---
name: Marianas - Operation Velvet Thunder
theater: MarianaIslands
authors: Starfire
recommended_player_faction: USA 1970
recommended_enemy_faction: NVA 1970
description:
  <p>Operation Velvet Thunder is a high-intensity training exercise designed to
  prepare fresh troops for the challenges they will face in Vietnam. The dense
  jungle and rugged terrain of the Mariana Islands will provide a realistic
  backdrop, allowing our forces to hone essential skills in jungle warfare,
  unconventional tactics, and counterinsurgency operations. There are multiple
  checkpoints scattered across the area of operations that will have to be
  captured by Air Assault. Due to the limited size and availability of LZs, it
  is vital to pay close attention to where you designate troop drop off zones.
  </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> This campaign is intended to be played with the
  A-4 Skyhawk and OV-10a aircraft mods active. The C-101CC has also been included
  as a stand-in for the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly in order to provide a CAS platform
  of roughly equivalent combat capability. This campaign will be updated to use
  Heatblur's F-4 Phantom II once it is in early access.</p>
miz: operation_velvet_thunder.miz
performance: 1
recommended_start_date: 1970-11-29
version: "11.0"
squadrons:
  #Andersen AFB
  6:
    - primary: Escort
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-5E Tiger II
      size: 8
    - primary: BAI
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - C-101CC Aviojet
      size: 8
    - primary: CAS
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - OV-10A Bronco
      size: 8
    - primary: SEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - F-4E Phantom II
      size: 16
    - primary: Strike
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - B-52H Stratofortress
      size: 4
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - UH-1H Iroquois
      size: 4
    - primary: Transport
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - CH-47D
      size: 4
  #Blue CV
  Blue-CV:
    - primary: DEAD
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - A-4E Skyhawk
      size: 16
    - primary: AEW&C
      aircraft:
        - E-2C Hawkeye
      size: 2
  #Rota Intl
  1:
    - primary: TARCAP
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - MiG-19P Farmer-B
      size: 8
  #Tinian Intl
  3:
    - primary: Air Assault
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - Mi-8MTV2 Hip
      size: 4
  #Saipan Intl
  2:
    - primary: BAI
      secondary: any
      aircraft:
        - MiG-21bis Fishbed-N
      size: 8