reflagged super-tanker SS Bridgeton off Farsi Island, ripping a 32 x 16 ft (10 x 5 m) hole in its side. In response, and convinced, in Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini’s words, that with the failure of Operation Eagle Claw the United States was a ‘paper tiger’, Iran began sowing the region’s seas with unmarked M-08 naval mines. vessels to protect them from Iranian attacks. Navy (USN) warships began escorting Kuwaiti tankers reflagged as U.S. In March 1987, under Operation Earnest Will, U.S. Loaded with Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Skipper rocket-assisted and 500 lb Mk-82 laser-guided bombs (LGBs), VA-95’s mission was to sink the Iranian Saam-class frigate Sabalan.
It was the morning of Ap– and Operation Praying Mantis was underway.Ĭdr Langston was Strike Leader of Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95) ‘Black Panthers’, part of Carrier Air Wing II aboard the nuclear-power aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. In the space of two seconds, the Intruder hurtled from zero to 150 mph.
The A-6 squatted down onto the catapult shoe. In parallel, we are also adding jamming effects to the FCR.Ĭommander Arthur ‘Bud’ Langston pushed the Intruder’s throttles forward to military power. For SPJ Position 1 and 2, we hope to later enable Radar Priority for Position 1 and Jammer Priority for Position 2 (also for the Hornet), but it is not possible currently.įor now, Position 1 and 2 behave the same as Radar in Priority. We have plans though to further improve our global ECM environment with more effective and realistic jamming effects. ECM operations can be conducted in Self Protection Jammer (SPJ) mode (Position 1 and 2 on the Transmit switch) and Barrage Noise Jammer (Position 3 on the Transmit switch).ĬMS aft and right on the control stick are used to activate and deactivate ECM transmission.ĮCM is most effective against hostile radar acquisition greater than 25 nm. With the introduction of ECM for our Viper, we will start with the ALQ-184 short pod, and then follow it with the ALQ-184 long pod and ALQ-131 pod.