plasma14 —
      510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61
      4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
      2 x AGM-88 HARM   2 x AGM-88 HARM   4 x AGM-154A JSOW-A   4 x AGM-154A JSOW-A
      2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal
      1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1   1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1   1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1   1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1
      1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS   1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS   1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS   1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS
      1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER   1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER   1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER   1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER
 
  Warhawk1   — Warhawk11 —   — Warhawk12 —   — Warhawk13 —   — Warhawk14 —
      510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61
      6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
      2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal
      1 x AN/ALQ-184   1 x AN/ALQ-184   1 x AN/ALQ-184   1 x AN/ALQ-184
 
  Cyborg1   — Cyborg11 —   — Cyborg12 —    
      510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61    
      4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM    
      8 x GBU-39/B SDB /HE   8 x GBU-39/B SDB /HE    
      2 x Tank 370gal   2 x Tank 370gal    
      1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1   1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1    
      1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS   1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS    
      1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER   1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER    

Weather:

  Conditions @   Take Off:   Target Area:   Landing:
  Situation:   Fair   Fair   Fair
  Wind:   29 deg @ 2 kts.   29 deg @ 2 kts.   29 deg @ 2 kts.
  Temp:   15 deg C.   15 deg C.   15 deg C.
  Cloud Base:   8,000 ft MSL base   8,000 ft MSL base   8,000 ft MSL base
  Con Layer:   28,000 ft MSL base   28,000 ft MSL base   28,000 ft MSL base

Support:

  Callsign:     Station Area:    
  Sentry1 (AWACS): 1 E-3   Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 39 nm south of Nicosia. Available for air detection and warning.

Emergency Procedures:

  Distress call:
  For aircrew in a hostile area, prior to ejection, transmit on the working frequency: “MAYDAY” (three times); call-sign; and position in relation to BULLSEYE.
 
  Combat Search and Rescue:
  In case of shoot-down, mark closest coordinates of the survivor’s position and report the incident to the CSAR assets. Establish radio communication with survivor and execute the On Scene Commander procedures.
 
  Alternate airfield:
  Paphos Airbase, 3 nm southeast of Paphos
 
  Sanitise yourself and review your evasion plan of action.
 
   

Good Luck!