The Georgians, backed by Turkish and US forces, have pushed into Abkhazia, advancing as far forward as Sukhumi. However, due to the fierce fighting for the city, their momentum has stalled and they need urgent supplies. A naval convoy has sailed from Poti to resupply the Georgian forces. The Soviets, caught off guard by the initial attacks, have yet to prepare their larger maritime attack aircraft. Their aircraft at Sochi must hurry to intercept the convoy before it can reach the cover of the air defences at Sukhumi and unload its cargo.
Mission is playable as PvP or PvPvE from either the Soviet or Georgian/Turkish side.
The Soviet team must stop the convoy before it reaches Sukhumi, and have approximately 2 hours to do so. Only the cargo ships matter, but the escorts will still pose a threat to any attacking aircraft. Friendly AI flights of attack aircraft with escorts will periodically spawn and attempt to sink the convoy, but their efforts alone may not be enough.
Available playable Soviet airframes:
4x MiG-19P
4x MiG-21bis
4x Su-25
The combined Georgian and Turkish forces must ensure the cargo ships of the convoy safely make it to the cover of the Sukhumi air defences. The Georgians have little in the way of air power, so it falls to Turkish F-4s and F-5s based at Senaki to provide CAP over the convoy until then. Friendly flights of AI aircraft will attempt to help cover the convoy where possible. While the US has offered peacekeeping support, they are reluctant to engage in direct combat with the Soviet Union, and will only launch their F-16s in the region if the situation becomes extremely dire.
Available playable Turkish airframes:
4x F-5E-3
