United States | Operation Archangel

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OPERATION ARCHANGEL​

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TOP SECRET​

AIR FORCE DEPLOYMENT​

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AIR FORCES IN EUROPE
Lieutenant General Alvin Daniels​

ORDER OF BATTLE	PERSONNEL	GARRISON
HQ Support Unit	150 Personnel	RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom

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AIR COMBAT COMMAND​

SQUADRON	AIRBASE	AIRCRAFT	PILOTS
6th Fighter Squadron	Hill AFB, Utah	x24 F-15C	24
8th Fighter Squadron	Mountain AFB, Utah	x24 F-15E	24
9th Fighter Squadron	Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina	x24 F-15E	24
15th Fighter Squadron	Holloman AFB, New Mexico	x24 F-15C	24
1st Reconnaissance Flight	Homey Airport, Nevada	x3 SR-71A	6

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MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND​

ELEMENT	LOCATION	EQUIPMENT OPERATED	AIRMEN
9th Missile Defense Element	McGuire AFB, New Jersey	x1 NASAMS	10
11th Missile Defense Element	Fort Bliss, Texas	x1 MIM-104F PAC-3 Patriot Missile System	10
12th Missile Defense Element	Fort Hood, Texas	x1 MIM-104F PAC-3 Patriot Missile System	10

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AIR MOBILITY COMMAND​

SQUADRON	AIRBASE	AIRCRAFT	CABIN CREW
1st Air Mobility Squadron	Dover AFB, Delaware	x4 C-5B	14
4th Air Mobility Squadron	Ellington AFB, Texas	x12 C-40	72

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AIR FORCE SECURITY FORCES​

ORDER OF BATTLE	PERSONEL	GARRISON
103rd Security Forces Squadron	550	Ellington AFB, Texas

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DETAILS
F-15C Eagle - Fully Fueled; x1 Pilot; Pilot fully rested and uniformed in flight suit; x1 SIG Sauer P226 on person with one loaded 12-round magazine in gun and two additional loaded 12-round magazines; Compass; All necessary maps (terranean and deep-sea topographic maps) and other necessary standard on-board equipment, material, and supplies; Snacks and secured water canister; Full loadout of standard physical and electronic countermeasures for F-15C; x2 conformal fuel tanks; x3 external fuel tanks.
F-15E Strike Eagle - Fully Fueled; x1 Pilot; Pilot fully rested and uniformed in flight suit; x1 SIG Sauer P226 on person with one loaded 12-round magazine in gun and two additional loaded 12-round magazines; Compass; All necessary maps (terranean and deep-sea topographic maps) and other necessary standard on-board equipment, material, and supplies; Snacks and secured water canister; Full loadout of standard physical and electronic countermeasures for F-15E; x2 conformal fuel tanks; x3 external fuel tanks.
C-5B - Fully Fueled; x7 Crew (aircraft commander, pilot, 2 flight engineers, 3 loadmasters) uniformed; Crew fully rested and uniformed; x7 SIG Sauer P226 on person with one loaded 12-round magazine in gun and two additional loaded 12-round magazines; Compass; All necessary maps (terranean, deep-sea topographic maps, and star navigation charts) and other necessary standard on-board equipment, material, and supplies; Snacks and secured water canister; Full loadout of standard physical and electronic countermeasures for C-5B.
C-40 Clipper - x6 Crew (x2 pilots, x1 crew chief, x1 loadmaster, and x2 second loadmasters); Crew fully rested and uniformed; x6 SIG Sauer P226 on person with one loaded 12-round magazine in gun and two additional loaded 12-round magazines; Compass; All necessary maps (terranean, deep-sea topographic maps, and star navigation charts) and other necessary standard on-board equipment, material, and supplies; Snacks and secured water canister.
NASAMS - x1 MPQ-64 Sentinel air defense radar; x1 Fire Distribution Center; x1 AIM-120 AMRAAM missile launcher and associated missiles; All necessary control and firing systems and equipment for NASAMS.
MIM-104F PAC-3 Patriot Missile System - Full Patriot Missile System with all associated equipment and vehicles needed to control, operate, and fire.
SR-71A - x2 Pilots; Crew fully rested and uniformed in standard flight suits for SR-71A; x2 SIG Sauer P226 on person with one loaded 12-round magazine in gun and two additional loaded 12-round magazines; Compass; All necessary maps (terranean, deep-sea topographic maps, and star navigation charts) and other necessary standard on-board equipment, material, and supplies; Snacks and secured water canister; All countermeasures equipped to a SR-71A; x1 Fairchild tracking camera; x1 Infrared camera.
Air Force Security Forces - x1 M4 Carbine Assault Rifle and x7 loaded magazines; x1 M9 Semiautomatic Pistol and x5 loaded magazines; combat uniform; x3 M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades.

TOP SECRET​

NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

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SECOND FLEET HEADQUARTERS
Vice Admiral Noah Irving​

Order of Battle	Personnel	Garrison
Second Fleet HQ Support Unit	250 Personnel	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Naval Intelligence	150 Personnel	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

TASK FORCE 101
Vice Admiral Noah Irving​

SHIP CLASS	VESSEL	COMPLIMENT	HOME PORT
Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier	USS Nimitz*	Total: 6012 / Compliment: 3532 / Pilots: 250 / Support: 2,230	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Enterprise-class Aircraft Carrier	USS Enterprise	Total: 5800 / Compliment: 3000 / Pilots: 250 / Support: 1,550	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Ticonderoga	330	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Yorktown	330	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Vincennes	330	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Valley Forge	330	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Arleigh Burke	303	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Barry	303	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS John Paul Jones	303	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Jeff Sessions	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Richard Shelby	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Ted Stevens	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Frank Murkowski	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS John S. McCain	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Jon Kyl	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Ben N. Campbell	Total: 323 / Compliment: 319 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Spruance	Total: 334 / Compliment: 330 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Paul F. Foster	Total: 334 / Compliment: 330 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Kinkaid	Total: 334 / Compliment: 330 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Hewitt	Total: 334 / Compliment: 330 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Elliot	Total: 334 / Compliment: 330 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Arthur W. Radford	Total: 334 / Compliment: 330 / Pilots: 4	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Los Angeles-class Submarine	USS San Juan	110	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Los Angeles-class Submarine	USS Pasadena	110	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Los Angeles-class Submarine	USS Albany	110	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Los Angeles-class Submarine	USS Topeka	110	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Los Angeles-class Submarine	USS Miami	110	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Los Angeles-class Submarine	USS Scranton	110	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USNS Supply	Total: 214 / Compliment: 206 / Pilots: 8	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USNS Rainer	Total: 214 / Compliment: 206 / Pilots: 8	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USNS Bridge	Total: 214 / Compliment: 206 / Pilots: 8	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS Henry J. Kaiser	129	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS Joshua Humphreys	129	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS Walter S. Diehl	129	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

TASK FORCE 3
Captain Roy Raleigh​

SHIP CLASS	VESSEL	COMPLIMENT	HOME PORT
Virginia-class Submarine	USS Virginia	135	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Virginia-class Submarine	USS Texas	135	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Virginia-class Submarine	USS Hawaii	135	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Virginia-class Submarine	USS North Carolina	135	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

TASK FORCE 9
Captain Daniel Majors​

Sejong the Great-class Destroyer	USS Tim Hutchinson	300	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Sejong the Great-class Destroyer	USS Dale Bumpers	300	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Sejong the Great-class Destroyer	USS Dianne Feinstein	300	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Sejong the Great-class Destroyer	USS Barbara Boxer	300	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Sejong the Great-class Destroyer	USS Wayne Allard	300	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

DETAILS
Nimitz-class - Fully Fueled; Aviation reserves fully fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; Standard armaments including: x3 NATO Sea Sparrow Launchers (x8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow loaded in each); x4 Phalanx CIWS; x2 RAM launchers (x21 missiles); Standard countermasures/decoys; Onboard: x500 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x500 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
Aircraft: x70 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and all of their necessary armaments and equipment; x5 EA-16G-Growler; x8 MH-60S; x5 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye; x2 C-25 Greyhound;
Enterprise-class - Fully Fueled; Aviation reserves fully fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; Standard armaments including: x3 NATO Sea Sparrow Launchers (x8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow loaded in each); x3 Phalanx CIWS; x2 RAM launchers (x21 missiles); Standard countermasures/decoys; Onboard: x500 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x500 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
Aircraft: x70 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and all of their necessary armaments and equipment; x5 EA-16G-Growler; x8 MH-60S; x5 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye; x2 C-25 Greyhound;
Ticonderoga-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x8 RGM-84 Harpoon missiles; x2 5 in 62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun; x2 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 gun; x4 .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun; x2 Phalanx CIWS Block 1B; x2 Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes (standard reserve of Mk 54 torpedoes); Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
x2 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing: x20 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x200 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x40 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x12 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile; Standard countermeasures/decoys;
Countermeasures/decoys: Mark 36 SRBOC; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie;
Aircraft: x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
Arleigh Burke-class (Flight II) - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x1 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); x2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; x2 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun; x2 Mk 141 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher; x2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: x1 per tube + full standard storage of Mark 54 torpedoes on ship; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
90-cell Mk 41 VLS: x4 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x100 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x10 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x51 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile;
Countermeasures/decoys: AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures; MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System; MK 53 Nulka Decoy Launching System; AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys.
Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x1 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); x2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; x2 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun; x2 Mk 141 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher; x2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: x1 per tube + full standard storage of Mark 54 torpedoes on ship; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks.
96-cell Mk 41 VLS: x4 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x100 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x10 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x57 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile;
Countermeasures/decoys: AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures; MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System; MK 53 Nulka Decoy Launching System; AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys;
Aircraft: x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
Sejong The Great-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x1 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); x1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; x16 SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles; x2 triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo with full storage of them; x1 80-cell Mk 41 VLS: x80 RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3 Block IA).
Spruance-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x2 5 in 54 caliber Mark 45 dual purpose guns; x2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns; x1 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher; x2 quadruple Harpoon missile canisters; x2 Mark 32 triple 12.75 in torpedo tubes (standard reserve of Mk 46 torpedoes); x1 21 cell RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
x1 61 cell Mk 41 VLS: x61 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile;
Aircraft: x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
Virginia-class - Fully Fueled; x135 crew; Crew fully rested and x3 pairs of uniforms each; Non-perishable food for 3 month journey; All necessary maps (terranean and deep-sea topographic maps) and other necessary standard on-board equipment, material, and supplies; x30 Beretta M9 and x90 fully loaded Beretta M9 magazines (located behind lock and key in on-board barracks); x12 VLS tubes: x12 Tomahawk BGM-109 missiles; x4 533 mm torpedo tubes: x16 Mk-48 torpedoes, x9 UGM-84 Harpoon missiles; Full load of Acoustic Device Countermeasure Mk 3/4; All sonars.
Los Angeles-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x12 VLS tubes + x12 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, x4 533 mm torpedo tubes + 13 Mk-48 torpedoes; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks.
Supply-class - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable food/water for 6 month journey of the entire fleet (on top of the resources the respective ships already have); complete storage of usable fuel for aforementioned vessels; complete storage of aviation fuel for aforementioned aircraft; x2 Sikorsky MH-60S; Onboard: x100 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x100 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks.
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable food/water for 6 month journey; complete storage of usable fuel for all conventionally-powered vessels for 6 month journey; complete storage of aviation fuel for all aircraft in the fleet for 6 month deployment; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks.

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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CONTEXT​

The situation concerning Turkey, Israel, and the members of the United Coalition had become impossible to ignore. Inaction was simply no longer considered a viable option by the White House or the Pentagon. The President called a special joint session of Congress in Washington to address the situation in Turkey. However, until Congress voted on whether or not to declare war, the United States would not be able to move the massive amounts of ships, vehicles, equipment, and military personnel necessary to properly respond to the Turkish threat. However, a more limited relocation of Air Force equipment and personnel would be doable and within the budget allocated to the Defense Department by Congress to allow for military exercises and deployments to Europe and the United Kingdom. In order to directly assist the British with the protection of their sovereign bases in Cyprus, the President ordered the Air Force to send a variety of aircraft to England and Cyprus.

EUROPEAN THEATER​

The command "U.S. Air Forces in Europe" (USAFE) was created and, along with 150 Airmen for headquarters support personnel, were put under the command of Lieutenant General Alvin Daniels. Daniels and his team would first need to fly to their new operating headquarters, RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. Two C-40 Clippers were mobilized from Ellington Air Force Base in Texas with the aforementioned crews and precautions; all necessary pre-flight checks were taken. They were appropriately fueled to fly to Hanscom Air Force Base in Boston where they would split the new 151-man team in charge of running Europe's Air Force command center. All of the personnel and their belonging were loaded onto the two aircraft. The two C-40s were properly fueled for the flight to RAF Mildenhall from Hanscom AFB. The C-40s took the most direct route to RAF Mildenhall (without incurring on Canadian or Irish airspace). The aircraft flew at the appropriate speed and altitude to ensure that they would make it to the United Kingdom without incident. The aircraft would securely request permission to enter British airspace and then request permission to land at RAF Mildenhall. Once both of the aircraft had safely landed, the passengers would deplane and head to the American facilities located at RAF Mildenhall where they would set up the United States's European Headquarters. Meanwhile, the pilots of the C-40s would take a five hour rest period where they were able to replenish themselves, sleep, and enjoy recreation. Then, they took the same route back to the United States, with the appropriate amount of fuel and flying at the appropriate altitude and speed, to make it back to Hanscom Air Force Base in Boston where they would then refuel and return to Ellington AFB.

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Next the 6th and 15th Fighter Squadrons would mobilize and deploy (as described above under "Details") from Hill AFB and Holloman AFB respectively. They would fly at the appropriate height and altitude to make it to Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts. The fighters would land at Hanscom AFB and temporarily park at the airbase. The pilots would be allowed two hours of rest time before the fighters were again fully fueled (and all other precautions as described under "Details"). The jets would depart from Hanscom AFB and fly to RAF St Mawgan in the most direct path without incurring on Canadian or Irish airspace. The jets would request, one at a time, to enter British airspace and land at RAF St Mawgan and would do so in the proper manner. From there they would refuel with the appropriate amount of fuel to make it to RAF Akrotiri (within the context of the route about to be described). The fighters would deploy from RAF St Mawgan and fly in formations of four at the appropriate speed and altitude to make it to RAF Akrotiri taking the following route: from Cornwall to the Northwestern coast of Spain, down along the coast of Portugal, through the Strait of Gibraltar, south of the Island of Sardinia, between Sicily and Malta, south of Crete, and to RAF Akrotiri where they would request permission to enter British airspace, land, and park in the proper designated places to be out of the way. All of this would be securely transmitted to USAFE.

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Next, the 8th and 9th Fighter Squadrons would mobilize and deploy (as described above under "Details") from Mountain AFB and Seymour Johnson AFB respectively. They would fly at the appropriate height and altitude to make it to Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts. The fighters would land at Hanscom AFB and temporarily park at the airbase. The pilots would be allowed two hours of rest time before the fighters were again fully fueled (and all other precautions as described under "Details"). The Department of Defense would securely request that the Canadian Department of National Defense allow 48 U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles to land and refuel at Canadian Forces Base Gander, before departing to the United Kingdom. The Canadians would be assured that the aircraft were not armed with any weaponry, and simply had their long-range tanks attached to the aircraft (this was, of course, true). They would be further told that this relocation maneuver was to assist with the United Coalition in the Turkish situation. If the Canadians did not object, the 8th and 9th Fighter Squadrons would deploy from Hanscom AFB with the appropriate amount of fuel, one at a time, and fly in formations of four to CFB Gander in Newfoundland. They would request permission to enter Canadian airspace and land, and would do so in the proper way. They would then fully refuel. As the fighters fully refueled, they would depart on flights of four and fly to RAF St Mawgan in the most direct path without entering Irish airspace. They would fly at the appropriate altitude and speed to get there safely. They would then request permission to enter British airspace and to land at RAF St Mawgan where they would refuel with the appropriate amount of fuel to make it to RAF Mildenhall. They would again depart in flights of four, at the appropriate speed and altitude, in order to safely make it to RAF Mildenhall where they would safely land and park in the appropriate place designated by the British in order to be out of the way. The pilots would then go rest and relax at RAF Mildenhall, in the American quarter.

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Next, the 1st Reconnaissance Flight (at part of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron) would mobilize and deploy (as described above under "Details") from Homey Airport in Nevada. The Canadians would again be securely contacted and request to allow three "United States Reconnaissance Aircraft" permission to land at CFB Gander in Newfoundland. The Canadians would be told that these aircraft were also going to be used to assist the members of the United Coalition - it would be specified that this was a sensitive and Top Secret deployment. If the Canadians did not object, the aircraft would depart Homey Airport and fly at the appropriate altitude and speed to make it to CFB Gander in Newfoundland - they would depart so that they made it to CFB Gander at 10:05 at night. They would request to enter Canadian airspace, land, and taxi so that they could refuel. Once each aircraft refueled, they would request permission to take off and would leave to fly directly to Gibraltar Airport - they would leave so that when they arrived at Gibraltar, it would be around 3 in the morning. They would take this route without entering the airspace of any country besides Canada and the United Kingdom. They would request permission to land at Gibraltar Airport, quickly refuel, and then depart for RAF Akrotiri taking the same route (from where they were) as the 6th and 15th Fighter Squadrons. They would then request permission to land at RAF Akrotiri and would park their aircraft in the most discrete, isolated place allowed. Each of the aircraft would have their fuel removed and would be covered by large tarps to match the color of the ground around them. Then, the pilots would be allowed to relax, get in some recreation with other Americans there, and rest.

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Next, the 1st Air Mobility Squadron would mobilize and deploy (as described above under "Details") from Dover AFB. One of the three C-5B Galaxys would be fueled to fly to McGuire AFB at the appropriate altitude and height so that it could properly land at the airbase. From there, the equipment and materials of the 9th Missile Defense Element would be loaded onboard and secured. Then, the aircraft would be properly fueled so that it could make it to RAF St Mawgan in the United Kingdom. A secure request from the Department of Defense would be sent to the Canadians to permit four American C-5B Galaxy transport aircraft to fly over Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. The Canadians would be told that these aircraft were being used to transport materials for use by the coalition. If the Canadians did not object, the aircraft would take off from McGuire AFB in New Jersey and fly in the most direct path to RAF St Mawgan; it would fly at the appropriate altitude and speed so that it would safely make it to its destination. After requesting permission to land at RAF St Mawgan, it would refuel and request permission to take off again. The aircraft would have enough fuel to make it from England to its new destination of RAF Akrotiri. The aircraft would take the same route as the 6th and 15th Fighter Squadrons, and would fly at the appropriate altitude and speed so that it could safely make it to its destination. Once the aircraft landed at RAF Akrotiri, its contents would be unloaded and the 9th Missile Defense Element's system would be assembled in an appropriate place on the premises of RAF Akrotiri.
The other three C-5B Galaxys would fly from Dover AFB, properly fueled for the journey at the appropriate altitude and speed, to El Paso International Airport in Texas. They would land and the equipment and supplies of the 11th Missile Defense Element would be loaded onto two of the Galaxys (with one of them having most of the equipment and vehicles and firing systems) - the aforementioned equipment and weapons and vehicles had been brought to the airport by U.S. Army soldiers and personnel in the middle of the night. The three aircraft were then properly fueled so that they could safely make it to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport. The aircraft flew at the appropriate altitude and speed so that they would safely make it from their destination. Like what they did in El Paso, the vehicles/weapons/equipment of the 12th Missile Defense Element were brought to the airport by U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force personnel where it was securely loaded onto two of the three C-5B Galaxys. None of the Galaxys would be cleared to take off if they were overweight. Everything would be properly secured for the flight. The aircraft would then be refueled so that they could make a flight to McGuire AFB in New Jersey. They would then fully refuel and take the exact same route as the first C-5B - and would take all of the same actions and precautions. They would then unload equipment at RAF Akrotiri where it would be strategically set up at the base (out of the way, but in proper position to be used if needed). The next day, the C-5Bs would refuel and be remained by their crew. They would fly back the same way whence they came, at the appropriate speed and altitude and with the correct amount of fuel, and would end up back at Dover AFB in the United States. Note: All of the missiles and weapons were not armed while in flight in the C-5B Galaxys, but once they were reassembled the weapons were again armed.

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Next, the entirety of the 4th Air Mobility Squadron would be activated and mobilized. They would be properly fueled and all pre-flight checks would be done. The entirety of the 103rd Security Forces Squadron based at Ellington AFB would be loaded onto eight of the C-40s (a maximum of 70 Security Forces on each aircraft). The guns, ammunition, and supplies of the Security Forces would be loaded onto the C-40s including (per soldier): x1 M4 Carbine Assault Rifle and x7 loaded magazines, x1 M9 Semiautomatic Pistol and x5 loaded magazines, multiple combat unforms and recreation uniforms, a limited amount of personal items, x3 M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades, and radios/telcom equipment. All of this, especially the grenades, would be carefully loaded onto the aircraft and secured so that they would be safe in flight - except all of the grenades would be loaded onto one of the C-40s, with no passengers, but also secured so that they would be safe in flight. They would be fully fueled and fly at the appropriate speed and altitude to ensure that they safely made it to Gibraltar Airport. They would request to land at Gibraltar Airport and, once landed and taxied, would refuel with the appropriate amount of fuel so that they could make it to RAF Akrotiri. Once they landed at RAF Akrotiri, the Security Forces soldiers would unload their equipment and weapons. After their first night, they would then take 8 hour shifts so that, at any given time, 183 Security Forces soldiers were guarding RAF Akrotiri while the others were sleeping, relaxing, or engaging in recreation. However, at any time, all of the Airmen could be called up. While on their shift, each soldier would be in their combat uniforms, armed with the aforementioned weapons and ammunition, and would patrol within and around the edges of the facility. The officers of the Security Forces would directly coordinate with the British how they wanted the patrols done (and where) in order to avoid causing a mishap. Meanwhile, the Airmen in the 9th, 11th, and 12th Missile Defense Elements would take public flights to Houston and then taxis to Ellington Air Force Base. The C-40s would all return home to Ellington AFB (the following day in order to allow the pilots to rest) in the same route they took to get there - with the appropriate fueling, altitude, speed, landings, and refueling as necessary on the same route. One of the C-40s, whose crew would be given a day to rest, would then refuel the aircraft, do all of the necessary pre-flight checks, and fly the personnel from the aforementioned Missile Defense Elements to RAF Akrotiri in the same way that it had gone the first time, with the same stops and precautions.

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For every stop in another country, or any time an American aircraft flew over the territory of another nation, that nation (i.e. the British and Canadians) would be given ample time to consider the request so that it wasn't a last minute decision. The British and Canadians were, in advance, given detailed flight plans of where everything would be going and what times they would be arriving (approximately) in a secure manner.

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[Nathan]

A encrypted and confidential message is sent back for the Americans

“You have Canada’s permission to use our airfields and their services. We have received your flight plans and will ensure the runways are clear when they are required”

Odinson

 

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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EUROPEAN THEATER​

All of the aforementioned aircraft and troops made it to the locations and safely did what was previously described. Lieutenant General Daniels and his headquarters support unit successfully set up a unified command at RAF Mildenhall in England. He and his team would be in regular secure contact with the American forces in Europe and the Pentagon. In Cyprus, all of the aircraft arrived and the missile defense systems were successfully set up and in operational order so that they could be used in a moment's notice. The 103rd Security Forces Squadron successfully set up operations at RAF Akrotiri and would conduct constant armed patrols everywhere around (and within reason within) the base to ensure that it was safe. They would pay particular attention to ensure that no one approached the American aircraft without permission. Again, the Security Forces would coordinate with the British for patrols since it was after all their base, and Her Majesty's soil.

The next day the United States would begin armed patrols around the Island of Cyprus. The British would be informed that this was going to happen, and detailed flight plans of these patrols were given. At all times there would be six F-15Cs in the air, patrolling the skies, with another six of the same squadron on standby alert. The fighters would remain in the air of southern Cyprus until they needed to land to refuel, in which case the other six would first take their place. This was done in a way so that the fighters would be taking turns and that none of the pilots would be overstressed. While in the air, the jets would fly in flights of two on roughly equidistant paths along southern Cyprus between the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area and the northeastern most tip of Cyprus (somewhere west of Akamas Lighthouse). While flying on these missions, the jets would fly at 60,000 feet at cruising altitude. Each aircraft would of course be fully-fueled at take off, would maintain a normal cruising speed, and would return to base before running out of fuel. Each were armed with the following (while the pilots were armed and clothed as described in the original deployment):
x8 AIM-120 AMRAAM
x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon, 940 rounds.
And the following countermeasures:
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod
Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator
Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS)
Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS
Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff/Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS.

Jamie
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All further posts concerning Operation Sovereign Swords and Operation Quiet Queens will take place in this thread. The assets and personnel posted in those threads have been moved to the first post of this one for the sake of clarity.​

 

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NORTH AMERICAN THEATER​

With further American deployments to Europe and the appearance that the situation was going to turn into a hot conflict any day now, President Gore made the decision to order the Air Force to DEFCON 3, worldwide (doing so would be done securely, through military channels). Leave was cancelled for all U.S. Airmen who were ordered to go to their homebase. American pilots at airbases in the United States and around the world would take turns being on stand-by so that they could rush to their aircraft to scramble with just fifteen minutes notice. Meanwhile, the other branches of the U.S. armed forces were set to DEFCON 4. Military bases would see heightened security and new leave requests would be rejected as American servicemen around the world prepared to be put on a war-footing.

Five Sejong The Great-class destroyers were deployed from Hampton Roads in Virginia: USS Tim Hutchinson, USS Dale Bumpers, USS Dianne Feinstein, USS Barbara Boxer, and USS Wayne Allard.
The USS Tim Hutchinson, USS Dale Bumpers, and USS Dianne Feinsteinof them would depart Hampton Roads and sail into the Chesapeake Bay and continuously circle around: (38.772234, -76.440249).
The USS Barbara Boxer and USS Wayne Allard would sail to Long Island and circle around (40.529577, -74.055982). All five of the ships would avoid running aground, running into each other or other ships, and would actively use all of their radars and sonars.

EUROPEAN THEATER​

Task Force 101 arrived at the approximate location of 33°55'12.0"N 30°42'45.7"E. The British and Swedish fleets in the area would be securely informed of this, if they had not already detected the American fleet. TF101 would, however, continue sailing around in the general area so that it never came to a stop in one location.

The British, Swedish, and Russian defense ministers were securely informed that the United States would be conducting a massive attack against Turkey in the next sixty minutes. They would be told that the first strike would be a barrage of several hundred cruise missiles that would aim to heavily damage or outright destroy missile defenses, radars, and airbases in southern Anatolia. Following the barrage, the United States would begin a massive air campaign against Turkey - the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Russia would be asked to participate in this campaign, the mission of which would be to utterly destroy the Turkish air force, followed by infrastructure on the ground that supported it including radar sites, airbases, and SAM sites throughout all of Turkey.

Virtually all of the deployed Turkish navy vessels would be immediately be detected by the E-2C Hawkeyes who could see out surface and air targets to over 400 miles away - two of the Hawkeyes were already in the air flying above Task Force 101 as previously described. This information would be securely relayed to the two American aircraft carriers which would then be securely relayed to the Swedish, British, and Russian navies. The ships and their trajectories would be carefully watched as Vice Admiral Noah Irving securely ordered TF-101 and TF-3 to "General Quarters". Sailors and airmen on all the vessels in TF-101 rushed to their battle stations as they prepared to submit any response or offensive action necessary.

COMBAT​

Blue Star: Task Force 101
Orange Square: Second Attack Fleet
Orange Triangle: 4th Frigate Squadron
Yellow Line: Path that would have been travelled if it were not for interception
Red Line: Missile trajectory
Light Blue Line: Rough aircraft flight attack path
Dark Blue Line: Rough aircraft return flight path

While the destination of the Turkish "Second Attack Fleet" was between Cyprus and Crete (not specified, therefor it is 35.062296, 29.283167), it would not make it this spot, neither would the "4th Frigate Squadron" which was heading to (only specified as "begin sailing towards Antalya where they would patrol 250km out from the coast with radar and weapons systems active" and there for assumed as the following) 34.61986403563285, 30.728751083950385. As these Turkish navy ships were leaving port and in Turkish territorial waters, Vice Admiral Irving ordered thirty F/A-18E/F to scramble. Half were from the USS Enterprise and the other half from the USS Nimitz. Furthermore, four EA-16G Growler were scrambled from the Nimitz. Two temporary teams were created, "Gold Team" and "Red Team"; each consisted of fifteen Super Hornets and two Growlers.

Super Hornets
Weapons (each): x4 AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER; x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds;
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system; Raytheon AN/ALE-50;

Growler
Weapons (each): AN/ALQ-99 High Band Jamming Pods; x1 AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Jamming Pod; x2 AIM-120 AMRAAM; x2 AGM-88 HARM;
Countermeasures: Normal use of flares and other physical and electronic countermeasures.

American "Gold Team" Attack on The Turkish "Second Attack Fleet"​

The fifteen F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and two EA-16G-Growlers from the Nimitz flew spaced out formations of two, with the Growlers alone in the front. All of the aircraft flew at an altitude of just 120 feet above the water. "Gold Team" flew southwest to (33.356919, 27.915767) and then abruptly turned north. The Growlers then quickly shot up to 24,000 feet in altitude with its three AN/ALQ-99 high frequency jamming-pods and one AN/ALQ-99 low frequency jamming-pod (on each aircraft) activated; each one of the pods would be focused on an individual La Fayette-class Frigate in the formation to scramble radio communications and also defensive first-response countermeasures such as the ARBR 21 on the La Fayette-class, in order to cause them to deploy countermeasures prematurely or blind the system entirely and not have it fire at all.

After abruptly turning north, all fifteen Super Hornets fired their armed (combined total of) sixty AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles at the enemy once the jets reached (33.486218, 29.348647). The sea skimming smart-cruise-missiles received additional guidance from the two E-2C Hawkeyes that were flying above (as aforementioned) Task Force 101 in order to provide over 400 miles of detection and specific targeting. The in-flight trajectory of the missiles would be synced to strike the largest targets at around 531mph: the three Yi Sunsin-Class Destroyers, TCG Erzurum (x20 missiles targeted), TCG Malatya (x20 missiles targeted), and TCG Ananya (x20 missiles targeted). From their aforementioned firing point, the missiles only had to travel a distance of 155 miles, which was well within their range. The superstructure, hull, and vital parts of the center and middle of the ship were specifically targeted.
Location of TF-101 at Time of Attack: (33°55'12.0"N 30°42'45.7"E)
Location of "Second Attack Fleet" at Time of Attack: (35.859369, 29.266426)

The Super Hornets and Growlers then returned to their respective carriers and landed in the appropriate manner to be refueled and rearmed as necessary. This process would continue until all of these specific aircraft had landed.

American "Red Team" Attack on The Turkish "4th Frigate Squadron"​

The fifteen F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and two EA-16G-Growlers from the Nimitz flew spaced out formations of two, with the Growlers alone in the front. All of the aircraft flew at an altitude of just 120 feet above the water. "Red Team" flew southwest to (33.305126, 29.397324) and then abruptly turned north. The Growlers then quickly shot up to 24,000 feet in altitude with its three AN/ALQ-99 high frequency jamming-pods and one AN/ALQ-99 low frequency jamming-pod (on each aircraft) activated; each one of the pods would be focused on an individual MEKO-class frigate in the formation to scramble radio communications and also defensive first-response countermeasures, in order to cause them to deploy countermeasures prematurely or blind the system entirely and not have it fire at all.

After abruptly turning north, all fifteen aircraft fired their armed (combined total of) sixty AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles at the enemy once at (33.459584, 29.335666). The sea skimming smart-cruise-missiles received additional guidance from the two E-2C Hawkeyes that were flying above (as aforementioned) Task Force 101 in order to provide over 400 miles of detection and specific targeting. The in-flight trajectory of the missiles would be synced to strike the three targets: TCG Kemal Reis (x20 missiles targeted), TCG Devlet (x20 missiles targeted), and TCG Bursa (x20 missiles targeted). From their aforementioned firing point, the missiles only had to travel a distance of 158 miles, which was well within their range. The superstructure, hull, and vital parts of the center and middle of the ship were specifically targeted.
Location of TF-101 at Time of Attack: (33°55'12.0"N 30°42'45.7"E)
Location of "4th Frigate Squadron" at Time of Attack: (35.853094, 29.257686)

The Super Hornets and Growlers then returned to their respective carriers and landed in the appropriate manner to be refueled and rearmed as necessary. This process would continue until all of these specific aircraft had landed.

Task Force 3 Missile Strikes​

Immediately following the launch of the last missiles from the Navy aircraft, the four Virginia-class submarines that were quietly each twenty-two miles off the coast of southern Anatolia. At the same time, each of the submarines rose to their missile-firing-depth (around 100 feet below sea level). The submarines were located at the following coordinates at the time of attack, and fired their missiles at the following targets:
USS Virginia Location: (36.310074, 28.652031)
Target 1: 803rd Naval Defense Section; [Located approximately: (36.33043, 29.21377)]; x6 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 2: Mediterranean RDR 8; [Located: (36.7,28.78)]; x3 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 3: Mediterranean RDR 6; [Located: (36.28,30.39)]; x3 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

USS Texas
Location: (35.861319, 30.492969)
Target 1: Antalya SA-10C "GRUMBLE" S-300PMU and MIM-104A Patriot Missile System; [Located approximately: (36.89432, 30.71347); x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 2: Mediterranean RDR 7; [Located: (36.28,29.45)]; x1 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 3: Mediterranean RDR 5; [Located: ( 36.73,31.46)]: x1 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

USS Hawaii
Location: (35.846473, 32.276000)
Target 1: Anamur SA-10C "GRUMBLE" S-300PMU; [Located approximately: (36.07729, 32.83262); x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 2: Mediterranean RDR 4; [Located: (36.26,32.32)]; x1 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 3: Mediterranean RDR 3; [Located: (36.16,33.21)]; x1 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

USS North Carolina
Location: (36.117732, 34.376622)
Target 1: 802nd Naval Defense Section (4x Bal-E, 4x 4K44 Redut-M); [Located: (36.2,33.64)]; x10 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 2: Mediterranean RDR 2: [Located: (36.63,34.3)]; x1 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 3: Mediterranean RDR 1: [Located: (36.32,35.85)]; x1 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

After each submarine fired its barrage of missiles, they would close their launch doors/tubes and conduct an emergency dive down to 800 feet (provided that it was deep enough to achieve that depth, otherwise it would be 40 feet from the surface of the ocean floor). The Virginia, Texas, and Hawaii would set sail in a straight line for TF-101 at 25 knots. The North Carolina would sail south and around Cyprus to (34.36, 34.25) and then directly to TF-101.

Task Force 101 Missile Strikes​

As Task Force 3 began its strikes against Turkey, Task Force 101 would also begin their strike package on military targets. The missiles from these ships would use additional guidance from the E-2C Hawkeyes which were flying above TF-101 as previously mentioned.

USS Spruance
Target 1: Konya 1x MIM-104A Patriot Missile System; [Located Approximately: (37.87292, 32.49309)]: x4 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 2: Konya Air Force Base (x3 missiles at Control Tower, x26 missiles at Jet Fighter Bunkers, x2 missiles at Storage pads which typically hold unmanned aircraft); x31 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

USS Paul F. Foster
Target 1: Erkilt Air Force Base (x3 missiles at Control Tower, x25 at Storage Pad areas which typically hold unmanned aircraft, x5 missiles at various hangars); x33 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

USS Kinkaid
Target 1: 808th Anti-Ship Missile Defense Section (x4 4K44 Redut-M Systems); [Located Approximately: (36.75011, 27.70008)]; x8 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired (2 missiles at each of the 4 systems)
Target 2: Bodrum SA-10C "GRUMBLE" S-300PMU system; [Located Approximately: (37.03445, 27.4305)]; x12 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired
Target 3: Eskisehir Air Force Base (x3 missiles at Control Tower, x25 missiles at Jet Fighter Bunkers, x10 missiles at various other hangars, x5 missiles at other storage areas); x43 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired

After firing these missiles, Task Force 101 would sail directly twenty miles south of its present location to approximately (33°55'12.0"N 30°42'45.7"E). TF-101 would continue to take the aforementioned precautions in previous posts, including maintaining speed and sailing together in order to be evasive and not be a sitting target. Crews aboard the ships would stand by as they awaited for any contact from surface, subsurface, or aerial threats and would be prepared to immediately respond. The submarines would dive down to 700 feet and actively ping their sonars to detect enemy submarines.

Air Force Activation​

Lieutenant General Daniels securely ordered the 15th Fighter Squadron at Akrotiri to scramble. Twenty-four F-15Cs took off, fully fueled, and flew 135 miles to over Task Force 101 where they patrolled above in the skies at an altitude of 35,000 feet. Each aircraft was armed with: x8 AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon 940 rounds, and:
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod; All Tactical Electronic Warfare System units.

The aircraft flew in groupings of three and made sure to avoid each other. The eight groupings stayed several thousand feet apart from each other as they patrolled the skies, watching their own radars that were active, and receiving secure data from the E-2C Hawkeyes.

All members of the coalition would be securely informed that the United States had just made a massive attack against the Turkish military in response to Turkish naval deployments in the Mediterranean. The British, Canadians, Australians, Russians, and Swedish would be specifically informed what was fired at. Once confirmation came in as to what targets were hit, or sunk, that information would be securely relayed to the aforementioned countries.

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RAM Block 1 CIWS Firing Full salvo into the American Missile Barrage
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Response to American "Gold Team" Attack on The Turkish "Second Attack Fleet"

The Lafayette Class Frigate Command would immediately realize that something was amiss due to their sudden lack of operating communications and some Radar Countermeasures, with this revelation alarms and signals would activate across the vessels that would signal that systems were un operable on all but two of the Frigates. Without being able to communicate with the other vessels the Frigates would follow standard emergency procedure and shoot up green emergency flares indicating that an major technical error had occurred on board the vessel and it needed immediate engineering assistance. With multiple vessels both reporting the same issues all vessels would activate their countermeasure systems using infrared search and tracking systems rather than Passive radio that was being interrupted by the Americans (MEKO 200- 1 × Crotale CN2 CIWS, 2 × Dagaie Mk2 AMGL-1C chaff launcher for each of the six ships) and activate all radar breaking silence. Immediately the three Destroyers not targeted hit with interference would detect incoming projectiles that were due to hit the fleet within 45-50 seconds. The ships without radar would expand the formation from other vessels in order to avoid damage that could occur from the blast that could hit other vessels, the two Type 209 Submarines which would begin diving procedures that would take around two minutes so the submarines instead would take emergency action to direct themselves away from the fleet while in diving maneuvers. The three destroyers would activate their 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS, and RAM Block 1 CIWS systems and target the sixty incoming missiles while crew were given orders to brace for potential impact of missiles, passive radio would be active for these systems since their vessels were not affected by the electronic attack.
The Most effective weapons would be the RAM Block 1 missiles on board the Destroyers which could fire a full salvo of 22 Missiles in seconds at Mach 1.5 and a 95% hit rate. The destroyers would target the incoming cruise missiles going a much slower speeds and fire their entire salvos immediately. Bursting out of their launcher the missiles would lock onto the closing American AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles which would be blown to pieces one by one as the swift missiles each hit their target with high precision. The Goalkeeper CIWS would light up the sky as it targeted any missiles not shot down by the RAM Block 1 CIWS systems. As the Missiles approached the frigates would time up to fire off their Dagaie Mk2 AMGL-1C chaff systems in case any missiles got through which would not due to the highly accurate RAM CIWS systems. The sea skimming missiles did not have their specific flight height mentioned so I will assume these were flying at around 75 feet(Median of flight height) above sea level and therefore able to be targeted by the non missiles CIWS systems as well.
After all missiles were shot down(2 Misses covered then by additional RAM Block 1 systems using infrared targeting system due to excess of six missiles) the remaining missiles in the air not assigned to a target would self destruct. The Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR) of the destroyers with a range of 250nm(450km/279 miles) would activate and detect the American "Gold Team" aircraft rapidly leaving the area where the missiles were fired at the fleet. While none of the vessels in the convoy would have the range to target the Aircraft they would radio to command that they were under attack. Using the AN/SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR) of the destroyers the convoy would track the American Aircraft as they returned to their carriers. Once it was clear that the aircraft had stopped and were off radar the vessels would steam at 30 Knots(35 mph towards the last known radar signature of the Aircraft, the goal was to get in range of the American Carriers for radar then proceed to make haste to a point where the VLS of the destroyers could target the carrier strike group. All systems would be switched to radar infrared and lamp signals would be used to maintain communication between the fleet. Finally the CIWS systems were reloaded on deck by crew and readied for another attempt to strike the attack fleet. At this point all radar was functional on the ships and aircraft approaching the fleet would be detected much earlier. Submarines would remain submerged and activate active sonar while advancing 5 km in front of the convoy. Aircraft on the mainland would not engage so that they could defend against aerial attacks by the Russians.

Response to American attack on the 4th Frigate squadron.

With their Air Radars on unlike the other fleet, the vessels would detect the incoming aircraft before they fired their missiles and would prepare their anti missile counter measures. These included the 1 × Mk 41 Mod 8 VLS for 32 × RIM-162 ESSM missiles and 3 × Oerlikon Contraves Sea Zenith25mm CIWS gun systems 9 (Each ship) systems that would defend against the incoming missiles. As the Vessel command watched the aircraft get closer suddenly radio systems would fail across the vessels, thus disarming the RIM-162 ESSM missiles aboard the frigates. With only Nine total Sea Zenith CIWS to defend themselves the frigates would take evasive action and watch as the missiles quickly came into range of the frigate CIWS systems that would used infrared defense systems. The Sea Zenith CIWS would spring to action immediately on all of the vessels and begin to take down the American Cruise Missiles as they approached the vessels, with the system capable of shooting down a missile every 5 seconds for a total of one minute they would fire continually at the Missiles but due to the fact that they were fired all at once the CIWS simply were overwhelmed by the sheer number of missiles. Several Missiles would impact TCG TCG Kemal Reis within 20 seconds of the CIWS firing, immediately the bridge of the vessels would be destroyed in a massive fireball which would in turn shut down the vessel’s CIWS. With only six systems operating the two frigates would each be impacted twice in the superstructure and bow causing huge explosions throughout the ships and killing a majority of the crews. The two first impacted ships would quickly begin to sink as the fires tore through the superstructure and engine rooms while TCG Bursa would not sink but was severely crippled and dead in the water. In total 300 out of the 360 crew would be lost while the rest would board lifeboats and inflation craft, radioing to Turkish command for immediate assistance from nearby vessels.

Response to Missile Strikes by Task force Three.

Utmost priority was given to the defense of Air defense systems above all else, S-300 systems and MIM-104 Patriot missile systems were to ensure any and all missiles fired on them were shoot down before they could defend coastal radars and Coastal Missile Defense systems.
Targets 1,2, and Three would hit and destroy the unmanned radars and coastal defense system, killing the entire crew of the 803rd Missile Defense Section.
Target 1 of the USS Texas was considered priority, the S-300(Antalya) which is capable of targeting 16 missiles at one time would fire at the incoming American Missiles using it’s guided radar capabilities, 8 of the incoming missiles would be shot down by the S-300 with two misses, following this the S-300 would fire several more missiles which would shoot down the American Tomahawk Missiles. The other two targets would be considered hits, the systems were destroyed beyond repair from the tomahawk missiles.
The S-300 of USS Hawaii would target all 10 of the Cruise missiles and fire to defend itself, any misses would receive additional rounds to ensure the complete destruction of the cruise missiles. The other targets would be destroyed.
The 802nd Naval Defense Section would be completely destroyed by the Cruise missile bombardment since the missiles were fired extremely close to the defense systems and there simply was no time to defend against those missiles. The personnel stationed at the section would all be killed and all eight coastal defense systems destroyed in their entirety. Targets 2 and three were wiped out a well.

Response to Missile Strikes by task force 101

HQ-9 Missiles in Konya firing on incoming Cruise missile barrage.​

Radar would begin to pick up the radar signatures of fast moving cruise missiles targeting the city of Konya, immediately air raid sirens across the city would sound indicating for civilians to evacuate into air raid shelters established in the National Homeland Defense Project. Troops would activate The MIM-104 Patriot Missile System secured in a concrete defense structure(NHD Project) and target the incoming missiles coming towards the city. The two HQ-9 stationed in Konya AFB would activate and target the incoming missiles. A total of 12 Missiles would be fired from the batteries which would target automatically the cruise missiles targeting the Air Force bases. Twelve of the Missiles shot words Konya AFB hangers would be shot down but an overwhelming majority would hit the hangers and detonate. With less than 15 minutes to evacuate the base before the missiles hit, the aircraft would evacuate(Already fueled and on alert for immediate Deployment as mentioned in Operation Ilk Atak) with all aircraft from 11th ”Overnoon” Squadron (25 F-16) and 10 F-16 from the 12th Squadron able to evacuate the base before the missiles hit, all aircraft left behind(30 F-16, 10 IAI Heron) were destroyed. The F-16s would evacuate to Ankara International airport where Missile Defenses were much sturdier. The MIM-104 Patriot and two HQ-9s would be destroyed and their crew killed. 800 Pilots and ground crew at Konya AFB were killed.
Erkilt AFB was a loss, all aircraft were destroyed though there were no drones stationed there so only the transport aircraft were destroyed entirely. 200 Casualties.

Eskisehir Air Force base would evacuate some of the aircraft before the attack with 400 casualties reported.

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[Hollie]

⌈ ROLEPLAY NOTICE ⌋

Hello Axis12 and Odinson ,

After reviewing Post #06 by Odinson and the Counter-post made by Axis in #08, the administrators with the help of other community members have determined that the AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER is not a sea-skimming Cruise Missile. They're in fact Precision-guided, Air-launched missiles, therefore are coming from above. As the RAM Block 1 CIWS System can store up to 21 missiles, it would be reasonable to assume that a large portion of these were intercepted. In the interest of fairness, we have agreed that two to three missiles hit their respective targets (Yi Sunsin-Class Destroyers). One has been critically damaged, rendering it out-of-service whereas the other two would take on severe flooding.

Secondly, ten of the F-4 Phantom II stationed at Eskisehir Air Force base will have been evacuated with the remaining 15 being lost to the missile strike. Besides this, all the other roleplay in Post #08 is not being questioned. Please continue from here, allowing Odinson twenty-four hours to respond from this notice.


The Modern Nations Staff Team
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NORTH AMERICAN THEATER​

All five of the Sejong The Great-class destroyers made it to their aforementioned destinations without incident and without being noticed. Once at their destinations, they would circle around the area going 5-10 knots and would ensure that they would not collide with any other vessels or run aground. The vessels would be actively using all of their radars and sonars to scan for threats in the skies, at surface level, and below the waves.

EUROPEAN THEATER​

As previously mentioned, Task Force 101 would successfully make it 20 miles south (at this location 33.630325, 30.712972), putting it roughly on the same line of longitude as Maritime Group One. The fleet would continue to maneuver, together, in the general area at the fastest speed of the slowest above-surface vessel so that they were not remaining still. All of the "Gold Team" and "Red Team" would land on their respective carriers in the correct manner one at a time where they would be refueled. The 15th Fighter Squadron would patrol the skies above the fleet until the teams were refueled, re-armed with the same weapons and countermeasures, and ready to go, as well as a new team. Then the 15th Fighter Squadron would return to RAF Akrotiri.

Vice Admiral Irving ordered thirty F/A-18E/F to scramble. Half were from the USS Enterprise and the other half from the USS Nimitz. Furthermore, four EA-16G Growler were scrambled from the Nimitz. Two temporary teams were created, "Gold Team" and "Red Team"; each consisted of fifteen Super Hornets and two Growlers.

Another team, "Blue Team" was created. It consisted of fifteen Super Hornets who were responsible for the defense of the American fleet.

x30 Super Hornets (Gold Team and Red Team)
Weapons (each): x4 AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER; x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds;
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system; Raytheon AN/ALE-50;

x15 Super Hornets (Blue Team)
Weapons (each): x12 AIM-120 AMRAAM; x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds;
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system; Raytheon AN/ALE-50;

Growler
Weapons (each): AN/ALQ-99 High Band Jamming Pods; x1 AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Jamming Pod; x2 AIM-120 AMRAAM; x2 AGM-88 HARM;
Countermeasures: Normal use of flares and other physical and electronic countermeasures.

American "Blue Team" Defense​

The fifteen Super Hornets in "Blue Team" were flying at 40,000 feet above sea level in formations of three; the formations crisscrossed the skies above the fleet in a deliberate order so that they would not be in any threat of running into each other. They covered an area that was a circle around TF-101 with a diameter of 20 miles. The fighters flew at their cruising speed and two additional Super Hornets would eventually take off, if necessary, with the proper fuel and armaments and countermeasures and equipment in order to conduct in-air refueling of the other Super Hornets in Blue Team. At all times all of these aircraft were using their active and passive radars to monitor the skies for threats while also securely using data from the Hawkeyes that were in the air, which would be replaced when needed to change pilots or refuel (but there would always be two in the air at all times, as specified before).

American "Gold Team" and "Red Team" Attack on The Turkish "Second Attack Fleet"​

The thirty Super Hornets and the Growlers launched and separated into two different teams again as described before. From the present location of TF-101 (33.630325, 30.712972) Gold Team and Red Team flew to (33.912934, 30.719034) at an altitude of 30,000 feet (except for the Growlers which were at 47,000 feet) which put their distance from what remained of the Turkish "Second Attack Fleet" at 159 miles when the Growlers once again scrambled the communication radars when aircraft released a massive barrage of their AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles. In total, x120 of the missiles were shot at the eight La Fayette-class frigates, meaning 15 missiles were targeted at each frigate in what remained of the Turkish fleet. Red Team and Gold Team would immediately turn back, while the Growlers would continue to scramble Turkish radars until the missiles struck, and then they would also turn around and head back to TF-101 where they would all land, one at a time, and refuel until they were all back on the fleet. The Hawkeyes would be used to help guide these missiles to strike the frigates, specifically maneuvering them to strike the superstructure and hull of the frigates. Data from the Hawkeyes would be securely transmitted to TF-101 which would securely transmit the information of the hits to the rest of the coalition, as well as the location of the enemy fleet.

Task Force 3​

All of the Virginia-class submarines in Task Force 3 successfully made it to TF-101 without interference or detection. The submarines would shadow the fleet three miles west of TF-101 and would remain on standby.

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The Missiles impacts would cause huge explosions to erupt from the Yi-Sunsin Class Destroyers as TCG Malatya was struck by several missiles two of which hit the bridge, decimating the command structure of the vessel and disabling all weaponry and radar aboard the ship. The Third missile would hit the bow of the ship striking the naval gun ammunition storage which would cause a massive explosion to ripple through the front of the ship though mitigated slightly due to the missile mitigation hull that prevents chain reaction explosions within Yi-Sunsin class Destroyers. Only around 50 of the crew would survive and the helicopter would be destroyed in the hanger which would cause more fires. within 10 minutes the vessel was capsizing with no immediate sign of any survivors apart from some crew on the rear of the vessel deck who would deploy life rafts and await rescue by RHIBs on the Lafayette class Frigates.
The Other Two Destroyers would take down a majority of the missiles but unfortunately one missile would hit the starboard sides of the vessels causing flooding though this would be mitigated by closing the water tight hull and filling the ballasts on the port sides to ensure the blast hole remained above water as well as using electric pumps to pump the water out. Crew would be dispatched immediately to begin whatever repairs they could after the water level was stabilized. 23 crew on the vessels were killed and the ship would have minor failures in communications equipment along with water supply to the crew, the vessels would have to slow to 12 knots as well due to the need for immediate repairs and flooding relief.

Still the convoy would press on and all radars would be on high alert along with chaff, ECM, and electronic warfare systems. The Submarines already underwater and departed from the fleet when the attack was noticed would close in on the location of the American Carriers with data being transferred via encrypted Chanels from the convoy to the subs while maintaining passive radar to avoid detection. The Subs would come within 111km of the American Convoy and would be at a depth of 200ft before surfacing for a total of one minutes before starting the dive process. With Radar now active on the subs they would target the American fleet to the south with their Block II Harpoon missiles and open fire with four successive missile out of their launching tubes. The target would be the Largest signature which was suspected to be an American Aircraft Carrier(Nimitz). The Submarines would then immediately begin diving procedures and switch to passive radar to avoid detection while their total of 8 harpoon missiles targeted the Carrier. They would dive at this point to 900ft and begin an advance to the American carrier.

Meanwhile the attack against the Lafayette Class Frigates was in full swing and CIWS systems would light up the sky along with hundreds of Chaff systems to try whatever they could to misdirect the Incoming Missile Onslaught. The Electronic warfare would not harm the frigates since they had since changed to infrared which targeted each missile as it came with pinpoint accuracy but the sheer number was something the frigates could not handle alone. Additionally the two Destroyers would use their own CIWS, ECM, and RAM Block 1 CIWS to target the mass of missile targeting the eight frigates. Still the overwhelming number would mean three out of the eight frigates were hit with two suffering multiple hits to their superstructures causing massive fires and explosions throughout crew compartments and weapons operating systems. The two vessels would loose power and be evacuated with a total of 209 casualties about both of the vessels. They would be inoperable and left to sink while the convoy pressed on, now approaching the American Task force which lit up on their radar as they closed in. The Destroyers were already armed with their 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA anti ship missiles now 165km away from the American Task force that was already quite close to the convoy. The Destroyers thus using their active naval radars would fire 32 SM-2 Block IIIA anti ship missiles at each of the two largest signatures of TF101 at location 35.07,30.75. The 32 Missiles each would travel at a speed of Mach 3.5 and while they were certainly not carrier killing missiles if even a few could get through the American defenses then it would be a win. It was unknown if the missiles would be able to get through.

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"Second Attack Fleet" Response​

The two remaining Yi Sun-Sin destroyers were indeed struct with direct hits from the Super Hornets. Because it was not specified where the missiles hit, both of the AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles managed to hit vulnerable the same vulnerable location on the hull: the starboard side of the engine room. The 1,598 pound missiles that were travelling at 531 miles per hour slammed into the hull of each of the destroyers in this location, causing significant damage - they would slam into the ship at the water line, which immediately allowed tens-of-thousands of gallons of water to begin flooding the engine rooms. Twenty-three crew, most of which were engineers and technicians in the engine rooms, were killed instantly while others bled, burned, or drowned to death. Also, during the strike and explosion of the missiles, one of the LM2500 gas turbines on the starboard side would be destroyed and one of the MTU diesel engines would be damaged and obviously would not be able to be brought back online while there was fire, smoke, flood, and medical emergencies going on inside the engine rooms all at once. This would mean that, immediately after the explosion, one of the gas turbines and one of the diesel engines would still be fully operational, however flooding of the ship would change that.

The attempts by the ships crew to "close" the hull of the ship were not successful. The hull of a ship, once punctured, is not something that can simply be folded back or repaired over - it's a gaping hole that would require a drydock, highly skilled welders, and large amounts of material, manpower, and time - none of which the Turks had during this battle. Instead, tens-of-thousands of gallons of seawater continued to flood into the engine room of the ship. To make matters worse, there appears to have been no attempt to close water-tight bulkheads throughout the ship which allowed the water to spread throughout other mechanical spaces, living quarters, control rooms, and cargo space in the ship. The amount of water coming into the ship would be overwhelming to the small electric pumps which were designed to remove water after a minor breach.

The captains' orders to fill the ballasts on the port sides of each ship was a smart decision by both of the captains. However, a critical error was made: the ballasts on the starboard side of the ship weren't emptied. While this did cause the ship to tilt to the portside, it did indeed only "mitigate" the flooding problem, not solve it. Even worse, the weight of the ship increased dramatically because the ballasts on the starboard side of the ship were still at their standard balance as before, which added significant weight. As the destroyers started to tilt to the portside, the exterior water line on both of the ships began to rise as water was pumped into one side of the ballasts, but not pumped out of the other. This was effectively causing the destroyers to sink even quicker. An additional consequence of causing the ships to tilt portside (the yet-to-be damaged side of the ship) was that now the severe amounts of saltwater in the warship began flooding the two remaining engines (one diesel, and one gasoline). The diesel engine would be the one to last the longest, but the gasoline engine would quickly begin losing its efficiency as its exterior and interior temperatures were first thrown off and then it began to be saturated, and eventually flooded, with seawater. What this meant is that while the destroyers would have limited propulsion for a while longer they would both soon run out of primary power and lose the ability to attack enemy targets, or defend against enemy strikes. With half of the power already out on the ship and the other half soon to follow, the electric pumps being used would also begin to shut down.

In summary, what led to these unforeseen events were: a failure to declare where the missiles struck, the impossible attempt by the crews to repair the hull (the shell of the ship) which had just been ruptured by an explosive missile, the failure of the crews to begin closing bulkheads, the failure of the crew to begin any kind of fire suppression, and the critical failure of the crews to empty the starboard ballast tanks while filling the portside ballast tanks. The severe flooding on both of the destroyers would continue to get worse as attempts to mitigate the flooding were mediocre at best. The officers aboard the destroyers would be put in the position of continuing a suicide mission towards the world's three largest naval powers, or abandon ship.

The two Type 209 submarines, which were now 69 miles from the American fleet, would light up on the radar screens of the E-2C Hawkeyes as well as the surface ships of the American fleet. The Hawkeyes would easily be able to maintain an active radar lock on the submarines while they were above the surface, even if their radars were turned off. The exact location of the submarines would be tracked, as well as their headings and speed, which would be securely passed on to the rest of the fleet. While this information would be securely fed to the Task Force 101, the fleet was already aware of the presence of the submarines. American firing solutions were calculated as the Turkish submarines fired their Harpoons via their torpedo tubes.

The Turkish submarines were loaded with "8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes; 6 UGM-84 Harpoon Missile". The block/version of the UGM-84 missiles were not specified in the initial deployment (Operation-İlk-atak) therefor they are (Block IA) UGM-84A missiles, which only have a range of 57.5 miles (the submarines are 69 miles from the American fleet). Of course, the Americans didn't know this.

The launch of the eight (total) missiles would be immediately detected by the Hawkeyes as well as the surface vessels of the American fleet. The data of the trajectory, speed, and other critical flight information of the Harpoons were securely fed from the Hawkeyes to the rest of the fleet. Firing solutions would be calculated and x16 RIM-162 ESSM missiles would be launched from the USS Ticonderoga; the ESSM missiles were launched so that they would impact the Harpoons at the near-maximum range of the ESSMs (about 31 miles away). Two of the armed ESSMs would be directed at each Harpoon missile. With the RIM-162 being designed to intercept supersonic weapons, it would have no issue intercepting the Harpoon missiles that were travelling at just Mach 0.71. The entire American fleet was now aware of this threat and ever destroyer and cruiser was ready to respond with additional ESSMs if the initial volley did not work. Also, the CIWS aboard the ships (including the carriers themselves) as well as other anti-air and anti-missile weapons were prepared to respond instantly if the threat continued. With that being said, all eight of the missiles were shot down. Even if any of them would by some miracle make it through, they would fall into the ocean around 11.5 miles away from the fleet since they did not have the range to hit their targets.

The fact that there were two nearby hostile submarines would be securely communicated to the British fleet and the Swedish fleet, which was only about three miles east of Task Force 101. The British and the Swedes would be given the last known location and heading of the submarines, as well as the estimated size of the submarines and the missiles that they fired. Both the Swedish and the British would be securely informed that Task Force 101 was responding to the submarines and would be using both air and submarine forces to try to sink the enemies. The American allies were securely reminded that the United States had submarines of its own in the area.
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As an immediate response to the threat of submarines, most of Task Force 101 immediately set sail directly south at a speed of 20 knots. They would maintain the aforementioned formation and would be on high alert for further submarine or air attacks/threats. Also, three Super Hornets were scrambled from the deck of the USS Enterprise. These Super Hornets had all of their pilots, were fully fueled and in working condition, and were tasked with hunting down the enemy submarines if possible. These hornets would make up the temporary "Green Team".

x3 Super Hornets (Green Team)
Weapons (each): x2 AAGM-84D missiles; x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds;
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system; Raytheon AN/ALE-50; SUU-42A/A Flares/infrared decoy dispenser pod and chaff pod.

Green Team would launch from the Enterprise in the appropriate manner, one at a time, and fly at a height of 10,000 feet to the exact area of where the submarines had launched their missiles from. They would continue to fly over the area, gradually moving south and shadowing the fleet and the suspected area of where the submarines were. When necessary, they would eventually have to return to refuel. However, another three Super Hornets from the Enterprise would first come replace them as the "New Green Team" while the "Old Green Team" returned to the carrier. If the submarines surfaced again they would be fired on by the Super Hornets.

Although most of Task Force 101 turned south, the following vessels would not: the USS San Juan, USS Pasadena, USS Albany, and USS Topeka. These submarines would dive to a depth of 1,400 feet and begin heading north towards the last known location of the enemy submarines. Each submarine would be 1-2 miles from the other - they would be sailing at the same line of latitude and would be in the order (west to east) as stated above. All of the submarines would be using their passive sonars and other systems to detect the enemy submarines while the USS Albany would be using its active low frequency sonar to detect the two enemy submarines. The other submarines in the American fleet would be able to use the pings sent from the Albany to detect the location of the enemy submarines. The Los Angeles-class submarines were travelling at 25 knots. The Albany would detect two possible enemy submarines, travelling right next to each other, which increased the size of their signature. Once the submarines were 35 miles away, all of them except the Albany would enter ultra-quiet-mode. Once they were 30 miles away, four of the submarines fired two armed (each) Mk 48 torpedoes which were travelling at a speed of 40 knots. Four of the torpedoes were directed at each of the two submarines. After two minutes had passed, the Albany would fire an additional Mk 48 torpedoes at the same speed, one at each submarine. Then it would also enter ultra-quiet-mode and turn off its active radar. The San Juan and Pasadena would turn due west while the other two subs would due east. They would continue at a speed of 20 knots. Meanwhile, they would be timing their torpedoes to see if they hit their marks. If none of the torpedoes hit, the San Juan would ping its sonar and both the San Juan and Pasadena would fire another of the same armed torpedoes at the same speed (x1 torpedo would be fired at each of the enemy subs). The goal of the American subs was to maintain a distance of 30 miles from the enemy submarines, which they would do by changing their speed and heading as necessary

The attack on the La Fayette-class Frigates went better than just sinking two. Incredibly, the CIWS aboard the frigates was not being used to try to shoot down the missiles but instead "light up the sky along with hundreds of Chaff systems to try whatever they could to misdirect the Incoming Missile Onslaught." This would amount to a very expensive fireworks display and would have virtually no effect on the incoming missiles. The combined infrared homing terminal guidance and GPS guidance would be used to hit the targets with exact precision and accuracy. However, if necessary, the missiles would be able to fall back on the command guidance data link to the either the aircraft that fired them or, more likely, on the of Hawkeyes flying in the sky which could use its own radar data to assist the missiles on hitting their targets. Also, the chaff systems on the frigates would not be able to be fired since they were not reloaded once they were fired in post #7. Because the frigates did not actually fire anything at the missiles to stop them, all eight of the frigates were hit. Six of the eight frigates were each hit by 15 missiles that were fired at each of them, while two of the frigates were only hit by 13 missiles each. Because of the exceptionally troubling situation that the Turkish destroyers were in (see above) they would be unable to assist in any meaningful way to defending the frigates as they were losing power, on fire, and accidentally sinking themselves by improperly using their ballast tanks. Five of the frigates would sink within fifteen minutes while the other three would be totally disabled and slinking at a slower, albeit steady, rate as fires and explosions spread throughout the vessels. The destroyers would be unable to fire their SM-2 Block IIIA missiles because of their aforementioned condition.


Gold Team and Red Team returned to their respective carriers. These fighters were readied again, refueled, rearmed, and then launched as before. They would take a different path of attack so that the enemy would not know exactly where they were coming from. Specifically,

Vice Admiral Irving ordered thirty F/A-18E/F to scramble. Half were from the USS Enterprise and the other half from the USS Nimitz. Furthermore, four EA-16G Growler were scrambled from the Nimitz. Two temporary teams were created, "Gold Team" and "Red Team"; each consisted of fifteen Super Hornets and two Growlers.

Another team, "Blue Team" was created. It consisted of fifteen Super Hornets who were responsible for the defense of the American fleet.

x30 Super Hornets (Gold Team and Red Team)
Weapons (each): x4 AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER; x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds;
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system; Raytheon AN/ALE-50; Raytheon AN/ALE-50; SUU-42A/A Flares/infrared decoy dispenser pod and chaff pod.

x15 Super Hornets (Blue Team)
Weapons (each): x12 AIM-120 AMRAAM; x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds;
Countermeasures: Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system; Raytheon AN/ALE-50; Raytheon AN/ALE-50; SUU-42A/A Flares/infrared decoy dispenser pod and chaff pod.

Growler
Weapons (each): AN/ALQ-99 High Band Jamming Pods; x1 AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Jamming Pod; x2 AIM-120 AMRAAM; x2 AGM-88 HARM;
Countermeasures: Normal use of flares and other physical and electronic countermeasures; Raytheon AN/ALE-50; SUU-42A/A Flares/infrared decoy dispenser pod and chaff pod.


The thirty Super Hornets and the Growlers launched and separated into two different teams again as described before. From the present location of TF-101 Gold Team and Red Team would fly just a few miles north to the at an altitude of 30,000 feet (except for the Growlers which were at 47,000 feet) which put their distance from what remained of the Turkish "Second Attack Fleet" at 101 miles away when the Growlers scrambled the radars and lidars (including infrared) on the fire-control system, detecting, and tracking radars and lidars on the ships. That is when the two teams then rapidly split east (Gold Team) and west (Red Team). Each team flew twenty miles in those directions at the appropriate altitude and speed, then abruptly turned north towards the enemy fleet. Both teams released a massive barrage of their AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missiles. All x120 of the missiles were fired at the Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers; specifically 60 of the missiles were fired at one, and 60 were fired at the other. The targets were the destroyers themselves, and every attempt was made to hit the center-mass of the ship, be it the hull, bridge, or other parts of the midsection of the ship. Red Team and Gold Team would immediately turn back, while the Growlers would continue to scramble Turkish radars until the missiles struck, and then they would also turn around and head back to TF-101 where they would all land, one at a time, and refuel until they were all back on the fleet. The Hawkeyes would be used to help guide these missiles to strike the destroyers using its secure radar data and the manual guidance from the computer or airmen aboard the Hawkeyes if necessary. Data from the Hawkeyes would be securely transmitted to TF-101 which would securely transmit the information of the hits to the rest of the coalition, as well as the location of the enemy fleet.

Gold Team and Red Team would be refueled and reloaded again as they prepared for another strike. Meanwhile, Blue Team would continue on its regular patrol and rotations as previously mentioned. The other aircraft involved in this operation would also continue their rotations as previous explained (i.e. the Hawkeyes and the Super Hornets that were being used for refueling).

A secure message would be sent from Vice Admiral Irving to the commanding officer of the Swedish fleet. He would state that they were prepared to coordinate with any Swedish efforts to attack the Turkish vessels that were harassing TF-101. The last known positions of all Turkish ships, submarines, and vessels that had been in conflict with the American fleet would be securely shared with the Swedish. Also, the last known attack on the Turkish and their location would be shared.

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S-353 (Type 209, Preveze Class)
S-452 (Type 209, Preveze Class)

The Submarines would take evasive action as the long range torpedoes were detected by the CSU 83/1 (DBQS-21) passive sonar along with the FAS 3-1 passive sonar which would caluclate the incoming tradjectory of the Torpedoes. The location of the launch of the torpeodes would be located and tracked as the submarines waited for the torpedoes to approach the submarines. Still stracking the incoming torpeodes the subs would maintain their heading and deploy their first decoy systems to try to avoid the torpeodeos. Launched from the Submarine torpedo tubes, the Acoustic Noisemaking Decoies of which there were one for each tube would begin deploying via launch in front of the submarine and then immediate evasive action to steer 120 degrees away from the noisemakers while maintaning silent mode on the subs so as to throw off the Mk48s(It is not stated if these were using their Active or Passive Sonar and therefore the standard inital passive sonar would be significantly thrown off by the noisemakers). Each sub would launch three of their decoys and make a full rotation to a point where they were traveling to the right and left of the American subs. If the Torpedos continued their course unfased by the noismakers then the bubble screen would be acivated to throw off the Torpeodeos to a point where they would just miss the subs. Following the succesful evasion the submarines would detect the ping from the active sonar of the Albany and begin heading at 22.5 knots to the location of the submarine while maintaining a much larger distance of 1,000 ft between the two subs. Further countermeasures would be deployed in the event of detection and the subs would begin heading twords the Albany to a point of 39km where they would (Still under ultra silent mode though slowing to 12 knots) and launch their Mk24 Tigerfish Mod 2 torpedos(2 Torpedoes from each sub, fire within 10 seconds of each other) with initial passive guidance to 500 feet from the sub before switching to active sonar which would conceal the location of the subs but allow the Torpedos to quickly track their target which was the Los Angeles class submarine. The Torpedos would move at a speed of 35 knots and home in on the hostile sub while one of the subs would continue to make a heading of 12 knots twords the Albany where it would prepare to fire another salvo of torpedoes at the target from a closer distance. Meanwhile the Submarine TCG S-353 would begin to search under super silent mode with passive low frequency sonar for the other submarines and would wait facing towards the direction of the first torpedo launch with it’s Mk24 Torpedoes ready at 18 knots so that when the Hostile Torpedoes were fired the submarine would be able to return fire and have it’s torpedos lock on with their own active sonar. The submarine would be 28 km from the location of the first torpedo launch from the other American Submarines.

Meanwhile the incompetent Turkish Crews were ill-prepared and not well trained for naval warfare with such elite weaponry and as such would simply be overwhelmed and annihilated by the American Missile storm. The 1st Attack fleet in it’s entirety would be destroyed and all communication to Navy Headquarters no longer operational. The Burning vessels would signal SOS and sink rapidly with 120 men still alive after the massive attack and entering the RHIBs attached to the Frigates. Bodies would fill the water along with diesel fuel that would spread quickly across the region, contaminating the Turkish shore and much of the eastern Mediterranean.

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The Submarines would surface as soon as they could and send a message to the Americans that they were surrendering. Sailors would pour out of the top hatch and await the Americans who could do what they wanted with the Submarines and men. Operation Complete.

 

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"Second Attack Fleet" Response​

The U.S. submarines would evade the torpedoes and, right before responding with further violence, would note the surfacing of the Turkish submarines. The surrender of the Turkish crews would be accepted and they would not be harmed as they were taken as POWs, and their submarines seized. Afterwards, the POWs would be transported onto American ships and, eventually, would be transported to mainland Turkey where they would be turned over to the former Turkish military. After the formal surrender of the Turkish armed forces, all of the American forces involved in Operation Archangel would return to the United States of America in the way wince they came. All of the vessels, aircraft, vehicles, and troops would return to their home bases and facilities from where they were deployed. The aircraft, ships, and vehicles would be properly fueled and maintained so that they could make their way home.

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