DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
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TO: East Sea Assistance Force (ESAF) Command, Colorado Airbase
FROM: INSCOM Headquarters, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
RE: Air Superiority Report
The following intelligence report is classified and should only be distributed to authorised personnel.
OverviewCoalition forces supporting ESAF continue to provide sustainment to the 506th IR forces currently engaging PRNA on the island of Napf. Command and Control and logistics remain a top priority and the protection of those LOC’s (Lines of Communication) is critical to the success of returning this island to a state of peace.
Protection of the LOC’s requires vigilant naval and air superiority by all partners of the coalition and this Intelligence Update Brief explains what has taken place thus far in the battle for Napf.
SituationENEMY. Initial assessments of the PRNA Air Force indicate a capable air defense mixture of Generation 3 and 4 air superiority fighters with a large complement of ground Air Defense radars and SAM systems. This report will focus primarily on the PRNA’s air superiority capability.
The pre-combat TASKORG for the PRNA Air Order of Battle (AOB):
The Napf Air Force is well trained through past Military to Military partnerships with Russia, China and North Korea. The 7th Fighter Sqdn is the newest addition to the Napf AOB and it is assessed to be 60%-70% capable even with 100% of its aircraft available. Parts, inexperienced pilots, and no replacement aircraft will limit this squadron for the near term. The 9th, 11th, and 13th Fighter Squadrons are actively defending Napf airspace and is the focus of this report. The Napf 9th Ground Attack Regt and 20th Combat Helicopter Reg’t will be discussed as both are currently engaging ESAF and ESLA forces throughout southern Napf.
The below map, (1) Muttenz and (2) Liestal. Multi-sourced intel confirms PRNA 20th Combat Helo Regt located at the Int’l airport are actively moving troops and equipment to Liestal in addition to ground assets. Muttenz is a major PRNA-held port city which has been heavily contested by MOSN in recent weeks. Intel now indicates that PRNA forces have halted their offensive operations in Muttenz, and rotary assets are currently active in transporting troops out of the area to the West Napf Airbase. This is suspected to be in response to further pressure from ESAF forces in the south.
3-230th Atk Helo Sqdn is located at the Napf Airbase providing CAS and transport for missions against ESAF forces. It is believed the 3-230th received the complement of Mi-28,KA-50 and KA-52 helicopter to bolster its CAS capabilities.
The primary combat elements of the Napf AOB are those fighting out of the Napf Airbase while its reinforcement/replacement pool of personnel and aircraft remain at the Napf International Airport. However, the assets at the Int’l Airport are available for combat operations and most likely used in the eastern portion of the island.
Reconnaissance drone image taken of PRNA Airbase.The US Navy Carrier Strike Group 5, US Seventh Fleet, garrisoned out of Japan, is providing air superiority sorties over the Sea of Japan east/southeast of Napf to protect resupply LOC’s and supporting Japan and South Korea with naval surface and subsurface coverage. On three occasions, 4x MiG-23 aircraft launched from the Napf Int’l Airport to intercept F/A-18 Fleet Defense Fighters patrolling east of Napf over the Sea of Japan. Reports indicate the first engagement resulted in 2x MiG-23 destroyed, the second 1x MiG-23 destroyed, and the third incident was a “bait and hook” attempt as the PRNA fighter’s tried to pull the US fighters within SAM range.
USAF F-15 footage of a BVR (Beyond Visual Range) dogfight.
F/A-18's launching from the USS Ronald Reagan.Ground reports indicate the following BDA of PRNA AOB:
5x SU-25 (10th Grnd Atk Sqdn 5/12)
1x L39 (Most likely a trainer converted for combat operations)
3x Mi-24 Hind
3x Mi-28
2x KA-50
1x KA-52
3x Mi-8 (MOSN attack)
2x Mi-24 (MOSN attack)
Still image captured from the ground, showing a PRNA MiG-29 moments after it was engaged by a US F/A-18.BDA reports of Mi-28, KA-50, and KA-52 rotary aircraft indicates PRNA is receiving outside support but the extent is currently unknown. It is unknown as to how many of these airframes are in PRNA’s inventory.
Aircraft losses to PRNA units located at the Napf Airbase will be reinforced/replaced by units located at the Int’l Airport. However, the available number of air frames for each type of aircraft is currently limited to the numbers shown in the TASKORG.
ANALYST COMMENT: The combat successes by the 506th IR A-10 and AH-64 pilots are noteworthy for their continued destruction of the enemy’s air defense suite. Destroying 5x SU-25 is a significant achievement by the 74th.
Note that PRNA’s commitment of the KA-50 and KA-52 indicates a change in its earlier assessed TTP’s regarding rotary operations in support of its ground troops. The substantial lethality of these aircraft indicate an offensive footing versus the publicized “defensive stance” of PRNA forces.
Updated reports from the MOSN attack on Lenzburg indicate the PRNA scrambled its MiG-29’s to provide air coverage as well as MiG-23, SU-25, Mi-8, and Mi-24. The air defense capability of MOSN proved greater than PRNA assessed resulting in the loss of 3x Mi-8, unconfirmed 2x Mi-24, and unconfirmed 2x SU-25. HUMINT reports indicate PRNA successes using the SU-25 against MOSN ground forces in its CAS role as well as the use of MiG-23 in its Fighter-Bomber role are important. The MiG-23 historically has shown great success against rotary aircraft with both cannon and missiles, therefore 506th IR aviation remain in a constant threat from PRNA air superiority assets.
These published documents are the fictional works of the S-2 Intelligence Team of the 506thIR Realism Unit, pertaining to the fictional 'Operation Crimson Moon' storyline.
Written by WO1 Stowe, Images by SGT Garcia, Video by 1stLt Barba, Edited by 1LT Aston.
