Operation Frozen Gate

DATE: 04/02/2026

TIME (GMT): 19:00

ERA: Modern

MAP(S): Caucasus

TYPE: COOP

GAME: DCS

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Kofeina

SLOTS: 8 / 16

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Operation Update/Summary
Georgia has descended into a full-scale civil war. Multiple armed factions are fighting for control of key infrastructure, airfields, and coastal access points. NATO has authorized a limited intervention to prevent further destabilization of the region and secure strategic entry points along the Black Sea coast.

A NATO Carrier Strike Group has entered the Black Sea, reinforced by Polish Task Force White Eagle, composed of Polish naval assets and an embarked 7th Coastal Defense Brigade (7 BOW). The immediate objective is to establish a foothold ashore to enable sustained operations inland.

Enemy forces currently control Kobuleti Airfield, a key coastal airbase suitable for follow-on NATO air operations. Simultaneously, friendly-aligned factions are holding Kutaisi Airfield under increasing pressure from better-organized enemy formations advancing from the northeast.

Operation Frozen Gate marks the opening combat action of Campaign Iron Resolve. Carrier,air wing assets will weaken enemy defenses, enable the amphibious assault at Kobuleti, and prevent the fall of Kutaisi.

Objectives
Task 1 — Support Assault on Kobuleti Airfield
● Support 7 BOW during the amphibious and ground assault
● Destroy enemy units defending Kobuleti Airfield
● Reduce resistance to allow Polish forces to capture and secure the airfield

Enemy Forces at Kobuleti:
● Irregular militia units
● Light vehicles
● ZU-23-2 AAA
● Limited MANPADS
Enemy defenses are light but dispersed. Expect small-caliber fire near the airfield and
coastal approaches.
Task 2 — Defend Kutaisi Airfield
● Support friendly defenders holding Kutaisi
● Destroy enemy assault forces approaching the airfield
● Neutralize enemy artillery positions located approximately 8 NM northeast of Kutaisi
airstrip, position is an old runway.

Enemy Forces near Kutaisi:
● Regular ground units
● BMP-1 / BMP-2
● BTR variants
● ZU-23-2 AAA
● Possible ZSU-23-4
● Possible SA-8
● Artillery units: 2S1 Gvozdika, BM-21 Grad

Enemy Forces
Air: None/limited helicopters
Air defense: AAA, ZSU-23-4, SA-8.
Surface: none
Ground assets: Russian themed militia, more organized mechanized units.
Friendly Forces
Carrier Strike Group One
● CVN-70
● USS Princeton (Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser)
● DESRON 1:
○ USS Hopper (Arleigh Burke-class DDG)
○ USS Kidd (Arleigh Burke-class DDG)
○ USS Sterett (Arleigh Burke-class DDG)
○ USS William P. Lawrence (Arleigh Burke-class DDG)
Polish Task Force White Eagle
● ORP Gen. K. Pułaski (OHP - class frigate)
● ORP Gen. T. Kościuszko (OHP - class frigate)
● 2 × Lublin-class landing ships (ORP Poznań, ORP Kraków)

Ground Forces
● 7th Coastal Defense Brigade (7 BOW) conducting assault on Kobuleti
● Friendly-aligned defenders holding Kutaisi Airfield

Aviation Support
● E-3A AWACS “DARKSTAR” operating along the Turkish coast

Waypoints
1. 7 BOW Start location
2. Kabuleti
3. Kutaisi
4. Airstrip NE of Kutaisi

Tanker Information
No tanker

Carrier Information
CVN-71::
– TACAN 11X
– ICLS 11
– Link 4 336MHz (ACLS enabled)