Kingdom Come, 2018

Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt Date/Time: 18th June 2018 / 01:00:00 Zulu Location: Red Sea, Nile Valley and Sinai Playable Sides: Saudi Arabia Introduction Following an abortive assassination attempt on the King of Saudi Arabia, compelling links between the assassins and the Egyptian national intelligence agency, the Mukhabarat, quickly came to light. In the ensuing furor, diplomatic attempts to resolve the crisis between the two countries failed as each side dug in their heels. The Saudis would tolerate nothing less than having the responsible parties delivered to them immediately, while the Egyptians were still reeling from the realization that the Mukhabarat had initiated such an outrage without official sanction - but to save face would not admit so. With only hours to go before the deadline of the Saudi's ultimatum, the Egyptians came to the conclusion, under the circumstances, that war was the more tenable option. The Kingdom would ablige. Scenario Notes This large scenario encompasses a 48 hour opening surge of air/naval combat operations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The Saudis possess a large, powerful and modern air force. The Egyptians are modernizing, too, and have one of the most dangerous air defense networks in the world. The Saudis must destroy their assigned targets to have a chance of victory. Unfortunately these targets are heavily defended and time is short. The Egyptians have three squadrons of modern Rafale fighters, equipt with the Meteor AAM. They also have two squadrons of modern MiG-29 Fulcrums and another two of updated Mirage 2000s (equivalent to the UAE Mirage 2000-9 model), all with competent air weapons. The Egyptian F-16 fleet is sizable but depends on older AAMs such as the AIM-7M and AIM-9M. Obsolescent aircraft are are also still in evidence. A handful of Hawkeye AEW aircraft provide overhead radar coverage. On the ground the older network of SA-2 and SA-3 systems are being phased out in lieu of more modern systems. Batteries of SA-11, S