Operation Spare Wheels

Scheduled for Sunday 24 September 2023

1. SITUATION

Situation Time: 12:30L 2 July 2018

Lighting: Day

Weather: Clear

Zulu-Alpha is stationed at Akhunds Oilfield in the South Western region of Anizay province to provide security. An urgent radio message is received from Regional Command based at FOB Obeh that a small convoy comprising of 3 x Humvee’s was ambushed by two Taliban soldiers armed with RPG-7’s close to grid 084023. The convoy was able to returned fire and killed one of the attackers while the second one fled East in a Hilux. One Humvee was destroyed and both the Driver and gunner was KIA. The other two vehicles suffered minor damage but lost a total of 4 wheels between them. They have managed to make one vehicle serviceable with the spare wheels they had but need 2 more wheels to extract from the area. Zulu-Alpha is the closest unit having Humvee’s and thus the correct spare wheels. It is the opinion of Regional Command that the Taliban will return with re-enforcements to try and liberate the US vehicles. One of the Humvee’s contains Field Artillery Computer Equipment (FACE) and should not fall into enemy hands at any cost.

Zulu-Alpha is tasked with getting to the ambush site with haste to assist with repairs and securing the site until the MBT’s arrive

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A. Enemy Forces:

Enemy strength in the immediate area of the incident is unknown. What we do know is that the Taliban in the South East of Anizay does not possess any armor but have weaponized pickups. IED’s, Apers minefields and ambushes are common in the South of Anizay.

Weaponized Hilux

B. Friendly Forces:

Zulu-Alpha is stationed at Akhunds Oilfield

1) Equipment: Standard equipment with resupply crates

2) Surveillance: None

3) Ground Vehicles: 1x M1025 (m2), 4x M1025 (M240), 1x Hemtt Medical and 1x Hemtt repair.

4) Fixed Wing: none

5) Rotary Wing: None

6) Boats:  None

Other friendly forces:

Regional Command is dispatching two M1A2 MBT’s from Obeh to the ambush site but it will take roughly forty minutes with prep and travel time for them to arrive on scene.

Only three US soldiers remain at the ambush site to secure the equipment until re-enforcement arrives.

C. Civilian Presence: None

2. Mission

1. Get to the ambush site and use your spare wheels to repair the Humvee’s. Secure the area until the MBT’s arrive to escort the Humvee’s to safety.
2. Repatriate all fallen friendlies to Akhunds Oilfield or FOB Nauzad.

3. General Instructions

None

4. Specific Instructions

None

5. Special Requirements:

None

Meta-Mission details:

Location:

CO@12_Operation_Spare_Wheels_V1_0.tem_anizay

Medical System:

Standard medical. Respawn at Staging Area.

Special Mods:

None