AAR Operation Darkstar 11FEB24

[Korfias.F]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
Name of Combat Mission: Operation Darkstar
Game: Hell Let Loose Server Hosted on: Training/Event
Date of Combat Mission: 11FEB24
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu):0130Z​

Mission OIC: Major Mix.C
Mission Controller: Major Mix.C
Assisted by Specialist Korfias.F
Number of Attendees: 56
7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:

Major Mix.C
First Lieutenant James.M
First Lieutenant Smith.V
Second Lieutenant Anderson.P
Second Lieutenant Argentini.E
First Sergeant Balazova.S
Staff Sergeant DAmico.J
Staff Sergeant Hellious.T
Staff Sergeant Hermes.S
Staff Sergeant Mueller.H
Staff Sergeant Phillips.B
Staff Sergeant Webber.R
Sergeant Bizutto.A
Sergeant Groves.A
Sergeant Rasmus.M
Sergeant Sotelo.R
Sergeant Travis.W
Sergeant Zulu.P
Corporal Ackelson.K
Corporal Berkowski.C
Corporal Carmine.J
Corporal Guillermo.C
Corporal Moreau.M
Corporal OCulien.M
Corporal Owens.J
Corporal Richmond.DA
Corporal Zincoff.O
Specialist Bas.D
Specialist Bean.P
Specialist Beauchamp.R
Specialist Blade.B
Specialist Felton.J
Specialist Fields.M
Specialist Grabo.M
Specialist Hazen.D
Specialist Korfias.F
Specialist LaRoche.P
Specialist Lawton.D
Specialist Lee.N
Specialist Leifried.R
Specialist Marinelli.M
Specialist Noriega.D
Specialist Quake.B
Specialist Rilian.M
Specialist Rousseau.A
Specialist Sokol.Z
Specialist Wisniewski.A
Specialist Woody.W
Private First Class Chaplin.J
Private First Class Etoh.I
Private First Class Lewis.J
Private First Class Riley.D
Private First Class Trim.D
Private Kona.B
Private Suplee.B

Corporal Smith.N - Retired

 

[Bizutto.A]

Element CallSign: Allied George Squad
Element Leader: SGT.Bizutto.A
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Moreau.M

Pros:

• Great comms and intel through map markers
• Good defense. We never seemed to linger too far from the cap point, and our line had good coverage.
• Tanking with infantry support seemed to go smoother this match
• 7cav

Cons:

• none

 

[Sotelo.R]

Element Call Sign: Allied Armor, "The Cheap and Easy"
Element Leader: Sergeant Sotelo.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Sotelo.R
Corporal Ackelson.K
Corporal Richmond.DA

Pros:

• Overall Armor gameplan was robust but effective, even with the more aggressive play that isnt as common for us
• Guillermo's recon "gremlin" style play was very effective, giving us a great deal of intel and disrupting enemy defences.
• Infantry callouts were on point, really solid job helping us see the battlefield before us

Cons:

• None seen at this time

 

[Argentini.E]

Element Call Sign: Allied Recon Alpha Squad - Fastest Loader in the West.
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Argentini.E
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist LaRoche.P

Pros:

• Great comms on command
• Clear objectives
• Overall execution by Recon teams.
• Strong intel on enemy positions

Cons:

• None

 

[Groves.A]

Element: Allied Charlie Squad
Element Leader: SGT.Groves.A
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Lawton.D
Private First Class Chaplin.J

Pros:

• Great & concise command communication & squad chat was stellar with my guys
• Lawton & Chaplin did fantastic jobs disrupting enemy pushes/garrisons/OPs from the flank
• Seemed to be amazing coordination between infantry squads and tanks throughout most of the match
• Fantastic 7th Cav Win

Cons:

• 173rd not really up to snuff, excited to see how the group performs next weekend against TOG

 

[Webber.R]

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

Element Call Sign: Allies Mike Squad - Delta Reapers
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Webber.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Sokol.Z
Specialist Felton.J
Specialist Grabo.M

Pros:

• Executed our plan well.
• Never really felt our control over the mid point was in danger.
• Shifted troopers east when needed to great effect.

Cons:

• Only had our one garrison up at the start of the match for quite a few minutes before taking point and building one there. If enemy recon or some other element detoured the point to look for our spawns and found it, we would have been isolated and possibly needed a full reset. Should maybe work on ensuring we have 2-3 garrisons up to attack initial point with. Also would help diversify attack locations.
• West side was roasting marshmallows for most the match.

 

[Travis.W]

Element CallSign: Allied Jig Squad
Element Leader: SGT.Travis.W
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SPC.Beauchamp.R
SPC.Hazen.D

Pros:

• General layout and plan was familiar and clear, we have a very strong selection of Comp SLs and TCs
• Command comms were never too cluttered, very clear as to when our squad was needed for a task
• Comms with artillery were very clear, was easy to identify their targets and give them new ones
• Designated truck drivers performed their job excellently
• Squad cohesion and teamwork was top notch with excellent comms identifying targets, angles, paths, and coverage
• As Airborne East Attack we were in the thick of the action for most of the map, tying up their infantry near Cemetery

Cons:

• In squad callouts could have been more prompt
• Bluezone attacking garrisons were not maintained 100%, had to run over 400m to get back in contact with the enemy
• Timing of moving to attack after capping center point was unclear, we just waiting for an opening and took it, hoping the rest of the team could handle the spot we were watching. (Planning and ZOC made this easier)

 

[OCulien.M]

Element CallSign: Allied Queen Squad
Element Leader: Corporal OCulien.M
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Trim.D

Pros:

• Great command comms through out the match
• Excellent coordination between rear defensive squads.
• Front line defense so on point that it made out job easier

Cons:

• N/A (yes, I tried to think of something)

 

[Smith.V]

Element CallSign: Armor Platoon Leader "Aces High"
Element Leader: 1LT.Smith.V
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
CPL.Berkowski.C
SPC.Bas.D

Pros:

• Likely the best coordination between Infantry and Armor we've ever had.
• My tank crew scored 8 kills, 0 deaths for the whole op.
• Armor beatdown of opposition; allowed us to operate aggressively.
• We took the opportunities they gave us/ capitalized on their mistakes.

Cons:

• Let's see how we look going up against tougher opposition next week, I think we have eclipsed the 173rd as demonstrated by the outcome.

 

[Guillermo.C]

Element CallSign: Armor Reconnaissance Element
Element Leader: CPL.Guillermo.C
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SPC.Lee.N
SPC.Leifried.R

Pros:

• Great intel from Infantry, allowed the us to pinpoint and destroy enemy garrisons
• Our intel gathering of enemy tanks allowed our Heavy tanks to take advantage of the intel and take out multiple panthers and PZ4s
• Back line disruption from us went mosty uncontested, allowed us to take out supplies and AT guns in their backlines
• The event itself was very well organized, no issues with enemy team not following ROE

Cons:

• Some friendly enemy garrison markers were innacurate or were outdated. Updating the map markers for enemy garrisons would greatly improve our backline disruption activities.

 

[Mix.C]

Element CallSign: Allied Command
Element Leader: Major Mix.C
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element: NA


Pros:

• Excellent execution of battle plan by all elements
• Solid defense made it easy to hold off the enemy and organize multiple attacks without taking undue risks
• Outstanding discipline by all elements kept Garrisons up and sectors covered
• Armor was dominant
• Artillery was well organized and highly effective
• Great opportunity to shake out our strategy in preparation for more challenging opponents
• Operation went ahead on schedule despite the last minute change of opponent. Credit to S5

Cons:

• One transport truck left base behind schedule
• Miscalculations by artillery and Command led to needless blue on blue casualties on important airhead
• Opponent was understrength and insufficiently challenging
• Room for improvement on early garrison tasking
  

Ultimately this was an outstanding showing for the 7th Cav. We have graduated to a well organized and dangerous competitive team. We certainly have much to learn and can continue to improve skills but this match demonstrated not only solid skills all around but high level cooperation of the entire team. We know can beat 173rd without too much in the way of preparation. What we learned this match is that with solid preparation we are an order of magnitude better.

 

[Anderson.P]

Element CallSign: Allied Option Squad
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Anderson.P
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Owens.J
Private First Class Riley.D

Pros:

• Great comms and intel through map markers
• able to flex quickly across large areas
• great team work, enjoyed a different map

Cons:

• Need tougher opponents
• Command comms (imo) could be lessened with fewer SLs

 

[Woody.W]

Element CallSign: Allied recon
Element Leader: SPC.Woody.W
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Zulu.P

Pros:

• Great comms and intel through map markers
• good defense
• amazing air head to cap the church by mix!

Cons:

• for myself make sure to hide when on the map and not running threw a field
• nothing really bad

 

[Hellious.T]

Element CallSign: Reaper Defensive East
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Hellious.T
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant Hermes.S
Specialist Quake.B
Specialist Korfias.F
Private Kona.B

Pros:

• Command comms were quick and concise, responses to calls were just as quick
• The squad performed functional picketing and skirmishing in and around AA network effectively - responded to calls of fall back and regroup effectively
• SBF element was keeping heads down and pinned disallowing egress into the defensive areas
• Tanks Squads performed very well - interacted and supported by close in infantry, weapons platforms exceeded as such
• Artillery was snappy and on point

Cons:

• little over extended at one portion on the first take of st mare du mont, however the fallback occurred quickly and effectively

 

[Carmine.J]

Element CallSign: Badger Defense East
Element Leader: Corporal Carmine.J
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Rilian.M
Private First Class Etoh.I
Private Suplee.B

Pros:

• Good Comms, Good overrall roam control within the grid.
• Solid Defense ,it never felt like the enemy got a strong foothold anywhere to attack from.
• Pings on the map were constantly updated so we knew exactly where enemy movement was at all times, could work on cleaning them up a little sooner once the threat is eliminated.

Cons:

• 173rd didn't put up much of a fight ,and because of that we were all pretty scattered , just rushing trying to find the nearest enemies to kill.

 

[Phillips.B]

Element: Allied Artillery
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Phillips.B
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Rasmus.M
Specialist Blade.B

Pros:

• Communication
  • Clear & Direct
  • Brevity!
• Map Markers
  • Often used
• Defense
  • Filling gaps isn't always fun but seeing a solid line of blue was nice
• Airhead
  • Great impromptu Commander/Arty coordinations

Cons:

• Expired Map Markers
  • Often saw friends on enemy markers

 

[Kinser.E]

S1 Locked!
Assigned Groves.A for Processing.

 

[Groves.A]

S1 Operations processed.