OPERATIONS ORDER
Operation Lebra (2018), Nagini

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Situation

Background Information
Earlier an element of Special Forces attempted to extract a defector, now known as Major Alexei Sashenka, and secure all potential intel. A helicopter wreck was seen, with the pilots ejecting over guerilla territory. The element was led into an ambush, with the HVT escaping during the chaos that ultimately unfolded. We later learned that the pilots were picked up by Sashenka’s men and not the guerillas. Now it’s up to a squad of Rangers with attached sniper team to find the captured pilots and eliminate Major Sashenka for good.

Friendly Forces
Squad of US Army Rangers, with attached sniper team 2x MRAP 2x Quad bike

Enemy Forces
Enemy forces mainly composed of infantry, without heavy ground vehicle support. There have been reported a couple of ZSU series AA vehicles, but these are believed to be inactive at this time.

Mission

Tasking
Primary taskings Rescue pilots Eliminate Major Alexei Sashenka Secondary taskings Destroy AA pieces Recover or destroy stolen supplies

End-state
After completion of primary objectives, squad will move to RV with the sniper team for debrief

Execution

Commander's Intent
The purpose of this mission is twofold - first, we must rescue captured pilots and extract them back to friendly territory. Second, we are effecting an assassination on Major Sashenka - this will send a message to enemy commanders that operations targeted against our special operations units carry heavy reprisals. In addition, there are some secondary objectives identified in the area that should ease future operations in the area, in particular for our air assets.

Tasks and Sequencing
Major Sashenka is believed to have developed a healthy degree of paranoia since the events of Operation Warden. It is also believed that if he is made aware of our presence he will bolt and go into hiding, removing our opportunity to take him out. With that caveat in mind, the sequence of maneuver and tasking has been developed in an effort to both mask our activities in the area and allow us to prepare the ground for confrontation. The force will depart Sakums airbase before dawn. It will move via convoy to an abandoned castle approximately 2.5 klicks East of Sakums, which will be used as a staging point and overwatch position for Sierra. From there, Lightning will traverse through woodland SouthEast to approach OP1 in stealth. The purpose here is to quietly sabotage an enemy held radio tower, disrupting their communications and unimpeding our activities. The next tasking will be to rescue and extract the captured pilots, believed held in a camp just East of the radio tower. To effect this the squad will simultaneously strike from North-West and South-West at the two main buildings of the camp. Maintaining stealth at this point is ideal but not essential. Once the pilots are secure, squad element will extract them back to the castle for safety while the teams proceed North to OP2A and OP2B to recon the suspected ZSU locations. With the information gathered a decision will be made on what, if any, action will be taken on these secondary objectives. The teams will then regroup at Final RV before deciding on a route to infiltrate the woodland surrounding the Northern camp. It is critical at this juncture that this camp is not made aware of our presence. If time permits, a group may be tasked to conduct close recon of the camp itself, potentially planting explosives and mining potential escape routes. With this carried out, or time is against us, we will settle in at the marked ambush point and await the scheduled meeting between the camp commander and Major Sashenka. Once PID, the snipers will be greenlit to open fire on the Major. In the event of a clean kill, the squad will detonate all planted explosives and break contact South, then West to return to the castle. In the event the snipers fail and Major Sashenka is alerted, the squad will attempt to ambush him using any means necessary to prevent his escape. As soon as he is either killed, captured or deemed to have escaped beyond our reach, the squad will detonate all explosives and break contact towards the castle.

Administration/Logistics

Resupply
Supplies will be brought in the transport vehicles, however these are going to be inaccessible to the main force between setting off from and arriving back at the castle. Therefore it is expected that members of the main force ensure they are able to self sustain for the duration of the operation.

Medical
PAK in field will be possible. If one or both of the medics are downed, taskings may be drastically altered to reduce risk while a solution is found.

Rules of Engagement
The force is not capable of dealing with EPW's taken in the field. If enemy forces are captured, they are to be bound, gagged and left in a sheltered location to be discovered by their allies at a later time. The exception to this is Major Sashenka, where every effort should be made to extract in the event of capture.

Fire Support Plan
In accordance with SOP

Close Air Support
In accordance with SOP

Command/Signal

Communications Plan

Callsign	Primary Frequency	Superior Frequency	ACTUAL
LIGHTNING 1	250mHz	40mHz	SP1 Wavan (Ret.) Squad Commander (≤15)
LIGHTNING 1-1	251mHz	250mHz	SP3 Veagance Fireteam Leader (≤6)
LIGHTNING 1-2	252mHz	250mHz	SPC Fowlds Fireteam Leader (≤6)

Considerations
In accordance with SOP