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Pixy
UNITED KINGDOM
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 Posted - 19 Jan 2023 : 17:01:03
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All right, listen up.
Situation
The YAF (Yugoslav Air Force) has been significantly weakened in the opening day of our operations.
With the destruction of the coastal Zemunik Airbase FRY can no longer significantly project air power over and beyond the Adriatic.
Air command are now able to commit more packages away from DCA on the Italian Peninsula to the Balkan front.
We are beginning to peel back the layers of the onion that is the YAF.
Air command's primary concern remains Banja Luka Airport which, intel now confirms, a squadron of MiG-29As is operating from.
The YAF will likely repel any strike against their primary airbase with scrambled MiG-21s from their remaining airbases in Croatia.
Long range SA-5 and mobile SAMs are also active, making any attack against Banja Luka untenable.
Mission
Your mission is to eliminate YAF's presence in Croatia and open up an avenue for a future attack to gain complete air-superiority.
There are two remaining active airbases in Croatia: Udbina & Pleso.
Objectives
Udbina Airbase is our primary target as it's the most heavily defended of the two, with AAA and an active SA-2 site.
The base houses a squadron of MiG-21s and G-4s.
Destroying the runway at Udbina would open up the entire southern coastline of Croatia for amphibious landings and remove the YAF's only well protected runway for 100 miles.
Marine brass are eager to make the decisive invasion of the war and will be watching this mission closely.
With only a single runway the airbase will be made inoperable with only one or two weapons on target.
There is a mountain range to the northeast.
STPT 4 is a safe push point under friendly SAM cover.
STPT 5 is positioned on the SA-2 trespass.
STPT 6 is the target
STPY 7 is egress towards secondary target
Pleso Airbase is the secondary target.
A DEAD package from the 510th Fighter Squadron recently destroyed the SA-3 site's FCR; rendering the airbase undefended by any known capable SAM.
Pleso houses two squadrons of MiG-21s and lies a few miles south-east of the capital of Zagreb. The 218th and 59th Infantry divisions are preparing an assault on the city.
The Army's intelligence suggests that HVTs are still present in Zragreb and could use Pleso airbase as an avenue for escape.
MiGs from Pleso are also harassing our infantry's supply lines. Destroy the runway to cutoff their escape and to decisively remove the air threat for our troops in the north.
Pleso also only has a single runway, OCA Strike should still have available ordnance.
The base is positioned on flat ground near some small lakes.
STPT 7 is the secondary target push point.
STPT 8 is the target.
STPT 9 is the egress.
Threats
Air Threats:
G-4
MiG-21Bis
MiG-29A
Su-25
Su-33/39 (Kuznetsov)
SAM Threats:
AAA & MANPADS
SA-2
SA-5
Package
Package 2343
FALCON 3 - ESCORT
MAKO 6 - SEAD
MUDHEN 3 - OCA Strike
Tankers are operating 40nm north of STPT 9 on PPT 63
Weather
Fair.
MS - Both runways destroyed and max. 1 loss to enemy action.
PS - One runway destroyed and max. 2 loss to enemy action
Results
Flight Leads in this Sunday's official mission, "Balance of Power 02" are requested to post a debrief of their flight's actions, including any lessons learned or that should be learned by others.
Please put the following information at the top of your post:
Flight Role: (SEAD, ESCORT, STRIKE, Etc..)
Callsign11: "Pilot's name" AA=X AG=X RTB,MIA/KIA,EJT
Callsign12: "Pilot's name" AA=X AG=X RTB,MIA/KIA,EJT
Callsign13: "Pilot's name" AA=X AG=X RTB,MIA/KIA,EJT
Callsign14: "Pilot's name" AA=X AG=X RTB,MIA/KIA,EJT
MS/PS/MF
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Pegasus
UNITED KINGDOM
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Posted - 25 Jan 2023 : 10:49:08
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Flight Role: (OCA Strike)
Hammer71: Pegasus AA=0 AG=1 RTB
Hammer72: Fisty AA=0 AG=1 RTB
MS
Followed 20nm behind Mako5 to the target area. Just had some non-IFF-responsive aircraft (allies?) encountered along the way.
Held in a pattern just outside the SA-2 threat circle while enemy air and SAMs were dealt with.
Brief issue with #1's weapons not releasing but it worked on the 2nd pass. 2x successful hits each with GBU31 APs. Fisty got his runway section destroyed while mine was just damaged. Airbase at 50% operational.
Uneventful return to base with straight in landing due to the base being too busy for OHB.
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