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A column of Ukrainian armored vehicles accompanied
by tanks approaches their ready positions,
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prepared for a fresh assault into the
Russian defenses outside of Kherson. The
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Ukrainian counteroffensive has been wildly
successful, beyond even the scope of the
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most optimistic military planners. Russia
can't hold the line against Ukrainian grit
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and firepower and its troops are on steady
retreat across the entire eastern front.
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On Friday, September 30th, 2022 Russian
President Vladimir Putin had annexed
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four regions of Ukraine, declaring them
Russian territory. This now allows him
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to use all available means at his disposal to
neutralize the Ukrainian counterattack. Now,
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with his back against the wall,
Vladimir Putin becomes the second
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person in history to order the
use of nuclear weapons in war.
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A brilliant fireball lights up the night
sky, incinerating the column of Ukrainian
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vehicles. Even inside their armored shells the
Ukrainian soldiers are killed instantly- those
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who are far enough away to survive
the heat and blast are killed by the
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radiation bombarding their bodies. Several
hundred Ukrainian soldiers and a few dozen
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vehicles are destroyed. The attack has been
largely insignificant in terms of military
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value- Ukrainian forces have mastered the
tactic of dispersing and reuniting again
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for sudden offensives. But it sends a clear
message to Ukraine and the rest of the world.
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Thousands of miles above the planet, a United
States satellite, part of the American space
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surveillance network, detects the distinct
double-flash of a nuclear explosion. The
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alarm is instantly relayed via communications
satellites using the secure Link 16 encrypted
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radio frequency system. Within thirty seconds
of detection, the alarm has already reached US
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Space Force monitoring stations in North America
and similar offices across the NATO alliance.
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Minutes later, the alert reaches the desk of US
President Joe Biden. Picking up a secure phone,
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he dials a direct connection
to General Mark A. Milley,
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the Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and most powerful military officer on the
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planet. President Biden speaks only three
words into the receiver, “Execute Plan 36.”
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The coded order is relayed via US
communications satellites to Stuttgart,
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Germany and the office of the
commander of US European Command,
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General Christopher G. Cavoli. Within minutes
the authenticated order is transmitted to US
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forces in RAF Bentwaters and RAF Lakenheath
inside of England. A separate communique is
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dispatched to the USS supercarrier George H.W.
Bush, currently stationed in the Mediterranean.
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The Bush is loitering in waters
off the southern coast of Turkey,
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and the ship immediately turns into the
wind as its flight deck erupts in a flurry
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of activity. Ever since Putin's threats of
using nuclear weapons, the American military
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has been prepared to respond. Beneath the deck
of the Bush, F18 Superhornets are having AIM
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160 MALDs attached to wing hard points. Each
hornet can carry two of the large weapons,
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a capability kept secret from the world until now.
Two squadrons of the high performance aircraft are
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quickly made ready and begin the journey to
the flight deck above where they stand ready.
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In England, crews rush to man a fleet of eight
B-52 Stratofortress bombers. The big planes are
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the backbone of the US bomber fleet, and can
bring a frighteningly large amount of firepower
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to bear thousands of miles away. Joining them
are four B-2 bombers also kept on alert status,
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their crews ready to go at a moment's notice
with bellies full of weapons. Within fifteen
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minutes the first planes are taking to the sky
and turning southeast towards mainland Europe.
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Two hours later the bomber fleet links up
with two squadrons of US Air Force F-22
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Raptors taking off from bases in Germany. The
Raptors are flying in stealth configuration,
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which means their wing pylons are clean of
weapons. The internal weapons bay however is
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loaded with six AIM-120 air to air missiles and
two AIM-9 short range missiles in the side bays.
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The formation continues towards the
Black Sea, the F-22s leading the way.
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An hour later the F-22s link up with a loitering
US Air Force tanker aircraft in order to top off
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their fuel stores. The B-52s loiter as the
F-22s refuel, with enough capacity to fly
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strike missions in Europe from their home bases
in America, the B-52s have no need to refuel.
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As the F-22s refuel, NATO AWACS aircraft flying
along the Ukrainian and Turkish coasts sweep the
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skies with their powerful radars, looking for
any potential hostile targets that could pose a
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problem for the mission. The aircraft's powerful
radar only has a range just above 250 miles,
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so they can only see across approximately
half of the Black Sea. Soon they will move
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for a closer look, but in order to
maintain the element of surprise,
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the AWACS stick to their normal flight patterns
instituted at start of the war in Ukraine.
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The F-22's refueling however is the signal for the
USS Bush to begin launching her Superhornets. One
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by one the high performance strike fighters
take to the sky, their compatriots wheeling
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in the skies above the carrier strike group and
waiting until both squadrons have taken to the
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air. Then the planes split into two groups, taking
similar but distinct routes north and into Turkish
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air space. One route will take the group west of
Ankara while another will take the other group
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over Sivas. An hour later, both squadrons pivot
northeast, heading straight for the Black Sea.
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The B-52s, B-2s and F-22s have
now reached the Black Sea. The
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United States operation to punish Russia
for its use of nuclear weapons is a go.
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The B-2s take the lead now. The entire
formation has turned south and then east again,
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which will allow it to skirt Crimea by
seventy or so miles- well out of the
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effective range of Russian air defenses
in the region. The target is Novorossiysk,
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and the Russian naval base located
there. After the sinking of the Moskva,
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the Russian Black Sea fleet has moved its
largest surface combat vessels here in order
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to keep them out of range of western
anti-ship weapons provided to Ukraine.
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The AWACS aircraft have shadowed the formation,
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sweeping the skies with their powerful long-range
radar. Their job is to look for enemy fighters,
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thus allowing the accompanying F-22s to
operate without their own search radars on,
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ensuring their stealth. However, the powerful
radar is being picked up by Russian sensors in
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Crimea- the Russians now know that an attack is
coming. NATO hasn't deviated in any significant
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way from its pre-announced patrol routes for
months, and the only reason an AWACS aircraft
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could be approaching Russian shores is
if it's backing up a major air attack.
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It's not long before the AWACs planes
pick up the signature of multiple Russian
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fighters taking to the skies. The data
is relayed via datalink to the Raptors,
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who stand ready to greet the Russian challengers.
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It's now time for the Superhornets to
do their part. Skirting along the very
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edge of Russian long-range radar, the Hornets
fire off their MALDs one by one. In minutes,
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forty of the big missiles are screaming straight
at mainland Russia. But the weapons aren't bombs-
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the Miniature Air Launched Decoy is an advanced
drone that can perfectly replicate the radar
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return of nearly any aircraft in NATO's arsenal.
Currently the decoys are spoofing Russian radar
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returns to convince them a flight of B-52 bombers
is incoming from the direction of Turkey, escorted
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by F-18s. This is a credible threat- the US
maintains multiple air bases in one of NATO's most
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geographically strategic allies. Payloads away,
the Hornets turn around and head for the Bush.
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Russian long-range air defense radar in
Crimea has spotted the real B-52s, but the
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appearance of a flight of B-52s escorted by F-18s
incoming from Turkey is a more pressing threat.
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Russian ground crews have been scrambling
to put three squadrons of intereceptors
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into the air. Now a squadron consisting of a
combination of Mig-29s and Mig-31s are wheeling
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south from air bases in Crimea and the Russian
mainland. The jets are in full afterburner mode,
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which consumes fuel at a frightening rate but
pushes them to supersonic speeds. They must get to
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within 70 nautical miles of the incoming B-52s
so they can intercept them with their long range
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air-to-air missiles Their R-77-1s, NATO codename
“Adder”, are inferior in range to their American
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AIM 120 counterparts, with only a range of
68 miles. This is roughly the range of the
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expected Harpoons carried by the American B-52s,
who have a range of around 75 nautical miles.
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Russia always doubted the US
would respond with its own nukes,
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and this only left one possible target for
American vengeance- the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
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An alert reaches the Russian vessels
in waters just off Noborossiysk. The
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fleet currently consists of the Guided
Missile Frigates Ladnyy, Admiral Essen,
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and Admiral Makarov, which has taken role
of fleet flagship after the loss of the
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Moskva. Landing ships Nikolay Filchenkov,
Orsk, Azov, Novocherkassk, Caesar Kunikov,
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and Yamal are all at dock. The smaller Guided
Missile Corvettes Vyshniy Volochyok, Samum,
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Ingushetiya, and Grayvoron take up stations around
the frigates. This is the bulk of the Russian
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Black Sea Fleet currently in operation, with
a few vessels on duty in the Meditarrenan. US
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Navy submarines and F-15 Strike Eagles from
Europe are already enroute to destroy them.
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The entire fleet turns with their noses
parallel to the incoming threat. This
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will allow each ship's CIWS systems
maximum opportunity to engage any
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missiles that penetrate long range air defenses.
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S-300 and S-400 batteries along Russia's
eastern Black Sea coast open fire on the
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incoming decoys. The decoys are easily within
the 242 mile range of both systems for targets
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with a radar return as large as a B-52.
The number of incomings is overwhelming,
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this is a major American air assault, and
the air defense batteries expend most of
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their missiles. The vessels of the Black
Sea Fleet opt to let the shore units do
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their work and focus on defending against
any aircraft or missiles which slip past.
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American B-2 stealth bombers open
up with AGM-158 C LRASM anti-ship
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missiles. The planned replacement for the
Harpoon, the US military still operates
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only a small number of the weapons, and
only recently adapted them for use with
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the B-2. Each of the four B-2s unleash a volley
of 16 of these low-observable anti-ship missiles,
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and Russian radar screens light up as
they detect the 64 incoming missiles.
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The attack is a complete surprise, and the
missiles are moving so fast that shore-based
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air defense batteries have no chance of catching
the missiles before they reach their targets.
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The fleet is on its own to defend
against this attack, but the LRASM
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low-observable feature are making the missiles
difficult to target. To make matters worse,
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the missiles now dive towards the ocean, flying
just above the water as they scream towards
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their targets. The missiles are within several
dozen nautical miles before Russian radars can
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not just detect them, but target them.
The Russian ships immediately fire off
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decoys- these immediately begin to fire off
electronic signals meant to be more powerful
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than those emitted by real vessels, thus luring
in anti-ship missiles to strike them instead.
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However, the American missiles are built
with optical target recognition systems,
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ensuring that the weapons can tell the
difference between decoys and the real thing.
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At just over three dozen miles, the Russian
radars can finally target the LRASMs,
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and the frigates are the first to open up
with long range surface-to-air missiles.
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It's like trying to hit a speeding bullet
with another bullet, and the LRASMs can be
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difficult to target. Of the 64 incoming
missiles, 18 are struck and destroyed.
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With just miles left to go, the corvettes open up
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with short range Komar missiles. These
missiles have a much smaller warhead,
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but several manage to strike true- another
eight LRASMs are knocked out of action.
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The American weapons now enter the terminal
attack phase and suddenly pitch up,
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climbing high into the sky. More Russian
anti-air missiles fly out to try to
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swat them out of the air. Another
six LRASMSs turn to fiery wrecks.
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Each missile identifies its own
target, prioritizing the larger
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frigates. The sky fills with tungsten
from the frigate's CIWS systems. Ten
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more LRASMs are destroyed before striking
true, but 22 LRASMs find their targets.
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The 1,000 pound warheads slam into the Russian
frigates. The Admiral Essen takes 10 of the
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missiles- she's already destroyed by the time
the last three slam into her but the missiles
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aren't smart enough to identify lethal battle
damage. The Ladnyy only takes two and remains
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afloat with moderate damage. Admiral Makarov
takes six LRASMs to the deck. The rest of the
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weapons either strike the smaller corvettes or
explode in the water, missing their targets.
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Only two of Russia's frigates remain alive,
along with three of the Corvettes. Two Russian
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ships are quickly sinking below the waves. The
attacking B-2s turn around and head for home,
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visible on Russian radar only for a moment
as each bomber opened its bay doors.
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To the south of the fleet, the Russian
interceptors are now in range to engage
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the MALDs and open up with R-77 missiles,
ripple firing at the incoming formation.
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Each missile will find its own target, and
with such a dense concentration of forces,
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should have no problem striking true. The Russian
fighters are rapidly turning and burning for home,
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fully aware that American AIM 160s have
longer range then them- the lead Hornets
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should have opened fire by now, yet strangely no
incoming missile threats are detected on radar.
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Reporting this to ground control, Russian
commanders are beginning to grow suspicious.
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A second wave of interceptors is redirected
west, towards the incoming flight of eight B-52s.
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This happens to put them directly on course to
intercept the B-2s, who are slow and vulnerable.
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In full afterburner, the Russian fighters
will soon be in range of not just detection,
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but targeting of the stealthy aircraft. Right
now their focus are the big American bombers,
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who are completely vulnerable and helpless.
Radar detects no accompanying fighters,
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which makes the Russian pilots very nervous-
there are only two possibilities here:
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the 8 B-52s are actually decoys and the main
attack is the 40 aircraft formation to the south,
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or the attack from the south is the decoy and
this is the real deal. If the latter is the case,
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there can only be one reason why radar isn't
detecting any accompanying fighters- the US
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has put its F-35s or F-22s into the fight.
The intercepting fighters get their answer
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shortly after entering the Black Sea. The F-22s
have skirted out into the Black Sea and away from
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shore, keeping out of range of shore-based radar
which can detect them within 100 or so miles. The
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Russian interceptors have even weaker radar, and
can only begin to pick up traces of the stealth
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fighters within 50 or so miles, but can only get
good targeting locks from a few dozen miles away.
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The F-22s turn on their own targeting
radar long enough to get a solid lock
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on the incoming Russian Migs. On their radars,
the Russians detect only a brief blip as each
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F-22 rapidly volley-fires their AIM-120
Ds. The AIM-120 Ds have a classified range
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easily in excess of 100 nautical miles,
and the Migs don't even get within range
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of the B-52s before they are forced to take
evasive actions from the incoming missiles.
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Each missile has flown high into the sky
immediately after firing, and now plummets
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down on the Russian fighters. Each pilot
tries to notch the incoming missiles, but
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most of them strike true. The surviving fighters
are forced to turn around at full afterburner,
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but the Raptors have already loosed another volley
of AIMs at them to encourage them to retreat. The
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only way to defeat American stealth fighters is
to overwhelm them with numbers and 'absorb' their
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long range missile attacks. Once at close range
the Raptors would have been at a disadvantage-
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but the Hornet launched decoys fooled the
Russians into splitting up their forces.
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With skies free of enemy fighters, the B-52s are
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safe to get within 75 nautical miles of
the surviving Russian vessels and loose
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their Harpoons. 96 anti-ship missiles are
soon screaming towards the Russian ships.
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The Frigates immediately respond with their
long-range air-defense missiles. The Harpoons
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are far older technology and don't have the same
low-observability features of the LRASM. Long
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range air defenses manage to take out twenty of
the incoming missiles. As the Harpoons get within
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a dozen miles of the ships, the corvettes open
up with their shorter range missiles. Each ship
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is rapidly volley-firing their entire missile
stock, knowing that their lives depend on it.
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Twenty more of the Harpoons are knocked
out before they get in range of the fleet's
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CIWS. Tungsten once more fills the sky
as a wall of lead rises up to greet the
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incoming missiles. Twenty two more Harpoons
are knocked out either by missiles or CIWS.
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Decoys manage to lure away a dozen of the
Harpoons, but 22 of the surviving missiles
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strike true. The 500 pound warheads
smash into the corvettes and frigates,
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most of which have already been damaged by
the LRASMs. Despite having half the warhead
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of the previous rocket volley,
the blitz of missiles is lethal.
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As the B-52s head for home, Russia sends up
more interceptors to take on the flight of
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MALDS to the south. The decoys are easily blown
out of the sky by air and ground based defenses-
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but all it does is expend precious resources
Russia can no longer easily replenish. Their
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job is done- they succeeded in diverting Russian
attention south and splitting up its interceptors.
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The Russian Black Sea Fleet has been destroyed-
all that remains is four submarines which Russia
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doesn't dare put to sea for fear of being targeted
and a compliment of landing and support craft. The
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surface combat vessels were the important targets,
and Russia has suffered an irreplaceable loss.
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In the span of an hour it went from the dominant
military power in the Black Sea, to the weakest.
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Blockades of Ukrainian ports are no longer
possible, and Russia has been punished for its
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use of nuclear weapons with the loss of hundreds
of sailors and billions of dollars in hardware.
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What remains to be seen is if the deterrent
has been effective, or if President Vlaydimr
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Putin will resort to even greater use of
nuclear weapons as retaliation. If so,
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the United States stands ready with its allies to
respond with either conventional or nuclear power.
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