AAR DCS Saturday Night Strike | Campaign Guadalajara | Operation Akumal 30 June 2024 0030Z

[Baruch.J]

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

Campaign of Combat Mission: Guadalajara
Name of Combat Mission: Operation Akumal
Number Within Campaign: 2
Game: DCS
Server: Operation Server
Date of Combat Mission: 30JUN2024
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 0030Z (8:30 PM EST)
Mission Controller: Baruch.J
OIC: Baruch.J
TOWER: Rooney.J
AWACS: Creed.A

Total Count: 22

Attendees
Major Mackey.A
Second Lieutenant Harvey.D
First Sergeant Oliva.A
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Baruch.J
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chibbs.E
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Creed.A
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Windeck.S
Warrant Officer 1 Bangay.VA
Specialist Allen.E
Specialist Goose.R
Specialist Harrison.MS
Specialist Kent.J
Specialist Krupa.W
Specialist Roberts.A
Specialist Rooney.J
Private First Class Dibdin.H
Private First Class Khan.A
Private Grant.J
Private Kade.I

Guests
=7Cav=SPC.Bassett.C"Flip"
A_Muddy_Rambler
Peble boy

Pros:
Good Mission
Rotary Flight commended enemy quantity/composition

Cons:

• Some F18s reported issues with Datalinks, where they could not see other flight members
• There were too many pauses/unpauses at the start of the mission
• Because the Tarawa is primarily being used as a rotary platform (within this mission), the cruise speed should be reduced to 12 knots.
• Improve the Tarawa's racetrack, so that it "trails" the rotary flight as they complete their mission.
• The mission was great, until the server crashed.
• Comms were cluttered at times, brevity codes should continue to be encouraged.

Significant Issue:
Server crashed half-way through the mission. This seems to have been a temporary network issue, as for a short time, S6 was unable to access the box to debug the issue. A short while later, connection to the box was resolved, however the operation server was not able to recover, and mission staff decided to end the operation for the day.


Notes:

• Reduce time spent on briefing. Highlight key points
• Include airfield chart in Opord

 

[Grant.J]

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