669VFS – Operation Centurion Sentinel – Mission #1 DEAD

Mission Overview:

  Warhawk1  (DEAD)
  Package #: 5500  (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)
  Pkg-Mission: Strike enemy air defense assets
  Target Area: 3 nm southwest of Kerynia.
  Time on Target: 09:34:01

Pilot Roster:

  Callsign:   Flt Lead:   Wing Two:   Elem Lead:   Elem Two:
  Warhawk1   Gen. Ripper   Unassigned
  Cyborg1   Unassigned   Unassigned

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

  Callsign:    Flt #:   Role:   Aircraft:   Task:
  Warhawk1   5501  ( x )   DEAD   2 F-16CM-40    Destroy enemy air defense assets
      T/O: 09:17:26   Push: 09:28:51   Tgt: 09:34:01   IFF: M124/102/24004-5/32130-1  
  Cyborg1   5502   DCA   2 F-16CM-40    Prevent enemy aircraft from hitting friendly targets
      T/O: 09:17:30   Push: N/A   Tgt: 09:22:01   IFF: M124/102/24010-1/32134-5  

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:
   — I-Hawk missile launchers 3 nm southwest of Kerynia
   — ASRAD missile launchers 9 nm southwest of Kerynia
   — ASRAD missile launchers 4 nm northwest of Nicosia

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time:   Dist:   Head:   Cas:   Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 09:17:26   —   —   —   — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 09:20:09   14.6   94   320   1.0A — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 09:21:07   4.5   284   275   1.0A — Wedge Hold (Departure: 09:27:07)
4 Push 09:28:51   10.1   286   345   1.0A Descend immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 IP 09:31:15   19.3   18   475   0.5A — Wedge —
6 Grnd Attack 09:34:01   22.0   17   475   0.5A Climb delayed Wedge Attack ground targets
7 Split 09:39:15   41.9   195   475   21.0M Descend delayed Wedge Depart from package
8 Land 09:39:35   2.7   233   360   — — Wedge Land
9 Land —   —   —   —   — — Wedge Land (Alternate)

Comm Ladder:

 
 
  Agency:   Callsign:   Uhf [Chnl]:   Vhf [Chnl]:   Notes:
 
  Intra-Flight:   Warhawk1   —   141.375 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   335.275 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: 4004   M3: 2130
  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   5730   7130   6754   0704   5330   6304   6730   1154   1430   0030   2154   4154
  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:
 
  Warhawk1   — Warhawk11 —   — Warhawk12 —    
      510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61    
      2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM   2 x AIM-120B AMRAAM    
      2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder   2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder    
      2 x AGM-88 HARM   2 x AGM-88 HARM    
      4 x CBU-52/B   4 x CBU-52/B    
      1 x AN/ALQ-184   1 x AN/ALQ-184    
      1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS   1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS    
 
  Cyborg1   — Cyborg11 —   — Cyborg12 —    
      510 x 20mm M61   510 x 20mm M61    
      4 x AIM-120B AMRAAM   4 x AIM-120B AMRAAM    
      2 x AIM-120C AMRAAM   2 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:   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:    
  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!