669VFS – Operation Tigris King – Mission 6 STRIKE Al Qaim Nuclear Facility

Mission Overview:

Cobra5  (STRIKE)
Package #: 2011  (Airstrike)
Pkg-Mission: Strike Al Qaim Enrichment Plant
Target Area: 8 nm south of Al Khidr.
Time on Target: 19:23:58

Pilot Roster:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Cobra5 Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned
Mudhen3 Unassigned Unassigned
Panther2 Unassigned Unassigned

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

Callsign:  Flt #: Role: Aircraft: Task:
Cobra5 2019  ( x ) STRIKE 4 F-16CM-40 Destroy Main Plant at target site
T/O: 18:44:26 Push: 18:55:20 Tgt: 19:23:58 IFF: M124/120/26254-7/30204-7
Mudhen3 2159 ESCORT 2 F-16CM-40 Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
T/O: 18:43:26 Push: 18:53:46 Tgt: 19:21:58 IFF: M124/120/26260-1/30210-1
Panther2 2208 SEAD 2 F-16CM-40 Protect package from enemy air defenses
T/O: 18:42:26 Push: 18:52:39 Tgt: 19:19:58 IFF: M124/120/26264-5/30214-5

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:
 — ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns 8 nm south of Al Khidr

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time: Dist: Head: Cas: Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 18:44:26 — — — — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 18:46:58 14.5 248 300 10.2M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 18:47:41 5.0 49 305 10.2M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 18:53:41)
4 Push 18:55:20 9.6 47 305 10.2M Climb immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 Pre IP 19:20:45 203.4 320 380 17.0M Climb immediate Wedge —
6 IP 19:21:48 8.4 320 375 18.0M — Wedge —
7 Strike 19:23:58 17.2 319 375 18.0M Climb delayed Wedge Attack target
8 Split 19:52:35 229.0 140 375 21.0M Descend delayed Wedge Depart from package
9 Land 19:53:14 5.1 148 360 — — Wedge Land
10 Land — — — — — — Wedge Land (Alternate)

Comm Ladder:

Agency: Callsign: Uhf [Chnl]: Vhf [Chnl]: Notes:
Intra-Flight: Cobra5 — 138.850 MHz Flight Management Comms
Guard: None 243.600 MHz 121.600 MHz Distress / Emergency
Common: None 339.750 MHz [14] 123.500 MHz [14] Advisory / UNICOM
Base Ops: None 357.375 MHz — Homeplate Operations
Check-In: Magic1 392.800 MHz [5] — AWACS: Global Check-In
Tactical: Magic1 281.175 MHz — AWACS: Package Comms
Dep Atis: Ras ATIS — — Departure Airbase
Dep Ground: Ras Ground 357.375 MHz — Departure Airbase
Dep Tower: Ras Tower 377.375 MHz 120.500 MHz Departure Airbase
Dep Departure: Ras Departure 357.375 MHz — Departure Airbase
Arr Atis: Ras ATIS — — Recovery Airbase
Arr Approach: Ras Approach 357.375 MHz — Recovery Airbase
Arr Tower: Ras Tower 377.375 MHz 120.500 MHz Recovery Airbase
Arr Ground: Ras Ground 357.375 MHz — Recovery Airbase
Alt Atis: Ras ATIS — — Alternate Airbase
Alt Approach: Ras Approach 383.875 MHz — Alternate Airbase
Alt Tower: Ras Tower 384.875 MHz 119.200 MHz Alternate Airbase
Alt Ground: Ras Ground 383.875 MHz — Alternate Airbase

Iff

GENERAL:
Initial STAT Settings: Modes Active: M124 Codes: M1: 13 M2: 2004 M3: 2104
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: 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00
M1: 24 03 60 20 10 51 01 62 03 71 73 33 03
M3: 24 6504 4654 5604 4054 2104 2730 0704 1704 3704 3604 4230 6204
M4: 1 A A A A A A A A B B B B
POS EVENTS:
Ingress: M124 / —– Egress: M124 / —–

Ordnance:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Cobra5 — Cobra51 — — Cobra52 — — Cobra53 — — Cobra54 —
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 GBU-31(v)1/B /HE 2 x GBU-31(v)1/B /HE 2 x GBU-31(v)1/B /HE 2 x GBU-31(v)1/B /HE
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/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD 1 x AN/AAQ-13 NAVPOD
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN
Mudhen3 — Mudhen31 — — Mudhen32 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder
2 x Tank 370gal 2 x Tank 370gal
1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1 1 x AN/ALQ-131(v)1
Panther2 — Panther21 — — Panther22 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
2 x AGM-88 HARM 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

Weather:

Conditions @ Take Off: Target Area: Landing:
Situation: Sunny Sunny Sunny
Wind: 210 deg @ 4 kts. 210 deg @ 4 kts. 210 deg @ 4 kts.
Temp: 28 deg C. 28 deg C. 28 deg C.
Cloud Base: 35,000 ft MSL base 35,000 ft MSL base 35,000 ft MSL base
Con Layer: 34,000 ft MSL base 34,000 ft MSL base 34,000 ft MSL base

Support:

Callsign: Station Area:
Magic1 (AWACS): 1 E-3 Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 31 nm southwest of Industrial City. 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:
Ras Safaniya Airbase, 29 nm southeast of Ras Al Khafji
Sanitise yourself and review your evasion plan of action.

Good Luck!