669VFS – Operation Southern Serpent – Mission #4 DEAD/ESCORT

Mission Overview:

Beast6  (DEAD)
Package #: 965  (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses)
Pkg-Mission: Strike enemy air defense assets
Target Area: over Ghadir.
Time on Target: 13:18:02

Situation:

Be advised: Intelligence reports a large enemy offensive is in progress, probably with the intent to take Degeh Bur.

Package Elements:

x  = Primary Flight

Callsign:  Flt #: Role: Aircraft: Task:
Beast6 966  ( x ) DEAD 4 F-16CM-40 Destroy enemy air defense assets
T/O: 12:56:33 Push: 13:11:58 Tgt: 13:19:32 IFF: M124/4/163/21554-7/32654-7
Jaguar1 968 ESCORT 4 F-16CM-40 Protect package elements from enemy aircraft
T/O: 12:55:33 Push: 13:12:54 Tgt: 13:17:32 IFF: M124/4/163/21560-3/32660-3

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:
 — SA-5 (S-200) missile launchers over Ghadir

Steerpoints:

#: Desc: Time: Dist: Head: Cas: Alt: Action: Form: Comments:
1 Takeoff 12:56:33 — — — — Climb immediate Wedge Takeoff
2 — 13:03:51 46.1 55 275 22.0M — Wedge —
3 Holding Pt 13:04:30 8.5 55 300 22.0M — Wedge Hold (Departure: 13:10:30)
4 Push 13:11:58 10.0 54 300 22.0M Descend immediate Wedge Rendezvous with package
5 Pre IP 13:16:49 38.8 55 370 19.0M Climb immediate Wedge —
6 SEAD 13:18:08 10.5 55 365 20.0M — Wedge Engage enemy air defenses
7 SEAD 13:19:32 11.2 55 365 20.0M Climb delayed Wedge Engage enemy air defenses
8 Split 13:27:09 60.9 230 365 21.0M — Wedge Depart from package
9 — 13:31:30 34.8 240 360 21.0M Descend delayed Wedge —
10 Land 13:35:15 30.0 240 360 — — Wedge Land
11 Refuel — — — — 20.0M — Wedge Tanker station area

Comm Ladder:

Agency: Callsign: Uhf [Chnl]: Vhf [Chnl]: Notes:
Intra-Flight: Beast6 — 141.300 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: Dragnet6 341.625 MHz — AWACS: Global Check-In
Tactical: Dragnet6 363.675 MHz — AWACS: Package Comms
Tanker / Aar: Copper2 249.125 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:
Beast6 — Beast61 — — Beast62 — — Beast63 — — Beast64 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
4 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 4 x AIM-120B AMRAAM
2 x AGM-88 HARM 2 x AGM-88 HARM 2 x AGM-154A JSOW-A 2 x AGM-154A JSOW-A
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
Jaguar1 — Jaguar11 — — Jaguar12 — — Jaguar13 — — Jaguar14 —
510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61 510 x 20mm M61
6 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 6 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 6 x AIM-120B AMRAAM 6 x AIM-120B 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

Weather:

Conditions @ Take Off: Target Area: Landing:
Situation: Fair Fair Fair
Wind: 310 deg @ 14 kts. 310 deg @ 14 kts. 310 deg @ 14 kts.
Temp: 23 deg C. 23 deg C. 23 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:
Dragnet6 (AWACS): 1 E-2C Friendly AWACS aircraft will be operating 62 nm west of DJIBOUTI. Available for air detection and warning.
Copper2 (Tanker): 1 KC-135R Friendly tankers will be operating 79 nm east of Wikro. 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!