2-8 Multiplayer F/A-18C COOP Supercarrier Operation Mission
Skills Required: Cold Start, Case III Launch, Pre-planned JSOW, Case I Recovery
Module Required: F/A-18C Hornet, Supercarrier, Persian Gulf Map.
Updated on 20 May 2023, added kneeboards and additional information in the mission briefing.
Updated on 11 July 2023, improved experience, updated mission briefing, fixed minor bugs.
Mission 01 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3325580/
Mission 02 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3325818/
Mission 03 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3326040/
Mission 04 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3326358/
Mission 05 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3326697/
Mission 06 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3327552/
Mission 07 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3327771/
Mission 08 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3327901/
Mission 09 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328064/
Mission 10 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328128/
Mission 11 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328193/
Mission 12 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328294/
Mission 13 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3328448/
Mission 14 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329435/
Mission 15 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329591/
Mission 16 Link:
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3330671/
Situation Update
On the battleground, brutal street combats continued in Bandar Abbas City, with the Marine Corps 4th, 5th, and 6th Regiments attacking the city from three different directions. On the east side of the harbor city, the Marines 2nd Regiment successfully defended the enemy's counter-offensive attacks in the north of Minab, and took back the Dehbarez region. With more CAS flights sent to the region to support them, they were able to smash the enemy defense lines quickly and moved deeper into the northeast like a spear, pushing the frontline from Hormozgan Province into Kerman Province last evening. On Day 16, a strike package was also sent to bomb Jiroft Airbase, but most of the cruise missiles were intercepted by the Airbase air defense. As the Airbase is surrounded by mountains from three sides, the early warning radar stations on top of the mountains could detect both aircraft and air-to-ground weapons at an early stage and guide the surface-to-air missiles and other AAA batteries to intercept them at a high probability. Therefore, paralyzing those early warning radar stations will be a precondition for an effective attack on the Jiroft Airbase. As always, VFA-97 Hawks accepted the strike mission and planned a dual-flight strike package, with its first flight aiming to destroy the Iranian's early warning radar stations on the mountaintop and the second flight coming after the enemy's airbase. The mission plan was briefed on the evening of Day 16, then after a short but priceless sleep onboard the USS Theodor Roosevelt, as they called "The Big Stick", the navy pilots got up very early again before sunrise to start the F/A-18C fighter jets calmly and readily waiting on the deck. The warm Indian Ocean water and low-pressure air unfolded a swirling tropical cyclone, namely Cyclone Dora, moving across the surface of the Gulf of Oman. The south wind strengthened last night and brought the sea condition to Beaufort Scale 5. The CVN-71 Carrier Group's cruising speed was reduced to 10 knots against the escalating current. The wind is forecasted to get stronger hour by hour as Cyclone Dora gets closer to the Hormuz Strait. However, the CVN-71 has to sail against it, toward the direction of the looming cyclone to achieve optimum launch conditions for the early morning sorties on Day 17.
