June 2020: Syria has been clandestinely smuggling weapons into Gaza via small ships. Israeli intelligence has identified two of these vessels reloading at the Tartus harbor in Syria. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) must neutralize them while they are at their most vulnerable, while simultaneously sending a clear message to Syria that such actions will not be tolerated any longer. Buster 1 and 2 will be tasked with delivering this warning.
You are Buster-1. You and your wingman must infiltrate the airspace of Lebanon and Syria to access the naval port of Tartus. To do this, you must fly at very low altitude (below 500 feet) over rugged and mountainous terrain to avoid detection by the SAM-5 and SAM-6 anti-aircraft batteries protecting the area. It is crucial to avoid flying over cities as much as possible and refrain fr om breaking the sound barrier. We need to be as stealthy as possible.
During the approach, four IAF F-16s will attempt to destroy the SAM-5, which is the main threat you will face. The city is filled with anti-aircraft artillery and short-range SAMs, so upon reaching the target area, you must climb to an altitude of no less than angels 15. From there, your mission is to eliminate the targets, while Buster-2 attempts to neutralize as much anti-aircraft resistance as possible.
It is known that the ships are docked in the area, but their exact location is uncertain, and it is essential not to attack any other civilian vessels. Therefore, you must visually identify your targets, using radar and the TGP to eliminate them. You will find photos of the two ships in your kneeboard to aid in target selection.
Once the targets are sunk, your secondary objective is a silo wh ere we know they store the weapons used for smuggling. The coordinates of the silo are already programmed into your flight computer; you only need to assign them to one or more bombs. The rest will depend on your ability to locate the targets.
Once you climb before the attack, you will be visible to any radar, so we expect enemy aircrafts trying to intercept you. The group of F-16s will try to remain in the area for as long as possible in order to cover you fr om potential threats, but you must rely on your own defense capabilities.
Once the primary and secondary objectives are destroyed, head south as soon as possible, wh ere you will find a tanker in case you need to refuel before returning to Ramat David.
Take time when starting up your plane. Have everything you will need configured before taking off, because you will be real busy once in the air. There is no hurry, Control will organize the attack according to your progress. Fr om waypoint 3 you will be in enemy territory, so try to arrive there at low altitude. Waypoints 12-13 (ingress) will be wh ere you will be most exposed, but it will be too late for them already. Good luck, pilot!
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This mission contains music files (rights belonging to Marc Steitenfeld), customized kneeboards and many audio files. I need feedback to improve the missions, so in case something doesn't work or anything else, just let me know so I can fix it. You can change your payload, but I don't think this can work with a different plane. It should be the perfect mission for both human pilot and WZO, and so for multicrew. If you want it for multiplayer, just let me know. I hope you enjoy.
