Operation Talon's Reach (MP, Co-Op 4, A-10C)

Started this one about 8 months ago and have been working on it on and off. It morphed from one concept to another over time and we've flown several versions of it at the 476th. It's a bit of a beast (long/busy) and requires good ordinance management, lead/wing coordination, and inter-flight coordination.

Download Link: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/345623/

A few features:

- 4 A-10C co-op slots

- 170 custom voiceovers

- over 20 randomized taskings

- expect 3-4 hours flight time, much more if additional are set to trigger (see bottom note)

- bit of CAS, BAI, ECAS and MEDEVAC support (depending on how things turn out)

- Check-in/Check-out with JTAC via new ( DCS 1.2.4) MP F-10 radio menu functionality

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SITUATION:

Abkhazian forces pushed south of the Inguri River and are now occupying Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi and surrounding areas.

Three platoons of US special forces, under the callsign TALON, are moving in "light and fast" just north of Senaki, taking advantage of a weak point in enemy lines. The goal: to capture a regional high-point on Eki Mountain. From this vantage point, TALON will have a commanding view of the enemy positions to the north, west and south.

Boar 21/22 and Boar 27/28 will be providing support for TALON as they gain a foothold on Eki Mountain. Once in position, TALON will be calling in air and artillery strikes on enemy positions across the valley.

A CIA unit, callsign "PROPHET", will be providing real-time intel to TALON based on enemy radio chatter intercepts and drone recon.

VAPOR 51 & 61 (2xF-117A) will be tasked with taking out the bridges along the Inguri River, taking away the Abkhazians ability to reinforce from the north.

BONE 71 (B1-B) will be tasked with pummeling the Eki Mountain summit defenses and communications towers just prior to TALON's arrival.

UZI 41 & 42 (2xAH-64D) out of Kutaisi AB, will work on the armored units along the Forward Edge of Battle Area (FEBA) near Senaki.

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TASKS:

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1 - T/O Vaziani AB 0545 hours

2 - Top off fuel at ARCO

3 - CHECK IN w/ TALON at CP for tasking (use F10/Other/ radio commands)

4 – Rearm/repair at Batumi as needed (Check Out/Check In as leaving and returning to AO)

5 - RTB Vaziani when mission complete

Batumi is available for emergency divert, repairs and limited rearm.

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ROE:

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Priority targets are armor, artillery, C2, and other assets identified by TALON. Air defenses are secondary and should be pursued only as needed to complete tasking. TALON will be vectoring in airstrikes and artillery within your area of operations, so maintain contact to ensure you are clear of these vectors when called.

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FRIENDLY UNITS:

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TALON 30/31/32 - 6x APC M1043 HMMWV, 9x ATGM HMMWV 1045

BOAR 21/22 - 2x A-10C

BOAR 27/28 - 2x A-10C

BONE 71 - B-1B

VAPOR 51 - F117A

VAPOR 61 - F117A

UZI 3 - 2x AH-64D

UZI 4 - 2x AH-64D

PEDRO 2 – 2xUH-60A (MEDEVAC)

MAGIC 11 - 1x E-3A (AWACS) (254.225)

ARCO 11 - 1x KC-135 (TCN 21Y, 257.750)

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AIR DEFENSE THREATS:

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Heavy AAA, light MANPADS (SA-18 ), possible SA-9 and SA-13. Expect threats to be concentrated over city centers (Senaki, Zugdidi, Poti). *** Avoid overflying the cities if possible ***

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PAYLOAD: As directed by flight lead (user discretion), supplies unlimited.

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RADIOS:

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Package/Common on 254.225 UHF (Preset 1 Mid)

ARCO 11 on 257.750 UHF (Preset 2 Mid)

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WEATHER:

Mostly Clear, Calm Winds, -1C

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UTM Coordinates and/or bullseye/offsets will be used.

*** Use F10/Other/ radio commands for check in, tasking updates, and check out with TALON. You will be notified by MAGIC when CHECK IN option is available, near waypoint “CP” (Contact Point). ***

Mission inspired by (and very loosely based on) the book “Lions of Kandahar” by Maj. Rusty Bradley, depicting Talon groups’ role in the Battle of Sperwan Ghar.

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Mission/Server Host Note: to lengthen this mission, simply set the first trigger flag #99 value anywhere from 2 to up to 16. These are the "main taskings", mostly BAI tasks, and would allow for flights to come in/out over a long period of time using the Check-In, Check-Out functionality which would simply start/stop takings from occurring. May be desirable for some server hosts.

This mission was originally designed to use slmod. There is some functionality added if slmod is used (ground forces calling when they fire 50cal and/or TOWs), but slmod is not required to fly it.

Many thanks to these wonderful folks for voiceover help...

Laivynas

graywo1fg

Baxter-476thvFG

BlueRidgeDx

StageFright-476thvFG

Mrs. StageFright

Mrs. Joyride

WOW! Looks beastly, can't wait to fly!

Sweet!

Sounds like a great scenario, thankyou for releasing to the community!

 

Download Link: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/345623/

 

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It's still pending approval. Should be available tomorrow I would guess.

It's back up.:thumbup:

Wow, this looks top notch. Can't wait to fly it!

Looking forward to trying this Joyride :) Looks great!

Hello,

i don't understand..

the file download it is a zip

when unziping i have many files but not miz

how use in dcs 1.2.4?

excuse my English,i am a french guy

Croalex- the download link saves the following file "Operation Talons Reach_CO-OP 4_EN_v1.0.miz", but it may be whatever compression/archiving software you have on your computer is recognizing it as a .zip.

Simply rename the .zip file as .miz and you should be good to go.

Thank Joyride,

but il is not the solution...

simply rename this file in "file".miz d'ont work

the file is always compressed

i use 7 zip for compression/extraction

a solution?

thank you

Thanks for sharing it we will give this a go very soon

I hosted this mission today and flew it with some SimHQ buddies and we all had a blast. My immersion meter was peaked out. Great mission!!! Thanks.:beer:

Awesome, thanks for the feedback Blooze.

Joyride, thanks for the mission bud. Played it yesterday for an hour or so before we got the old CTD treatment for DCS. Nicely done. We only got the first 3-4 taskings done I think and we were wondering if they become more difficult as the mission plays out? I have not cracked the .miz file open yet in the mission editor as it would be a spoiler but how many taskings in total have you included and are they randomized so each time you fire up the mission you don't know what will be coming at you?

Cheers

IADC - it's definitely more of an endurance mission than any singular tasking being of great difficultly. The scenario is closer to COIN ops. That being said, as the sun starts coming up the MANPADS and AAA threat increasing with visibility. The initial tasks gettng Talon set up at bullseye do have some randomization but that part would play out similarly. After that, the main tasks come from 16 other possibilities, so is more randomized.

I'll add that loadout chosen affects difficultly. This mission is much more intimate with a couple mavs, rocket pods, and Mk-82 airs vs. taking PGMs and/or lots of mavs. Way back I had originally put in foul dynamic weather with a low, overcast cloud deck to force the action down low, but alas the performance hit is just too high with that weather on may PCs.

Flew this beauty last night with two squadmates... :pilotfly:

I must say, that was an impressive show you "directed and produced" down there... :thumbup:

And it all worked out like a Swiss watch...

...one little thing... on first post, shouldn't Apaches be "AH" instead of "UH" in the friendly packages list?

Great work!!!

Thanks, Aries. Edited briefing above. Will fix that in the .miz briefing with future update.

Flew it this week with some buddies. Really, really good stuff. If you have the time and some wingmen that know what they are doing this is a great mission. Thanks Joyride.

Anyone up for trying this beast tonight?

This mission is amazing! Thanks for taking the time to put out something so awesome and sharing. I look forward to flying this several times. I am no mission creator/editor. But if you ever need help testing a file, drop me a line.

Thanks, einstein_84. I may do that.

I agree that this mission like all of joyrides missions is a cut above anything else out there. The attention to detail is second to none, the playability suits all skill levels and mission fun factor is spot on. Our group has played it twice now and had a blast.

Thank you

Thanks for the mission Joyride. Enjoyed it thoroughly.