F4AF Chemical Strike AAR

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Today I took part in a 4ship strike against a chemical factory in northern Serbia online with other pilots from AW Squadrons. Todays target is a chemical factory and laboratorys weapons 2x BSU50s.
All lined up ready for take off:


Because I'm No4 in this hop I'm last to take off.(My element leader Raz is moving to takeoff position)


Airborne finally, looks cloudy.

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Suppose we'd better get in formation, loose combat spread.



After 240Nm we finally ingress, this weather doesn't look good. (Might have to use a CCRP delivery if I can't get a visual on the target for CCIP)

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Yes its rainning with low cloud cover, got a good visual and because these are high drag bombs not slicks we can do a low delivery.


Flight leads bombs have detonated already, being No4 I'm on a offset delivery to avoid getting fragged.


Boom! Right lets egress back to 7

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Eagle escort ensure theres no bad guys flying in the area.


Finally we return to base back in Italy and its rainning here now as well.


Touchdown and it stops rainning just in time. The other 3 already have landed and are drinking beer already.

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Intriguing that a Falcon would get an Eagle for top cover!

Very cool shot, real feel:

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In the Gulf war F-16s didn't do CAP missions, only F-15s and other interceptors were allowed that job. Likewise USAF F-15Cs aren't allowed to do A/G missions although a pair of F-15Cs did straff a convoy in the middle east(I think it may have been Afghanistan) although both pilots did get in trouble for it. In Falcon 4 the missions in the dynamic campaign are automatically fragged out and are influenced by the players success/failure. In the case of escorts and cap you can wind up with almost any interceptor as an escort.(including other F-16s) The Air Tasking order also frags out SEAD/DEAD escorts as well so a package can consist of several flights including:
Strike/OCA/ Deep Strike flight
SEAD Escort
Escort
Reccon flight for BDA(Bomb damage assessment)
Also in the case of the above missions we also had F-14s doing a fighter sweep in the same area. (there were nearly 60 aircraft in that target area alone not including enemy A/C)