Formerly a truck, manpads crew and a ZU23.
Attack Profile:
- Hornet, Mk-82Y (AIR) - Ballute retarded bomb
- TGP Target from 18,000ft or so from 15nm+ out.
- Auto Mode, Qty 8 (dual rack on all wing stations), Multi 2 (pairs release), INT 50ft
- Instant Fuse, Retard option selected (important to remember as the Hornet will default to free-fall!)
- ~600ft AGL, level
- ~500-600kts IAS
- Attack heading parallel to runway (image lower to upper diagonal)
Notes:
- Ground fire began trying to engage me from a few hundred yards. Improperly lead, rounds passed underneath me without incident.
- Single flares deployed every 0.5-1.0 seconds, manually on approach incase of MANPADS launch.
- Immediate pull up with 20-30 degree bank post-release with numerous flares incase of MANPADS launch before bombs detonated.
Post strike:
- Target removed from action, leaving only three dispersed ZU-23 as active threats along with some nearby moored armed speedboats.
- Follow up strafing passes at 500kts maintaining energy in the overhead turns removed ZU-23s from action without incident or enemy fire from the guns. Immediate pull up & break turn after trigger release.
- Boats spotted after return fire from strafing spotted passing up from below.
- Final 68 gun rounds expended towards a boat, sever damage but not sunk.
- Clean RTB, no damage to airframe to report.