OPERATIONS ORDER
Post-Cold War Theatre (1992-2014), Operation Palliser (2000)

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Situation

Background Information
" [ 7 May 2000 ] During the brutal and ongoing Sierra Leone Civil War, the conflict has rapidly escalated as socialist rebels of the "Revolutionary United Front" (RUF) have violently assaulted southwards, leaving devastation and atrocities in their wake. Despite several previous U.N-backed ceasefires, the defenses of the "Sierra Leone Armed Forces" (SLA) are crumbling, prompting the British government to intervene and provide aid. After dispatching an "Operational Reconnaissance and Liaison Team" (ORLT) to prepare for the evacuation of foreign citizens, the unit was ambushed when patrolling in search of missing united nation officials. Whilst most members of the ORLT were able to fight their way back to their central operation at the coastal town of Bakaho, some were unable to withdraw and subsequently captured - including the leader of the unit Major Andy Harrison. Negotiations for the release of the major have since broken down, forcing the british government to assemble at the emergency committee "Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms" (COBR) and decisively authorize a full scale attack into Sierra Leone, callsigned [ Operation Palliser ] "

Five-Star Rating System

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

Friendly Forces
Airborne Infantry Platoon: 1x Command Element 3x Airborne Infantry Squads Supporting Air Assets: 3x WAH-64 Apache (CUP) 1x HC4 Chinook Transport (CUP) 1x HC4 Chinook Cargo (CUP) 3x HC3 Merlin (CUP)

Supporting Assets
UN forces are operating in the area, to assist in the evacuation of civilians. Additional British forces are operating in the area, including allied air assets.

Enemy Forces
Varied local Militia forces, lightly equipped but unpredictable. expect light ground vehicles/Technicals and reduced numbers of dated Armour, ranging from motor bikes to T-55s. The enemy don't posses air capabilities, but they do have access to Anti Aircraft weaponry.

Mission

Tasking
Primary Tasks: -Rescue Operational Reconnaissance and Liaison Team (ORLT) that has been captured in the area. -Evacuate civilians from the town of Bakaho. Evacuation point is located at the docks in Conducia Bay on the eastern side of Bokaho. Secondary Tasks: -Recover Lost British Army Equipment -Destroy enemy IDF positions and caches.

End-state
After the ORLT unit has been rescued/recovered and civilians have been evacuated, extract via Helicopter at the international hotel in Bakaho or at the civilian evacuation point.

Execution

Commander's Intent
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Primary Objective: "Locate, secure and evacuate Major Andy Harrison that is currently being held captive by the RUF." Secondary Objective: "assist in the withdrawal of the orlt along with any u.n. personnel or civilians from the bakaho hotel." Tertiary Objective: "Delay the mass assault of RUF forces and aid in the SLA's war against them by disabling or destroying enemy assets." _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tasks and Sequencing
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [OBJ] Europa: "All units will begin equipment checks in their own starting areas within the carrier before being ordered to report to the briefing area topside. After brief, pilots and infantry will mount their designated vehicles. Pilots will follow the drawn flight path and hold at 36m-40m at their assigned LZ. Aircraft loadmaster will deploy ropes and call numbers before calling last man. Pilots will cut ropes and RTB to switch to assigned aircraft. Infantry will proceed to assigned attack points before being given the clearance to assault targets. After targets are cleared, the platoon will regroup at RV-1 for potential rearm, before moving to the next objective." [OBJ] Io: "Infantry will move through designated waypoints before holding at field leader assigned attack-points. the platoon will then conduct an assault into TGT-4 in search of the major, before moving to further attack-points at TGT-5 and repeating. RV-2 will be used as platoon rearm between objectives." [OBJ] Calllisto: "The platoon will moved to assigned attack-points before securing the Bakaho Hotel and surrounding compounds in order to aid the orlt in their withdrawal. WP-4 and WP-5 will be used as targets to push deeper into the town and hold back enemy attacks. RV-3 will be used as resupply if required." [OBJ] Ganymede: "The platoon will move at the commander's discretion dependent on the situation with the allied SLA. Support may be required or if allied independent forces are destroy or withdrawn, their supplies and assets should be found and detonated. Once the ORLT have determined that their mission is complete, our platoon will withdraw to the Bakaho to defend and evacuate any remaining civilian or U.N. personnel from the roof, before we withdraw ourselves in the same manner."

Administration/Logistics

Resupply
Airborne resupply: "LIMA 4 will be responsible for the resupply of the platoon via paradrop ammunitions, organized through the fac. Hotel 5 is to rtb for independent resupply and repair."

Medical
pak in field / new medical: "pak in field is enabled, however following the new medical procedures, fractures are to be handled by medical personnel."

Rules of Engagement
captured persons: "we may have the capability to accommodate for captured enemy personnel to be orchestrated via the FAC and LIMA 4. Troops are expected to report any captured personnel to Charlie 9 for handling."

Fire Support Plan
royal navy destroyer: "HMS Argyll (F231) is holding in defence of our carrier but may be available for long-range strikes in desperate circumstances."

Close Air Support
exterior flight groups: "HOTEL 5 is our primary source of close-air-support, however additional allied air assaults are ongoing around the country as harrier groups and rotary assets maybe be present on occasion."

Command/Signal

Communications Plan

Callsign	Primary Frequency	Superior Frequency	ACTUAL
CHARLIE 9	40mHz	37mHz	SFC Johnson Platoon Commander (≤32)
CHARLIE 1	250mHz	40mHz	SFC Jenkins Squad Leader (≤15)
CHARLIE 2	260mHz	40mHz	Sgt Jeb Saur Squad Leader (≤15)
CHARLIE 3	270mHz	40mHz	Capt SkullCollector Squad Leader (≤15)
DELTA 1	362mHz	361mHz	PFC Sack Squad Leader (≤15)
LIMA 4	70mHz	43mHz	Sgt DrJaffas Logistics Support Chief

Considerations
In accordance with SOP