Emergency Action Message 241530ZOCT11

[Vampyre]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: BN CDR 1-227 AVN REGT

 

SUBJ: DEPLOYMENT OF AVIATION ASSETS ISO OP DARIUS

 

TIME:160552ZNOV11

 

ARRIVING IN THEATRE WITH THREE COMPANIES OF AH-64D APACHE LONGBOW HELICOPTERS, 1 HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1 MAINTNANCE COMPANY AND 1 SUPPORT COMPANY. INITIAL FORCES ARRIVED AT KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL WITH 9 HELICOPTERS PLUS SPARES AND WEAPONS. DUE TO FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS AND AIRCREW FAM FLIGHTS, FIRST ATTACK EXPECTS TO BEGIN OPERATIONS WITHIN 12 HOURS. THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF 24 ATTACK HELICOPTERS PLUS SUPPORT VEHICLES AND GSE WILL ARRIVE ABOARD AMC AIRLIFTERS WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

 

 

 

III Corps, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Air Cavelry Brigade, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regement assets:

Aircraft-

24 AH-64D Apache

 

Weapons-

96 AGM-114A Hellfire

64 AGM-114K Hellfire

96 AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire

152 AIM-92A

20 AIM-9M

2016 Mk 40 Rockets (200 M-260 and 34 M-261 Rocket Pods)

[Caesar]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: CO, VFA-11

 

SUBJECT: INTELLIGENCE ON RECENT IRANIAN F-14 SPLASH DURING STRIKE

 

TIME: 162333ZNOV11

 

OUR LAST OPERATION WAS OUTLINED IN AN AFTER ACTION REPORT. A FLIGHT OF 2 F/A-18F ENGAGED AND DESTROYED A FLIGHT OF 4 IRANIAN F-14A WHILE EN-ROUTE TO STRIKE A TARGET AT ESFAHAN. NOTED INTELLIGENCE INCLUDES THAT THE F-14'S IN THE AREA WERE NOT ARMED WITH AIM-54 PHOENIX MISSILES, BUT RATHER AIM-7E AND AIM-9P CLASS MEDIUM AND SHORT RANGE MISSILES. ALTHOUGH THE AWG-9 CAN SEE AND BURN THROUGH THE MORE ADVANCED SUPER HORNET ECM AT LONG RANGE (NOTED 47MI), MAX ENGAGEMENT RANGE IS ROUGHLY 12-15 MILES IF THE IRANIAN AIRCRAFT ARE NOT ARMED WITH AIM-54, AND AMRAAM EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT WILL OUT-RANGE AND HAVE FIRST SHOT. DOGFIGHTING CAPABILITY OF IRANIAN TOMCAT PILOTS APPEARS POOR, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OUTMANEUVER THE BOMB-LADEN F/A-18FS.

 

FORWARD AS NECESSARY.

 

//END

[+dtmdragon]

TO: JFC SHAPE, ALL SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICERS

 

FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE

 

SUBJECT: URGENT INTELLIGENCE ON IRANIAN F-14

 

DURING OUT LAST OPERATION TWO F-14A TOMCATS WERE ENGAGED. BOTH F-14 WERE CARRYING AIM-54A MISSILES. SEE ATTACHED INTEL REPORT FROM PILOT AND PHOTO:

 

"-Iranian Airforce still has an unknown number of serviceable AIM-54 Phenix missiles. The Missiles are believed to be early models and appear to be effectively countered by modern ECM equipment."

 

[+Dave]

TO: ALL NATO FORCES OF OP DARIUS

 

FROM: JFC SHAPE

 

 

 

1. BE ADVISED THAT THE CHINESE HAVE EXPORTED 10 J-10'S TO THE IRANIAN AF. NOT SURE YET OF THEIR OPERATIONAL STATUS BUT VIEW THESE AS A PRIORITY ONE ENEMY AIR ASSET.

ROE: SHOOT THEM DOWN OR IF POSSIBLE FORCE ONE TO LAND AT A FRIENDLY AIROASE FOR INSPECTION.

 

2. WITH THE COMFIRMED INTEL OF THE IRANIAN AF HAVING AIM-54'S, USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENGAGING FROM DISTANCE. RECOMMEND CLOSING THE GAP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ENAGE WITH CLOSE RANGE A2A MISSILE.

 

3. VFA-2 YOUR NEW MISSION IS NOW TO FIND AND TAKE OUT ALL F-14 BASES IN THE AO. ALSO HIT ANY AMMO AND WEAPON DUMPS.

 

-END-

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

VFA-2 ACKNOWLEDGES

[+ST0RM]

TO: VFA-2

 

FROM: JFC SHAPE Det 1

 

PRIMARY BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR IRIAF F-14 ASSETS IS ESFAHAN (8TAB). HOWEVER, INTEL BELIEVES 8-10 ACFT FORWARD DEPLOYED TO MEHRABAD TO PROTECT CAPITAL. IRIAF HAS FLOWN COORDINATED F-14A/MIG-29/F-4 FORMATIONS TO ALLOW EXTENDED RANGE INTERCEPTS.

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE DET 1

FROM: VFA-2

 

ACKNOWLEDGE INTELLIGENCE, NOTHING LIKE A PARTY

 

TO: VAQ-142

FROM: VFA-2

 

REQUEST USING YOUR SEAD ASSETS TO DESTROY SAM/AAA ASSETS IN THE BUSHEHR AREA TO ALLOW FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN AO

[+Dave]

TO: JFC SHAPE Det 1

 

FROM: RAF C2 CELL RAS ASSANYA

 

YOU'RE JUST FULL OF GOOD NEWS TODAY ARENT YOU?

 

-END-

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

REQUEST SOF FORCES RETRIEVE DOWNED PILOTS VICINITY BADR AB. DURING STRIKE ON BADR AB ONE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN AND PILOTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ALIVE.

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

REQUEST FOR MORE AMRAAMS WAS APPROVED, C-17 FROM DIEGO GARCIA ON THE WAY TO REPLENISH EXPENDED MISSILES.

[KeyboardChap]

TO: VFA-2

FROM: VAQ-142

 

ROGER, SEAD WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. REQUEST TWO F/A-18'S AS AN ESCORT.

[EricJ]

TO: VAQ-142

FROM: VFA-2

 

REQUEST APPROVED, NE103 AND NE110 WILL BE ATTACHED TO YOU.

[KeyboardChap]

TO: VFA-2

FROM: VAQ-142

 

ROGER.

[dast24]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: 52nd FW

 

52nd FW is PLANNING A MISSION with 5 SEAD F-16´s AND 15 STRIKE F-16 TO

BOMB COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITIES IN AND AROUND TEHERAN.

BECAUSE THIS IS A HIGH RISK MISSION WE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO DO SO.

[KeyboardChap]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: VAQ-142

 

ONE AIRCRAFT LOST. DOWN TO THREE EA-6B'S.

[+Dave]

--Ok no more units after this we have plenty--

[EricJ]

-honestly more than enough but that's my opinion-

[+Florian]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: AG 51, GAF

 

SUBJECT: SHIPMENT OF WEAPONS COMPLETE

 

WITH LAST DELIVERY OF STORES, WEAPONS NOW INCLUDE (AFTER NOW FLOWN MISSIONS)

96 IRIS-T

90 GBU-54

30 AS34 KORMORAN 2

60 AGM-88B-BLKIII

12 LITENING III

12 TSPJ

12 BOZ-107

4 MW-1

[+ST0RM]

-honestly more than enough but that's my opinion-

 

Yeah, the F-35 isn't even operational, nor is the 58th a combat coded squadron anymore. They are an FTU.

[EricJ]

-Well... they started showing up so who knows, even trainers need combat experience-

 

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

RECIEVED 18 AIM-120C AMRAAM MISSILES PLUS 5 AIM-9X, TOTALLING:

 

30 AIM-120C

22 AIM-9X

[+dtmdragon]

TO: 52nd FW, JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE

 

BE ADVISED THAT 1 SQUADRON RAAF HAS BEEN CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN AND AROUND TEHERAN SINCE THE START OF THE AIR CAMPAIGN AND ALREADY TARGETED COMMAND AND CONTROL ASSETS. TO02 HQ BUILDING HAS BEEN DESTROYED ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SAM AND AAA SITES DEFENDING THE CAPITAL. WE HAVE ALSO DESTROYED THE RUNWAY AT GHALE MORGHI AB (TAB11) TO REDUCE THE AIR THREAT AROUND THE CAPITAL FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. A SELF ESCORTED STRIKE IS PLANNED AGAINST GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS TO34/35 TONIGHT- SUGGEST YOU TARGET SOME OF THE COMMS BUILDING TO AVOID MULTIPLE STRIKES ON THE SAME TARGETS?

Edited November 17, 2011 by dtmdragon

[EricJ]

TO: JFC SHAPE

FROM: VFA-2

 

STRIKE ON BUSHEHR AMMO BUNKER SUCCESSFUL.

[+Dave]

Good point guys. No F-35's. They aren't operational. This is going to get out of hand if we don't set limits.

[+dtmdragon]

TO: JFC SHAPE

 

FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE

 

INTELL FROM OUR RECENT STRIKE ON THE TWO GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDINGS IN TEHRAN COMBINED WITH THE RESULTS OF OUR PREVIOUS STRIKE ON THE TEHRAN HQ BUILDING LEAD US TO BELIEVE THE ABILITY OF THE IRANIAN HIGH COMMAND TO EFFECTIVELY COMMAND AND MANAGE MILITARY OPERATIONS HAS BEEN SEVERELY CRIPPLED. THE DESTRUCTION OF THESE THREE COMPLEXES AND RESULTING LOSS OF SENIOR IRANIAN MILITARY STAFF OFFICERS HAS BEEN LIKENED TO THE LOSS OF THE ENTIRE PENTAGON TO THE US MILITARY BY ONE ANALYST

[EricJ]

TO: CVW-11

FROM: VFA-2

 

REQUESTING MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE WITH DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE IS STARBOARD STABILATOR AND FUSELAGE NEEDS CHECKING. AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE LANDED ON CARRIER.