669VFS – Operation Southern Serpent Mission #6 – TASMO Russian Carrier

Mission Overview:

Jackal5  (TASMO)
Package #: 305  (Countersea)
Pkg-Mission: Strike the Kuznetsov CSG
Target Area: 45 nm southeast of Al Irqah.
Time on Target: 21:00:40

Situation:

Be advised: Intelligence reports a large enemy offensive is in progress, probably with the intent to take DJIBOUTI.

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

Callsign:  Flt #: Role: Aircraft: Task:
Jackal5 316  ( x ) TASMO 4 F-16CM-40 Strike enemy ships
T/O: 20:19:31 Push: 20:53:02 Tgt: 21:00:40 IFF: M124/4/151/26604-7/31630-3
Mustang7 1022 TASMO 4 F-16CM-40 Strike enemy ships
T/O: 20:19:31 Push: 20:53:02 Tgt: 21:00:40 IFF: M124/4/151/26610-3/31634-7
Jackal3 1038 ESCORT 2 F-16CM-40 Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
T/O: 20:17:31 Push: 20:51:02 Tgt: 20:58:40 IFF: M124/4/151/26614-5/31640-1

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:
 — Kirov CLS missile launchers 45 nm southeast of Al Irqah
 — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers 8 nm east of Al Irqah

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time: Dist: Head: Cas: Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 20:19:31 — — — — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 20:26:53 46.4 70 275 22.0M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 20:45:37 132.9 70 300 22.0M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 20:51:37)
4 Push 20:53:02 9.7 71 300 22.0M Descend immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 Pre IP 20:56:39 28.9 69 390 15.0M Climb immediate Wedge —
6 IP 20:58:01 10.9 70 385 16.0M — Wedge —
7 Surf Attack 21:00:40 21.2 71 385 16.0M Climb delayed Wedge Attack naval targets
8 Split 21:05:35 39.3 223 385 21.0M — Wedge Depart from package
9 — 21:28:49 185.9 255 360 21.0M Descend delayed Wedge —
10 Land 21:32:32 29.7 254 360 — — Wedge Land
11 Refuel — — — — 20.0M — Wedge Tanker station area

Comm Ladder:

Agency: Callsign: Uhf [Chnl]: Vhf [Chnl]: Notes:
Intra-Flight: Jackal5 — 143.750 MHz 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 367.175 MHz [1] — Homeplate Operations
Check-In: Sentry4 241.225 MHz [5] — AWACS: Global Check-In
Tactical: Sentry4 351.725 MHz — AWACS: Package Comms
Tanker / Aar: Texaco1 293.450 MHz — Boom Operator
Dep Atis: DJIBOUTI ATIS — 128.750 MHz Departure Airbase
Dep Ground: DJIBOUTI Ground 275.975 MHz [2] — Departure Airbase
Dep Tower: DJIBOUTI Tower 345.700 MHz [3] 122.675 MHz [3] Departure Airbase
Dep Departure: DJIBOUTI Departure 309.500 MHz [4] — Departure Airbase
Arr Atis: DJIBOUTI ATIS — 128.750 MHz Recovery Airbase
Arr Approach: DJIBOUTI Approach 309.500 MHz [4] — Recovery Airbase
Arr Tower: DJIBOUTI Tower 345.700 MHz [3] 122.675 MHz [3] Recovery Airbase
Arr Ground: DJIBOUTI Ground 275.975 MHz [2] — Recovery Airbase

Iff

GENERAL:
Initial STAT Settings: Modes Active: M124 Codes: M1: 60 M2: 7004 M3: 3430
M4 Validity Time (Until): Key A: Day2 00:00 Key B: Day3 00:00
IFF Policy: M1: per team M2: per aircraft M3: per aircraft
Code Change Setting: POS/TIM
TIME EVENTS:
Rot/day: 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00
M1: 24 20 10 51 01 62 03 71 73 33 03 41 02
M3: 24 0054 3154 5030 4730 3204 5430 5354 2604 6330 0230 3530 4430
M4: 1 A A A A A A B B B B B B
POS EVENTS:
Ingress: M4 / EOF4 Egress: M124 / WOF7

Ordnance:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Jackal5 — Jackal51 — — Jackal52 — — Jackal53 — — Jackal54 —
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-154C JSOW-C 2 x AGM-154C JSOW-C 2 x AGM-154C JSOW-C 2 x AGM-154C JSOW-C
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
1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD
Mustang7 — Mustang71 — — Mustang72 — — Mustang73 — — Mustang74 —
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-158 JASSM 2 x AGM-158 JASSM 2 x AGM-158 JASSM 2 x AGM-158 JASSM
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
1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD
Jackal3 — Jackal31 — — Jackal32 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal
1 x AN/ALQ-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184

Weather:

Conditions @ Take Off: Target Area: Landing:
Situation: Fair Fair Fair
Wind: 237 deg @ 4 kts. 237 deg @ 4 kts. 237 deg @ 4 kts.
Temp: 19 deg C. 19 deg C. 19 deg C.
Cloud Base: 5,000 ft MSL base 5,000 ft MSL base 5,000 ft MSL base
Con Layer: 28,000 ft MSL base 28,000 ft MSL base 28,000 ft MSL base

Support:

Callsign: Station Area:
Sentry4 (AWACS): 1 E-2C Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 50 nm northwest of ASEB. Available for air detection and warning.
Texaco1 (Tanker): 1 KC-135R Friendly tankers will be operating 48 nm southwest of ASEB. Available for mid-air refueling.

Rules of Engagement:

Visually ID unknown aircraft before engaging, unless authorized by AWACS.
Note: Friendly aircraft may be operating in the area.

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:
SAR helos are available. 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:
No alternate airfield is currently available.
Sanitise yourself and review your evasion plan of action.

Good Luck!