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URGENT POWER

Sortie 4 - April 18th, 1988�Operation Grasshopper

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General Situation

General context (see also OOB)�On April 14th, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) was hit by a mine. Other nearby mines have been recovered and proved that the minefield has been laid by Iran. This has convinced us to plan a retaliatory attack against Iranian military targets.

Mission Destroy iranians platforms

ROE Planned targets and self defense

Weather METAR

Date April 18th, 1988, 1000 local time / 0600Z

Bullseye 25°15’00”N 55°16’00”E (Dubai tanker port, center dock)�

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ATO

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BEAR (MC)

GCI / ATC

MagicBra

COUGAR 2

TASMO

F/A-18C

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

VFA-131

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Griffin

2x AIM-9M

4x AGM-84D�1x Fuel Tank

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Nephaste

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Ti’Rco

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Sign-up and Kneeboard

COLT 3

CAP

Mirage 2000C

Al Dhafra AB

71st FS

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Dilixo

2x Super 530D

2x Magic II

1x Fuel Tank

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Maddog

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Jed

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SNAKE 1

Strike

F-16C

Al Dhafra AB

3rd SS

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Skywalker

4x CBU-87

2x AIM-9M

2x Fuel Tank

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Marge

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MAGNUM 447

Transport

UH-1H

USS Trenton (LPD-14)

SAG Bravo

Pilot

Zip

2x M134

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OOB

  • SAG Bravo
    • USS Ford (FFG-54)
    • USS Normandy (CG-60)
    • USS Trenton (LPD-14)
      • 2x UH-1H
      • US Navy Seal platoon
  • SAG Charlie
    • USS Rentz (FFG-46)
    • USS Gary (FFG-51)
    • USS Gravely (DDG-107)
  • SAG Delta
    • USS Nicholas (FFG-47)
    • USS Chosin (CG-65)
    • USS Shiloh (CG-67)
  • US Navy
    • 8x F/A-18C
    • 2x S-3
    • 1x E-2C
  • UAE Air Force
    • 8x Mirage 2000C
    • 4x F-16C
    • 2x KC-135 MPRS

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Tasking

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PACKAGE

OBJECTIVES

Support naval operations

Protect allied and civilian assets

Prevent escalation

THREATS

AAA, SAM sites (Hawk/SA-2/Rapier), F-14 / F-5 / F-4, ships

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Tactical situation

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SAG Charlie

SAG Delta

Carrier Group

AO North

AO EAST

AO WEST

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Tactical situation

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Shipping lanes

SAG Bravo

Rakhsh

SAG Charlie

AO WEST

Sirri

Sassan

30 nm

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Tactical situation

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SAG Charlie

Carrier Group

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Tactical situation

  • 0740LT SAG Bravo and Charlie warned the occupants of the Sassan and Sirri platforms to evacuate
  • 0800 LT SAG Bravo and Charlie start shelling the Sassan and Sirri platforms
  • 0900 LT The IS Joshan frigate opens fire on SAG Delta
  • 0945 LT SAG Delta returns fire and sinks IS Joshan

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UAE Briefing

SNAKE 1

Engage Iranian speedboats in AO WEST

  • T/O from Al Dhafra
  • Al Minhad as alternate
  • Stay in contact with SAG Charlie on UHF AO WEST frequency
  • No tanker support available

COLT 3

CAP over AO WEST and AO NORTH

  • T/O from Al Dhafra
  • Al Minhad as alternate
  • Tanker available over WP 1 (SHELL)�Tacan and freq on kneeboard

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US Navy Briefing

MAGNUM 447

Transport SEAL team to Sassan and Rakhsh platform.

  • T/O from SAG Bravo (USS Trenton)
  • Wait for SEAL team to board
  • Fly 20nm 310° to Sassan
  • Fly 20nm North to Rakhsh
  • Use FM 42.50MHz beacon to return to USS Trenton

COUGAR 2

TASMO over AO NORTH

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Special Rules

  • Lost aircrafts carry over the next mission
  • All aircraft markers on F10 map are disabled
  • Only equipment deployed before 1988 is available (See campaign briefing for details)
  • Briefing recap is available in the ingame mission briefing and kneeboard
  • EWRS and CSAR options are available through the F10 radio menu
  • Add a “weather report” marker on the map to get current METAR at location
    • Available commands :
      • “weather report, alt xxx”
      • “weather report, imperial/metric”
      • “weather report, alt xxx, imperial/metric”

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