Rapid Reaction - FIA CO
The plan was to split into two parts, one cover element of myself and A1 would get up on a nearby hill and spot enemies/make a lot of noise, while an assault force of two fireteams under ASL Iceraiser's command would go house to house from the opposite direction, hopefully rooting out the cowering HVT before his ride out arrived.
I'll say it now, we were too slow. I should have been more aggressive at the start with my element and engaged right away rather than spotting first. We were the distraction after all. That said, the assault team worked like clockwork, and it was just down to the sheer balls/skill of the evac pilot that the HVT slipped out of our grasp. Knowing that there were still some bodyguards in the area, as well as two fresh faced arrivals from the chopper, I ordered a sweep and clear to ensure their gaming enjoyment
Low Tide - Bravo SL
A full bravo AND MMG? Ain't I getting all the toys today!
Having taken a liking to the whole commanding lark, I decided to grab a sqaud of my own. After screening the North and covering Alpha's push along the coast we headed along the road into town before being switched to the south of it. The terrain is, for lack of a better word, bloody horrible round this part of Altis, so I left it down to FTL's to find good spots for their men, and you guys did a great job.
Once on the south we pushed out to a Y-Junction and began to take casualties from increasingly tenacious AAF. Being tasked with advancing on either the airfield perimeter or the town itself, I spied a possible route to a petrol station near the airfield perimeter, a great spot of cover and a nice place to settle down for tea and bicces while we waited for Alpha. So we headed out.
Then the Gorgon happened.
A wild AAF Gorgon manage to get within 100m of us, guns blazing and reducing B3 to a sole survivor. B2 managed to hit it with a rocket at what felt like stupid close range and it went up in flames, letting us continue the advance.
Then the Attack Helicopter happened.
Now, I've faced these before and they never, ever, ever seem to shoot. It's like the AAF Army Air Corps is staffed by pacifists or something. So imaging my surprise when it blew my squad to bits, before mini-gunning me in the ass!
Down to roughly a fireteam I decided that it was time for heroes, and that petrol station would be the site of our... er... heroism. I sped a nice gulleythat would get us close enough to throw grenades and assault on to victory. Unfortunately, the HMG had other ideas, and left me dead on the ground.
Jolly Cooperation - CSAT A1 AT
After the giddy highs of command I felt like skulking around with the PBI for a change. Most of the mission was spent watching AAf from a distance, feeling like a cross between observers and wierd AAF obsessed stalkers. By the time we hit the outskirts of Pyrgos we began to get stuck it, taking fire from all sorts of angles. I ended up investigating a building full of dead AAF, with the end result of becoming the first CSAT corpse on display in said house.
Sadly, since getting up at 5:20am is now a thing I had to make excuses and leave, but thanks again to all involved for a great session!