AAR A/2-7 FTX Operation Holy Smoke

[Webber.R]

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

Element Callsign: Axis King Squad - Delta Reapers
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Webber.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Sokol.Z
Specialist Grayson.M
Private First Class Macpherson.C

Pros:

• Loved the triple objective style of Phase 1 that doesn't play like a linear match of strongpoints. In the future, would be interesting to have rulesets that encourage a triple attack as opposed to overloading one objective at a team to have more of a spread out battle. Or a concept where each side has multiple objectives to defend and attack at the same time. Either way, enjoyed this style of Phase.
• Platoon concept worked great and the flexibility of reassigning to flex was effective.
• Props to the Allied AT Gun placements firing into Chapel, you caused a lot of havoc.

Cons:

• While we had planned out our point objectives ahead of time, I had not practiced getting a G line garrison and a garrison on point set up at the same run which led to me being delayed on point.
• Miscommunication with which Tanker was being deployed with my Platoon caused setbacks as I had a plan for both, caused delays that prevented more deployable defenses from being constructed.
• Sent Herber's Squad north to help defend AA for as long as possible, which ultimately helped as it was more defendable than WN5, however the consequence was his team not getting in position in time on WN5. Losing the capture point for the column also meant that our garrison was perpetually locked out, leading to other Squad's being sent to help us unable to spawn in and forced to walk all the way down from Hill 5 which was too late.
• Garrison was rebuilt outside the Chapel strongpoint multiple times leading to it needing to be destroyed and rebuilt again, delaying reinforcements to point.

 

[Dietz.H]

Element Callsign: FTL 8
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Dietz.H
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Blade.B
Specialist Walker.S
Private First Class Cub.N

Pros:

• Went according to plan for the most part
• Comms were not cluttered due to organization in discord.
• Very good spread of defenders
• Balance between sides seems to have improved

Cons:

• Wish we had less squads and larger numbers per squad

 

[Silvis.B]

Element Callsign: SL Allies
Element Leader: SPC.Silvis.B
7th Cav Personnel in Within Element:
SPC.Silvis.C
SPC.Jefferzon.Z
SPC.Grenier.S
PVT.Donke.B
Pros:

• Use of smokes and movement between cover
• Command comms and inter squad comms were excellent
• Execution of plans and coordinated movement went surprisingly well

Cons:

• Movement was difficult between points and sweeping up enemies while moving was difficult
• AT guns were placed in odd places that really didn't make sense

 

[Karr.H]

Element Callsign: SL Allies
Element Leader: Corporal Karr.H
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Kiing.T Specialist Curran.J Specialist Remy.K

Pros:

• Great communication.
• Great planning and execution of the plan.
• Tanks did a great job at supporting the infantry.
• An amazing defense to slow our attack.

Cons:

• Attack to defense ratio was rather unbalanced as we never got to really defend chapel.
• unclear if mission objectives were completed and if we could move to the next point.
• Katyusha was ineffective even though it was awesome.

 

[Avery.D]

Element Callsign: Axis SL North Team Lead
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Avery.D
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Chay.S
Specialist Lust.K


Pros:
Everyone in the squad really liked the FTX.
Held the north point for longer than we thought after finding out the other team sent most of their team.

Cons:
Wish we could have so more people to fill out the squads.
Everyone form the Fight First should have been assigned to the north as one unit.

 

[McGee.C]

Element Callsign: Axis Echo Squad Leader
Element Leader: SPC.McGee.C
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SPC.Stenberg.P
SPC.Bastogne.M
PVT.Knapp.J

Pros:

• My guys loved the FTX.
• We flexed our attack well several times over the course of the operation reacting to conditions in the field
• Communication on squad level was great.
• Troopers followed direction well without hesitation.

Cons:

• None given of any consequence

 

[Kinser.E]

S1 Locked!
Assigned Groves.A for Processing.

 

[Groves.A]

S1 Operations processed. Nice work on the 100 person operation!