blue water ops: some questions

[tflash]

To the fellow few mission builders:

 

After desiging a lot of brown water ops, involving a Kuznetsov battle group in coastal waters, I'm trying to build blue water missions.

 

First discovery: while you can kill a whole shipgroup easily from medium range in coastal waters, once the Kuznetsov is deep in the Black sea (several hundred kilometers from the coast), it can defend itself against a VERY large armada of long-range bombers. (Very nice is BTW intercepting Kh-65 cruise missiles with Su-33!)

 

Some questions however:

 

- what is a good Kutznetsov battlegroup? I usually take Kuz, Moskow, Rezky, Neurashtemy and a couple of Molnya's. But is this the right setup?

Add an Albatros and a sub like Kilo?

 

- How many Su-33 on board? I usually put 24 in GAI. Is this realistic?

 

- How many CAP flight continuously in the air? I take 2 flights of two Su-33

 

- who is going to provide Awacs? Is there always a RuAF An-50 in the air or do I stick with a Kamov chopper?

 

For the moment, I am into scenario's against an Ukraine land-based airforce, so no westerns carriers or aircraft (I know Tornado + Sea Eagle are very good in this game, but that's for another time!)

[britgliderpilot]

I think you want to check out this thread:

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=6367

 

 

I asked a lot of the same questions and Alfa came through with some superb answers - even got about halfway through designing and building an Su33 campaign.

 

Sadly, though, RL commitments got in the way and it died . . . still haven't found the time to pick it up again.

[tflash]

Many thanks, Britgliderpilot!

 

Alfa's post indeed answers nearly exactly all of my questions!

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=37901&postcount=10

 

(so a belated thanks to Alfa to)

 

I'm not into campaign building (should try it out) but I will certainly try to make some decent, balanced missions.

 

They will have two completely fictional elements however:

 

- will be in the Black Sea of course

- I prefer an engagement with Ukraine/Georgia assets to explore Russian hardware performance

 

The playable part should be flying the Su-33 in CAP or GAI, or the Su-27 in escort or fighter sweep. But mostly I make them for external views, some virtual photography or movie making. Some weapons 3D-models are really good.