1LT J. Kauffman Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Operation Order Operation Commanche IV 001 South Vietnam - II Corps - Pleiku - Prei Mei Valley ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OPERATION TIME: 1900 EST IN-GAME TIME: 1840 IGT ORGANIZATION: 1. REGION: Pleiku Province, II Corps, South Vietnam 2. WEATHER: Clear Skies; 112F (32C); Wind <1kn NNE; Dawn 0515 IGT; Dusk 1900 IGT 3. TERRAIN: Mountainous, Double Canopy Rain Forest ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. SITUATION: The Prei Mei Valley sitting in the Pleiku highlands was long held stable & PAVN-free by the 173rd Airborne, however in accordance with President Nixon's Policy of Vietnamization, American forces were slowly withdrawn from the valley and replaced by inexperienced RVN Police Conscripts. Troung Nguyen, a prominent politician from Saigon, was promoted to the rank of Colonel sent to oversee the defense of the valley. Given state of the art equipment to form an Armored Cavalry Company, but not enough soldiers, Colonel Nguyen conscripted many locals from the valley to take the defense of the valley into their own hands. Colonel Nguyen's headquarters are based out of the Phoum Srei. As of 1900 hours, Colonel Nguyen & his force have failed to check in four times. 1st Platoon, A. Company, 1/7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division is being sent to into the village to establish contact with Col Nguyen & his RVN Police Forces in the valley & assist them in their efforts to protect the village. a. 1970s - Rules of Engagement On order from your commander, enemy military and paramilitary forces are declared hostile and may be attacked subject to the following instructions: Positive Identification (PID) is required prior to engagement. PID is a reasonable certainty that the proposed target is a legitimate military target. If no PID, contact your next highest commander for decision. Do not engage anyone who has surrendered, or is unarmed or wounded. Any requests for fire support or close air support within 600 Meters of a civilian center must first get authorization from commanding officer. 2. MISSION - Rattler Elements will ferry 1st Platoon into Landing Zone (LZ) Washington at 1930 EST. From there 1st Platoon will secure the 173rd's old Patrol Base (PB Bastion) & observe the village of Phoum Srei. After assessing the situation, if the village is controlled by hostile forces, 1st Platoon will move to assault & clear the village; If the village appears secure, 2nd Squad will remain on overwatch as 1st Squad moves west and follows Phase Line (PL) Red to the village. 1st Squad will speak to local Notables at the French Catholic Mission, Colonel Nguyen's Tax office, & attempt to reestablish contact with Colonel Nguyen himself at the RVNPF compound. Once reestablishing contact with RVN Police Forces, 1st Platoon will render assistance in their efforts to police the valley. In addition to these tasks, 1st Platoon is also tasked with bringing PB Bastion back up to operation standards. Rattler Elements will slingload in 1 x M113 Engineering APC to assist 2nd squad with their efforts to clear the overgrown Patrol Base. Rattler Elements will also deliver crates full of static weapons, trip flares, and clay mores for 2nd Squad to fortify the Patrol Base. 3. EXECUTION MAP OF THE AO PHASE I - Insertion a. At 1900 Zulu Time, 1st Platoon will load into the server. PHASE II - Resupply a. At 1930, Rattler elements will insert 1st Platoon into LZ Washington. b. At 1935, 1st Platoon will secure Patrol Base Bastion & begin to observe the village of Phoum Srei c. By 1940, Rattler Elements will begin sling loading in 1 x M113 Engineering APC & 2 x Supply Crates d. At 1945, 2nd Squad will move west to Phase Line (PL) Red and follow it into the village. 1st Squad will begin establishing listening posts along PL Red & PL Blue. 1st Squad will also receive sling loaded supplies & begin fortifying the FOB. PHASE III - Phoum Srei a. 2nd Squad will enter the village from the North and begin speaking with local notables at the 1. Tax Office. 2. Catholic Mission. 3. RVN Police Compound. b. 1st Squad will establish layers of trip flares around the FOB & clear the over growth out to a 100 meter radius from the Patrol Base. c. 2nd Squad will report findings from their patrol and either 1. Return to the Patrol Base or 2. Follow any leads PHASE IV - Dusk a. Due to the urgency of our mission, 1st Platoon could not wait to move until the Morning, and was deployed just before sunset. b. At 1800 Zulu Time, All Patrols will return to base regardless of objectives or status for a RON. c. 1st Squad will send two men to man Listening Post (LP) Alpha along PL Red. 2nd Squad will send two men to man LP Bravo, along PL Blue. d. The remainder of 1st Platoon will pull security inside the wire of the Patrol Base, wait for day break, and resume operations. PHASE V - ENDEX a. All squads will return to FOB Alamo for Endex. **Special Instructions** - All requests for fire will come to the Platoon Leader first. - Reinserts will not be Via teleport. Be very careful. If you die, Reinserts will be done via helicopter, and will take some time. - We will be running medevacs. All personnel are to carry 1 Personal Aid Kit (PAK) on them. If they are wounded they get one chance to be PAK'd in the field, after that, if wounded a second time, that soldier is to be medevac'd to a medical facility. 4. SERVICE SUPPORT 71st Company, 145th Combat Aviation Battalion 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL Succession of Command: 1LT J. Kauffman > SSG D. Jordan Call Signs "Mako 1-6", 1LT J. Kauffman "Mako 1-1", SSG D. Jordan "Mako 1-2", SSG V. Handberg "Rattler 1-6", 2LT K. Grorud "Rattler 1-1", CW2 T. Sadler "Rattler 1-3", WOC L. Savoy "Rattler 1-4", WOC S. Foose Radio FREQs "Command Net" - FREQ 60.0 "Aviation Platoon Net" - FREQ 50.0 "CAS/Dust off Net" - FREQ 45.0 "Infantry Platoon Net" - FREQ - 40.0 Hand Signals Control + Num 5 = Rally/Set//Affirmative Control + Num 2 = Halt/Hold/Stop/Negative Control + Num 6 = Engage Control + Num 4 = Go/Move/ Smoke Signals Green = Friendly/Affirmative Red = Enemy/Negative Purple = Mass Casualty/Medic Required Orange = Lost/Marking Current Position 6. COMMANDER'S NOTES TEAM LEADERS, First, make sure your all of your men pack 1 x Personal Aid Kit, 1 x M-72 Law, 1 x Fortify tool, 1x E-Tool, and 1 x M-57 Detonators. REQUEST FORM TRANSPORTATION (INFIL.): [] Land [] Sea [X] Air PAX: ~15 VEH. TYPE: UH-1H TRANSPORTATION (EXFIL.): [] Land [] Sea [] Air PAX: N/A VEH. TYPE: N/A ADDITIONAL ITEMS: [X] Resupply [] Fire Support [X] Other: Medevac/Reinsert WILL CAS BE NEEDED?: [] Yes [] No [X] Emergency Only Any questions please send them to 1LT J. Kauffman inbox, I'll get back to you ASAP Link to comment
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