Vergeev Campaign - Mission 03/20

[BeachAV8R]

 

As the Vergeev Group campaign unfolds the missions are transitioning to light operational tasks. With two sorties out two the border under our belt already, it is now time to embark on a real mission. Our task it to escort a supply convoy to the border crossing point known as Mandarin Path. Our mission briefing reminds us of how lightly supplied our base is and that resources are stretched very thin.

 

 

I take the liberty of changing the default loadout from guns to something a bit more substantial - Vikhrs and rockets. Why take a knife into a gun fight?

 

 

As I'm running through the helo startup procedure the convoy starts moving out from the airport on the seaside road to the border checkpoint.

 

 

Soon I'm airborne and quickly catch up to their route. I overfly them and start searching the road ahead for any abnormalities. Having flown some ambush type patrols on previous campaigns, I'm trying to aggressively scan visually and with the Shkval optics.

 

 

 

 

Flying and doing recon is a bit of work since you have to divide your attention to all quadrants seemingly at once, all while making sure not to fly into the ground.

 

 

As I move toward the border I keep my speed around 50 kph and keep moving the Shkval ahead to search for threats to the convoy.

 

 

Suddenly a mayday comes over the radio and I'm alerted to another flight in trouble. I scan all around me and spot the plume of smoke indicating where the Mi-28 is heading down.

 

 

I'm ordered to complete my primary mission and then render assistance at the crash site. It looks like the right engine of the Havoc has suffered an uncontained explosion, but the pilot is able to land and the crew escapes unharmed while troop carriers move in to secure the crash site.

 

 

I keep my eye on the border area, thinking the downed helo is just a distraction and that my convoy will be hit by an ambush. I constantly swivel between looking over the border for any action and back toward the convoy.

 

 

 

Right beneath me is the Russian side of the border checkpoint. I hover just on the west side of the border taking care not to drift over.

 

 

As the convoy rolls into the border station, I am released to provide assistance at the Havoc crash site.

 

 

Having spotted the smoke plume, I already know where to go, but the F10 map would help me if I hadn't seen it.

 

 

I can see that friendly units have moved into position on the road and bridge over the riverbed.

 

 

The task is to hover close by the crash to gather information for a minute before the mission is complete and I am cleared to return to base.

 

 

 

I land back at base and perform a shutdown of the engines as the remaining Havoc stumbles back in. Now I think we are down to one Black Shark, one Havoc, and a pair of Hinds if my memory of the briefing is accurate.

 

 

Cont...

[BeachAV8R]

Prior to the mission I did change the airfield to RED owned and sure enough, refueling and rearming now works.

 

 

A short and successful 30 minute flight with no fire exchanged, but a nice tension filled sortie. Again, the use of text messages are only summaries for the very well done radio messages and communications. I'm very impressed with the campaign thus far and again can only hope the missions continue to work in DCS World.

 

 

 

A Google map image of the real "Mandarin Path" border crossing area I found to be interesting.

 

 

BeachAV8R

[manne]

Great read. I remember reading about this Vergeev Group campaign a few(?) years back. Never found the time to actually buy & play it. These AARs sparked renewed interest I must admit! Hope the missions keep on working correctly with the newer World version. I'm really tempted to buy this campaign as well right now :)

[hreich]

Orange Ka50 textures problem

 

I also bought this campaign some time ago...but now after using it (after reading your AARs i decided to give it another try) i have problem with default skin used in vergeev campaign. My helicopter is orange without skin that you have by default..can somebody help me how to fix this...

[BeachAV8R]

I also bought this campaign some time ago...but now after using it (after reading your AARs i decided to give it another try) i have problem with default skin used in vergeev campaign. My helicopter is orange without skin that you have by default..can somebody help me how to fix this...

 

Mine would be orange too..but prior to starting the mission, during the preflight, go to the mission planner and loadout screen for your helo and simply change the skin you want to use. You can do it from within the preflight mission, you don't have to exit and go into the mission editor..

[Ich666]

The campaign is pretty darn interesting so far. Definitely going to buy it if it stays that way!

[hreich]

Mine would be orange too..but prior to starting the mission, during the preflight, go to the mission planner and loadout screen for your helo and simply change the skin you want to use. You can do it from within the preflight mission, you don't have to exit and go into the mission editor..

 

Thx