---
name: Persian Gulf - Operation Noisy Cricket
theater: Persian Gulf
authors: Starfire
recommended_player_faction: USA 2005
recommended_enemy_faction: Iran 2015
description:
  <p>In the face of mounting sanctions against their nuclear program, Iran has
  barred all shipping from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Three days ago, the
  Iranian Vice-President ordered a series of missile attacks on commercial
  vessels entering the Gulf of Oman through the highly strategic chokepoint,
  sinking a container ship and damaging two oil tankers. Operation Noisy Cricket
  is the American response to this threat to regional stability. The objective
  is to render inoperative Iran's array of coastal anti-ship missile sites, as
  well as disable the airfields from which maritime strike aircraft could be
  launched.</p><p>While officially intended only to deter any further attempts
  to disrupt the flow of maritime traffic and and protect the interests of the
  global economy, The USAF will also leverage the resultant degradation in
  Iranian air defences to launch a deep strike from airfields in the UAE in an
  attempt to take out Iran's last combat-worthy F-14 Tomcats, currently
  stationed at Kerman. At the same time, a carrier-based Marine detachment will
  be inserted via helicopter to conduct an unscheduled inspection of the Bushehr
  Nuclear Power Plant, in order to verify Iran's compliance with international
  nuclear agreements and gather evidence of any ongoing nuclear weapons
  development.</p>
miz: operation_noisy_cricket.miz
performance: 1
recommended_start_date: 2019-07-13
recommended_player_money: 0
recommended_enemy_money: 0
recommended_player_income_multiplier: 0.2
recommended_enemy_income_multiplier: 0.2
settings:
  hercules: true
  squadron_start_full: true
version: "10.7"
squadrons:
  Blue CV-1:
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F/A-18C Hornet (Lot 20)
      size: 40
    - primary: AEW&C
      aircraft:
        - E-2C Hawkeye
      size: 2
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - S-3B Tanker
      size: 4
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - UH-60A
      size: 4
  #Al Minhad AFB (61)
  12:
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - C-130J-30 Super Hercules
        - C-130
      size: 2
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-16CM Fighting Falcon (Block 50)
      size: 20
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - F-15C Eagle
      size: 20
  #Al Dhafra AFB (251)
  4:
    - primary: Strike
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - B-1B Lancer
      size: 4
    - primary: Refueling
      aircraft:
        - KC-135 Stratotanker
      size: 1
    - primary: OCA/Runway
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-15E Strike Eagle (Suite 4+)
      size: 16
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack
      size: 16
  #Bandar Abbas Intl (51)
  2:
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - F-4E-45MC Phantom II
      size: 20
    - primary: TARCAP
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - F-5E Tiger II
      size: 16
  #Qeshm Island (12)
  13:
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mi-24P Hind-F
      size: 12
  #Abu Musa Island (8)
  1:
    - primary: SEAD Escort
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-25T Frogfoot
      size: 8
  #Kish Intl (46)
  24:
    - primary: Strike
      secondary: air-to-ground
      aircraft:
        - Su-24MK Fencer-D
      size: 20
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mirage-F1EQ
      size: 16
  #Shiraz Intl (122)
  19:
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - IL-76MD
      size: 4
    - primary: BARCAP
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - MiG-29A Fulcrum-A
      size: 12
  #Kerman
  18:
    - primary: AEW&C
      aircraft:
        - A-50
      size: 1
    - primary: BARCAP
      secondary: air-to-air
      aircraft:
        - F-14A Tomcat (Block 135-GR Late)
      size: 10