1LT J. Kauffman Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 WARNING ORDER Operation Comanche V 002 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 Recap from last week. 1st Platoon established Patrol base Ironside, began conducting patrols through the villages of Doy & Nase. 1st PB Ironhide came under indirect fire from the North & 71st AHC Gunships suppressed a mortar northeast of the town of Nadou. 1st Platoon moved to clear the mortar site on foot & came under heavy fire from suspecting Viet Cong fighters. After pulling back to PB Ironside, 1st Platoon repelled a probing attack on the Patrol Base. After the probing attack & subsequent ROE violations, 1st Platoon received reports of civilian casualties in the area. a. Enemy Disposition Viet Cong activity encountered Irregulars, Static Weapons, & Mortars North East Area of Nadou 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 continue digging in & enhancing PB Ironside. 1st Platoon will also send out foot patrols to Doy & Nase to speak to the community leaders they met last week. Next 1st Platoon will send patrols north towards Nadou, attempting to render medical aid & assess damages for civilian monetary compensation & reconstruction efforts. Lastly, depending on the circumstances, 1st Platoon will conduct a search & destroy operation north east of Nadou, in an attempt to locate & neutralize Viet Cong caches & combatants. 1st Platoon PRIMARY TASKING: Send out patrols & gather intel from Doy & Nase. SECONDARY TASKING: Render medical aid & assess damages for civilian monetary compensation & reconstruction efforts. Attempt to win back civilian favor. TERTIARY TASKING: Conduct Search & Destroy operation north east of Nadou. Locate & Destroy enemy supply caches & generate body count for Battalion. 71st Assault Helicopter Company 71st AHC will have limited operations this week. PRIMARY TASKING: Rattlers will fly 1st Platoon & their M113 Engineer, & Supply crates into PB Ironside if requested. SECONDARY TASKING: Will ferry Batter of m105 howitzers to camp hickory. TERTIARY TASKING: Will remain on standby outside of the AO, 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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