2Mar2024 - Burning Mirage - Into The Red Sea

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• Mission: Burning Mirage - Into The Red Sea
• Date: 2Mar2024
• Location: Sinai
• Overview:
  • Strike industrial targets and parked tanks protected by SA-2, SA-3 and A/A.
  • Gypsy1 (F14) took off to set up CAP position between projected enemy airfields and target area. They were able to down several SU-33 fighters and successfully protected the rest of the Strike force.
  • Hellcat (F-18) took off first about 50nm closer to the target than the strike package. They performed SEAD on the SA-2 site to the North, and the SA-3 site directly protecting the industrial complex.
  • Dude 1 (F-15e) took off from Ramon AB and waited from the "clear" call from Hellcat, then proceeded to strike a tank battalion set up in the midst of a Red Cross camp. No soft tents or Red Cross Helicopters were hit and Dude1 successfully killed 90+% of their targets.
  • Dude 2 (F-15e) took off after Dude1 and performed DEAD on the SA-3 site and adjacent industrial buildings. No civilian structures were damaged.
  • Nickel (F-16) performed SEAD on an SA-3 site further to the West, then came back to help Dude1 clean out any leftover tanks in the area.