You need to escort a convoy, callsign Ranger 2-4, from FOB Paris, to our evacuation point on the coast, FARP London. The convoy will depart on your signal and we expect the transit time to be 90 mins. There is a variable enemy presence in the area, so we need to be alert to any possible threats.
Threats include Insurgent vehicles and ambushes, investigating and neutralising potential IEDs, and suppressing any other enemy activity encountered. These are carefully randomised and balanced so that every playthrough is different and challenging.
This mission is designed for two players flying as a “pink team”, with one player in a scout helicopter (White) and the other in a gunship (Red).
The Scout will need to fly such that their observer can closely check out potential threats, hovering or carrying out low passes as needed.
The mission is written for SA-342 Gazelle as Scout, Mi-24P Hind as Gunship and requires the Syria map. The mission can be modified to utilise other helicopters.
Your role will be to protect a convoy against a variety of threats that have been chosen to challenge your scout flying and team coordination.
In general, the pink team tactic is for the scout to fly low to identify targets, while the gunship keeps overwatch on the scout. The scout may need to do a fast pass to draw enemy fire, or a slow pass to investigate suspicious activity. The gunship should keep the scout in view at all times and watch for enemy activity. The gunship should be in position to roll in and suppress the enemy within 10s of the scout identifying a target. The faster the gunship can eliminate the threat, the less likely the scout will take enemy fire.
Initially, the scout is a minigun-armed Gazelle, while the gunship is a Mi-24P Hind armed with missiles, rockets, and a door gunner. Armaments can be changed via the ground crew menu during the mission, see the logistics section in the mission briefing.
Communication with the convoy is via the F10 radio menu and all messages are sent to the coalition, so you do not need to worry about being on a specific radio frequency.
The mission assumes that you will take the cold and dark Gazelle (White-1) and Hind (Red-1). Feel free to use the autostart if required. There is also a hot start version of each helicopter (White-2 and Red-2) that you can use to respawn quickly if you get shot down.
PLEASE READ THE FULL MISSION BRIEFING DOCUMENT SUPPLIED, WHICH CONTAINS:
• Background to the mission
• Description of the mission goals, area of operations and likely threats
• Explanation of the flight parameters required to advance some events
• Description of the logistics of the mission, including options to rearm/refuel
• Discussion of possible tactics and team coordination
• Explanation of how to modify the mission, such as changing helicopters
