Random ORBATs!

ROYAL AIR FORCE 1990


RAF STRIKE COMMAND


No. 1 Group

RAF Aldergrove (Northern Ireland)
No. 72 Squadron, RAF – 6no Wessex HC2 medium transport helicopters

RAF Benson (Southern England)
No. 115 Squadron, RAF – 7no Andover E3 & E3A radio/navigation support aircraft

RAF Brize Norton (Southern England)
No. 10 Squadron, RAF – 13no Vickers VC10 C1 strategic airlift aircraft
No. 101 Squadron, RAF – 9no Vickers VC10 K2 & K3 airborne refuelling aircraft
No. 216 Squadron, RAF – 9no TriStar K1 & KC1 strategic airlift/air refuelling aircraft

RAF Coltishall (Eastern England)
No. 6 Squadron, RAF – 16no Jaguar GR1 tactical strike aircraft
No. 41 Squadron, RAF – 16no Jaguar GR1A tactical strike/reconnaissance aircraft
No. 54 Squadron, RAF – 16no Jaguar GR1 tactical strike aircraft

RAF Honington (Eastern England)
No. 45 Squadron, RAF – 21no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
{45 Squadron is the war designation for the Tempest weapons conversion unit}
{The Tempest GR1 is the F-111F in RAF service}

RAF Lyneham (Southern England)
No. 24 Squadron, RAF – 12no Hercules C1 & C3 tactical airlift aircraft
No. 30 Squadron, RAF – 12no Hercules C1 & C3 tactical airlift aircraft
No. 47 Squadron, RAF – 12no Hercules C1 & C3 tactical airlift aircraft
No. 70 Squadron, RAF – 12no Hercules C1 & C3 tactical airlift aircraft

RAF Marham (Eastern England)
No. 27 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
No. 55 Squadron, RAF – 13no Victor K2 airborne refuelling aircraft
No. 617 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft

RAF Odiham (Southern England)
No. 7 Squadron, RAF – 12no Chinook HC1 assault transport helicopters
No. 33 Squadron, RAF – 12no Puma HC1 medium transport helicopters

RAF Waddington (Eastern England)
No. 13 Squadron, RAF – 8no Lancer B1 strategic bombers/missile carriers
No. 50 Squadron, RAF – 8no Lancer B1 strategic bombers/missile carriers
{The Lancer B1 is the B-1B in RAF service}

RAF Wittering (Eastern England)
No. 1 Squadron, RAF – 16no Harrier GR5 tactical strike aircraft


No. 11 Group

RAF Coningsby (Eastern England)
No. 5 Squadron, RAF – 15no Eagle F2 fighters/interceptors
No. 29 Squadron, RAF – 15no Eagle F2 fighters/interceptors
No. 65 Squadron, RAF – 19no Eagle F2 & F3 fighters/interceptors
{65 Squadron is the war designation for the Eagle weapons conversion unit}
{The Eagle F2 is the F-15A in RAF service}

RAF Leeming (Northern England)
No. 11 Squadron, RAF – 15no Eagle F2 fighters/interceptors
No. 23 Squadron, RAF – 15no Eagle F2 fighters/interceptors
No. 25 Squadron, RAF – 12no Eagle F3 fighters/interceptors
{The Eagle F3 is the F-15C in RAF service}

RAF Leuchars (Scotland)
No. 43 Squadron, RAF – 15no Eagle F2 fighters/interceptors
No. 111 Squadron, RAF – 15no Eagle F2 fighters/interceptors

RAF Wattisham (Eastern England)
No. 56 Squadron, RAF – 15no Phantom FGR2 fighters/interceptors


No. 18 Group

RAF Kinloss (Scotland)
No. 120 Squadron, RAF – 8no Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol/attack aircraft
No. 201 Squadron, RAF – 8no Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol/attack aircraft
No. 206 Squadron, RAF – 8no Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol/attack aircraft

RAF Lossiemouth (Scotland)
No. 8 Squadron, RAF – 6no Sentry AEW1 airborne radar/control aircraft
{The Sentry AEW1 is the E-3B in RAF service}
No. 12 Squadron, RAF – 16no Buccaneer S2 maritime strike aircraft
No. 208 Squadron, RAF – 16no Buccaneer S2 maritime strike aircraft

RAF St. Mawgan (Western England)
No. 42 Squadron, RAF – 6no Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol/attack aircraft

RAF Wyton (Eastern England)
No. 51 Squadron, RAF – 5no Nimrod R1 electronic interception/support aircraft
No. 360 Squadron, RAF – 10no Canberra T17 electronic countermeasures aircraft




RAF GERMANY


No. 2 Group

RAF Bruggen (West Germany)
No. 9 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
No. 14 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
No. 17 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
No. 31 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft

Geilenkirchen Air Base (West Germany)
No. 96 Squadron, RAF – 6no Sentry AEW1 airborne radar/control aircraft

RAF Gutersloh (West Germany)
No. 3 Squadron, RAF – 16no Harrier GR7 tactical strike aircraft
No. 4 Squadron, RAF – 16no Harrier GR5 tactical strike aircraft
No. 18 Squadron, RAF – 18no Chinook HC1 assault transport helicopters
No. 230 Squadron, RAF – 15no Puma HC1 medium transport helicopters

RAF Laarbruch (West Germany)
No. 2 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1A strike/reconnaissance aircraft
No. 15 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
No. 16 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft
No. 20 Squadron, RAF – 12no Tempest GR1 strike aircraft

RAF Wildenrath (West Germany)
No. 19 Squadron, RAF – 15no Phantom FGR2 fighters/interceptors
No. 92 Squadron, RAF – 15no Phantom FGR2 fighters/interceptors

Would the Tempest GR1 be the same as the General Dynamics F-111K

I also have an ORBAT for a Second Korean War TL coming up.

On top of US & ROK forces, I have an Australian brigade with a New Zealand battlegroup attached, a Thai infantry division with a Malaysian airborne brigade attached, a British armoured infantry brigade reinforced by the Gurkha battalion in Brunei, Singaporean armoured brigade, and an engineer unit & a special forces contingent from Poland. Any other likely candidates to send forces? Japan is off of the table for ground forces obviously, but naval and air units (strictly based in Japan and not on ROK soil) are also involved.

Maybe the Philippines would join too and Japan would take a defensive stance.