2020 Imagi-Nation Fighter Rodeo

[redleg]

It’s that time of year again!

The Republic of Dalmatia is pleased to announce that the 2020 Fighter Rodeo will be held March 15th through March 22nd at Vulture Field on the beautiful west coast of the ROD!

The International Fighter Rodeo is a week-long event that brings the best combat pilots together from all over the world to hone their combat skills and to promote camaraderie and interoperability. Even though the ROD is engaged in combat operations in Egypt, the Ministry of Defense has decreed that the annual Fighter Rodeo will go on as planned. It is a time-honored tradition that this event is always held on the week of Saint Patrick’s Day. And this year is the fifth anniversary of the event being an international competition, rather than an internal ROD competition.

The ROD invites interested imagi-nations to send 2 squadrons to the event (one to compete as a fighter squadron and one to compete as an attack squadron). Each squadron will consist of 12 combat aircraft and no more than 150 total personnel. Additional support aircraft and personnel are welcome, though they will not be involved in the competition. The ROD will provide housing and meals for all participants, dignitaries, and media as well as fuel, live ordnance, training ordnance, and ground transportation during the event.

The basic structure of the event remains the same:

There will be three competition categories: fighter, attack, and support.

Fighter Category
-Low-level course. All 12 pilots will complete a challenging course at low altitude, negotiating a series of man-made markers and natural terrain features designed to test a pilot’s ability to maneuver at low altitude. Score is based on time and accuracy.

-Drone shoot. All 12 pilots will intercept an unmanned drone and destroy it with cannon fire. Aircraft will be airborne when the drone is launched and will be directed to the target by AWACS aircraft. Time will start when the fighter is 20 miles away from the target. Aircraft without internal cannon will mount an external 20mm gun pod for this event.

-Head-to-head. All 12 pilots will participate in a 1-on-1 dogfight with another fighter. 2 points will be awarded for a victory, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Pilots will participate in 2 dogfights and then the pilots with the most points will enter a semi-final stage leading up to one pilot being named top dogfighter.


Attack Category
-Low-level course. All 12 pilots will complete a challenging course at low altitude, negotiating a series of man-made markers and natural terrain features designed to test a pilot’s ability to maneuver at low altitude. Score is based on time and accuracy.

-Cannon shoot. All 12 pilots will attack a stationary ground target and destroy it with cannon fire. Points will be awarded for accuracy. Aircraft without internal cannon will mount an external 20mm gun pod for this event.

-Bomb drop. All 12 pilots will attack a stationary ground target and destroy it with a 500 lb unguided bomb. Points will be awarded for accuracy.


Support Category
-Aircraft maintenance. A panel of distinguished aircraft maintenance experts will inspect all 12 aircraft and award points based on the overall readiness and condition of the squadron’s aircraft.

-Aircraft pit-stop. All 12 aircraft will begin the competition airborne with a full load of blue painted training ammunition and ordnance, but with minimal fuel. The entire squadron will land and be refueled by the ground crew. All ammunition and ordnance will be downloaded and replaced with a full complement of red-painted training ammunition and ordnance. Time will start when the first aircraft touches down and will end when the last aircraft lifts off after refueling and rearming.


The rodeo will culminate in a major air battle with all aircraft participating in a force-on-force exercise that will test combat skills as well as the ability to operate effectively in a multi-national force.

[GM’s Note: No real people or micro armor aircraft need to move for this event. Please just add pics of your aircraft and let me know who is participating. All competitions will be resolved by me by dice roll. Aircraft can be in any scale (1/285, 1/600, 1/2400). You do not even need to have a full squadron – the squadron commander’s aircraft will do!]

If you would like to participate, please notify the ROD Ministry of Defense and include the squadron designations and aircraft types.

[redleg]

2020 Fighter Rodeo Schedule of Events

Sunday March 15th (Beware the Ides of March!)
Squadrons arrive
Welcome reception & cocktail party hosted by Commander, ROD Naval Aviation

Monday March 16th
Fighter squadrons low-level course
Head-to-head fighter competition, round 1
Attack squadron pit-stop competition

Tuesday March 17th (Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!)
St Patrick’s Day Party and concert by rock band Smegma Bomb
Vintage aircraft air show and fly-by
Demonstration by the Sky Dogs demonstration team

Wednesday March 18th
Attack squadrons low-level course
Head-to-head fighter competition, round 1 (continued)
Fighter squadron pit-stop competition

Thursday March 19th
Fighter drone shoot competition
Attack cannon shoot competition
Head-to-head fighter competition, round 2
Aircraft maintenance competition

Friday March 20th
Attack bomb drop competition
Head-to-head fighter competition, finals

Saturday March 21st
Massive air battle
Awards ceremony
Barbecue hosted by Commander, ROD Air Combat Command

Sunday March 22nd
Hangover recovery buffet breakfast
Squadrons depart

[MechCommander]

It’s been finalized that the RCAF will send
No 402 Squadron, flying CF-18s from CFB Winnipeg
And No 404 Squadron, flying CF-14s from CFB Greenwood
To the fighter rodeo.

(Edit to remove that emoji covering up the eight)

[chrisswim]

. Fighter Rodeo
Balzac Republic -CoC will participate with a 16th Air Wing sending 2 squadrons JAS-39 Grippen: Squad A in in Air to Air role 2nd squad in ground attack role, with support and 3 tankers of the favorite Beer of the Rodeo.
Camastan -CoC will send 12 F-4 in fighter role, 6 A-4 and 6 A-7 in the attack role.
Romania-dom will send the Royal Black Sea Squadron of 6 MiG-29 with Bulgaria-dom sending another 6 MiG-29. Attack role will be 6 Su-24 and 6 Su-25. An-12 will be there to support the team competition.
CHIdom is sending 12 J-10 fighters and 10 PAK-50 in the ground attack role.
Monacodom Air Force is sending 16 F-35 A in the fighter competition and 12 F-16 C in the attack role. There will be 10 C-130 flying in and staying for the week. 4 C-17 bringing in some tasty treats for a couple of evenings of social programming.
CoC Navy Atlantic Fleet is sending 12 F/A-18 C in the fighter competition and 10 A-6 B and 2 EA-6 for the attack competition. There will be over a dozen C-130 flying in and out, 2 C-17.
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Armenia-dom is sending 10 F-16 C along with 300 goats, 200 sheep for Bar-B-Q
Tripoli-dom will send 12 Kfir, for the fighter program and 12 F-4 in the attack role.
. The squadron participation levels have increased. to share and learn techniques for fighter and attack profile missions. . Look forward to the hospitality of ROD

[Hoth_902]

Due to its recent formation and shortage of equipment, the RPNW will only be able to send one squadron. If this is inadequate, all events that we participate in could be considered exhibition in nature.



The pilots of the Orcas are looking forward to participating in the events. In particular the Low level course. The cascades and the surrounding foot hills offer a unique set of obstacles to practice on.

[redleg]

It's great to have so much interest this early! We're not familiar with the CF-1 though - can you give us some info on that aircraft? We're familiar with the Japanese F1 and the Mirage F1. Is it a variant of one of those?

[MechCommander]

That was a grammar error Redleg, it’s the CF-18 but a emoji icon keeps covering up the eight.

[redleg]

OK thanks. CF-18s for the attack squadron and CF-14s for the fighter squadron?

[7.62]

The Karma Republic of Kanada will also be attending this years Fighter meet.
The attack element will be from 6 Sqn flying F-4E's.
The fighter Sqn will be announced in the next few days.

Yer Bouti is unable to send a team this year due to its economic and security situation (It sold it's F-4's and spares to the KDF).

[chrisswim]

The CoC still has a security presence around Yer Bouti.
What about all the royalties from the petro sales. I think the Shake yer Bouti is pocketing some of the funds.

[Hoth_902]

Open to all nations in the region of the Pacific Northwest, the RPNW is having a mixer/meet and greet on Friday. This event is to introduce the Air force Liaison officers that will be available for post in other nations of the region. This is the begging of initiating military cooperation and coordination for the region.

[MechCommander]

New Canada, will be delighted to allow a Air force Liaison officer from the RPNW to be assigned to our country.

(Redleg When would that UIN Website be online?)

[redleg]

The ROD would also like to exchange Air Force liaisons with the RPNW. We're looking forward to the social event on Friday!

Mech, which squadron is your attack and which one is fighter? I need to code the so that I have the right aircraft in the right events.

I haven't started the UIN website yet - work is very buy this week. Hopefully by the end of the week I can get something basic up. I'm envisioning a basic site with a listing of imagi-nations, and then you can click on each country to open up a page for that country with a flag and/or picture, brief description, point of contact/owner, and a link for those that have other websites.

[redleg]

The ROD is still conducting it's internal competitions to decide which squadrons will represent it at the Fighter Rodeo. We should have a final decision to announce in another day or two.

[MechCommander]

No 402 is the fighter squadron.
and No 404 is the attack squadron.