05-13-2014, 02:52 PM
Lost Squad
Well I'll just state the obvious. This mission was awesome. One of the most significant OFP/Arma experiences I ever had. Let me described how it was for me as the leader of the lost ground team:
We started on a valley, surrounded by hills. I tried to contact friendly forces but received no response. Trying to get a better signal (you gotta love TFA Radio) we climbed up the nearest hill. Having reached the peak, we saw that sea is to our west. We positioned in cover on the peak and searched for enemies when I heard some aerial chatter on the comms. After several attempt I managed to communicate with aerial team over a broken line that we are on the western coast. While I was trying to communicate with the helicopters, an enemy patrol was detected to our north west. We held fire, hoping they will overlook us, and then we detected an enemy team not farther than 200 meters from us. I don't remember if who opened fire first, but a fierce firefight ensued, and friendlies were getting hit. I deperately tried to message the choppers that we are under fire. We lit up the sky so we could see the attackers at the dark and hopefully get noticed by the friendly helicopters, and hit quite a few as they were rather in the open. However, it didn't took long for the battle to draw the western enemy team to our position. We were engaged from two flanks and the situation looked grim. While constantly firing flares, I had Alwarren on the radio sometimes, but it didn't seem like the choppers are close to find us. I decided we need to evacuate that hilltop. I stopped firing flares, covered the eastern part of the hill with smoke and we started to move down the hill towards the coastline. At least there we could not be surrounded from all sides...
Once all the wounded were taken care of, we turned off our flash-lights, and ran down the hill. The enemy stopped firing, hopefully they lost us! While moving down the hill and to the shoreline we lost contact again with the choppers. We positioned in an area with just two garbage dumps as cover. We split up in two, having team blue taking overwatch on the distant dump while I stayed with team red. Then, the absent of any team radios became apparent (great design decision for this mission I must say!). The only way I could communicated with team blue was running over to them in the open so I could shout my orders. That would have to do...
We looked around while trying to direct our choppers over to our positioned. The hill we evacuated was still visible and we saw the enemy searching it in the green light of our nightsticks that we left there. The choppers was still unheard. I replenished my stock of flares that got depleted during the hill battle when we detected an enemy search team moving towards the beach. We held fire hoping to get our choppers to help us before we engaged. Team blue was far away but held fire as well as expected. Finally, I was able to have solid comms with a Mohawk chopper! I tried to describe where we are, which wasn't much. All I could say was that we evacuated to the beach, and that the hill we evacuated has been captured by the enemy.
The enemy was getting closer and closer as the choppers approached our position, but we had to open fire. Team red opened fire, and team blue followed as they realized we are engaging. All we had to do was keep the enemy suppressed far enough and long enough for the choppers to get to our position, which seemed closer than ever. The enemy returned fire and we stuck to the little cover we had around us, over the gunfire we heard distant rotor sounds. People were getting hit and we had to bug out from that place, before other enemy search teams arrive. As the situation was getting desperate, I saw a volley of tracer fire from the sky, followed by a salvo of rockets, hitting at the center of the enemy formation, that was quite a view in quite a timing! We couldn't have survived without it. The Mowhawk was calling but couldn't spot our position so I started flaring up the sky. Finally I saw the big shadow of a transport helicopter, I popped orange smoke on our position and tried to direct the Mohawk to the beach, trying to calculate the opposite bearing from him to our position, while trying to return fire to the flashes I saw at the enemy position. Finally the chopper pilot announced that he can see us. I wasn't sure if it was our flares, our weapons flashes or the smoke but I could see the Mohawk starting to approach us sideways with its tailrotor towards the enemy. The enemy saw it as well and started to fire on it. Time to say goodbye to the beach. The chopper was hovering a meter above the water line, waiting for us to board. It won't last there for long. I ordered team red to lay down heavy suppressive fire as I sprinted towards the distant team blue yelling "board the chopper now!". They heard me, disengaged and moved towards the chopper. I was gratified to hear people relaying my orders to people that was farther away. Last man reported all team blue are onboard. I emptied my last magazine and ordered team red to board the chopper, hoping the large aircraft will be able to sustain the enemy hits. Once team red was in yelled "go! go! go!" and a sigh of relief was heard over the engines sounds as the chopper quickly picked up altitude and took us to safety, with all soldiers accounted for.
That was a hell of a ride.
Castle Wolfenstein
I think hat was a good call. In any case getting the APC closer would have meant certain death to it by enemy AT teams.
My team was taken out by crossfire of two enemy teams that were in the open to our right, away from the town or the castle. Maybe we should try to approach from the left. In any case, I think the teams should stick rather close to one another, providing mutual support. Getting separated and rushing the town means death in this one.
We could use a sniper team (and or mortar? Classical choice under the terrain and enemy circumstances) and also some close range AT's (PCML or RPG). These Tigris AA tanks can be dealt with only from close range and the Titan AT is not good in close quarters.
Great mission nonetheless!
Five Barn Monte
I really tried to keep the APC alive and failed at that. If anyone has any suggestions as to how to do that better I'll be glad to hear them! Good job everybody on the infantry team! Special thank you to Leechyboy who always knew when to provide a laser range measurement to the enemy.
Well I'll just state the obvious. This mission was awesome. One of the most significant OFP/Arma experiences I ever had. Let me described how it was for me as the leader of the lost ground team:
We started on a valley, surrounded by hills. I tried to contact friendly forces but received no response. Trying to get a better signal (you gotta love TFA Radio) we climbed up the nearest hill. Having reached the peak, we saw that sea is to our west. We positioned in cover on the peak and searched for enemies when I heard some aerial chatter on the comms. After several attempt I managed to communicate with aerial team over a broken line that we are on the western coast. While I was trying to communicate with the helicopters, an enemy patrol was detected to our north west. We held fire, hoping they will overlook us, and then we detected an enemy team not farther than 200 meters from us. I don't remember if who opened fire first, but a fierce firefight ensued, and friendlies were getting hit. I deperately tried to message the choppers that we are under fire. We lit up the sky so we could see the attackers at the dark and hopefully get noticed by the friendly helicopters, and hit quite a few as they were rather in the open. However, it didn't took long for the battle to draw the western enemy team to our position. We were engaged from two flanks and the situation looked grim. While constantly firing flares, I had Alwarren on the radio sometimes, but it didn't seem like the choppers are close to find us. I decided we need to evacuate that hilltop. I stopped firing flares, covered the eastern part of the hill with smoke and we started to move down the hill towards the coastline. At least there we could not be surrounded from all sides...
Once all the wounded were taken care of, we turned off our flash-lights, and ran down the hill. The enemy stopped firing, hopefully they lost us! While moving down the hill and to the shoreline we lost contact again with the choppers. We positioned in an area with just two garbage dumps as cover. We split up in two, having team blue taking overwatch on the distant dump while I stayed with team red. Then, the absent of any team radios became apparent (great design decision for this mission I must say!). The only way I could communicated with team blue was running over to them in the open so I could shout my orders. That would have to do...
We looked around while trying to direct our choppers over to our positioned. The hill we evacuated was still visible and we saw the enemy searching it in the green light of our nightsticks that we left there. The choppers was still unheard. I replenished my stock of flares that got depleted during the hill battle when we detected an enemy search team moving towards the beach. We held fire hoping to get our choppers to help us before we engaged. Team blue was far away but held fire as well as expected. Finally, I was able to have solid comms with a Mohawk chopper! I tried to describe where we are, which wasn't much. All I could say was that we evacuated to the beach, and that the hill we evacuated has been captured by the enemy.
The enemy was getting closer and closer as the choppers approached our position, but we had to open fire. Team red opened fire, and team blue followed as they realized we are engaging. All we had to do was keep the enemy suppressed far enough and long enough for the choppers to get to our position, which seemed closer than ever. The enemy returned fire and we stuck to the little cover we had around us, over the gunfire we heard distant rotor sounds. People were getting hit and we had to bug out from that place, before other enemy search teams arrive. As the situation was getting desperate, I saw a volley of tracer fire from the sky, followed by a salvo of rockets, hitting at the center of the enemy formation, that was quite a view in quite a timing! We couldn't have survived without it. The Mowhawk was calling but couldn't spot our position so I started flaring up the sky. Finally I saw the big shadow of a transport helicopter, I popped orange smoke on our position and tried to direct the Mohawk to the beach, trying to calculate the opposite bearing from him to our position, while trying to return fire to the flashes I saw at the enemy position. Finally the chopper pilot announced that he can see us. I wasn't sure if it was our flares, our weapons flashes or the smoke but I could see the Mohawk starting to approach us sideways with its tailrotor towards the enemy. The enemy saw it as well and started to fire on it. Time to say goodbye to the beach. The chopper was hovering a meter above the water line, waiting for us to board. It won't last there for long. I ordered team red to lay down heavy suppressive fire as I sprinted towards the distant team blue yelling "board the chopper now!". They heard me, disengaged and moved towards the chopper. I was gratified to hear people relaying my orders to people that was farther away. Last man reported all team blue are onboard. I emptied my last magazine and ordered team red to board the chopper, hoping the large aircraft will be able to sustain the enemy hits. Once team red was in yelled "go! go! go!" and a sigh of relief was heard over the engines sounds as the chopper quickly picked up altitude and took us to safety, with all soldiers accounted for.
That was a hell of a ride.
Castle Wolfenstein
(05-13-2014, 05:05 AM)Misha link Wrote:I didn't see and still don't how to approach objective. I though that pounding the village from afar will at least reduce the number of infantry inside of it to acceptible level to enter it, but they still kept coming from the castle, I guess.Welcome back Misha!
I think hat was a good call. In any case getting the APC closer would have meant certain death to it by enemy AT teams.
(05-13-2014, 05:05 AM)Misha link Wrote:And I saw no particular terrain features that would provide better tactical approach, so instead I opted for going head on to the objective. Additinal factor for the decision was also that I wanted to make up for the lost time while regrouping and figuring out the radio.
My team was taken out by crossfire of two enemy teams that were in the open to our right, away from the town or the castle. Maybe we should try to approach from the left. In any case, I think the teams should stick rather close to one another, providing mutual support. Getting separated and rushing the town means death in this one.
(05-13-2014, 01:08 PM)doveman link Wrote:
I'm not sure why my team had two people with AA, as I thought the mission was all about destroying the enemy AA so that friendly aircraft could come in, so what were we supposed to use our AA against? Perhaps grenade launchers would have been more useful, so that we could have lobbed a load over the wall where the vehicle was and carpeted the village with them to thin out the enemy
We could use a sniper team (and or mortar? Classical choice under the terrain and enemy circumstances) and also some close range AT's (PCML or RPG). These Tigris AA tanks can be dealt with only from close range and the Titan AT is not good in close quarters.
Great mission nonetheless!
Five Barn Monte
I really tried to keep the APC alive and failed at that. If anyone has any suggestions as to how to do that better I'll be glad to hear them! Good job everybody on the infantry team! Special thank you to Leechyboy who always knew when to provide a laser range measurement to the enemy.
The fewer men, the greater share of honor