669VFS – Operation Southern Serpent – Mission #2 DEAD/ESCORT

Mission Overview:

Hammer4 (DEAD)

	Package #:	373 (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)
	Pkg-Mission:	Strike enemy air defense assets
	Target Area:	46 nm east of ASEB.
	Time on Target:	08:00:47

Situation:

Package Elements:

x = Primary Flight

Callsign:	Flt #:	Role:	Aircraft:	Task:
Hammer4	374 ( x )	DEAD	4 F-16CM-40	Destroy enemy air defense assets
	T/O: 07:46:46	Push: 07:58:12	Tgt: 08:02:59	IFF: M124/4/122/21004-7/32654-7
Cobra7	376	ESCORT	4 F-16CM-40	Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
	T/O: 07:46:30	Push: 08:00:58	Tgt: 08:00:59	IFF: M124/4/113/21010-3/36360-3

Threat Analysis:

	Air-to-Air Threats:
	Enemy CAP aircraft are likely to be operating within operation area.

	Surface-To-Air Threats:
	There are no known enemy air defense assets along your flight path.

Steerpoints:

#:	Desc:	Time:	Dist:	Head:	Cas:	Alt:	Action:	Form:	Comments:
1	Takeoff	07:46:46	—	—	—	—	Climb immediate	Wedge	Takeoff
2	Holding Pt	07:50:40	33.3	17	300	19.0M	—	Wedge	Hold (Departure: 07:56:40)
3	Push	07:58:12	10.1	16	300	19.0M	Climb immediate	Wedge	Rendezvous with package
4	SEAD	07:59:36	11.3	17	365	20.0M	—	Wedge	Engage enemy air defenses
5	SEAD	08:02:59	27.0	16	365	20.0M	—	Wedge	Engage enemy air defenses
6	—	08:05:12	17.7	232	365	20.0M	Climb delayed	Wedge	—
7	Split	08:08:19	25.0	187	365	21.0M	—	Wedge	Depart from package
8	—	08:09:57	13.0	185	360	21.0M	Descend delayed	Wedge	—
9	Land	08:13:43	30.1	189	360	—	—	Wedge	Land
10	Refuel	—	—	—	—	20.0M	—	Wedge	Tanker station area

Comm Ladder:



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

Intra-Flight:	Hammer4	—	142.700 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	—	Homeplate Operations

Check-In:	Sentry6	290.375 MHz [5]	—	AWACS: Global Check-In
Tactical:	Sentry6	362.050 MHz	—	AWACS: Package Comms
Tanker / Aar:	Copper1	252.225 MHz	—	Boom Operator

Dep Atis:	DJIBOUTI ATIS	—	128.750 MHz	Departure Airbase
Dep Ground:	DJIBOUTI Ground	275.975 MHz	—	Departure Airbase
Dep Tower:	DJIBOUTI Tower	345.700 MHz	122.675 MHz	Departure Airbase
Dep Departure:	DJIBOUTI Departure	309.500 MHz	—	Departure Airbase

Arr Atis:	DJIBOUTI ATIS	—	128.750 MHz	Recovery Airbase
Arr Approach:	DJIBOUTI Approach	309.500 MHz	—	Recovery Airbase
Arr Tower:	DJIBOUTI Tower	345.700 MHz	122.675 MHz	Recovery Airbase
Arr Ground:	DJIBOUTI Ground	275.975 MHz	—	Recovery Airbase

Iff

GENERAL:

Initial STAT Settings:	Modes Active: M-	Codes:	M1: 00	M2: 0000	M3: 0000
M4 Validity Time (Until):	Key A: Day1 :	Key B: Day1 :
IFF Policy:	M1: per team	M2: per aircraft	M3: per aircraft
Code Change Setting:	MAN

TIME EVENTS:

			Rot/day:
	M1:		24
	M3:		24
	M4:		1

POS EVENTS:

Ingress: M- / —–

Egress: M- / —–

Ordnance:

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

Hammer4	— Hammer41 —	— Hammer42 —	— Hammer43 —	— Hammer44 —
	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	2 x AGM-88 HARM	2 x AGM-88 HARM	2 x AGM-88 HARM
	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/ASQ-213 HTS	1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS	1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS	1 x AN/ASQ-213 HTS

Cobra7	— Cobra71 —	— Cobra72 —	— Cobra73 —	— Cobra74 —
	510 x 20mm M61	510 x 20mm M61	510 x 20mm M61	510 x 20mm M61
	6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM	6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM	6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM	6 x AIM-120C AMRAAM
	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-33 SNIPER	1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER	1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER	1 x AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER

Weather:

Conditions @	Take Off:	Target Area:	Landing:
Situation:	Fair	Fair	Fair
Wind:	182 deg @ 13 kts.	182 deg @ 13 kts.	182 deg @ 13 kts.
Temp:	18 deg C.	18 deg C.	18 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:
Sentry6 (AWACS):	1 E-2C	Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 1 nm northwest of DIRE DAWA. Available for air detection and warning.
Copper1 (Tanker):	1 KC-135R	Friendly tankers will be operating 21 nm northwest 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 within 30 km of FLOT. 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!

AFTER ACTION REPORT

Date:	5-15-2020
In Game Time:	0730
Local Time:	2200 EST
Area of Operation:	Somalia
Operation Type:	DEAD
Intended Objective:	Destroy SA-2
Objective Status:	Succeeded in all intended objectives
Participating Members:	CO Ripper FO Bibleclinger OP Prom Date SO Oralos
Casualties:	3
Enemy Causalities:	22

Operation Details:

8 X F-16-CM-40 attacked a SA-2 in southern Yemen.

Remarks

Good effects on Target. – Ripper

We need more BARCAPs – Bibleclinger

Commendations

N/A

Lesson Learnt

Setup RWR better, get none ready members into game more. – Bibleclinger