Operation Varsity is a heavily randomized DEAD and CAP mission inspired by "Flicker of Hope" from Ace Combat Zero. There are 3 flights of C-130s who have a town each to drop their paratroopers at. Clearing the enemy SAMs and AAA from their path is crucial to their success, while also protecting them from enemy fighters. Enemy aces may even show up to gatecrash the party and keep you on your toes! You're not in the fight alone, however; you can call in support from a variety of allied flights if you need the extra muscle to win the battle.
The mission also scores your kills and success level, and gives you a ranking on completion.
The mission has options to customize the amount and strength of the enemy both on the land and in the air, even for inexperienced mission editor users. Check the .pdf quick guide included in the zip for further details!
Friendly transport planes are preparing to drop paratroopers into three key cities in the region. However, the enemy has had a foothold on this region for a while, and the defences will be substantial. In addition, there have been regular fighter patrols in the region, making this a risky move.
Suppress and destroy any threats to the transport aircraft. They will wait for a short while at the staging area and proceed one at a time to their objectives in order to give you a chance to clear them a path.
Point Alpha will be attacked by ASCOT FLIGHT (2x C-130), who will push from the staging area at 0620 local time.
Point Bravo will be attacked by HEAVY FLIGHT (2x C-130), who will push from the staging area at 0635 local time.
Point Charlie will be attacked by CARGO FLIGHT (2x C-130), who will push from the staging area at 0650 local time.
Once the C-130s have left the marked area of operations following their drop, you no longer need to worry about them.
AWACS or GCI will be provided on 254MHz AM if you require it.
Bullseye is located at the staging area, Waypoint 1 for all aircraft except F-14 (IP marker).
Support can be called in from friendly flights via the radio "F10 Other" menu. These flights will patrol the area and engage the targets they are most suited for.
Version History:
v1.01:
- Fixed rare occasions of scripting throwing an error when shooting down an enemy ace
v1.02:
- Fixed script hanging due to a misspelt ace name
