DECEMBER 08, 2013
MISSION 20USS Ronald Reagan - Barents Sea
VFA-41 Black Aces
LOCAL TIME: 0630
WEATHER: CLOUDY
ROE: RED and FREE
BACKGROUND
The Stalinists commanding the MOOR military have taken this conflict to a new level. The ground offensive against Norway caused civilian casualties in Norwegian border towns and Washington no longer classifies this as a civil conflict among Russians. A strike against the responsible leadership has been ordered. Two flights of F/A-18 Super Hornets will coordinate seperate ingress routes. Foxtrot (Group A) will fly STRIKE and Bravo (Group B) will provide CAP/SEAD support for Foxtrots egress.
Intel has received information from an anonymous source concerning the MOOR high ranking leadership. Other data confirms the source is reliable. MOOR military H.Q. is located at Verkhnetulomshiy, a small industrial area south west of Murmansk on the Tuloma River. Many of the MOOR high command officers maintain living quarters and offices in two adjacent apartment buildings and are presently there attending daily meetings. A small commercial airport services the area and the roads leaving the area to the east and west are normally open. Additionally the river also provides transportation to and from the area. DMPI-1 provides GPS coordinates for the living quarters apartment building and DMPI-2 provides GPS coordinates for the office building. Both target buildings will require two (2) 2000# bombs to destroy. They are not hardened targets. This strike mission can only be successful if the high value targets get no advance warning and are in either of the two targeted buildings. Both flights ingress will be NOE below radar with no weapons launched before Strike flight can arrive at the target area and bomb the target buildings. Egress altitude will have to be decided by Strike Lead based on fighter threat response. Two (2) Air Refuelers will be available on egress by 0730 hours near Kutskova Field, Norway.1x KC-135 (Delta) will be orbiting at Angels 10 and 1x S-3B USN (Echo) will be orbiting at Angels 25.
The Intel Dept. has prepaired the following flight plan:
1a. Foxtrot (STRIKE) will ingress undetected at N.O.E. along a small river.
1b. Bravo (CAP/SEAD) will fly low profile 80 nm off shore and ingress N.O.E. to remain undetected.
2a. Foxtrot (STRIKE) will time its ingress to arrive at target (WP#7) at 07:22. Foxtrot (STRIKE) will have to bypass the inland I-HAWK at NOE then climb to Angels 15 for weapon release and to stay above the threat range of the SA-13 Snap Shot SAM at the target area.
2b. Bravo (CAP/SEAD) will time its ingress to arrive at WP#5 at 07:24 and SEAD the coastal SA-11 SAM site and the inland I-HAWK SAM at WP#6 to provide a clear egress for Strike. Bravo will then provide CAP cover for Strike flights egress.
MISSION OBJECTIVES
1. Launch two flights from the carrier and coordinate an undetected ingress.
2. Bomb the office building and the apartment building occupied by enemy high command.
Package:
3xF/A-18E (Foxtrot)(STRIKE)
3xF/A-18E (Bravo)(CAP/SEAD)
Supporting flights:
2xF/A-18E (Carrier CAP)( Skate)
1xE-2C (AWACS)(X-Ray)
1xKC-135 (Air Tanker)(Delta) 10K Orbit
1xS-3B USN (Air Tanker)(Echo) 25K Orbit
Bullseye: Murmansk Ship Yard
USS REAGAN TACAN 76
Kirkenes Air Base TACAN 21
Kutskova Divert Field TACAN 45
Stolichnaya Divert Field TACAN 63
KC-135 (Delta) Air Tanker TACAN 88
S-3B USN (Echo) Air Tanker TACAN 99
Foxtrot (STRIKE) Waypoint Listing:
WP1/FORM UP/300 IAS/5000 AGL
WP2/INGRESS/300 IAS/15000 AGL
WP3/INGRESS/350 IAS/15000 AGL
WP4/INGRESS NOE/450 IAS/200 AGL
WP5/INGRESS NOE/450 IAS/200 AGL
WP6/INGRESS NOE/450 IAS/200 AGL
WP7/BOMB TARGET/300 IAS/15000 AGL
WP8/EGRESS-NOE/450 IAS/200 AGL
WP9/EGRESS-NOE/450 IAS/200 AGL
WP10/EGRESS-REFUEL/350 IAS/15000 AGL
WP11/INBOUND/350 IAS/25000 AGL
WP12/RECOVERY/400 IAS/2000 AGL
Bravo (CAP/SEAD) Waypoint Listing:
WP1/FORM UP/300 IAS/5000 AGL
WP2/INGRESS/300 IAS/15000 AGL
WP3/INGRESS/300 IAS/500 AGL
WP4/INGRESS NOE/330 IAS/200 AGL
WP5/POP UP-SEAD/350 IAS/200 AGL
WP6/CAP/350 IAS/20000 AGL
WP7/EGRESS-REFUEL/350 IAS/15000 AGL
WP8/INBOUND/350 IAS/25000 AGL
WP9/RECOVERY/400 IAS/2000 AGL
RECOMENDED STRIKE LOAD OUT
550 x PGU-28 20mm
1x AN/ALE-47(2)
1x 480 Gal Ext Fuel
1x ATFLIR DATA LINK
1x AIM-120 AMRAAM
4x GBU-29 JDAM
2x AGM-88 HARM
2x AIM-9x Sidewinder
RECOMENDED CAP/SEAD LOAD OUT
550 x PGU-28 20mm
1x AN/ALE-47(2)
1x 480 Gal Ext Fuel
1x ATFLIR DATA LINK
5x AIM-120 AMRAAM
4x AGM-88 HARM
2x AIM-9x Sidewinder
DEBRIEFDragon, Ticman, Lion, Arson, Hedgehog, Madrus, Shadow attending
STRIKE
Lead: Dragon - primary, SA-13, landed at divert
#2: Ticman - primary, trapped
#3: Lion - primary, trapped
#4: Arson - primary, trapped
CAP/SEAD
Lead: Hedgehog - SA-11, HAWK, Snow Drift, Il-76, trapped
#2: Madrus - SA-11, Landed at divert
#3: Shadow - MiG-23, SA-11, crashed on deck
Mission was a success.
That is one big #%&*$# of a bomb.