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[A-10C][SP] Warthog Proficiency





BRIEFING Spoiler : Welcome pilot!



This 2 hours long mission will test your ability in the basic employement of the A-10C. Fly this sortie whenever you feel the need to keep your training level in the Warthog current, whether due to prolonged grounding or a temporary transfer to other aircrafts.



During the mission a series of messages will direct you to your objectives. To succesfully complete the sortie all actions must be performed in the specified order.



\\ INTENT \\



To provide a structured sortie that tests the following basic skillsets of the A-10C Thunderbolt II:



- startup

- shutdown

- takeoff

- landing

- navigation

- overhead breaks

- AAR

- TGP use

- AFAC duty

- RWR symbology

- IR threats

- cannon AG

- cannon AA

- rockets

- mavericks

- unguided bombs

- guided bombs

- JDAMs

- sidewinders



\\ ENVIRONMENT \\



- Medium threat: a single SA-18 Igla defends the AG RANGE; SA-15 Tors and ZSU-23-4 Shilkas defend the AFAC target area.

- Ideal weather conditions: mild winds, few clouds. METAR: GE0007 010600Z 07001MPS 060V080 9999 R07P9999N FEW035 13/10 Q0760 NOSIG=



\\ ASSETS \\



- ARCO (KC-135, tanker): 129.00 MHz, 73X

- DARKSTAR (E-3A, AWACS): 126.00 MHz

- PONTIAC (F-16C, SEAD): 130.00 MHz

- DODGE (F-117A, strike): 130.00 MHz

- UZI (MQ-9, recon): 32.00 MHz



\\ NOTES \\



- The AFAC portion of the sortie will require the usage of the F10 communication submenu. Carefully analyze the briefing images and the threats in the area, you only have a single SEAD run available.



- Be sure to tune your radios to the correct frequencies, especially during the AFAC portion of the sortie. UZI will provide with BDA all throughout the mission on his frequency.



- Rejoining with the tanker will not be trivial, use the TACAN to plot an intercept course. It will be flying a racetrack at the ideal A-10C refueling speed of 220knots, making the rejoin potentially time consuming.



- There are no restrictions on the specific weapons used in the AG range, although suggestions will be made. Restrictions on what order the targets have to be destroyed are in place though.



- Attacking head on the MANPAD restricts his range to about 2 nm.



- The rotary wing target in the AA range will purposedly be hard to identify. Consider flying lower than it and looking for its silhoutte against the sky.



- Stop at the dearming station after landing to have your countermeasures and any remaining weaponry disarmed.



\\ v1.2.2 \\





TASKS Spoiler : - To ensure a succesfull strike on a static target, by acting as the AFAC and coordinating PONTIAC and DODGE flights.



- To succesfully perform an air to air refuel.



- To destroy all the ground range targets in the required order, using a combination of the laoded weaponry and the cannon.



- To destroy all the air to air range targets, using a combination of the laoded weaponry and the cannon.



- To succesfully RTB, perform an overhed break, and park the aircraft.





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SCREENSHOTS





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This mission was initially supposed to be a personal training range, the intention being to fly it every once in a while to keep up my practice with the A-10C, as I am currently learning the M-2000C. I eventually ended up adding enough components that it is now viable for publishing. Any kind of feedback is appreciated. I hope you have fun with the mission, at least as much as I had in creating it!



Thank you baltic_dragon and Yurgon for providing the voices for Dodge 1-1 and Pontiac 1-1 respectively.





CHANGELOG Spoiler : v1.2.3



- Reworded parts of the briefing and ingame messages for more clear instructions.



v1.2.2



- Reverted the starting time to 6:45 following the fixing of the night lighting bug.

- Changed the tanker's TACAN channel to a realistic value.

- Made the AFAC text trigger slightly sooner.

- Corrected a rare possible bug with the dearming station.

- Made the target Phantom slightly slower.

- Made the target MI-8 hold at 1000 feet instead of 500 feet.

- Slightly modified some radio messages timings to avoid overlapping.



v1.2.1



- Changed starting time to 0900Z.

- Changed mission title in the briefing for consistency.

- Converted audio files from .wav to .ogg format for a smaller .miz file size.

- Added briefing images about AFAC threats, targets positioning in the AG range, and loadout.

- Added METAR string to the briefing.

- Lowered wind speed at ground level.

- Added a radio squelch sound effect every time a new instruction text block appears during the mission.

- Added VOs for UZI giving BDA feedback throughout the sortie. Briefing and UZI flight plan updated accordingly.

- Changed some of the VO timings, now the other assets answer immediately. Temporarily silenced the AI to avoid VO overlap.

- Lowered the AA RANGE waypoint's altitude to 5000 feet.

- Changed AWACS frequency to 126.00 AM. Briefing updated accordingly.

- Added a dearming station after landing. Briefing updated accordingly.

- Added loadouts to the parked aircrafts.

- Fixed a possible bug in the AFAC portion of the sortie.

- Added a previously missing (rare) possible result.

- Slightly change positioning and units of the friendly HAWK SAM.

- Changed some of the popup text regarding the AFAC, AG RANGE, and RTB portions of the sortie.

- Fixed a possible bug with the AA range triggering too soon.

- Fixed a possible sequence of events locking UZI in place in the AFAC area.

- Staggered UZI's egress from the AFAC area to avoid VO overlaps.

- Fixed towers being reported as dead only after crumbling.

- Added notes on the MANPAD head on range in the briefing.



v1.1.0



- Added several briefing pages.

- Made the required decisions for the AFAC's portion of the flight more clear in the briefing.

- Ensured the objectives meet the 3-3 standards.

- Added a sparse cloud cover, with very mild winds. Updated briefing accordingly.

- Added static planes and vehicles to the homebase for atmosphere purposes.

- Switched the "Insurgents" faction for the "USAF Aggressors" faction. Subsequently changed most vehicle types to better suited ones.

- Changed countermeasures loadout amounts.

- SAMs changed to radar-guided SA-8 Osas. The player must now stay outside the WEZ or else accept the risk of being engaged. Updated briefing, messages, flight plan, and triggers accordingly.

- Changed the AG RANGE waypoint's altitude, placing the player more on the fringe of the MANPAD's WEZ.

- Made the rotary wing engagement slightly easier.

- Highlighted the need to follow the waypoints when RTBing.

- Player must now park on the same spot as the starting one. Updated ingame text accordingly. This mission was initially supposed to be a personal training range, the intention being to fly it every once in a while to keep up my practice with the A-10C, as I am currently learning the M-2000C. I eventually ended up adding enough components that it is now viable for publishing. Any kind of feedback is appreciated. I hope you have fun with the mission, at least as much as I had in creating it!Thank you baltic_dragon and Yurgon for providing the voices for Dodge 1-1 and Pontiac 1-1 respectively. Attached Files Warthog Proficiency 1.2.2.miz (3.78 MB, 454 views) Warthog Proficiency 1.2.3.miz (3.78 MB, 388 views) Last edited by Gliptal; 02-11-2017 at 08:53 PM .