AAR Arma Reforger | Firefight Fridays (AUG) | FF026

[Flint.J]

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

Name of Combat Mission: Firefight Friday 26
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): Firefight Friday (Aug)
Number within campaign: 2
Game: Arma Reforger
Server Hosted on: TACR
Date of Combat Mission: 8AUG25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200
Mission OIC: Staff Sergeant Mazinski.H
Mission Controller: Specialist Easy.G / Specialist Flint.J / Specialist Ruiz.E

Number of Attendees: 74

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
Captain Rodahl.S
First Lieutenant Hilberg.A
Second Lieutenant Burton.P
Second Lieutenant Ratliff.B
Master Sergeant Westcott.R
Staff Sergeant Borenstein.B
Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
Staff Sergeant Mazinski.H
Sergeant Bishop.B
Corporal Bull.T
Corporal Lothar.S
Specialist Casey.W
Specialist DeCann.A
Specialist Dickson.D
Specialist Easy.G
Specialist Flint.J
Specialist Ford.R
Specialist Holman.R
Specialist Howe.T
Specialist MacMillan.M
Specialist Nance.T
Specialist Ruiz.E
Specialist Valiante.M
Specialist Vara.J
Specialist Walmsley.M
Private First Class Corie.J
Private First Class Henderson.JA
Private First Class Keene.R
Private First Class Kron.D
Private First Class Lyle.T
Private First Class Marquez.E
Private First Class Webbel.R
Private First Class Wilson.R
Private Adams.T
Private Bowman.J
Private Johnsen.M
Private Pearl.F

Non-Eligible:
Private First Class Utters.M
Recruit Keltch.T - BTC

Non-7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
thyredskies
mozart
lilyfall
killerking189dav
kawaki1214
diegomolina47
[Dealer-7] Baloo
ZzWoodymanzZ
Warpig
Vyle
TommyBoy
TheUndeadPandaaa
Tea
Shiesty
Peachy Creep407
NineOne
Nightuss
Mrj7
MR TopsideA44
Jester
Illiak III
Holy-Herbb
HawkGuy
Ghoste84
FornPerson
Dozer
DeltaFem
DannyHardt
CrimsonBlades667
Catnip Enjoyer
CW2 G.Decker [3rd ID]
C-gamer_DX
Brizyy
AlwaysMedik8ted
6amautumn

 

[Ratliff.B]

S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Name of Combat Mission: Firefight Friday August 25 FF026
Element Callsign: Gunslinger-5
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Ratliff.B

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

1. Second Lieutenant Ratliff.B

Pros:

• Mission plan and design worked well for the scope of the operation
• Objectives were populated well and was a challenge for the infantry
• Excellent work by the entire Company element after objectives
• MCI towards the end was incredible, lots of action going on

Cons:

• A little disorganized at the start, but as it got going it was much better
• I was tasked with organizing the 7th Cav Convoy and I ordered the push through contact, which doesn't mesh well with Bradleys/Strykers

 

[Nance.T]

Element Callsign: Gunslinger-2
Element Leader: Private First Class Nance.T

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Casey.W
Specialist MacMillan.M
Private Pearl.F
Private First Class Kron.D
Private First Class Webbel.R
Corporal Lothar.S
Private Bowman.J
Specialist Valiante.M
Second Lieutenant Burton.P
Private First Class Henderson.JA

Pros:

• FTLs stepped up and did a great job. Squad coordination was good, formations were good.
• Troopers enjoyed the scale of combat
• Troopers enjoyed the organization of the unit and the ability to showcase training
• Non 1-7 personal had fun and want more Arma action.

Cons:

• Due to scale of friendly forces we were a bit disorganized. Troopers were a little confused by the role of our squad in the overall movement and felt left behind or forgotten.
• Lack of a clear plan led to confusion attacking the early objectives.
• One trooper showed up late and was stuck in a helicopter for "20 minutes"

 

[Utters.M]

Name of Combat Mission: Firefight Friday August 25 FF026
Element Callsign: Buffalo-1
Element Leader: Private First Class Utters.M

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

1. Private First Class Utters.M
2. Specialist DeCann.A
3. Specialist Holman.R
4. Autumn

Pros:

• good fun to have a new group and especially another clan seeing the higher numbers is always a pleasure
• with the higher groups as opposed to the normal amount we have it really kept us busy there wasnt a dull moment at all for any of us no sitting at a helipad on standby and thats awesome
• we were able to provide troop inserts resupply ISR along with eliminating 1x BTR with the miniguns and multiple squads of infantry
• we were never shot down by the enemy which is a good feeling
• solid communication from 5 was coming through the horn the entire duration of the OP despite having 70+ people to listen/respond to in addition to us
• even in the face of the adversities we faced, be it pilots lagging out, flying in the dark, or the blackhawks not having functional co-pilot sticks we adapted, overcame and continued to persevere, delivering souls and supplies where they were needed which i have to say made me very proud to be part of buffalo flight tonight

Cons:

• the amount of disconnects and connectivity issues really hurt us as pilots, specifically if a ground element has a man disconnect he can rejoin where he was and it may slow the movement of the troop but at the end of the day thats the full extent, whereas in a bird with 5-13 pax on board if your pilot disconnects then the entire airframe goes down, costing the lives of the crew and the souls were transporting
• segwey into the next point disconnecting wouldnt have been such a catastrophic failure of our airframe if the UH-60 we currently have had a functional co-pilot stick, as in the co-pilot does not currently have the ability to take over flight controls. in our three crashes, where 9-15 people lost their lives each time, these would have been recoverable and not resulted in casualties had the co-pilot been able to take over the bird. this isnt just a "not fun" part of our gameplay but really a critical failure in our role as transport pilots due to things beyond our control

 

[Bishop.B]

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

Element Callsign: Gunslinger-7

Element Leader:
Specialist Bishop.B

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Bishop.B
Private First Class Wilson.R

Pros

• Heavy contact resulted in lots of work for us during the operation providing aid and saving approximately 25 red tags.
• Great coordination with 5 throughout the operation and working alongside the 75th.
• Responded to an MCI where the Western most assault position was being overrun. Assisted directing defenders and pulled multiple casualties out of harm's way keeping the position from collapsing.
• Defeated an armed enemy combatant with hand-to-hand combat that managed to penetrate forward lines undetected.
• Infiltrated enemy positions to rescue and provide life saving measures to an unconscious trooper trapped behind enemy lines after the entire squad had fallen to enemy armor and infantry that had pushed through their position.
• Led a fireteam reinserting and broke through enemy lines to provide support and rescue surrounded friendly forces where 7-2 was directing and providing lifesaving aid to multiple casualties.

Cons

• Dropped during insertion into shallow waters from approximately 30ft in the air approximately 2km from objective (knee and back injuries are not service related).

 

[Keene.R]

Name of Combat Mission: Firefight Friday August 8 2025 FF026
Element Callsign: Banshee-1
Element Leader: Private First Class Keene.R

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Master Sergeant Westcott.R
Staff Sergeant Borenstein.B

Pros:
- Everyone had a fun time, lots of shooting and action
- Felt like we did a good job supporting infantry
- Good communication between BFVs
- Did some formations and looked really cool doing it

Cons:
- Initial plan for convoy was unclear
- Pushed through contact when we probably shouldn't have

 

[Rodahl.S]

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

Element Callsign: Bashee-3

Element Leader:
Captain Rodahl.S

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant Lucander.P

Pros:

• Good time
• Great comms with other elements
• Formations with vehicles were super cool
• Actual support of infantry
• Super cool to see the turnout from 75th

Cons:

• Slotting list (forum) should include all slots to get a picture of how many is coming, or we should make more use of the rsvp function? We need a better inclination as leadership of how many people are showing up.
• Mission makers need to reach out to OIC prior to the missions, so we don't have the last minute signups. Everything feels very rushed and infers a lack of preparedness.

Note: the cons are personal gripes, and opinions and not really.

 

[Houser.J]

S1 Locked.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Operations Processed.

 

[Blake.H]

S3 ODI Submitted