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Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/22/2018 5:03:04 PM

AlexGGGG

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This is a brief AAR as I did not take notes along the way. So this is more of a recollection from memory.

Deploy all F-15s and F16-s to Andoya and Bardufoss, making sure the corresponding missile type is available in magazines. Deploying Typhoons useless because no Meteors available anywhere north.

Set up AEW and tanker pattern just west of Andoya.

Set Orions to provide sea control, and arm Poseidons with SLAM-ERs.
Arm all Tornados with ALARM II.

Use F-35s from QE in anti-air role every once in a while (too far away).

Move Storm MTB group to the south out of range of ASMs.

Meanwhile, use aircraft to jump in and out Russian SAM ranges to bleed off SAMs. Works with great success with land-based S-300 and ship-based don't know what. Works to a less extent against Foxgloves with their long range AAMs. Once Foxgloves are out of missiles, send F-15s after them on afterburners for a kill. Works reasonably well. Note that F-15s have longest-range missile, AMRAAM-D.

In 12 to 14 hours achieved air superiority.

Rearm some F-16s with Penguins, pull in ALARM-carrying Tornadoes in SEAD role and Poseidons with SLAM-ERs. Use all of this to kill 2x Nanuchka, kill western SAG centered around Admiral Nakhimov, and send some ALARMs towards Kuznetsov CV. Sent all aircraft back to reload (time was about 2days 4 hours to go). Meanwhile, sent Storm MTB group to fire missiles at Kuznetsov. Simultaneously launched 8x F16s with a total of 16 Penguins. That was not very effective in absence of ALARMs, but still got some hits on targets. BDA proved difficult due to cloud cover.

Fight off another round of Backfires (and Blackjacks? not sure really), this time easy because they had no escort and I had CAP ready. Kitchen-D is still a pain in the butt to intercept, moving at 2900 kts and only slowing down just before impact. Requires micromanaging every intercept.

My second wave of ALARMs and SLAMERs mostly cleans up the rest of the fleet, Petr Veliky still afloat with heavy damage and fire, and some stupid oiler completely intact. Half an hour later it sinks, leaving the oiler for my Penguins.

Score 6755 Triumph

Butcher bill as follows

SIDE: Russia
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LOSSES:
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7x MiG-35 Foxglove [MiG 1.42 MFI] <-- these are badass
11x MiG-27M Flogger J
11x MiG-31BM Foxhound <--- slightly less badass
8x Tu-22M-3M Backfire C
1x Commercial Container Vessel - Feedermax [3,000 TEU, 30,000t DWT]
12x Il-38N May
12x Tu-142MZ Bear F Mod 4
6x Tu-160 Blackjack <-- these seem to have slow missiles
1x Commercial Tanker - Large Range 2 [150,000t DWT]
2x PL-877M Kilo
9x Ka-27M Helix A
6x Su-24M2 Fencer D
1x Su-24MR Fencer E
2x Ka-25Ts Hormone B
6x Ka-27PL Helix A
2x Ka-27PS Helix D
12x Su-33 Flanker D <-- useless and hopelessly outranged
1x Tu-142MR Bear J
4x Su-25UTG Frogfoot B
2x MRK Nanuchka III [Pr.1234.1 Ovod]
1x SSV Yury Ivanov [Pr.18280]
1x EM Sovremenny I [Pr.956 Sarych]
1x RKR Admiral Nakhimov [Pr.1144.2M Orlan, Ex-Kalinin]
2x BPK Udaloy I [Pr.1155 Fregat]
20x MiG-29K Fulcrum D
1x TAKR Admiral Kuznetsov [Pr.1143.5]
1x Commercial Tugboat
1x EM Sovremenny I [Pr.956A Sarych]
1x RKR Marshal Ustinov [Pr.1164 Atlant]
1x RKR Petr Velikiy [Pr.1144.2 Orlan, Ex-Yuri Androvo]
1x VTR Academician Pashin [Pr.23130]

EXPENDITURES:
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99x RGB-16MK [Search, Passive Omni]
73x RGB-48 [Search, Passive Directional]
71x RGB-41 [Search, Passive Omni]
43x RGB-58 [Track, Active/Passive]
67x RGB-NM-1 [Passive Omni]
60x AA-13 Arrow [R-37M, RVV-BD] <--- damn these are long range
47x AS-14 Kedge [Kh-29L]
19x AA-12 Adder B [R-77-1, RVV-SD]
135x Generic Chaff Salvo [4x Cartridges]
1x Generic Flare Salvo [4x Cartridges, Single Spectral]
32x Generic Chaff Salvo [5x Cartridges]
2x AS-10 Karen [Kh-25L]
11x AA-9 Amos [R-33S, SARH]
52x AS-4 Kitchen D [Kh-32] <-- I hate these damn things
240x SA-21b Growler [40N6] <-- all of them
114x Generic Chaff Salvo [8x Cartridges]
69x AS-15 Kent C [Kh-555]
2x SA-N-4a Gecko [9M33]
8x AA-10 Alamo C [R-27RE, LR SARH]
3x AA-10 Alamo A [R-27R, MR SARH]
192x SA-N-20b Gargoyle [48N6M] <-- I guess all of them
2x TEST-71M [NATO TEST-83] <-- sunk my sub damnit
6x Generic Acoustic Decoy
23x SS-N-26 Strobile [P-800 Onyx]
84x SA-N-7 Gadfly [9M38] <-- looks like all of these too
3x SS-N-9 Siren [P-120 Malakhit]
79x AK-630M 30mm/65 Gatling Burst [400 rnds]
6x PK-16 Flare [TST-60U]
76x SA-N-11b Grisom [9M311K-1] <-- and all of these
148x SA-N-9 Gauntlet [9M330-2 Kinzhal] <--- and even these are all expended maybe
99x AK-130 130mm/54 Twin Frag Burst [2 rnds]
88x AK-100 100mm/70 Frag
37x 30mm Twin Gatling Gsh-6-30KD [375 rnds]
115x PK-10 Flare [SO-50]
64x SA-N-6a Grumble [5R55RM]
26x SA-N-4b Gecko [9M33M3]
41x SA-N-11a Grisom [9M311K]
19x 30mm Twin Gatling Gsh-6-30K Burst [375 rnds]
10x SS-N-12 Sandbox Mod 2 [P-1000]

SIDE: NATO
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LOSSES:
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1x Radar (RAT-31SL/N)
7x F-16AM Falcon MLU
2x Radar (Coastal ACSR)
1x Radar (HADR SINDRE I)
2x F-15E Strike Eagle
5x NASAMS II
3x Vehicle (AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel [NASAMS II])
2x P-3C Orion Update III <-- mea culpa
1x S 300 Ula [Type 210]
1x Radar (AN/FPS-6A HF)
1x Typhoon FGR.4

EXPENDITURES:
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580x AN/SSQ-62E DICASS
519x AN/SSQ-77B VLAD
605x AN/SSQ-53F DIFAR
34x Naval Strike Missile (NSM)
284x SSQ-926 ALFEA
130x SSQ-963D CAMBS VI
75x Generic Chaff Salvo [5x Cartridges]
194x AIM-120B AMRAAM <-- short range but still works against vampires
4x AIM-2000A IRIS-T
93x MIM-120B NASAMS [AMRAAM] <-- spent against vampires
341x SSQ-955 HIDAR DIFAR
293x AIM-120D AMRAAM P3I.4 <-- very good
6x AGM-84G Harpoon ICR
29x Generic Chaff Salvo [8x Cartridges]
43x AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM P3I.2 <-- not very good
54x 20mm/85 M61A1 Vulcan Burst [100 rnds]
2x Mk48 Mod 7 ADCAP CBASS
2x DM2A3 Seehecht
2x Generic Acoustic Decoy
13x AN/SSQ-62D DICASS
19x AN/SSQ-53E DIFAR
40x RB 12 Penguin Mk3
80x AGM-84K SLAMER-ATA
90x ALARM Blk 2 <-- I would rather have HARMs but these still work
3x AIM-9X Sidewinder
1x Mk54 LHT Mod 0
56x Meteor
1x Stingray Mod 0

SIDE: Biologics
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LOSSES:
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1x Biologic Whale <-- sorry mate, I got excited

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/23/2018 5:21:22 PM

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quote:

7x MiG-35 Foxglove [MiG 1.42 MFI] <-- these are badass

Isn't this an hypotetical unit?

Didn't know that this series of scenarios was an AU, other ones (mediterranean tsunami was a blast) don't have anything like that.

Otherwise short but nice AAR, thanks.

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/23/2018 5:48:01 PM

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Yes, I'd say hypothetical, but if not for these, there would have been a field day in my air-to-air department. These are very good for balance of play.

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/23/2018 5:49:58 PM

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quote:

Deploying Typhoons useless because no Meteors available anywhere north.

So I can fix that.

quote:

Use F-35s from QE in anti-air role every once in a while (too far away).

Been thinking of moving that group closer. Originally it was a 5 day scenario which I shortened.

BTW, recently discovered that the Russian Carrier is in the yard until 2021 or 2022. Oh well...

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/23/2018 5:54:04 PM

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Yes it is but in theory the so Admiral Nakhimov is as well as there is no idea when, or IF, her conversion will ever be finished. Got to have a little fun

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/23/2018 7:00:56 PM

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ORIGINAL: BeirutDude

Been thinking of moving that group closer. Originally it was a 5 day scenario which I shortened.

5 days is not going to make a difference, probably. The first strike mission is inbound right away, so F-35s will be late to the party anyway just by way of flying to where the action is.

Moving the carrier closer would be useful.

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/24/2018 12:51:46 AM

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Yeah I've moved the CVBG closer that but This AAR is proving something I've been thinking for some time NATO has too many aircraft. The aircraft in England were not originally intended to reinforce Norway but to perform missions around the UK and in the real world it is likely the F-15E squadron would reinforce the Central Front along with the Typhoon squadron. So I'm thinking of pulling one U.S. and one UK squadron and just setting the others up to reinforce Norway from the start. Also thinking of dropping the E-3 Sentry's and KC-135's down to 4 each for the same reasons. With battle in the Baltic and Poland, Norway would be important but also peripheral.

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/24/2018 12:52:50 AM

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Also going to teleport the Subs for more randomness

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/24/2018 7:51:55 PM

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Based on the AAR I totally reworked NATO!

1. Queen Elizabeth Carrier Group and Anzio Surface Action Group both moved forward. NATO Standing Forces are removed (committed to Baltic)
2. The Norwegians now have an F-35A Lightning II Squadron at Orland Fighter base and that is reflected in the scenario. The UK Typhoon squadron is gone (I decided they would more likely be committed to the Central/Baltic Front along with the two U.S. F-15 Squadrons).
3. UK Tornado Squadron now forward deployed to Andoya AFB, Norway for Naval Strikes. They still have their UK RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) base in case someone needs to redeploy to UK for Naval missions and it is used for P-8 and P-3 aircraft.
4. Diversionary Field loadouts now set for LIMITED NATO support. You can support DETs but not whole Squadrons. Initial Dets are there for you.
5. NATO Submarines now Teleport for some randomness in the submarine war (will do the same for the Russians as well)
6. CAP missions will activate 15 minutes into the scenario with other missions beginning 30 minutes into the scenario. That will give people time to adjust things.
7. E-2 Sentry and KC-135 aircraft halved (other half to (Central/Baltic Front). Their bases are now Single Unit airfields for performance.

Some adjustments to Russia will be made but not as great...

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RE: Arctic Tsunami, version 3.0 NATO side - 7/26/2018 12:53:56 AM

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Version 4.0 posted in the Playtesting thread. I think this is going to be it for updates to it.

Russian subs now teleport and reworked all of the NATO/Russian missions in addition to the changes in post above.

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