ID: VM - 221 - Tumbleweed

Location: Saudi Arabia, Rafha Airbase

Time: 0418 hrs

Conditions: Clear

Destination: Enemy armour at Waypoint 1, AAA sites at Waypoint 2

Primary Objective: Kill enemy armour/AAA

Secondary Objective: Kill Migs

Waypoint 0: Rafha Final Approach

Waypoint 1: Enemy armour concentrations (32.8 nm)

Waypoint 2: Ghalaysan New IQAAF Airbase (51.3 nm)

Waypoint 3: Start location Rafha

Recover at: Rafha

Hornet Two Loadout: Fuel,, 4 x AIM-9, 2 x AMRAAM, 1 x AGM65

Hornet Three Loadout: Fuel,, 4 x AIM-9, 2 x AMRAAM, 1 x AGM65

Hornet Four Loadout: Fuel,, 4 x AIM-9, 2 x AMRAAM, 1 x AGM65

 

The Allies intend to "cut off the enemy and then destroy him". Some of the enemy armoured regiments are escaping and heading into the centre of the theatre to engage French troops in their push North.

 

 

You are to launch with Hornet Two and follow him at 8,000 feet ASL and 400KIAS to Waypoint 1. Your mission is to kill the enemy armour around that Waypoint. Then follow Hornet Two as he joins up with Hornet Three and Four.

Hornet Three and Four are tasked to hit AAA sites about the Ghalaysan New IQAAF Airbase. There is a tank park and maintenance area to the South of that base. Their mission is to clear a path for three A-10s of the 358th Tactical Wing who are on their way from Qasumah to kill the tanks in the vicinity of your second Waypoint.

 

 

CAP Waypoint 2 to protect the A-10s. Take Hornet Two into formation with you and slowly circle at 10,000 feet AGL and 360KIAS to conserve fuel.

When the A-10s have deployed their ordnance escort them from the battle area for about 2 minutes then head home to Rafha.

Recover at Rafha