Exercise Green Shield

This is a advanced scenario exercise with focus on Air-to-Ground operations in preperation for attack against Socialist Republic of Notia (SRN) as part of Operation Arctic Thunder (OPAT). Scenario is a classic war scenario, BLUE vs RED. Enemy territory to the EAST, friendly territory to the WEST. The scenario uses range 23 airspace.

Scenario overview

Training Objectives

• Priority 1: AR (RW and A-10s) attacking HVT’s while supported by SEAD/DEAD assets.
• Priority 2: Sweep and Escort in support of AR and SEAD/DEAD
  
  

  Situation

  General situaton

  BLUE and RED have been building up forces. BLUE have initiated an assault within the last 24 hours against RED forces. Combat operatons is currently fairly static along the FLOT. JFACC have tasked friendly forces to attrit enemy high targets units before the BLUE forces commence a ground assault against the RED forces in this sector. Combat operations is taking place on the FLOT between red and blue territory.
  
  

  Friendly situation

  Friendly battalions are lined up in defensive positions along the FLOT. These units consist of primary motorized infantry, with some armor and mechanized infantry in reserve.
  
  

  Enemy situation

  RED Force have a Mechanized Division (AB Mechanized Division) in this sector. A likely Division HQ is reported IVO N66 04.000 E021 24.000 Earlier flights have reported SA-11, SA-15, SA-8 when transitting through the area. IAW enemy doctrine the Mechanized Division also have SA-13s to protect the maneuver forces. IAW enemy doctrine, SA-15 is likely protecting division HQ, and SA-8 is likely protecting rocket artillery (GRAD)

Enemy doctrine:

• Enemy force ground doctrine
  
  
  

  Tasking

  Tasking 1:

  AR mission in Killbox NELSON to locate and destroy enemy rocket artillery (GRAD), enemy artillery, enemy logistical support units. If multiple flights are tasked with AR, a volunteer FL (or most experienced FL if no volunteers) assume role as SCAR/Mission Commander Mission Commander coordinate with SEAD flights in support as required. If multiple AR flights are availeble, Mission Commander can change role from AR to SCAR.

Target priority:

1. Rocket artillery.
2. Regular artillery.
3. Concentration of logistical forces of company or higher.
4. Division Headquarter
5. Any other combat forces.

Tasking 2:

SEAD in support of tasking 1. Coordinate with Mission Commander for tasking 1.

Time Sensitive Targets

• Priority 1: SCUD
• Priority 2: Heavy rocket artillery (MLRS=SMERCH or Uragan)
  
  

  Command and Control

  Package frequency: Range 23 primary freq
  
  

  ADMIN NOTES

• Due to this beeing a training scenario, there are not a full enemy mechanized Division (243 IFVs +++) placed out in the terrain. However, there are several units, both platoon, company and battalion sizes that can be located.
• Signature equipment (SAMs, artillery, logistics, HQ) are in place so it is possible to understand and interpret what is going on and where units are located and how they are organized.
• In CombatFlite enable both R23 OCA Escort+Strike + EX Green Shield for necessary scenario information.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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