Announcing Dragon’s Fury: DCS F-16 Viper Campaign

SorelRo · June 25, 2024

Dragon’s Fury: DCS F-16 Viper Campaign

Tensions are rising in Asia, in July 2007 at the UN Council, the Secretary-General of the UN rejected Taiwan’s bid to join the UN under the name of Taiwan, citing the resolution 2758 that Taiwan is part of China, although it is important to note, not the People’s Republic of China. This increased the tensions between the two countries with bellicose declarations coming from the leaders of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, Taiwan. Military exercises from the PLA Air Force and PLA Navy have been carried out in the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwanese army (ROCA) has declared that on numerous occasions planes have violated Taiwan airspace and that PLA Navy ships have been entering Taiwan 12 miles of territorial waters.

In 2007, the Chamorro Nation organized a massive protest against the U.S. military buildup in Guam. The U.S. had announced plans to transfer thousands of Marines and their families from Okinawa to Guam, along with the construction of new bases and facilities. The Chamorro Nation opposed the buildup, arguing that it would negatively impact Guam's environment, economy, social fabric, and political future. The Chamorro Nation demanded that the U.S. respect the wishes of the Chamorro people and stop the militarization of their island.

The protest was held on July 21, the anniversary of the U.S. liberation of Guam from Japan in 1944. The Chamorro Nation called this day the "Day of Infamy", as it marked the beginning of the U.S. colonization of Guam. The protest was staged at the main gate of Andersen Air Force Base, one of the largest U.S. military installations in Guam. Thousands of Chamorros and their supporters gathered at the gate, holding signs, banners, and flags. They chanted slogans such as "No More Bases, No More Bombs, No More Lies", "Chamorro Rights, Not U.S. Might", and "Guam is Not Your Colony". They also sang songs and performed dances that expressed their cultural identity and pride.

The protest was peaceful, but firm. The protesters blocked the entrance to the base, preventing any vehicles from entering or exiting. They also confronted the military personnel and contractors who worked at the base, demanding that they respect the Chamorro land and people. They also delivered a petition to the base commander, asking him to halt the buildup and to return the land to the Chamorro people.

The 23rd Fighter Squadron was reactivated in 2007 as a reserve unit, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The squadron was based at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida, and its mission was to provide combat-ready pilots and aircraft for various operations. The squadron members are reserve pilots some of them experienced from the conflicts in the Gulf and Afghanistan, they are carrying the long-standing tradition of the 23rd Fighter Squadron, The Fighting Hawks.

To boost the US Air Force presence in Asia, The Fighting Hawks are ordered to relocate to Guam for a series of training exercises that will increase the interoperability of the Fighter Squadrons in the USAF, Marines units and the SAC units already based in Guam. The Fighting Hawks will be flying alongside the 336th Fighter Squadron “The Rocketeers” flying the F-15E, 67th Fighter Squadron “Fighting cocks” flying the F-15C, VMFA-112 “The Cowboys” flying the F/A-18C, and units from 7th Bomb Wing flying B-1B Lancer and 307th Bomb Wing flying the B-52H. The support of the training operations will be carried out with tankers and E-3s based at Andersen; other units may be assigned during this month-long exercise. However, their story is about to change.

Developer Notes:

In this 15 missions campaign you will fly the DCS F-16 Viper as part of the 23rd Fighter Squadron. The campaign starts after your deployment in Guam, where you are stationed at the Andersen AFB. At the start of the campaign, you will be involved in an escalating conflict between US troops and Chinese PLN and PLA forces that are attacking the Mariana Islands under the pretext of helping Chamorro Nation gaining independence.

As a pilot for the 23rd Fighter Squadron, during this campaign, you will have to face various challenges that will put your F-16 piloting skills to test. During the campaign you will face J-11, J-16, Su-30 fighters, and H-6 and Tu-160 bombers. True to the F-16 capabilities, in this campaign you will fulfill the role of a multi-role fighter, being involved in a multitude of mission roles, SEAD/DEAD, CAP, CAS, precision strikes in day and night operations.

The campaign is designed to operate with large strike packages, in several missions you will fly alongside F-15C, F-15E, F-18, B-52, E-3 and KC-135 while trying to repel the PLN forces.

Although the missions are designed to be flown without AAR, tanker support is available throughout this campaign.

The campaign is designed to replicate an integrated defense network, with SAM units, AAA, reacting to the player reactions and the reactions of the supporting aircraft, and reacting to jamming and target suppression.

Ground crew interactions are also replicated in this campaign, along with over 4000 voiceover recordings, kneeboards and so on.

Edited June 25, 2024 by SorelRo