1LT J. Kauffman Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 WARNING ORDER Operation Crazy Horse 001 North Vietnam - 1972 B-52 involved with Operation Linebacker II Recon Team assisting with Linebacker II ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SITUATION OPERATION TIME: 1900 EST IN-GAME TIME: 0600 IGT ORGANIZATION: 1. REGION: Asua Valley North Vietnam 2. WEATHER: Clear Skies; 38F ; Wind <1kn NNE; Dawn 0415 IGT; Dusk 1900 IGT 3. TERRAIN: Mountains, Highlands, Jungle It is 1972, American ground presence has diminished significantly. President Nixon is seeking a favorable Peace Treaty with North Vietnam and hoping to stabilize the RVN before the American withdrawal. With peace talks stalling in Paris, President Nixon orders a massive bombing campaign to bring the Communist regime to its heels. 1: Flights of hundreds of B-52 bombers hammered the North Vietnamese capital for twelve nights, in the largest bombing raid since the bombing of Berlin in 1945. Due to the heavy integrated Anti-Air network which claimed the lives of many B-52's in the previous Operation, President Nixon personally ordered several teams of MACV-SOG Recon Teams to infiltrate the area surrounding Hanoi in an effort to spot targets such as SAM defenses, Radar Towers, and Industrial zones in preperation for the first flight of B-52 bombers. 2: Recon Team Alaska will infiltrate North Vietnam a day in advance and scout out several Hills that overlook Hanoi. RT Alaska will locate a hill with good eyes on Hanoi & will clear the top, fortify the position, begin spotting targets and radioing their locations back to headquarters. You will have to hold your forified location until the F-105's and B-52's arrive tomorrow. (Next Operation the bombing raid will start). a. Enemy Disposition Unknown disposition of PAVN Regulars Large in number and well equipped. b. Friendly Disposition None 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. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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: Hills 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. Expect the enemy to utilize grenades when in close combat. Bring this in your kit ITEM - Zippo if you want to burn the huts When burning a hut make sure to stand back, and let one person burn the hut, as to avoid friendly fire. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MISSION 1st Platoon, A. Company, 1/7th Cavalry Recon Team Alaska will land at LZ Alpha, and survery Hill 380, Hill 370, Hill 353. RT Alaska will select whichever hill they prefer to fortify & observe Hanoi. Once the hill is selected they will clear the top of vegitation with either an M113 Engineer or Daisy Cutter via Fire Support Module. Once cleared, RT Alaska will fortify the position and defend it while marking targets for the Air Force, Such as SAM Sites, Radar Towers, Railroads, Oil Silos, Industrial zones, Bridges. 71st Assault Helicopter Company None. 71st AHC will run on the ground tonight. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMAND & SIGNAL Call Signs "Mako Six", 1LT J. Kauffman "RT Alaska", SSG D. Jordan "Showtime Romeo" SSG A. Cummings 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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