Saturday May 11 at 9pm eastern - South Atlantic

Flight Operations and Mission Air Tasking Orders
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Spectre VCAW1
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Saturday May 11 at 9pm eastern - South Atlantic

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You are going to need the following mod: http://stormbreakersystems.ca/Nuclear_p ... AN_new.rar. The mod goes in the tech folder in the mod folder under saved games. C:\Users\<name>\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Mods\Tech.  It is should just be the folder called Nuclear power plant Bushehr.

OPERATION FUSION SHIELD

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THROUGH INTELLIGENCE SERVICES, THAT THE CHINESE HAVE GONE INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ARGENTINA TO CONSTRUCT BREEDER REACTORS IN SECRET IN THE TIERRA DEL FUEGO PROVINCE. A SATELLITE WAS TASKED TO VIEW THE AREA AND THE CONSTUCTION OF REACTORS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES WAS NOTED JUST SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF TOLHUIN. IT WAS FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE DEAL WITH THE CHINESE INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS USING THE PLUTONIUM FROM THESE REACTORS.FURTHERMORE, THE NUCLEAR FUEL FOR THE REACTORS HAS YET TO ARRIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND IS UNDERWAY BY SHIP. THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE YELLOW CAKE URANIUM AND IT WILL BE REFINED TO U235 AND U238 ONSITE.

BOTH COUNTRIES ARE KEEPING THIS VERY QUIET SO THERE IS VERY LITTLE DIRECT COVERAGE AROUND THE SHIPS WHICH ARE NOT SAILING IN CONVOY EITHER TO LOOK LIKE ORDINARY CIVILIAN CARGO VESSELS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIPS ARE BEING SHADOWED BY A CHINESE TASK FORCE APPROXIMATELY 100NM EAST OF THE VESSELS CARRYING THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL. IT APPEARS TO BE GOALKEEPING THE APPROACH FROM THE EAST.TO REDUCE VISIBILITY OF THE OPERATION, THE COVERAGE OVER THE REACTOR FACILITY AND SHIPS ARE AT A MINIMUM.

SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THERE IS JUST A FAIRLY BASIC MILITARY PRESENCE AROUND THE FACILITY FOR SECURITY. PHOTOS THAT WERE OBTAIN BY ASSETS ON THE GROUND SHOW THAT THERE ARE SOLDIERS ARE ARMED WITH MANPADS.FURTHER INTEL INDICATES THE A SHIP ARRIVED IN THE RIO GRANDE HARBOR THAT APPEARS TO BE OFFLOADING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES AND TROOPS THAT WILL BE HEADING INTO THE AO. THIS CONVOY WILL HAVE A SHILKA AND BMP PROVIDING ESCORT AND IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE AO AT 03:20:00.IT ALSO APPEARS THAT A WHOLE SA-11 BATTALION IS BEING OFFLOADED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEADING TO THE AO BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE THERE UNTIL 05:00:00.

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF HAS DIRECTLY ISSUED ORDERS TO TASK FORCE 71 TO SAIL TO THE SOUTHER TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA AND IN A CLANDESTINE RAID, DESTROY THE REACTORS AND SUPPORT BUILDINGS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DESTROYING THE 2 TRANSPORT VESSELS. THE NIGHT RAID WILL BE IN POOR WEATHER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ARGENTINIAN FORCES WITH THEIR CHINESE ALLIES ARE NOT FLYING ANY CAP MISSIONS IN BAD WEATHER AT NIGHT. THAT SAID THEY ARE ON STANDBY BUT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TO BE FAIRLY LAX IN RESPONSE.AN ASSET ON THE GROUND AT RIO GRANDE AIRPORT WILL BE MONITORING THE SITUATION AND REPORTING IN IF THE FIGHTERS STATIONED THERE SCRAMBLE FOR ANY REASON. SURVEILLANCE OF THE AIRPORT HAS REVEALED THAT CURRENTLY THERE ARE 4 J-11A AND 2 JF-17S STATIONED THERE.

THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 SA-10 BATTELIONS, ONE LOCATED AT RIO GRANDE AND ONE AT USHUAIA COSTA CENTRO BOTH ARE ACTIVE. THE THIRD HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

MISSION WILL COMMENCE AT 04:00:00Z

HAWK FLIGHT INGRESS INTO THE AO WILL BE LOW LEVEL USING THE FIORDS TO MASK THE APPROACH. AS A PRECISION STRIKE MISSION WE WILL BE USING GBU-31V4 2000LB JDAMS PREPROGRAMMED WITH THE COORDINATES BEFORE TAKEOFF.IT IS SUSPECTED THAT IF THEY DETECT AIRCRAFT, THEY WILL FIRE AND WILL SCRAMBLE THE FIGHTERS FROM RIO GRANDE. ONE WAY IS 200NM.

STING FLIGHT WILL INGRESS TO THE SOUTH THEN EAST AND LAUNCH 2 HARPOONS EACH AT THE TWO TARGETS FROM STAND-OFF RANGES, THE SHIPS DO NOT HAVE POINT DEFENSE. TOTAL DISTANCE TO THE SHIPS IS 200NM.

THIS MISSION WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE TO NO ARGENTINIAN AIR ACTIVITY DURING THE RAID. THE MISSION WILL CONDUCTED BE AT NIGHT IN OVERCAST CONDITIONS AT LOW LEVEL.

HAWK 1: TACO, BIGMURF
HORNET 2: SQUIRREL, TRASH PANDA
STING 2: SPECTRE, PRIMO


HAWK 1
1. Ingress to waypoint 2 to refuel (TEXACO)
2. Destroy PP targets assigned at waypoint 13
3. Egress at low level to at least waypoint 16 then RTB

PP Coordinates:
S 54°32'40.24"                 W 67°13'22.80" Elevation 90ft
S 54°32'44.43"                 W 67°13'22.79" Elevation 90ft 

S 54°32'48.36"                 W 67°13'22.80" Elevation 90ft
S 54°32'52.54"                 W 67°13'22.14" Elevation 90ft

Task: Strike
Launch Order: First
Transit Altitude: Low Level under the ridge line, recommended below 1000 ft
Pilots: TACO(205), BIGMURF (225)

 HORNET 2
1. Ingress to waypoint 2 to refuel (TEXACO)
2. Destroy PP targets assigned at waypoint 13
3. Egress at low level to at least waypoint 16 then RTB 
PP Coordinates:
S 54°32'40.12"                 W 67°13'12.51" Elevation 91ft
S 54°32'48.33"                 W 67°13'14.13" Elevation 91ft 

S 54°32'39.92"                 W 67°13'01.34" Elevation 92ft
S 54°32’45.75”                 W 67°12’56.90” Elevation 92ft

Task: Strike
Launch Order: First
Transit Altitude: Low Level under the ridge line, recommended below 1000 ft
Pilots: SQUIRREL (211), TRASH PANDA (220)

STING 3
1. Ingress to waypoint 2 to refuel (TEXACO)
2. Destroy Primary Target at waypoint 3 (TGT): Destroy 2 cargo vessels near waypoint 3
3. RTB towards waypoint 4 (EGRESS)

Task: Strike
Launch Order: Second
Transit Altitude: Under 1000ft
Pilots: SPECTRE (208), PRIMO (204)

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FLIGHT: 4 X FA-18C – STRIKE //
CALLSIGN HAWK 1//
RADIOS – PRI (AS BRIEFED) AUX 263.00//
LOAD OUT: 3 X FUEL ** 2 X GBU-31V4 ** 2 X AIM-9X ** 2 X AIM-120C///
 FLIGHT: 4 X FA-18C – STRIKE //
CALLSIGN HORNET 2//
RADIOS – PRI (AS BRIEFED) AUX 264.00//
LOAD OUT: 3 X FUEL ** 2 X GBU-31V4 ** 2 X AIM-9X ** 2 X AIM-120C///
FLIGHT: 4 X F/A 18C – STRIKE //
CALLSIGN STING 3//
RADIOS – PRI (AS BRIEFED) AUX 265.00//
LOAD OUT: 3 X FUEL ** 2 X AGM-84D ** 2 X AIM-9X ** 2 X AIM-120C///

===============NOT UP INITIALLY
FLIGHT: 1 x E-2D – AWACS//
CALLSIGN WIZARD AUX 254.00///
 ELEMENT ORDERS:
DEPARTURE TIME 04:00Z FLIGHT WILL DEPART USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT//
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LAUNCH ORDER:
HAWK 1, STING 2
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CARRIER OPERATIONS:
CALLSIGN ROUGH RIDER//
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT IS ON STATION IN THE BLACK SEA//
ALERT STATE IS RED//
ROOSEVELT TACAN 71X RID (FATHER) ** ICLS CHANNEL 11 ***//
BRC 265 DEGREES//
CASE 3 IN EFFECT//
FB 256 DEGREES

FLIGHT: 1 x S3B – TRICK OR TREAT//
CALLSIGN ARCO 011//
RADIOS – PRI (AS BRIEFED) AUX 257.00 BUTTON 4//
LOAD OUT: FUEL ** 17,000LBS *** //
TACAN 57Y ARC//
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COMMUNICATION PLAN:
PRIMARY – BUTTON 1 - 127.50 ** BUTTON 2 - 254.00 **AUX – BUTTON 1 (AS FRAGGED) ** BUTTON 2 - 257.00//
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BULLSEYE: BULLS (WPT 1)///
Note, we could not get an image of the command bunker since it was obscured by the Plutonium separation facility.Image
Nuclear Facility

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Reactor

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Uranium Enrichment Facility (note the Manpad wielding psycho in the foreground.)

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Plutonium separation plant

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Barracks

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Primo VCAW-1
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We shall hold this pass!

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May 1st?  We going back in time.   
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!   


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In! Very excited.
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I'm in, my dude.
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