Syria map airbase defence instant action hack

[Willie Nelson]

So to try to beat this mission I’m doing the following:

 

I taxi straight out, arm the seat and launch immediately behind the two Vipers,

 

I am in full burner and turn immediately to a heading of 115 degrees and stay low while accelerating to M0.9

 

As soon as I reach M0.9 I pitch up to around 20-25 degrees and maintain full burner in the climb

 

Ill set ECM on to jam, fence in and switch on RWR / DL and go straight to AA mode. 

When I hear my wingman call mudspike, I tell him to engage bandits, I have no idea whether he does or not. Seems like he’s a pretty shit wingman. 
 

On passing angles 20, I come out of mode and go for auto acquisition of any aircraft ahead of me, they’re all hot and hostile, I start firing at every individual TWS lock that show a range of less than 30 miles, which by this stage they all do. The most I can kill in TWS mode is about three aircraft before I get shot down. If I go SAM defensive, I’ll miss that one but then I’m a sitting duck for the next and I can’t get into them. Beaming them (at 90 degree with chaff doesn’t seem to help unless I dive defensive) 
 

I’d appreciate any tips from some of the more advanced players. 

Edited February 20, 2021 by Willie Nelson

[Willie Nelson]

Bump, bump, anyone got any ideas, anyone got airborne in this mission and lived to tell the tale?

 

[Polo]

Have completed this Instant Action mission once or twice.

 

My tactic has been to take off ASAP and accelerate/climb while keeping the incoming aircraft on my 3 o'clock. Once the main body have passed and/or been engaged by the F16s turn in and start lobbing AIM120s at the trailing SU34s. You have to watch out for the escorts turning in on you, but normally I find the enemy flights degenerate into a bunch of individual aircraft that can be picked off.

 

Your wingmen are good missile absorbers while doing this.

[Willie Nelson]

20 hours ago, DaMoFo said:

Have completed this Instant Action mission once or twice.

 

My tactic has been to take off ASAP and accelerate/climb while keeping the incoming aircraft on my 3 o'clock. Once the main body have passed and/or been engaged by the F16s turn in and start lobbing AIM120s at the trailing SU34s. You have to watch out for the escorts turning in on you, but normally I find the enemy flights degenerate into a bunch of individual aircraft that can be picked off.

 

Your wingmen are good missile absorbers while doing this.

That’s a great idea. I’ve been assuming that they’re too close and might get their weapons off before I turn back in but I’ll certainly give it a crack. I might also run one sortie where I run the other way and see when they do release weapons. 
 

Thanks again. 

[Polo]

2 hours ago, Willie Nelson said:

I’ve been assuming that they’re too close and might get their weapons off before I turn back in

 

Umm...the Patriot site is usually a bit of a mess by the end of the scenario with this tactic, but by the strikers are as well...