--- name: Syria - Into the Hornet's Nest # v1.0 - Original Release theater: Syria authors: Astro recommended_player_faction: USA 2005 recommended_enemy_faction: Russia 2020 recommended_start_date: 2022-06-04 description: "

This campaign is about defeating an Integrated Air Defence System (IADS). The IADS can be taken down by striking its communication towers or power sources, or directly attacking its SAMs. The enemy has a significant number of ground and air assets, making this a challenging campaign, but also providing a lot of targets to strike. Expect a lot of red air activity right from turn one (squadrons are set to begin full). Make sure to destroy more assets each turn than you lose, because the enemy income is double that of yours.

The campaign is mainly designed for a group of players using weasel tactics, but can also be played by a single player after adjusting some settings.

Recommended settings for a group of players:
- Use High Digit SAMs and Skynet
- Keep default income multipliers
- Turn off display of Air Defenses during mission planning
Recommended settings for single player SEAD/DEAD missions:
- Use Skynet, but turn off High Digit SAMs
- Reduce enemy income muiltiplier
Recommended settings for single player Strike missions (with AI SEAD mssions):
- Turn off Skynet and High Digit SAMs
- Reduce enemy income muiltiplier

Note:
- Income multipliers are set to 0.7 (lower than 1.0) to include many assets to strike and still keep the available income at a lower level to not increase the amount of frontline units such that it hits the computer CPU limits
- Squadrons are set to start full, which provides high red air activity right from the start
- Mission duration is set to 30 min (all enemy missions airborne before 30 min), which will result in a total mission duration of about 1 hour
- Advanced IADS setting should be set to On

This campaign does not represent any historical time period or events. It is based on the Assault on Damascus campaign by HolyOrangeJuice, which is again based on the Battle for Golan Heights campaign by Khopa.

" miz: IntotheHornetsNest.miz performance: 2 version: "10.7" # CTLD Zones Added recommended_player_money: 300 recommended_enemy_money: 300 recommended_player_income_multiplier: 0.7 recommended_enemy_income_multiplier: 0.7 settings: max_frontline_width: 30 squadron_start_full: true enable_squadron_aircraft_limits: true desired_player_mission_duration: 30 desired_tanker_on_station_time: 30 perf_culling: true perf_culling_distance: 200 perf_do_not_cull_threatening_iads: true perf_do_not_cull_carrier: true # Mods to be used high_digit_sams: true # Campaign has IADS with connection_nodes / power_sources / command_centers advanced_iads: true iads_config: # REDFOR DEFENSE AL-DUMAYR AIRBASE AREA (North) - A-COMMAND-NORTH: - A-POWER-NORTH - A-POWER-EAST - A-POWER-2 - A-EWRPNTDEF-1: - A-COMMAND-NORTH - A-EWR-1: - A-POWER-NORTH - A-COMMAND-NORTH - A-EWRPNTDEF-1 - A-SAM-1: - A-COMMAND-NORTH - A-SAMPNTDEF-1: - A-COMMAND-NORTH - A-COMMAND-EAST: - A-POWER-EAST - A-POWER-NORTH - A-POWER-2 - S-TOWER-1 - A-LRSAM-1: - A-COMMAND-EAST - D-COMMAND - A-EWRPNTDEF-2: - A-COMMAND-EAST - A-EWR-2: - A-COMMAND-EAST - A-POWER-EAST - A-EWRPNTDEF-2 - A-SAM-2: - A-COMMAND-EAST - A-SAMPNTDEF-2: - A-COMMAND-EAST - A-SHORAD-1: - A-COMMAND-EAST - A-SHORAD-2: - A-COMMAND-NORTH # REDFOR DEFENSE SAYQAL (North) - S-SHORAD-1: - S-TOWER-1 # REDFOR DEFENSE DAMASCUS AIRBASE AREA (Centre) - D-COMMAND: - D-POWER-EAST - D-POWER-WEST - MEZZEH-TOWER-1 - FOB-ALPHA-TOWER-1 - D-EWRPNTDEF-1: - D-COMMAND - D-EWR-1: - D-POWER-WEST - D-COMMAND - D-EWRPNTDEF-1 - D-SAM-2: - D-COMMAND - D-SAMPNTDEF-2: - D-COMMAND - D-EWRPNTDEF-2: - D-COMMAND - D-SHORAD-1: - D-COMMAND - D-SHORAD-2: - D-COMMAND - D-SHORAD-3: - D-COMMAND - D-SHORAD-4: - D-COMMAND - D-SHORAD-5: - D-COMMAND # REDFOR DEFENSE MEZZEH - MEZZEH-SHORAD-1: - MEZZEH-TOWER-1 # REDFOR DEFENSE MARJ RUHAYYIL AIRBASE AREA (South) - M-EWRPNTDEF-1: - D-COMMAND - M-EWR-1: - D-POWER-EAST-POWER - D-COMMAND - M-EWRPNTDEF-1 - M-SAM-1: - D-COMMAND - M-SAMPNTDEF-1: - D-COMMAND - M-SHORAD-1: - D-COMMAND - M-SHORAD-2: - D-COMMAND # REDFOR DEFENCE KHALKHALAH AIRBASE (Southeast) - K-COMMAND: - K-POWER-1 - K-POWER-2 - FOB-BRAVO-TOWER-1 - K-EWRPNTDEF-1: - K-COMMAND - K-EWR-1: - K-POWER-1 - K-COMMAND - K-EWRPNTDEF-1 - K-EWRPNTDEF-2: - K-COMMAND - K-EWR-2: - K-POWER-1 - K-COMMAND - D-COMMAND - K-EWRPNTDEF-2 - K-SAM-2: - K-COMMAND - K-SAMPNTDEF-2: - K-COMMAND - K-SHORAD-1: - K-COMMAND # REDFOR DEFENCE BEIRUT - B-COMMAND: - B-POWER-1 - B-POWER-2 - B-EWRPNTDEF-1: - B-COMMAND - B-EWR-1: - B-POWER-1 - B-COMMAND - B-EWRPNTDEF-1 - B-SAM-1: - B-COMMAND - B-SAMPNTDEF-1: - B-COMMAND # FOB ALPHA - FOB-ALPHA-SHORAD-1: - FOB-ALPHA-TOWER-1 - FOB-ALPHA-SHORAD-2: - FOB-ALPHA-TOWER-1 # FOB BRAVO - FOB-BRAVO-SHORAD-1: - FOB-BRAVO-TOWER-1 - FOB-BRAVO-SHORAD-2: - FOB-BRAVO-TOWER-1 - FOB-BRAVO-SHORAD-3: - FOB-BRAVO-TOWER-1 - FOB-BRAVO-SHORAD-4: - FOB-BRAVO-TOWER-1 # BLUEFOR RAMAT DEFENSE # no skynet for blue, since DCS AI does not react well to IADS squadrons: # Navy CVN-74 John Stennis: - primary: BARCAP secondary: any aircraft: - VF-142 # F14B size: 4 - primary: Strike secondary: any aircraft: - VFA-192 # Hornet Navy size: 8 - primary: AEW&C aircraft: - E-2D Advanced Hawkeye size: 1 - primary: Refueling aircraft: - S-3B Tanker size: 2 - primary: Strike secondary: any aircraft: - S-3B Viking size: 4 LHA-1 Tarawa: - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - SH-60B Seahawk size: 4 # AIR SPAWN BLUE BLUEAIR: - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - B-52H Stratofortress size: 2 - primary: Strike secondary: any aircraft: - B-1B Lancer size: 2 - primary: BAI secondary: any aircraft: - F-117A Nighthawk size: 2 # Ramat-David (max 65) 30: - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - F-15E Strike Eagle (Suite 4+) size: 4 - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - F/A-18C Hornet (Lot 20) size: 2 - primary: SEAD secondary: any aircraft: - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50) size: 8 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - F-15C Eagle size: 8 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - F-15C Eagle size: 8 - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - A-10C Thunderbolt II (Suite 7) size: 4 - primary: Refueling aircraft: - KC-130J size: 1 - primary: AEW&C aircraft: - E-3A size: 1 - primary: Transport aircraft: - C-130J-30 Super Hercules - C-130 size: 4 # Haifa (max 16) 13: - primary: SEAD secondary: any aircraft: - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50) size: 2 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - F-15C Eagle size: 2 # Golan North (max 14) Golan North: - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - AH-64D Apache Longbow - Ka-50 Hokum III size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - UH-60A - Mi-8MTV2 Hip size: 4 # Golan South (max 12) Golan South: - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - AH-64D Apache Longbow - Mi-24P Hind-F size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - UH-60A - Mi-8MTV2 Hip size: 4 # Damascus (max 66 + 8) 7: - primary: AEW&C aircraft: - A-50 size: 2 - primary: Refueling aircraft: - IL-78M size: 2 - primary: Transport aircraft: - IL-76MD size: 2 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 8 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - Su-30 Flanker-C size: 4 - primary: SEAD secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-34 Fullback size: 4 - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-24M Fencer-D size: 4 - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-25T Frogfoot size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Mi-8MTV2 Hip size: 2 # Marj Ruhayyil (max 33 + 12) 23: - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 4 - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-25T Frogfoot size: 4 # Al-Dumayr (max 57) 9: - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 4 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - Su-30 Flanker-C size: 4 # Khalkhalah (max 35 FW, max 20 RW) 18: - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 4 - primary: SEAD secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-34 Fullback size: 4 # Mezzeh (max 28, max 12 RW) # 25: # Sayqal(max 59) 35: - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Mi-8MTV2 Hip size: 2 # Beirut (max 37) 6: - primary: Transport aircraft: - IL-76MD size: 2 - primary: BARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 4 - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-24M Fencer-D size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Mi-8MTV2 Hip size: 2 # FOB ALPHA (max 20 RW) FOB ALPHA: - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Ka-50 Hokum III - AH-64D Apache Longbow size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Mi-8MTV2 Hip - UH-60A size: 4 # FOB BRAVO (max 8 FW, max 14 RW) FOB BRAVO: - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Mi-24P Hind-F - AH-64D Apache Longbow size: 4 - primary: Transport secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Mi-8MTV2 Hip - UH-60A size: 4 # QABR AS SITT # 29: ground_forces: # REDFOR DEFENSE AL-DUMAYR AIRBASE AREA (North) A-LRSAM-1: SA-20/S-300PMU-1 # options: SA-10B/S-300PS, SA-12/S-300V A-LRPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD # A-SAM-1: A-SAMPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD # A-SAM-2: SA-17 A-SAMPNTDEF-2: SA-15 SHORAD A-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD # A-SHORAD-2: A-EWRPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD A-EWRPNTDEF-2: SA-15 SHORAD A-AAA-1: ZSU-23-4 AAA A-AAA-2: ZSU-23-4 AAA A-AAA-3: ZSU-23-4 AAA # REDFOR DEFENSE DAMASCUS AIRBASE AREA (Centre) # D-SAM-1: D-SAM-2: SA-17 D-EWRPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD D-EWRPNTDEF-2: SA-15 SHORAD D-SAMPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD D-SAMPNTDEF-2: SA-15 SHORAD D-SAMPNTDEF-3: SA-15 SHORAD D-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD D-SHORAD-2: SA-15 SHORAD # D-SHORAD-3: # D-SHORAD-4: D-SHORAD-5: SA-15 SHORAD # REDFOR DEFENSE MEZZEH MEZZEH-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD # REDFOR DEFENSE MARJ RUHAYYIL AIRBASE AREA (South) M-SAM-1: SA-11 M-SAMPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD M-EWRPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD M-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD # M-SHORAD-2: M-AAA-1: ZSU-23-4 AAA # REDFOR DEFENSE KHALKHALAH K-SAM-2: SA-17 K-SAMPNTDEF-2: SA-15 SHORAD K-EWRPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD K-EWRPNTDEF-2: SA-15 SHORAD K-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD K-AAA-1: ZSU-23-4 AAA K-AAA-2: ZSU-23-4 AAA # REDFOR DEFENCE BEIRUT # B-SAM-1: SA-17 B-SAMPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD B-EWRPNTDEF-1: SA-15 SHORAD # REDFOR DEFENCE QABR AS SITT ABR-SHORAD-2: SA-15 SHORAD # REDFOR DEFENCE SAYQAL S-AAA-1: ZSU-23-4 AAA S-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD # REDFOR DEFENCE FOB ALPHA FOB-ALPHA-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD FOB-ALPHA-SHORAD-2: SA-15 SHORAD FOB-ALPHA-AAA-1: ZSU-23-4 AAA # REDFOR DEFENCE FOB BRAVO FOB-BRAVO-SHORAD-1: SA-15 SHORAD FOB-BRAVO-AAA-1: ZSU-23-4 AAA # REDFOR DEFENCE SHORAD IR SHORAD-IR-1: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-2: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-3: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-4: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-5: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-6: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-7: SA-9 SHORAD SHORAD-IR-8: SA-9 SHORAD # BLUEFOR ------------