host posted on April 28, 2009 20:42
The April meeting saw us fly through the wee hours of day 3, up to dawn. Our troops continue to push up north along the east and west coasts, with another column pushing west along our northern border.
Intel determined that a number of enemy squadrons had relocated to new airbases to our north-west.
Our initial operation was on the west coast, to put two airbases there out of operation and provide support to our advanced troops. Although the mission goals were acheived, a strong enemy response caught us by surprise as we egressed, and we lingered to engage them too long. The result was significant losses.
For the second operation we switched to the east coast, again striking at an enemy airbase. Multiple enemy Su and MiG flights were encountered, but cautious tactics proved effective, and not only did we complete the mission, but we also did not lose a single plane.
Meanwhile, our initial sortie on the west proved to have stirred up a honets nest, with more than ten enemy flights infesting the area.
The next two missions were fighter sweeps, aimed at whittling away at the edges of the enemy threat-cloud. Results were mixed - significant enemy kills, but with more losses than we would have liked.
More details to follow soon!