Its Ready - Syrian Campaign...

[Friar]

 

[Friar]

Full Briefing - Release V1

Scenario

Red forces have pushed out of Syria from Jarabulus in the eastern side of Syria and taken control of the regional airfield of Gaziantep in Turkey. There are also signs that they are planning to push in and take the Forward Operating Base located West of Rayhanli, code named "Alpha". These actions must be countered.

Having negated these incursions Blue forces should then commence the push back into Syria and take over airfields, towns and FOBs all the way down to Damascus.

Blue forces will start their fight back from Incirlik, Hatay, Adana and Akrotiri airfields as well as a small output FOB at Nurdagi. There is also a Carrier fleet in the locality.

Game Play

Other than the Carrier, FOBs and Adana all bases will use the Dynamic Spawn capability and hot start will be an option.

These missions will track your scores and the impact from any encounters will be carried forward from mission to mission. You should make sure you land safely back at a Blue occupied base to bank your points.

The results from each session must be saved via a menu option at the end of play.

Menu options allow players to their view their own score and also the score for other players. Some of these menus are specific to certain plane types so depending on what you are flying means you may not see all the menu options.

You will also be able to get an update on the status of airfields and towns as to which side is in control via the menu options.

Once the controlling forces of an airfield or town have been negated the area can then be captured by the deployment of ground forces. Each new captured area provides the opportunity to pick-up new troops. Captured airfields will also provide new spawn points for aircraft and/or helicopters, thus assisting the move down the map. However should the red forces loose control of a base, they will probably mount an attack to recover any lost assets.

Captured airfields will have very limited air defenses and it is strongly recommended that Hercules out of Adana bring in supplies once the airfield is safe and as early as possible after capture. 

Captured bases may also have limited number of spawns per plane type available so you will need to think about not just throwing away your air frame. Home bases have unlimited spawns and resources.

Some bases once captured will not provide new spawns but will enable the option to land and repair, rearm or refuel. Some of these bases will require extra supplies to be brought in by the Hercules.

Some captured FOBS will require ground resources to be sent in after capture to provide fuel and supplies before any RRR can take place.

All captured bases will provide an opportunity to land and bank any kills you have to save your scores.

Threats - Army

The Red forces will have multiple ground units placed around the map defending key areas. You can expect to encounter many types of ground and air defenses. Some units may be held back and out of sight until required to take part in the engagement, so do not underestimate their strength.

Threats - Air Force

The Red air force is made up of an aging fleet of Migs and SU designated aircraft, but do not mistake this for being an easy fight. They will be deployed to patrol and attack where required to maximize their strengths.

Threats - Navy

There is a limited threat from the Red forces Navy. The only information we have is that there are three "Grisha" class corvettes currently located in Tartus port undergoing refits. Two of these three ships are awaiting sea trials before their weapons systems become fully operational. The other is believed to have completed the sea trials and now has all of its weapons systems functioning. 

[Friar]

Start date scheduled for Thursday 16th January.

[Friar]

Can we tempt you in FT? New Year, get back on the DCS bike so to speak?

[Crash]

will this run every Thursday?

[FoolTrottel]

4 hours ago, Friar said:

Can we tempt you in FT? New Year, get back on the DCS bike so to speak?

Hm, somehow I got Syria map, so I can try the Hercules...

 

[Friar]

I am working on ground vehicles having a role - scout with laser targeting which I thought you might enjoy

[BluBear]

Exceptional work Colin, thank you. Looking forward to this!

[Friar]

On 1/4/2025 at 12:55 PM, Crash said:

will this run every Thursday

Hi Crash, that is my intention, unless once it is released to the Dogz it collapses! Would be great if you could join us.

There are roles for all sorts. We will even have the option for a player to act as JTAC. He will be helicoptered near the front line and then position himself in line of sight to the targets and then lase for bombers / attack helicopters to use. Any player could do this and would not even need to have flight controls set up, just as long as they have Combined Arms.

[Friar]

So following a last little test last night of mission saving and restoring, thanks @fruitbat

Syria Mission Control, we are confirming go-live at 20:15 on Thursday. It will start with a small scenario and game play brief. The actual mission will then start at 20:30 for this first mission. Following missions will start probably around the same time, maybe 20:00 but obviously it will live action from the start.

I will not be running through the brief again if people join later, which there is absolutely no problem with you doing so. If you need to leave before the end, no problem, just bank your scores.

I will NOT be doing the brief multiple times as people join. Happy to answer the odd question when applicable, but that should not be a problem as there will have been lots of people attend the brief so we all know what is going on.

I will NOT be acting as a General for this campaign so will not be making tactical decisions. I will advise on potential next objectives but that is all. So please do not ask me "what should I do next Friar?" I have built quite a bit of randomisation into the campaign so even I know may not know what is going to happen next. 

The mission will also be run with "FOG OF WAR" settings. Icons in game but limited information on the F10 map.

[fruitbat]

Looking forward to this Colin, thanks for all your hard work on this👍

[BluBear]

Whoop! 

And don't worry Colin, I won't need to run through any briefs, I prefer my own, ideally secured around my waist.

[FoolTrottel]

"what should I do first Friar?"

 

My debrief: only one thing to mention: at the end, the captured base at Giantizep, I deployed the NASAM cargo, but it did not show up. 

Menu was changed correctly, as the option to deploy was removed, but the three vehicles did not show up as they did earlier on base in BA52.

 

Good show Colin, good fun. Thanks!!