NGP85 "81: Better Dead than Red v1.1"

[JDR Dragoon]

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102100ZMay1981
2. Luftwaffendivision reports increased enemy air activity and heavy jamming in the 3. SOC area. NATO fighter patrols are being heavily engaged. Additional fighters are being vectored, but the heavy jamming makes it hard to control them by centralised means.

102120ZMay1981
2.Luftwaffendivision reports heavy SEAD activity aimed at the US 6th Bn/52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment east of Schweinfurt. COM 69th Air Defence Artillery Brigade reports that most of the IHAWK target illumination radars are either out of commission or being forced to displace.

102130ZMay1981
2.Luftwaffendivision reports that the 18. Kompanie/Fernmelderegiment 32, with their mobile radar system, who are operating S of Bad Kissingen are burning through the enemy jamming. They are detecting multiple bogeys moving at slow speed at low altitude in the direction of Schweinfurt.

102140ZMay1981
Low level air defence units of the US VII Corps are reporting engagements and shootdowns of enemy 4 engined transport planes east and north of Schweinfurt.

102150ZMay1981
Radar and ground observation reports enemy planes turning back towards the border again.