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name: Afghanistan - Graveyard of Empires
theater: Afghanistan
authors: Starfire
recommended_player_faction: Bluefor Modern
recommended_enemy_faction: Redfor (Russia) 2010
description:
  <p>Following the 9/11 attacks, the United States and its NATO allies launched a 
  full-scale invasion of Afghanistan to dismantle the Taliban regime and root out 
  Al-Qaeda. As the conflict progressed, Russia grew increasingly concerned that the 
  Western powers were using the War on Terror as a pretext for territorial expansion 
  in Central Asia. The Kremlin viewed NATO's growing presence in Afghanistan as a 
  direct threat to its sphere of influence and a potential encroachment on its 
  southern borders.</p>
  <p>Shortly after the fall of Kandahar, which signalled the end of organised Taliban 
  control of Afghanistan, Russia and a coalition of its allies with historical ties 
  to the Soviet Union decided to intervene under the guise of protecting regional 
  stability and sovereignty. While Russia did not openly ally with the insurgents, 
  it covertly provided logistical support, intelligence, and military aid to 
  various anti-NATO factions within Afghanistan as part of a broader strategy to 
  prevent NATO forces from gaining a foothold in the region.</p>
  <p>The conflict quickly escalated into a multi-faceted and very costly war. The 
  United States and its allies found themselves not only battling insurgents but 
  also facing direct confrontations with increasing numbers of conventional 
  Russian forces both in the air and on the ground. The ferocity of the war 
  underscored once more the peril of foreign intervention in this historically 
  unyielding land.</p>
miz: graveyard_of_empires.miz
performance: 1
recommended_start_date: 2002-01-27
version: "10.7"
settings:
  hercules: true
  squadron_start_full: true
squadrons:
  #Kandahar
  7:
    - primary: OCA/Runway
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - B-1B Lancer
      size: 4
    - primary: Strike
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - B-52H Stratofortress
      size: 4
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - C-130J-30 Super Hercules
        - C-130
      size: 2
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - KC-135 Stratotanker
      size: 1
    - primary: AEW&C
      aircraft:
        - E-3A
      size: 1
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50)
      size: 16
    - primary: BAI
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-15E Strike Eagle (Suite 4+)
      size: 8
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-15C Eagle
      size: 16
  # Kandahar Heliport
  15:  
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - UH-60A
      size: 4
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - CH-47D
      size: 4
  #Camp Bastion
  10:
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - KC-130J
        - KC-130
      size: 1
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F/A-18C Hornet (Lot 20)
      size: 16
    - primary: SEAD Escort
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack
      size: 8
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - A-10C Thunderbolt II (Suite 7)
      size: 8
  #Camp Bastion Heliport
  13:
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - AH-64D Apache Longbow
      size: 4
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - OH-58D(R) Kiowa Warrior
      size: 4
  #Shindand
  3:
    - primary: BAI
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-25T Frogfoot
      size: 16
    - primary: TARCAP
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - Su-27 Flanker-B
      size: 12
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-24M Fencer-D
      size: 16
  #Shindand Heliport
  14:
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mi-24P Hind-F
      size: 4
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mi-8MTV2 Hip
      size: 4
  #Herat
  1:
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-34 Fullback
      size: 12
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - MiG-29S Fulcrum-C
      size: 10
    - primary: SEAD Escort
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - JF-17 Thunder
      size: 8
  #Farah
  2:
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
         - Ka-50 Hokum III
         - Ka-50 Hokum (Blackshark 3)
      size: 4