Airfield Air Defenses

[Gupyzer0]

What would be a common air field air defense system ? can someone give me an idea ? trying to make better missions and im planning an airfield strike with SU-30s (SEAD) - SU-33s (RWY Attack) - SU-27s (AA), what do you think ? any ideas for me ? suggestion ? all is welcome !!!

[mvsgas]

Depends on airfield. Google map any airfield in north or south Korea

[Gupyzer0]

Depends on airfield. Google map any airfield in north or south Korea

thanks for your suggestion ! lets see ...

[vanir]

maybe download one of the community mods that add formations templates to FC2 mission editor. That's what I did, one click and you've got a whole SAM battery/brigade.

 

For realism and FPS be conservative with static emplacements. IRL there appears to be one S300 AD regiment based at Novorossyysk, a Buk brigade at Krasnodar and one over near Krymsk (north of it) and there's an Osa regiment between them, another Osa regiment based at Batumi (which is virtually a Russian sovereign territory because of all the hoopla between Tblisi and the Kremlin over RuArmy bases in Georgia), and one more Osa regiment based in North Ossetia, just over the Russian border where those bases are on the map.

 

When I'm going to do a mission I just look at the local AD type for the region and put a battery near value targets like airfields. There's 3 batteries in a regiment at full strength afaik and up to 12 missiles per battery (2 launchers plus a reload carrier for the Osa).

 

It starts to get hairy only when the mission is interdiction rather than strike, since armour brings its own significant SAM/AAA in addition to local static emplacements (I like Tunguska for them). Also helicopter regiments and troop movements will have their own AD (I like Strela for these).

 

If I'm putting a major offensive on the board I use layered AD near concentrated units (Tor, Shilka and Igla).

 

Don't go putting a Buk battery with every tank squad basically, it doesn't really work like that IRL.

 

For an airfield strike, if currently being used as a major base, say with a guards fighter regiment they're going to have their own AD. Most airbases have obligatory Zu23 AAA (2 emplacements might be typical), but a guards regiment might've brought Tor, Tunguska, just about anything air portable.

Hence it's usually better to perform runway denial when Army Intelligence discovers major elements are going to be transferred to a given airbase, somewhat before they get there or at least before they get properly setup, kind of defeats the purpose otherwise.

 

Since you're flying RuAF craft, a western support contingent in Georgia will most plausibly start at the early stages with a small NATO or Israeli force with some chaparrels at a small airbase lent by Tblisi, Georgia would provide main AD coverage (similar setup to the Russkies but like a poverty version), local airfield coverage would be independent (eg. if an Israeli detachment of say, six F-16 and a couple of Hercs, they might have a couple of chapparels and vulcans plus regional Georgian AD like an Osa battery somewhere).

 

If full blown hostilities in the midst of a campaign and you're facing any serious involvement by a NATO coalition then the bases up near the battlelines are going to be forward tactical ones with just about everything western and air portable present. NATO isn't very good at subtle. They'll also be supported by long range assets outside the battlezone (coming from Turkey or southern Georgia, off the map and including AWACS, tankers, Eagles, B-1B's and all the usual goodies).

You get the idea.

 

Just some thoughts leastways.

Edited April 26, 2011 by vanir

[Gupyzer0]

Thank you vanir, that really helps me a lot !!!