AAR B/2-7 & C/2-7 Combined FTX 25JUN22 2000z

[Michelson.A]

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

Name of Combat Mission: B/2-7 & C/2-7 Combined FTX
Game: Hell Let Loose
Server Hosted on: Event
Campaign Number- 1 of 1
Date of Combat Mission: 25JUN22
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200z

Mission OIC: Captain Mix.C
Mission Controller: Captain Rob.Y

Number of Attendees: 58
7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
Captain Mix.C
Captain Rob.Y
First Lieutenant Dread.M
First Lieutenant Mulholland.J
First Lieutenant Adler.J
Second Lieutenant Beat.S
Second Lieutenant Sparrow.P
Sergeant First Class Huber.B
Sergeant First Class Gilnack.D
Sergeant First Class Kinser.E
Staff Sergeant Hermes.S
Sergeant Rhodes.R
Sergeant Singhal.P
Sergeant Rhone.T
Sergeant DAmico.J
Corporal Foster.N
Corporal Konn.G
Corporal Voci.P
Corporal Marinelli.M
Corporal Benjamin.T
Corporal Bargo.J
Corporal Dunn.W
Corporal Macdonald.I
Corporal Reign.A
Corporal Berry.B
Corporal Donato.E
Specialist Cooper.N
Specialist Wolf.M
Specialist Alphonze.A
Specialist Bahrez.R
Specialist Flanagan.L
Specialist Bizutto.A
Specialist Carrington.D
Specialist Groves.K
Specialist Ahreth.J
Specialist Phillips.B
Specialist Ford.W
Specialist Northway.C
Specialist Robertson.S
Specialist James.K
Specialist Actua.L
Specialist Lemon.D
Specialist Kinser.W
Specialist Fagnant.A
Specialist Mack.E
Specialist Mullins.R
Private First Class Beck.L
Private First Class Wags.D
Private First Class Kleisner.R
Private First Class Warren.G
Private First Class OConnell.H
Private First Class Mueller.H
Private First Class Maddox.D
Private First Class Clendenning.M
Private Perez.D

Actionable Feedback:

• Op concept was not successful, too restrictive for number of players
• Avoid restricted AO for great than 16vs16, would have been better to adjust to offensive mode given turnout
• Looking forward to running back the joint FTX

 

[Sparrow.P]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign:
Element Leader:

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:


Pros:

Cons:

 

[Sparrow.P]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: SL2-Allies - Alpha
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Sparrow. P

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element: Second Lieutenant Sparrow. P


Pros:

• Guys did well, despite unfavorable conditions

Cons:

• Meat Grinder

 

[Beat.S]

Element Callsign: Axis Infantry Squad
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Beat.S

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant Gibbs.B
Specialist Bizutto.A
Specialist Actua.L
Specialist Solo.H
Specialist James.K

Pros:

• Excellent Operation
• Strong squad
• really nice use of emplacements and AT guns
• Great comms and suppression

Cons:

• Would have loved to have used Fort Dalton

 

[Hermes.S]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: PLT 1 - Able Squad
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Hermes.S

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Reign.A
Specialist Jefferzon.Z
Specialist Ford.W
Private First Class Beck.L

Pros:

• Great squad-to-squad communication
• Excellent setup and organization of FTX
• The plan itself was a lot of fun
• Great call-outs and shots within the squad!

Cons:

• Would've liked to have seen a couple of tanks
• very hard to maneuver firing lines

 

[Michelson.A]

Element Callsign: Allied Baker Squad
Element Leader: First Sergeant Michelson.A

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Sergeant Michelson.A
Specialist Alphonze.A
Private First Class Clendenning.M
First Lieutenant Adler.J

Pros:

• Tough battle which was fun in its own right
• For a 4 man squad we had over 900 combat effectiveness, they communicated well and fought well with good intitive
• Arty was good, but we need too much of it, more than 3 guns to push in a timely manner

Cons:

• Balance of teams or abilites, attackers were outnumbered by static defenders by a few
• not a lot of good ground to cover, not a lot of areas to manuever lead to large killing fields

 

[Rhone.T]

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

Element Callsign: C/2/B/2-7 Raiders
Element Leader: SGT.Rhone.T

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SPC.Robertson.S
SPC.Carrington.D
PFC.Warren.G

Pros:

• Great comms, great selfless play
• Plan was really well done from top down, made very clear and was highly effective
• Squad itself worked phenomenally, and with only 4 of us had over 150 kills.

Cons:

• Feels bad for C company, the rules made it very difficult on them and it must have been brutal from there end, just rushing in to machine gun fire for an hour.

 

[Foster.N]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: FTL-2 Allies - Echo
Element Leader: Corporal Foster.N

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Fagnant.A
Specialist Mullins.R
Specialist Mack.E
Sergeant First Class Kinser.E

Pros:

• Good squad cohesion/ communication

Cons:

• Bogged down with artillery requests

 

[Bargo.J]

Element Callsign: Axis A/1
Element Leader: Corporal Bargo.J

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Berry.B
Specialist Groves.K
Private First Class Wags.D


Pros:

• Thought the team work between all squads was near to perfect.
• The OPORD laid out a fantastic battle plan for all the squads.
• Enjoyed holding down the fort and defending against C co.

Cons:

• Sad that we didn't get to utilize the end defenses that was built in Saint Marie Du-Mont.

 

[DAmico.J]

Element Callsign: 2/B/2/B/2-7
Element Leader: SGT.D'Amico.J

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Patrice Voci
Corporal Matt Marinelli
Private First Class Robert Kleisner
Specialist Colton Northway

Pros:

• Well drawn out battle plan [Shoutout to Mix.C]
• Good discipline amongst the Pathfinders, following direction, staying in position,
• Training plan was followed very well by the whole company
• After each planned redeployment, the defense held strong. Troopers felt as though they could have held onto the first point for the entire match in addition to each subsequent position. '
• Troopers had good fine.
• 💵Ca$hing check$ and $napping neck$💵

Cons:

• Seemed one sided, attacks should have received some more help
• I wish we had been able to defend Fort Dalton

 

[Dread.M]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: C/2-7 Allies
Element Leader: First Lieutenant Dread.M

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Donato.E
Specialist Cooper.N
Specialist Ahreth.J

Pros:

• Good turnout
• Squad relentlessly pressed overwhelming fire with little to no room to maneuver
• Very difficult objectives

Cons:

• Very grindy

 

[Rob.Y]

Element Callsign: Allies command
Element Leader: Captain Rob.Y

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Captain Rob.Y

Pros:

• Good stuff in a tough fight
• Lots of things to learn

Cons:

• Can rethink some of the map objectives
• Re-design some of the opord to facilitate more enjoyable

 

[Mulholland.J]

Element Callsign: Allies command
Element Leader: First Lieutenant Mulholland.J

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Lieutenant Mulholland.J

Pros:

• I got to see our weakness and what we need to train

Cons:

• Balance

 

[Singhal.P]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: B/1/C/2-7 - Crusaders
Element Leader: Sergeant Singhal.P

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Singhal.P
Specialist Bahrez.R
Specialist Flanagan.L
Private First Class Maddox.D
Private First Class Mueller.H
Private First Class OConnell.H

Pros:

• The entire squad push on Rue de la Gare was the 1st best thing I saw within my section. They pushed through the Wheat Field from the North while pointing out the positions of enemy Defenses.
• During the second round, PFC.Mueller.H build an AT gun that helped the entire platoon push the Northern side.
• The Squad followed orders without hesitation even though they knew it could lead them through mortal danger.
• The strategy that was used was the best one we had for the map that we were given.
• I saw some good use of smokes and frags.
• Good use of pings and callouts by everyone.
• The layout was very simple and everyone knew what they had to do.
• Good and brutal defense by Bravo Company as they covered all approaches.
• Good attendance.

Cons:

• Better map location.
• Sniper Teams would have been a good addition.
• Could have used artillery smoke more efficiently.
• I will work on my Leadership Communication.
• There was a lot of difference in skill level.
• Felt a little like a meat-grinder for the Allies.

 

[Mix.C]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: B/2-7 Axis Command
Element Leader: Captain Mix.C

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Pros:

• Good turnout
• Excellent execution by Bravo of battle plan
• Strategy worked as anticipated
• Managed multiple fall back maneuvers smoothly
• Fort Dalton was beautifully constructed
• Joint FTX was over all a success despite the unbalanced action

Cons:

• Op was very very tough on Charlie

 

[Burlas.J]

LOCKED

 

[Burlas.J]

Assigned: Scotts.R for processing

 

[Scotts.R]

S1/ Operation Processed