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name: Iraq - Operation Desert Aladeen
theater: Iraq
authors: Starfire
recommended_player_faction: USA 2005
recommended_enemy_faction: Republic of Wadiya 2010
description:
  <p>In the heart of the Middle East, the flamboyant and tyrannical Admiral-General Haffaz Aladeen, 
  supreme leader of Wadiya, has once again defied international norms. Despite mounting global concerns 
  over his nation's nuclear ambitions (rumours of weapons-grade uranium refinement swirl like smoke 
  from a burning oil field), Aladeen has refused to comply with United Nations demands for transparency. 
  After months of diplomatic deadlock, the UN has voted to authorise military intervention to end the 
  threat posed by Wadiya's regime.</p>
  <p>A coalition of American and British forces, bolstered by an Australian contingent who were not 
  invited but turned up anyway, have been tasked with crippling Wadiya's military infrastructure, 
  dismantling the Wadiyan war machine, and putting an end to Aladeen's nuclear ambitions.</p>
  <p>Take to the skies and engage in high-stakes operations across Wadiya's outlandish and strategically 
  dubious facilities, including the Beard of Doom Rocket Test Range, the Nuclear Nadal Memorial Warhead 
  Design Lab, and the Wadiyan Ministry of Sports and Executions. Your task is to secure peace, freedom, 
  and of course, oil for the free world. Aladeen luck, Commander.
  <p>
miz: operation_desert_aladeen.miz
performance: 1
recommended_start_date: 2012-05-16
version: "10.7"
settings:
  hercules: true
  squadron_start_full: true
squadrons:
  #Baghdad International Airport
  2:
    - primary: AEW&C
      aircraft:
        - E-3A
      size: 1
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - KC-135 Stratotanker
      size: 1
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - KC-135 Stratotanker MPRS
      size: 1
    - primary: Anti-ship
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - B-52H Stratofortress
      size: 4
    - primary: Strike
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - B-1B Lancer
      size: 4
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - C-130J-30 Super Hercules
        - C-130
      size: 4
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-15C Eagle
      size: 16
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F/A-18C Hornet (Lot 20)
      size: 16
  # Al-Salam Airbase
  14:  
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - A-10C Thunderbolt II (Suite 7)
      size: 8
    - primary: SEAD Sweep
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack
      size: 16
    - primary: OCA/Runway
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-15E Strike Eagle (Suite 4+)
      size: 8
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50)
      size: 16
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - CH-47F Block I
      size: 4
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - AH-64D Apache Longbow
      size: 4
    - primary: OCA/Aircraft
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - OH-58D(R) Kiowa Warrior
      size: 4
  #Kirkuk International Airport
  10:
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-24M Fencer-D
      size: 12
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Su-25 Frogfoot
      size: 12
    - primary: SEAD Escort
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - JF-17 Thunder
      size: 8
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - MiG-29A Fulcrum-A
      size: 8
  #Qayyarah Airfield West
  6:
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - H-6J Badger
      size: 8
    - primary: TARCAP
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mirage-F1EQ
      size: 8
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mi-26
      size: 2
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mi-24P Hind-F
      size: 4
  #Sulaimaniyah International Airport
  7:
    - primary: BAI
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-34 Fullback
      size: 16
  #Erbil International Airport
  4:
    - primary: AEW&C
      aircraft:
        - A-50
      size: 1
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - IL-76MD
      size: 2
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - IL-78M
      size: 2
    - primary: Strike
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Tu-22M3 Backfire-C
      size: 12
    - primary: BARCAP
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - MiG-21bis Fishbed-N
      size: 8