2021 Imagi-Nation Fighter Rodeo

[redleg]

It’s that time of year again!

The Republic of Dalmatia is pleased to announce that the 2021 International Fighter Rodeo will be held March 14th through March 20nd at Vulture Field in 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. 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 sixth anniversary of the event being an international 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.


Grand Finale
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]

2021 Fighter Rodeo Schedule of Events

Sunday March 14th
Squadrons arrive
Welcome reception & cocktail party hosted by Commander, ROD Naval Aviation

Monday March 15th (Beware the Ides of March!)
Fighter squadrons low-level course
Head-to-head fighter competition, round 1
Attack squadron pit-stop competition

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

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

Thursday March 18th
Attack cannon shoot competition
Head-to-head fighter competition, round 2
Aircraft maintenance competition

Friday March 19th
Fighter drone shoot competition
Attack bomb drop competition
Head-to-head fighter competition, finals

Saturday March 20th
Massive air battle
Awards ceremony
Barbecue hosted by Commander, ROD Air Combat Command

Sunday March 21st
Hangover recovery buffet breakfast
Squadrons depart

[chrisswim]

2021 Fighter Rodeo
The CoC will be participating and various member nations.
CoC
A.F. F-35 A, fighter. For the attack we were going to send 4 B-70 Valkyrie bombers but figured an unguided bomb might land up to 37 miles away from the target.
So the attack will be 10 F-111 and 2 EF-111

Monacodom
9 F/A-18 C and 3 F/A-18 D for the fighters.
10 A-6 and 2 EA-6 for the attack competition.
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Moroccodom
Fighters- F-16 A&B
Attack- A-4
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Balzac Republic
Fighters- JAS-39 Gripin
Attack- Saab 37 Viggen
Escorting the Avatar Flying Kegs.
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Romaniadom
Fighter- Su-35
Attack- Su-25
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Bulgariadom
Fighter- MiG-29
Attack- Su-25
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Nigeriadom
Fighter- F-4 Phantom
Attack- A-1 Sky Raiders

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[redleg]

This is great news! We are excited to have the CoC and the KDF participating!

CoC, you will need to reduce your squadron count a bit though. Please just 2 squadrons from each country, instead of 2 from Navy, 2 from Air Force, etc.

The ROD will have 2 squadrons participating, but we are still in the midst of our internal competition. The ROD Marine Corps (which only has a few fixed wing squadrons) has been knocked out of the running, but there are still Navy and Air Force squadrons in the mix.

We're excited to see an F4 squadron competing this year. Last year was the first year that the ROD did not send Phantoms to the competition and there was quite a backlash.

Mahishmati has yet to decide if they will participate or not.

[7.62]

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[redleg]

The ROD has completed its internal competition and the squadrons attending he Fighter Rodeo have been announced.

The fighter squadron is the Nav’s VFA-17 “Wasps” flying the F/A-18C. VFA-17 is part of Carrier Air Wing 4, normally flying from the carrier Armageddon, based at Naval Station The Angle.

The attack squadron is the Air Force’s 11th Fighter Squadron “Black Widows” flying the F-4E. The 11th is assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, home based right here at Vulture Field.

The ROD air combat community is thrilled to have an ROD Phantom squadron in the competition again this year.

[chrisswim]

Oh my. Those guys from ROD are favored to win the fighter competition. The F-4 are expected to ‘Place’.

[redleg]

The ROD is the defending Top Dogfighter from last year. Who will end up on top this year? In 2 week the dice will tell us!

Gotta love that F-4! Maybe Yer Bouti and the RPNW will come and bring some of their Phantoms!

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[MechCommander]

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[redleg]

That is sad news from Yer Bouti. Especially after they took home the big trophy in 2019.

[Hoth_902]

Flying in late this year, is the representatives of the RPNW. Resources are stretched pretty thin this year, with the overseas deployment and increased patrols along our Norther boarder. The RPNW had high hopes of fielding a strong entry this year. However, I had to scrape the bottom of the reserve units to get something going. Here is our list.

ORCA Squadron - Returning from Last year
3 F-4 Phantoms

Outlaws Squadron
3 A-10s

Devil Dancers Squadron
3 F-15Es

We look forward to being apart of this years events. Good luck everyone.

[redleg]

This is great news! We're very excited to have the RPNW compete in the Fighter Rodeo. Unfortunately the GPRC squadrons have dropped out of the competition so we currently have 20 squadrons slated to compete, with a total of 225 aircraft.

The fun starts tomorrow. The aircraft will arrive throughout the day and then there will be a formal reception in the evening hosted by the commander of the ROD commander of naval aviation. The competition will start bright and early Monday morning!

[chrisswim]

*** Balzac Republic Flights coming in for the Redeo, requesting to land.
Avatar Brewing 1, 747 Flying Keg R... 5 minutes out.
Avatar Brewing 3, 737-800 flying keg 6 minutes out.
Avatar Brewing 6, 737-800 flying Host Team (Swedish Bikini Team Alumni) and support 7 minutes out
Avatar Brewing 7, C-17, bring in Avatar beer vans, portable kegs, etc.