OPORD OP Eagle's Watch - 02-23 - MSOT 8312

[Capt Boyle]

OPERATION ORDER

 

DATE OF OPERATION
OTL 22JAN23 2000 EST
IUT 21MAY21 0900 IGT

 

ORIENTATION: Serbian forces have invaded Kosovo and Montenegro. Currently, the Serbian 3rd Brigade is bearing down on us from the North. Hostile fixed-wing is present in roving combat air patrols and enemy helicopters have been operating in the AO. Secure comms with higher have not been established due to jamming and the Kosovans have lost contact with their command in Pristina as well. Serbia is using a significant amount of fires to screen their advance. Delay them for as long as possible. 

 

1. SITUATION

a Enemy Forces
Size: 1x Tank Company, 2-3x Mechanized Infantry Platoons, 1x mobile SAM battery, Unknown number of Motorized Infantry
Activity: Pushing South
Unit: Serbian 3rd Brigade

Time: 0900

Equipment: Mostly Soviet block small arms and armor

 

b.Friendly Forces

Higher mission: Survive

Adjacent Units: Kosovan 3rd Battalion

Supporting Units: 1x Kosovan mortar battery

 

c. Attachments & Detachments

160th SOAR

 

d. Civilian Considerations
As per SOP

 

2. MISSION

MSOT 8312 is tasked with eliminating the SAM battery escorting the armored column.  

 

3. EXECUTION

 

a. Commander's Intent
Commander's intent is to ambush and destroy the SAMs before they are able to scatter.

 

b. Concept of the Operation

- Scheme of Maneuver

Viking will move quickly to the ambush point and dig in. The team will wait until the SAMs enter the Killzone before engaging. NO ONE IS TO FIRE ON ANYTHING ELSE UNLESS FIRED UPON FIRST. Once the SAMs are eliminated, the team will pull out East and loop South to the town of Karbinti. The team will dig in and hold the town until Kosovan forces can withdraw. After that, the team will withdraw as well.

 

- Fire Support Plan

160th via established JTAC Channels or Hades HQ/10 if no JTAC is present. 

Friendly mortar battery via JTAC

 

c. Tasks

 

 

d. Coordinating Instructions

Map of AO Minuteman

 

 

4. ADMINISTRATION & LOGISTICS

a. Administration
Uniform - Multicam

 

- Casualties

Treated via self aid initially followed by SARCs

 

- Enemy Prisoners Of War (EPOWs)
Detain in as secure of a location as possible, conduct aid as needed, hand over to HQ at earliest opportunity.

 

b. Asset Request

Requesting additional AT in the form of 4x AT4s in addition to the team's 1x Javelin and 2x MAAWS.

 

5. COMMAND & SIGNAL

a. Signal

 

SOI Index

Standard SOI Index is in effect.

 

Code Words:

SHATTER: Sending station is combat ineffective.

HAVOC: Comms compromised, scramble comms.

 

Challenge and Password

Challenge: ELI (eee-lye)

Password: MANNING (man-ning)

 

Running Password

Password: MANNING (man-ning)

 

-Radio Frequencies
As per Team SOP

 

-Smoke Notation
Yellow and White: Concealment

Green: Friendly Forces on this position
Red: Hostile Forces on this position
Purple: Mass Cass
Blue: COC Broken
Orange: Shift fire (Not used)
 

Paint notation

Green paint MAY be utilized to indicate cleared areas.

Blue paint MAY be used to designate CCPs.

Red paint MAY be used to designate boundaries for explosive use.

 

b. Command

-Location of Command
 

-Succession of Command
Capt Boyle

MSgt McMuster

SSgt O'Brien

Sgt Melo
COC BROKEN

 

END OPERATION ORDER

[Maj Whelan]

Additional AT is approved.