Air Strike - how many aircraft?

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About how many individual aircraft does a DA air strike represent?

For example, in designing a scenario it may be assumed that an operation is to be supported by two CV's with say 96 F-18's allocated 50% each to CAP and CAS.

Assuming two sorties per day per aircraft this gives up to 96 CAS sorties per day, how many airstrikes would this be in DA?
 
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96, usually. However, you can round down from there easily if you assume DA overstates their effectiveness. :)
 
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Makes more sense your way, frankly, but that's how I've seen the translation done.

If you don't have to justify it especially, set a conversion rate and run with it. :)
 
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