United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) observers stationed in Georgia to monitor the ceasefire between Georgia and Abkhazia have been cut off from friendly forces by Russian troops backing the separatist state. The UNOMIG HQ at Sukhumi has been taken, and a small contingent of observers and troops at the Zugdidi Sector HQ will have to make a run for the coast, supported by offshore US naval aircraft. The contingent is aware that their best shot at survival is to swiftly retake Sukhumi before Russian forces have a chance to dig in, so that friendly ground forces can land and reinforce them.
Note: Ground unit purchase will not be available past Turn 0 until Sukhumi is retaken, so it is imperative you reach Sukhumi with at least one surviving ground unit to capture it. Two Hueys are available at Zugdidi for some close air support. The player can either play the first leg of the scenario as an evacuation with a couple of light vehicles (e.g. Humvees) set on breakthrough (modifying waypoints in the mission editor so they are not charging head-on into enemy ground forces is suggested), or purchase heavier ground units if they wish to experience a more traditional frontline ground war. Once Sukhumi has been captured, squadrons based in Incirlik Turkey can be ferried in via the "From Incirlik" off-map spawn point.
miz: operation_vectrons_claw.miz performance: 1 recommended_start_date: 2008-08-08 version: "10.7" squadrons: Blue CV-1: - primary: BARCAP secondary: any aircraft: - F-14B Tomcat size: 20 - primary: SEAD secondary: any aircraft: - F/A-18C Hornet (Lot 20) size: 32 - primary: Escort secondary: any aircraft: - F/A-18C Hornet (Lot 20) size: 32 - primary: AEW&C aircraft: - E-2C Hawkeye size: 1 - primary: Refueling aircraft: - S-3B Tanker size: 3 - primary: Air Assault secondary: any aircraft: - SH-60B Seahawk size: 2 Blue LHA: - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack size: 20 From Incirlik: - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - AH-64D Apache Longbow size: 8 - primary: CAS secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - A-10C Thunderbolt II (Suite 7) size: 6 - primary: DEAD secondary: any aircraft: - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50) size: 16 - primary: DEAD secondary: any aircraft: - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50) size: 16 - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - F-15E Strike Eagle (AI) - F-15E Strike Eagle (Suite 4+) size: 12 - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - B-1B Lancer size: 8 - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - B-52H Stratofortress size: 8 - primary: Refueling aircraft: - KC-135 Stratotanker size: 1 #FARPs UNOMIG Sector HQ: - primary: Transport secondary: any aircraft: - UH-1H Iroquois size: 2 Dzhugba: - primary: CAS secondary: any aircraft: - Mi-24P Hind-F size: 8 #Sukhumi-Babushara 20: - primary: TARCAP secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C size: 8 - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-25T Frogfoot size: 12 #Sochi-Adler 18: - primary: Escort secondary: air-to-air aircraft: - Su-27 Flanker-B size: 8 - primary: SEAD secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-24M Fencer-D size: 20 - primary: DEAD secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Su-34 Fullback size: 20 #Anapa-Vityazevo 12: - primary: Strike secondary: air-to-ground aircraft: - Tu-95MS Bear-H size: 16 Red CV: - primary: BARCAP secondary: any aircraft: - SU-33 Flanker-D size: 18 #I am aware there is no Russian LHA. This is just for campaign inversion. Red LHA: - primary: BAI secondary: air-to-ground size: 20