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Date/Time: 08OCT73 / 0000L
Location: Megiddo IAFB
Mission: Operation House Call

Overview: Four A-4 Ayits will fly a night strike against Marj Ruhayyil Air Base in Syria.  The entire flight will be flown at low level to reduce the possibility of detection and increase response time of threats.  This is a psychological strike intended to change the dynamic on the Golan front.  F-4s and MIIIs will serve as diversions to the North West of the Golan Heights.

Several Divisions of Syrian armor are racing across the Golan Heights.  They have met fierce resistance from the tiny number of IDF defenders, but not enough to stop the thrust.  Only a handful of friendly units remain.  They are exhausted and almost out of ammo from continuous fighting through the night.   Within ten miles of their objectives the Syrians are in sight of victory.

The only thing stopping them is what is left of the IDF forces on the ground and air strikes.  This mission is exceedingly dangerous because the threats include MiGs, SAMs, and radar-guided AAA.  You are tasked with helping blunt the spearhead.

Syria has crossed the Purple Line.  Sirens are going off all over Israel.  It is Yom Kippur, 1973.  Instead of being with family, you are mounting up in your A-4 “Ayit”.  You are about to see firsthand what is actually going on.

The mission is Close Air Support.  The problem is communication.  We have none.  There are no FACs.  The engaged units are fighting for their lives.

It is early morning on October 8th, 1973.  The mission is to hit Suez Stadium just before sunrise.  It is being used as a staging point for Mi-8 helos to pick up troops and supplies to be ferried cross the Suez Canal.

It is the first full day of the Yom Kippur war, 07 OCT 1973.  IAF aircraft are taking off in support of troops on the ground in Sinai shortly.  They will be faced by units that have had all night to dig in are are under cover of SA-2, SA-3, SA-6, SA-7 and AAA guns.  All your skill will be tested in the missions today.  

Making up The Air Component to the Royal Nordlands Navy, the pilots assigned to 511, 513, 514, and 515 squadrons are vital in humanitarian missions and naval security for the Kingdom.

The 511 ‘Zeemeeuwen’ Squadron, flying E-2C Hawkeye AEW Aircraft, were vital in tracking Ulysses Fragments during planetfall in 1999 along with dozens of other nations Airborne assets. Following this, the 515 ‘Jutters’ flying CH-53’s were deployed with the Nordlands’ carrier  the Zr.Ms Jan Van Tol to drop much needed humanitarian supplies and render aid into Farbanti in the days that followed the meteor strike that destroyed much of the city.

The 514 Squadron 'Vuurtorens' make up the backbone of the fleet's air arm, flying the UH-1H, 514 is responsible for Search and Rescue, as well as limited Anti-submarine and personnel transfer between ships in the fleet.

Unlike the RNLAF, the RNLN is garrisoned entirely out of Klaverdorp Naval Air Station near the southern tip of the country.

Israel is under attack.

It is October 6th, 1973, Yom Kippur.  The most holy day of the year.  Most IDF members are home with family or on leave.  The situation is dire.

Without warning, Egyptian Air Forces destroyed or damaged airfields and military facilities throughout the Sinai.  In what was expected to take days, Egyptian units have breached the sand walls of the canal in mere hours.  Reports indicate massive forces are moving across the Canal and overrunning the Bar Lev Line.

The runway at Aleppo airport will be destroyed in a surprise attack before sunrise on 22 October. A single F-16C, callsign HAMMER 710, will be launched from Ramat David Air Base and conduct a night low level attack using Mk82AIR bombs.

Perform a night time low level anti runway strike.

The runway at Aleppo airport will be destroyed in a surprise attack before sunrise on 22 October. A single F-15E Strike Eagle, callsign HAMMER 710, will be launched from Ramat David Air Base and conduct a night low level attack using Durandal anti runway bombs.

The IAF (Israel Air Force) continues with Operation Swords of Iron. In addition to the constant daytime attacks, nighttime strikes are now being added to destroy as many targets associated with Hamas as possible. The world's eyes are on Gaza, and we do not want civilian casualties or collateral damage. We need your pressure to be that of a surgeon.