STEP 3 EVALUATE THE ADVERSARY

Sequence of Presentation Disposition of Adversary Doctrinal Templates Enemy Tactics HVTs COG Analysis

CAF Units 1 st Creparian Fleet – 11 th Flotilla (1 Frigate, 4 Patrol Boats, 1 amphibious vessel) 6 th and 7 th Air Force Groups – 65 th Radar Squadron 42 nd Creparian Group Army – 1243 rd Bde, 124 th Amphibious Mech Inf Div – Creparian Raiders Battalion (Airborne) Marine Regiment

1 st Fleet x 1243rd 124th 6 th Radar 6th 11 th Flotilla II DISPOSITION OF ADVERSARY 6 th AFG7 th AFG Hq

DOCTRINAL TEMPLATE AIR FORCE RAIDERS FLEET GROUND FORCES

DOCTRINAL TEMPLATE (Attack Sequence ) 1. Air Force - first to mobilize -softening, disable radar systems -cripple air and naval bases 2. Creparian Raiders (airborne) – insertion to gain foothold

DOCTRINAL TEMPLATE (Attack Sequence) 3. Fleet – isolate the target territory by controlling SLOC -naval bombardment -Gunfires to support the Raiders 4. Creparian Army – invasion force

11 th FLOTILLA - 1 Flagship - 4 Patrol Boats - 1 Amphibious vessel Concept of Employment – Mahanian Doctrine

NAVAL CAPABILITIES Frigate (Admiral Gorshkov Class Vessel)  Overall length: 130 meters  Operational range: 4,000 miles  Maximum speed: 30 knots  crew of 200

NAVAL CAPABILITIES Frigate (Admiral Gorshkov Class Vessel)  Equipment: 3D air search radars with Garpun-BAL SSM targeting and SAM control system  Armaments: 130mm gun mount, 30mm, close-in weapon system gun, eight anti-ship cruise missiles, and Brahmos missiles with a range of 180 miles

NAVAL CAPABILITIES Rubin Class Patrol Boats  Overall length: 62.5 meters  crew of 20 personnel  Armaments: 30mm AK-630MM close-in weapon system & two Kord-12.7 heavy machine guns

NAVAL CAPABILITIES Rubin Class Patrol Boats  Maximum range: 4,000 meters  Maximum speed: 30 knots  Operating range: 5,600 kms and maximum endurance of up to 30 days

NAVAL CAPABILITIES Mistral Amphibious Vessel  Can accommodate six helicopters in the flight deck  Can carry either 4 Landing Craft Utility or 2 air cushion landing crafts (LCACs)  160 crew members with 20 officers, and can carry and sustain 450 troops for 45 days  Speed: 19 knots

NAVAL CAPABILITIES Mistral Amphibious Vessel  Armaments: SIMBAD Launchers as Air Defense Missiles w/ range of up to 6km; two 30mm naval guns, and four 12.7mm machine guns  Equipment: can detect low and medium-level targets within 140km radius

6 TH AF Group 7 TH CG 12 Flights SU 27S 12 Flights MIG 29 1 FLIGHT = 4 SU 27s 1 SQUADRON = 6 Flights 1 GROUP = 12 flights

AIR CAPABILITIES MIG 29 “Fulcrum” Multi Role Fighter –Under the 7 TH AFG –48 MIG 29s in the inventory –Destroy targets from 30 to 110NM –Aerial refueling capable, 700NM combat radius –Precision guided munitions

AIR CAPABILITIES SU-27 Sukhoi “Flanker” –Under the 6 TH AFG –48 units in the inventory –Destroy targets from 30 NM to 110NM –Aerial refueling capable/ 800NM combat radius –Precision guided munitions/ Missiles/bombs

ADVERSARY’S TACTICS AND OPTIONS  Conducts air and naval operations to isolate the objective and establish air and sea control in the area  Employs the following:  airborne units to seize lodgments to be further exploited by ground troops

ADVERSARY’S TACTICS AND OPTIONS  mechanized infantry operations to seize an island objective  close air support and naval gun-fire for task force-size invasion elements

HIGH VALUE TARGETS  Flagship of 11 th Flotilla  Amphibious vessel, 11 th Flotilla  Cargo aircrafts

CENTER OF GRAVITY COG: 1 st Creparian Fleet CRITICAL CAPABILITY:  Isolate Ladrones Island by air and naval ops  Gain foothold by airborne elements  Insertion of main body to Ladrones  Deliver close air support and naval gun-fire during invasion CRITICAL VULNERABILITY:  Sea lines of communication  Logistics  C2 CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Naval assets  Air assets  Logistics Objective: Seizure of Ladrones Island