1989 Campaign Mission 2 Close Air Support - I get shot down all the time

[warmachine79]

Hey guys I am stuck in the abovementioned mission.

I obey all the instructions and wait at WP 2 until all other planes left the area which to me is an indication that the sky should be clear of SAMs. However, I keep getting shot down, likely by IR-guided missiles since I receive no warning. It always happens when I make my run on the tank platoons on the river bank, close to WP3. I even got shot down by an Anti-Tank Missile once. 

How do I complete the mission? 

[Jenson]

Try to stay above 10k feet and use CCRP bombing mode. I recalled your had cluster bombs so use GMT (with interlene) radar mode  to lock target to the north of the river, and drop bomb above 10k feet altitude to avoid air defence.