New Scenario for testing - IOF #4 The Gate of Tears

[Andrea G]

GUMBALL BUG!

The Ethiopian Parlee isn't working as expected.

I followed instructions and deployed the Delta Force to Kabri Dar and then parked Blackbirds 1 off the somali coast.
Taskmasters departed Sheik Isa at the same time as Blackbirs 1 but halted at Thumrait to refuel, by the time it was halfway between Thumrait and Kabri Dar I received the Gumball message stating thet the mission was a success and the extraction can proceed.

Now blackbirds 1 is en-route to Kabri Dar to extract the Delta Force while Taskmasters is still crawling toward the ethiopian parlee.

Attached you find the save file.

[Gunner98]

Thanks for the update. Can't check out the save at the moment. So Taskmasters did not have enough fuel to accomplish the mission from Sheik Isa to Kabri Dar?

I'll have to sort something out. I also want to set up a branch option if you cause too much damage before the meeting. Not set up yet but should cause some tension.

Thanks for the report. If you return Taskmaster to Sheik Isa everything else should work out fine. The event is not over yet.

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[Andrea G]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Thanks for the update. Can't check out the save at the moment. So Taskmasters did not have enough fuel to accomplish the mission from Sheik Isa to Kabri Dar?

I'll have to sort something out. I also want to set up a branch option if you cause too much damage before the meeting. Not set up yet but should cause some tension.

Thanks for the report. If you return Taskmaster to Sheik Isa everything else should work out fine. The event is not over yet.

B

After Taskmasters landed at Kabri Dar I received the new Operational Instructions for CO CTF155 instructing to attack Eritrea as a measure of "goodwill" toward ethiopia; after that I put Taskmasters on a ferry mission toward Sheik Isa, will tell you if Taskmasters will reach the intended base or will crash in the desert.

[AndrewJ]

I'm embarrassingly badly informed about amphib/cargo operations. How are all the little LCMs and LCVPs at Djibouti supposed to get into the fight? If I've done my math right they've got a 130 nm range (just over 14 hrs at 9 knots cruise), which means an operating radius of 65 nm. It's about 68 nm around the coast to the near shore of Perim Island, which is the closest landing zone. Are they supposed to do one-way trips and then stay on the beach?

I'm guessing I can carry one of the little LCVPs on the big French LPD, since it's got one small davit? (I haven't tried this yet.) But that does nothing for the other three LCVPs, and can't help the larger LCMs.

I think I must be missing something? [&:]

[Gunner98]

Hay AndrewJ - great to hear from you, been a while.

You're correct on your math. The situation I'm trying to portray with this little bit of juggling is that you go to war with what you have on hand. And that is about what I think the French have there.

You will need to use your LPD as a mobile fuel station for the 6 smaller boats. They will all fit on the Davit, and they will only have to refuel once each trip. The options you have are still a bit awkward, since you don't have enough lift for all the stuff at Djibouti in a single go.

Hope you enjoy. There are a couple good tutorials on cargo ops if you think you need them.

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[Gunner98]

Thanks Andrea

I may have to change Taskmaster up for a C-21 Learjet which will give it both speed and range.

Thanks for the feedback.

B

[Gunner98]

Adrea G

I note from your save that you have not exercised all of the special actions. I see you brought in the French Air superiority Mirage but have not activated either the Brit Tornados, French Jaguars or American Hurcs. You will only have enough points to get one of these groups so I assume you're waiting until you identify a firm need. I'll be curious to see how this works out for you, and what you eventually chose, or don't.

Thanks

[AndrewJ]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Hay AndrewJ - great to hear from you, been a while.

You're correct on your math. The situation I'm trying to portray with this little bit of juggling is that you go to war with what you have on hand. And that is about what I think the French have there.

You will need to use your LPD as a mobile fuel station for the 6 smaller boats. They will all fit on the Davit, and they will only have to refuel once each trip. The options you have are still a bit awkward, since you don't have enough lift for all the stuff at Djibouti in a single go.

Hope you enjoy. There are a couple good tutorials on cargo ops if you think you need them.

B

Okay, that makes sense. I was worried I was missing some sort of game mechanic about the cargo operations.

[TheOriginalOverlord]

ORIGINAL: AndrewJ

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Hay AndrewJ - great to hear from you, been a while.

You're correct on your math. The situation I'm trying to portray with this little bit of juggling is that you go to war with what you have on hand. And that is about what I think the French have there.

You will need to use your LPD as a mobile fuel station for the 6 smaller boats. They will all fit on the Davit, and they will only have to refuel once each trip. The options you have are still a bit awkward, since you don't have enough lift for all the stuff at Djibouti in a single go.

Hope you enjoy. There are a couple good tutorials on cargo ops if you think you need them.

B

Okay, that makes sense. I was worried I was missing some sort of game mechanic about the cargo operations.

Yeah thought I was losing my mind as well...until I played around with it.

Gunner I need to get the latest and start over..real life has kept me busy lately.

Were you able to add any gun ammo to the unrep ships?

[Gunner98]

Gun ammo is loaded on the appropriate resupply ships, for the Americans it's one of the ships up by Oman.

Also my attempt to work around the AAV issue is in Version 1.8. Bunch of other bits fixed although I do not believe I have the downed pilot routine working properly yet.

You may also notice that there is a 4th option for calling in reinforcments via special actions - three Hurcs in Diego Garcia. But they will cost you the same points as the French Jags.

Real life is a major crimp on my gaming as well! I think I'll have three weeks at home this summer...

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[Andrea G]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Adrea G

I note from your save that you have not exercised all of the special actions. I see you brought in the French Air superiority Mirage but have not activated either the Brit Tornados, French Jaguars or American Hurcs. You will only have enough points to get one of these groups so I assume you're waiting until you identify a firm need. I'll be curious to see how this works out for you, and what you eventually chose, or don't.

Thanks

Hi Gunner, yes I am trying to use as few assets as possible.

Regarding the Taskmaster, it has indeed enough range to reach Sheik Isa from Kabri Dar, so it's the same on the reverse trip, indeed I have made a stop at Thumrait because I wasn't feeling comfortable to fly too close to Ataq airbase on the first trip, so I choose a longer path and wasn't sure if the taskmaster had enough fuel for the detour.

Up now I have "cleared" Socotra, the logistic train is nearing the amphib zone, hope they will unload some Cobra ammo, I have ferried them from Thumrait to the new landing zone in Socotra but for now they remain in ferry mode.

Real life is really hampering my gaming too [:D]

[AndrewJ]

Holy cr*p! We've got a regiment+ coming down the road! [X(]

I guess we won't be holding the peninsula with a few infantry and light tanks...
Time to change plans!

[Gunner98]

[8D] Gotta keep ya guessing

[Andrea G]

I got a problem with buddy illuminator.

I have AV-8 loaded with mavericks and paveways that need a buddy illuminator to launch their weapons, I thought that the F-15 Strike Eagle, being able to launch his own paveway would fulfill the role for the av-8s but it doesn't work, what am I doing wrong?

[Maromak]

Have you checked the weather/clouds?

[Andrea G]

ORIGINAL: Maromak

Have you checked the weather/clouds?

The weather is perfect, no clouds

[Gunner98]

The Tornado with the Illuminator pod suite (cannot recall the loadout name) does a great job, as do Cobra AH-1's I think.

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[AndrewJ]

The F-15s and Tornadoes were both providing buddy illumination for me. All I had to do was drop a bomb and the illuminator would automatically start lasing if it was in range.

[trebor6669]

15E is working great designating for Harriers for me.

[Andrea G]

The problem I face is that I can't base tornados or AH-1 in Djibouti, I have to make the F-15 work, does the illuminator and the bomber belong to the same mission?
In Socotra I have used AH-1 to illuminate AV-8 but I was micromanaging them.