Constant Peg

for the DCS: MiG-21

Mission 3
FWIC Mission Employment

Overview
The player flight, callsign Bandit 1, will provide Red Air support for a Fighter Weapons
Instructor Course Mission Employment phase mission. A chase pickup takeoff will be
performed, and Bandit 1 will proceed as outlined in the air defense plan below.

Recovery will be at Tonopah Test Range Airfield, runway 32. At least one simulated
flameout (SFO) approach should be flown to maintain proficiency.

* There are no mission success criteria. You are the best judge of your own performance so the
campaign advances automatically if you select ‘end mission’ at the debriefing screen.

* Visual aids shown below are available on your kneeboard in flight

 Mission Flow
LFE Intercept

1. Chase pickup
takeoff

2. Clean and 7. Landing

dry check Blue Air
6. Simulated
flameout
practice 5. Intercept

3. Proceed to
assigned
station

4. On station

Assigned Airspace
- 70 Series / EC Ranges (green border)
- No altitude restriction

- Coyote / Reveille MOA (grey border)

- 21,000 feet and above
Range Weather
23 Feb 1988
1600L 115-00

Sky Condition – Broken 25,000

Visby/Weather – 70SM / NONE

Winds – 340 9KT

Temp – 16 C (61 F)

Dewpoint – -03 C (27 F)

Rel Humidity – 27%

QNH – 30.10 inHg (764.5 mmHg)

CONS: 270-340

115-00
39,000 MSL

35,000 MSL

34,000 MSL

30,000 MSL

29,000 MSL

25,000 MSL

24,000 MSL

12,000 MSL

11,000 MSL

2,000 AGL

* Actual METAR observation from this date/time. Cloud conditions in-game may differ slightly.
Mission Execution

• Callsigns
• Bandit = MiG-21/23
• Baron = F-5E chase
• Silverbow Tower = Tonopah Test Range Airfield
• Bandit Control / Darkstar = Ground Control Intercept
• Bandit Ops = MiG-21/23 Squadron Operations

The real Red Eagles callsigns were built into each mission, however, some radio
calls are generated by in-game systems and use different callsigns:

• Bandit = Enfield
• Bandit Control = Darkstar

• Frequencies
• Most radio calls are automatic. Tune radio to Channel 1 to communicate with
your wingman or GCI controller.

• Ground Procedures
• Missions start ‘cold and dark’ from Bravo Ramp

• Red Air will scramble as directed by Bandit Control

• Engine start can proceed immediately but time sensitive aspects of the mission
do not begin until you are airborne. Take as much time on engine start and
checks as you would like.

• Taxi at any time after your chase aircraft, Baron 1

• Takeoff and Departure

• A chase pickup takeoff will be performed as shown on the next page
Mission Execution (cont.)

• Enroute
• Check in with Bandit Control to confirm airspace assignment and latest
restrictions

• See LFE SPINS below for the Air Defense plan and task assignments

• Weapons Employment

• Simulated weapons are used by all aircraft

• Weapons will perform normally except they do not damage the player’s aircraft

Note: For gameplay purposes, AI aircraft will be destroyed when hit. This is to prevent
player confusion from the presence of ‘alive’ and ‘dead’ targets in the same area

• Other weapon, countermeasure, or fuel tank combinations may be selected by

the player if desired

Two R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid’) Two R-3R (AA-2 'Atoll C’)

Type: Short-range, infrared guided Type: Short-range, semi-active radar-guided
Weight, kg: 65 Weight, kg: 83.5
Warhead weight, kg: 6.0 Warhead weight, kg: 11.3
Maximum Mach number: 2 Maximum Mach number: 2.5
Range, km: 5.0 Range, km: 8
Large Force Exercise (LFE) SPINS

Red Side Blue

6x MiG-21 Aircraft 4x F-15

2x MiG-23 6x F-16
2x A-10

Defensive Counter Air Mission Strike, CAS, SEAD, Escort

1. CAP orbits and task assignments are described in the visual

aid below

2. Ground Control Intercept (GCI) calls are provided by Darkstar

Calls with blue aircraft position come through periodically

More frequent calls are available by selecting AWACS – Darkstar, then PICTURE
or BOGEY DOPE in your comms menu

3. No altitude restrictions in 70 Series or EC ranges

Airspace outlined in green below

4. Maintain 21,000 ft (6,400 m) and above when operating in

Coyote or Reveille airspace
Airspace outlined in grey below
 Bandit 2
Tonopah Test 2xMiG-21
Range AF
Regen
Bandit 3 Blue Air
2xMiG-21

Bullseye

Bandit 4 Bandit 1
2xMiG-23 2xMiG-21

Red Air Defense Plan

1. Red Air scrambles as directed by Bandit Control

2. Bandit 1 and Bandit 2 proceed to station and attempt to

pincer leading Blue Air flights

3. Bandit 3 and 4 establish point defense of high value targets

on R71 and R76
 Bullseye

Bullseye: Mt Helen
Example: “Single group, bullseye 060 for 45, angels 15, hot.” means:

Enemy acft are bearing 060 for 45 nautical miles from the bullseye location, at an
altitude of 15,000 feet.

hot = flying in your direction,

cold = flying away from your location,
flanking = flying perpendicular to your location
Bullseye: Mt Helen
Example: “Single group, bullseye 060 for 45, angels 15, hot.” means:

Enemy acft are bearing 060 for 45 nautical miles from the bullseye location, at an
altitude of 15,000 feet.

hot = flying in your direction

cold = flying away from your location
flanking = flying perpendicular to your location
Mission Execution (cont.)

• Recovery
• Do not use DCS ATC system. All radio calls are automatic.

• Check out with Bandit Control using comms F10 menu

• Provide area used, time and any actual expenditures

• Contact Bandit Ops with landing status code

• Code 1 = no additional discrepancies other than those it had when it last

departed
• Code 2 = minor discrepancies, but is capable of further mission assignments
• Code 3 = major discrepancies in mission-essential equipment that may
require repair or replacement prior to further mission tasking

• Contact Silverbow Tower when within 15 nm of Tonopah Test Range Airfield

• All approaches will be visual to runway 32 unless an SFO option is

requested

• At least one simulated flameout (SFO) approach should be flown to maintain

proficiency

• Three options will be available in your comms F10 menu

• See below for procedures

• Emergency / Alternate Airfields

• The only divert airfield is the Groom Lake facility (see map below)

• Aircraft should be ditched rather than land at an unauthorized site and expose the
program

• Dry lakebeds may be used as a last resort if controlled ejection is not feasible
Emergency / Alternate Airfield
- Groom Lake facility

Tonopah Test Range

Groom
Lake

Red Hats
Ramp