Operation Dragon's Perch - Sortie 1

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Operation Dragon's Perch - Sortie 1

The first mission of Dragon's Perch went off without a hitch.  It was a scramble mission from Anderson AB to defend Guam against Chinese invasion. 

Participants:

Gypsy:

1. RamRod
2. Arch

Dude:

1. Durka
2. Bloooon
3. Yeti
4. Darkcloud

Nightmare:

1. Br3g
2. Husker
3. Drifter

Nickel

1. Splinters
2. Beems
3. Cash
4. Frailer

AIC

1. Hindsight

 

Multiple waves of enemy bombers and transport aircraft were escorted by J11 and J15 fighters.  Our AIC sorted each flight into "lanes" to the West, determined by separate CAP points. Nightmare and Nickel worked together in a "grinder" CAP while Gypsy and Dude set up separate lanes of fire about 20mi wide. All flights were able to score kills, and 3 losses were had.  

Anderson AB was hit with multiple enemy missiles launched from Chinese ships and was cratered. It will take some time to prepare. Flights were diverted NE to Saipan, where they had to land on older, rough, runways.  

The war has just begun.

Edited March 31, 2024 by durka-durka