Operation Red Mediterranean
Scenario Name: Operation Red Mediterranean Time and Date: October 25, 1973, 08:00:00 (Zulu) Friendly Forces: Primary Country/Coalition: Soviet Union Bases of Operation: Airbase: Mozdok Air Base, North Ossetian ASSR, Soviet Union (43.7836° N, 44.5883° E) Order of Battle: Aircraft: 4x 3M-5 'Bison-B' Bombers Loadout (per aircraft): 2x AS-6 Kingfish A Mod 1 [KSR-5, ASM, 350kT Nuclear] 1 Home Base: Mozdok Air Base Adversarial Forces: Primary Country/Coalition: United States Bases of Operation: Naval Task Force: US Sixth Fleet, Carrier Strike Group operating south of Crete. Order of Battle (Known and Suspected): Naval Assets: Forrestal-class Aircraft Carrier, USS Independence (CV-62): The primary target of the strike. (Approximate starting location: 34.0° N, 25.5° E) Belknap-class Cruiser, USS Belknap (CG-26): Providing long-range air defense with Terrier SAMs. Leahy-class Cruiser, USS Harry E. Yarnell (CG-17): Providing long-range air defense with Terrier SAMs. Charles F...