After Action report
Scenario: PACIFIC, the sixth scenario of the 21st Century Ocean Wars Battleset
Database: PlayersDB 6.4.9. [latest version]
Designer: Freek Schepers
Author: Frans Koenz [aka Taitennek]
Side: RUSSIA
ORDERS FOR RUSSIA:
SITUATION:
The war has been raging for three weeks. Japan has remained neutral thus far and has not allowed US warships into its ports.
INTEL:
Our attack on the Kitty Hawk CVBG has led to the confirmed loss of her underway replenishment ship. She now must make port
and is short of SAMs. Agents in Yokosuka reported many inbound cargo flights to Atsuki NAS and report that the Kitty Hawk is
about 4 hours away from docking in Yokosuka.
This gives us the political and military opportunity to finish her off.
MISSION:
Sink the Kitty Hawk, Destroying the US bases in Korea and Japan may be a necessity.
ROE:
Weapons are free. US and Japanese military targets may be attacked. Refrain from using nuclear weapons or attacking civilian
sea or ground targets.
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24 December 2003, 00:00:00 Zulu:
First I took some time to study the scenario; what units are available and the best tactic to eliminate as many enemy targets
as possible.
Several aircraft are already airborne. 4 Backfire-C [no payload] aircraft have been ordered to return to Yelizovo AB.
4 groups with 4 Backfires each, armed with AS-4 Kitchen missiles are cruising east of Misawa. They have to close to a
distance of less than 190nm in order to launch their deadly payload. Few fighters, as well as EW/AEW units, are airborne.
My naval assets are 9 ships and 6 submarines. 2 SSK KILO submarines are just a few miles away from the entrance to the Port
of Yokosuka. They have orders to intercept the Kitty Hawk and her escort group when she enters the Bay. The surface vessels
are too far away to conduct anti-ship missions. The surface battle group, centred on the ARKR Admiral Lazarev, is now moving
southwards. The K-139 Belgorod, a SSGN Oscar-class nuclear submarine armed with SS-19-N-Shipwrecks, is within launch distance
and ready to launch missiles as soon we know the exact position of the Kitty Hawk. Another OSCAR-class submarine, the K-410
Smolensk, is closing in from the east at top speed and maximum depth to bridge over 100nm before she can launch her missiles.
The K-331 Magadan [Akula II SSN] is about 100nm distance from the enemy Aircraft Carrier Group and will kill the Kitty Hawk
with torpedoes if she wasn't sunk by missiles before.
I have to wait with the missile-attack until all units are in position. That will take about 3 hours. During that time I will
attack enemy air defences...The land-based Backfires will be used for ground-attacks on Japanese/US/South Korean military
bases/objects. I expect a ground-strike with cruise-missiles against my airbases; therefore, some fighters will patrol nearby
the airfields to intercept incoming enemy missiles.
GAME ON!!!
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24 December 2003, 00:30:00 Zulu:
In the first 30 minutes of the hostilities no aircraft were lost on either side. My radar picked up several contacts of
aircraft taking off from their airbases. Now I am able to start the air strike against land-based targets. I launched 20
Backfire-C Bombers loaded with AS-4 Kitchen [AGM]. 1 group [6 planes] to attack Chitose and Misawa in the north, 1 group [ 6
planes] to attack airfields in Central Japan and 2 groups [4 planes each] to attack ground targets in the southern part of
Japan and Kunsan AB in South Korea.
Soon the first air-to-air missiles were fired; I managed to shoot down 4 fighters and an E-2C Hawkeye against 1 loss. All
available land-based aircraft are now underway. More and more enemy aircraft are in the air now. No doubt that I will suffer
more losses as well.
Between 00:30 and 02:00, it all happened; dog fights between Russian Flankers and Japanese F-15 and US Hornets. Most of my
Backfires managed to launch their missiles.
Destroyed many Ground facilities/aircraft. Soon the Sky belonged to us. I could not prevent taking hits by Tomahawk cruise
missiles. Some slipped through the Barrier and destroyed facilities at Ussuriysk-Vozdvizhenka airfield. The 16 Backfires [now
within launching distance] launched their attack on the American surface group. I managed to destroy all 4 ships. The 2
OSCAR-class submarines were still submerged and could be used for other targets, but I managed to reach VC and stopped
playing realising that more [Japanese] units could be destroyed by the OSCAR submarines when I would go on with playing.
Summary of losses [at 01:48 Zulu]:
Japan/USA/South Korea:
116 aircraft of all types
4 ships, including USS Kitty Hawk
16 facilities
Russia:
15 fighters and 1 bomber
1 Ground facility
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