ID: VM - 209 - Low Cannon

Location: Saudi Arabia, Rafha Airbase

Time: 0101 hrs

Conditions: Clear

Destination: Open Desert Waypoint 1

Primary Objective: Kill Migs

Secondary Objective: Protect Rafha

Waypoint 0: Rafha Final Approach

Waypoint 1: Open Desert (31.0 nm)

Waypoint 2: Start location Rafha

Waypoint 3: n/a

Recover at: Rafha Airbase

Hornet Two Loadout: Fuel, 6 x AIM-9

Hornet Three Loadout: n/a

Hornet Four Loadout: n/a

 

Attacks by IQAAF Migs on Allied airbases are occurring with increased frequency over the last few nights. Two recent attacks on Rafha were crushed by USAAF F-16s but these crews need a break. You and Hornet Two are ordered to replace the F-16s on a CAP North of Rafha.

 

 

Launch from Rafha Airbase and follow Hornet Two to your first Waypoint at 360KIAS and 8,000 feet ASL. Stay right with him. He is not carrying any AMRAAMs as stocks are low. You are the main BVR "shooter" on this sortie if you come in contact with IQAAF fighters.

Two more F-16s are on a CAP around Qasumah Airbase in the East and have reported sporadic contacts with low-flying fast movers heading North.

You must splash any and all IQAAF aircraft which come within 50 miles of Rafha.

Recover at Rafha Airbase