Mission 5 in the ongoing voyage of the Black Pearl (AKA The Tarawa). This mission follows on directly from the last one - you've not even had chance for a brew!
SHORT BRIEFING:
You’ve just landed after the last mission. Take off again ASAP and go find out what Recon Team Barbossa are so excited about.
(It might be worth re-arming and re-fuelling before you head off to the runway)
Updated 4th Jan 2021, added pdf briefing and maps, minor edits to the mission itself.
Updated 6th November 2021 to reflect changes to Harrier ordnance options.
Pirate Voyage Mission 5 – Saving Private Barbossa
Installation:
Download the zip file, use 7zip or similar to unpack it, copy the .miz file to your DCS Missions folder:
C:\Users\User’s name\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta (if you’re using the DCS OpenBeta)\Missions
If you’ve got loads of missions, you might want to save it to a sub folder marked ‘Harrier’ or similar so you can find it more easily.
FULL BRIEFING:
Situation
You’ve just landed after the last sortie and believed all was well.
Marine Recon Team Barbossa are on their way back to base, but have just radioed in to say a group of armed men are approaching their position in the hills fr om the harbour town of Salakh.
Re-arm and re-fuel as soon as possible, get in the air and support them if needed.
Objective:
Protect Barbossa – look out for threats, but wait for Barbossa to identify them as hostile before you engage – we don’t want to kill any curious islanders.
Friendly Units in the area:
Marine Force Recon team – callsign Barbossa:
Making their way south-east across the hills to the port at Salakh wh ere they’re picking up transport back to Tortuga.
Marine UH-1 helicopters – callsign Springfield (They’re not down with the pirate theme):
Lifting off to pick up Barbossa once the intent of the strangers is established.
UAE guard unit Katracho:
A small group of Cobra LAVs and Fuchs APCs guarding a couple of merchant ships at Salakh port unloading aid supplies. They’re under orders to remain at the port, but if needed, can help cover the marines once they get close enough.
Flights:
Dodge flight
Type: 1x AV8B
Freq: 243MHz
Task: CAS for Barbossa
Ordnance: Litening pod, plus whatever you want to add.
Primary targets: Any threats in the area, once authorised to strike by Barbossa
Waypoints (still the same as last mission):
1. Kavarzin town
2. Tabl village
3. Guran village
4. Chahu Sharghi medical centre
5. FARP Tortuga
6. Divert – Black Pearl - Tarawa
Springfield
Type: 2x UH-1
Freq: 251MHz
Task: Extract Team Barbossa
Colt flight
Type: 2x UAE Mirage 2000
Freq: 251MHz
Task: CAP
Darkstar
Type: E3A Sentry
Freq: 257MHz
Task: AWACS
Other Frequencies:
Tarawa – Black Pearl: 127.5MHz
Qeshm: 38.550MHz, 118.050MHz, 250.150MHz
HOSTILE FORCES
Ground threats:
All we know of at the moment is the group of men on foot heading toward Barbossa’s position, but they may have friends, so be wary.
Anti-Aircraft defences:
None in the area, but there’s always a chance that local Iranian government forces may have AAA and MANPADS, so keep your eyes open.
On the mainland, SA6 and SA2 batteries are based to the north east, so don’t stray too far that way. The air defences at Bandar Lengeh are still out of action after last night’s operation, so shouldn’t present any threat.
Air Threats:
As before, Iranian mainland forces may be patrolling the area to the north – try and stay out of their way if you can. Along with CAP from the UAE, air defences at Qeshm and the Black Pearl group will hopefully keep the Iranians out of the way.
Bullseye:
Queshm Airport
