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SATAC 2023 The 51st PVO Regiment proudly announces SATAC 2023. SATAC, short for Squadron Air to Air Championship, is an annual event set to provide a prestigious platform for competitive Air to Air sportsmanship, welcoming all squadrons and airframes to participate! The inception of SATAC dates back to 2011, and the tradition continues as we invite all competitive Air to Air squads to compete against the finest that DCS has to offer in a highly immersive and realistic combat environment. Our format is designed to promote the utilization of various aspects of the simulation, including different weapon types (ARH/SARH/IR), dissimilar air combat training (DACT), and the full range of modern DCS aircraft, each playing its unique role in SATAC 2023. Stay tuned for more details and exciting updates about SATAC 2023 as we prepare for another thrilling year! REGISTRATION The sign-up deadline is 31st December 2023. Register as a squad here, citing squad name, aircraft selection, individual pilot callsigns. Squads are also encouraged to register a GCI officer. We highly recommend having reserves. Squadron Name: 51st PVO Regiment Aircraft Selection: Su-27, Su-33, MiG-29 Pilot Roster: [51☭] Frostie [51☭] Teknetinium Etc. FORMAT 6 vs 6; thus we highly recommend having reserves. Expect to fly shorthand against a fully rostered opposition if you don't have 6 pilots ready by match time. A mercenary reserve pool is available for teams short on pilots. If you are interested in becoming a merc, put your name forward in the SATAC channel on the 51st PVO Discord (Links below). All fourth-generation aircraft will be made available: F-14, F-15C/E, F-16, F-18, JF-17, M2000, MIG-29, Su-27, Su-33, J-11(SD-10). Airframe selection is permanent during matches. Teams must choose a set lineup for each game and stick with those aircraft. E.g. choosing 4xF15, 2xSu27 cannot be changed until the next match. There will be an engagement bubble centered on bullseye, which opposing squads must control to win the round. Once you enter the bubble, you must not exit until the opposing team is neutralised. Once you leave the bubble, you cannot re-enter. You will be warned as you approach the edge of the bubble. As an aircraft enters the bubble, a 5-minute timer will begin where all aircraft must be inside the bubble in that time. Any team with aircraft outside the bubble after the 5 minutes will forfeit the round. At least one pilot from the winning team must control the bubble for 5-minutes and return to the home base in order to claim victory for that round. If aircraft take off with an invalid weapon and then fires said weapon or enters the bubble, that round is forfeit for the offending team. Once all gears have left the ground and the aircraft is airborne, any disconnected pilot or mishap will be considered as a loss. Matches will be best of 3 in the preliminary rounds and best of 5 in knockout rounds. AWACS and datalink support will be available during preliminary rounds only. No datalink or non-player BRAA calls during knockout rounds. A neutral GCI officer will be provided if a squad is unable to field one. Communications with the GCI officer will be handled through SRS. Flankers will have Fighter to Fighter data-link made available. Format for the single-elimination stage. Some items may be repeated from the main format post: Knockouts will have AWACS fed datalink disabled with human GCI support given through means of LotAtc. SRS is not required but encouraged to communicate with your GCI. If you wish the streamer to tune into the radio, feel free to share the frequencies with provided streamer. Fighter to Fighter datalink, also known as Peer 2 Peer, will be left enabled. Matches will be best of 5 rounds. Due to the increase of rounds played, we recommend having reserves ready for any issues that may arise. Sportsmanship Roll-bug clarification rules BVR: roll-bug in all aspects - NOT ALLOWED BVR: max rolling angle allowed - 450° per roll MERGE: within 10km - Free maneuvers JAMMERS: blinking manually or by macro - NOT ALLOWED (5sec intervals) NOTE! Pilots accused of breaking the rules will be required to provide their server tracks for review. This ensures a fair and thorough assessment of the situation. If anyone is observed using the roll-bug systematically, it will be judged at any range, even within 10km. The decisions made by moderators on this matter are not up for disputes. We don't want to prohibit anyone from flying as they wish. It's natural that there will be grey areas, these grey areas will be subject to individual moderation, as every scenario is different. However, due to recent events, we find it necessary to implement these limits. While we encourage you to continue flying as you usually do, we kindly request that, especially when defending against missiles in BVR, you adhere to the rules mentioned above PAYLOAD Maximum: 4x Active radar homing missiles (all types). No AIM-9X, No Air to Ground weapons (The F-14's and F-18's TALD's are exempt from this) WEATHER Variable weather: Clouds, wake, wind, and time of day. Selected by dice roll during scheduling. SPONSORS The 51st PVO Regiment are sincerely grateful to all those who are supporting SATAC 2023! Eagle Dynamics, Heatblur, Magnitude 3, Deka Ironworks, Razbam, Tacview, LotATC, VKB flight sim controls. PRIZES Pending SCHEDULE Saturday/Sunday - 2024, Week 4-(15) 1500 Zulu - North America/South America/EU/Africa vs Asia/Australia 1800 Zulu - North America/South America/EU/Africa A spreadsheet overview of timeslots WIP