Unit: No. 1 Squadron Royal Australian Airforce
Mission: Strike against Tehran Command and Control Network
Assets: 2 x Strike Aircraft (RAAF F/A-18F) and 6 x Escort/SEAD (RAAF F/A-18F)
Target: Government Office Buildings
Flight departed Kuwait International at 2008 Local time. Flight approached the target from the east to break from previous attack patterns from the south. As the flight neared the launch point of its stand off weapons our RWR were lit up by an unknown air threat. Flight two consisting of FORD 2-1 and FORD 2-2 were ordered to engage the air threats while the rest of the flight continued on towards Tehran to attack the Government Office Buildings. FORD 2-1 engaged and destroyed the lead enemy fighter with an AIM-120C7. A second AIM-120C7 fired by FORD 2-1 damaged the second enemy aircraft which was identified as a J-10A, a third AIM-120C7 was fired and destroyed the damaged J-10A. Meanwhile the rest of the flight destroyed the primary target with 2x AGM-145C-1 JSOW. A second government Office Building was destroyed as a target of opportunity by an AGM-65G. 4x Tor-M1, 1x ZSU-23-4Shilka AAA, 2x Hawk CWAR and 1x Hawk PAR were destroyed by the rest of the strike force conducting SEAD over Tehran. An additional 1x Tor-M1 was damaged. A Civilian Grain Mill was accidently destroyed as collateral damage by 20mmM61A1 Vulcan fire.
Air-to-Ground Kills:
-Government Offices by Plt Off McCarthy with 2x AGM-154C-1 JSOW
-Government Offices by Plt Off McCarthy with 1x AGM-65G
-Tor-M1 by Plt Off McCarthy with 1x AGM-65G
-Hawk CWAR by Plt Off Yara with 1x GBU-38(V)3/B JDAM and 1x AGM-154C-1 JSOW
-ZSU-23-4 Shilka AAA by Plt Off Yara with 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon
-Hawk CWAR by Flt Lt Iredale with 1x AGM-65G
-Tor-M1 by Flt Lt Iredale with 1x AGM-65G
-Tor-M1 by Flt Lt Iredale with 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon
-Hawk PAR by Fg Off Wilson with 1x GBU-38(V)3/B JDAM
-Tor-M1 by Fg Off Wilson with 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon
-Grain Mill (colateral damage) by Fg Off Ray Wilson with 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon
Ait-to-Air Kills:
-J-10A by Plt Off Dallas with 1x AIM-120C7
-J-10A by Plt Off Dallas with 2x AIM-120C7
Intell:
-Confirmation J-10A is being used operationally by the Iranians
-We believe this strike combined with the previous strike on the HQ building in Tehran has severely crippled the ability of the Iranian high command to effectively coordinate and manage overall military operations.
-No less than 16x SA-15 Gauntlet SAM missiles were fired from Tor-M1 launchers during our attack , as with previous engagements all were easily defeated with ECM, chaff and spoofing/ manovering.