Coop - First Light

Arma Lounge Tactical Planning
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Map: Leskovets
Time: 0430
Weather: Clear with early morning mist
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OPORD

I Situation:

The Russians are pushing west in an attempt to break Nato’s Eastern flank. We have to hold the line here and inflict heavy casualties on there force in order to slow there advance and allow the rest of the front to withdraw in good order. First Light is at 0600L.

Friendly Forces:

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[] 1st Platoon, Task Force Noctem our platoon is to Ambush the enemy advance and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.
[] 2nd Platoon, Task Force Noctem located on our southern boundary, there Mission is to Block and Divert the enemy.
[] 3rd Platoon, Task Force Noctem located to our west, there Mission is to Guard Coy HQ and provide a tactical reserve.
[] 29th Light Infantry are North of our AO there mission is to Block and Divert the enemy.
[*] 2n Lancers are South of our AO there mission is to Block and Divert the enemy.
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Assets:

[indent][list][] 4 x Transport Trucks
[] Multiple Civilian vehicles.
[] 2 x Tow Launchers
[] 6 x AT Mines
[] 10 x AP Mines
[] 6 x Claymore
[*] Box full of Entrenching Tools.
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Enemy Forces:

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[] Mechanised and Armoured units very experienced
[] They will probe the front searching for a weak point, they will send light recce forces first and follow up with heavy armour and infantry. They have extensive use of long range artillery.
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Civilians:

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[*] Civilians in the local area have fled due to extensive shelling.
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II Mission:

1st Platoon are to prepare and set up an AMBUSH within our AO before first light.

III Execution:

Commander’s intent

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[] 1st are to move into the AO and prepare Ambush sites before first light.
[] 1st Platoon are then to man each Ambush site ensuring that enemy Armour does not pass them or has any alternative route around them within there AOR.
[] 1st Platoon should use civilian vehicles, static weapons, explosives and engineers to build well prepared Ambush sites and fire positions.
[] The Platoon commander and SL’s need to ensure all positions have good firing arcs and that the positions are able to withstand follow up infantry assaults and artillery bombardments. [/list][/indent]

Movement Plan

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[*] Insertion will be via provided transport truck or commandeered civilian vehicles.[/list][/indent]

Fire Support

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[*] Mortars Platoon can be tasked via the radio, call sign Delta 3-1, they have 4 x 81mm mortars on standby for fire missions. [/list][/indent]

Optional Tasks

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[*] Prepare in depth positions to fall back to around the Plt HQ location. This task can be performed by the tactical reserve(guys waiting for reinsert)[/list][/indent]

IV Administration / Logistics:

Resupplying

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[*] There are resupply boxed located at the Coy HQ and also boxes at the Platoon HQ[/list][/indent]

Reinforcements:

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[] Reinsertions will be on the hour every hour and be adhered to strictly, no deviation is allowed.
[] Reinsertions are the same for all, including vehicles teams.
[] Platoon Commander has a one time reinsertion wild card at his disposal call this in through HQ.
[] At predesignated times, reinforcements will be sent out of the base in smallest transport vehicle which can hold reinforcements
[*] Upon insertion to the AO, reinforcements should stick together until regrouping with the main force in the AO[/list][/indent]

Area of Operations:
Map in General

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Map in Detail

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Enemy Forces:

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Russian VDV

Friendly Forces:

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Task Force Noctem

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You have already done the planning for us haven’t you?
We just send 3 elements to place 2 AT mines & 2 claymores at each ambush sites then set-up crossfire positions on each road.
Once the first recon elements come in contact, inflict damage & fall back to secondary defensive positions (difficult to define those from the map) set-up by 2 guys with entrenching tools for each element to cover all three roads further West.
I’d set all 10 AP mines on the South, East of the "Block" marker.
For the TOWs, since we only have 2, I’d place them to cover the most direct avenues of approach to Plt HQs North & South.

If we have time or reserves, it might be good to set-up alternative positions in case enemy artillery zeros on the secondary defensive positions.

How is TFN split between 1st & 2nd platoon?

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Hey Stuka,

If you look at the map in Detail the blue dashed line in our boundary line.

We are 1st Platoon part of a company. 2nd Platoon are on our south and they have there plan sorted. It is our northern sector that our platoon must plan for.

As you can see 2nd Platoon has created road blocks and mined then to prevent the enemy from clearing them, they have also set each of there squads to watch and ambush at each road block. They have set there Tow Launchers to intercept is the there blocking actions fail.

The idea is you guys would see what they had done in regards to planing to give you ideas. Although all other units in the area are to perform blocking actions in order to funnel the enemy to our AO so we can ambush them.

Hope this info helps.

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A1, B1 & C1 are potential primary defense positions to ambush the enemy at the red killzones with 2 AT mines & 2 claymores per ambush.
A2, B2 & C2 are potential alternative positions with TOW launchers for A2 & B2. C2 is in reserve to reinforce A2 or B2 & setup the last line of defense.
The yellow rectangle is AP minefield set by C.

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Some very important information missing from OPORD, First Light is at 0600.