OP SEA SWORD Pt 4

[Capt (Ret) Kardnal]

Operation Sea Sword
Top Secret

17NOV2100

No additional mods will be required for this operation.

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MAP: Malden 2035
Elapsed Time: T+4 DAYS SINCE OPERATION START
OPFOR: Russian VMF/VDV/VPVO
BLUFOR: Marsoc 3d MRB, 15th MEU (Simulated) , 2nd MAW , 160th SOAR


Backstory: The coastal island of Malden exists within a critical zone of tactical air support and response, allowing Russian rotary and fixed-wing forces to depart swiftly from the island to support ground troops on the nearby continental theatres. The emplacement of Russian forces on this region has been heavy, and the first key to digging Ivan from his trench would be to remove this island's defenses, piece by piece. We've sent you, a highly-skilled MSOT in the cover of naval bombardment on the island to unsettle Ivan. We want you to be the boogeyman, to keep the Russians on their toes. Supply convoys, AA positions, even fortifications are forfeit to you. You will be tasked with a set of objectives, and these objectives are vital to be completed. Expect support from a Marine Expeditionary Unit, as well as their personal air wing attachment, to aid you in large-scale distractions and fire support, but these missions will be largely independent from any large invasion force. Make no mistake, underestimating Russian response times to your actions will be the death of you, and we will have no QRF to assist you in time for any callouts to T-90s rolling in on your Pos. We have a naval unit in the area, thanks to your efforts in removing the Russian anti-naval batteries on the shoreline. The USS Minneapolis has six cannons and twelve tubes ready to level the playing field, should you decide to call her in. Your marine contact on the dirt will be Captain Black, in charge of upkeeping FOP Spades. Spades will be your operations center from this point on. We've supplied it with all the equipment, explosives, and AT that you can use for your operations, and will be supplying vehicles for your insertions. These insertions will be largely up to you, whether it be HELOCAST, Dive, Land, or Fastroping. We entrust in your MSOT's intuition and experience to make the right choices in the field. Go get them, Pirates.

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MISSION COMPLETE: PART 3.

Summary: Lt. Egorov captured by Marsoc forces. Rescued 3x Marines of the 15th MEU Alpha Company. Recovered maps, logistics cards, and information regarding "TF332". Egorov was uncooperative in discerning the nature of this intel, but luckily the decryption keys on the SD cards gave us enough of a scratch-off to understand what the Russians are up to: Malden isn't about air superiority. They're using former civilian towns and positions on the island as training facilities for a group of enhanced special forces soldiers. These soldiers are well into service, it seems, but that doesn't give us any incentive to not hunt them down and learn what we can from their corpses. We'll be tracking their movements by satellite from now on, and hopefully we can intervene before this task force can make it off-island and into a rabbit-hole. This trench just got a whole lot messier. There must be something in Fort Glaskau that can tell us what's going on. Raiders, we're going to need your help. Standby for tasking. . . .

Day Five.



The raid on the military base put fear into the hearts of the Russians stationed there. With the inclusion of Russian fast-air responses from the airbase on Malden, the Raiders pulled back shortly before the assault of Fort Glaskau, giving the Russians time to dig in. We have to abandon that objective for now. With their armored pool crippled, the only source of QRF remains the airbase and a light-armor pool outside of La Trinite in the northeastern portion of the island. This allows Raiders a lot more free activity without the constant threat of incoming medium to heavy armor responding to their firefights.

Intel Collected (What we know so far):
 

The intel confirms the location of a few of TF332's training facilities. Why the Russians haven't used them so far to respond to Raider missions, we don't know. However, with the absence of Lt. Egorov and his direct knowledge of this task force, it must be said that the Russians know that we know, and the shroud may be removed from the big guns backstage. Enemy maps have shown that there are a selection of high-value small targets scattered across the heart of Malden, and we've decided to take them out as our next tasking.

Objectives:

Sniper's Nest: Initial scouting reports of the area have been met with sporadic sniper fire from a mountain overlooking the town of Chapoi, as well as IR-lock missiles. Approach safely and remove the sniper threat from the AO.

AA Positions: The two marked positions are vague grids. Supposedly the Russians have constructed multiple small bases and use the Shilka's mobility to change positions regularly. We do not know the times at which they change positions, but we will need those AAA destroyed for an air corridor to be made.

Ammo Cache: We had eyes on a few supply convoys moving from the town of La Passagne out to various fortifications and back. This may be giving us an idea that this location is currently being used as an ammo cache. With historic consideration, we are allowed to demo any caches we find, but we are not allowed so far to drop shells and level the town. These buildings are well over a hundred years in age, particularly the chapels. It would be a shame if this part of Malden's history were to be reduced to rubble.

HVT: Somewhere in this AO is another comms base. Intel suggests that the base is being operated by one of the VPVO Captains organizing the local AAA grid. Putting one through his head would definitely aid our efforts.


 

MSOT "Pirate"

 

• MSOT HQ
  Team Lead: Cpl Carter
  Team Chief: OPEN
  Team SARC: OPEN
  Team Communications Chief: OPEN
• Element 1 "Pirate 1"
  Element Lead: OPEN
  Assistant Element Lead: Cpl Jones
  CSO: Capt Koch
  CSO: OPEN
  Element SARC: OPEN
• Element 2 "Pirate 2"
  Element Lead: OPEN
  Assistant Element Lead: OPEN
  CSO: OPEN
  CSO: OPEN
  Element SARC: OPEN

Edited November 17, 2017 by Sgt Kardnal
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[MSgt (Ret) Carter]

I'll fill in whatever is left in team HQ

[Capt Koch]

Damn your choice of days! Like I mentioned, if you guys host them on a Friday, let me know

[Capt (Ret) Jones]

Somewhere, per usual.

[MSgt (Ret) Carter]

@Capt Koch The original selection was for that Friday but Kardnal is always heading out of town to visit the wife.

[Specter]

3 hours ago, Cpl Carter said:

@Capt Koch The original selection was for that Friday but Kardnal is always heading out of town to visit the wife.

Girlfriend. @Cpl Corman still has time to make his move (not that a ring stopped him before).

[MSgt (Ret) Carter]

@SSgt Specter So I take it you're gonna go tcc? 

[Capt (Ret) Kardnal]

Oh my Christ y'all are fuckin savage. Alright I'll move it to friday, don't tear yallselves apart

[Capt Koch]

<3

 

CSO