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AAR Operation Bureatride

After Action Report

Rob.Y

Colonel
Active Duty
2-7 HQ
S3 HQ
Local time
12:38 AM
2,547
2,792
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​


Name of Combat Mission: Operation Bureatride
Campaign of Combat Mission: N/A
Number within campaign: N/A
Game: Hell Let Loose
Server Hosted on: =7Cav= TAC 2 Server
Date of Combat Mission: 17 July 2021
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu):2130z
Mission OIC : First Lieutenant Budd.D
Mission Controller: First Lieutenant Rob.Y

Number of Attendees: 36

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
First Lieutenant Rob.Y
First Lieutenant Budd.D
Second Lieutenant Mix.C
Second Lieutenant Adler.J
Sergeant Major Terlizzi.A
Sergeant Hayden.A
Sergeant Strider.R
Sergeant Michelson.A
Corporal Reign.A
Corporal Cotton.R
Corporal Hermes.S
Specialist Butcher.B
Specialist Hunt.J
Specialist Smith.N
Specialist Ackelson.K
Specialist Jinto.H
Specialist Hermes.S
Specialist Rhodes.R
Specialist Henson.K
Private First Class Donato.E
Specialist Mairtine.S
Corporal John.K
Private Jimenez.J
Specialist Nehez.J
Specialist Konn.G
Private First Class Lemon.D
Private First Class Jacobs.H
Second Lieutenant Rollins.R
Sergeant Sotelo.R
Private First Class McNeely.C
Specialist Blade.B
Specialist Jinto.H
Private First Class Wolfe.D
Private First Class Williams.S
Corporal Dalton.D
SPC.Donato.E

Mission Controller Actionable Improvements for the Operation:
1. Comms were really good, better placement for teams
2. Tricky strongpoint flip
3.

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Smith.N

Corporal
Active Duty
Retired
Local time
12:38 AM
1,583
811
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT


Element Callsign: Allies SL 2
Element Leader: Specialist Smith.N

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Specialist Smith.N

Pros:
  • Comms were great!
  • Liked the breakdown into SL>FTs

Cons:
  • Better attendance would have helped to give the full feel/effect of the Operation
 
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Strider.R

Major
Active Duty
C/2-7 HQ
S6 HQ
S7 HQ
Local time
11:38 PM
1,544
1,478
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
Element Callsign: Allied Echo
Element Leader:
SGT.Strider.R

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

SPC.Jinto.H
PFC.Wolfe.D

Pros:
  • Good Comms Idea, with refinement and practice could be very useful
  • Communication between squads did not lack even with new system
  • good squad comms in tank
  • enemy infantry put up a good hard fight
  • tiger crew was really good at keeping moving and keeping us guessing, hard to pin down and flank him

Cons:

  • Due to low OP numbers, tanks re spawn cycle was thrown off, this led us to not being able to meet up with infantry effectively, leading to many deaths
 

Longmen.D

1st Lieutenant
Active Duty
1/A/2-7 HQ
Local time
11:38 PM
164
259
Element Callsign: Fox Infantry FT2 - American
Element Leader: Specialist Longmen.D

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Second Lieutenant Rollins.R
Corporal Cotton.R
Corporal Reign.A
  • Excellent Fireteam work. Was able to implement buddy teams
  • Excellent team comms, as well as squad comm
  • Smoked used well
Cons:
  • Squad felt disjointed at times
  • Was unable to keep good fire team management the entire match.
 
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Michelson.A

First Sergeant
Retired
Local time
11:38 PM
242
340
Element Callsign: German FTL 2 - Alpha Squad
Element Leader:
Sergeant Michelson.A

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Sergeant Michelson.A
SPC.Nehez.J
SPC.Donato.E
Pros:
  • Liked new comms sytem
  • Good reactions to contact
  • Good call outs
  • Remained flexable

Cons:
  • More poeple would be nice, not in squad but in op in general
 

Rhodes.R

2nd Lieutenant
Active Duty
1/E/2-7 HQ
S3 Staff
Local time
11:38 PM
449
494
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT


Element Callsign: German Platoon 1: FT-B
Element Leader:
Specialist Rhodes.R

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Private First Class Jacobs.H
Private First Class Lemon.D

Pros:
  • Comms were amazing and nicely silent.
  • Playing with a smaller squad (fireateams!) I felt a lot more effective and a lot less managerial in my role as an FTL.

Improvements:
  • Choosing a different point might make it easier for the attackers.
 

Mix.C

Major
Active Duty
B/2-7 HQ
S3 HQ
RRD Staff
Local time
9:38 PM
1,521
1,882
Element Callsign: Axis SL 2

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element: Second Lieutenant Mix.C


Pros:

  • Big fan of the new Coms
  • Op was fun over all
Cons:
  • Some growing pains with the new system
  • My squad was comprised of several disparate elements that were challenging to use effectively together.

Final thoughts:

Lots to work on here but a great step forward in how we can operate going forward. It cold be usefull to figure out how to shift command of various elements from one leader to another as needed. In this op I was forced to shift part of my squad south to aid Budds squad and it would have been convenient to be able to put them in his direct control.
 
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Rob.Y

Colonel
Active Duty
2-7 HQ
S3 HQ
Local time
12:38 AM
2,547
2,792
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT


Element Callsign: Allies SL 1
Element Leader: First Lieutenant Rob.Y

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

First Lieutenant Rob.Y

Pros:
  • Comms system was well implemented
  • Great spacing for units covering lots of ground
  • Achieved one of two objectives

Cons:
  • Need to be fast at building those contested garrisons
  • I should have been faster to respond to capture of mid point, axis successfully counter attacked us twice.
 

Wolf.G

Staff Sergeant
Retired
Local time
10:38 PM
169
262
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT


Element Callsign: Allies FTL 1
Element Leader: Sergeant Wolf.G

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Specialist Sap.R/ Dubois.F(reserves)

Pros:
  • Comms
  • accomplished tearing down 2 to 3 OP's and wiping a few squads
  • hold middle sectors in the north off point getting the drop on enemy forces
  • Sap was consistent and def MVP of the squad, Also had Dubois come in and create an awesome assault on last point at the end killing at least 7 to 10 between the 3 of us(=
Cons:
  • just 2 of us for awhile
  • got caught up pushing buttons to talk to the right person got me killed several times..
 

Hermes.S

Staff Sergeant
Active Duty
1/A/2-7 SL/ASL
Local time
12:38 AM
625
794
Element Callsign: Allies S2 FTL-A
Element Leader: Specialist Hermes.S

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Sergeant Sotelo.R
Corporal Cotton.R
Corporal Reign.A -Squad Hopped

Pros:
  • The comms were excellent.
  • Great discipline on calls.
  • Liked the breakdown into SL>FTs
  • Great fighting on point
  • Excellent quick response to defend.
Cons:
  • Better attendance would have helped to give the full feel/effect of the Operation
  • The TS helped break up command chat however I feel it could still improve. IE: Commander Whispers to SLs only. SL whispers to FTL only. FT grouped in Teamspeak. Command chat only for emergent or immediate designation needs.
 

Adler.J

1st Lieutenant
Retired
Local time
6:38 AM
1,553
1,453
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT


Element Callsign: German FTL
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Adler.J

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Second Lieutenant Adler.J
Sergeant Hayden.A
Specialist Konn.G


Pros:
  • Comms were awesome
  • Interesting concept for FTLs
  • Incredible job as a team, teamwork was on point

Cons:
  • A bit more attendance to see the FTL concept challenged at maximum scale
 
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