2-20 Multiplayer F-16C, F-15E, F-15C, A-10C II COOP Mission
Skills Required: Cold Start, Formation Fly, AAR, Laser-guided Bombing, 9-Line CAS, Air Combat.
Module Required: One or more of F-16C / F-15E / F-15C / A-10C II, Persian Gulf Map.

**Forum Discussion**
https://forum.dcs.world/topic/307462-fa-18c-multiplayer-cooperation-campaign-operation-hormuz/

[This is the storyline from the Air Force side, as a complimentary addition to the original Operation Hormuz for F/A-18C only]

Tropical Cyclone Dora made landfall near the Iran-Pakistan border before sweeping westward along the southern Iranian coastline. Although the storm quickly weakened, it brought intense thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the region, severely disrupting naval aviation operations. As a result, Day 18 marked the busiest operational day for U.S. Air Force assets based in the United Arab Emirates, which were tasked with absorbing much of the combat sortie load. Despite adverse weather conditions, a "Hawks" flight successfully executed a precision strike last night on the Sirjan Golgohar Industrial Complex, neutralizing a key weapons manufacturing facility. On the ground, coalition forces achieved critical advances. Lar Air Base and the surrounding city region are now under full allied control, enabling expanded logistical throughput and forward basing. Simultaneously, forces on the eastern front secured Faryab and are advancing rapidly toward Jiroft. However, progress in the battle for Bandar Abbas has been limited. The storm system hampered CAS operations, and coalition aircraft came under repeated harassment from Russian mercenary fighters operating out of Shiraz Air Force Base. These hostile fighters equipped with full fuel loads and air-to-air weapons, have exploited terrain masking, flying low-level through valley routes to bypass our frontline CAP coverage and ambush CAS platforms near Bandar Abbas. Intelligence confirms these aircraft originate from Shiraz AFB and operate under the support of localized radar coverage and short-range air defense systems. In response, Central Command has authorized a high-priority deep strike mission targeting Shiraz AFB. The objective is twofold: neutralize the Russian mercenary fighter threat at Shiraz AFB and destroy the Shiraz Weapons Factory believed to be supplying advanced munitions. Due to the presence of multiple GPS jamming systems deployed throughout the city, GPS-guided munitions are deemed ineffective for this mission. Therefore, laser-guided ordnance will be employed as the primary strike method. The strike package includes two F-16C flights and two F-15E flights, escorted by two fighter sweep F-15C flights and two SEAD F/A-18C flights. These units will conduct aerial refueling over the Bastak region, regroup over Lar, and then begin ingress toward Shiraz to execute the attack. Concurrently, two A-10C flights have been tasked with a CAS operation over Bandar Abbas. Their mission focus is to find and take out the remaining AAA and artillery positions in preparation for a major ground assault into the city scheduled for Day 20. Success in both the Shiraz strike and the Bandar Abbas CAS mission is critical to ensuring air superiority and freedom of maneuver for tomorrow’s urban street battle. Think not the storm is over, as rainhammers are about to fall from the sky.