AAR ARMA 3 | Bravo Troop FTX | Operation Mountain Troll

[Burton.P]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Name of Combat Mission: Operation Mountain Troll
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable):
Number within campaign:
Game: ARMA 3
Server Hosted on: Arma 3 Training Server 1
Date of Combat Mission: 28NOV21
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 1900Z
Mission OIC: First Lieutenant Burton.P
Mission Controller: First Lieutenant Burton.P
First Lieutenant Mazinski.H

Number of Attendees: 37

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
Specialist Boleware.C
Corporal Anderson.J
Staff Sergeant Kastor.K
First Lieutenant Burton.P
First Lieutenant Mazinski.H
Corporal Ratliff.B
Corporal Maco.D
Corporal Dubois.F
Private First Class Winters.R
Private Stanley.K
Private Makins.C
Staff Sergeant Hess.J
Specialist Fields.Q
Corporal Terp.J
Second Lieutenant Whitfield.L
Corporal Bane.K
Specialist Britin.H
Staff Sergeant Knights.Z
Colonel Tharen.R
Second Lieutenant Dread.M
Staff Sergeant Abate.L
Sergeant Saint.Z
Corporal. Barone.E
Corporal Fox.S
Specialist Hans.D
Specialist Hunter.A
Specialist Rodahl.S
Specialist Zander.A
Private First Class Schmid.Y
Private First Class Vincent.L
Corporal Lucander.P
Corporal Kamenar.M
Corporal Connelly.M
Specialist Bishop.C
Recruit Delgado.C
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Saint.D
Corporal Sullivan.A



Pros:

• Solid comms between elements
• Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun
• Lots of solid recoveries after mass-casualty issues
• Lots of contact and unexpected circumstances forcing adaptation

Cons:

• Thermal issues
• ACRE issues
• lack of platoon lines and such
• Chaotic at times
• Issues with AI being a little too ninja

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If your name is not listed, or if you have medal recommendations, contact 1LT Burton.P or 1LT Mazinski.H

 

[Kastor.K]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: SABRE-4
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Kastor.K

7Cav Personnel within element
Specialist Boleware.C
Corporal Anderson.J

Pros:

• Good comms with Viking-1 and Sabre-1
• Good reaction to contact, multiple armor kills
• No vehicle or personnel losses

Cons:

• No thermals for drivers
• Indirect fire (heavy artillery) from 7 km away, right on friendly positions, causing mass cass
• Blue on blue incidents, including a Sierra brining a house full of infantry down with Mk19
• Disappointingly low turnout from 19K - only FOUR TANKERS and CO/PSG!

 

[Hess.J]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: VIKING-7 (SSG.Hess.J) / ATLAS-1 (Specialist Fields.Q) / ATLAS-2 (Corporal Terp.J)
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Hess.J

7Cav Personnel within element
Corporal Ratliff.B
Corporal Maco.D
Corporal Dubois.F
Private First Class Winters.R
Private Stanley.K
Private Makins.C

Pros:

• Fun for ATLAS members
• Lost of casualties to work on
• Minimal Black Casualties
• Carbonate Fixed / Blood Pressure Meds
• Sick drifts in the Stryker (CPL.Ratliff.B)

Cons:

• Permission Issues (Intermittent)
• ATLAS was split up a lot due to tasking
• Self-Aid / Buddy-Team Aid / Squad Aid lacking - lots of injuries not self-treated, relied on ATLAS almost exclusively
• CCP was rushed and cramped at Batiyah
• Mass-Cas on Batiyah was late call, black casualties upon arrival of ATLAS
• Clearing of first bunker was not complete, enemies left behind causing loss of VIKING-7 and ATLAS members

Improves:

• Implementation of fireteams for ATLAS
• ATLAS members need to callout treatments being performed as well as on who the treatment is being used on

 

[Sullivan.A]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Viking-4
Element Leader: Corporal Sullivan.A

7Cav Personnel within element
Corporal Lucander.P
Corporal Kamenar.M
Corporal Connelly.M
Specialist Bishop.C
Recruit Delgado.C
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Saint.D

Pros:

• Intense gameplay and action.

Cons:

• Chaotic and hectic.
• Slow start and issues on loadouts and acre.
• Lots of blue on blue due to firing a lot near each other.
• moreover no platoon lines or proper map markings causing the said blue on blue.
• acre issues again.

 

[Whitfield.L]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: SABRE-1
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Whitfield.L

7Cav Personnel within element
Second Lieutenant Whitfield.L
Corporal Bane.K
Specialist Britin.H

Pros:

• Solid Reaction to IDF & Action Drills
• Good Communication with all elements, Sabre, Warhorse, Viking

Cons:

• Poor turnout, only 2 SABREs
• No thermal optics during night Operation

 

[Knights.Z]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER-ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Viking-5
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Knights.Z

Pro:

• Platoon recovered from significant injuries and MASCASs impressively quickly
• Rapid movements and assaults into objectives
• Good adaptation for a very chaotic environment

Con:

I'll take a lot of personal responsibility for the issues present in this FTX. I let the briefing go on a little too long, and through that mistake, I was constantly thinking about catching up on the planned timetable, and through that, I was making mistakes in terms of decision making, general procedure, etc.

• Some blue on blue occurrences

 

[Abate.L]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Viking-1
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Abate.L

7Cav Personnel within element:
Colonel Tharen.R
Second Lieutenant Dread.M
Staff Sergeant Abate.L
Sergeant Saint.Z
Corporal. Barone.E
Corporal Fox.S
Specialist Hans.D
Specialist Hunter.A
Specialist Rodahl.S
Specialist Zander.A
Private First Class Schmid.Y
Private First Class Vincent.L

Pros:

• Good tempo throughout with aggressive stance on enemy positions.
• Sierra crew performed excellently with fast executions of orders. Good utilisation of smoke cover deployed.
• Zuesing was brilliant in creating a formed and reactive scenario around us.
• Fun and unique environment. Made the most of the interesting map details.
• Fast and effective work from ATLAS. On scene and attending rapidly. They have really come into there own this year.
• Drone operation on point. Provided fast and accurate updates on enemy positions stopping us from being flanked or surpirised.
• Good direct and indirect communications with the SABRES. Always on the correct positions or safeguarding our flanks. This demonstrates and real showing of the advancements made from working together and ironing out the creases the past few months.
• Squad cohesion on point with orders and movements directly acted by all.

Cons:

• More direct planning needed before and during objectives. Lacked depth in view of squad lanes and phase lines etc. This caused a bunching of assets in one area or overstepping each others positions whilst advancing.
• Thermals needed on SIERRA drivers.
• Highly accurate enemy IDF with only one round landing.

 

[Garcia.SM]

LOCKED

 

[Garcia.SM]

S1/OPERATIONS PROCESSED