AAR ARMA 3 | C/1-7 FTX Operation Rabbit Hole

[Zaren.T]

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

Name of Combat Mission: C/1-7 FTX Operation Rabbit Hole
Number Within Campaign: N/A
Game: ARMA 3
Server Hosted on: ARMA 3 Training Server 1
Date of Combat Mission: 16APR23
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2000z
Mission OIC: Second Lieutenant Zaren.T
Mission Controller: First Sergeant Jupiter.J / Sergeant Stewart.AJ

Attendants: 47
Major Burton.P
Major Phoenix.G
Major Ronen.R
Major Stewart.B
Second Lieutenant Beiter.A
Second Lieutenant Zaren.T
Second Lieutenant Sam.T
Master Sergeant Maco.D
First Sergeant Jupiter.J
Sergeant First Class Couvillion.T
Sergeant First Class Abate.L
Staff Sergeant Raeder.U
Staff Sergeant Whitehead.B
Warrant Officer 1 Lindsay.A
Warrant Officer 1 Sparrow.P
Sergeant Guerra.J
Sergeant Narramoor.A
Sergeant Phillips.B
Sergeant Stewart.AJ
Sergeant Trunkman.K
Sergeant Westcott.R
Corporal Crowley.T
Corporal Hilberg.A
Corporal Holiday.T
Corporal Lucander.P
Corporal Miller.DC
Corporal Saint.Z
Corporal Tucker.C
Corporal Zander.D
Specialist Andrews.A
Specialist Winters.R
Specialist Bethea.A
Specialist Black.A
Specialist Cole.T
Specialist Davis.D
Specialist Denny.C
Specialist Dohun.T
Specialist Rodahl.S
Specialist Turn.J
Specialist Turner.L
Specialist West.Z
Private First Class Brian.F
Private First Class Tallamy.D
Private First Class Willson.JA
Private Arnesen.B
Private Gutierrez.E
Private Bonnet.J

 

[Raeder.U]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-2
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Raeder.U

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Major Burton.P
Staff Sergeant Raeder.U
Sergeant Guerra.J
Sergeant Phillips.B
Specialist Bethea.A
Specialist West.Z
Specialist Lee.H
Private First Class Brian.F




Pro:

• Initial react to contact was great
• Squad persevered through everything despite immense contact and poor terrain

Con:

• Bandit 2's lane of advance was essentially a swamp; had to merge into Bandit-1's lane. Route should have been reconned prior
• Flare/IDF booby traps; started moving immediately, still not enough time to get away from kill zone. Kill-zone of 155mm rounds is easily ~300 meters.
• Scale of operation/amount of OPFOR contact was designed for whole company but not appropriately scaled down for attendance

 

[Tucker.C]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-3
Element Leader: Corporal Tucker.C

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Tucker.C
Corporal Hilberg.A
Specialist Cole.T
Specialist Denny.C
Private First Class Tallamy.D
Private Bonnet.J

Pro:

• Great squad work.
• Fireteam leader was excellent.
• Communications were good within the squad.
• Good succession of command work.
• Security was set well.
• Medical work was good.
• Great reaction to contact.
• Attached weapons team worked well.
• Good buddy accountability.

Con:

• Ammo & Equipment disappeared from trooper's backpacks, causing loss of critical 40mm HEDP rounds and demolition blocks.
• Started off without PCCs and half a squad of troopers due to assault on friendly airfield.
• Wrong LR was initially used.
• Planning was done on the fly and had no real time available for squad level briefs.
• Comms brevity could be improved on the LR.
• Didn't really feel like a "Training Exercise" but rather a slug-fest.

 

[Abate.L]

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

Element Callsign: Misfit-1
Element Leader: Sergeant First Class Abate.L

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant First Class Abate.L
Staff Sergeant Whitehead.B
Sergeant Narramoor.A
Corporal Lucander.P
Corporal Kastor.K
Corporal Zander.D
Specialist Rodahl.S

Pro:

• Immersive scenario.
• Good choice of map, detailed and fitting.
• CLS role very important today, looking forward to kit rework.
• Good squad formations.
• Echoing of orders down squad line.
• Effective work with 5 squads working in tangent.

Con:

• Further LR brevity required.

 

[Couvillion.T]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-5
Element Leader: Sergeant First Class Couvillion.T

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Pro:

• Good platoon react to contact during initial engagement.
• Accountability between squads seemed decent.
• Adaptability in a difficult terrain.
• Good Succession in a critical situation.
• Aggressive tactics prevented the platoon from being pinned down too often in the final phases of the operation.
• Individual trooper skill prevented OPFOR from gaining anything more than superficial advantages.

Con:

• Not enough prep time for the platoon during the initial few minutes. This lead to the need for on the fly adaptability which was a pro.
• Acre issues led to me not being able to use aviation which potentially could have overwhelmed Bandit-6.

 

[Sam.T]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-7
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Sam.T


Pro:

• Super high casualty volume that was handled well by Atlas teams. Of the countless "red tags," I only tracked a single KIA.
• Experienced medical teams meant there was very little micromanagement needed from -7, allowing me to assist with resupplies and focus on relaying casualty calls.
• The map and environment were really cool! The swamp was a neat feature that created a noticeable hindrance to movement. A challenge we don't see very often.
• Good buddy aide and self-aide inside squads made the Atlas team's job easier. CLSs, when present, did an excellent job.

Con:

• Exfil (as far as boarding orders) was a bit hectic.
• "Warning shots" at a civilian vehicle that nearly smoked the engine block and almost killed the driver. Funny but inappropriate escalation of force.

 

[Westcott.R]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-1
Element Leader: Sergeant Westcott.R

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Major Ronen.R
Specialist Turner.L
Specialist Andrews.A
Corporal Crowley.T
Private Arnesen.B
Private First Class Willson.JA

Pro:

• Excellent individual soldier discipline
• Excellent intra-squad comms
• Good stepping up by 2IC's and 3IC's
• Outstanding use of Hunt-IR
• Captured POW that provided Intel
• Excellent react to close contact the entire OP
• Buddy aid was good and Atlas was ON POINT!!!
• Attaching heavy weapons to squads was excellent and should happen more

Con:

• Jungle warfare is rough: hard to keep formations
• Could have made better use of 3 D's
• *personal improve SL needs to be better on platoon net

 

[Davis.D]

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

Element Callsign: Atlas-2
Element Leader: Specialist Davis.D

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Major Stewert.B
Master Sergeant Maco.D
Specialist Turn.J

Pro:

• Not too many black tag's Considering Injuries sustained
• Great Relay of medical procedure's being done
• Timely and effective surgery
• Very Enjoyable FTX
• Great turn out from Bravo Co.
• Great self-Aid
• Fast Response times when given a 6 line

Cons:

• Unorganized extract order
• Swamp divided the platoon
• Nearly ran out of medical supplies due to Airfield ambush

 

[Holiday.T]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Element Callsign: ATLAS-1
Element Leader: CPL.Holiday.T

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Winters.R
Second Lieutenant Beiter.A

Pro:
Great team to work with
Great comms between the teams and within the teams
Tons of surgery
Great reaction to calls
Great to see non medics fill the role

Con:
Exfil could have been done better
Some routes could have been better planned for the swamp environment
First mas cas left both teams basically black on supplies

 

[Lindsay.A]

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

Element Callsign: Buffalo 1,2,3
Element Leader: Warrant Officer 1 Thumper.N

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Warrant Officer 1 Sparrow.P
Warrant Officer 1 Lindsay.A

Pro:

• Supply crates (Medical & Ammo) in place beside Buffalo's on load in to map which was great!
• Op was very well designed, briefed, and executed
• Starting in a separate locale has benefits as long as the distance doesn't grow too large. Buffalo's cover ~ 3km/min so the spacing here worked nicely.

Con:

• Jungle ops are tough both for infantry to stay in lanes, and tough for aviation to provide meaningful ISR or CAS for them, dense jungle/swamp sucks
• Had comm issue with ground element(s) for initial pickup which caused some delays (orbit) but that got sorted out so relatively minor
• Endex was close to start of SP for A/1/A/1-7 so we we had to leave to setup/join SP before leaders debrief

 

[Xinos.T]

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[Xinos.T]

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