Kargil War (1999)

Kargil War (1999) wikipedia

kargil.zip

All Kargil War scenarios in one .zip file

KARGIL1.BTL

In the summer if 1999, Pakistan forces pushed into the Kargil sector of Kashmir, provoking a response from India. In this encounter, based on a real encounter, Pakistani F-16As attempted to cover their ground forces inside Kargil, moving to intercept approaching Indian aircraft. As the two forces moved towards each other, Indian MiG-29s, equipped with R-77 active-homing BVR missiles (in FC2, AA-12 "AMRAAMski" missiles), locked on to the covering F-16s, threatening a BVR missile shot. The Pakistani F-16s, equipped only with short-range sidewinders, prudently chose to withdraw. After this initial incident, the Pakistani air force was reluctant to support the Kargil incursion depriving the Pakistani ground forces of much needed air cover.

While in the actual encounter in 1999 no missiles were fired, in this version all aircraft are free to fire. This will give you a chance to test the impact of the these BVR missiles on interception attempts by aircraft only armed with short-range heat seekers.

More recently, Pakistan has purchased more advanced Block-52 F-16s (the equivalent of F-16Cs in the game) which are capable of carrying American AMRAAM active-homing BVR missiles. In version Kargil2.btl, you can test how this situation might have been different if Pakistan had the access to the latest techology during their Kargil incursion.

Information about the details of this encounter have been hard to come by, so I have made a best guess here. The Indian strike element is included.

Information for this scenario came from http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20050520.aspx .strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20050520.aspx

KARGIL2.BTL

In the summer if 1999, Pakistan forces pushed into the Kargil sector of Kashmir, provoking a response from India. In this encounter, based on a real encounter, Pakistani F-16As attempted to cover their ground forces inside Kargil, moving to intercept approaching Indian aircraft. As the two forces moved towards each other, Indian MiG-29s, equipped with R-77 active-homing BVR missiles (in FC2, AA-12 "AMRAAMski" missiles), locked on to the covering F-16s, threatening a BVR missile shot. The Pakistani F-16s, equipped only with short-range sidewinders, prudently chose to withdraw. After this initial incident, the Pakistani air force was reluctant to support the Kargil incursion depriving the Pakistani ground forces of much needed air cover.

While in the actual encounter in 1999 no missiles were fired, in this version all aircraft are free to fire. Also, in the original scenario (Kargil1.btl) Pakistan is flying F-16As, which could not carry American AMRAAM BVR missiles. More recently, Pakistan has purchased more advanced Block-52 F-16s (the equivalent of F-16Cs in the game) which are capable of carrying American AMRAAM active-homing BVR missiles. In this version of the scenario you can test how this situation might have been different if Pakistann different if Pakistan had the access to the latest techology during their Kargil incursion.

Information about the details of this encounter have been hard to come by, so I have made a best guess here. The Indian strike element is included.

Information for this scenario came from http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20050520.aspx

KARGIL3.BTL

On the 8th of July, during the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan, two Indian Mig-27s, covered by two Mirage-2000s flew into Pakistani airspace on a strike mission. CAPing Pakistani F-7MPs were vectored by GCI to intercept the Indian interlopers, backed up by F-16s, which apparently used their ECM capabilities to electronically jam the Indian aircraft. Apparently the Pakistani aircraft maneuvered into a position favorable for either a heat-seeking missile launch or at least a radar lock. The Indians then turned back and escaped back into India without any shots being fired.

This scenario is a reconstruction of this encounter. While no missiles were fired or aircraft downed during the actual encounter, in this version, both sides are free to fire. There is also a ground strike target for the Indian Mig-27s to attack.

Source for this scenario: http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-history/14324-what-could-have-paf-done-kargil-war-2.html

KARGIL1A.BTL

In the summer if 1999, Pakistan forces pushed into the Kargil sector of Kashmir, provoking a response from India. In this encounter, based on a real encounter, Pakistani F-16As attempted to cover their ground forces inside Kargil, moving to intercept approaching Indian aircraft. As the two forces moved towards each other, Indian MiG-29s, equipped with R-77 active-homing BVR missiles (in FC2, AA-12 "AMRAAMski" missiles), locked on to the covering F-16s, threatening a BVR missile shot. The Pakistani F-16s, equipped only with short-range sidewinders, prudently chose to withdraw. After this initial incident, the Pakistani air force was reluctant to support the Kargil incursion depriving the Pakistani ground forces of much needed air cover.

While the details of this encounter are unclear, in this version I have used information derived from the webpage bharat-rakshak.com. According to the Kargil War page on bharat-rakshak.com, groups of four Mirage 2000s armed with 2 Magic 2s and armed with dumb bombs were accompanied to the target by one Mirage 2000 carrying a laser pod and laser guided bombs, escorted by two Mirage 2000s armed with Super530 missiles and with MiG-29s carrying AA-12 missiles flying top cover. This set up is simulated in this version of this encounter.

While in the actual encounter in 1999 no missiles were fired, in this version all aircraft are free to fire. This will give you a chance to test the impact of the these BVR missiles on interception attempts by aircraft only armed with short-range heat seekers.

More recently, Pakistan has purchased more advanced Block-52 F-16s (the equivalent of F-16Cs in the game) which are capable of carrying American AMRAAM active-homing BVR missiles. In version Kargil2.btl and Kargil2a.btl, you can test how this situation might have been different if Pakistan had the access to the latest techology during their Kargil incursion.

Information for this scenario came from

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Kargil/PCamp.html

KARGIL2A.BTL

In the summer if 1999, Pakistan forces pushed into the Kargil sector of Kashmir, provoking a response from India. In this encounter, based on a real encounter, Pakistani F-16As attempted to cover their ground forces inside Kargil, moving to intercept approaching Indian aircraft. As the two forces moved towards each other, Indian MiG-29s, equipped with R-77 active-homing BVR missiles (in FC2, AA-12 "AMRAAMski" missiles), locked on to the covering F-16s, threatening a BVR missile shot. The Pakistani F-16s, equipped only with short-range sidewinders, prudently chose to withdraw. After this initial incident, the Pakistani air force was reluctant to support the Kargil incursion depriving the Pakistani ground forces of much needed air cover.

While the details of this encounter are unclear, in this version I have used information derived from the webpage bharat-rakshak.com. According to the Kargil War page on bharat-rakshak.com, groups of four Mirage 2000s armed with 2 Magic 2s and armed with dumb bombs were accompanied to the target by one Mirage 2000 carrying a laser pod and laser guided bombs, escorted by two Mirage 2000s armed with Super530 missiles and with MiG-29s carrying AA-12 missiles flying top cover. This set up is simulated in this version of this encounter.

While in the actual encounter in 1999 no missiles were fired, in this version all aircraft are free to fire. Also, in the original scenario (Kargil1.btl) Pakistan is flying F-16As, which could not carry American AMRAAM BVR missiles. More recently, Pakistan has purchased more advanced Block-52 F-16s (the equivalent of F-16Cs in the game) which are capable of carrying American AMRAAM active-homing BVR missiles. In this version of the scenario you can test how this situation might have been different if Pakistann different if Pakistan had the access to the latest techology during their Kargil incursion.

Information for this scenario came from

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Kargil/PCamp.html