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1000 Millon Dollars

What do you get for 1000 million dollars?

12 Gripen E or 6 F-35 if you want some weapons as well...

In the HX Fighter Program evaluation - Finland decides that the F-35 is the best replacement for their F-18Cs in competition with the Gripen E, F/A-18E, Rafale and the Typhoon. In a joint excercise with Sweden in the summer of 2023 they get to try out their new aircraft against the Gripen E. The rules are simple - bring 1000 million dollars of hardware to the fight and both sides are tasked to destroy two enemy ships in the Åland archipielago while defending their own.

OOB:

Sweden:

Sweden is invading Åland with two Visby class corvettes supported by JAS-39 Gripen E fighters. A Saab S100B AEW&C is also available.

The F16 base in Uppsala that has been propsed to be revived is up and running again with the 162 division equipped with new Gripen E aircraft. 12 are available according the the rules of the exercise. Half of the planes are armed wtih AA weapons - the other half for attack with GBU-49 for the Naval Attack. The RB15F would be more appropriate but as there is no equivalent weapon for the F-35 this is more fair for the aircraft vs aircraft test.

Finland:

Two Swedish Visby class corvettes are invading Åland. FNS Hamina and FNS Pori are on route to engage her - supported by F-35A fighters. A Saab 340 AEW&C is also available emulating the Globaleye offered to Finland even though this is an older version of the EriEye.

The Tampere-Pirkkala airbase has also been revived and the 21st fighter squadron has moved back there with new F-35A fighters. 6 are available according to the rulse of the exercise. Half of the planes are armed wtih AA weapons - the other half for attack with GBU-49 for the naval strike mission.

Scoring:

100p for each ship destroyed
10p for each plane shot down

If any side gets more than 140 points the scenario ends...