AAR ARMA 3 | Operation Thunderclap C/1-7 FTX - 27JUN21

[Phoenix.G]

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

Name of Combat Mission: Operation Thunderclap
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable):
Number within campaign:
Game: ARMA 3
Server Hosted on: Arma 3 Training Server 1
Date of Combat Mission: 27JUN21
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 1800Z
Mission OIC: First Lieutenant Phoenix.G
Mission Controller: First Lieutenant Phoenix.G First Sergeant Green.R

Number of Attendees:

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
Staff Sergeant Black.A
Colonel Tharen.R
Sergeant Major Nexhex.A
Corporal Broström.A
Corporal Liber.N
Corporal Wiese.M
Corporal Wisser.C
Specialist Dohun.T
Specialist Field.J
Specialist Snow.R
Specialist Terp.J
Private First Class Shroom.J
Private Holt.J
Private Weaver.G
Second Lieutenant Gates.A
Master Sergeant Morozov.M
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Abbassi.G
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Skeith.J
First Sergeant Green.R
Staff Sergeant Ocean.M
Sergeant Couvillion.T
Specialist Whitfield.L
Sergeant Kastor.K
Specialist Dread.M

Pros:

Cons:

 

[Skeith.J]

Element Callsign: Hog-1
Element Leader: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Skeith.J

7th Cav Personnel Within Element:


PROS:
Had Fun

CONS:
Would like to see F-18's get used in Op's/FTX's

 

[Whitfield.L]

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

Element Callsign: INFIDEL-1
Element Leader: Specialist Whitfield.L

Pros:

• Stuck with & delivered MISFIT-6's intent
• Solid Communications & Fire Missions from HOG-1 & RAIDER-1
• HOG-1 spotted & eliminated enemy Airbase way South of Map

Cons:

• Failure on my part to get up Air Assets early enough for route recon
• Difficult workaround with ZSU on top an NFA Mosque
• ACRE2 cScript difficulties led to Troopers playing Radioman

 

[Morozov.M]

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

Element Callsign: Misfit-5
Element Leader: Master Sergeant Morozov.M

Pros:

• Acted as SBF with 6 and engaged over 30+ infantry
• Ran into some transportation issues as MRAPs took damage but worked around that
• Solid Fire Missions from HOG-1 & RAIDER-1

Cons:

• ZSU on the mosque gave us issues as we had to engage from long range with rifles
• Low trooper turnout
• Radio issues led to inefficient communication at all leadership levels

 

[Tharen.R]

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

Element Callsign: Atlas-1
Element Leader: Colonel Tharen.R

7th Cav Personnel Within Element:
Colonel Tharen.R
Sergeant Major Nexhex.A

Pros:

• Made it all work with only 2-3 medics
• Plenty to do
• Troopers generally did a good job on self care before being seen by medics
• Observed that both Misfit SL's were very cool, collected, and always on point with courses of action and orders

Cons:

• Tech issues w/ mission file
• React to ambush during convoy was poor; did not push through contact and get out of the kill zone fast enough
• Used MRAP's (which are slow) instead of faster up-armored Humvees

 

[Black.A]

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

Element Callsign: Misfit-4
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Black.A'
Troopers:
Corporal Wiese.M
Specialist Snow.R
Private First Class Jann.T
Specialist Field.J
Corporal Wisser.C
Private First Class Shroom.J
Sergeant Guerra.J
Pros:

• After rage quits remaining troops were solid and on task.
• Overcame many challenges
• Dealt with casualties in a text book manner allowing us to keep momentum.
• Mission success despite the overwhelming challenges.
• Medics did a great job.

Cons:

• Multiple people rage quit on first contact.
• Radio issues seem to be more common in Charlie FTX than other operations
• Pace Plan was rushed.
• Very low attendance.

 

[Ronnings.P]

LOCKED

 

[Ronnings.P]

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