This is the first in a group of three missions that covers the attack of a fictitious enemy force of regiment size against a small force supported by attack helicopters.
The intention of these missions is to provide a good multiplayer experience for a group of 3-6 players flying any of the available helicopters. Note, as only one of my gaming friends owns the AH-64 it is not featured in the missions but can be added easily. The missions take place on the Caucasus and should provide a real challenge. I have added random scripts to the missions so that the enemy will not always appear in the same place or head for the same objectives. For the first and third missions the enemy is a tank and IFV/APC force so having Ka-50 or Mi-24's is a must. It is unlikely that you will succeed with only the Gazelle.
I would like to thank my playtesters, Al, Frank and Sixgun.
Designer Notes.
I built this series of missions to simulate a larger force for Regiment/Bridge size attacking a small force supplemented by helicopters. The basis for the mission is an attack by the Azerbaijani Military against the Armenian Military. The force structure and available units are all fictitious. I based the Azerbaijani units on a typical Russian Battalion Tactical group supported by what I think is reasonable Operational Level SAM sites. On the Blue Force side I pretty much tossed in every helicopter DCS has. The idea is to see what is possible, or fun, not what is realistic.
Feel free to add or remove elements as you see fit. The overall mission is meant to be flown by 3-6 blue force helicopters and 1 or 2 fixed wing aircraft. The helicopters though are meant to be center stage and the fixed wing as support elements.
The missions are meant to be played in the order, Morning, Afternoon, Evening, but I made no attempt to have the events of one influence the start condition of the next. The enemy will push you back step by step no matter how good you do.
I have written a script that loads at the mission start that randomizes some of the forces so if you play this more than once you may see different enemies on the field.
Ground forces Commander: there are slots on red and blue for ground command. For the blue side I provided additional troops at FARP Sasha that will load into a transport helo via the F10 menu. They are named as squads and teams of 1st Platoon and 2nd Platoon. There are two markers on the map for the defensive positions of these two platoons. Drop them off a few hundred meters from their objectives and they will walk the rest of the way.
If you find the mission is too easy there are two radio menu items that will add more enemy groups to the battle.
I used the Ka-50 III since my friends and I have them, feel free to changes these to version II. Also feel free to add the AH-64, which none of us have so it is absent here.
