669VFS – Operation Centurion Sentinel – Mission #5 AI/ESCORT

Mission Overview:

Falcon1  (AI)
Package #: 130  (Air Interdiction)
Pkg-Mission: Interdict enemy vehicles in the area around Pyroi.
Station Area: 4 nm north of Pyroi.
Time on Station: 15:57:28

Pilot Roster:

Callsign: Flt Lead: Wing Two: Elem Lead: Elem Two:
Falcon1 Gen. Ripper Maj. ArnetteCali
Gamble1 Unassigned Unassigned

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

Callsign:  Flt #: Role: Aircraft: Task:
Falcon1 142  ( x ) AI 2 F-16CM-40 Search for enemy targets, engage and destroy at will
T/O: 15:39:48 Push: 15:50:55 Tgt: 15:57:28 IFF: M124/150/23654-5/35530-1
Gamble1 197 ESCORT 2 F-16CM-40 Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
T/O: 15:37:48 Push: 15:48:56 Tgt: 15:55:28 IFF: M124/150/23660-1/35534-5

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 5 nm north of Pyroi
 — ASRAD missile launchers 4 nm north of Pyroi
 — Avenger missile launchers 3 nm north of Pyroi
 — ASRAD missile launchers 2 nm east of Aradippou

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time: Dist: Head: Cas: Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 15:39:48 — — — — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 15:42:25 14.5 121 305 5.9M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 15:43:13 4.6 315 315 5.9M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 15:49:13)
4 Push 15:50:55 10.0 311 320 5.9M Climb immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 S&D 15:57:28 41.1 39 300 16.0M — Wedge Find and engage enemy
6 S&D 15:58:44 8.0 138 300 16.0M Climb delayed Wedge Return to previous steerpoint (Departure: 16:18:44)
7 Split 16:23:46 40.2 230 385 21.0M Descend delayed Wedge Depart from package
8 Land 16:24:09 3.1 225 360 — — Wedge Land
9 Land — — — — — — Wedge Land (Alternate)

Comm Ladder:

Agency: Callsign: Uhf [Chnl]: Vhf [Chnl]: Notes:
Intra-Flight: Falcon1 — 143.550 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 290.600 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: 50 M2: 3654 M3: 5530
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 10 13 73 33 30 03 21 71 31 31 62 71
M3: 24 1054 2154 4404 4330 3254 7204 5054 2030 2154 2604 3254 3554
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:
Falcon1 — Falcon11 — — Falcon12 —
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-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184
1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN 1 x AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN
Gamble1 — Gamble11 — — Gamble12 —
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-184 1 x AN/ALQ-184

Weather:

Conditions @ Take Off: Target Area: Landing:
Situation: Fair Fair Fair
Wind: 29 deg @ 2 kts. 221 deg @ 3 kts. 221 deg @ 3 kts.
Temp: 15 deg C. 15 deg C. 15 deg C.
Cloud Base: 8,000 ft MSL base 5,000 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 43 nm west 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!