Republic of Dalmatia Imagi-Nation

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:01 am

Should we began deploying the paratroopers now? as the Canadian Airborne Regiment has already left.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:31 pm

All blessings flow from a good mission statement. Once you have that, a quick order becomes much easier. And that mission ststement will tell you what must be communicated to the troops. Following the format makes it easy to communicate, easy to understand, and easy to frago once action starts. Even wargame scenarios... The 5 para simplifies the process greatly.

Surely you are bringing along a couple field pieces. Even the old pack howitzers from WWII would be handy.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:33 pm

Al Hawl, Syria.
The Canadian Airborne regiment made their drop over the DZ, but however they missed the drop zone by a couple km near the Objective, after they landed and regrouped at the objective on the northern face they setup, their operations. But theres no sign of the ROD paratroopers? Where did they go?

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:34 pm

Youâ€™re right about the mission statement, PG. And a good mission statement will also clearly define the scope of your mission so that you donâ€™t run off on an operational tangent somewhere.

Funny OPORD story: back when I was a young captain in the 1st ID plans shop, one of my jobs was to collect all of the annexes and attachments from the staff sections and assemble the final OPORD in a giant binder. The first OPORD I put together was for Operation Dual Eagle in 2001 and it was 326 pages long! The base OPORD was about 25 pages if I recall, but all of the annexes (particularly the intel annex) brought the total up to 326!

And as much as it pains me to say it, we did not bring any field artillery. You know I love me some field artillery, but the only models I have of towed artillery are M198s, and I didnâ€™t want to drop them from a plane and then try to hump the ammo around. This has made me realize how mech-centric the ROD Army is. I am rectifying that with an order to GHQ for some M119s today! I should probably get some M777s while Iâ€™m at it!

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:36 pm

The transports roar over Drop Zone Taco in the early morning hours before sunrise. The paratroopers jump out of the troop doors into the wind, while several palletized HMMWVs slid out the back ramps. The drop was very close to the aiming point, with minimal dispersion while in flight, but once on the ground the troops have to scramble to assemble their units in the dark. NCOs collect their men as best they can, often collecting paratroopers from other platoons or companies in the process. In a relatively short amount of time, the companies are generally formed, and A Company begins movement to the objective. Speed is the priority this morning â€“ the stray troops can be sorted out later, once the blocking position has been prepared.

A Company is in the lead, heading toward the northern end of the ROD Objective. They will anchor their left flank on Highway 7. HC is next to march. They will establish a TAA to the west of A Company and establish firing capability for the battalion mortars. TOC and TAC will establish communications with all units. Scout teams will push out to the east and south. C Company will march next and link up with A Company on their left. Their right flank will bend to the south-west. B Company will bring up the rear. They will move into the HHC assembly area. A and C Companies will set LP/OPs out to the front and the battalion will begin digging holes and prepping the position.

ROD 15th Infantry Battalion call sign is Rampage.

New Canada, how are you deploying your troops on the objective? To avoid confusion we should have one of our battalions own the highway so that we are both not covering the same space. Do you want Rampage to cover the highway, or do you want it?

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:12 pm

(Major Clarkson on Radio): "ROD, finally you guys showed up. Our Paratroopers has setup camp on the northern side of the objective overlooking the highway. Your 15th Battalion er Rampage whatever can cover the highway, how long do you suspect those PAC guys to show up?"

The Tactical Advisor among the Canadian Airborne Regiment types out his latest progress report on his laptop and emails it to the Regimental Commander back in Canada.

(Major Clarkson on Radio): "Oh and ROD, about you sending a Mortar Section to us, Our Tactical Advisor has Faxed in a Request Form to our Logistics department, which will then be mailed to our Commander at his estate in CFB Petawawa for his approval, if it is accepted will let you know."

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:47 am

You faxed a request.... I will be laughing about that for WEEKS!

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:02 am

Rampage has been here the entire time...both battalions air dropped simultaneously.

We will take responsibility for the highway. That means that the unit boundary will be the north edge of the road. If you want to shoot something on the road or south of it please contact our TOC for clearance before doing so. We may have people in the area so we need to clear fires. Likewise we will contact you to clear any fires on the north side of the highway.

Can't your battalion commander make the decision about the mortars? The decisions should be made on the battlefield where the action is. We expect the PAC forces to arrive in 4-6 hours and once we make contact we aren't going to shift our mortars around.

How is your battalion set up? You have 2 rifle companies? Remember to anchor one of your companies on the highway. My guys in A Company will link up with you to make sure that the Forward Line of Troops is solid. Do you have a reserve force? You might want to put LP/OPs out (Listening post / observation post). And sending some scouts out would be a good idea too. It will give us some warning of the PAC approach and it will keep them from sneaking around the flanks.

A Company is using the wood and dunnage from the HMMWV pallets to build a barrier across the highway. It won't stop any armor if they have it, but it will get the message across that they need to stop.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:51 am

I see a demonstration at the road and the main force going around you, although your map doesn't really show what is possible.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:52 am

I see a demonstration at the road and the main force going around you, although your map doesn't really show what is possible.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:26 am

(Major Clarkson on Radio): "Listening posts? Where not exactly the Royal Corps of signals here you know, As for scouts I'll send them out if I can find them. No1 Company will be heading down to the highway to join up with Your A Company. Where setup on the hill overlooking the highway. Again once our regimental Commander gets his approval. You will send your mortar team."

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:42 am

There ya go, redleg. No good deed goes unpunished. Hope you don't lose guys because of your partner's arrogance. You have your own, personal Charles DeGaulle.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:00 am

The Canadian Airborne Regiments scouts have been sent out to locate and track the PAC's movement, meanwhile on the hill, No2 Company and Fire support Company setup their positions ready to fire on the PAC when they get close. No1 Company has rendezvous with the RODs A Company to form a solid firing line. at the HQ Company, The officers plan out what to do to engage the enemy based on the enemy troop movements. the Regimental Commander did respond to the message approving the idea of having the RODs mortar section attached to them, he also said that he will fly down their to oversee the operation.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:43 am

The B Company mortar section moves over to the Canadian position with their two 60mm mortars. C Company sends a squad to the south-east to establish a forward position to protect our southern flank.

[GM's Note: Work is very hectic right now so I can't post as often as I want to. I'll post the PAC approach tomorrow]

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:08 pm

The PAC forces will be here soon, and the Canadian Airborne Regimemt is ready...But the scout platoon has disappeared. HQ company has tried to radio them for hours to get a status report on the PAC movement but no response. Meanwhile the Officers are still trying to figure out ideas on defeating the PAC, but low numbers is proven to be a challange.