Red Player

Turn recap: 1608.0 2 missiles are on radar headed to Palang. 1608.5 1 missile is shot down with a lucky die roll from a deck gun. 1 missile impacts the ship causing 60 damage points and several critical hits. 1609.0 2 missiles are visually sighted headed to Palang. Guns fire with no hits. Palang is hit by one of the missiles causing 60 damage points. The ship is dead in the water. Your F-4s have sighted contrails coming their way. turn_1609_5_red.txt turn_1609_5_red_intl.txt

Turn recap: 1609.5 1st Move The F-4s drop to 498 kts and VLow altitude and use evasion. There was an 8% chance of crashing while at VLow but none did. 2x F-4s are shot down. 1609.5 Detection The F-4s RWR are screaming at the pilots. 1609.5 2nd Move 1x F-4 is shot down. The surviving F-4 pilot saw missile impacts on his squadron mates. The helo pilot spots smoke trails headed towards him. turn_1610_red.txt turn_1610_red_intl.txt

Turn recap: 1610.0 1st Move H016 shot down. 1610.0 Detection A015 has RWR warning. 1610.0 2nd Move A015 shot down 1.5 nm from the Sov. turn_1610_5_red.txt turn_1610_5_red_intl.txt

Red Players, please post your thoughts about the scenario to include AAR, the PBEM process, and using SimPlot Viewer to facilitate an H4 game. final_red.txt final_red_intl.txt

Red players can discuss which two Iranian warships you would like for this scenario. Ex-US Allen M. Sumner FRAM II (up to 2) Ex-UK Battle (1) Saam Vosper Mk5 (up to 2) Combattante IIB (up to 2) The ships will start south of Bandar Bushehr. The aircraft available will be 1x P-3 Orion and 4x F-4E. You will have a limited supply of airborne smart weapons. For now lets say 4x AGM-65A Maverick missiles. You can use as many dumb bombs (Mk82 or Mk84) as the aircraft can carry. Also, they can be equipped with an ECM pod, TISEO, and air-to-air missiles. The P-3 will not be armed. Due to the fluctuating demands of the Iran-Iraq War, it's possible that anot…

Here we go! I set the initial ship speed at 15 knots. Let me know what speed you would like. Also, if you have ship names you would like to use, I will change them. turn_1030_red.txt turn_1030_red_intl.txt

You have an ESM detection. I goofed a little bit in that the P-3 departed Bandar Bushehr instead of Shiraz. There is actually an airbase at Bushehr, so all is well! turn_1100_red.txt turn_1100_red_intl.txt

The P-3 radar is on and has picked up 4 new medium surface contacts. The F-4 aircraft are ready to launch with 1 tactical turn notice. turn_1115_red.txt turn_1115_red_intl.txt

The P-3 now has five surface contacts. The F-4E is heading towards the P-3 and will then follow the ESM bearing. EDIT: I did not check for ESM intercepts from the surface ships because I thought they were too far away. They are not. So, you have 3 more bearings. Please download the turn file again. turn_1124_red.txt turn_1124_red_intl.txt

The Big Bulge ESM has gone dark. The P-3 has a new ESM bearing. Your warships are maneuvering into the desired formation. turn_1127_red.txt turn_1127_red_intl.txt

The P-3 has a new ESM detection. Also, the P-3 received a request from the USSR ship to stay at least 25 nm away. Your ships continue to move into the new formation. The P-3 will stay about 55 nm away from the formation per orders. (I don't have a loiter function in SimPlot. I suppose I could have it go to zero speed, but that would just confuse Blue player ). Did you guys want to classify the surface targets as Blue (hostile)? turn_1130_red.txt turn_1130_red_intl.txt

The F-4E is feet wet and has been searching with its radar but so far has not picked up anything. The surface ship formation change is complete. I hope this is what you wanted. turn_1142_red.txt turn_1142_red_intl.txt

You have new ESM bearings. The bearing info will probably overlap, but you are picking up multiple radar types from two different ships. turn_1145_red.txt turn_1145_red_intl.txt

The F-4 is keeping roughly 26 nm from the convoy. There are no air radar contacts. turn_1154_red.txt turn_1154_red_intl.txt

The AB-204 Helo launched at 1336. It has reached the P-3 position and is tracking toward the convoy. There are no new air or surface contacts. The P-3 is detecting multiple radar emissions from two of the convoy ships. Please be aware that the Sitrep article lists the AB-212 which has a range of over 300 nm, but the High Tide Annex entry for the Italian AB-204 is only 150 nm. I believe you have an AB-204 for the Sumner ship. I think the F-4 will reach bingo fuel around 1600. That will give it sufficient range to get back to Shiraz AB. turn_1412_red.txt turn_1412_red_intl.txt

At 25 nm from the convoy the helo is warned not to approach any closer than 15 nm. The helo has reached 15 nm from the convoy and is at bingo fuel. turn_1430_red.txt turn_1430_red_intl.txt

Your ships have begun their run towards the convoy. The helo is returning to Palang. I apologize for not realizing sooner that the helo did not have sufficient range to reach Bandar Bushehr. There are no changes to the convoy EMCON. I am pausing to hear from Dylan on the timing of the F-4 launches. As a reminder, the airborne F-4 will RTB at 1600. turn_1451_red.txt turn_1451_red_intl.txt

At this time both the F-4 and the helo are refueled and are eligible for launch. Your surface fleet is getting close to the radar horizon. I will launch all aircraft and post a new turn file before the ships fire their missiles. turn_1530_red.txt turn_1530_red_intl.txt

The F-4 group is at 55 nm from the Sov, the helo is about 15 nm away, and the surface fleet is just outside the pre-planned Harpoon firing range of 30 nm. I am now using Engagement Turns. Do you guys have any last minute changes or regrets? turn_1554_5_red.txt turn_1554_5_red_intl.txt

You have a new air contact and ESM bearings. The contact is automatically classified as Blue due to the overwhelming ESM evidence. I want to clarify the attack sequence: DD - fire SM1s at 24 nm at first merchant in line behind the Sov, FFs - fire harpoons at same time as SM1 at the Sov. F-4s - follow harpoons and attack Sov AB-204 - follow harpoons and attack Sov Sound right? Will the F-4s attempt a VLow attack run? If so, the speed is critical to the NOE/VLow crash table. turn_1557_red.txt turn_1557_red_intl.txt