AAR Arma Reforger | Operation Touchdown | Campaign Anizay

[Rodahl.S]

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

Name of Combat Mission: Operation Touchdown
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): Campaign Anizay
Number within campaign: 1
Game: Arma Reforger
Server Hosted on: Operations Server
Date of Combat Mission: 10MAY25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2000
Mission OIC: First Lieutenant Hilberg.A
Mission Controller: Captain Rodahl.S, Staff Sergeant Blake.H

Number of Attendees: 41

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:

1. Major General Tharen.R
2. Major Grgich.A
3. Captain Mann.M
4. Captain Rodahl.S
5. First Lieutenant Hilberg.A
6. Second Lieutenant Whitsel.M
7. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ratliff.B
8. Master Sergeant Wiseman.L
9. Sergeant First Class Geki.T
10. Sergeant First Class Willson.JA
11. Staff Sergeant Taylor.C
12. Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
13. Staff Sergeant Crowley.T
14. Staff Sergeant Blake.H
15. Sergeant Burton.P
16. Sergeant Turner.L
17. Corporal Mobius.T
18. Corporal York.A
19. Corporal McAllen.J
20. Corporal Knight.H
21. Specialist Easy.G
22. Specialist McMaster.G
23. Specialist Mooser.G
24. Specialist Hudson.B
25. Specialist Shere.J
26. Specialist Blade.B
27. Specialist Sorrow.R
28. Specialist Molitor.K
29. Specialist Papa.A
30. Private First Class Morris.T
31. Private First Class Van Auken.P
32. Private First Class Drezelan.O
33. Private First Class Vandal.T
34. Private Adler.L
35. Private Harrel.R
36. Private Sosa.C
37. Private Nance.T
38. Recruit Kron.D

In-eligible:

1. Sam.T RET
2. Tucker.C RET
3. Specialist Crimzon.E

 

[Ratliff.B]

Element Callsign: Buffalo/Raven/Sparrow Flight
Element Leader: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ratliff.B

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Hudson.B
Specialist Mooser.G
Specialist Crimzon.E

Pros:

• All involved had a good time
• Plenty of tasking for Sparrow, lots of missiles fired
• Insertion went pretty well
• Resupply and reinsertion was excellent
• When needed, the SERE portion went very well

Cons:

• Some disorganization with aircraft, unsure of exact desires for aircrew, but we figure it out
• I crashed two helicopters, the spatial disorientation got me with the night vision/night time operations
• Fuel consumption was high and not being able to stay on station for CHAOS was not exactly ideal, but we made it work

 

[Taylor.C]

Element Callsign: Bandit-2
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Taylor.C

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Van Auken.P
Specialist Shere.J
Corporal McAllen.J
Private Sosa.C
Corporal Mobius.T
Specialist Easy.G
Private Adler.L
Specialist Molitor.K
Private Harrel.R

Pros:

• All involved enjoyed the mission.
• Movements, spacing, and communications were good.
• Leadership did well.
• Slot flexing ended up working out.

Cons:

• Sloppy FOB Assault
• Slow Tempo
• Low turnout in regards to slotting available.
• NO MEDICAL

 

[Lewis.A]

Element Callsign: Hitman-5
Element Leader: Captain Lewis.A

Pros:

• Well planned and executed.
• Limited casualties until the end of the Op.
• Good Platoon coordination.

Cons:

• Many fireteams stayed in a file formation while moving in open terrain.
• Squads were both under-strength and over-strength.
• Horrible noise discipline.

Improves:

• Fireteam leaders adjusting their movement formations for best security given the terrain.
• CAS focuses on taking out motorized, mechanized, and armored threats.
• Talking is kept to a minimum.

 

[Burton.P]

Element Callsign: Bandit-1
Element Leader: Sergeant Burton.P

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Vandal.T
Recruit Kron.D
Specialist Papa.A
Private Nance.T
Private First Class Drezelan.O
Specialist McMaster.G
Private First Class Morris.T
Sergeant Turner.L

Pros:

• Fantastic inner-squad comms
• Solid repeating orders
• Great movement/keeping up/spacing
• Great call-outs, reaction to contact, etc...
• Great fireteam leadership

Cons:

• Slower pacing
• Could have used more contact
• Entire initial plan felt like it changed
• Need more people showing up for ops
• Too much time stalled on the mark

 

[Geki.T]

Element Callsign: Bandit-2
Element Leader: Sergeant First Class Geki.T

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Major Grgich.A
Captain Mann.M
Master Sergeant Wiseman.L
Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
Staff Sergeant Crowley.T
Corporal Knight.H
Specialist Sorrow.R
Specialist Mendoza.R
Specialist Blade.B

Pros:

• Great Fireteam Bounds
• Fantastic coordination with -2
• A whole lotta dakka

Cons:

• Too much dakka, not enough boom
• People need to shut up on plt comms and just go walk up and talk to their coordinating units.
• Mass-casualty due to a BTR-70 having an amazing beaten zone wiping out an entire fireteam in a single burst. Skill issue, we should get better spacing.

 

[Houser.J]

S1 Locked.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Operations Processed.

 

[Blake.H]

ODI Processed