SQUAD | Operation Consolidation | Campaign "Estonian Resolve" | 22 SETEPMBER 2024

[Ryan.BF]

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


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Name of Combat Mission: Operation Consolidation
Campaign of Combat Mission: Estonian Resolve
Number Within Campaign: - 2/5
Game: Squad
Server Hosted on: =7Cav= Squad Training Server
Date of Combat Mission: 22SEPTEMBER2024
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2100-2300Z
Mission OIC: Sergeant Corbin.R
Mission Controller: Second Lieutenant Ryan.BF

Attendees: 27
Second Lieutenant Arco.A
Second Lieutenant Ryan.BF
Sergeant Corbin.R
Warrant Officer 1 Frost.D
Corporal Delorme.M
Corporal McKinley.S
Corporal Rutkowski.P
Corporal Grey.T
Specialist Fisch.Z
Specialist Kelly.C
Specialist Cal.I
Specialist Frost.K
Specialist Moe.J
Specialist Zinger.E
Specialist Miya.M
Specialist Walkerson.J
Specialist Sanchez.E
Private First Class Pannel.D
Private First Class Barr.D
Private First Class Wolfe.MY
Private First Class Chester.J
Private First Class Frey.M
Private First Class Wilson.C
Private First Class Lothar.S
Private First Class Veal.T
Private Letts.J
Private Theta.D



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[CENTER][B]DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT[/B][/CENTER]

[B]Element Callsign:
Element Leader:

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:


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[B]Cons[/B]
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[Moe.J]

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

Element Callsign: Dragoon 1
Element Leader: Specialist Moe.J

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Moe.J
Specialist Zinger.E

Pros

• Operation was fun, using less capable vehicles to engage stronger enemy was interesting.
• Base defense set up was pretty cool. Seemed that everyone got to get on a gun and engage the enemy.

Cons

• Using an M7A3 BFIST as anti-armor support is counter-intuitive, AP rounds only do so much damage to frontal armor.
• Vehicle crews NEED to remember to use Local Chat to advise nearby dismounts the vehicle is preparing to move.

 

[Corbin.R]

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

Element Callsign: Phantom 6
Element Leader: Sergeant Corbin.R

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Corbin.R
Corporal McKinley.S
Specialist Sanchez.E
Specialist Fisch.Z
Private First Class Pannel.D

Pros

• Communication in my section was excellent. Communication over command chat for the most part was good. It got hectic at times but I was still able to keep track of our platoon.
• Successfully held the airport. We received a couple of breaches but we were able to push them back.
• Building from the different sections was on point and followed the orders as given.
• All the leadership did an excellent job in executing.
• Very fun operation and the concept surrounding this mission was great.
• We completed almost all our tasks.

Cons

• We had a scout team but it felt like they were useless. They pushed up several times trying to scout the enemy mortars but were killed because we weren't allowed to breach the city. I think in future it would be good to have some stuff for them to do.
• Enemy armor took an unusual amount of HAT rounds and AP from the Bradley. However, it eventually went down.
• Didn't have the little bird available the whole time.

 

[Barr.D]

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

Element Callsign: Phantom 1
Element Leader: Private First Class Barr.D

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Wilson.C
Private First Class Lothar.S
Private First Class Veal.T
Private Theta.D
Private First Class Wolfe.MY
Specialist Cal.I
Specialist Miya.M

Pros

• Operation was fun, troopers had a good time
• Troopers enjoyed interesting side missions around the map outside of base defense.

Cons

• Attacks being large and only from one direction at a time made the defense less fun than it could have been.
• Defenses being built by more than 1 squad facing the same direction made them less effective.

 

[Frost.K]

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

Element Callsign: Dragoon 2
Element Leader: Specialist Frost.K

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Frey.M
Specialist Frost.K

Pros

• Overall enjoyable on all accounts.
• Good info on command net.
• Good repair station location.
• Great and clear orders issued.
• Fun amount of infantry assaults south of the airbase.

Cons

• Reliance on the M7A3 BFIST 25mm AP was over-the-top. Having only the cannon to rely on against armour is insufficient against everything above BTRs, and potentially a BMP or two. With 70 total AP rounds available, you very quickly run out and have to RTB. TOW variant would be preferable in operations with more armour present.
• Felt 'hung out to dry' in the scouting mission. A lone Bradley going into enemy territory is a death sentence. Would've preferred some infantry to tag along at the very least.
• We noticed that mounted-up infantry needs to have good discipline on local comms, as the crew is trying to communicate with each other to get the job done. Undisciplined local comms lead to mass confusion and the crew becoming overburdened.
• The amount of armoured resistance during the police extraction back to HQ felt very overwhelming, see first con.
• Unfortunately little troop transporting.

 

[Delorme.M]

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

Element Callsign: Phantom 2
Element Leader: Corporal Delorme.M

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Delorme.M
Specialist Walkerson.J
Specialist Kelly.C
Warrant Officer 1 Frost.D
Corporal Rutkowski.P
Corporal Grey.T
Private Poertner.J
Private First Class Letts.J
Private First Class Chester.J



Pros

• Everyone seemed to really enjoy the operation
• The use of ordinance and Mortars was nice and everyone seemed to have a good time.

Cons

• The operation seemed to easy at times.

 

[Rutkowski.P]

S1 Locked.

Assigned Vincent.L for processing.

 

[Vincent.L]

S1 Operations Updated