Operation Fishhook 002 Opord

[RET D. Rutledge]

1. SITUATION:

1st platoon of Alpha Company of the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division successfully neutralized 3 patrol bases surrounding, and supplying,  “The City” because of this the NVA and Viet Cong forces are making a b-line toward the city in attempts to restore the supply chain. Our task now is to eliminate all hostile forces in the objective so we can successfully build FOB Emery.

 

TERRAIN:

Heavy jungle vegetation surrounding the objective. Light building cover in the objective. Rice fields the the west and east.6

 

TIME:

1730IGT(In Game Time)

 

WEATHER:

WEATHER: 80F (27C); Clear; Wind 0kn NNE; Dawn 0500 IGT; Dusk 1900 IGT

 

ENEMY FORCES:

PAVN Regulars are garrisioning the City

Viet Cong Relief force is being organized to the west, in an attempt to break through to the city.

One AAA spotted in the city last week, expect there to be more.

 

FRIENDLY FORCES:

Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

 

2. MISSION:

 

Eliminate hostiles in “The City”, objective Indigo, and blow all caches/vehicles.

 

3. EXECUTION:

PHASE RED:

1st Platoon will take a huey from the 1/7 Regiment base(076005) to LZ Rhino

 

PHASE GREEN:

1st Platoon will move to move to WP1(076014) and then split up and 1-1 will move to SBF Alpha(072017) while 1-2 moves to SBF Bravo(072018) and get eyes on Objective Indigo(The City).

 

PHASE BLUE: MAKO 1-1 and MAKO 1-2 will leave a MG at each SBF while the rest of the men will assault Objective Indigo.

 

PHASE YELLOW: Once Objective Indigo is secure the engineers from each team will compile the ammunition and vehicles and rig them to blow. After everything is destroyed 1st platoon with move back East into the trees and MAKO 1-1 Section Leader will designate a PZ for Rattler 1-1

 

4: SIGNALS

In the case of loss comms, the following smoke colors will represent such:

WHITE: CONCEALMENT

RED: ENEMY

YELLOW:LZ, NOT SAFE

GREEN: LZ, SAFE

PURPLE: FRIENDLY POS

BLUE: CAS RUN

 

5: Challenge/Password:

Challenge: Flash

Password: Thunder

 

6: Important Images: