Tuesday, 24/08/21 Operation Dengizich, Pilots Required.

[Flyco]

Andrew, glad to have you aboard. You can fly as Pontiac 1-4, No2 of Geoff's element of 2. See the briefing a couple of post above for the details.

Geoff, the file you asked to see is attached - But don't let Andrew know I've shown it to you he might see it as unsporting!! (Not that I think it will do you much good, although I haven't looked myself to see if I can find them from the air). As I say just try and stay 3 nm East or West of that central area.

[Flyco]

Andrew, if I had have known you were going to join us, I would have given both the mobile convoys to your element. I do hate looking for moving vehicles, on a 15-20 nm stretch of road winding through the hills!!

[309 Geoff]

Alan,
Thanks.

[0405 Andrew]

Thanks for having me back this week, I'm looking forward to it.

[Richard Rodgers]

Thanks for having me back this week, I'm looking forward to it.

Canon fodder

[309 Geoff]

Alan
As we have different WP numbering, I believe Element 2 WP target numbers given in the brief are incorrect. It appears you have just used Element 1 numbering. For example, Element 1 WP6 (T2 SA-8) is WP5 in Element 2

My targets from the brief are:-
T2. SA-8 (WP-6)
T5. Convoy (WP-9)
T6. Infantry (WP-6) (Should be WP-10 for element 1)

Using my waypoints, my targets will be the same, but different WP numbers:-

T2. SA-8 (WP-5)
T5. Convoy (WP-6)
T6. Infantry (WP-4)

My main targets are all to the West.

Is this correct?

[Flyco]

Geoff, I don’t have access to the route at the moment. However, there is an error in my brief - the sixth target named in ‘Tgt Area’ should be T6 Infantry (WP-6). In summary your targets are T2, T5, T10, and they are all to the west of the area. T2 is your priority target.

When I drew up the route it was for up to 6 A-10s - hence the 2 Flights. I wanted to cater for more than 2 ac, but had no idea how many. The 2 ‘Elements’ are all from Pontiac-1 Flt ( I should have made this clearer - an element is normally 2 ac). Because of the uncertainty about numbers I needed to include all the targets within a single flight (which was 2 ac when I initially did it). A little confusing, but this way, even if only a single ac gets airborne it will have all 6 targets marked.

Just take out the SAM, the convoy on the western road, and the infantry. Then anything else you fancy.

[309 Geoff]

Alan,
Noted.
Allocating targets and pilots is so much easier in real life.

[0405 Andrew]

Reporting for duty!
Just to put your minds at rest, I took an A10 flight this afternoon and brushed off the cobwebs. I should be able to hit something!

[Flyco]

That’s great Andrew - just so long as you don’t hit me!