OP Stopgap '83Author: Reddog
MapG.O.S. Gunkizli
ModsetPublic
BackgroundGunkizli, September 5th, 1983
A little over a year after the Falklands War, Royal Marines from C Coy, 40 Cdo have been deployed on training exercise "Arimba" to the nation of Gunkizli. Gunkizli is a NATO friend in a region dominated by unrest and political manouvering between the US and USSR, both vying to reduce the influence of the other in the region. Takistan, neighbouring Gunkizli to the North has long coveted Gunkizli's natural resources and has long thought that the Gunkizli military is not able to match its own. Yesterday they gambled that neither the USSR or NATO would intervene if it were to invade Gunkizli and so in a devastating series of attacks their mechanised and motorised elements broke through the border encountering little resistance and poured south. Indeed they had made significant gains in the early hours of the invasion before a credible defence could be mounted by the Gunkizli military but that was swept away following crushing artillery bombardment and combined arms attacks. Now, armoured and motorised infantry columns are flooding South and C Coy is being pressed into battle to defend the routes towards an airfield where evacuation is going to begin at first light.
MissionY Troop is ordered to:
1) Delay the oncoming Takistani forces for as long as possible to enable evacuation of support elements
2) Withdraw to the airfield to await extraction.Local Assets2 WMIK Milan
4 Soft top LR
3 Section Supply Crates
1 Demo crate containing:
10 x Claymores
20 x Trip Flares
2 x AT Mines
6 x Crates 82mm Illum (12ea)
4 x Crates 82mm HE (17ea)
SupportNone
Intel
Friendly ForcesX Troop are to the West and Z Troop are to the East, both defending positions like yourselves.
Enemy ForcesTakistan has an extensive military boasting advanced armoured vehicles from a number of nations and a well trained and led force.
IED/mine threatNone
CiviliansCivilians have fled the AO. Potentially there will be civilians at the airfield attempting to flee.
Time03.15 Full moon although little ambient light. Sunrise around 05.00
WeatherFine
PRIORITY PLACEMENTSCoy HQ
0-A: Company Commander - Zeus
1 Troop HQ
1-0-A: Commander - Hemeroids
1-0-B: 2iC - Nemiuk
MFC: Mortar Fire Controller - JoeEmp
1 Section
1-1-C: Section Commander - Lifetap
1-1-D: Section 2iC - Mustache
2 Section
1-2-C: Section Commander -
1-2-D: Section 2iC - Ney88
3 Section
1-3-C: Section Commander -
1-3-D: Section 2iC -
4 Section
1-4-C: Section Commander -
1 Troop / Engineer Element
4-4-C: Section Leader - Tom2812
4-4-D: Section 2iC -
Mortar Section
4-5-C: Mortar Section Commander - Philip2324
4-5 Mortar Gunner - Vespr
4-5 Mortar Gunner -
4-5 Mortar Gunner -
4-5 Mortar Gunner -