Operation Shell Game
QOM PLATEAU · SITE KAF · IRAN · MISSION 17 OF 19
Operation Shell Game is a counter-battery mission in INSANE // AC-130 GUNSHIP OPS, flown over Qom Plateau, Iran. Par time 5 min 20 s.
Tasking
THREE BURIED HALLS UNDER THIS PLATEAU ENRICH FOR A WEAPON — THE CENTRIFUGE CASCADE, THE PLUTONIUM LINE, AND THE STORE. UNDER TREES, UNDER HOUSES, UNDER BARE DIRT — AND YOUR GUNS CANNOT REACH THAT DEEP. WATCH THE GROUND: SHIFT CREWS COME UP AND GO UNDER. MARK ALL THREE WITH [T] — WE CLIMB OUT AND THE B-2S PUT PENETRATORS ON YOUR MARKS. GUNS AND TUBES WILL KEEP TRYING TO BREAK YOUR CONCENTRATION.
Rules of engagement
- YOUR ROUNDS CANNOT KILL THE HALLS — ONLY MARK THEM
- THE SPOTS MOVE EVERY NIGHT — TRUST ONLY WHAT YOU SAW
- AT LEAST TWO PENETRATORS ON TARGET
- AAA AND MANPADS WAKE ON A SCHEDULE
Mission data
| Objective | FIND THE PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Counter-battery |
| Terrain | plateau |
| Area of operations | 34.6°N 50.9°E |
| Par time | 5 min 20 s |
| Civilians in the AO | no |
| Air defence | none reported |