Welcome to the Nevada Test and Training Range Night Operations. Pilots will be operating under nighttime conditions while eliminating ground targets at various target arrays and defeating airborne hostiles at Air Combat Zone West (ACZW) and Air Combat Zone East (ACZE). Fixed and Rotary Wing missions are available from Nellis AFB, Tonopah Test Range or Tonopah FOB. ECM Zone at Reveille South available for ECM training. NVGs are standard on F/A-18s and F-16s; JHMCS are available via 'X-Ray' aircraft.  

**1.1 Update - July 16th, 2025**

----------BRIEFING----------

**DATE: June 21st, 2025
**TIME: 23:58
**LOCATION: Nevada Test and Training Range
**WEATHER: Clear skies, no winds


**COMMS**
Refueling
- KC-135MPRS | Arco 1-1 | TACAN 13X | ARC | 253 MHz AM
- KC-130 | Texaco 1-1 | TACAN 14X | TEX | 254 MHz AM
AWACS
- E-3A | Overlord 1-1 | 124 MHz AM
AFAC
- MQ-9 | Springfield 6-1 |138 MHz AM  
- MQ-9 | Pontiac 6-1 | 139 MHz AM


**MISSION**
Welcome to the Nevada Test and Training Range Night Operations. Pilots will be operating under nighttime conditions while eliminating ground targets at various target arrays and defeating airborne hostiles at Air Combat Zone West (ACZW) and Air Combat Zone East (ACZE) . Fixed and Rotary Wing missions are available from Nellis AFB, Tonopah Test Range or Tonopah FOB. ECM Zone at Reveille South available for ECM training. NVGs are standard on F/A-18s and F-16s; JHMCS are available via 'X-Ray' aircraft.  


**OBJECTIVE**
FIXED WING
Nellis Airforce Base - A/G Waypoint 1-6, ACZE (7), ACZW (8), SAM Sites (9)
Tonopah Test Range - A/G Waypoint 1-6, ACZE (7), ACZW (8), SAM Sites (9)
Groom Lake - Red Flag Fixed and Rotary Aircraft

Nellis A/G Waypoint Targets (Images taken from the south):
1) Arrow Canyon Target Array (Img 3):
**AFAC Springfield 6-1 (138 AM) in orbit at angles 15**
    *NORTH ARRAY* MLRS 9A52 Smerch CM 300mm (x4)
    *WEST ARRAY* IFV BMP-2 (x2 moving), MBT T-72B (x4 moving)
    *SOUTH ARRAY* MBT T-72B (x8,) SPAAA ZSU-23-4 Shika "Gun Dish" (x3), SPH 2S19 Msta 152mm
      (x4), MCC-SR Sborka "Dog Ear" SR (x1)

2) Towers Target Array (Img 4)
    *PRIMARY TARGET* Oil Derrick (x4)
    *SECONDARY TARGET* MBT T-55 (x4)

3) Laplace Target Array (Img 5)
    *PRIMARY TARGET* SSM SS-1C Scud-B (x6)
    *SECONDARY TARGET* Ural-4320 MCC Truck (x1 moving), Ural-4320 Truck (x4)

4) Lamb's Pond Target Array (Img 6)
    *WEST ARRAY* MBT T-55 (x5)
    *CENTRAL ARRAY* VAZ 2109 White Civilian 4-Door Sedan
    *EAST ARRAY* Railroad Tank Car (x4)

5) Factory Target Array (Img 7)
    *PRIMARY TARGET* Workshop (x1), Combine Building (x1)
    *SECONDARY TARGET* Chemical Containers (x6), An-26B Antonov Aircraft (x2)

6) Red Flag Airfield Target Range (Img 8)
    *PRIMARY TARGET*  MiG-29S (x2 south runway), An-30M Cargo (x1 northeast runway),
      Mi-28 (x3)/Mi-8 (x2)/MiG-27(x2)/Mi-24(x1) west runway.
    *SECONDARY TARGETS* Comms Tower (x1), Storage Tank (x2)

7) Air Combat Zone West (ACZW):
   MQ-1A (x1) Drone
   F-4 (x4) Drone
   C-101EB (x4) Drone
   F-16 (x4) Drone
   B-52 (x4) Drone
   F-4s (x2) Rookie - Guns Only        
   F-5s (x2) Random - Guns Only        
   F-15s (x4) Random - Guns Only        
   F-16s (x4) Random - Guns Only        
   F/A-18 (x4) Ace - Guns Only    

8) Air Combat Zone East (ACZE):
   WingLoong (x1) Drone
   MiG-15 (x4) Drone
   MiG-21 (x4) Drone
   MiG-31 (x4) Drone
   MiG-15s (x2) Rookie - Guns Only    
   MiG-19s (x2) Random - Guns + IR    
   MiG-21s (x2) Random - Fully Armed    
   MiG-23s (x4) Random - Fully Armed    
   MiG-29s (x4) Ace - Fully Armed    

9) SAM Sites
   SA-2 SAM Battery (N 37°48.552  W 114°48.250  Elev. 4590)
   SA-3 SAM Battery (N 37°48.6878  W 114°47.265  Elev. 4593)
   SA-5 SAM Battery (N 37°48.098  W 114°46.876  Elev. 4590)
   SA-6 SAM Battery (N 37°46.811  W 114°47.070  Elev. 4587)
   SA-10 SAM Battery (N 37°47.553  W 114°46.900  Elev. 4588)
   SA-11 SAM Battery (N 37°47.273  W 114°46.945  Elev. 4590)


ROTARY WING
Nellis AFB Helicopter Training Field @ northern helipads (Img 14)
- Barrels, Ammo, UH-1H Cargo, Container, Tetrapod and L118 Light Artillery Cargos
-- Small, Medium, Large cargo destinations 1000ft to north east
- Troop Transport (x3) at Single Landing Pad near troops
- Additional cargo south of Nellis AFB Gunnery Range (N 36°17.946  W 115°04.106  Elev. 2220)
- Single Training Helipad between Basic Flight Maneuver Training Pylons for landing practice

Nellis AFB Ground Gunnery Range (Img 9):
Waypoint 1: (Img 10)
- LUV Tigr (x3)
- LUV UAZ-469 Jeep (x6)
- Infantry Targets (x42)
Waypoint 2: (Img 10)
- Scout BRDM-2 (x4)
- IFV BMD-1 (x6)
Waypoint 3: (Img 10)
- MBT T-50 (x6)
- SPH 253 Akatsia 152mm (x6)
Waypoint 4:
- Scout LC & HC (moving x9)
Waypoint 5:
- KA-50 (x2) Rotary Drone
- Mi-24P (x2) Rotary Drone
- Mi-8MTV2 (x2) Rotary Drone

Tonopah FOB (Img 11):
Obsidian Butte Target Array (Img 12)
Waypoint 1:
**AFAC Pontiac 6-1 (139 AM) in orbit at angles 15**
- MLRS BM-21 Grad 122mm (x4)
- SPH 2S19 Msta 152mm (x4)
- SAM SA-9 Stela 1 "Gaskin" TEL (x4)
- MBT T-80U (*moving* x4)
- APC BTR-80 (x8)
- MBT T-55 (x8)

Training Area 73 Target Array (Img 13)
Waypoint 2:
*PRIMARY TARGETS*
- Refueler ATMZ-5 (x2)
- Scout HL with DSHK 12.7mm (moving x4)
- Truck GAZ-66 (x4)
- Truck GAZ-3308 (x4)
*OPTIONAL TARGETS*
- Infantry Targets (x36)

Waypoint 3: Red Flag Airfield Target Range
- (Same as above for Nellis A/G Waypoint Targets)


**GAMEPLAY***
Illumination Flares available via Comms F10 menu:
- All target arrays and Nellis AFB Rotary Training Zone at 750ft
Spawn drones and hostiles via Comms F10 menu:
- Aircraft for Air Combat Zone West (ACZW) and Air Combat Zone East (ACZE)
- SAM sites located in Caliente Bravo (Img 15)
- Rotary aircraft at Nellis AFB Gunnery Range
AFAC support is available for Arrow Canyon and Obsidian Butte target arrays.
Training Area 73, Obsidian Butte and Nellis AFB Gunnery Range targets available via Waypoints for Rotary Aircraft.
Tonopah Waypoint Targets are the same as Nellis; however, order is reversed.  
Groom Lake Red Flag aircraft are available for additional engagements.
All airports available as Dynamic Spawns in Multiplayer.


**AIRCRAFT SPECIALTY ROLES**
Victor - Rotary Wing aircraft are set to immortal for flight training.
Whiskey - aircraft at Nellis AFB start cold on tarmac.
X-Ray - F/A-18 and F-16s utilize JHMCS instead of NVGs (Whiskey, Yankee and Zulu variants available)
Yankee - AI Wingman F/A-18 provides a single F/A-18 AI wingman for A/A support from Nellis AFB.
Zulu - aircraft spawn at west end of Reveille South at angels 20 for countermeasure practice.
- ECM Zone at Reveille South utilized for countermeasure practice; spawn hostiles via Comms F10 menu.
- ECM Zone hostiles spawn at east end of Reveille South with only 1 missile.


**DESIGN NOTES**
This is a nighttime sandbox-style training mission designed for both solo and multiplayer with hot starts, easy comms, and targets spawned via Comms F10. It is a supplement to the progressive training series that begins with Nevada – NTTR Training Operations, continues with Marianas – Naval Operations, and concludes with Persian Gulf - Operation Hammer. This mission is intended to help train nighttime operations in use of NVGs, NVS or other thermal imaging systems.

This mission is 98% the same as the Nevada - NTTR Training Operations daytime mission. However, primary changes include: nighttime operations, ability to request Illumination Flares at all the target arrays via Comms F10, and ability to choose NVGs or JHMCS for the F/A-18 and F-16 via standard loadouts or "X-Ray" groups.


**CREDITS**
Mission Created by SimMotionTuning https://www.simmotiontuning.com/
FOB Template by MrGoodnite
Radio Menu Creator by =GR= Astr0    


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Change Log
v1.0 - 7/10/2025 - Initial Release
v1.1 - 7/14/2025 - Static targets changed to Group targets at several target arrays so AI will engage, Training Area 73 and illumination flares dialog added, additional AH-64s and UH-1Hs added
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