A civilian plane from Spain has been kidnapped by Hezbollah. The ship is retained in Beirut Rafic Hariri in an attempt to make EU and USA accept their demands. Some infantry and AAA forces are keeping her at ground. It is capital to free her before night falls without causing any damage to any other civilian aircrafts or to the airport itself.
This is the first mission I upload. It can be tricky, but I belive it's great fun. I have some other missions created, and depending on the public reaction to this one, I might start uploading them all, so please be free to comment and tell me how you like it or if you have any problems flying it.
Sirya Map, CivilAircraftMod, Massun92-Assetpack and Military Aircraft Mod are required.
Colt-1, a group of two F-16s (player) have been launched from Ciprus with orders to free the Spanish Airbus at all costs. ROE forbid any damage to other civilian airplanes. Repeat: all civilian airplanes must remain unharmed!
Airport is closed because of the terrorist attack, so there are other civilian aircrafts orbiting the Beirut-Rafic Hariri waiting for their chance to land. Be aware of their presence and do not harm then by all means.
The size and power of the air defenses remain unknown, although while it is not expected to be any long distance SAMS, be prepared for some radar guided artillery and missiles. It is vital to be very precise with the weapons, as the plane is full of innocent people and must remain in mint conditions to fly.
It is crucial to leave free road for the IBERIA Echo-1 to taxi free. Be aware of not only the vehicles, but infantry units as well. Once terrorist units are down, you must give the green light to take off via radio.
It is a long flight and Colt -1 must remain in the area until IBERIA Echo-1 is airborne (which means around 4-5 minutes after destroying enemy's units), and back home, so fuel rationing is a must. There is a Tanker in the area, but there must be eyes on the IBERIA aircraft constantly, so use it only if necessary and by turns, meanwhile you or your wingman stays protecting the civilian flight. Fuel is enough to complete the mission, but use the burner with great caution.
Once the VIP aircraft is airborne, orders are to escort her home, but keep your eyes open, as it is unkown the presence of enemy aircraft in the area. Lebanon's Government is not an enemy, but we don't know their reaction after an USA's attack on their ground, or how deep Hezbollah's roots run into their political decissions. Top priority is to garantee free pass to IBERIA Echo-1 safe to Chipre, so use of force is allowed.
Weapons (each): AGM-65D (x6)
AMRAAM C-5 (x3)
AIM9-X (x1)
Targeting pod + Harm Targetting pod.
Fuel tanks (x3)
TANKER: Texaco-1-1 (260.0 AM) TACAN-1x
AWACS: Overlord-1-1 (251.0 AM)
