Duelists - Royal Navy (UK)

[DirtyFred]

first the butchers bill:

Score: 1200 (Triumph) - sinking of Kiev and Slava

SIDE: Royal Navy
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LOSSES:
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EXPENDITURES:
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6x AGM-84D Harpoon IC
34x AIM-9L Sidewinder
38x Sea Eagle
39x Sea Dart Mod 1
14x 20mm/85 Mk15 Phalanx Blk 0 Burst [200 rnds]
20x Plessey Shield Chaff
4x Sea Wolf Blk 1
21x SSQ-963A CAMBS III
5x 30mm ADEN Mk4 x 2 Burst [50 rnds]
12x Generic Chaff Salvo [5x Cartridges]
53x SSQ-947 Julie Active Range-Only [AN/SSQ-47]
179x SSQ-905 Jezebel LOFAR



SIDE: Red Banner Northern Fleet
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LOSSES:
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2x Tu-142MK Bear F Mod 3
6x Tu-95RT Bear D
18x Ka-27PL Helix A
2x BPK Udaloy I [Pr.1155]
3x Tu-16RM-1/2 Badger D
5x Tu-22M-3 Backfire C
2x EM Sovremenny I [Pr.956]
3x Ka-25Ts Hormone B
1x TAKR Kiev [Pr.1143 Krechyet]
1x RKR Slava [Pr.1164 Atlant]
1x VTR Boris Chilikin [Pr.1559V]


EXPENDITURES:
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18x SA-N-7 Gadfly [9M38]
41x AK-100 100mm/70 Frag
26x PK-2 Chaff [TSP-47]
32x Generic Flare Salvo [4x Cartridges, Single Spectral]
17x SA-N-9 Gauntlet [9M330-2 Kinzhal]
13x SA-N-4b Gecko [9M33M3]
17x AK-630M 30mm/65 Gatling Burst [400 rnds]
64x SA-N-6a Grumble [5R55RM]
34x AK-130 130mm/54 Twin Frag Burst [2 rnds]
24x SS-N-19 Shipwreck [P-700 Granit]
4x AS-4 Kitchen A Mod 3 [Kh-22N ASM]
11x SA-N-3b Goblet [4K65]
4x SA-N-4a Gecko [9M33]
4x AK-726 76mm/60 Twin Frag Burst [2 rnds]
2x AK-630 30mm/65 Gatling Burst [400 rnds]
2x Generic Chaff Salvo [8x Cartridges]


Strategy:

Attack only with aircraft and subs - sink SAG and subs - intercept recon and naval bombers in time


Implementation:

CVHG ran to south - sea harriers in AAW role - Bucaneers with Sea Eagle attacked SAG up north - Nimrods used first as recon - later with Sea Eagle as attack craft
after SAG was sunk and recon/bombers thinned out - CVHG steamed north to hunt subs


drawbacks:

sea harriers lacked the speed and range to effective interception of bears, badgers and backfires. often the bears outran the sea harriers and did find the CVHG after sea harriers missed with all 4 sidewinders

no long range interceptors like the Tornado ADV F3

no SOSUS - despite dropping a carpet of sonoboys no sub was found - area of missile launch was searched extensively by Nimrods and later by CVHG helos and ships

Nimrods had Sidewinders but they couldnt get a lock on bogeys - in reality the sidewinders were intended for slow moving recons like Tu-142 bears or Il-38 mays - falkland war feature

sheer luck:

dunno why - but the CVHG survived without a hit - vampires missed or were jammed/outmanouvred/destroyed by defence weapons/chaff/ecm - one escort was detached and used as bait 30 nm from group

one time 2 sea harriers were in landing pattern with vampires flying "escort" along threat axis


summary:

nice scenario - good for beginners - thanks to the developer [:)]


Attachment:

2 Sea Harriers (AAW) intercept 6 Backfire Bombers with 2x4 Sidewinders and some Aden Gun Pods - 1 Backfire got past them and fired AS-4 Kitchen on CVHG

[Dimitris]

no long range interceptors like the Tornado ADV F3

In a balanced scenario this would also mean Su-27/MiG-31 escorts for the AV-MF force. So maybe a blessing in disguise [;)]

[DirtyFred]

ORIGINAL: Sunburn

no long range interceptors like the Tornado ADV F3

In a balanced scenario this would also mean Su-27/MiG-31 escorts for the AV-MF force. So maybe a blessing in disguise [;)]

mig-31 foxhound is and was a continental interceptor for the "rodina" - the russian motherland - now in service as Mig-31BM until 2028, when a successor will be available.
the mig-31 was the only plane to intercept the SR-71 Blackbird at least two times in 1986.

One thing is very clear, the soviet union would never have deployed mig-31s outside the motherland. never. Sukhoi Su-27P (the main variant of the late 80ies) has a combat radius of 725 nautical miles. using inflight refueling with standardised UPAZ refuelling units by same su-27s (buddy stores) or UPAZ equipped su-24s or Ilyushin Il-78 Midas tankers the Flankers could "protect" the bears and badgers and backfires from tornados. Pity the sea trials on the russian carrier Tiblissi began in autumn 1989 so there is no chance for carrier-born su-27s and the scenario is CVHG vs. CVHG/SAG...

i love this game [:)]

[mikkey]

Interesting articles (especially Mig-31 vs. SR-71), thanks for sharing DirtyFred.