Intelligence reports indicate a hostile military convoy crossing from Syria into northern Iraq, west of Tal Afar. The convoy is escorted by mechanized units and protected by mobile air defenses (SA-6 and SA-8).
MiG-29 interceptors from the 115th Fighter Squadron (IrAF) have been detected departing from Mosul to secure the corridor.

Your Viper package is tasked with intercepting BVR contacts, securing air superiority northwest of Tal Afar, and coordinating with Colt 3 (SEAD) to suppress SAM threats near the ground objective.

MISSION OBJECTIVES
PRIMARY:

Protect Colt 3-1 during SEAD strike and ensure airspace is sanitized northwest of Tal Afar.

SECONDARY:

Intercept and destroy hostile contacts from Mosul before they interfere with the convoy strike.

WAYPOINTS & MISSION PHASES
WP    Name    Description
0    DEPARTURE    Takeoff, fence-in on west departure
1    RENDEZVOUS    Join up with Colt 3-1 for SEAD support
2    REFUEL (KC)    KC-135 Texaco holding at FL230
3    HOLD (CAP)    CAP zone north of Sinjar, FL270
4    PUSH POINT    Push into threat area
5    ENGAGE    Expected BVR contact area
6    EGRESS    Safe withdrawal
7    RTB    Visual approach RWY 27

ORDER OF BATTLE – FRIENDLY PACKAGES
Viper 1 (You) – BARCAP / BVR

2x F-16C (Block 50), 421st Fighter Squadron

Callsigns: Viper 1-1 / 1-2

Loadout: 4x AIM-120C, 2x AIM-9X, 2x external tanks, 1x ECM pod

Colt 3 – SEAD

2x F-16C, 77th Fighter Squadron

Loadout: AGM-88 HARM, HTS pod, 2x AIM-120C

Texaco 6-1 – AAR

1x KC-135, holding at WP3 (35.1, 41.0), FL230, TACAN 31Y

Darkstar – AWACS

1x E-3 Sentry, control zone over Syria (FL310)

THREATS
AIRBORNE:

2–4x MiG-29A, 115th FS IrAF, launching from Mosul AB

Operating CAP rotations along the Mosul–Tal Afar axis

SAMs:

SA-6 (Gainful) grid west of Tal Afar

SA-8 (Gecko) mobile, identified near the convoy

Active, but vulnerable to AGM-88 strikes

Skin:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313705/

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