A great mission packed with voiceovers that is different each time you play it. Play it single player or multiplayer co-op. It is primarily a CAS and EVAC mission, but you have the option to spawn bandits. All the popular planes along with Hueys and Apaches in the Persian Gulf. When playing single player, you can control the other aircraft via the F10 comm menu and tell them what to do in order to help you complete the mission. You can also choose different aircraft each time you play so that the game play is fr om a different perspective for endless replay-ability. There are many ways to complete the objectives and I'm very curious to hear how you go about doing it! Mission time is limited to 2.5 hours, otherwise the enemy moves in under the cover of darkness and things won't go so well.
It is set up as a "Tower Defense" type game wh ere you have enemies spawning around a central location (all randomized), and they make their way towards a central location which you must protect
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Version 2.2 (May 12, 2020): Now includes optional enemy bandits and multiple bug fixes.
Version 2.3 (September 30, 2020): Added A-10C II. Removed Frogfoots and A-10A. (note: Looks like ED changed sunset time. Mission now ends at sunset, not 30 minutes afterwards)
Version 2.5 (April 19, 2022): Added 4 Apaches. Added 30 minutes to the mission time limit (Now 2.5 hours instead of 2 hours).
Version 2.6 (Nov. 23, 2024): Spawn frequency slightly reduced for smaller groups. Fixed broken MIST script. Removed ELT beacon. Added some AI traffic to bring Bandar to life.
One hour ago, Hercules 1 was en route with 22 souls on board traveling home for the holidays. Radar contact was lost shortly after an emergency was declared 60 miles north of Bandar Abbas. The nature of the emergency is unknown. No communications have been received ever since. A combat search and rescue effort is now underway to locate possible wreckage and look for survivors. Hercules 2 has been dispatched with airdrop reinforcements as a precaution in case there are survivors. If a rescue is required, you are to assist in the effort. There is no time for a formal briefing. Bullseye, waypoint 2, is the search area. Move out!
Designer notes:
1. If you hear a loud siren going off when you start the mission, this is an ELT transmitting on the guard channel. Currently, DCS will play this audio file even when the aircraft is cold on the startup. To work around this bug, start up the aircraft and then toggle the guard channel on and then back off.
2. You will receive radio calls fr om the survivors that have dispersed from the crash site. They provide valuable intel on wh ere the enemy is. You'll have to rescue all these survivors, and when you do, they won't be able to continue alerting when enemies are approaching. Choose wisely the order in which you rescue the different groups so that you can maintain the intel picture.
Credits (in alphabetical order):
Apache600 as South Watch
Baltic Dragon as Hercules 2
Boddman as Overlord
Cleric as Bravo Lead (East)
Gunfighter as Hercules 1
Pinball as West Watch
PXRanger as Bravo West
Stingray as North Watch
Vandal as East Watch
Written and Directed by GTFreeFlyer
All voice actors are BuDs. For more information please visit https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=237481
Please send feedback, suggestions and bug reports to GTFreeFlyer (ED Forums), GTFreeFlyer#4080 (Discord), or email GTFreeFlyer at yahoo. Thanks!
