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 MESSAGE FROM: quote:08 APR 2010, 0600hrs From a recent overflight:   
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If required, 5,900 feet sounds downright luxurious for F-5s, Mirage F1s (i think), and naval aviation in general.
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Apr 25, 2024 01:43
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 Weather Forecast Focus moved to Punta Arenas 
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Apr 25, 2024 15:54
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 Admiral Ileana Maria Sampaio South American Combined Armada Naval Fleet & Aviation Orders - Operation Durazno, 10 APR 10 The rapid fall of the Chinese offensive in Chile, and the subsequent retaking of Punta Arenas, has been one of the first major signs of allied success in The Long Afternoon War. We have worked hard to push out the invaders, and finally we are enjoying the fruits of our labors. However, the Chilean town of Porvenir and much of the populated areas of southern Argentina remain within Chinese hands. The next stage to our campaign will be crossing into Tierra del Fuego and retaking Ushuaia, Rio Grande, and Port Williams. To this end, a new area of operations has been designated for the southern regions of Tierra del Fuego - AO Cartridge. We have had a two-week ceasefire while the Chinese forces withdrew from Punta Arenas and reinforced Tierra del Fuego. It is expected that they have dug in and will firmly resist any crossing. Chilean, Peruvian, Brazilian, and Argentine marine amphibious forces are currently preparing for this effort - marshaling near military arsenals at Antofagasta, Chile and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They've had weeks to prepare, but this will not be an easy task. AO Dart (Patagonian Fjords) In the fjords, our fleets have sailed southeast as far as the Magdalena Channel to reoccupy large parts of the Magellan Strait. With the PLAN withdrawing from the area, our forces are able to dominate the region - for now. Argentine Marines aboard the ARA Veinticinco de Mayo have secured a strategic radar station and a number of Chinese outposts along the Magellan, in particular Isla Carlos III, and are defending the region from aircraft and littoral raiders as best they can. Additional anti-air equipment may be required to protect these assets. Several cities, ports and airfields have been retaken as well, though many of them were sabotaged by the withdrawing Chinese forces. It may take extensive time, supplies, and repairs in order to put them all in working order. Still, a degree of normalcy has returned to Patagonia. For two weeks at least. Our submarine forces in the west have regrouped and resupplied their fuel, food, and munitions at the Puerto Montt Naval Base, and moved into a defensive position near WP Grau. They were able to view the extensive Chinese efforts to withdraw their forces from the Magellan Strait and reconstitute the 2nd PLAN Fleet. While they were not permitted to engage the transport effort during the ceasefire, the CNS Carrera and the CNS O'Higgins remain ready to respond to any attacks in the AO.  AO Arrow (Punta Arenas) With the end of the ceasefire drawing near, CSAD has organized a major strike operation against Porvenir Airfield and its defenders (including an SA-10 and HQ-7 SAM site, and several air defense battalions). To this end, the South America Combined Armada will be putting its might behind the effort and has moved several air units forward. The ARA 25 de Mayo is now much further along the Magellan Strait and Ford Squadron is now capable of threatening much of Tierra del Fuego. The USN F-14 Tomcats of Dodge flight are now moved south to Rio Chico, and the USMC F/A-18 Hornets of Devil flight are now moved to Rio Gallegos, in order to reduce travel times as the war moves south. The British Harriers of Enfield flight remain at Bella Vista for now, though there has been much discussion of moving the jump jets ever closer to the frontlines. This Air Force-led operation intends to strike hard against the PLA near their western-most airfield of Porvenir. Taking out their SA-10 SAM site will allow our attack aircraft to freely bomb their newly-erected defenses and hopefully break their will to fight near the Magellan. Dodge will provide a dedicated CAP to our forces, though the F-16s and F/A-18s will retain some self-defense capabilities with their long-range AMRAAMs. Devil will assist Jedi and Rattler in their SEAD mission, using a mixture of HARMS and bombs to safely dismantle their defenses and allow our aircraft into the airspace. They will then be followed by strike units from Enfield who will have Mavericks and targeting pods to identify ground targets and deliver precise attacks against them, and Ford, who will finish off the burning strike points with rockets and bombs.  AO Stone (Argentine Sea) There has been a significant shifting of naval forces in the Argentine Sea. The heavily-armed 1st PLAN Fleet, with its large flagship the DDG Hangzhou, has continued to withdraw southeast towards the 4th PLAN Fleet and the CV Liaoning carrier. Meanwhile, the 3rd PLAN Fleet continues to lurk near the Falkland Islands. Responding to these shifts, the S Tupi has withdrawn to resume its protection of the Brazilian Mina Gerais carrier and the allied fleets near Comodoro Rivadavia. In her place, the Ecuadorian submarine BAE Shyri has arrived on station in AO Stone and will be joining the ARA San Juan in defending Rio Gallegos and monitoring the outlet of the Magellan Strait.  «Irse a pique antes que rendir el pabellón!« 
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Apr 25, 2024 20:29
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The SEAD operation will have a rolling wagon wheel like this: We assemble at the green area just west of Punta Arenas at various altitudes. (Tentative, considering moving the box slightly farther west). We initiate attacks from roughly the same direction with both Anti-Radiation Missiles and Air Launched Decoys. We will attempt to use MQM-170 ground launched drones as well. The return route is strict as not to stray into other airspaces or weapon engagement zones. 
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Apr 25, 2024 20:33
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Dodge 1 Flight Plan Alrigh, we'll be doing CAP again, dissapointing as that might be to our pilots more accustomed to bombtrucking, at Punta Arenas to cover our SEAD-flights in their hunt for SA-10:s, and assist at that with our TALD:s. Mission Providing CAP at AO Arrow, and on signal fire our TALD:s in the direction of Porvenir Airfield to lure the SA-10 radar out. Waypoints WP1: Aeroclub Rio Gallegos WP2: 20mi WNW from PELE WP3: 35mi SW from PELE ST: Porvenir Airfield Flightplan Take off from SAD4, proceed to WP2 to begin CAP, track between it and WP3. On MATADOR turn towards ST at Porvenir Airfield, accelerate to mach 1 and drop TALDs. Return to CAP and contunue until RTB called, return to SAD4. And may the gods help us on landing. Loadout 9x AIM-9, 6x AIM-7, 2x bags I would be very thankfull for mission makers if you manage to get Porvenir to be on Tomcats Surface Target waypoint, so we don't need to wrangle with Jester and risk F10 map crashes to get it to a waypoint.
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Apr 25, 2024 21:57
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ENFIELD 1 ORDERS BLUF: Our job, in a few words, is to light some signal fires for the chaps in Ford to let them know where the enemy is. The Plan: Right, lads, Brass's given me a chance at redemption after the kerfuffle two weeks ago. The ego remains bruised, but there's no salve for such a wound quite like payback. We'll wait for MATADOR to get up, after checking all systems green and making sure the crew's loaded the right ordnance. We're looking at four self-lasing Maverick E's and two Sidearms for self-defence, along with one targeting pod of course for aforementioned lasing. quote:Loadout: In the event of enemy air, or ADA coming back up, our egress will be INTO the wind, WEST, back to our HOLD. Additionally, once we're out of missiles, we'll cross back over to Punta Arenas and fly HOME to rearm, if we have time.  Any questions on the op? Right, so I've heard grumblings that "we don't like the rumbling of our painted dirt airfield". For now, tough. We've sent a forward team to Punto Arenas and to Rio Gallegos to assist in any repairs or aid they can give, of course, but their jobs are to provide training as to the proper brewing of a cuppa. If we're lucky, they'll've done a good enough job to make the Punta Arenas airport lounge habitable, though I somehow doubt they'll have scones or crumpets. As such, landing on their absolutely luxurious and spacious runway segment is to be on an EMERGENCY BASIS ONLY. They've suffered enough under the occupation and the shelling, we can give them a bit of time to recover first. In summary, Take-off, proceed to HOLD, attack HOLE, return HOME except under significant mismanagement of your own fuel. LT Dicks, Out.
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Apr 26, 2024 01:42
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While I try to figure out how to fly this ATR76 and deliver some valuable cargo in MSFS, and catch up with this pretty bulky thread, can someone summarise a bit the lore behind... us? I did read the op, I understand the global scenario but in game who is who? Is it always pvp, meaning both parties are flown by actual people, or it's pve where some marvellous goon leader set up a campaign with objectives to kill/bomb (meaning bogies are not actual people)? What decides who's advancing and who's retreating? As for the civilian missions, am I always working for the same faction or do I need to chose each time (or at least not fly a mission for the bads so to speak)? Last but not least, it's Malvinas 
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Apr 26, 2024 13:34
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Very good questions! Our flights are PVE, players always fly for the "good guys" so to speak while mountains of work are done by our mission makers to reflect the state of the world at the beginning of each op. In addition to the mission maker, a few goons have an extra role as a Commander. One goon plays as the CSAD Supreme Commander, and primarily makes the broad sweeping decisions and goals. Then the Air Force Commander, Ground Forces Commander, and Fleet Commander make their decisions on how to achieve the Supreme Commander's objectives. Playing the role of "The Bad Guy", Vähä is the GM and resolves troop engagements and sets the enemy responses to our actions. For the Mobility Flights, all of the flights are designed to benefit CSAD, so except by not being done the MSFS flights never help the bad guys. The first post has a MIRO board which lays out most of what's happened and gives the who's who, as well, which I'll link below. Hope this helped! https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVNXXmEwU=/?share_link_id=790939748752
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Apr 26, 2024 14:17
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There's also apparently some people who are playing the red side commanders that we don't have any interaction with outside of what comes through on the map and what Vaha relays
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Apr 26, 2024 19:58
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Mederlock posted:There's also apparently some people who are playing the red side commanders that we don't have any interaction with outside of what comes through on the map and what Vaha relays Oh, you mean Jae?
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Apr 26, 2024 20:02
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Mission Devil 1 CAP at AO Arrow 2024-04-27 We will perform SEAD at the SA10 site at or south Porvenir. We will carry a mixed loadout of harms, jsows(unitary) and amraams. Plan is to trail dodge by about 20nm and wait for them to launch TALDs at the site in order to wake it up. We will not get closer to the SA10 than 40nm, instead prefer to wheel south. If it wakes up, we'll launch our HARMs in PP(missile-loft) mode (for quick reaction) at the track radar (code:110). JSOWS will then be primarily targeted against SHORADS at the SAM site (WP3) and near the airstrip at Porvenir (WP4). TALD flight time is estimated to be no more than 6 minutes, they're considered scrapped after this time has elapsed after Dodge launches them. As a continguency: if the SA10 site does not go active, the JSOWS are targeted against the SA10 track radar. HARMS will be in this case be targeted according to original plan if the site goes active against the sams. Otherwise, the HARMs will be used against targets of opportunity. The porvenir waypoint (WP3) may not be an accurate location of the SA10. If the site is not found, use targeting pods and ground radar to detect the site likely south of the town. Second element is equipped for self-escort The entire flight will have sufficient fuel to stay on station for a while (~40 minutes unengaged). Bingo is 4000lb. Air refuel is available at primarily Texaco, but should not be needed.  Waypoints pre:Dsg | Code | Notes --------------------------------------- WP1 | HOME | SAWU WP2 | STAGING | 52°45'S 71°08'W WP3 | SEAD1 | 53°18'S 70°21'W (west of Porvenir) WP4 | SEAD2 | 53°18'S 70°21'W (Porvenir airport) Lead element: 2x Fuel tanks, 1x Aim-120C, 1x tpod 2x Aim-9M, 2x Agm-88, 2x AGM-154C Second element: 2x Fuel tanks, 4x Aim-120C, 2x Aim-9M, 2x Agm-88C Frequencies
Fuel pre:Full internal + 1 bags | 15300 | Remaining -------------------------------------------- Taxi | 500 | 14800 Climb to cruise | 2000 | 12800 Ferry to Station (100nm)| 1500 | 11300 Formation keeping | 500 | 10700 SEAD | 6700 | 4000 Climb to cruise | 500 | 3500 Ferry home | 1500 | 2000 Reserve | 2000 | 0
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Apr 26, 2024 22:26
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Chilean Relief Bravo completed in two short hops! First hop was done in the DC-6.   What a beautiful craft!  I'll just park here, thank you! Yes I indeed drive a Mercedes. The second hop was done in a BAe-146.  VFR means river chasing, right?  Stopped her right before the end! https://streamable.com/ Enjoy a very crappy recording of a very crappy landing!
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Apr 26, 2024 23:50
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Ford Mission DEAD A group of Skyhawks is called a "nuisance"... We're striking the SA-10 site and supporting units in and around Puntas Arenas. Nearly every friendly airborne asset in theater is participating in this attack and Ford's mission will be to cleanup launchers, search radars, and any other enemy units in and around the SAM site after other flights have degraded the SAM's tracking radars. While the SA-10 radar should be destroyed by friendly ARM launches there is a high probability of this high value target being defended by a wide variety of SHORAD. There is also an SA-11 BUK system in the area that may still be functional. Once the SA-10 tracking radars have been degraded we will move in quickly, proactively suppress SHORAD systems with our Shrikes and strike anything around the damaged SAM site. In and out as quickly as possible, no loitering. The exact location of the SAM is not known at this time but we should have little trouble finding it from the smoke and fire after it has been hit by friendly ARMs. Map (Thanks Kaal)  Loadout
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Apr 27, 2024 04:21
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Mission success. Major enemy SAM system wiped out with heavy loss of friendly aircraft. What we went up against: 
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Apr 27, 2024 23:18
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Enfield AAR Flight: Enfield 1-1 Reginald "Dicks" Richards Right, we'll keep this nice and short. We lost one pilot to an ill-advised attempt at sampling some "biscuits" from the Punta Arenas flight lounge and he was down for the count, and one other pilot was called away for a very important meeting, hush hush and all that. No losses of airframe, no losses of pilots, four expended AGM-65E2's and one overall excellent mission for Enfield. I took off on MATADOR, got locked up by one of the OHP Frigates on the way to the HOLD point, and turned to engage on OLE. Missed one Maverick, must've been another American one, got one good hit on a SA-11 launcher, one good hit on a gun truck. Must've got nicked a bit on a pass, the last Maverick wouldn't fire. Which is a shame, I was lasing a MI-24 and was a bit excited to have an A/A kill with an AGM, but oh well. Nothing significant to report on landing, textbook vertical landing. Gentlemen, it's been a genuine honor. In time, I may return, but in the mean time I have some things to do back across the pond. Hush hush things, of course. Godspeed, and God Save the Queen. LT Dicks, Out.
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Apr 27, 2024 23:30
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 The Air Force will move Rattler flight's F-16s to Rio Turbio, while Jedi flight goes to Rio Gallegos, to cut travel time to the front. Venom vipers are pending orders. 
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 Operation recommendation briefing: Operation DIVINE WIND  TACTICAL SITUATION:  TERRAIN ANALYST:  ELINT and OSINT intercept indicate that command and control breakdowns are crippling PLA operations and their hasty withdrawal, Operation Divine Wind presents a prime opportunity to maintain pressure and prevent their reorganization. Targeting the "templated" HQ-7 site at Caleta Rosario (either ship-to-shore or air-to-ground), the lone SAM defense protecting the western approach into Inutil Bay, is critical to neutralizing local enemy air defense capabilities. Once this site is neutralized, a strike package can exploit terrain masking to assault the PLAGF BSA at CRUCE ONAISSIN, as well as the nearby PLA 7th Brigade just to the north, preventing their consolidation and regrouping. Flying below 500m ASL and 300 AGL (HARD CEILING of 500m) will challenge the templated S300s at Tolhuin and Rio Grande to lock onto our aircraft effectively. This coordinated operation will exploit PLA disarray, deny them time to fortify defenses or mount counterattacks and sustain the momentum of our advance in the region. Operation Divine Wind is poised to deliver a decisive blow to PLA forces and solidify our strategic advantage.
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