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Finally
completed the Trip to hell on Everon. Team was Fish, DC and Hammer. DC took
Lead, Hammer Alpha Two, Alpha Fish Three On our first attempt we cleared Saint
Pierre in about 20mins, re-equiped with Satchel charges, Styer Aug's and were
transported in our M113 to north of Vernon. We traveled north east up the
mountain face and got cover in a group of trees overlooking the camp. Alpha
Three took a position to the left of this with a view of the machine gun
emplacement at the rear of the camp. We engaged the patrols on the camp, in
order to clear it for charge detonation. However the two patrols of Spetz Natz
came down from the mountains and all Alpha were killed in the engagement,
despite the good cover. We had three units left in the M113, and when
respawned we returned to the hill, and proceeded to move forward, being sure
we had cleared all opposition. But when we got into the open between our cover
and the camp, we encountered fire from a flanking group of SpNz on our east
side, and quickly the mission came to a halt. We
strengthened our resolve, and restarted, this time we took heavy losses in St
Pierre, and had no spare AI's on our journey to Durras. The same approach was
employed, however we alpha three went west of the trees overlooking the camp,
and he approached the camp in danger mode from bearing of about 200. The
rest of the team kept vigil ready to open fire if any of the opposition
spotted our Alpha rogue bomber. With one charge placed, Alpha three had to
kill the machine gunner at the south west corner, to lay the charge on the
south emplacement. 'Wait,,,,wait,,,,,wait'. Alpha then gaeve the allc clear
when the patrols were well away from his position. Two shots from the M9
Beretta pistol, "gunner down, laying the charge". In the meantime
all hell broke loose, as our cover fire suppressed fire from the Barracks, and
Alpha three made his get away from where he came blowing the charges on the
way Three
joined the group at the trees, and carefully neutralized the encroaching spetz
natz and camp patrols. When all was quiet, one of the gun emplacements was
still intact. Possible that charge was out of range when Alpha three detonated
it. So two and three approached the camp, with one keeping cover for any stray
enemy units, while alpha two placed the charges at the remaining artillery. He
then blew the charge, destroying the artillery, and three took out a rogue
enemy unit hiding behind a truck on the camp. Mission success then sweetly
appeared on the screen. Total time from mission start was about 50 minutes. DC's
and Hammers tactic of one covering while the remaining team continued
offensive worked effectively, although it would be better utilised in larger
groups. Marksmanship, and team covering was also very good, will all now
covering effectively for each other. Team structure is less important for
small numbers, but we must continue to employ the discipline. Command
procedures will be very important in as team size grows. We
mantained the initiative through most of the mission, but lost it for a time
during our engagement in St. Pierre. We got pinned down in a house in the
town, and thats where our losses were highest. I don't think we did much
wrong, but odds became overwhelming. We must concentrate more on using cover
in all occasions, where possible. What we get away with in OPF, just won't cut
it in ArmA. Taking on more than one eneny unit without cover just wont work.
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