Exercise Cautious Guard – Day 2

Time: 01 05 25 – 19:30 (Last signup time: 01 05 25 – 19:00)
Activity: Mission/exercise
Map: Cold War Germany
Available ACFT: F1EE & BE, F-4E, F-5E
Day 1

1 SITUATION

1.1 Overview
August, 1979.
Germany is organizing a defense exercise named Cautious Guard. Büchel Air Base has been chosen to host fighter squadrons. The exercise is focused on low-level strike operations. Norwegian and French squadrons have been invited and will take part.

Daily exercises are to be flown. Initially, they will be single-route operations, but as the missions progress, more advanced multi-route and time-on-target operations take over.

The Norwegians are from Rygge Air Station, Sq. 336 flying F-5 Freedom Fighters,
France is providing a few F1s. And joining from Hopsten is the 72nd Jagdgeschwader with their F-4s.

1.2 Area of operations
Central and south Hessen, limited by Hockenheim in the south, Geibelstadt and Fritzlar in the east, and RAF Gütersloh in the north. It consists of varying countryside and is populated by smaller towns. Frankfurt is the only large city located in the AO.

1.3 Time and weather
*Midday, 1255CET
*Overcast 3500ft
* QNH 1021hpa / 30.16inhg
* Target QFE 951hpa / 28.09inhg

1.4 Air threat
None

1.5 Ground/Surface threat
None

1.6 Friendly forces
German army garrison 1nm south of the target.

1.7 Civilian/3rd part
Beware of civilian air traffic outside the AO. Frankfurt has heavy commercial traffic and expect GA activity outside our corridors and airspaces.

2 MISSION
The objective is to achieve a coordinated attack on a simulated train station built north of the Schwarzenborn garrison in R98.

3 EXECUTION

3.1 Commander’s intent
To destroy the target within 3 minutes from the first bomb release to the last.

Achieve this with ToT, level bombing, or rockets and an ingress/egress altitude of less than 500ft AGL.

INS navigation is allowed.

3.2 Packages
SWORD – Cylon 3, Merlin 4, Zippy 8.

3.3 Order of events
(Times in CET)

-Depart, exit E
-Ingress
-13:41 Zippy strikes the supply depot.
-13:42 Cylon strikes the station building
-13:43 Merlin strikes the parked train
-Egress
-Arrival, entry S
-14:10 landing

3.4 Rules of engagement
ROE: A – Peacetime
As per SPINS

3.5 Acceptable level of risk
ALR: LOW
As per SPINS

3.6 Flight tasking
(Times in CET)

Zippy 8
Destroy the supply yard behind the station.

Timeline
Takeoff: 13:24:42 (Rolling 13:24:12)
355kt, Büchel to IP
400kt, IP to TGT
TGT: 13:41:00
Free speed, TGT to CLIMB

Waypoints
IP: BUE R-061 / 38.7NM, [N50° 36′ E07° 49′]
Z1: [N50° 42′ E08° 29′]
Z2: [N50° 50′ E08° 53′]
TGT: [N50° 54′ E09° 25′]
EGRESS: [N51° 01′ E09° 16′]
CLIMB (3500ft MSL): [N50° 22′ E07° 36′]
ENTRY S: [N49° 58′ E07° 00′]

Loadout: 4 x Mk82 Snakeye, 1 x drop tank, 2 x AIM-9P

Cylon 3
Destroy the station building.

Timeline
Takeoff: 13:25:12 (Rolling 13:24:42)
355kt, Büchel to IP
455kt, IP to TGT
TGT: 13:42:00
Free speed, TGT to CLIMB

Waypoints
1. Büchel Air Base
2. IP: BUE R-061 / 38.7NM, [N50° 36′ E07° 49′]
3. C1: [N50° 55′ E08° 09′]
4. C2: [N51° 03′ E09° 17′]
5. TGT: [N50° 54′ E09° 25′]
6. EGRESS: [N51° 01′ E09° 16′]
7. CLIMB (3500ft MSL): [N50° 22′ E07° 36′]
8. ENTRY S: [N49° 58′ E07° 00′]

Loadout: 6 x SAMP 250kg HD, 2 x drop tanks, 2 x R550

Merlin 4
Destroy the train parked at the station.

Timeline
Takeoff: 13:25:42 (Rolling 13:25:12)
355kt, Büchel to IP
445kt, IP to TGT
TGT: 13:43:00
Free speed, TGT to CLIMB

Waypoints
1. IP: BUE R-061 / 38.7NM, [N50° 36′ E07° 49′]
2. M1: [N50° 26′ E08° 53′]
3. M2: [N50° 28′ E09° 06′]
4. TGT: [N50° 54′ E09° 25′]
5. EGRESS: [N51° 01′ E09° 16′]
6. CLIMB (3500ft MSL): [N50° 22′ E07° 36′]
7. ENTRY S: [N49° 58′ E07° 00′]

Loadout: 6 x Mk82 Snakeye, 2 x drop tanks, 4 x AIM-9P, 4 x AIM-7E

4 ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS

4.1 Airfield operations
* Büchel Air Base
* TCN: BUE 118X
* Active runway: 03

5 COMMAND AND CONTROL

5.1 Commander
* Mission commander is Zippy 81

5.2 Frequencies
As per Comms SOP

5.3 Authentication
RAMROD: STANDGUARD
As per Authentication SOP

5.4 Freq flow
7, 3, 7
No clearance is required for startup. Contact tower (ch 7) for taxi and departure. Tactical/Stringray (ch 3). If Stingray is awake, expect RAMROD. Use Tower (ch 7) for recovery.

5.6 Brevity
– TANGOUNIFORM: Mission declared successful
– NIGHTFALL: Abort mission
– ROLEX: Zippy departure time, CET13:24:42.

5.7 Bullseye
–

6 ANNEXES
MISSION FILE WITH PREPARED MAP FOR NAV

Included in kneeboard.

Included in kneeboard.

[RED = CYLON]    [DARK BLUE = MERLIN]    [LIGHT BLUE = ZIPPY]

TGT, simulated train station. [RED = CYLON]    [DARK BLUE = MERLIN]    [LIGHT BLUE = ZIPPY.]

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