Operation Bosphorus Thunder
Scenario Name: Operation Bosphorus Thunder Time and Date: September 15, 1968, 02:00:00 (Zulu) Friendly Forces: Primary Country/Coalition: Soviet Union Bases of Operation: Airbase: Gvardeyskoye Air Base, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (45.1114° N, 33.9781° E) Order of Battle: Aircraft: 4x 3MN-1 'Bison-B' Bombers Loadout (per aircraft): 52x FAB-250M-54 GPB 1 Home Base: Gvardeyskoye Air Base Adversarial Forces: Primary Country/Coalition: Turkey / NATO Bases of Operation: Airbase: Merzifon Air Base, Turkey (40.8294° N, 35.5211° E) Naval Base: Gölcük Naval Base, Turkey (40.7250° N, 29.8211° E) Order of Battle (Known and Suspected): Ground-Based Threats: Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS): Nike Hercules SAM Site: A battery providing high-altitude air defense for the Bosphorus Strait. (41.15° N, 29.10° E) MIM-23 Hawk SAM Site: A battery providing medium-altitude air defense for the naval facilities. (40.75° N, 29.85° E) Early Warning Radars: NATO Early Warning Radar: Lo...