1LT J. Kauffman Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 WARNING ORDER Operation Comanche V 001 South Vietnam - I Corps - Quang Tri Province - Khe Sanh - 1967 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SITUATION OPERATION TIME: 1900 EST IN-GAME TIME: 1400 IGT ORGANIZATION: 1. REGION: South Vietnam 2. WEATHER: Clear Skies; 97F ; Wind <1kn NNE; Dawn 0415 IGT; Dusk 1900 IGT 3. TERRAIN: Mountains, River Valley, Jungle, Rice Paddies, Rural As part of President Johnson's effort to expand the War, US Soldiers are being sent out of US Airfields & Bases to secure to the countryside of South Vietnam. US Soldiers & ARVN Soldiers will construct and man small fortified outposts intermingled with the South Vietnamese people in an attempt to route out the Viet Cong guerrillas & pacify the rural countryside. Alpha Company will be setting up a headquarters north of Khe Sanh, on Mount Hickory. 1st Platoon has been tasked with setting up a patrol base in the river valley, in closer proximity to civilian centers. 1st Platoon will have to choose a location & construct their patrol base from scratch. Once the patrol base has been established, 1st Platoon will make their presence known & begin patrolling the surrounding villages assigned to them. There will be one important figure in each village, that will be able to offer either information, concerns, requests, or other. For this 1st Mission, 1st Platoon will have to generate their own intelligence in-order to form their own mission, beyond establishing contact with surrounding villages & establishing a patrol base. The patrol base will be constructed with E-Tools & ACE Fortify Tools. Each week, improvements will be able to be made to the patrol base. Such as adding bunkers, supply caches, landing pads, medical facilities, vehicle depot, repair facilities, etc. Each week, the Platoon leader will be able to requisition new war materials & supplies for the platoon, such as Static Weapons, Artillery, Mines, Jeeps, armored vehicles, etc. a. Enemy Disposition Viet Cong activity reported in the area Unknown disposition. Area has not been patrolled by ARVN troops in months, expect VC presence. Unknown Disposition of PAVN Regulars Province borders Laos Unsure if PAVN troops have crossed the border into South Vietnam b. Friendly Disposition Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Establishing Headquarters on Hickory Hill c. 1960s - 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. Require authorization & PID, before High Explosives are cleared within 200 meters of a village. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maps of the Province: *How to Zoom in: Open spoiler> Right click on photo > Open image in new tab > Congrats, you can now zoom in. Map of the AO: Notes from Commander: All requests for Close Air Support/Medevac/Resupply/Insertion are to go to Mako 1-6 on FREQ 60.0. Mako 1-6 will contact Rattler 1-6 on FREQ 50.0 to request an asset to assist 1st Platoon as necessary. Once the asset is in the area of Operation for Mako 1-6, Infantry can contact the bird via CAS Net FREQ 45.0 to guide in the bird/direct close air support. If an infantry element is in threat of being overrun and requires immediate assistance, they may declare a "Tactical Emergency" to Mako 1-6, who will then have Rattler 1-6 redirect all available air assets to Mako 1-6's Area of Operation to prevent the unit from being overrun. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MISSION 1st Platoon, A. Company, 1/7th Cavalry 1st Platoon will land in an LZ of their choosing near the potential Patrol Base sites. 1st Platoon will then construct a patrol base & send out patrols to the surrounding villages. 1st Platoon will generate a profile of each village. 1st Platoon will scout the site of the ARVN barracks that will be constructed next Saturday. 1st Platoon PRIMARY TASKING: Choose between Location Alpha & Bravo. Then construct Patrol Base. SECONDARY TASKING: Send out patrols & gather intel from the surrounding Villages. TERTIARY TASKING: Locate a site for an ARVN Barracks 71st Assault Helicopter Company 71st AHC is to drop 1st Platoon into the Landing Zone of their choice, then create a Forward Resupply point for their helicopters. PRIMARY TASKING: Rattlers will fly 1st Platoon & their M113 Engineer, & Supply crates into the LZ of their choice. SECONDARY TASKING: Will ferry aircraft, resupply trucks to the FOB, as well as infantry to provide security for the base. TERTIARY TASKING: Will remain on standby to provide reinsert, resupply, CAS, & MEDEVAC for infantry. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMAND & SIGNAL Call Signs "Mako 6", 1LT J. Kauffman "Mako 1-6", SSG D. Jordan "Mako 1-6 R" SSG A. Cummings "Mako 1-1", SGT B. Snurka "Mako 1-2", SGT K. Kersemeier "Rattler 1-6", 2LT K. Grorud "Rattler 1-1", CW4 T. Sadler "Rattler 1-2", CW2 J. Hart Hand Signals Control + Num 5 = Rally/Set//Affirmative Control + Num 2 = Halt/Hold/Stop/Negative Control + Num 6 = Engage Control + Num 4 = Go/Move/ Link to comment
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