BMS Live Fragging

BMS Live Fragging Considerations

• Peoples' Time Is Valuable
  • People like to fly BMS
  • People don't mind spending a reasonable amount of time making sure their game time is soundly set up (enhances fun)
  • If this takes too long, people are going to get frustrated and quit the session
  • If roles are not cleanly being sorted and/or decisions not being made, people are going to get frustrated and quit the session

• Fully pre-fragged regular event Saturday missions normally commit to launch an hour or less after muster.
  • This process shouldn't take longer than that.

• This used to be "normal"
  • All Regular Saturday Events used to be put together like this
  • FNF's are almost always put together like this
  • There are a few people who do it really well, and others who lack experience
  • This is meant to capture the best practices, and provide a framework
    

BMS Live Fragging checklist

• Start on time! MUSTER TIME.
  • Have the server up and running at Muster time (5-10min before is better)
  • HALT/STOP the clock on the server
• Identify a fragger (if not already done)
  • Paper Rock Scissors
  • Volunteer, or Voluntold.
  • FRAGGER IDENTIFIED no later than Muster Plus 2min
  • If you are still struggling to pick a fragger after like 2-3 minutes... just give up and go do something else (try again another day)
• Spend 6-9 minutes analyzing the campaign to identify the Mission/Target.
  • Solicit input from players (preferences, suggestions)
  • Fragger, wield the hammer and PICK the mission by Muster+10
  • MISSION/TARGET SELECTED no later than Muster Plus 10min
• Spend 5 minutes or so deciding on Package Make-Up
  • i.e. 4-Ship SWEEP, 4-Ship SEAD, 2-Ship OCA (or whatever)
  • Based upon attendance/preferences, target, and opposing forces expected
  • Assign Flight Leads.
    • Paper Rock Scissors
    • Volunteer or Voluntold.
    • Fragger, wield the hammer!!!
  • PACKAGE STRUCTURE FINALIZED / FLIGHT LEADS SET no later than Muster Plus 15min
• Get Busy Fragging. These two functions should be going on simultaneously.
  • Fragger: Add the Package via 2D map/ATO
    • Create Package, Click map @Target Area. Lock Take-Off Time @20min from current game time
    • Add the Supported Flight first (i.e. the OCA Strike, if you are striking an airbase)
    • Add the Supporting Flights next (i.e. the SWEEP and SEAD)
    • Lock down the Takeoff Time, and TOT for the Supported Flight
    • Roll the takeoff times 1 minute earlier for the Supporting Flights (i.e. SEAD -1min, SWEEP -2min)
    • Evaluate any hold points for every package flight, or remove them if not desired (change from Hold to Nav)
    • Ensure there is a server flight fragged
      • For Campaigns, Server Takeoff Time should be far in the future
      • For Tactical Engagements, Server Takeoff Time should be with the package
    • SAVE THE MISSION
    • ATO PACKAGE CREATED no later than Muster Plus 30min
  • Flight Leads (not-fragger)
    • Discuss Plan, Phasing, Contracts, Contingencies
    • Assign Roles/Targets to the flights
    • Discuss DTC items (STPT lines, PPTs) (Post in Discord if desired)
    • Consider the need for support assets (AI AWACS, AI SWEEP flight, Tanker)
    • Consider where BULLSEYE should be located
• When the package is ready, Slot In and complete IVC Checks
  • IVC CHECKS COMPLETE no later than Muster Plus 35min
• Break up into Flight Briefings (20min max)
  • Set Flight Loadouts
  • Discuss/Modify flight paths (do not modify Takeoff or TOT)
  • Set flight admin (TACAN, DL, J/B, Formation, Weaponeering/Assignments, Etc)
  • Clean up any IVC problems
  • Flight Leads, Wield the Hammer!
  • FLIGHT BRIEFS COMPLETE no later than Muster Plus 55min
• Take a 3-5min Bio Break
• Speed-Read SOP's and COMMIT no later than Muster plus 60min
  • FASTER IS BETTER