Significant forces are now in theater and ready to push into the Western Pacific. Your objective is to clear Chinese forces from the South China Sea and get the carrier and amphibious forces to the Philippines. This will allow US carrier groups a more secure environment to attack China and provide forces and equipment to secure and prepare Philippine bases for incoming US air forces.
You are to attack and render combat-ineffective all Chinese bases and naval and air units in the Spratly and Paracel Island chains.
You are to get USS Nimitz, USS Eisenhower, USS American and HMAS Canberra into the Mindanao Sea in the southern Philippines. The area is marked with refence points V1-V4.
You are to carry out all tasks at minimal loss. These forces will be needed in upcoming battles.
6 Days
You are NOT, REPEAT NOT authorized to attack the Chinese mainland or facilities on Hainan Island.
Embarked Tomahawk missiles should be reserved for the coming raids on China. Use judiciously.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and the Philippines have all opened their airspace to you.
The weather is stormy and visibility is reduced. Use of weapons solely relying on laser or EO/IR guidance is not feasible.
The principle threat you face is the Chinese naval strike complex. This system is composed of air-, sea- and space-based detection systems and bomber, submarine, surface and ASBM missile strike systems designed to sink carriers and other high-value units. The air threat consists of long-ranged Flanker and Flounder fighters and Badger bombers. The missile threat consists of the formidable DF-21D antishipping ballistic missiles and the longer-ranged DF-26D. The surface threat has been largely minimized but the submarine threat still exists, with many diesel and nuclear submarines still at sea. Your best defense may be avoiding detection or destroying recon/intel assets as well as dispersing your groups.
The cyber threat has been largely stalemated. US and Chinese forces have secured most methods of attack and are now fighting largely against each other on an electronic battlefield. Neither party is expected to have any major breakthroughs in the coming days.
The Paracel and Spratly Islands are isolated but heavily defended. Expect all facilities to be defended by modern Chinese SAM systems, antishipping missile sites and fighter aircraft. There are many known radar and signals intelligence sites in the region, as well as significant electronic warfare assets. There is also a known surface warfare group in the region, to support smaller missile attack groups. This region must be cleared but it is not advised to transit the Spratly Islands.
PLANAF
PLAN
America ESG
Canberra ESG
Eisenhower CSG
Nimitz CSG
Independent Submarines
Independent Surface Units
Air Bases