OPERATIONS ORDER
Vietnam War Theatre (1955-1975), Operation Red Horizon IV

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Situation

Background Information

The year is 1968, the USA never deployed to Vietnam. The USSR took the fall of Southern Vietnamese forces as an opportunity to forward deploy troops and reinforce their position in the Vietnamese peninsular. The PSRV welcomed this with arms open. Last week the PSRV formally invaded Laos and Cambodia, both nations governments quickly fell and both PSRV Forces and USSR Forces have begun reinforcing the area. Our Intelligence assets in the region believe that they may be staging for an attack on either Australia or The Philippines. This CANNOT happen

After securing our foothold on the island of Hon Ba we are planning on beginning our attack inland to close our lines towards the US forces. We plan to capture ourselves FSB Quan Loi for future use in upcoming operations

Eagle 5 - Huey Bushranger

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Combat Intensity: ☆☆☆☆ Roleplay Emphasis: ☆ Difficulty: ☆☆☆

Friendly Forces
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment have deployed STINGRAY platoon supported by Eagle 5 - Huey Bushranger

Supporting Assets
STINGRAY 9 US Army elements have secured the airbase of San Bay Ban and are able to provide limited CAS at request of of STINGRAY 9

Enemy Forces
Combined USSR and PSRV Forces are expected in the area

Mission

Tasking

The Unit is Tasked with first capturing FSB Quan Loi and the Communication base (OBJ - Koala and Platypus) before proceeding up river through OBJ - Emu and Kangaroo both known hostile strongpoints. Finaly we will capture OBJ - Wombat a heavily fortified base defending river fork and all inland rivers.

End-state
Mission Success if OBJ - Koala and OBJ - Wombat are secured

Execution

Commander's Intent
Intent is to move between different objectives using boats in order to secure this portion of the river.

Tasks and Sequencing
PHASE 1 - Platypus & Koala 1. STINGRAY will dismount at LZ-Alpha 2. STINGRAY 1&2 move to AP-1C and AP-2C respectivaly along WP-A&B and assault OBJ-Platypus 3. Upon clearance STINGRAY 2 will set on BOF-2D to allow STINGRAY 1 into OBJ-Koala FOB 4. Once STINGRAY 1 is in the FOB, STINGRAY 2 will initialize movement to the port at OBJ-Koala 5. Once OBJ-Koala has been cleared, STINGRAY will rally at RP-Bravo to mount up in boats brought up by friendly forces PHASE 2 - Emu 1. STINGRAY 1&2 will dismount at LZ-Delta and LZ-Charlie respectively 2. STINGRAY 1 will set at BOF-1A while STINGRAY 2 maneuvers to assault along AP-2B into OBJ-EMU PHASE 3 - Kangaroo 1. STINGRAY will dismount at LZ-Echo 2. STINGRAY 1&2 will move along their designated routes to their Assault points and assault OBJ-Kangaroo 2.5 If the town next to the LZ is occupied STINGRAY 1 will assault it and STINGRAY 2 is to attempt to maneuver around it. PHASE 4 - Wombat 1. STINGRAY 1&2 will dismount at LZ-Echo and LZ-Golf respectively 2. STINGRAY 1&2 will clear their designated zone and any contacts near them

Administration/Logistics

Resupply
ALL CALLSIGNS will cross the LD fully loaded according to the units SOP. These supplies will come from the staging area. There will be be some items stored in the boat for a quick resupply RRR for EAGLE 5 will be available back at base

Medical
Medical support will be conducted in field (PAK in Field)

Rules of Engagement
In accordance with SOP

Fire Support Plan
In accordance with SOP

Close Air Support
CAS provided by Eagle 5 and authorised via STINGRAY 8, in accordance with SOP.

Command/Signal

Communications Plan

Callsign	Primary Frequency	Superior Frequency	ACTUAL
STINGRAY 9	40mHz	37mHz	Cpl Melon Platoon Commander (≤32)
STINGRAY 1	250mHz	40mHz	Cpl Jeb Saur Squad Leader (≤15)
STINGRAY 2	260mHz	40mHz	Cpl Stormaple Squad Leader (≤15)

Considerations
Signal - Blue : Regroup on Smoke - Red: enemy position - Orange: Break contact and move to safer location from where we came - Purple: friendly MASCAS - White: concealment