Operation Iron Tempest

DATE: 13/08/2025

TIME (GMT): 18:00

ERA: Modern

MAP(S): Caucasus

TYPE: COOP

GAME: DCS

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Kofeina

SLOTS: 12 / 24

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SITUATION UPDATE
Our success in Operation Crimson Reach has dramatically shifted the balance in Western
Georgia.
● Sukhumi-Babushara is now under friendly control after a coordinated ground-air
assault.
● We neutralized most SAM/AAA threats in the vicinity, enabling sustained air
operations in the area.
● Gudauta’s SA-10 battery has been partially suppressed — its search radar is
offline, but some launchers remain operational.
● In the Black Sea, Moskva was severely damaged and is now adrift. However,
Ropucha-class LSTs have reached Grid FH09 and are unloading military
equipment for separatist forces.

With Babushara secure, the Georgian advance has stalled short of Gudauta. The coastal road and nearby settlements must be cleared before a final push into the airfield. Meanwhile, enemy artillery continues to harass our positions, and Gudauta is the last Russian staging base for both air and logistics operations in Georgian territory. The next 24 hours are critical — the enemy is reeling, but if we give them time, they will recover.

MISSION OBJECTIVES
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
1. Clear Sukhumi
○ Enemy remnants still entrenched in city outskirts and industrial zones.
○ Expect light armor, infantry, and MANPADS.
2. Clear Route Between Sukhumi and Gudauta
○ Sweep and destroy any roadblocks, ambush positions, or enemy convoys.
○ Likely defended by mobile SAMs (SA-8, SA-13) and AAA.
3. Capture Gudauta Airfield
○ Remaining SA-10 launchers active — suppress before main assault.
○ Destroy aircraft, parked rotary assets.
4. Clear Zemo-Azhara Village
○ Village in the mountains to the north, stronghold that prevents our troop from
moving up north, clear it up.
○ Light enemy vics and possible AAA/manpads, clear it out.
5. Locate & Destroy Artillery Battery
○ Area of interest: NW of Sukhumi, possibly in hilly/wooded terrain.
○ Self-propelled systems (Msta-S / Smerch) with SPAAG protection expected.
6. Destroy Ropucha-class LSTs in Grid FH09
○ Vessels currently offloading military equipment for separatist forces..
7. Destroy Sochi-Adler Airfield
○ Strategic Russian airbase across the border.
○ Home to fighter and strike aircraft supporting the AO.
○ High SAM density — expect SA-10 and SA-15 coverage.

ENEMY SITUATION
● Air Defenses:
○ MANPADS widespread across urban and rural terrain.
○ Short-range SAMs: SA-8, SA-13 along coastal road and defensive
perimeters.
○ Medium/Long-range SAMs: SA-6 sites inland; SA-10 coverage at Gudauta
and Sochi-Adler.
● Air Threats:
○ MiG-29, MiG-21, Su-25 sorties possible from Sochi-Adler and other Russian
bases.
○ MiG-31s may conduct high-speed intercepts from the north.
○ Rotary assets: Mi-24 possible near Gudauta.
● Naval Threats:
○ Moskva disabled and adrift in Russian territorial waters but may still have
partial defensive capability.

FRIENDLY SITUATION
● Georgian mechanized forces advancing from Sukhumi-Babushara toward Gudauta.
● NATO AWACS is flying a racetrack pattern over Turkish waters.
● SEAD/DEAD flights required to open strike corridors.
● Aegis Dynamics is the sole offensive air component in theater.

FLIGHT TASKING
● CAP : Patrol along the coastal axis, intercept inbound fighters, protect strike
packages.
● CAS : Support clearing of Sukhumi, Zemo-Azhara, coastal route and Gudauta.
● SEAD/DEAD : Suppress SAM/AAA.

FREQUENCIES
● General Comms – 270.000
● CAP – 271.000
● CAS – 135.000