Opord

Situation

“We go where duty calls, and we leave no debt unpaid.”

Following last weeks punishing defense—where the we slowed and blunted CSAT’s mechanized spear at Line's Mercury, Venus, and Mars through disciplined fighting withdrawals and costly countermeasures—the front now holds in depth but remains degraded. Rear areas still require clearing of infiltrators and units must recover combat power; casualties, equipment losses, and shaken civilian trust are real costs. Yet those sacrifices bought a decisive opening: CSAT has forward-deployed large armor and air-defense arrays to consolidate gains, which in turn leaves depth nodes vulnerable and ripe for exploitation.

This week's aim is direct and strategic. The battalion will leverage that window to deny Viper Base Zulu and the twin SAM umbrellas that protect it—seizing time-sensitive EW, comms, and logistics material that will blunt CSAT’s ability to project power along the Finnish border. The operation is time-limited and intelligence-driven: remove the enemy’s forward teeth, enable coalition airpower to re-enter the battlespace, and extract decisive materiel that could alter the entire invasions outcome stopping it in its tracks. Above all, this week closes our chapter in theater and rotate home — the strike is designed to force CSAT’s hand toward withdrawal while ensuring the 17th conducts a measured, honorable extraction that preserves unit integrity and dignity after a hard campaign.

Penetrate, neutralize, exploit, and withdraw — quickly and cleanly. Remove the teeth of their air defenses so our AC-130s can finish the rest; seize what matters, deny what remains, and bring our people home with honor.

Area of Operation (AO):

Forces in Play:

Opfor:

• CSAT mechanized formations likely

 

• Most Likely Course of Action:
  Redeployment in force to meet our incursion
• Most Deadly Course of Action:
  Envelopment and destruction using all available assets
• Civilian Considerations:
  Unknown. PID all targets and remain out of civilian centers to focus all efforts on the enemy.

Blufor:

• Task Force Kingsman
  • 17th Ranger Battalion "Arthur"
  • 9th Air Commando Group "Whiskey"
  • 74th Special Forces Group "Lancelot"
  • USAF Special Operations Squadron
    • 55th SOS "Night Hawks"

Greenfor:

• N/A

Engagement Criteria:

Engage any armed individual in CSAT camo.

Mission:

• Alpha will paradrop into the AO and use force maneuver tactics to hit the enemy hard and fast catching them off balance.
• Echo provide CAS and deliver vehicles to Alpha along with light armored fire support.
• PSI Bandit will assist with scouting and reinforcing our harassing the flanks.

Responsibilities:

• Powerline
  • Provide strategic oversight and keep unit on task.
  • Maintain communication across phases and sectors.
  • Battalion HQ will be mobile to make on the ground command decisions based on intel and progress.
• Alpha
  • Strike with surprise and speed.
  • Focus on enemy infantry destruction
• Echo
  • Air Logistics
    • Provide fixed wing transport throughout the region
  • CAS
  • Ground based anti armor and fire support
  • Mortars if possible

Objectives:

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CONOP:

• Phase 0: PreOp 1730 CST

  • COs/XOs finalize remaining details if any
  • NCO meeting to disseminate plan
  • Finalize slotting

• Phase I: Brief 1900 CST

  • BCO will give final overview and expectations
  • COs will brief vehicle commanders and squad leaders of final tweaks and expectations/needs
  • Overview of JIPs:
    • Initial spawn and JIPs at friendly airbase
    • Respawn and JIPs will spawn at base and potentially be paradropped or delivered to an LZ. Be prepared for either

• Phase II: Prep 1905 CST

  • Alpha preps kits and reviews comms contingencies
  • Echo finalizes logistics and preps to transport Alpha to DZ LONGSTROKE

• Phase III: Stepoff to DZ LONGSTROKE/OBJ VESPER 1915 CST

  • Drop
    • Initial drop will be Alpha and their first three vics.
    • Alpha will maintain security of the DZ while also sending pathfinders/ patrols to recon the OBJ VESPER.
    • Remaining Alpha vics and Echo light Armor will be deployed via LAPES
  • OBJ Assault
    • Once scouting is complete Battalion will eliminate OBJ VESPER with best possible speed to allow deployment of ODIN.

DZ and approach to OBJ VESPER

OBJ VESPER and the SAM sites

• Phase IV: OBJ VALET

  • Eliminate enemy presence and seek out any HVTs and intel.
  • Destroy all assets

OBJ VALET

• Phase V: OBJ REQUIEM

  • Investigate POI NW of Viper Base Zulu
    • Use elevation and the Western Flank to assault and get eyes on
  • Assault Viper Base Zulu
    • Recon PRIOR to assault to determine best approach
    • Expect this base to be source of regional reinforcements

OBJ REQUIEM

• Phase VI: Exfil

  • Exfil via C-130 once airbase is neutralized.

• Phase VII: RP/AAR

• • All units prepare for debrief.

Imagery:

Timeline (in CST)

Command and Signal

Long Range Frequencies:

• Command 45
• RTO 45, 35
• Alpha Lead 40
• Flight Lead 45, 30
• Pilots 30, 35
• Echo Lead 45,80
• RRC 69
• Convoy 50

Nonverbal Coordination:

• Green: This is used to mark friendly positions on the field.
• Blue: Marking suitable locations for Landing Zones.
• Red: This is used for marking enemy positions for all units to reference.
• Yellow: This is used to inform friendly forces that Immediate medical support is needed.
• Purple: This color represents a friendly position with enemy units danger close, Anyone outside of 100 meters away from the smoke should be assumed hostile.
• Orange: This tells anyone in the air that a friendly unit is in desperate need of resupply.

Call signs for Supports: