OGRE Batrep #11: Through Fields of Black Smoke

  OGRE Battle Report [BatRep #11]

Through Fields of Black Smoke

MILTEK MEMORANDUM FOR IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION

From: Chief Operating Officer - Miltek Corporation

To: 7th Brigade Command Department; MiltekCom; LogisticsSupplyCom;

To all concerned departments and personnel:

The MilTek Corporation has won a short-term contract through the Pan-European Intelligence Service and the ECC. 

Assignment: Surgical strike operation intended to reduce or eliminate combat effectiveness of defending troops deployed in and around a high-priority manufacturing facility. To extract all Q-bit inventory and anything else that is of intelligence importance from the facility.

Area of Operations: Dulce, New Mexico.

Target: Manufacturing facility owned by the holding companies funding the North American Combine. This manufacturing facility fabricates computer chips for Q-bit AI machines used in OGRE synthetic intelligence platforms. 

Background: The North American Combine has recently reallocated their combat assets away from this facility and have contracted out the defense of the facility to a Private Military Contractor [designation: "American Eagle PMC"]. 

++Note the AE PMC assets helped the IRS forces against the ECC++

SigInt has provided us a window of opportunity to launch a strike against this target of 72 hours. During this time, the AE PMC will have minimal assets on the ground while the bulk of their forces are railheading to the site.

The 7th Brigade will deploy a small armored Task Force supported by Light GEVs and Artillery.  You are expected to operate for a maximum of 12 hours to complete the operation. The TF will airlift to the Area of Operations and the BRIGADE COMMANDER [Charlie 71A] and the BRIGADE XO [C72] will deploy in SuperCats with this strike force and command the operation from the ground. This is a priority contract and bonuses will be paid for reclamation of the Q-bit assets. 

Intelligence: The OpFor [American Eagle Private Military Contractor] Group is expected to be armor heavy with a mix of Super Heavy, Heavy and Light Tanks. This force is likely to have a small contingent of GEV assets as well.

This operation is a high-risk high reward type contract. The Analytics Department has deemed 80% losses to be acceptable, though the Strategic Planning Board does not foresee this many casualties.

Good hunting Tigers!

Scenario - Meeting Engagement

Forces involved: 120 Points of NA Combine "American Eagle Private Military Contractors" vs. 120 points of MilTek Corporation assets

Objective - No Objectives defined. Kill Points only.  Forces will deploy from the table edge.

The Strategic Map:

The Tactical Map:

The MilTek Corporation initial advance corridor toward the Dulce manufacturing plant.

The AE PMC response

MilTek C71A moves the strike force straight into Dulce with no resistance.

The AE PMC Commander responds quickly, drawing first blood.

LGEV and Light Tanks begin skirmishing around the plant. 

MilTek LGEVs take out a heavy tank and then retreat back into the industrial area.

C71A SuperCat and 1st Platoon E Company push into the AE PMC armor.

C72 and 1st platoon D Company turn left into the SuperHeavies taking positions on the hill. 

The American Eagle units at the front of the ill-fated spearhead are wiped out - but the flanking hill looms over the MilTek forces. C71A orders an advance.

Crimson Tiger assets advance through the industrial park.

MilTek Artillery makes short work of the Super Heavies, but not before they took  a toll on the MilTek advance wiping out 2 heavies and white smoking another.

MilTek 7th took out the last armor squadron and the 1 GEV left hiding behind the hill, for a total wipe of the American Eagle Contractors. The MilTek Commander ordered the hasty removal of intelligence assets and withdrawal of forces through fields of black smoke.

The MilTek 7th Task Force would take the Q-bit assets and head to the airlift AO to the south unmolested. Bonuses were paid!

MilTEk Total Victory!