AAR AAR Operation Blau - 29JUN25

[Korfias.F]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
Name of Combat Mission: Aco FTX - Operation Blau
Game: Hell Let Loose
Server Hosted on: Training Server 1
Date of Combat Mission: 29JUN25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2345Z
Mission OIC: Captain Korfias.F
Mission Controller: Captain Korfias.F & First Sergeant Webber.R

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Number of Attendees: 79
7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:

Lieutenant Colonel Cameron.J
Major Mix.C
Captain Korfias.F
First Lieutenant Leifried.R
First Lieutenant Macpherson.C
First Lieutenant Swanson.B
Second Lieutenant Sotelo.R
Sergeant Major Komar.T
First Sergeant Mueller.H
First Sergeant Webber.R
First Sergeant White.C
Sergeant First Class Herber.R
Staff Sergeant Silvis.B
Staff Sergeant Wisniewski.A
Sergeant Felton.J
Sergeant Maca.D
Sergeant Moreau.M
Sergeant Wagner.D
Corporal Ackelson.K
Corporal Angels.N
Corporal Barnes.D
Corporal Curran.J
Corporal Ellison.C
Corporal Emerson.D
Corporal Feathers.A
Corporal Grimshaw.J
Corporal Guillermo.C
Corporal Jinto.H
Corporal LaRoche.P
Corporal Lewis.P
Corporal Noriega.D
Corporal Plummer.M
Corporal Slagg.J
Corporal Williams.JB
Corporal Yee.L
Specialist Ackerman.J
Specialist Arnold.W
Specialist Austin.M
Specialist Blade.B
Specialist DAmico.J
Specialist Fenrir.J
Specialist Flick.J
Specialist Freeze.T
Specialist Giglio.M
Specialist Heller.T
Specialist Hellious.T
Specialist Hermes.S
Specialist Jefferzon.Z
Specialist Koalafied.C
Specialist Matthews.A
Specialist Miller.L
Specialist Murdock.T
Specialist Patricks.C
Specialist Payne.J
Specialist Pollock.R
Specialist Rhamaad.K
Specialist Rose.MJ
Specialist Sibley.K
Specialist Smallbeck.E
Specialist Tawfik.Y
Specialist Teague.B
Specialist Tech.C
Specialist Thrass.ED
Specialist Tilley.B
Specialist Tovarysh.U
Private First Class Aponte.A
Private First Class Belanger.C
Private First Class Doss.R
Private First Class Hartshock.P
Private First Class Hoover.T
Private First Class Kenton.W
Private First Class Muller.AS
Private First Class Stout.S
Private First Class Veilleux.J
Private First Class Walton.D
Private Chugunov.D
Private Graves.R
Private McLeod.B

Corporal Sokol.Z - Retired

 

[Moreau.M]

Element Callsign: Axis Squad 6
Element Leader: Sergeant Moreau.M
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Moreau.M
Specialist Teague.B
Private Chugunov.D

Pros:

• For what my squad did we did good
• Interesting Objectives

Cons:

• Nothing

 

[Macpherson.C]

Element Callsign: Allied Charlie Squad
Element Leader: First Lieutenant Macpherson.C
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Major Komar.T

Pros:

• For a two man squad we did a fantastic job, highest CE in the entire game
• Amazing squad communication, played off each other really well
• Inter Platoon Cohesion was on point
• Great simple plan that played out well, props to Webber

Cons:

• Garrison spawn limitations were pushed a little too hard on this one
• Command Comms very cluttered

 

[Slagg.J]

Element Callsign: Allies Recon 'Mike'
Element Leader: Corporal.Slagg.J
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Slagg.J
Specialist Tilley.B

Pros:

• Good FTX idea, well put together.
• Communications and markers were good, Command comms were effective.
• Tilley as sniper did excellent work both taking out enemies and calling solid intel.
• Pre Planning was effective and made it clear what we were doing and what was needed.

Cons:

• Stalingrad is a laggy badly made piece of crap and that majorly sucked any fun out of the event for me.

 

[Plummer.M]

Element Callsign: Allied Easy Squad
Element Leader: Corporal Plummer.M
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Miller.L
Specialist Ackerman.J

Pros:

• Nice small squad made for smooth comms.
• Fun
• Yellow House and Pavlov was fun to defend.

Cons:

• First objectives and Yellow House a tad bit confusing in the beginning.
• Stalingrad

 

[Williams.JB]

Element Callsign: Axis How Squad
Element Leader: Corporal Williams.JB
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Lewis.P
Specialist Thrass.ED
Private First Class Bellanger.C

Pros:

• Good communication in Axis command chat
• Movement was solid.

Cons:

• Axis was forced to scatter too much at Pavlov's house.

 

[Smallbeck.E]

Element Callsign: Allies Fox squad
Element leader: SPC.Smallbeck.E
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
CPL.Noriega.D
CPL.Ellison.C
SPC.Patricks.C

Pros:

• Squad communication was excellent
• Overall Op setup was great

Cons:

• Leadership Comms were fairly congested and loud.

 

[Feathers.A]

Element Callsign: Axis Able Squad
Element Leader: Corporal Feathers.A
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Jinto.H
Specialist Rose.MJ
Private First Class Muller.AS
Pros:

• Squad did good
• Fun time

Cons:

• personally would like to see regular infantry allowed access to locked red zones to remove enemy back garrisons.

 

[Wisniewski.A]

Element Callsign: Axis Platoon Lead, George
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Wisniewski.A
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Lieutenant Leifried.R

Pros:

• Extremely proud of the way 2nd Platoon carried out the plan to a tee. Took a lot of discipline to pull that off
• Command coms were great, just the right amount of verbal coms and good pings
• Made Stalingrad into an extremely fun battle, this FTX concept is a good one

Cons:

• AO resticted us from crossing the H/I line, which kept us from wiping spawns covering the southern approach. With that being the most viable route of attack, it made it extremely difficult to establish a foothold and capture ground.

 

[Swanson.B]

Element Callsign: Axis Item Squad
Element Leader: First Lieutenant Swanson.B
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Hoover.T, Private First Class Aponte.A, Specialist Austin.M

Pros:

• Good FTX scenario. Was very fun to play with more chanlenges (Bunkers) than just the points.
• Everyone in Item axis had fun.
• We built an AT gun with a good sight on Pavlov's house and got around 30 kills before it got taken down. That was awsome.
• Great comms in command chat. Wasn't cluttered at all.

Cons:

• Blood bath (Not a con but im an airborne and im not a fan is this)

 

[Herber.R]

Element Callsign: Allies Able Squadlead
Element Leader: Sergeant First Class Herber.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Flick.J
Private First Class Doss.R

Pros:

• Squad had a lot of fun
• Squad comms and cohesion was on point tonight
• Team cohesion was tight tonight, and everyone seemed to understand their job.

Cons:

• Command comms got excessive and EXTREMELY cluttered at times

 

[Sotelo.R]

Element Callsign: Allies Armor - "Cheap and Easy"
Element leader: Second Lieutenant Sotelo.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Second Lieutenant Sotelo.R
Corporal Ackelson.K
Specialist Koalafied.C

Pros:

• Crew comms was excellent
• Pings and intel sharing was awesome, contributed greatly to the successful defense.
• Defenses were organized and quick to react to constantly evolving German assaults

Cons:

• Leadership Comms were fairly congested and loud (I did not help with that, my B)
• Axis could've put more pressure at range from their ridgeline onto Allied positions, with tank assets or AT guns specifically.

 

[Hellious.T]

Element Callsign: Allies Squadlead
Element Leader: Specialist Hellious.T
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Lieutenant Colonel Cameron.J
Sergeant Wagner.D
Private Graves.R

Pros:

• Operation was well constructed and the first phase forced split defense which on even count of troops on both sides allows for a proper attack and flank setup for the attacks and defenders to defend again, stalingrad is spread enough out to allow a split of functional working areas
• Squad performed all actions required in a timely and efficient manner for both setup and quick flexing into skirmishing the german forces
• Leadership comm was fine, bit cluttered here and there but fine - was corrected part way in
• Axis forces although not completing all objectives executed well in other regards and the fight was even

Cons:

• I do not have anything to add, maybe allow a counter attack a little earlier on for the Pavlov house phase to split defenses and mix up the grind at a certain time point

 

[Webber.R]

Element Callsign: Red Army High Command
Element Leader: First Sergeant Webber.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Sergeant Webber.R

Pros:

• Balance changes made to our previous iteration of this FTX felt great in practice. Last point felt more of a last stand to an ongoing assault whereas last time it favored the attackers too much and did not feel like a culmination of a battle.
• Both Platoons worked hard at preplanning prior to the FTX - I was especially impressed after seeing the powerpoint breakdown of the Axis assault and how indepth their attack was. Kudos to those 2nd Platoon leaders who spent the time drafting that up!
• Both communication and garrison placement/upkeep were paramount to the success the Allies had last standing on Pavlovs. Tanks were always marked to give our tankers the edge and constant flares and recon planes kept our team informed on where the bulk of the attacks were coming from, allowing precise relocation of troopers and air support.
• I actually had fun on Stalingrad.

Cons:

• I agree with the sentiment that the attacking team has issues with the last point of our set up due to the defending team being able to spawn on garrisons out of bounds and retake any flanks to the point they lost without issue. It makes it extremely difficult for the attacking team to take and hold flanks to pressure the last point. In the future, we should look to either open up that last column outside the HQ or limit garrisons over the line so attackers can make ground without being shot from behind unfairly. I think maybe we just open up that last column outside the HQ, it lets the attackers have a more organic approach to the point to let them surround it properly and probe from all directions, especially a point like Pavlovs coming from the east of it is the most viable approach but it was out of bounds for them.

 

[Rutkowski.P]

S1 Locked.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Operations Processed.