Intel has provided us with information regarding a high level insurgent commander, departing Tabqa airbase at 1030 hours. He will be departing in an An-26 bravo and heading to an unknown disclosure. You are to catch his transport still on the ground, and make sure it's his last day.
BRIEF:
You will be departing Gaziantep airbase at or around 1010 hours, as a single F/A-18C. You are to fly the waypoints to Lake Assad, and then follow it to your location...Tabqa airbase. You will cross the boarder at WPT-3, and the entire route is lined with SA-8s. You will NEED to stay below 150ft, to help keep the SA-8s from launching on you...however, this may not even help!
Once you get to the airbase, which should be around 1030 hours, locate the transport, and put an end to the commander.
You should then return the way you came, using the waypoints in reverse order to get you back 'safely' into friendly territory.
Timing is critical, and a speed of around 350 kts should get you there as the transport is taxiing, as well as make the turns in the river manageable. Some are extremely tight.
NOTE:
The runway/taxiway at Tabqa runs roughly 09/27.
There are also friendly and UNFRIENDLY ejection zones...visible on the map.
UNFRIENDLIES:
Several SA-19's and SA-3's, guarding the coast of Syria.
Also SEVERAL SA-8s all along Lake Assad, as well as the outer perimeter.
ORDS:
32 LAU-10 127mm MK-24 ZUNIs, 2 AIM-120B, 2 AIM-9X
Time to test your marksmanship.
NAV:
Follow waypoints...deviating will cause great stress to you and the aircraft!
WEATHER:
Thick overcast with a base at 1350ft.
<On a personal note, clearly I've flown this several times for testing. I was shot at going in....I was shot at while RTB. They missed a few times...and I was gator bait a few other times. I also completed the mission several times. So GOOD LUCK...HAPPY HUNTING!!!>
