DangerDogz Mission Services Proudly Presents "Operation Steel Sword"

[Friar]

I have put together a one-off co-op style mission (but if you get killed you could re-spawn) that pulls together all the common assets we fly.

Full details are contained in the attached briefing document.

No date set yet for running but suggestions welcome.

Comments also welcome.

Operation Steel Sword Briefing Doc.pdf

[Friar]

Suggest we run this on Thursday 7th December. I think the mission is ready. The longer I leave it the more I fiddle and tweak...

Its not too long so I will have a briefing map up to simulate the day before the attack and then when we are ready roll the mission to the actual morning of the attack.

 

[wingflyr]

Sounds great, would love to give it a go.

[BluBear]

Brilliant Col! Definitely up for this.

[delta7]

I'm in flying F5 please 

[Friar]

Just doing some final testing and thought I would post a couple of screen shots to wet your appetite for Thursday Evening (UK time) 

[DD_Fenrir]

Really loooking forward to this Col, thanks!

A tip, guys, from one who's flown a lot of night ops in the passed 12 months...

Know what your external light switch button binding is.

And whether it's a toggle or separate off/on.

[FoolTrottel]

(I do not think my I-16 even has any external lights? Oh, wait, it's Operation Steel Swordfish ... no worries ...)

[Sid]

Thoroughly enjoyed the mission Friar...thank you, a purpose for Garlic 1....

The runway demolition was a perfect run in, no piccies but it was good....

Second aircraft, piccies, great fun, out and back in. Airfield well and truly disabled I think. Thanks for your company chaps

[FoolTrottel]

As a pure spectator I have one thing to add...

 

[Sid]

Runway run....

[PapaBear]

Thanks for your time and effort Colin, really enjoyed tonight's mission 

[Friar]

Thanks guys glad you enjoyed it. We discussed doing it again next week but I am going to leave it for a bit.

Lessons Learned for next time

• Waypoints to targets to save time programming in at the start.
• Tone down the SA13 and replace with Strella perhaps
• Have a second emergency airfield available for re-arm and re-fuel.
• Better direction / instructions about which way to take off.....

If you have any comments on the mission or  ideas for other scenarios please let me know.

[delta7]

Thanks Colin and apologies for mix up at start, I honestly thought that the F16s had done short take off and runway was clear 😳

[DD_Fenrir]

1 hour ago, Friar said:

Thanks guys glad you enjoyed it. We discussed doing it again next week but I am going to leave it for a bit.

Lessons Learned for next time

• Waypoints to targets to save time programming in at the start.
• Tone down the SA13 and replace [some] with Strella Shilka perhaps
• Have a second emergency airfield available for re-arm and re-fuel.
• Better direction / instructions about which way to take off.....

If you have any comments on the mission or  ideas for other scenarios please let me know.

Edited for you

I would also place one or two SA-8s around to add some further tasking for the Wild Weasels.

[Friar]

@DD_Fenrir, Thanks for that.

@wingflyr / @Zukker / @fruitbat or anyone else that knows...

I am just working on version 2 for the next time we run this mission (people seemed to enjoyed it so lets go again at some point  )

I have plotted way-points to all the planned targets (obviously not the AAA / SAM as we do not know where they are) for all planes to make take-off quicker, now we can load weapons and go, no messing about loading co-ordinates, does this mean I could remove all the LAT LON from the briefing pages as they would be no longer required for F14/F15/F18?

I know the F16 can use the steer points to deploy JDAMS but what about the others?

For example I have prepared

F16 Steer Points
1-   Home Base
2-   Larak Island
3-   Ingress Point
4-   Rashid Al-Moonsur Residence
5-   Sadiq Al-Moonsur Residence
6-   Fazil Al-Moonsur Residence
7-   Storage Facility 4
8-   Storage Facility 1
9-   Storage Facility 3
10- Storage Facility 2
11- HQ Building

F15 Way-points
1-   Home Base
2-   Over Dargahan On Route
3-   Ingress Point
4 -  Training HQ Building 2
5-   Training HQ Building 1
6-   HQ Building
7-   Storage Facility 2
8-   Storage Facility 3
9-   Storage Facility 1
10- Storage Facility 4
11- Fazil Al-Moonsur Residence
12- Sadiq Al-Moonsur Residence
13- Rashid Al-Moonsur Residence

Mirage Way-points
1-   Home Base
2-   Ingress Point
3-   Qeshm Island Airfield
4-   Dayrestan Training Complex
5-   Ship Attack Base

F5 Waypoints
1-   Home Base
2-   Ingress Point
3-   Ship Attack Base
4-   Dayrestan Training Complex
5-   Qeshm Island Airfield

F14 Way-points
1-   Center of Carrier Loop
2-   Ship Attack Base
3-   Dayrestan Training Base
4-   Qeshm Island Airfield
5-   Training HQ-2
6-   Bul-Hinsur HQ Building
7-   Storage Facility-2
8-   Storage Facility-3
9-   Storage Facility-1
10- Storage Facility-4
11- Fazil Al-Moonsur Residence
12- Sadiq Al-Moonsur Residence
13- Rashid Al-Moonsur Residence

F18 Way-points
1-   Center of Carrier Loop
2-   Ship Attack Base
3-   Dayrestan Training Base
4-   Qeshm Island Airfield
5-   Training HQ-1
6-   Bul-Hinsur HQ Building
7-   Storage Facility-2
8-   Storage Facility-3
9-   Storage Facility-1
10- Storage Facility-4
11- Fazil Al-Moonsur Residence
12- Sadiq Al-Moonsur Residence
13- Rashid Al-Moonsur Residence
 

Any advice and guidance as always welcomed.

Friar