OPERATIONS ORDER
Operation Fulcrum (2013), Twofold

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Situation

Background Information
AFTER OPERATION TREBLE, a motorised BAF platoon MOVEs NORTHWEST TO CLEAR TADZAK AND VERSEK/VERSEK NORTH pressing the advantage and maintaining momentum.

Friendly Forces
3x Infantry Squads 1x Heavy Weapons Team 3x Light Vehicles 1x Lynx Helicopter Logistical support

Enemy Forces
TALIBAN: -PROBABILITY OF CONTACT: Medium -INSURGENTS -TECHNICAL'S & MAKESHIFT WEAPONIZED VEHICLES -APC'S -AA VEHICLES AND MANPADS -UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS ISIS: -PROBABILITY OF CONTACT: HIGH -ORGANISED INFANTRY -INSURGENTS -TECHNICAL'S -ARMOURED HUMVVEES AND OTHER ARMORED TRANSPORTS -APC'S -TANKS -CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE TACTICS -AA VEHICLES AND MANPADS

Mission

Tasking
Passing through the Taliban Encircled position in Qal'ah-ye Kalan and Yarkanay we will focus our efforts at the area north of Koti. A mortar pit is known to be in place on the north side of Versek while a ISIS stronghold is located in the center of the city. There is also a tent village in the eastern valley. Within Versek North there is a more urbanized area with multistory buildings, containing bomb factories, vehicle depos and makeshift barracks.

End-state
BAF In control of the City of Versek and ISIS forces on the run.

Execution

Commander's Intent
The purpose of the mission is to eliminate enemy presence in the towns of Versek/Versek North with minimal infrastructure and civilian collateral damage. The end state is the elimination of enemy forces in the AO, endex position to be decided in the field.

Tasks and Sequencing
Starting at FOB Gravity, the orbat will move as one convoy towards dismount marker, staying north of the red line (marked west of FOB Gravity). Convoy order throughout: Bull 1,Bull 2, Bull 9, Eagle, Cyclops, Badger. Throughout the OP, each Bull vehicle will be attached to its corresponding HAWK element Hawk will mount up in attached Bull callsigns. Sector 1: On entering sector 1: Badger will divert to BOF-1 for overwatch. HAWK 1(marked in blue) will divert north to clear the tent village and the mortar pit. After clearing the latter, HAWK 1 will hold north of the mortar pit to screen for HAWK 2 & 3. HAWK 2 & 3 will work together to clear the IS stronghold, HAWK 2 will prioritise the southern buildings, HAWK 3, the northern buildings. if the mortar pit becomes active before HAWK 1 is able to neutralise it, Dragonfly will be tasked for destruction Sector 2 & 3: between sector 1 and 2, the orbat will reform in a convoy in the same convoy order as startex. On entering sector 2: Badger will move to BOF - 2 for overwatch. HAWK callsigns will move into and clear their assigned sectors. After securing Sector 2: Badger will stay at BOF - 2 or move to BOF - 3 depending on line of sight. HAWK callsigns will move into and clear their assigned sectors.

Administration/Logistics

Resupply
In accordance with SOP

Medical
In accordance with SOP

Rules of Engagement
In accordance with SOP

Fire Support Plan
In accordance with SOP

Close Air Support
DRAGONFLY for recon and light CAS.

Command/Signal

Communications Plan

Callsign	Primary Frequency	Superior Frequency	ACTUAL
EAGLE 9	45mHz	37mHz	MSP Jari (Ret.) Platoon Leader
HAWK 1	250mHz	40mHz	MSP Mattjamco Squad Leader
HAWK 2	260mHz	40mHz	SP1 Hotspur (Ret.) Squad Leader
HAWK 3	270mHz	40mHz	SP2 B.Miller Squad Leader
BADGER 9	361mHz	37mHz	2Lt Zuka Infantry Team Leader
BULL 9	60mHz	37mHz	SPC Aynzerwulv Light Vehicle Section Commander
CYCLOPS 4	70mHz	43mHz	SSG Kevin Logistics Support Chief
CROSSROAD H	87mHz	37mHz	MSG Crossy Senior Game Master

Considerations
Platoon net will be crowded, keep comms to a minimum, only report high threat targets Radio rules Each attached Bull element will check in to the Hawk net they are attached to. Example: if Bull 1 is attached to Hawk 1, Bull will have Hawk 1s squad net as a secondary channel. Cyclops will report to Eagle 6 for tasking on freq 46.0.