Northern Sentinel – Red Avalanche #4

RSVP: 25 04 17 – 19:30 (please sign-up asap though, as it makes things easier to plan)
Activity: Mission – CAP, Air Interdiction
Theatre: Kola
Modules: F-14A, AJ 37, F-16A, Mirage-2000c, F-5, F-4, UH-1H
Prerequisites: None

1 SITUATION

The Soviet war machine is surging north like a tidal wave of steel and fire. From the Finnish border, armored columns and mechanized infantry push toward the Kola Peninsula, while a Soviet naval force advances through the Gulf of Bothnia. Their objective: a full-scale landing near Luleå to establish a new front. Enemy fighters fill the skies, SAM sites lock onto anything that moves, and missile-laden warships threaten NATO’s last defensive line.

1.2 Area of operations

Finland and border to Sovjet

1.3 Time and weather

* late summer 1982
* local time
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1.4 Air threats

MiG-21, MiG-29A

1.5 Ground threats

1.6 Friendly forces

1.7 Civilian/3rd part

2 MISSION

Repel the sovjet attack

3 EXECUTION

3.1 Commander’s intent

Stop the invasion

3.2 Packages

3.3 Order of events

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3.4 Rules of engagement

ROE: C
As per SPINS
Addition: Weapons free on all enemy SCUD installations unless they are moving into built up areas.

3.5 Acceptable level of risk

ALR: HIGH
As per SPINS

3.6 Flight tasking

Not final tasking. Can change on short notice!!!
F-14A Tomcat – Long-range CAP, ready to engage Soviet fighters before they reach friendly airspace.
F-16A Fighting Falcon – Agile CAP, reinforcing the front lines against enemy aircraft.
F-5E Tiger II – Intercept Soviet attack bombers before they can hit key targets.
F-4 Phantom II – Naval strike, tasked with taking down Soviet ships before they reach NATO waters.
AJ 37 Viggen – Recon & fleet intercept, hunting Soviet vessels and gathering critical intel.
Mirage 2000C – CAP, ensuring NATO air superiority over the battlefield.
UH-1H Huey – CAS, supporting ground forces against advancing Soviet armor and infantry.

4 ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS

4.1 Airfield operations

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* TCN:
* Active runway:
* Departure via
* Approach via

4.2 Carrier operations

* CASE
* BRC:
* Departure time:
* Departure sequence:
* Charlie time:

As per Carrier Ops SPINS

4.3 Tankers

As per Aerial Refueling SOP

5 COMMAND AND CONTROL

5.1 Commander

* Mission commander is STINGRAY
* Mission commander deputy is
* Package WOLFPACK lead is

5.2 Frequencies

As per Comms SOP

5.3 Authentication

RAMROD:
As per Authentication SOP

5.4 Freq flow (Airfield flights)

5.5 Freq flow (Carrier flights)

5.6 Brevity

* TANGOUNIFORM – Mission declared successful
* NIGHTFALL – Abort mission

5.7 Bullseye

6 TECHNICAL

F-16C limitations to make it closer to a F-16A. List can change until mission date.

Data Link (Link-16) – Turn off.

HMS (Helmet-Mounted Cueing System) – Turn off.

Sniper/LANTIRN Pods – Do not use.

AGM-88 HARM – Do not use.

JDAM – Do not use.

AIM-120 AMRAAM – Do not use.

Modern Radar Modes – Limit to RWS (Range While Search), STT (Single Target Track), and ACM (Air Combat Maneuvering) (no ground radar).

Turn off one MFD to operate with only one.

GPS was not available; use INS and update INS in flight as it begins to drift.

6 ANNEXES

Maps