List Air5
by Mark Bevis
1. Strike CommandNo. 1 Bomber Group:
230th OCU Bomber Squadron: 8x Vulcan B2 55th, 57th Tanker Squadrons@ 8x Victor K2 tankers 232nd OCU Tanker Squadron: 8x Victor K2 tankers 27th Strategic Recce Squadron: 5x Vulcan SR2
Buccaneer Wing:
208th Attack Squadron: 16x Buccaneer S2B 237th OCU Squadron: 15x Buccaneer 216th Attack Squadron (1979+): 16?x ex-RN Buccaneer S2B 11th Air Defence Group:
23rd, 29th, 56th, 111th Fighter Squadrons@ 12x FGR2 Phantom 228th OCU Squadron: 24x FGR2 Phantom 43rd Fighter Squadron: 12x FG1 Phantom (ex-RN) 27th Squadron, RAF Regiment: 12x Rapier, 24x Landrover 85th Squadron, RAF Regiment: 4 Flights@ 4x Bloodhound 2 SAM 3 Field Squadrons, RAF Regiment: airfield defence infantry 8th AEW Squadron: 12x Shackleton AEW2 18th Maritime Group
236th OCU Squadron: 3x Nimrod MR1, + 11 spares 22nd SAR Squadron: 9x Wessex HC2 & Whirlwind HAR10 in 5 flights 202nd SAR Squadron: 9x Wessex HC2 & Whirlwind HAR10 in 4 flights (Whirlwind being replaced by Seaking HAR3 from 1979) 203rd MR Squadron: 3x Nimrod R1 (up to 1978, based in Malta) 38th Tactical Support Group
233rd OCU Squadron: 18x Harrier GR3, T4 6th, 54th Attack Squadrons@ 18x Jaguar GR1, 4x Jaguar T2 41st Recce Squadron: 18x Jaguar GR1 + recce pod 72nd Helicopter Squadron: 20x Wessex HC2 33rd, 220th Helicopter Squadrons@ 13x Puma HC1 240th OCU Squadron: 10?x Puma HC1 10th Tanker Squadron: 11x VC-10 tankers 24th, 30th, 47th, 70th Transport Squadrons@ 9-11x Hercules C1 242nd OCU Transport Squadron: 5x C-130 Hercules + 10 spares 32nd, 207th Communication Squadrons@ #x Hunting Pembrokes, 2x HS-125-400, 1x HS-125-600, 6x DeH Devon, 2x Whirlwind Queen's Flight: 3x Andover CC2, 2x Wessex HCC4 unknown allocation: 12x Andover C1 and CC2 1st Tactical Weapons Unit: 46x Hawk T1, 2x Jet Provost T4, 30x Hunter F6
2. 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force, Gemany
14th, 17th, 20th, 31st Attack Squadrons@ 18x Jaguar GR1, 4x Jaguar T2 2nd Recce Squadron: 18x Jaguar GR1 with recce pod 15th, 16th Attack Squadrons@ 12-16x Buccaneer S2 19th, 92nd Fighter Squadrons@ 12x FGR2 Phantom 60th Communication Squadron: 12x Pembroke C1 18th Helicopter Squadron: 3 Flights@ 5x Wessex HC2 (for army liaison) 63rd, 16th, 26th, 37th Squadrons, RAF Regiment: 12x Rapier, 24x Landrovers 25th Squadron, RAF Regiment: 3 Flights@ 4?x Bloodhound 2 SAM 1 Field Squadron, RAF Regiment: airfield defence infantry 4. RAF Support Command Training Units total:
Helicopter Training: 10x Gazelle HT3, 5x Wessex HU5, 14x Whirlwind 5. Notes
b) Buccaneer S2A is armed with 4x Martel ARM or 14x 1000lb HE bombs or 14x CBU or 2x 68mm rocket pods and 4x CBU or one nuclear bomb.<:f><:f,BArial,> c) Lightning F6 has 2x Red Top or Firestreak missiles. d) FGR2 Phantom has up to 4x AIM-9B/D/G and 4x AIM-7E Sparrow and one 20mm Vulcan cannon pod in fighter role. e) FGR2 Phantom has 12x 1000lb HE bombs; or 6x CBU, 4x 68mm RP pods and Vulcan pod; or 7x 68mm RP pods; or 2x AIM-9, 4x 1000lb HE, 2x 68mm RP; or 2x AIM-9 & 6x 68mm RP pods or 6x CBU; or other possible combinations. f) Harrier GR3 has up to 4x 1000lb HE bombs or 6x CBU or 6x 68mm RP pods or 4x AS-12 missiles. g) Jaguar GR1 has up to 8x 1000lb HE bombs or 10x CBU or 4x 68mm RP pods or 2x Martel ASM. h) Hawk T1 has 30mm Aden cannon pod, 6x 1000lbe HE bombs or 6x CBU or 4x 68mm RP pods if used in emergency attack role. i) Hunter F6 has 4x 30mm cannon and 2x 1000lb HE bombs in weapons training role. j) RAF helicopters are usually unarmed, although may gain GPMG in doorways in wartime. k) Napalm canisters may still be available, replacing CBU. Back to MicroMark Modern British List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Modern National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002-2003 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |