669VFS – Operation Centurion Sentinel – Mission #2 DEAD/AI

Mission Overview:

Hawkeye1 (DEAD)

	Package #:	5509 (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)
	Pkg-Mission:	Strike enemy air defense assets
	Target Area:	2 nm southwest of Kerynia.
	Time on Target:	10:07:31

Pilot Roster:

	Callsign:		Flt Lead:		Wing Two:		Elem Lead:		Elem Two:
	Hawkeye1		Gen. Ripper		Lt. Tom Raisen		Lt. Stokes		Lt. Miller

Package Elements:

x = Primary Flight

	Callsign:		Flt #:		Role:		Aircraft:		Task:
	Hawkeye1		5510 ( x )		DEAD		4 F-16CM-40		Destroy enemy air defense assets
			T/O: 10:01:30		Push: 10:12:54		Tgt: 10:18:04		IFF: M124/152/26630-3/36754-7

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:
	— I-Hawk missile launchers 3 nm southwest of Kerynia
	— ASRAD missile launchers 8 nm west of Nicosia
	— M6 Linebacker missile launchers 7 nm west of Nicosia
	— ASRAD missile launchers 4 nm northwest of Nicosia
	— M6 Linebacker missile launchers 4 nm southwest of Kerynia

Steerpoints:

#:	Desc:	Time:		Dist:		Head:		Cas:		Alt:	Action:	Form:	Comments:
1	Takeoff	10:01:30		—		—		—		—	Climb immediate	Wedge	Takeoff
2	—	10:04:13		14.6		94		320		1.0A	—	Wedge	—
3	Holding Pt	10:05:11		4.5		284		275		1.0A	—	Wedge	Hold (Departure: 10:11:11)
4	Push	10:12:54		10.1		286		345		1.0A	Descend immediate	Wedge	Rendezvous with package
5	IP	10:15:19		19.3		18		475		0.5A	—	Wedge	—
6	Grnd Attack	10:18:04		22.0		17		475		0.5A	Climb delayed	Wedge	Attack ground targets
7	Split	10:23:19		41.9		195		475		21.0M	Descend delayed	Wedge	Depart from package
8	Land	10:23:39		2.7		233		360		—	—	Wedge	Land
9	Land	—		—		—		—		—	—	Wedge	Land (Alternate)

Comm Ladder:



	Agency:		Callsign:		Uhf [Chnl]:		Vhf [Chnl]:		Notes:

	Intra-Flight:		Hawkeye1		—		138.075 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:		Chalice1		292.450 MHz [5]		—		AWACS: Global Check-In
	Tactical:		Chalice1		303.875 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: 02		M2: 6630		M3: 2530
	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:		TIM

TIME EVENTS:

			Rot/day:		10:00		11:00		12:00		13:00		14:00		15:00		16:00		17:00		18:00		19:00		20:00		21:00
	M1:		24		52		11		10		12		12		50		10		13		73		33		30		03
	M3:		24		6754		1204		3354		2354		6030		1530		0754		3230		2130		4530		3554		3304
	M4:		1		A		A		A		A		A		A		A		A		A		A		A		A

POS EVENTS:

Ingress: M124 / —–

Egress: M124 / —–

Ordnance:

	Callsign:		Flt Lead:		Wing Two:		Elem Lead:		Elem Two:

	Hawkeye1		— Hawkeye11 —		— Hawkeye12 —		— Hawkeye13 —		— Hawkeye14 —
			510 x 20mm M61		510 x 20mm M61		510 x 20mm M61		510 x 20mm M61
			2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM		2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM		2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM		2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM
			2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder		2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder		2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder		2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder
			2 x AGM-88 HARM		8 x CBU-52/B		8 x CBU-52/B		8 x CBU-52/B
			4 x CBU-52/B		1 x AN/ALQ-184		1 x AN/ALQ-184		1 x AN/ALQ-184
			1 x AN/ALQ-184		1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS		1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS		1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS
			1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS

Weather:

	Conditions @		Take Off:		Target Area:		Landing:
	Situation:		Fair		Fair		Fair
	Wind:		29 deg @ 2 kts.		221 deg @ 3 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:
	Chalice1 (AWACS):	1 E-3		Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 97 nm southwest of Paphos. 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!