OPERATIONS ORDER
Operation Ember, Day 2

BACKGROUND 

INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT HAS FALLEN INTO DISARRAY, CAUSED BY THE PRESSURE OF THE RUSSIAN STATE. TO UPHOLD THE LAW AND THE “PEACE” THE KREMLIN HAS SOLD SIGNIFICANT ASSETS TO THE NOW COMMUNIST INDONESIA. AFTER FEW MONTHS OF TROUBLES BRUNEI, THE SMALL ISLAND STATE, HAS ASKED NATO FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FORCE TO PROTECT ITS SOVEREIGNTY. AND IN RECENT WEEKS, NATO AND MILITIA FACTIONS OF INDONESIAN FORCES HAVE BEEN EXCHANGING FIRE OVER THE BORDER.

CURRENT SITUATION 

FOLLOWING THE INVASION OF BRUNEI, UNITAF FORCES SPEARHEADED A COUNTER-ASSUALT TO RE-CAPTURE KEY INSTALLATION OF BRUNEI, SECURING THE BRIDGE THAT LINKS BRUNEI WITH SOUTHERN INDONSEIA. HEAVY CASUALTIES WERE INCURRED, AND COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND HAVE RE-ITERATED THE SKILL OF THE ENEMY FORCE TO TROOP COMMANDERS LEADING UNITAF AND NATO FORCES.

ON WEDNESDAY, SPECIAL FORCES FROM THE CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE ENEMY HUMAN INTELLIGENCE FROM MODDERGAT, IN AN OPERATION AUTHORISED BY THE TASK FORCE COMMANDING OFFICER, AN OPERATION WHICH ULTIMATELY FAILED, RESULTING IN AN OPERATOR BEING CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY FORCE, AND SEARCH-AND-RESCUE FORCES HAVING BEEN DEPLOYED TO RECOVER THE POW. HOWEVER, THE OPERATION YIELDED SOME KEY INTELLIGENCE ABOUT THE POSITION OF AN ENEMY TRAINING CAMP, BEING USED TO TRAIN MILITIA FIGHTERS IN SOUTHERN INDONESIA.

ENEMY FORCES

THE ENEMY FORCE IS WELL EQUIPPED, USING RUSSIAN EQUIPMENT AND MOSTLY MECHNANZIED, ALTHOUGH SOME INFANTRY UNITS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED. NO AIR-ASSAULTS HAVE BEEN WITNESSED BUT THE ENEMY USES INTERCEPTOR FIGHTERS AND ATTACK HELICOPTERS FREQUENTLY WHEN OUR COMBAT AIR PATROLS ARE DISTANCED.

INTELLIGENCE INDICATES UP TO 1COY IN STRENGTH IN THE SECTOR IDENTIFIED FOR THIS DEPLOYMENT.

FRIENDLY FORCES

THE BRUNEI FORCES ARE STRETCHED, AND ARE ENTRENCHING THEIR FORCES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BRUNEI AT THE BORDER CHECKPOINTS.  BLUE-ON-BLUE INCIDENTS IN THE INVASION OF BRUNEI BETWEEN UNITAF FORCES AND BRUNEI MILITARY HAS CAUSED SOME TENSION AND POLITICAL FALLOUT.

WEATHER

• Time: 0600hrs (Late Dawn)
• Moon: Half
• Cloud cover: Overcast
• Rain: 20% 
• Fog: Low

COMMANDERS INTENT

DEPLOYING FROM THE USS KHE SANH - TO DISRUPT AND SOFTEN THE ENEMY RESOLVE, IT IS THE COMMANDER'S INTENT TO ASSAULT UNDER THE COVER OF DAWN TO THE SOUTHERN TERRITORY OF INDONESIA AND WHILE MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL SILENCE - LAUNCH A COORDINATED ATTACK ON 4 KEY POSITIONS BEHIND THE BORDER CHECKPOINT - USING THE COMBINED STRENGTH OF COMBAT AIR PATROL, MARINE LOGISTICS AND LONG RANGE FIRE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ROUT THE DEFENDING FORCE IN PREPERATION FOR A FUTURE INVASION FORCE.

RETURNING TO THE USS KHE SANH, ON COMPLETION OF THIS MISSION FOR DE-BRIEF.

PRIMARY TASKING

1. OBJ ALPHA - DESTROY ENEMY MOBILE ARTILLERY
2. OBJ BRAVO - DESTROY REMAINING ENEMY AA POSITION
3. OBJ CHARLIE - ASSAULT AND CAPTURE MECHANIZED INFANTRY FOP
4. OBJ DELTA - FIND AND DISMANTLE TRAINING CAMP IN KOTOMO

WARLOCK CALLSIGNS

• DEPART KHE SANH VIA 3X RHIB FROM PORT AND STARBOARD CRANES OF WHICH;
  • WARLOCK 1-1 AND 1-2 TAKE THE PORT SIDE
  • WARLOCK 2-1 AND 2-2 TAKE THE STARBORD SIDE
  • WARLOCK 1 ACTUAL, WARLOCK 2 ACTUAL, WARLOCK 9 ACTUAL, WARLOCK 9 ROMEO AND HUNTER TAKE A 3RD RHIB
• FOLLOWING THE ROUTE TO INSERTION POINT LZ NOVEMBER FOR A BEACH LANDING AT FULL SPEED, IN VEE FORMATION WHEREBY THE COMMAND RHIB TAKES REAR POINT.
• MOVING UNDER STRICT WEAPONS RED THROUGH THE LUMBER YARD, IN PLATOON LINE FORMATION (WARLOCK 1 LEFT, WARLOCK 2 RIGHT) TO CLEAR THE JUNGLE LEADING TO OBJ1
• JOINT L-SHAPED AMBUSH ON OBJ1
• WARLOCK-1 FIRM, WHILE WARLOCK 2 ASSAULTS OBJ-2
• LOGISTICS PACKAGE AT OBJ-2
• EXPECT FURTHER PLANNING ON OBJ3, AND OBJ4
• LOGISTICS PACKAGE AT OBJ-4
• EXPECTED COUNTER-ASSAULT ON OBJ4
• EXTRACT WEST OF OBJ4 BACK TO STRIKE GROUP

HUNTER CALLSIGNS

• POSITION AHEAD OF MAIN FORCE AND PROVIDE reconnaissance

LONGSWORD CALLSIGNS

• PROVIDE COMBAT AIR PATROL FOR EXPECTED ENEMY AIR PRESENCE
• PROVIDE SECONDARY reconnaissance
• DELIVER ORDENANCE AS DIRECTED BY WARLOCK-9-ROMEO
• PROVIDE BACKUP MEDIVAC CREWS AS REQUIRED FOR MERT

CROSSROAD CALLSIGNS

• DELIVER APCS TO FIRST LOGPAC
• PROVIDE LCU SUPPORT FOR 2X PLANNED LOGPACS
• MOVE RHIBS FROM INSERT TO EXTRACT POINT
• PROVIDE LCU EXTRACTION FOR APCS ON EXIT

EQUIPMENT REQUESTED/ASSIGNED

1. 2x F15 Strike Eagles (USS Nimitz)
2. 1x LCU Landing Craft (USS Liberty)
3. 2x Stryker APCs (USS Liberty)
4. 3x Raider RHIB Craft (USS Khe Sanh)
5. 1x UH-60 Knighthawk Helicopter (USS Khe Sanh)

BATTLE DRILLS AND ACTIONS ON

WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIT SOP.

MEDIVAC & CASEVAC PLANS

WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIT SOP.

SUCCESSION OF COMMAND

THE ASSAULT FORCE WILL BE LEAD BY CAPTAIN JAMES (COMMANDER GCE) AND THEN BY RANK.

CALLSIGNS

WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIT SOP, SEE ORBAT FOR FREQUENCIES AND CALLSIGNS.