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Yooper posted:That radar is distant enough that it's likely they'll think it is having technical difficulties. huh, that Mak the Idiot guy has been in at least three times asking what we're playing...  looks like his account keeps getting deleted maybe? Here's Bacc and I responding last night, 'Mak the Idiot' messages have been deleted. IIRC he was trying to get us all to play some iOS game  Could be potential Balkan Intrigue. I move we all speak in code. Comms not secure. Look that is one of my all-time favourite planes but until you retcon some decent weapons onto it, forget about it
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 Operation Riot Act It's our first operation in the Balkans and it's time to read them the Riot Act. We're going to be playing things smart and safe. Lots of SEAD to make the AD dead. We're going to be using two bases for this operation. Our main base at Gjader in Albania and we'll be renting Airport Vršac in Serbia as a FOB. Aircraft: SEAD Wing Hurricane Flight Two Tornado IDS with 5 ALARM, Short-Range (Loadout #19529) Typhoon Flight Two Tornado IDS with 5 ALARM, Short-Range (Loadout #19529) Windmill One EA-6B Prowler with 1 AGM-88C HARM (Loadout #9239) Knightrider Two F-117C Nighthawks with 2 Paveway IV GPS bombs Escort and CAP Herd Flight Four MiG-21bis Bison with 2 AA-12 Adder A (Loadout #6198) @ Airport Vršac Stampede Flight Four MiG-21bis Bison with 2 AA-12 Adder A (Loadout #6198) @ Airport Vršac Griffon Flight Two JAS 39F Gripen NG with 6 Meteor, Max Intercept (Loadout #17126) Strike Wing Whiplash Flight Four MiG-27 Flogger J with 4 KAB-500Kr TV/EO bombs (Loadout #1846) Windstorm Flight Two AMX A-11 with 2 AGM-65B Maverick EO (Loadout #3425) @ Airport Vršac Whirlwind Flight Three Tornado IDS with 9 Brimstones and Damocles LDP Pod (Loadout #19526) Sidearm Flight Two JAS 39F Gripen NG with eight GBU-39/B SDB and Litening III Pod (Loadout #18333) Surveillance Wing Reaper Flight Two MQ-9B Reapers with 4 Brimstone Dual-Mode (Loadout #18444) @ Airport Vršac Support Wing Big Pig KC-135R Stratotanker Maverick VC.10 K.4 tanker I-SPY S 100B Argus AEW&C Execution Aircraft Conditional Orders 1. All aircraft: RTB when "Shotgun" (Fighters: BVR missiles gone, Strike Aircraft: Air-to-surface weapons gone). 2. If our CAP is inactive and enemy fighters are airborne: all strike and support aircraft RTB. Rules for the operation. 1. Hard Deck: 15,000 foot hard deck. DO NOT FLY LOWER THAN THIS, UNLESS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN ATTACK. 2. EMCOM: OECM = ON, Radars = OFF (*except for the Argus, Prowler, Reaper, and Gripens) 3. ROE: Return fire if fired upon + fire on all SuperSonics and UNICUM assets on sight (engage aircraft with Bisons when possible, use Gripens if needed) 4. No-Fly Zones: Do NOT allow aircraft to get within firing range of the Western Buk. 5. Limited Weapons: Only use the Meteors and SDBs on the Gripens as a last resort. For example, if the Bisons have fired off all their BVR missiles. 6. Tanking: Only refuel when 10% of fuel remains. We're going to be doing this operation in phases.  Phase 1: Gjader Takeoff and Assembly @1030 hours Launch in this order @ Gjader and meet up at the FORM-UP POINT. Do NOT leave until all aircraft have taken off and climbed. 1. I-SPY (Argus AEW&C) 2. Windmill (EA-6B Prowler SEAD) 3. Typhoon Flight (Tornado SEAD) 4. Hurricane Flight (Tornado SEAD) 5. Knightrider Flight (F--117C SEAD) 6. Whirlwind Flight (Tornado Strike) 7. Whiplash Flight (Flogger CAS) 8. Sidearm Flight (Gripen Strike) 9. Griffin Flight (Gripen CAP) 10. Tankers Phase 2: Moving Out @1100 hours The strike package heads north. Keep the Gripen CAP leading the way. Phase 3: Reaper Takeoff @1130 hours Grimm Flight (Reapers) takes off @ Airport Vršac and heads to the target area at max speed. Phase 4: Vršac Takeoff and Assembly @1145 hours Before the strike package is overhead...Herd Flight (Bison CAP) and Stampede Flight (Bison CAP) take off @ Airport Vršac and begin climbing to 20,000 feet at max speed. Link up with the strike package and lead them into the target area. Whirlwind Flight (AMX A-11 CAS) takeoff and begin climbing to 15,000 feet. Link up with the other strike and CAS aircraft. Tankers and I-SPY (Argus) orbit over Vršac to fulfill their mission.  Phase 5: Kicking in the Door @1200 hours Herd Flight and Stampede Flight (Bison CAP) move to screen the strike package. If any air targets appear, engage them. If the Bisons are lost, run out of fuel, or run out of BVR missiles, engage targets with Meteors from Griffin Flight (Gripen CAP). Windmill (EA-6B Prowler) moves into jamming range of the southern and eastern radars. Gather ELINT. Grimm Flight (MQ-9B Reapers) moves into camera range (100 nmi max) of Timisoara and spots targets. Typhoon Flight fires ALARM missiles at the western and northern radars and SAMs. Hurricane Flight fires ALARM missiles at the eastern and southern radars and SAMs. If any radars, long-range SAMs, or short-range SAMs remain after the ALARM attack send in Knightrider Flight (Nighthawk SEAD) to bomb them. If any enemy AA remains, engage them with SDBs from Sidearm Flight (Gripen Strike).  Phase 6: Dropping the Hammer ONLY PROCEED IF THE AIRSPACE IS CLEAR. Herd Flight and Stampede Flight (Bison CAP) screen the strike package. If any air targets appear, engage them. If the Bisons are lost, run out of fuel, or run out of BVR missiles, engage targets with Meteors from Griffin Flight (Gripen CAP). Whiplash Flight (Flogger CAS) and Windstorm Flight (AMX A-11 CAS) move into the target area and engage UNICUM troops and AA at the Warehouse. Whirlwind Flight (Tornado Strike) hits the QRF. If any targets still remain, engage them with SDBs from Sidearm Flight (Gripen Strike). If any targets remain, move in Grimm Flight (Reapers) to engage them with Brimstones. Phase 7: Exit All aircraft RTB to their original bases. Bisons and Griffin Flight (Gripen CAP) screen the retreat. Bacarruda fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Oct 24, 2017 |
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Oct 24, 2017 13:27
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Aren't we still having aircraft down for one mission worth of maintenance after they go up with weapons? That plan will leave us with what, four Gripens (which I may have just missed somewhere) for the next op? Related, it seems way better to keep the Prowler on all-jammer duty so we can reuse it than get to fire that one single HARM. I think your logic in ROE #5 is backwards as well. Here I was all set to be all "hey remember the Reaper has a ground search radar" but you already got that, so I'll just leave this comment here for anyone else writing up a plan.
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Oct 24, 2017 13:45
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power crystals posted:Aren't we still having aircraft down for one mission worth of maintenance after they go up with weapons? I've scrapped that. All planes in all the missions.
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Oct 24, 2017 16:01
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If possible I would like to see ROE #5 changed to meteors reserved for gen 4.9 and above targets, or when there are no bisons available. If we can't set the generations to 4.9, I'd go with gen 5, no bisons available and manual firing on yoopers discretion.
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Oct 24, 2017 16:41
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Dance Officer posted:If possible I would like to see ROE #5 changed to meteors reserved for gen 4.9 and above targets, or when there are no bisons available. If we can't set the generations to 4.9, I'd go with gen 5, no bisons available and manual firing on yoopers discretion. Then you might as well fly all the Gripens with SDBs, because there is zero sign of gen 4.9 enemy airpower in the mission card or on the planning table.
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Davin Valkri posted:Then you might as well fly all the Gripens with SDBs, because there is zero sign of gen 4.9 enemy airpower in the mission card or on the planning table. Lets not ignore the possibility that the Romanian gov't might have some problems with a bunch of planes blowing stuff up in their country. And that they might have some more advanced stuff than what's listed on wikipedia(as yooper told us they might)
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Passing this one on as well: Unmanned air PMC: "The RVs of Northern Virginia" Quick advances in drones during the late 2010s meant quickly changing laws regarding pilotless aircraft. There weren't that many people affected, but model aircraft clubs suddenly found that their planes were now drones and their airspace was off limits to them. The capitol region was especially hard hit, since it was controlled airspace for security reasons. The RC Plane Club of Northern Virginia was on its last legs, until one of their members won a record breaking lottery. He threw a bit of money towards hiring a lobbyist to "get us the ability to fly remote controlled planes again". Jack Abramof had, in that order, a mission, a fifth or two of vodka and a plan. Using the fact that they'd been toying with the idea of buying a military surplus drone with some of their money that could be flown remotely in less prohibitive airspace, he successfully got them clearance to operate drones and the ability to procure drones for contracts. Fortunately for them, it turned out that they were good at it, and any need to travel across the world for contracts could easily be spun as "family vacations". By now, they operate a comprehensive portfolio of drones, from the high end to the expendable. A relatively unique capability they offer is expendable drones at cost, in case a contractor needs pickets, a charge into overwhelming firepower or anything too risky to send an actually decent airframe or person at.
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I saw some requests for terrain imagery. The terrain around Timisoara is really flat, so instead I'll focus on the AN/TPS-70 radar to the east. That radar will see any strike package as it is approaching so we will probably want to kill it with little warning. The AN/TPS-70 radar can see almost all the way to our base. We're below the horizon, but when flying at altitude we will be visible. Since we're going in at daytime, our F-117Cs risk getting spotted visually if they fly in high, or even by the radar itself if they get too close. Instead, we might want to use one of the more interesting features about this area, the Carpathian mountains.  Seen here is the relevant part of them, the Romanian Southern Carpathians. The yellow ring is the maximum range of our ALARM missiles.  These entire plains are in radar shadow, anything flying low here will be hard to spot for the AN/TPS-70.  There are two valleys both pointing directly at the radar site, which means we should be able to get a shot down either of these without exposing ourselves by flying over ridges. Possible flight paths marked in blue.  The southern valley is the direct approach. It has a convenient little hill/mountain blocking the line of sight from the radar right until we get inside firing range.  However, the southern valley opens up, exposing any plane or missile flying down it to the sensors in Timisoara.  The eastern valley is probably the safer approach, we are covered by tall mountains all the way until the firing point, and the missiles or planes are not exposed when approaching the radar. edit: Once the AN/TPS-70 is down, flying the direct approach, skirting around the Belgrade exclusion zone at minimum altitude gets you almost within ALARM range without getting exposed.  This little ridge next to the forward base Bacarruda has in his plan gives you cover until you pass it. edit 2: If the AN/TPS-70 is still active it WILL see a strike force taking this path, so it needs to be taken out first.  Once a flight crosses this ridge, south of Airport Vrsac, it's exposed to the AN/TPS-70 If you want to look at my modified map with ranges and paths marked, you can find it here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_QXmVsD5Ru7ZXhjVTVPb1ZMZU0 Load that up in Google Earth for 3D goodness Anta fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Oct 25, 2017 |
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Again, Anta, your three-dimensional intel presentation skills are on point, this kind of stuff will really help our brave boys in the mission planning office. The radar shadow zone and approach vectors for dealing with the AN/TPS-70 are the sort of thing that aren't immediately obvious with conventional 2-dimensional topo maps.
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Gjader-Hired Goons Evil Lair is filled up. All of our nice planes are indoors while the big stuff is outside along with some of the MIG's. In regards to the mission, the intel provided is going to be pretty close to spot on. If I say MIG's, and hint at Starfighters, that'll be it. You won't run into Gen V NATO fighters unless I specifically foreshadow it. This is my way of shrinking the load on you guys. If it were an in-game scenario you could just reload and start over, that's not something we can do here. As such our newest ground mercs will be intel focused. More to come!
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Are you suggesting one of our goals could be to become scourge of the Carpathians? Perhaps sorrow of the Moldavians?
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Oct 25, 2017 00:23
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I'll be in the hangar gazing longingly at the Gripens and F-117s. No, I'm not touching myself, it's just a trick of the light.Night10194 posted:Are you suggesting one of our goals could be to become scourge of the Carpathians? Perhaps sorrow of the Moldavians? Operation Viggy Viggy Viggy
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Oct 25, 2017 00:26
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Does CMANO model the statue of liberty?
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Quick reminder that we have a hard ceiling on how much we can earn on this outing via the cap on destructobux, so mission planners may want to take into account the idea that blowing up absolutely everything may not be fiscally feasible. Man though, rolling into town and getting a job with MCT right off the bat? We really have hit the big time. 
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Yooper posted:. As such our newest ground mercs will be intel focused. More to come! Don't forget about the bote as well. Who knows what those pervs are listening in on.
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Hâyard Günnes, allow me to present OPERATION WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE This is a three stage operation. In the first stage, planes are launched from Gjadër and our stealth bombers take out the radar on Vârful Padeş. In the second stage, a flight of Tornadoes conducts SEAD on Traian Vuia Airport, knocking out the Buk platoon and the radar there, and our CAP is launched from Vršac Airport. In the third stage, strike and close air support missions close on Timișoara. I want to quickly mention: yes, I use SDBs in this mission! The SDB is designed for precision strikes that minimize collateral damage. This is the perfect mission for it! We expect low air threat, the air defence that can pop up around the target will be mostly MANPADs that can't shoot them down, and we need to watch our collateral. In addition, the SDB is very cheap, enough so that unlike the Meteor we can use it quite a bit without blowing the budget. We'll have missions where we don't want SDBs, but this mission isn't one of them. Why pick OPERATION WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE? - You like the idea of nape-of-earth flight. - You want to expose the F-117s to as little risk as possible. - You aren't sure how many ALARMs the local radar and the Buk will take. - You want to blow up the Seattle Supersonics on the ground. - You think that 35 Brimstones is enough to destroy the quick-reaction force. - You want our close air support planes to stay at 4-6nm range. - You want small diameter bombs for precision bombing. - You're easily impressed by lines drawn on maps. FULL MISSION MAP CLICK HERE FANCY LINES I'm sure there are a couple issues, but I'll edit them out as they're found. CONDITIONS Preparation: - Obtain the services of Vršac Airport, known as FOB Vršac for this Op. - Keep that Ground Master turned on, let everyone in-theatre get used to it. No-Fly/Exclusion: - Set a No-Nav Zone for the UN boundaries around Belgrade. - Set a small No-Nav Zone around the radar and SAM at Arad. - Set a No-Nav Zone equal to the range of a SA-17 Grizzly around the SAM at Beba Veche (see map). - No entering the area in a 26nm circle around Traian Vuia Airport until the Timișoara SEAD mission fires ALARMs at 13:00. This should not use an on-map zone, but in other words, don't activate the Timișoara Strike or CAS missions until 13:00. Floor/Ceiling: - Predators, tankers, and the S 100B are high up with a 15000 foot hard deck. - SEAD flights are nape-of-earth approach. Keep in mind ALARMs require a 200ft min height. - ALL other aircraft from Gjadër (EXTINGUISHER, ARSONIST, INCENDIARY, and FIRESTORM) are nape-of-earth until FUSE fires ALARMs at 13:00. Do not get ahead of FUSE. - At 13:00 change the altitude for the Gjadër flights EXTINGUISHER, ARSONIST, INCENDIARY, and FIRESTORM to 25000 feet altitude with a hard deck at 15000 feet. CAS and Strike are permitted to go below for weapons release only if absolutely necessary. - ALL aircraft from FOB Vršac are 25000 feet with a 15000 foot hard deck. Flights from FOB Vršac are reminded to climb as fast as possible after launch. Rules of Engagement: - Return fire, plus engage all SuperSonics and UNICUM assets on sight. Sensors/ECM: - Saab turns on radar at 12:59. - Predators radar on. - Everyone else radar off. - OECM on. Weapons Limitations: - SDB is permitted. - Meteor is forbidden except in conditions listed in EXTINGUISHER flight's orders. - Guns are forbidden. RTB / Fuel: - RTB if "Shotgun" meaning out of PGM or BVR missiles. - Refuel at 10% or less. MISSION FLIGHTS FUEL - Both Tankers Timing: Launch from Gjadër at mission start Mission: Aerial Refueling Altitude: Normal (high) Orders: Proceed north-west, loitering over Point A by 13:00 and until mission accomplished. BEACON - Saab S 100B Timing: Launch from Gjadër at mission start Mission: AEW Altitude: Normal (high) Orders: Proceed north-west, loitering over Point A by 13:00 and until mission accomplished. Activate radar at 12:59. FLARE - 4 F-117C with 2xALARM loadout Timing: Launch from Gadjer after the KC-135 and Saab Mission: Vârful Padeş SEAD Altitude: Nape-of-earth (lo-lo-lo) Orders: Kill the radar on top of Vârful Padeş. Follow the eastern flight path on a nape-of-earth approach, then climb to 200ft and fire all eight ALARMs from max range at 12:00. After ALARMs are away, RTB the way they came. WICK - 1 EA-6B Prowler, 5x jammers loadout (Loadout #9236) Timing: Launch from Gadjer after FLARE to arrive at FORMUP POINT near Vršac just before 13:00 Mission: Timișoara SEAD Altitude: Nape-of-earth until Radar and Buk are down, then 25000 ft with 15000 ft deck (lo-lo-hi) Orders: Nape-of-earth close escort to FUSE until they're out of ALARMs, then orbit Point B until withdrawal. FUSE - 4 Tornado, 5x ALARM loadout (Loadout #19529) Timing: Launch from Gadjer after WICK Mission: Timișoara SEAD Altitude: Nape-of-earth until Radar and Buk are down, then 25000 ft with 15000 ft deck (lo-lo-hi) Orders: Nape-of-earth flight towards FOB Vršac with WICK, forming up behind the ridge if necessary. At 13:00, pop over the ridge and begin SEAD operations on Traian Vuia Airport, aiming to kill both the radar and the Buk. Once the Buk and the radar are down, set altitude to 25000 feet and flight deck to 15000 feet and climb. Any planes with remaining ALARMs should loiter at Point B for SEAD. EXTINGUISHER - 4 Gripen, 6x Meteor Loadout (Loadout #17126) Timing: Launch from Gjadër after FUSE Mission: Contingency CAP Altitude: Normal (high) Orders: Escort the Saab / Tankers at Point A. No permission to engage with any weapon unless it looks like our Bisons are all going to bite it or if unexpected enemy aircraft are making a run on our planes or on Gjadër itself. ARSONIST - 4 Gripen, 8x SDB (Loadout #18333) INCENDIARY - 2 Kfir, 2x SPICE 1000 (Loadout #7228) Timing: Launch from Gjadër after EXTINGUISHER Mission: Airfield Strike & Precision CAS Altitude: Nape-of-earth until 13:00, then 25000 ft with 15000 ft deck Orders: Fly to the FORMUP POINT behind FOB Vršac. At 13:00, fly to Point B, and dump one (1) SDB into the sniper's window, and the rest of the SDB/SPICE onto the planes on the airfield (one per plane) and at targets of opportunity. Do not approach closer than our CAP planes. FIRESTORM - 3 Tornado, 9x Brimstone and Damocles (Loadout #19526) Timing: Launch from Gadjer after INCENDIARY Mission: Timișoara Anti-Vehicle Strike Altitude: Nape-of-earth until 13:00, then 25000 ft with 15000 ft deck Orders: Fly towards FOB Vršac after FUSE. At 13:00, activate strike mission, head to Point D, then fly North-West to destroy the vehicles of the Rapid Response Force. After that, any planes with remaining munitions should be added to BLAZE's Timișoara CAS mission. BEACON - 1 Predator with Brimstones (Loadout #18444) LIGHTHOUSE - 1 Predator with Brimstones (Loadout #18444) Timing: Launch from FOB Vršac at 11:30 Mission: Timișoara Recon and backup Anti-Vehicle Strike Altitude: 25000 ft with 15000 ft hard deck Orders: Turn on surface search radar and proceed north-west and north-east to Point C (BEACON) and Point D (LIGHTHOUSE) respectively. At 13:05, proceed to Point E and Point F for recon. Can engage vehicles with Brimstones at the discretion of the mission controller. Do not RTB even if winchester, remain on station until Phase 3 is complete. SPARK - 4 Bisons, 2x Adder A (Loadout #6198) IGNITE - 4 Bisons, 2x Adder A (Loadout #6198) Timing: Launch from FOB Vršac at 13:00 Mission: Timișoara CAP Altitude: 25000 ft Orders: Run CAP patrolling lines as indicated on the map South of Timișoara (SPARK) & East of Timișoara (IGNITE) at 25000 feet. Ideally should be the last flight to withdraw. BLAZE - 4 Flogger J with Maverickskis (Loadout #132) INFERNO - 2 AMX-11 with Maverick EO (Loadout #3425) Timing: Launch BLAZE and INFERNO from FOB Vršac after IGNITE Mission: Timișoara CAS Altitude: 25000 ft with 15000 ft hard deck Orders: Fly towards Timișoara and engage targets around the Warehouse as close air support. MISSION SCHEDULE OVERALL MAP  PHASE 1 - SEAD AND LAUNCH  Launch FUEL & FIRE from Gjadër, proceed to Point A. Launch FLARE from Gjadër, commences Vârful Padeş nape-of-earth SEAD mission, aim to release ALARMs at 12:00. <likely a small wait> Launch WICK & FUSE from Gjadër, proceeds to FORMUP POINT near FOB Vršac at nape-of-earth, aim to release ALARMs at 13:00. Launch EXTINGUISHER from Gjadër, proceeds to Point A at low altitude and loiter there until 13:00. Launch ARSONIST & INCENDIARY from Gjadër, proceeds to FORMUP POINT just behind FOB Vršac at nape-of-earth and loiter there until 13:00. Launch FIRESTORM from Gjadër, proceeds to FORMUP POINT just behind FOB Vršac at nape-of-earth and loiter there until 13:00. <try to time for low loiter time if possible> @11:30 Launch BEACON & LIGHTHOUSE from FOB Vršac, proceeds to Point C & D respectively. @12:00 FLARE launches ALARMs against TARGET PRIME, then RTBs. PHASE 2 - 13:00 - RIOT START - SEAD & CAP  @12:59 Turn on S 100B radar. @13:00 FUSE commences Timișoara SEAD mission, launches ALARMs against Traian Vuia Airport Radar & Buk. @13:00 Launch SPARK & IGNITE from FOB Vršac, climb to 25000 feet and commence CAP mission. @13:00 ARSONIST & INCENDIARY climbs to 25000 feet and moves to Point B. @13:00 FIRESTORM climbs to 25000 feet, moves to Point D, and commence strike mission. @13:00 EXTINGUISHER climbs to high altitude to join tanker & Saab. PHASE 3 - CLOSE AIR SUPPORT UNTIL RIOT END  WICK leaves FUSE and loiters at Point B at high altitude until mission end. ARSONIST launches one SDB into the sniper's window. ARSONIST & INCENDIARY commences CAS mission at Point B, launches SPICE and SDB at planes on tarmac and other targets. BLAZE & INFERNO launches from FOB Vršac, proceeds towards Timișoara and commences CAS. FIRESTORM moves in from Point D to strike at quick-reaction force, then moves to CAS. BEACON & LIGHTHOUSE moves to Point E & F respectively, now available for discretionary CAS. PHASE 4 - WITHDRAWAL Once mission is complete, withdraw the way we came covered by SPARK, IGNITE and if necessary EXTINGUISHER. A statement from our PR department to all pilots: posted:HÂYARD GÜNNES BELIEVES ALL ANIMALS ARE SACRED AND SPECIAL. WE WOULD NEVER CONDONE RELEASE OF PRECISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS TARGETING THE GATES OF THE LION AND ELEPHANT ENCLOSURES OF THE TIMIȘOARA ZOO. ACCIDENTAL WEAPONS RELEASE WILL BE REPRIMANDED IN THE STRICTEST POSSIBLE TONE OF VOICE. Also tell CMTB that if they want footage of exploding planes and tanks, they know where to go. Special thanks to Anta, and to everyone on Discord who sketched the essentials of this plan over the past two days, even though I know that they're going to yell at me for suggesting to use SDBs. TheDemon fucked around with this message at 05:33 on Oct 28, 2017 |
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sparkmaster posted:Everyone keeps forgetting my poor Mirage I just don't want you to die okay. Your dumb bomb load is short range and we don't need close in recon this op.
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quote:MEAT slowly circled the Reaper in its berth, clipboard in hand. The maintenance crews had given it a clean bill of health after it landed, but Hired Goons command needed multiple persons to verify that the Reaper was functional before they accepted delivery, so they sent out their only pilot who had experience flying one. That wasn’t the crazy part, though. The part he still had trouble comprehending was that this Reaper was his. They had acquired two more of these Reapers now, and he was also supposed to train the new pilot who got assigned the second one. Something about a transfer of knowledge. Command was evidently possessed of a notion that operating a Reaper required more than typing in GPS coordinates and panning a camera around, but whatever the reason, MEAT had thanked them and accepted the post gratefully. There was no real reason to correct them. Active duty meant more money, after all. That was why he was here, wasn’t it? Will this Reaper survive long enough for MEAT to bond with it? Find out next time! Aside: what's the call for launching a Brimstone? I know Mavericks get "Rifle", is it that for every A2G missile?
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power crystals posted:Will this Reaper survive long enough for MEAT to bond with it? Find out next time! Near as I can find, Rifle is generic for any AGM, like Magnum for any ARM launch
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re: power crystals: I love the MEAT diaries. There's just enough poignancy and the writing is genuinely great. Keep 'em coming!
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quote:They had called him up, seemingly out of the blue. He had actually forgotten that he'd even put in the application, it was so long ago. The woman on the other end of the phone sounded pleasant, with a light Swiss accent. She told him that the Hired Goons had reviewed his credentials and that he should expect to receive a ticket to the AOO in the mail soon, assuming he was still interested. Getting hired on by mercs these days was a bit more common but still surprising to most, but it beat the hell out of flying mail around to rural airports in a Cessna and it paid good, so he figured, what the hell. Later on that evening, he went through his old documents and found his application. Sabotage. That was what he had put down as his call sign. "Must've been drunk when I put this in," he mused. Nothing to do about it now, Sabotage he was. This got to be a bit more than I had intended but oh well, origin stories do that sometimes! Chunky Monkey fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Oct 26, 2017 |
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Roeben posted:
Ask for a ballpark figure, we're a fictional PMC looking for flexibility in BVR load outs. Yooper can put it in the next big procurement phase as an option. A Meteor/cheaper BVR missile mix would be super convenient for us.
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mllaneza posted:Ask for a ballpark figure, we're a fictional PMC looking for flexibility in BVR load outs. Yooper can put it in the next big procurement phase as an option. A Meteor/cheaper BVR missile mix would be super convenient for us. Uhm...that's not in game. That's the real, actual Saab company on the other side.
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hahaha what the gently caress
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Ask for a price quote, Roeben!
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I regret that I have but one to give Edit: SAAB confirmed for chillest military:industrial complex member, apparently. Wish Canada was buying from them and not from LockMart or Boeing...
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Goldmine here we come.
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Davin Valkri posted:Uhm...that's not in game. That's the real, actual Saab company on the other side. Right ! So they'd know how much those upgrades should cost so Yooper can make them an option. I also believe they'd think our obsession with the Grippen hilarious, and they deserve a good laugh for making a good plane.
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At what point do we need to step back and consider the reality of this game? Is it when we start chatting up Saab on social media?
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the lp causing a plane to get modified thus giving this subforum a higher killcount than tfr would be 2017 af
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i'm not saying we should start hayard-gunes as a real pmc, but I am saying that it costs about $250 to register a company name (in australia)
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Roeben posted:
Dick pic?
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Roeben posted:
Right now, only two countries have planned to buy the Gripen NG Brazil and Sweden. So, there are two questions. One, what medium-range air-to-air missile is Brazil putting on their Gripen NG? Several trade publications have suggested it's going to be the i-Derby missile. Still, I'd like to make certain so I can put the right missiles on my game models. Gotta get the little details right! (If we can get the Brazilian jets in-game, they can be a stand-up for our Swedish birds) Two are the Swedish Air Force's Gripens going to carry the Rb 99 (AMRAAM-120B) or the AMRAAM-120C air-to-missiles? I know the Swedish Air Force wants to use Meteor missiles on their Gripen NG. But I was wondering if the Swedes plan on also fitting them with Rb 99 missiles, just in case Meteor stocks run low or something.
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chitoryu12 posted:At what point do we need to step back and consider the reality of this game? I think it's when we get legit responses from SAAB that we start wondering where the boundary between fiction and reality begins.
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Bacarruda posted:Right now, only two countries have planned to buy the Gripen NG Brazil and Sweden. So, there are two questions. Done. Let's see what happens now.
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The opening lyric of Bohemian Rhapsody just popped into my head when I saw this. If this thread wasn’t already headed towards the Goldmine when it’s done, it sure is now.
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