OP2407-12-2 After Action Report

OP2407-12-2 After Action Report.
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OP2407-12-2
Operations staff for 3rd Battalion, Chernarus 10th Separate Tank Brigade, ordered the commencement of an attack and clear operation on the village of Berislav in North Zagoria. Only hours before, a brigade launched UAV was fired on by an AA battery, signifying that separatists forces had taken over the village. Reports from local friendly agents confirmed the data.

A task force was assembled consisting of three T-72 tanks, two BMP rifle squads, and two BRDM scout cars. The task force's order was to attack and, if possible, eliminate all enemy forces defending the village. Among the tasks to be performed was the location and elimination of two civilian criminal command operatives, and the destruction of the AAA battery.

In the initial contact, Scout 1 BRDM was fired on by an enemy BRDM, which signified that enemy mobile forces had taken over the village. Damaged, but functional, Scout 1 was ordered back. Owing to the lay of the terrain, the Task Force commander ordered the three tanks to attack from the southwest into the village, with two rifle squads following on closely within a few hundred meters.

Tank 3 was ordered to swing around to the east and take up a position in overwatch of the village, as Command Squad dismounted and advanced into town. 2nd Squad then was ordered to maneuver to the eastern side of the village and attack with support from Tank 3.

Command Squad fought off attacks from both Russian militia, and local militia. In one instance, an RPG Gunner fired on and struck Command Squad's BMP, damaging it and setting it afire, forcing it to withdraw for repairs. Meanwhile, 2nd Squad with support from Tank 3 continued to advance through the eastern areas of the village.

Commander located the male element of the civilian criminal command operatives and stripped him of some intelligence material. Commander pushed his rifle squad further north, eventually locating and eliminating the other civilian criminal command operative, stripping her of intelligence materials and a cell phone.

Command squad then turned their attention into attacking and eliminating the three AA vehicles. In this exchange of gunfire, commander was eliminated, as was his second in command. At this point, Command Squad lost its comms, forcing command of the task force to fall to 2nd Squad commander. After some time, Command Squad comms were reestablished, and command of the task force returned to First Squad.

The attack which eventually eliminated the AA vehicles was costly, One T-72 was destroyed. However, by that time, battalion operations staff had deemed the operation complete and a success, and ordered the task force to return to base.

Losses were moderate. Command Squad lost four, while 2nd Squad lost two. Tank 2 was destroyed, and Scout 1 BRDM was damaged but operational.

Field counts of enemy losses included two technicals, two UAVs, one T-55, one BTR-80A, one BRDM, and one BMP.

From compilations of data taken from intelligence material seized from the separatists by the commander, battalion intelligence staff determined that the separatists would make another attempt to gain territory in North Zagoria. Operations staff, reporting to brigade command, suggested that 3rd Battalion launch a new operation within a week.